Photoshop video; begin pizza menu

The video we are going to watch today will help you to understand a little more about an amazing piece of software called Photoshop.  This is used in many different graphic design careers, and it is easily the most dynamic image editing software on the market. Since we don't use Photoshop it is a little more difficult to understand just exactly how it's used, but again, for what you need to know, just understand that it's purpose is to manipulate images in a wide variety of ways.  The video will talk about Adobe Bridge and Camera Raw as these are additional parts of Photoshop - you will not need to know about these things.  

After watching the video you'll have time to work on your pizza menu.  I told you yesterday that I would cover some additional information today...I'll save that for tomorrow and explain it then (you wouldn't have gotten to that part today anyway).  When you are entering your information your speed skin should be on your keyboard.

Vocab Quiz #9; finish FA12

You will be given several minutes at the beginning of class to review for the vocab quiz.  Please do not go to Classmarker until I tell you do so.

After the quiz you will have the rest of the hour to complete, print out, and hand in FA12.  Please make sure to staple all of the pages together before you hand them in.  When you do finish you should have 4 pages total...if you have less or more it is likely that you didn't do something correct.  In other words, if you don't have 4 pages you may want to take a close look at what you might have done wrong.

Screenshot; FA12

I am going start with showing you how you can take a screenshot on your computer.  Screenshot is one of the vocab words for this week.

After showing you how to take a screenshot we will open Excel and continue working with Excel.  I have several things that I want to show you before you begin working on FA12.  Pay attention as what I will be covering will be part of what you will be expected to do in this formatting activity.


Activity 12.pdf

Embed; complete FA11

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow you will be taking Quiz #8 over the technical terms on the vocab lists.  Please prepare accordingly.

Today we are going to look at a couple of the vocab words for this week:  BYTE, GB (GIGABYTE), and EMBED.  To better understand EMBED we are going to watch the video below:

FA11

Today we are going to start with learning about Excel.  In that vein, we will also begin working on FA11, which is embedded below.


Activity 11.pdf

Cache video; complete FA10; vocab definitions

The below video will explain what your computer's cache is.

As another reminder, remember that if you have definitions for week 8 those need to be completed by tonight.  If you are not done with yours you may want to come in during lunch recess or 7th hour.

You'll have time to complete FA10 today in class.  Once you get done with FA10, if you have any missing assignments you should work on those.  If you do not have any missing assignments then you can go to the practice websites if you are not going to do the bracket competition today (the sheets will be handed to you if you are going to be doing the competition today).

As a note regarding FA9...I started grading those yesterday, and each one takes several minutes to grade, so it is completely likely that it may take me the rest of the week to get all 5 class periods graded.  Those take a long time to grade, so if you haven't submitted your FA9 yet you should do that ASAP to avoid losing points for turning it in late.

Vocab week #8; FA10

This is a vocab week, so if you have definitions for week #8 those need to be posted on the wiki spaces page by Tuesday night.  Here is a video on what a Firewall is:

We are getting down to the nitty gritty here at the end of the semester.  We will start working on FA10 today, and once we get done with FA10 we will move on to formatting activities using Microsoft Excel, and will have FA11 due towards the end of the week.  Once we return from Thanksgiving break we will continue our work in Excel for a period of time before we end the semester with a large Word formatting activity in which you will be creating a pizza menu - it will be challenging but fun!

Below are the instructions for FA10:


Activity 10.pdf

Complete and submit FA9; crossword puzzle due tomorrow

You will have the hour to complete FA9.  Once you are done it should be emailed to me.

Alos don't forget that the crossword puzzle is due tomorrow.

There are new missing assignment sheets posted on the wall - take a look.  We had an extraordinary amount of people NOT hand in FA8 for whatever reason.  If you are done with FA9 you should be working on any missing assignments you have.

Along these same lines, and also regarding FA8, there were many students who either sent me a link to their blog but didn't send me a Word document attached to their email, or who don't have their blog URL in their Gmail signature and did send me the Word document as an attachment.  You had to have both (URL to your blog and Word document attached) in order to get full credit.  I would highly recommend that you check your Gmail to see if this situation applies to you.  AND...if you don't have your URL as part of your signature you should get that done (we did that in class as a group).

If you are done with FA9 and you have no missing assignments I might have you complete the bracket challenge - it will depend on who you are competing against and where you are in the bracket.  If you are not working on the bracket challenge you can go to the practice websites - your speed skin must be on your keyboard!

Complete FA9

Today you will work on completing FA9 - the instructions are on Monday's blog post.  If you need to print out the instructions you may do so.

Don't forget that the crossword puzzle is due Friday - if you are done and want to hand that in early that is perfectly ok.

Also, next week is vocab list #8.  If you have any vocab definitions for next week you need to start planning on getting those done as soon as possible.  Even though they aren't due until next Tuesday getting them done now would be wise.

Vocab definitions; Crossword puzzle; FA9

There is no vocab quiz this week, so we will be having a crossword puzzle that I will hand out today. There will be vocab quiz #8 next week so if you have not yet posted any definitions for list #8 please get that completed as soon as possible (you have all day tomorrow - no excuses!).

Today we are going to start learning about inserting shapes into Word.  There are several different styles of shapes, and there are also many cool ways to format the shapes that you can insert.  We also will learn to insert WordArt, which is a uniquely formatted way to enter text into a document.


Activity 9.pdf

Top Level Domains; HTML; IP Address

We are going to cover several of the items on the vocab list in today's class.  Top Level Domains, or TLD's, are the ending part of a web address (.com, .edu, .net, .org).

