Channel One Post 10/23/08

Presidential Campaign

polls are showing Obama ahead but where do these numbers come from. 1000 people are not enough to access the election. People with cell phones as their primary are not being called. Polls are not a good indication of who will win just a snap shot in time.

Onevote.com

Share the wealth

Mapping the moon

India has launched an unmanned space craft to the moon. They are trying to map the moon looking for ice. Check out Google MARS

Your Turn

should colleges use your facebook or myspace for admissions?

it is fair game this is why you should be very careful with what you post on the Internet.

Marathon

a marathon is 26 miles set in London 1908 so the royal family could see the finish of the race. check out this picture of all the people in the NYC marathon.

Directions for Monday, October 20th

You will have two tasks today

1. Create a study sheet for your third finger letters the paper is on the back counter on top of the markers box. 

2. Add Fourth finger letters to your wheel method PowerPoint. (a,q,z,p,;,/) and add a second slide that is all words from first, second, third and fourth finger letters. include pictures and animation. these words should be your longest yet. 

3. If you finish theses two tasks you can either work in Microtype or play typing games on the web. 

Post your URL in the comments

Post your Address

Work on your Powerpoints

Today you can add to your powerpoint.

7th slide- Third finger letters (s,x,w,l,o,.)
8th slide- First, Second, and Third fingers words.

Remember you will have your quiz on Wed.

Semester Final Post

Read the directions below and create a post named "Final Post"

Part A
Chimps and gorillas are an endangered species. Check out this link to a sanctuary that is trying to save these cool animals and answer the following questions. Include the questions in you post as well as pictures.

1. What is the name of the sanctuary?
2. Where is it located?
3. How many acres is the sanctuary?
4. approximately how many chimpanzees are killed by poachers?
5. When was the sanctuary founded?
6. Provide one goal of the sanctuary?
All of the answers are on the linked page.

Part B
List five new things that you learned in keyboarding this semester. Please use bullet points.

Post it and check your links and take out unnecessary spacing
Good Day

Directions for Thursday 4/3/08

To day you have two assignments.

1. First I have put a video in the shared folder (keyboarding-word) the video is called "one page"

2. You will need headphones out of the closet to watch the video, Follow along and try to get your album letter on one page.

3. On the lectern there is a letter that you will be typing today save the new letter as "entertainment" and be sure to use the full block format with your personal letterhead.

If you finish both of these assignments you may have free time.

Channel One Thread 3/27/27

post your comments here for today's news

Channel One Thread 03/25/08

Leave comments as you watch the news be sure to be specific as to what topic you are talking about, and use school appropriate language. NO DUDE!

Directions for Week of 02/26-02/29

Tuesday

Your Assignment for today will be to add the pinky finger letters to your Wheel Method Power Point. You will be adding 3 slides today.

Slide info
1st slide- Title(Left hand Pinky Finger) Include letters with arrows (aqz)

2nd slide- Title (Right hand Pinky Finger) Include letters with arrows (;p/?) you may also put a shift button in this slide)

3rd slide- Title ( third and fourth Finger Words) Include works using only third and fourth finger letters. You should not include words that you already used. insert some pictures that go with your words.Make use of custom animation, word art, and slide transitions

If you finish, work in microtype please.

Wednesday-Thursday

Waiting Room Project (MS Paint)
We have all been to waiting rooms at the dentist or the doctor. What is in a waiting room? Using Microsoft paint your are to design a waiting room layout. Design your waiting room as if you are looking at it from above. DO NOT USE CLIP ART OR PICTUES EVERYTHING MUST BE DRAWN USING THE TOOLS IN PAINT.

Your waiting room should include at least the items below but you can add more.
Bathroom
Seating for the patients
A desk for the reception person (what is on a desk? Computer, Phone etc…)
Refreshments (water food)
A fish tank
Table with magazines

This is only the minimum be creative and think what else is in a waiting room. I have provided an example of a layout below.

Your waiting room should include at least the items below but you can add more.
Bathroom
Seating for the patients
A desk for the reception person (what is on a desk? Computer, Phone etc…)
Refreshments (water food)
A fish tank
Table with magazines

This is only the minimum be creative and think what else is in a waiting room.

Friday- Scavenger Hunt on the Web

If you finish your waitting room project you can start the web scavanger hunt. Test your search skill by finding the information provided in the hunt.

The questions can be found in the student shared folder. Open the file and save it to your network drive name it "Scavenger Hunt"

Good Luck!

Directions for Thursday and Friday

Thursday

You should have studied your middle finger letters for a little while before logging on.

Remember the written part of your test is tomorrow. I will finish the quiz on Monday.

Your Assignment for today will be to add the middle finger letters to your Wheel Method Power Point. You will be adding 3 slides today.
Slide info

1st slide- Title(Left hand Middle Finger) Include letters with arrows (DEC)

2nd slide- Title (Right hand Middle Finger) Include letters with arrows (KI,>) you may also put a shift button in this slide)

3rd slide- Title (first and second Finger Words) Include works using only first and second finger letters. You should not include words that you already used for first finger words. insert some pictures that go with your words.

Make use of custom animation, word art, and slide transitions.

If you finish continue to work in Microtype, Remember your quiz Friday
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Friday
I hope you did well on your test.

Check out these internet typing games by clicking on the links. If a game does not work for you try a different one.

There are quite a few games on this site my favorite is Metor Typing Blast
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

Here are some more.
http://www.onlytypinggames.com/

Here is one from the UK, give it a try.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

If you are bored with these games continue working in Microtype
Have a great weekend see you on Monday