Friday, May 10- Search Engine Techniques

Bellringer:

1.  OPEN your INTERNET RESEARCH typing document
on page 178  type the title "Dust of Snow", the author's name
and the entire poem. Format correctly.
Follow instructions to the left
(Bold title, make it size 16 font, blue font, and center align).
Your poem should look like poem on page.  
Signed interim reports are due back today
or Monday for 100.

What are we learning?
1.2 The Internet and the Web
              1st period- Search Engine Techniques
              2nd period- Citations p160
              6th period- Citations p160
              7th period- Animation Presentations
 
Guided Lesson-Citations: P 159 Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents

Click on George Washington.
Copy 1^stsentence below your typing. 
“On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of
Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as
the first President of the United States.”

Add "quotation marks".

Highlight and copy web address http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington and paste below quote.

Finish proper quotation:

Author unknown. “George Washington.” May 8, 2013; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington

Picture example with teacher

Independent Activity:
typing p 164 Top #2-4 find pictures and create proper citations. Do NOT print!

Guided Lesson- Search Engine Techniques

Internet search techniques 3min video http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internet101/5.2

Review different search engines http://www.thesearchenginelist.com/

Monster Truck Driver commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qEtQWoAqSM

How do you think the large number of international job search engines will affect you trying to find a job? List at least one positive item and list at least one negative item

Explain how to complete the internet research worksheet (candy contest)

Miss W will work through an example
of an internet research worksheet problem with the class.

Thursday, May 9- Internet Citations

Bellringer:

1.  OPEN your INTERNET RESEARCH typing document
on page 158 type the second paragraph: 
2.    1. Open your Web browser. Go to www.whitehouse.gov to find the
home page of the White House. Find the history of the U.S. presidents
and the biography of George Washington. Refer to the illustration.
3. Sign in to Edmodo if you did not change your animation to a video

Signed interim reports are due back
Friday (tomorrow) for 100.

What are we learning?
1.2 The Internet and the Web

Guided Lesson-Citations:

P 159 Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents
Click on George Washington.
Copy 1^stsentence below your typing. 
“On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of
Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as
the first President of the United States.”

Add "quotation marks".

Highlight and copy web address http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington and paste below quote.

Finish proper quotation:

Author unknown. “George Washington.” May 8, 2013; http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington

Picture example with teacher

Independent Activity:
typing p 164 Top #2-4 find pictures and create proper citations. Do NOT print!

Guided Lesson- Search Engine Techniques

Internet search techniques 3min video http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internet101/5.2

Review different search engines http://www.thesearchenginelist.com/

Monster Truck Driver commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qEtQWoAqSM

How do you think the large number of international job search engines will affect you trying to find a job? List at least one positive item and list at least one negative item

Explain how to complete the internet research worksheet (candy contest)

Miss W will work through an example with class.

Wed, May 8 - Animation Project Presentations

Bellringer:
1. click on the Alice program-The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
click "run" and open your Alice program. (you MUST OPEN Alice 1st)

2. OPEN A NEW WORD DOCUMENT SAVE IT AS INTERNET RESEARCH
 on page 158 type the top paragraph: 
Citing where you found the information from the Web is very similar to citing
information from a book, journal, or periodical. Cite the author or owner of
the information to describe where you got the material.
3. Sign in to Edmodo

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.


Guided Lesson:
Miss W will explain how to convert your animation into a video.
We will attach our videos to Edmodo and watch them.

Independent Activity:
1. Correct spelling mistakes
2. Create video
3. Attach video to Edmodo
4. Test to see if your animation plays!
5. Do "not" delete animation file, just delete backup folder

If there is time we will start on the Internet Research Unit.

Guided Lesson- Citations:

P 159 Go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents  Click on George Washington.
Copy 1^st sentence below your typing.  “On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.”

Add quotation marks.

Highlight and copy web address http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington and paste below quote.

Finish proper quotation:

Author unknown. “George Washington.” May 8, 2013 <http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington>

Picture example with teacher

Independent Activity: typing p 164 Top #2-4 find pictures and create proper citations. Do NOT print!

