Year 9 - today we are going to do an Investigation that is useful for students!
Online Searching
1. List six (6) different search engines below
2. What are the three main differences between google.com and google.pt?
3. State ten (10) services that Google offers
4. The words entered for a google search are sometimes called keywords or search terms. Go to www.google.com, press the I'm Feeling Lucky button and enter the search term Portugal Schools. What do you notice about your search results?
5. List the URL's of three (3) online Dictionaries
6. What is a thesaurus? List the url of one (1) online thesaurus
7. Go to Fact Monster and ask a question. Was it easy to navigate the site? Is this a useful site for students?
Friday, September 28, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sept 21 - Just to recap
Year 9, Let's finish our Menus.
This is good practice and Publisher has quite a selection of Menu templates to choose from. Let's get creative
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It's easy to save a Publisher file as an image.
1) In the upper left hand corner click on the Icon
2) Click on Save As
3) In the box that opens click on "Save as type" and select JPEG
You have just saved your file as an image.
It was that easy!
Now upload your menu to your blog for all of cyberworld (and especially your parents) to see!
You did it!
This is good practice and Publisher has quite a selection of Menu templates to choose from. Let's get creative
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It's easy to save a Publisher file as an image.
1) In the upper left hand corner click on the Icon
2) Click on Save As
3) In the box that opens click on "Save as type" and select JPEG
You have just saved your file as an image.
It was that easy!
Now upload your menu to your blog for all of cyberworld (and especially your parents) to see!
You did it!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
September 20
Good Morning Year 9!
We have lots to do today!
1) Investigation - What other programs can be used to create a newsletter? Why are we using Publisher? Justify your answer.
Search online to find out the answer. Write the answer on your blog IN A COMPLETE PARAGRAPH (please).
2) Project for assessment
Design a custom menu using Microsoft Office Publisher 2007. Here's how:
a. Plan and research the items that will be in your menu.
b. Start Publisher.
c. From the Popular Publications list, click Menus.
d. Select one of the menus in the window.
e. Enter your own text in the menu, making sure to add text to all pages. The page numbers are located at the bottom of the window.
f. Add your own pictures to enhance the menu.
g. Delete any text areas or pictures that you don't need by right-clicking the object and then selecting Delete Object.
h. Move and resize any text area or picture to make the menu appealing to the eye. Format the text so your menu is not only attractive, but also easy to read.
i. Save your menu.
We have lots to do today!
1) Investigation - What other programs can be used to create a newsletter? Why are we using Publisher? Justify your answer.
Search online to find out the answer. Write the answer on your blog IN A COMPLETE PARAGRAPH (please).
2) Project for assessment
Design a custom menu using Microsoft Office Publisher 2007. Here's how:
a. Plan and research the items that will be in your menu.
b. Start Publisher.
c. From the Popular Publications list, click Menus.
d. Select one of the menus in the window.
e. Enter your own text in the menu, making sure to add text to all pages. The page numbers are located at the bottom of the window.
f. Add your own pictures to enhance the menu.
g. Delete any text areas or pictures that you don't need by right-clicking the object and then selecting Delete Object.
h. Move and resize any text area or picture to make the menu appealing to the eye. Format the text so your menu is not only attractive, but also easy to read.
i. Save your menu.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
September 14
Year 9 - It's Friday! Before we start the weekend, we have some IT tasks to accomplish.
1. Make sure that you have made reflections on your blog and charted your learning for this week. Remember that we want all of our hard work to be readily available.
2. Please finish the tutorials.
3. After you finish the tutorials, it's time to test the waters and explore Publisher 2007 on your own (or in pairs). Create a 1-page newsletter on the topic of your choice. Don't forget to save it in your (design) folder in the school's server.
4. Don't forget your reflection!
1. Make sure that you have made reflections on your blog and charted your learning for this week. Remember that we want all of our hard work to be readily available.
2. Please finish the tutorials.
3. After you finish the tutorials, it's time to test the waters and explore Publisher 2007 on your own (or in pairs). Create a 1-page newsletter on the topic of your choice. Don't forget to save it in your (design) folder in the school's server.
4. Don't forget your reflection!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
September 13
Good afternoon Year 9.
We are going to work on an important project this term;-)
We are going to be working on a newsletter that will be uploaded on the school's website. Pretty cool, huh?
Today, we are going to begin an investigation.
1. Research what a Newsletter is. What is it's purpose? What are the alternatives?
2. Research and find 3 examples of newsletters that you LIKE - and explain WHY you like each. (What elements made you choose it?)
Also we will begin learning how to create a newsletter with Publisher 2007-
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/CH100743501033.aspx
There are 5 small tutorials - Let's get started!
If you have any problems or need any assistance, please raise your hand!
We are going to work on an important project this term;-)
We are going to be working on a newsletter that will be uploaded on the school's website. Pretty cool, huh?
Today, we are going to begin an investigation.
1. Research what a Newsletter is. What is it's purpose? What are the alternatives?
2. Research and find 3 examples of newsletters that you LIKE - and explain WHY you like each. (What elements made you choose it?)
Also we will begin learning how to create a newsletter with Publisher 2007-
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/CH100743501033.aspx
There are 5 small tutorials - Let's get started!
If you have any problems or need any assistance, please raise your hand!
Friday, September 7, 2007
September 7
Today we learned how to insert different things on our blogs: images, videos, links.
