Monday, January 28

I hope you used your time wisely on Friday and got all caught up!

INFO ABOUT GRADES . . . I will have something to show you tomorrow. I have until 5pm today and will be working on them during class today.

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS:

Through production test you will show me that:

• You can create a presentation from a blank presentation.
• You can create a presentation using a design template.
• You can customize a design template and a slide layout.
• You can import text from word to create a presentation.
  

Today's Assignments:

1) Warm-up: Get textbook have a seat out in the center of the room. Demonstration of saving to the electronic turn in folder.


2) Today you will begin your PowerPoint Production Test. All four assignments must be completed by the end of the period on Tuesday, January 29.

I will be providing limited help on these assignments. I want to see that you can do PowerPoint on your own. You will be opening files, manipulating them and then turning them in to the Electronic Turn In Folder in Mrs. Crownover's class server. (I will show you.)


Production Test Data files and assignments listed below:

There will be no screenshots, you will be dragging to my electronic turn in folder.

• 1/28, Production Test, pg. 512-top of 513, Save to your server as: xxx-Cycling


• 1/28, Production Test, pg. 514-top of 515, Save to your server as: xxx-Buffalo National River


• 1/28, Production Test, pg. 516-top of 517, Save to your server as: xxx-National Youth Trip


• 1/28, Production Test, pg. 517-top of 518, Save to your server as: xxx-Chili

3) Closing: (last 10 minutes of class) Freerice.com->http://www.freerice.com/index.php Be sure to post how many gains you donated on your wordplanner document. You will be printing your wordplanner next Friday for a test grade. So make sure you are completing your keyboarding and free rice daily.

Friday, January 25

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS: You will create a presentation from a blank presentation. You will be creating a presentation using a design template. You will customize a design template and a slide layout. You will import text from word to create a presentation.

Announcements:

The following people need to come see me at the very beginning of class TODAY!


LINDSEY B
MISAEL
VICTOR
DAQUAN
FABIO
ABEL
SAMUEL


Today's Assignments:

1) WARM-UP: Learn2type->http://learn2type.com/TypingTest or Mavis Typing (timed tests) Post WPM to your workplanner spreadsheet on the right side of spreadsheet


2) I NEED A MAKE UP DAY!! So all of you have a make-up day. No new assignments. Go to my website and make sure you have compeleted all of the assignemnts listed. You will have to go to old blog posts in order to find out what was to be posted to your blog for each assignment.

My website is http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/ManorHighSchool/Crownover/photo1.stm



IF YOU ARE DONE WITH EVERYTHING, THEN YOU MAY HAVE FREE TIME!!

But if I see you on the Internet and you owe me work, I will give you a ZERO for today's work.



3) Closing (last 10 minutes of class) Freerice.com->http://www.freerice.com/index.php Be sure to post how many gains you donated on your wordplanner document.

BE PRODUCTIVE AND GET CAUGHT UP!!

pg. 530 xxx-Kickoff

I definitely need these assignments to be posted in color.

pg. 534 xxx-Upcoming Trips

This is what your assignment should look like once you post it.

Thursday, January 24

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS WEEKS ASSIGNMENTS:
You will create a presentation from a blank presentation.
You will be creating a presentation using a design template.
You will customize a design template and a slide layout.
You will import text from word to create a presentation.

TODAY'S AGENDA:
If you were absent yesterday, come see me.

1) WARM-UP: Learn2type->http://learn2type.com/TypingTest or Mavis Typing (timed tests) Post WPM to your workplanner spreadsheet on the right side of spreadsheet

2) New Assignments:

* Post the following vocabulary words and their definitions in a New Blog Post. Title the post PowerPoint Vocabulary #2. Look the definitions up in the glossary.

• color scheme
• design template
• slide layout

* 1/24, pg 530-531, Open Blank presenation, Save As: xxx-Kickoff
(screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page); If your computer is not showing color when you go to Preview it on the screen in handout layout, please let me know immediately, and I will show you how I want you to post your screenshots.