HTML - this is the code that webpages are written in

IP Address - Internet Protocol address - this is the series of 4 numbers that shows your location on the Internet.  If you want to know what your IP address is you can go to www.whatismyipaddress.com.  Anyone who brings me their IP address via picture on their phone tomorrow will get extra credit.

After covering this information we are going to work to finish FA8.  We are not working very hard in class, and I can tell because as I look around the room at the times that everyone is posting to the speed test posters that we should easily be getting these formatting activities done quicker than what it is taking us.

So, those who aren't done yet will work to get their FA8 done.  If you are done and you have a missing assignment you should work on it.  If you don't have any missing assignments and you do have a competition that can be completed we'll do that.  For those others you can go to the practice websites.

Modify Google signature; Complete FA8

We are going to start by modifying your Google signature, so you'll need to log into your Google account to begin with.  As I went through the day yesterday I began to realize that instead of having problems with people copying the wrong web address we can just make a permanent change to your signature by adding a link to your your blog in your signature.

Once we get done with that you will have the rest of the class period to complete FA8.  This should be emailed.  Make sure that you attach a Microsoft Word file (not a Google Doc), and you will be working with your speed skin on your keyboard.

Week of vocab list #7 (Internet #3); FA8

This is another vocab list week - this week is list #7, which is Internet #3.  As usual, if you have definitions that you are responsible for they need to be posted on the Wiki spaces page by Tuesday night.

Today we are going to start working on FA8.  This has several components to it.  First, you'll be typing a summary of your favorite movie in Word.  The formatting end of it will require you to learn to use the word count feature (very easy to do) in Microsoft Word, and you also will be double spacing your text.

After completing the summary you will post your summary on your blog, and in addition to posting it on your blog you will also be inserting an image on your blog that is related to your movie.  This will also be covered today in class so that you can complete that part of the formatting activity.  This will be due at the end of class on Tuesday.


Activity 8.pdf

Finish FA7; tie up loose ends

You will have the hour to complete FA7.  When it is done you are to email it to me - it has been a while since you emailed an assignment to me so make sure that you include the 5 parts to an email when you send me your assignment.

Once you get FA7 done you have several options:

• any missing assignment from class (new missing assignment sheets are posted on the west wall)
• post definitions on the wikispaces page 
• work on and complete the crossword

If you have all of these done you can go to the practice websites.

FA7

**REMINDER** Crossword puzzle is due Friday - make sure you are working on it outside of class so that you can hand it in on Friday.

Today we will be working on FA7.  In this formatting activity you will be creating two lists of information.  When using Word there are two ways you can format lists - either as a bulleted list (using bullets) or as a numbered list (using numbers).

Each type of list has its own characteristics and reasons for being used.  Normally a numbered list is used when you want to write a list of items in rank order.  In other words, the item listed next to #1 is the most important or number 1 ranked item, the item listed next to #2 is the second ranked item, and so on.

With a bulleted list you are listing items that do not need to be ranked.  For example, you might create a grocery list, and the items you put on the list would only need to be listed - it wouldn't really matter in which order they are listed.


Activity 7.pdf

Spam video; finish FA6

We will begin today with watching a video on what Spam is, then also going over a couple of the other vocab words (HTTP, phishing, and emoticon).  Here is the spam video:

After the video and our short discussion on the other vocab words you'll have the rest of the hour to complete FA6.  Make sure to follow all of the instructions.

Once you complete FA6 you'll need to go to the practice websites.  If we are able we will continue our bracket competition - this will obviously be dependent upon both opponents having completed FA6.

RSS video; FA6

Today we will start by watching the following video on what RSS is.  After completing that video we will begin learning about inserting symbols into a document, and then complete FA6.

Activity 6.pdf

FA5 completion

This is a vocab week, so if you have definitions to post on the Wiki spaces page you will need to get that done by tomorrow night.  Remember that tomorrow is a half day of school, so getting that done tonight may be to your advantage.

Some people were unable to complete FA5 on Friday, so if you are one of those people you will have time today in class to get that done.  As a reminder make sure that you have your speed skin on your keyboard while you are working.  This formatting activity should be printed and signed before you hand it in.

Once you have completed FA5 you need to complete the green handout that has the drills we type in Excel.  You need to complete all 6 drills in Excel just as we have done in the past.  Once you have completed all of the drills then you can go to the Free Typing Games website and complete at least 3 of the speed tests - today you should use the #26 or #27 classic tales as your speed test.  When you complete the speed test write your score on the poster sheet on the wall next to your name (Sharpies are on my desk).

When you get done with the speed tests there is a handout on my desk that you need to type in Microsoft Word.  This is for practice but you should try to get as much done as you can.

FA5

Today we are going to start working on FA5, which is technically called a letter in modified block format.  I am going to explain the finer details of the letter in class first, then you'll be on your own to complete the letter.  This will be due at the end of class on Friday.

A couple of reminders...the crossword puzzle is due tomorrow.  If you are done now you can hand it in today, but it must be handed in no later than tomorrow to earn full credit.  Also, as you know we don't have a vocab quiz this week, but if you have vocab definitions for Week 6 you only have until next Tuesday to get those posted on the Wiki page.


Activity 5.doc

FA4

Just another reminder that vocab definitions are due on the Wikispaces page tonight.  If you don't do these you will be losing 10 points, and it will be a permanent loss of 10 points (in other words you can't turn it in late - you either do it or you don't, and you either get points or you don't).

We will start working on FA4 today after I explain to you how to set tabs - it is embedded below.


Activity 4.pdf