8th+grade+2010-11

=Welcome to 8th Grade in the Computer Lab!= //The theme for the first half of the year is Careers. You will do research on a career you think you might like. We will "write" a paper (for understanding formatting); create a cool "sign" in Photoshop; create your own background in Photoshop to use in PowerPoint (and create a PowerPoint document on your career). We have some new tools that we think you will really like, as well. I think you'll enjoy this year!//

2010-11 School Year
3-07: BOSTON!

3-06
 * Graduation Slide: 3 words

3-05
 * Watch Audacity Movies
 * Try Audacity! Talk, Sing, import music!

3-04
 * Finish Prezi

Week 3-03 (4/13-4/20)  Week 3-02 (4/4-4/12)
 * **Prezi: Create a Prezi based on Cyber-Bullying-work in groups**
 * **Use Google docs to share information**
 * **Demo:**[]
 * **Information required**
 * Cyber-bullying ﻿Title and include names of those working on project
 * What is a cyber-bully?
 * What to do if you’re cyber-bullied
 * Consequences to cyber-bullies
 * Youtube Movie
 * **Prezi: Create a Prezi based on Cyber-Bullying**
 * Prezi tutorial: []

Week 3-01 (3/17-3/25)
 * Microsoft Excel
 * Follow directions from file below


 * Are you missing any work? **
 * End of 2nd Trimester **
 * Week 2-10 (**3/08-3/16**)**
 * **Finish Glogs & present**

> · Career field text box > · Name & HR **// (first name & first initial last name) //** text box > · 5 pictures w/captions > · 5 facts > · 1 movie > · Change wall > · Graphics/animations optional
 * Week 2-09 (2/16-2/25)**
 * **Continue working on Glogs**
 * Week 2-08 (2/08-2/15)**
 * **Create a living poster in [|Glogster] about the career you've been researching in Computer Class**
 * Requirements:

> · Career field text box > · Name & HR **// (first name & first initial last name) //** text box > · 5 pictures w/captions > · 5 facts > · 1 movie > · Change wall > · Graphics/animations optional >> overview 4.06 >> presentation tools 5:34 >> video tools 6:25 >> Best of the rest (4:07)
 * Week 2-07 (1/31-2/07)**
 * **Create a living poster in [|Glogster] about the career you've been researching in Computer Class**
 * Requirements:
 * Week 2-06 (1/29-)**
 * **Watch these videos:**
 * __[]__
 * __[]__
 * __[]__
 * __[]__
 * Click on Discussion tab.
 * Discuss what you learned, what you want to do, and any other thoughts you have.


 * Week 2-05 (1/21-1/28) Snow days - no classes**

Introduce students to more online toosl
 * Week 2-04 (1/12-1/20)**
 * Virtual Indy**
 * Open Symbaloo:
 * []
 * Set as home page
 * Discuss Personal Learning Network
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create your own Symbaloo account at home
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Right click on the Symbaloo tab> duplicate tab (creates a duplicate of this tab)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Go to Diigo
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create a new a new account using your school email address
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Discuss Social Bookmarks
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Set up Digl
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Add Symbaloo as a bookmark
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Go back to Symbaloo
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Click on the Glogster tab
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create a new Glogster account using your school email address
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Discuss Glogster

Virtual Indy
 * Week 2-03 (1/4-1/11)**
 * Introduce students to ...
 * [|Indy Google Docs]
 * Open Career Paper in Word> copy & paster to Google Docs
 * Share with Mrs Fredericks/Ms Tease & two students
 * Introduce students to...
 * [|Indy email addresses for students]
 * Send an email to Mrs Fredericks/Ms tease & two students

Week 2-02 (12/09-12/17)
 * Holiday links

Week 2-01 (12/01-12/08)

** Christmas Cards for Soldiers overseas **
 * Open Microsoft Office Publisher
 * Search for Christmas
 * Complete pages 1 2-3 4 (at bottom)
 * Include First name only & HR on page 4
 * Print to Color Printer

Week 1-09 (11/17)
 * Are you missing any work? **
 * End of 1st Trimester **
 * Finish and print career paper (8C & 8D START HERE and also comple tag cloud in tagxedo)
 * Typing (8A & 8B START HERE)
 * Open Microsoft Word
 * Type all the words that are associated with your career
 * Save
 * Open []
 * Create a tag cloud on your career

Week 1-08 (11/9-11/16) • Typing-Type to Learn 4 • Finish career paper • Complete works cited • Print

Week 1-07 (11/1-11/8) • Typing-Type to Learn 4 • Complete survey on career types • Open Word Template · Open Word Template initials HR   · Save as Career Paper Initial HR – · Office Button> Prepare> Mark as final (to turn off!) · Change heading • Open Career Project (Public> Students> _grade8templ) · Use The Holland Hexagon section to learn about different personality aspects · Use The Internet Resources for your research • Two paragraphs: · Brief description of the career · Education required for the career · Bibliography/works cited on separate page

Week 1-06 (10/22-10/29)
 * Typing
 * Take Career Personality test
 * Start paper using **Career Paper Directions**

Week 1-05 (10/14-10/21)
 * ======Typing======
 * ======New York City Virtual Field Trip (use your word template)======
 * ======Use NYC Virtual Field Trip directions below======
 * Watch Part 2 of career movie
 * Put your first name & last initial & HR and what you want to see in NYC: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/indynewyorktrip
 * Put your first name & last initial & HR and your career choice on the wall: []

Week 1-04 (10/4-10/13)
 * Typing
 * Create Word Template
 * Use **Word Template directions** below
 * Watch Part 1 of career movie

Week 1-03 (9/24-10/1)
 * Typing
 * Finish schedule (see directions for creating a schedule below)

Week 1-02 (9/16-9/23)
 * Typing
 * Create schedule (part 1) (Directions below)

Week 1-01 Welcome! (9/8-9/15)
 * Change password
 * Complete PW cards
 * Create new folder in your network folder called old files
 * Copy "keepers" to old files
 * Delete files you don't want
 * Type to Learn 4
 * Change desktop
 * Pixie