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Friday, May 18th

  1. Plexer
  2. Check grades - make sure you know what you are missing and you turn it it
  3. Keyboarding test -
    1. Test 3a
    2. I will be coming around to test your keyboarding skills
    3. Show me when you are done
    4. You get ONE chance
    5. Yes .... it does count for a grade
  4. Work on projects
  5. Work on baby projects
  6. Work on something quietly
  7. Have a good weekend
May 17, 2012 1:06 PM
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Thursday, May 17th

  1. Plexer
  2. Grades
  3. Finish calendar if you need it for your baby project
  4. Finish missing work
  5. Work on project
  6. Keyboarding test tomorrow

REMEMBER THE BOARD-RIDERS DANCE TOMORROW!!!
May 16, 2012 8:19 AM
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Wednesday, May 16th

  1. Plexer
  2. Grades
  3. Calendar - Make a "May" calendar
    1. Macintosh HD > Applications > iCal
    2. Create a calendar with several events
      1. 8th grade - you can use this for your baby project
      2. 7th grade - add all the end-of-the-year things
    3. Add 10 "events" total
    4. You can print or just show it to me (don't HAVE to print if you don't want to)
  4. Projects
  5. Finish missing work
May 15, 2012 1:45 PM
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Tuesday, May 15th

  1. The old server is finally working again ... see if the plexer loads faster ... you can also check your grades again.
  2. Plexer
  3. Keyboarding (10 min)
  4. Check Grades
  5. Projects -
    1. Put your names and topics on the clipboard
    2. Copy and paste the following questions into Word. use complete sentences answer the following questions about your project (Don't print today - save it and I'll look at it later)
      1. What is the topic of your project? (short summary)
      2. What is the primary program you are using for your project?
      3. How many people will you need to help and what will they have to do?
      4. Do you need any special equipment or environment?
      5. Will your project be helpful or entertaining to anyone? Explain ...
Example Rubric for iMovie Project

May 15, 2012 11:20 AM
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Monday, may 14th

  1. Plexer
Keyboarding (15 min)
  1. Pass back work
  2. Check grades
  3. Talk about baby projects
  4. Discuss "end-of-year" projectToday you need to:
    1. Figure out who your partner is
      1. someone you haven't worked with before
      2. create ONE project together
    2. Figure out what your project will be
      1. what is it about?
      2. what program will you use to create it
  5. Examples of projects
    1. iMovie
      1. includes: rule of thirds, something done in photoshop, establishing shot, long shot, medium shot, music
    2. Keynote
      1. includes: rule of thirds, something done in photoshop, establishing shot, long shot, medium shot, music
    3. Webpage (school) image size: width=832, heigth = 624
      1. includes: all information on current "MacArthur" web page ... use photoshop and your own creativity
    4. Garageband - create your own music
May 11, 2012 8:24 AM
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Friday, May 11th

  1. Plexer
  2. Finish Mother's Day card
  3. Finish Nutrition Graph
  4. Work on something quietly
  5. Have a nice weekend
May 11, 2012 8:27 AM
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Thursday, May 10th

Hope you did well on your tests ....

  1. Plexer
  2. Mother's Day Card
    1. Front -
      1. Headline for title (Insert > Headline)
    2. Inside -
      1. Picture of you with shape (crop) or frame -
        1. Take your picture in photobooth
        2. Add frame to picture (click on picture > Effects > Photo Workshop > Crop/Orientation)
      2. Mushy stuff to Mom (3 sentences and text must be larger and line spacing spread out)
    3. Back - Logo with your name (Insert > Custom Graphic > Logo)
  3. Finish Nutrition information and graph
May 7, 2012 7:51 AM
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Monday, May 7th

  1. Plexer
  2. Finish Friday's assignment
    1. Finish collecting your nutritional information
    2. Add all the fat, protein, and calories
    3. Graph the three numbers
    4. Add the graph to your worksheet
    5. TURN IN ASSIGNMENT ON ONE SHEET OF PAPER ..... please.
  3. Work on something quietly
Good luck on your tests starting tomorrow
May 4, 2012 7:35 AM
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Friday, May 4th