Guided Lesson- Search Engine Techniques

Internet search techniques 3min video http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internet101/5.2

 Review different search engines
http://www.thesearchenginelist.com/

Monster Truck Driver commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qEtQWoAqSM

How do you think the large number of international job search engines will affect you trying to find a job? List at least one positive item and list at least one negative item

Explain how to complete the internet research worksheet (candy contest)

Miss W will work through an example with class.

Tuesday, May 7- Convert animations to video

Bellringer:
1. click on the Alice program-The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
click "run" and open your Alice program. (you MUST OPEN Alice 1st)

2. On page 155 create a table of 5 rows and 5 columns by
Going to the Insert tab and then clicking on the Table arrow
Highlight 5 columns and 5 rowsType titles Topic,
Problem or Question, Keywords,
Keyword Combinations and Results
3. Sign in to Edmodo
4.Open up a new Word document and type your name

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.
 
Guided Lesson:  
Video on Animation Jobs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-s3aOyr4ZA&list=PL8A61967BC82F2559
Video showing Animation Technology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9yUFPG1UA
Dreamworks The story counts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzMzFom9eX0
 

Independent Activity:
1. Correct spelling mistakes
2. Create video
3. Attach video to Edmodo
4. Test to see if your animation plays!
5. Do "not" delete animation file, just delete backup folder

Animation Rubric
A. 10 points- storyboard with your name and 9 scenes
B. 20 points- 3d text title and student name (or billboard with title)
and the title moves off of the screen slowly
C. 10 points- characters/animals move
D. 20 points- a specific part is moved (like a hand or leg etc.)
E.10 points-two methods at once (use the do together purple button)
F.10 points - there are word bubbles
G.10 points-the timing is slow enough to read the words
H.10 points-spelling is correct and grammar is correct
There are no texting symbols.

Homework:
If you did not finish the lesson in class,
Go to http://www.alice.org download Alice 2.3

Monday, May 6- Finish Animation Projects

Bellringer:
1. click on the Alice program-The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
click "run" and open your Alice program. (you MUST OPEN Alice 1st)
2. On page 154 type the blue #3 at the bottom of page:
3. Record and compare your search results. Did you reduce the number of results? When a Web page interests you, you can create an electronic bookmark by clicking
the Bookmark or Favorite command. The bookmark makes it easy to quickly return to a web page in the future.
4. Open up a new Word document and type your name

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.
Video on Animation Jobs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-s3aOyr4ZA&list=PL8A61967BC82F2559
Video showing Animation Technology http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9yUFPG1UA
Dreamworks The story counts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzMzFom9eX0

Guided Lesson: 
Things to remember:
1. If you need help ask your neighbor first.

2. We will be watching these animations as a class, Miss W really wants to
see all of your creative ideals but she has to help ALL students, so please
don't ask Miss W to watch your video early. If she is watching your video she
can not help another student. 

3. When you are finished make sure you
REVIEW the RUBRIC listed below.
Check your SPELLING AND GRAMMAR.
You can be a helper or you can work on the additional typing
assignment on page 155.

4. You need to make the speech durations one second per word
because Edmodo speeds up the videos.

5. Remember to make the title you go to 3D text,
then move it up 10 meters for 10 seconds.

6. To bring the arms down, (see paper at desk)
You roll the right arm right 0.2 and you roll the left arm left 0.2

7. To "hold" something you need to go to the Properties tab
and use the vehicle option- remember to go back to Methods tab

8. To move to a different scene use the camera controls and the move method

9. As you work make sure you SAVE to your lunch number

Independent Lesson:
Use your storyboard to create your animated story

Animation Rubric
A. 10 points- storyboard with your name and 9 scenes
B. 20 points- 3d text title and student name (or billboard with title)
and the title moves off of the screen slowly
C. 10 points- characters/animals move
D. 20 points- a specific part is moved (like a hand or leg etc.)
E.10 points-two methods at once (use the do together purple button)
F.10 points - there are word bubbles
G.10 points-the timing is slow enough to read the words
H.10 points-spelling is correct and grammar is correct
There are no texting symbols.

