More Logo

• NEW SEATING CHART!!  We will be moving at the beginning of class to a new seat.  After you get logged in at your new location, you will want to bookmark the following websites:

www.google.com
www.classmarker.com
www.edmodo.com
http://gmsamazon*.wikispaces.com/  (change the * to your class hour)

• You will be required to type in your usernames and passwords on your new computer the first time you visit these sites.  They will not be "remembered" as they were on the other computer you sat at. 

• If you have not yet completed your vocab definitions on your wikispaces website you need to get that done immediately.

• Don't forget, the crossword puzzle is due tomorrow.  If you are done now you can hand it in early.

• We will be covering your REPEAT assignment from yesterday - get it out.  This was not for a grade, but we will go over the answers today in class.  At the same time I will answer any questions you might have concerning any of the problems that you worked on.

• The next assignment you will have is Practice #2, in which you will be creating designs using a REPEAT statement to draw designs.  My guess is that you will want to use Logo so that you can "experiment" as you are trying to create the designs.  You will also be working with a partner, so at the end of the hour today you will hand your paper in (so it doesn't get lost).  This Practice #2 will be due tomorrow (Thursday).

REPEAT command in Logo

Today we will cover a new command in Logo called REPEAT.  This command allows the user to simplify drawing shapes by telling Logo to REPEAT a direction a stated number of times.  For example, if you are drawing a square, you are really just drawing the same thing four times in Logo (fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90 fd 100 rt 90).  Instead of typing in the same thing 4 different times we can tell Logo to REPEAT the directions we give it - in the case of a square we would want it repeated 4 times.

When using the REPEAT command there are several things to keep in mind.  First, there is no abbreviation for the REPEAT command, so you'll have to just type in REPEAT.  Second, when using the REPEAT command you need to first tell Logo how many times you are going to repeat something; then you'll need to enter the instructions you want Logo to repeat in brackets (they look like this  [  ], and are found above the Return key on your keyboard ).

REPEAT statements in Logo can be written in several ways - statements can be only REPEAT commands, they can contain REPEAT commands, they can have multiple REPEAT commands, or REPEAT commands can be inside other REPEAT commands (this is called nesting, and is an advanced concept in programming).  In other words, I can create a square using only a REPEAT command.  Do the following:  REPEAT 4 [fd 50 rt 90].  This will create a square.  Now, try this in Logo (clear your screen first):  fd 50 REPEAT 4 [fd 50 rt 90] .  You should get something that looks like the letter P.

Logo reads the information in a REPEAT statement by knowing that when it sees REPEAT, its going to repeat the instructions inside the brackets the number of times that are listed after the word REPEAT.  For our square example above, Logo will repeat the instructions in the brackets - [fd 50 rt 90] - 4 times.

As a reminder, the crossword puzzle is due on Thursday - don't forget to get that completed and handed in.  You are welcome to turn that in early if you want.

Vocab quiz #5 (Internet #1) is on Friday, Oct. 21.  If it's your week to define words get that done first in class today instead of the work we are doing!

Make up day

Today will be a make-up day for those who have missing assignments (please see the board on the wall to see if you have missing assignments!).  If you do have a missing assignment you will have the entire hour to work on whatever assignment you need to complete.

If you have all of your assignments completed, here is what you need to do next:

Open Microsoft Word, type all lines in 14B, p. 31 twice.

Type all lines in 14D (lines 1-8) twice.  Here you will learn the 3 (left middle/2nd finger), the 6 (right index, 1st finger), and the 2 (left 3rd/ring finger).

After learning the last 3 numbers, open Logo and create the following shapes:  equilateral triangle, square, rectangle, and pentagon (remember a pentagon has 5 equal angles, and a total turtle trip is equal to 360 degrees - using that information you should be able to figure out what the angle of your turns needs to be).  Write down (you can use a Word document so you can save it) the instructions - we'll go over these tomorrow.

The crossword puzzle is due Thursday of this week.


The vocab list for this week is all about the Internet - the quiz will be Friday, Oct. 21.  This will be the first of 3 vocab lists that are related to the Internet.  People who are responsible for defining words are as follows:


3rd hour:  KatherineB, LoganC, EthanK, EmmaL, AndrewR, DakodaV
4th hour:  AnthonyB, DestinyL, MorganM, TateN, HannahS, ShelbyW
6th hour:  LindyC, HaleeG, BrileyK, KimberM, MarshallR, KendraS
7th hour:  ScottF, FrejaH, AJM, ElliottM, LoganW
8th hour:  BritnyB, SydneyH, JacobH, LukeJ, CalebP, RyanW


Remember, only one person can be posting to the wiki page at a time, so this is the procedure we are going to adopt to get this part of class completed:  1.  As a group, decide who is defining which words; 2.  the first person listed will enter their words that they have chosen to define on the wiki; 3.  once the first person has their words defined, they will immediately contact the second person on the list and let them know, then the second person defines their words and posts them on the wiki page, and after completing their part they tell the third person, and so on;  4.  anyone posting a link to a website, an image, or a video that helps to explain their selected vocab word (or words) will receive 1 extra credit point for that week (remember, if you need help remembering how this works let me know it's really easy and only takes a minute).  Note - the additional information for extra credit must be useful in helping to describe the vocab word.  In other words, if you include an image that has nothing to do with the vocab word you will not get extra credit.

