Monday, February 24, 2014

Tuesday, February 25th- 8th Grade- Publisher Design Test and Achieve 3000 article

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 21 type lines 8, 9, and 10.            

    Use your right PINKY finger for the Right Shift Key exercise.
What are we learning?
Publisher 3.02 Design Principles and Business Publications
TEST TODAY ON THE 6 DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Guided Practice: 

@ Click on https://portal.achieve3000.com/
    Your user name is your lunch number. Your password is your birthday.  
     Go to the email section and click on article titled "Picture This"

@ AFTER test 1st score will be a class participation grade
@ Synonym means words that have the same meaning.
@ Which of these statements is contrary to the ideas in the article?
     Contrary means opposite, it is not in agreement. 
@ Final Test Review
  
Independent Lesson:
@ Do NOT write on test. Use the bubble card.

@ Take your time!!!! Questions are worth 10 points each.
@ Complete the "Picture This" article


Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:

Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 

type "business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. 

MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY

(1st period) Exit Activity #7:
Frog Game 
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play3.asp
 
(1st period) Exit Activity #8:Publisher Ribbon
http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html 

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Monday, February 24th- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/monday-february-24th-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/monday-february-24th-7th-grade-start.html

Monday, February 24th- 7th Grade- Start PowerPoint Project

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 18 type lines 8, 9, and 10.           
Use your right INDEX finger for the N exercise

2. Get out your Pink Worksheets.

What are we learning?
PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics- Storyboarding


Guided Lesson:
Friday's Lesson
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed.
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***

             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.

Today's Lesson
1.  Miss W will go over the PowerPoint Project rubrics,
     One for Design and Content (green) and
     One for Skills (pink)

Step 4-  Create a Design
Step 5-  Edit the Master slide (OPTIONAL)
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)
             
Tuesday's Lesson
Step 7-  Add and format graphics (pictures), audio and video
              You need citations for pictures from the Internet.
              You don't want to spend all of your time looking for 1 picture!!!!
Step 8- Add animations and transitions

Wednesday's Lesson
Step 9- Practice (review the rubric)
Step 10- Revise (check spelling)
Working in Teams students will FIND THE EVIDENCE for their answers to the 4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint questions 24 through 28.
 
Independent Exercise:
@ Start your PowerPoint project following the steps listed above.


Exit Activity:



Monday, February 24th- 8th Grade- Publisher- Finishing Design Unit and Reviewing for Tuesday's Test

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 20 type lines 4, 5, and 6.            

    Use your left INDEX finger for the V exercise.
2. If you are not finished with Brochure finish it.  BEFORE typing.


What are we learning?
Publisher 3.02 Design Principles and Business Publications
TEST ON TUESDAY ON THE 6 DESIGN PRINCIPLES

Guided Practice: 

@ Review of Design Principles- ALIGNMENT (5min to 6.5min)
     
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmEIWgFYtGU

@ Review of Tuesday's Test Questions
@ After Tuesday's test you will complete Achieve 3000 article

     or other text based reading.
@ 1st score will be a class participation grade

@ Review of Design Principles- PROXIMITY (6.5min to 8.5min)
     
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmEIWgFYtGU

    
Independent Lesson:
@ 1st 9 weeks typing assessment (class participation grade)

     go to http://www.typingtest.com to get their new IMPROVED words per minute
     round up all numbers (2nd 9 weeks percentages will be higher)
     10% improvement is a 100
      5%  improvement is a 90
      0% improvement is a 80
      slower than before improvement is a 70

Example if you typed 20 wpm in January
22 = 100, 21 = 90,  20 = 80, 19 and lower = 70

Example if you typed 15 wpm in January
17 = 100, 16 = 90, 15 = 80, 14 and lower = 70

@ Review of Design Principles- COLOR CONTRAST (8.5min to 11min)
     
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmEIWgFYtGU


Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:

Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 

type "business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. 

MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY

Exit Activity #7:
Frog Game 
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play3.asp
 
Exit Activity #8:Publisher Ribbon
http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html 

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Friday, February 21st- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/friday-february-21st-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/bellringer-1.html

Friday, February 21st- 7th Grade- PowerPoint- Start Project Storyboard

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 17 type lines 4, 5, and 6.           
Use your left INDEX finger for the T exercise.
2. Get out your Pink Worksheets.


What are we learning?
PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics- Storyboarding


Guided Lesson:
Friday's Lesson
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed. 
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***
              type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.

@Miss W. will explain how to storyboard
@DRAWING will not count.
    You can draw stick people and label them. 


Storyboard about students hating to storyboard http://georgihonnorasmedia.blogspot.com/2013/02/looking-at-storyboards.html

American Revolution storyboard http://sbt.blob.core.windows.net/storyboards/bjfein1/american-revolution-part-2.png

Science storyboard Water Cyclehttp://sbt.blob.core.windows.net/storyboards/christina_123/the-water-cycle.png
 
Independent Activity:
1. Students will START their storyboards

2. Miss W will go over the PowerPoint Project rubrics,
     One for Design and Content (green) and
     One for Skills (pink)

3. Working in Teams students will FIND THE EVIDENCE for their answers to the 4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint questions 24 through 28.

Homework
We are starting the PowerPoint project on Monday
Bring any necessary materials with you.


6th Period Exit Activity #8: PowerPoint Ribbon http://quizlet.com/3089570/flashcardshttp://quizlet.com/3089570/scatter

Friday, February 21st- 8th Grade- Publisher- Finish Brochure

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 18 type lines 12, 13, and 14.            

Use your left MIDDLE finger for the C exercise.

What are we learning?
Publisher 3.02 Design Principles and Business Publications

Guided Practice: 

@ Review of Design Principles- REPETITION (3min to 5min)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmEIWgFYtGU

    
@ Miss W will demonstrate the proper way to add an image(picture) citation.

Independent Lesson:
@Brochure Project Rubric and undo button will be explained 
Checklist
Panel
Requirements
Points
Points You Earned
 
Balance
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
Balance
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip art that makes sense
4
 
 
Balance
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
Balance
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proximity/Unity
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
Proximity/Unity
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip art that makes sense
4
 
 
Proximity/Unity
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
Proximity/Unity
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contrast
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
Contrast
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip art that makes sense
4
 
 
Contrast
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
Contrast
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Repetition/Consistency
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
Repetition/Consistency
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip art that makes sense
4
 
 
Repetition/Consistency
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
Repetition/Consistency
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
White Space
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
White Space
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip a
·         rt that makes sense
4
 
 
White Space
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
White Space
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alignment
·         Has correct definition sentence
4
 
 
Alignment
·         Has picture (with citation) 
or clip art that makes sense
4
 
 
Alignment
·         Panel displays principle
4
 
 
Alignment
·         Spelling is correct
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title Panel
·         Uses the correct panel
·         Full Name and Period
·         Title “Design Principles”
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
Your Brochure Grade
 
 

Independent Lesson:

@Students will review and use the Project rubric
as they complete panels 3 and 4 of their Design Principle Brochures
.
@ You need to use a design style around your pictures. 
    
Use your time wisely


Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:

Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 

type "business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. 


Exit Activity #7:
Frog Game 
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play3.asp
 
Exit Activity #8:Publisher Ribbon
http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html