Homework:
If you did not finish the lesson in class,
Go to http://www.alice.org download Alice 2.3

Friday, May 3 - Continue with Animation Project

Bellringer:
1. click on the Alice program-The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
    click "run" and open your Alice program. (you MUST OPEN Alice 1st)
2. On page 154 type #3 and #4 see below:
3. Make a list of keywords that might help you find more information.
    Example: Leonardo da Vinci, science, invention, engineering, experiment.
4. Enter your keywords in the search box in a form a search engine will understand.
    Example 1: "Leonardo da Vinci" AND Science
    Example 2: "da Vinci" and Science NOT painting.

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.

Guided Lesson:  Mini-reviewWe will learn how to animate using a drop and drag interface.
Things to remember:
1. If you need help ask your neighbor first then put your name on the board.
Miss W will help students in the order that their name is on the board.

2. We will be watching these animations as a class, Miss W really wants to
see all of your creative ideals but she has to help ALL students, so please
don't ask Miss W to watch your video early. If she is watching your video she
can not help another student. .

3. When you are finished make sure you
REVIEW the RUBRIC listed below.
Check your SPELLING AND GRAMMAR.     
You can be a helper or you can work on the additional typing
assignment on page 155.

4. You need to make the speech durations one second per word
because Edmodo speeds up the videos.

5. Remember to make the title you go to 3D text,
then move it up 10 meters for 10 seconds.

6. To bring the arms down, (see paper at desk)    
You roll the right arm right 0.2 and you roll the left arm left 0.2

7. To "hold" something you need to go to the Properties tab
and use the vehicle option- remember to go back to Methods tab

8. To move to a different scene use the camera controls and the move method

9. As you work make sure you SAVE to your lunch number

Independent Lesson:
Use your storyboard to create your animated story

Animation Rubric
A. 10 points- storyboard with your name and 9 scenes
B. 20 points- 3d text title and student name (or billboard with title)
and the title moves off of the screen slowly
C. 10 points- characters/animals move
D. 20 points- a specific part is moved (like a hand or leg etc.)
E.10 points-two methods at once (use the do together purple button)
F.10 points - there are word bubbles
G.10 points-the timing is slow enough to read the words
H.10 points-spelling is correct and grammar is correct
There are no texting symbols.

Homework:
If you did not finish the lesson in class,
Go to http://www.alice.org download Alice 2.3

Thursday, May 2- Using Boolean Operators & Continuing with the Animation Project

Bellringer:
1. Go to your zenworks box,
click on the Alice program
The Alice button/icon has a girl's face on it.
You will need to minimize and click "run."
2. On page 154, type the title
and words in #1 and #2
Steps for Effective Searches
1. Identify a topic. Example: Leonardo da Vinci
2. State your topic as a problem or question.
Example: How did Leonardo da Vinci influence
the field of science.
3. NEW Internet sign on- Look on paper at your desk.
Once you are finished with typing, Miss W. will help you if needed.

What are we learning?
1.5 Digital Lifestyles- Animation
5.2. Identify different career opportunities available for a person who is computer literate.
2.5 Format Tables

Guided Lesson:
Using Search Engines:
We will use Google or Chrome and search the keywords on page 153
using different Boolean Operators. Copy and paste from your typing.
Animation
We will learn how to animate using a drop and drag interface.The grading rubric will be explained.

Animation Rubric
A. 10 points- storyboard with your name and 9 scenes
B. 20 points- 3d text title and student name (or billboard with title)
and the title moves off of the screen slowly
C. 20 points- characters/animals move
D. 10 points- a specific part is moved (like a hand or leg etc.)
E. 10 points-two methods at once (use the do together purple button)
F. 10 points - there are word bubbles
G. 10 points-the timing is slow enough to read the words
H. 10 points-spelling is correct and grammar is correct
There are no texting symbols.

Independent Lesson:
Students will continue working on their animation project.