If you get everything done you may go to the practice websites and practice your keying skill.  Try practicing some numbers to see how you do!

Rainforest Rally!

Brookfield Zoo

Learning numbers

Before you get comfortable, check the board to see if your name is listed with an assignment (or assignmentS) that is missing.  If so, you have until Friday to get it completed and handed in before it becomes a zero!  

Next, everyone needs to check their gmail.  I have sent several of you messages regarding formatting assignments that will need to be emailed to me again.  For most of you that have received an email from me saying you need to resubmit your assignment, the problem is that you are NOT saving your document with an extension.  Remember, all files must have an extension in order for the computer to be able to open the document in the correct program (for Word that extension is .doc).  See image below:

Also, you should save all of your documents into the Computer Applications folder that we created earlier in the semester (not the "FORMATTING ACTIVITIES" folder you see here).

Today we will learn the 4 (left index/1st finger), 0 (right little/4th finger), 5 (left index/1st finger) , and 7 (right index/1st finger).  After learning these four numbers today we will have some time to work on missing assignments, but not a lot of time.

For those who have no missing assignments, you'll want to go to the Website Resources page and choose a practice website to practice on once we get done with learning the new number keys.

Short week

With a short week this week, we will be trying to get as much done as possible in terms of learning the keyboard.  Trying to accomplish any of the formatting activities or getting into depth with Logo will not be in our best interest.  Also, there is no vocab list for this week!

For today, we will start with reviewing the new keys we learned last week.  We will be typing on p. 18, 8D, lines 1-9 once.  When we get done with that we will begin learning the numbers across the top of the keyboard, starting with the 8 (right middle finger) and the 1 (left little finger).

We also will complete a timed writing for a grade.  This is a speed test, and this time the number of mistakes you make will affect how you do!

This is the last week of the first quarter.  If you have missing assignments at the end of school on Friday they will turn into a zero.  My suggestion is that you come in and get any missing work completed as soon as possible!

Vocab Quiz; FA4

I will give you a few minutes at the beginning of the hour today to review for the vocab quiz.

After taking the vocab quiz, you need to complete FA4 on tabs.  It is due today!


After completing FA4, please complete any missing work you have.  The end of the quarter is next Friday, and with Rainforest activities next week we will be hard pressed to take considerable amounts of time during class to work on missing assignments.  Use today if needed!  (FYI - new missing assignments are posted - check the wall in the room)

If you are done with everything you can choose which of the following websites you want to go to and practice.  If you want to move from one website to another that is fine, but you must stay on one of these websites:

Power Typing
Free online typing games
Free Typing Games
Typing Web
Good typing

Exercise 2 - Logo; Formatting Activities 3 & 4

LOGO EXERCISE 2~
Shape #3:
FD 100 RT 120
FD 100 RT 120
FD 100 RT 120


Shape #5:
RT 10 
FD 100 RT 80 
FD 60 RT 80
FD 100 RT 100
FD 100 RT 90

Shape #6:
FD 50 RT 100
FD 100 RT 125
FD 30 RT 45
FD 70 RT 90

Shape #8:
FD 70 RT 72
FD 70 RT 72
FD 70 RT 72
FD 70 RT 72
FD 70 RT 72

Shape #10:
RT 30
FD 60 RT 60
FD 60 RT 60
FD 60 RT 60
FD 60 RT 60
FD 60 RT 60
FD 60 RT 60


FORMATTING ACTIVITIES~
Formatting Activity 4 is going to introduce you to setting tabs.  Setting new tabs in Microsoft Word requires you to be able to follow a series of steps every time you set a new tab.  We'll cover that today in class, and then you'll be asked to complete Formatting Activity 4, which will be due Friday Oct. 7.


Before starting FA4 complete FA3, which we worked on in class yesterday.  FA3 should be emailed to me ASAP.


If you have not posted definitions to the wikispaces page, get that done before you do anything else!


When is the last time you have checked the board in the room for missing assignments?  Next Friday (Oct. 14th) is the end of 1st quarter!  Any assignment that is missing will turn into a 0 (zero) for grading purposes on your end of quarter grade.  Therefore, it is in your best interest to come in and work to get these missing assignments completed before then.  Times to come in to work on missing assignments include before school, Homeroom, during REAL, lunch recess, or after school.  If your assignments are late, you will not get full credit.  But, earning at least partial credit on a late assignment is much better than getting a zero!



FA4

Formatting Activity #3

Today you will be working on Formatting Activity #3 in class.  This really should be an easy formatting activity because we have already incorporated using the header and footer in the other formatting activities that we have completed.  In this formatting activity you are going to include the date, the time, and page numbering in your document to help you better understand how a header and footer can be used.

In addition, inserting filename and path will also be included (we always include filename and path so that I know it is your document).  You really should get this Formatting Activity 3 done today!

When you get this done in class today, your next goal will be to learn the apostrophe, the hyphen, and the quotation marks in the book by typing 8D, lines 1-9 twice on page 18.


Formatting Act. 3