* 1/24, Read pg 533, Exercise begins pg 534-535, Save As: xxx-Upcoming Trips (yes this is a Word document, read directions) (screenshot slides 1, 2 & 3; I will show you exactly what I want; but you will be taking a screenshot in the Slide Sorter View)

Remember this about the Daily Assignments: Daily Assignment- We will begin in class together reading the instructions for the assignment if necessary. Then you can start where you left off from the day before. It is YOUR responsibility to keep track of what assignment you are on. That is why the daily posting explaining what you learned each day & what assignment you worked on, and by naming your posting with the file name and page number will be helpful to you in figuring out which assignments you have completed.

3) Closing (last 10 minutes of class) Freerice.com->http://www.freerice.com/index.php Be sure to post how many gains you donated on your wordplanner document.

Yesterday's Assignments:
1/23, pg 526-top of 527, Roller Coaster Roundup, Save As: xxx-Roundup Color (Screenshot handout view - 6 slides-in color under the Print menu command, you will have 2 screenshots to post to your blog for this assingment) 1/23, pg 527, Roller Coaster Roundup, Save As: xxx-Roundup Layout (screenshot slide 4 only)

Tuesday's assignments:
1/22, pg 523-524, skip steps 1-4 on pg 523, use this Annual Trip.ppt file (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)
1/22, pg 524, DONOT OPENFILE, use this Annual Trip file saved in above assignment (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)

pg 526 Roller Coaster Roundup

Wednesday, January 23

TODAY'S AGENDA:

If you were absent yesterday, come see me.

1) WARM-UP: Learn2type->http://learn2type.com/TypingTest or Mavis Typing (timed tests)
Post WPM to your workplanner spreadsheet on the right side of spreadsheet

2) New Assignments:
1/23, pg 526-top of 527, Roller Coaster Roundup, Save As: xxx-Roundup Color (Screenshot handout view - 6 slides-in color under the Print menu command, you will have 2 screenshots to post to your blog for this assingment)
1/23, pg 527, Roller Coaster Roundup, Save As: xxx-Roundup Layout (screenshot slide 4 only)



Yesterday's assignments:
1/22, pg 523-524, skip steps 1-4 on pg 523, use this Annual Trip.ppt file (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)
1/22, pg 524, DONOT OPENFILE, use this Annual Trip file saved in above assignment (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)


3) Closing (last 10 minutes of class) Freerice.com->http://www.freerice.com/index.php Be sure to post how many gains you donated on your wordplanner document.

Tuesday, January 22

Notes:
* I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN! WHEN YOU ARE TAKING A SCREENSHOTS OF POWERPOINT; I DO NOT WANT YOU TO CHANGE TO GRAYSCALE; IT'S TOO HARD TO SEE!! DO NOT GO BACK AND REDO ALL THAT YOU HAVE POSTED SO FAR, JUST NOTE THAT AS OF TODAY, DO NOT CHANGE TO GRAYSCALE.

TODAY'S AGENDA:
1) Review your PowerPoint vocabulary words (Play Rags to Riches review game --> go to this site) This is the link to the Rags to Riches game: http://www.quia.com/rr/300415.html
YOU HAVE ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO REVIEW FOR YOUR TEST!

If you were absent last week, you will need work on last weeks assignments. They are very quick to do. I won't grade them, but you need to get them done so you have them when they are asked for again in upcoming exercises. GO TO POSTING JANUARY 18TH, FOR EVERYTHING THAT WAS ASKED TO BE COMPLETED LAST WEEK!!

2) Quia Test: PowerPoint Vocabulary Test

• Click on this link to go to test-----> http://www.quia.com/quiz/1237944.html
• Put in your username and password.
• Usernames are: firstnamelastname727 (no spaces) Password: is your lunch code
• When you get to the end of test, make sure you press submit to turn test in.

3) New Assignments:
1/22, pg 523-524, skip steps 1-4 on pg 523, use this Annual Trip.ppt file (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)
1/22, pg 524, DONOT OPENFILE, use this Annual Trip file saved in above assignment (screenshot slides 1 & 2; Go to File, select Print, then select Handouts, 2=slides per page)

4) Closing (last 10 minutes of class) Freerice.com->http://www.freerice.com/index.php Be sure to post how many gains you donated on your wordplanner document.