Thursday, December 18, 2014

Friday, December 19th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade student click here http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/friday-dec-19th-7th-grade-create-ms.html



If you are a 8th Grade student click here http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/friday-dec-19th-8th-grade-how-to-create.html

Friday, Dec 19th- 8th Grade- How to Create a MS Publisher Greeting Card

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 12-19-2014


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Create a Publisher Greeting Card

Standards:
DP- 3 Know the Design Principles


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a MS Publisher Greeting Card.
Test on Wednesday, in January.
Students will create MS Publisher greeting cards.
Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Letterhead stationery – the phrase letterhead stationery implies the use of a heading at the top and sometimes also at the bottom of a letter.It is used by businesses, organizations, or individuals to introduce a business, communicate a message and relay contact information.
Contrast – the use of size and color  to emphasize the most important elements on a page.
On this ink company letterhead, the black and red and white colors contrast.
Diamond Ink Company letterhead
https://www.flickr.com/photos/crackdog/8504946631/
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 419, type sentences 3 and 4 in the first paragraph that starts
“In addition to storing vast amounts of data”.

Guided Lesson:
@ Last tests grades on Wednesday, January 7th on:
   Database Management Notes page (you may have copy to take) the exact questions are the questions at Exit Activity #14: Database relationships http://www.quia.com/rr/475949.html?AP_rand=1592723462

   Typing Speed/Accuracy Test- Need 15% improvement from beginning of year score.
                     http://www.typingtest.com/


@ Miss W will show you how to create a MS Publisher Greeting Card.

Independent Exercise:
@ Students create a MS Publisher Greeting Card.

How to fold a card

Higher Order Thinking Questions
Opinion Question: Is it easier to make a greeting card or to buy a greeting card? Why?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students use various software programs to create their review project.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #14: Database relationships
Exit Activity #15: Typing Symbols



Friday, Dec 19th- 7th Grade- Create a MS Publisher Greeting Card

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 12-19-2014



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Microsoft Publisher - Greeting Cards

Standards:
DL-5 Digital Lifestyles
PB-1 Characteristics of Content- Appropriate and Inappropriate
PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a greeting card on MS Publisher
Students create greeting cards on MS Publisher.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

The 10 Steps to Creating a Multimedia Presentation work
for both PowerPoint presentations and animation presentations.   
Step 6 Enter Content
Step 7 Add graphics, audio and video
Step 8 Add animations and transitions    
Step 9 Practice
Step 10 Revise as needed
PPG animation by Thiago082
http://thiago082.deviantart.com/art/PPG-animation-396942544

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

On page 344, type the top paragraph that starts “You can add clip art.”
Today’s typing is a general review using all of the alphabetic key strokes we have learned this semester

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Practice:
@ Miss W will show students how to create a greeting card on Publisher.
How to fold a card


Yesterday’s work for absent students.
@ Miss W will remind students to increase the duration of their speech bubbles
@ Miss W will show students several techniques- changing the color of the sky, ground, etc.; making something invisible or visible, moving the pieces of code to different locations, and other tips
@ Students will participate in the hour of coding by using the Alice animation program, which is based on the Java coding language.
@ Free download at http://www.alice.org

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will create a greeting card on Publisher





Higher Order Thinking Questions

Opinion Question: Is it easier to make a greeting card or to buy a greeting card? Why?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will use MS Publisher to create a greeting card.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 12: 10 Steps of a Presentation
Do NOT look at the PowerPoint






Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Thursday, December 18th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/thursday-dec-18th-7th-grade-tech-career.html


If you are a 8th Grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/12/thursday-dec-18th-8th-grade-review-game.html

Thursday, Dec 18th- 8th Grade- Review Game Project Presentations

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 12-18-2014


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Review Project Presentations

Standards:
DB-1  Know the Use and Purpose of a Database
DB-2  Know Data Types associated with a Database
DB-3  Demonstrate the Management of a Database


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can be creative on my review project and explain the items I missed.
Students will be creative on their review projects and explain the items they missed.
Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Brochure – used to inform or advertise, to provide information, educate, or advertise a specific topic or product.
It is more long-term nature than that of a flyer.
White space – the blank or negative space on a page that is used to give the reader’s eyes a break.
It is having wide margins.  White space does not have to be white. This brochure needs more white space.
File:Puna Pau brochure-2.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Puna_Pau_brochure-2.jpg
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 416, type the lower right sentences that start “When records are entered into fields”.

Guided Lesson:
@ Miss W will review the review presentation rubric.
Project Rubric- Accuracy is worth 50 points,
                          CREATIVITY(Time, Effort, Originality) is worth 50 points

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will present their Review projects

Yesterday's assignment:
Create a board game with at least 15 questions and answers.
5 Database questions (Put YOUR name on YOUR questions)
5 Publisher questions   (Put YOUR name on YOUR questions)
5 Typing questions    (Put YOUR name on YOUR questions)
EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 10 Points each!!!

1. Finish creating a board game with at least 15 questions and answers.

2. Write down rules,
  they don't need to be complete sentences but they need to be clear.

3. PLAY your game, does the rules make sense? Is it boring?

4. How can you make it more interesting?



Higher Order Thinking Questions
How can you make your topic interesting to other students?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students use various software programs to create their review project.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #14: Database relationships
Exit Activity #15: Typing Symbols