  1. Plexer
  2. Nutrition assignment (copy and paste the following questions into a Word document)
    1. How many calories should you eat each day? (Find out here)
      1. Number of calories I should eat: _________
    2. Write down an example of what you on a normal day
      1. Breakfast:
        1. .
        2. .
        3. .
      2. Lunch:
        1. .
        2. .
        3. .
      3. Snacks:
        1. .
        2. .
        3. .
      4. Dinner:
        1. .
        2. .
        3. .
    3. Find your food items and record the amount of fat, protein, and total calories for each item. (HERE is one website to look for food items .... you can look other places too)
    4. Create a graph (use whatever program you like) of your total daily fat protein and total calories and paste it into the Word document
May 3, 2012 7:51 AM
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Thursday, May 3rd

  1. Plexer
  2. Finish Interview and show it to me
  3. Work on something quietly
May 2, 2012 7:39 AM
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Wednesday, May 2nd

  1. No Plexer - modified day
  2. Finish Interview and show it to me
  3. Work on something quietly
May 1, 2012 7:26 AM
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Tuesday, May 1st

  1. Plexer
  2. Interviews
    1. should be finishing up today
    2. make sure you are working on the correct "Project"
    3. If you finish, let me have a look
  3. Work on something quietly
April 30, 2012 9:53 AM
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Monday, April 30th

  1. New seats
  2. No Plexer - check this out instead - Spider crawling
  3. Keyboarding (12 min)
  4. Work on Interview
April 27, 2012 7:53 AM
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Friday, April 27th

  1. Plexer
  2. Interview
    1. Finish RECORDING your interview - should be done today
    2. Start finding pictures and/or videos to add to your interview
  3. Keyboarding (last 10 min of class)
April 26, 2012 7:25 AM
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Thursday, April 26th

  1. Plexer
  2. Interview
    1. Think about good questions/answers
    2. Think about what pictures/videos you can use
    3. Get video of your interview into YOUR computer today
April 25, 2012 8:41 AM
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Wednesday, April 25th

  1. No plexer - modified day
  2. Last day to turn in missing work
  3. Interview
    1. Review interview questions
      1. Introduction - name, age, where they live
      2. Family - who do you live with, siblings?
      3. Friends - who do you hang out with?
      4. What do you do in your free time?
      5. Where do you live - what do you like about it?
      6. What do you do on your favorite holiday?
      7. Future - what do you want to do in high school, college, or when you grow up?
      8. What is your favorite childhood memory or experience?
    2. I will give you a few tips for recording the interview
    3. Record the interview with your partner
    4. Import interview into iMovie (Papke Account)
      1. Create a "New Event"
      2. Edit out the bad parts
      3. Try to make the interview last about 1 minute
April 24, 2012 7:39 AM
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Tuesday, April 24th

  1. Plexer
  2. Check grade sheet and finish any missing work
    1. I need to check "Thirds" pictures for period some people in period 4 and 7
  3. Interview - We are preparing to film a partner interview
    1. Look at this website and answer the following questions in Word:
      1. Is it better to give the interviewee the questions before the interview? why or why not?
      2. What should you keep in mind about the location?
      3. Who is the center of attention?
      4. Which questions should you ask first?
      5. What are the 6 basic questions?
      6. Why are shorter questions better than long ones?
    2. List 8 questions you might ask a fellow classmate if you were interviewing them for a magazine article
  4. Keyboarding if you've finished everything
April 23, 2012 10:48 AM
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Monday, April 23rd

  1. Friday is the last day of this term .... all missing work should be turned in by Wednesday
  2. Plexer
  3. Add one page to the end of your Holocaust and History Faire Project and answer the following question:
    1. 7th grade
      1. What have you learned and how do you appreciate the times we live in now compared to the medieval times?
    2. 8th grade
      1. What have you learned and how have you changed your attitudes and/or behavior after going to the museum of tolerance?
  4. Work on adding pictures to the video project we started on Thursday
April 20, 2012 7:11 AM
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Friday, April 20th

Modified day ... no plexer
  1. Keyboarding (15 min)
  2. Finish any missing work (the grade sheet is accurate)
  3. P.G. no shooting or blood.
Be good for the sub or you will receive a 60-minute
April 19, 2012 1:06 PM
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Thursday, April 19th

  1. No Plexer - try this instead ... it's fun!
  2. Work on iMovie
    1. insert 5 video clips as an "Cutaway"
      1. make sure the clip matches what is being said
      2. try to make it interesting
  3. I need to check the "thirds" pictures for periods 4 and 7
  4. Sub tomorrow - 7th graders have history faire so it will be only the 8th grade
    1. be good for the sub
    2. check blog tomorrow for what to do

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