Images: To insert an image: 1) Click on the image icon on the toolbar 2) A pop-up box will appear asking you if you would like to insert a photo from your computer or from the web. Choose from your computer. 3) Click on "browse" and select the image that you wish to upload to your blog. 4) Choose a layout - this tells the computer where the picture should be placed (left, center, right). 5) Choose an image size (small, medium, large). 6) Click on the Orange "Upload Image" button. 7) Wait a few minutes until Blogger.com uploads your photo. You will then receive a message saying that the upload has been completed. Click on the "Done"button.
Videos: To insert a video from YouTube. 1) Go to YouTube and find a video you wish to incorporate into your blog, 2) Copy the "Embed" code 3) Paste the code into the blog post (make sure that it is in the "Edit Html" tab) 4) Click on the "Publish Post" button
Links: We learned 2 easy ways. 1) Just type: http:// and then the site URL (address) and it will automatically link. For example: http://afterclass.tripod.com
2) Type a word or words. Highlight the word or words using your cursor. Then click on the "link" icon on the toolbar. A box will appear and you type in the web address. For example: After Class. If you click on the words After Class you will go the my website.
Pretty easy!
Images: To insert an image: 1) Click on the image icon on the toolbar 2) A pop-up box will appear asking you if you would like to insert a photo from your computer or from the web. Choose from your computer. 3) Click on "browse" and select the image that you wish to upload to your blog. 4) Choose a layout - this tells the computer where the picture should be placed (left, center, right). 5) Choose an image size (small, medium, large). 6) Click on the Orange "Upload Image" button. 7) Wait a few minutes until Blogger.com uploads your photo. You will then receive a message saying that the upload has been completed. Click on the "Done"button.
Videos: To insert a video from YouTube. 1) Go to YouTube and find a video you wish to incorporate into your blog, 2) Copy the "Embed" code 3) Paste the code into the blog post (make sure that it is in the "Edit Html" tab) 4) Click on the "Publish Post" button
Links: We learned 2 easy ways. 1) Just type: http:// and then the site URL (address) and it will automatically link. For example: http://afterclass.tripod.com
2) Type a word or words. Highlight the word or words using your cursor. Then click on the "link" icon on the toolbar. A box will appear and you type in the web address. For example: After Class. If you click on the words After Class you will go the my website.
Pretty easy!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Sept 6 - Welcome to the Technology Department
Today is the first day of IT classes for Year 9 - Welcome All.
Our lesson today will consist of:
1. Introduction to the Technology Department - you can revisit the PowerPoint Presentation that we viewed in class here: Welcome to Technology
2. Since we are striving to become the 1st paperless classroom, you will visit the website which will become the "hub" (center) of our work - http://afterclass.tripod.com. You and your parents can find important information regarding our classwork there.
3. A blog is an online web journal/diary. As part of our coursework, each of you will create a blog to serve as a tool during this term. The MAIN purpose of the blog is to reflect on what we did in class that day AND to record any important information.
You will make an entry at the end of each class! Don't forget! I will visit your blog to leave comments and encouragement!
The blog provider that we will be using is: Blogger.com
When we are investigating online, it is important to save the URL (A URL, Uniform Resource Locator, is the unique address for a file that is accessible on the Internet) of any important site that you might want to use when you begin the written part of the project.
Next week I will show you how to activate links for these addresses that will make visiting them again very easy ;-).
4. You will create the blog and reflect on that process. (Was it easy? Was it fun? Will a blog help you later in the year when you are evaluating your own work?).
Remember, we are also trying to become a "homeworkless" classroom so we must work hard each class and manage time carefully.
This is going to be a great class and a great term!
Let's go Year 9!
Our lesson today will consist of:
1. Introduction to the Technology Department - you can revisit the PowerPoint Presentation that we viewed in class here: Welcome to Technology
2. Since we are striving to become the 1st paperless classroom, you will visit the website which will become the "hub" (center) of our work - http://afterclass.tripod.com. You and your parents can find important information regarding our classwork there.
3. A blog is an online web journal/diary. As part of our coursework, each of you will create a blog to serve as a tool during this term. The MAIN purpose of the blog is to reflect on what we did in class that day AND to record any important information.
You will make an entry at the end of each class! Don't forget! I will visit your blog to leave comments and encouragement!
The blog provider that we will be using is: Blogger.com
When we are investigating online, it is important to save the URL (A URL, Uniform Resource Locator, is the unique address for a file that is accessible on the Internet) of any important site that you might want to use when you begin the written part of the project.
Next week I will show you how to activate links for these addresses that will make visiting them again very easy ;-).
4. You will create the blog and reflect on that process. (Was it easy? Was it fun? Will a blog help you later in the year when you are evaluating your own work?).
Remember, we are also trying to become a "homeworkless" classroom so we must work hard each class and manage time carefully.
This is going to be a great class and a great term!
Let's go Year 9!
Teacher Blog
Year 9, you made it look so easy that I had to join you! I've created a "teacher" blog.
Since we are becoming a paperclass classroom, I've created a spot in cyber-space where I reliably post assignments.
Let's work together to create the "best newsletter" ever!
Since we are becoming a paperclass classroom, I've created a spot in cyber-space where I reliably post assignments.
Let's work together to create the "best newsletter" ever!
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