January 31

Year 9 - Today we are going to recap and focus on the MYP Technology Design Cycle.

The Design Cycle has 5 stages: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create, Evaluate

We will create a Design Cycle drawing with Word 2007 (Smart Art) and upload it to our blogs. It's a snap.
1) Open Word 2007
2) Click on the Insert Tab
3) Click on Smart Art (in the Illustrations Group)
4) In the left-hand sidebar click on Cycle
5) Choose a template and create your Design Cycle - the use of color will make it attractive and professional looking. Experiment and try out different Smart Art Styles (it's fun!).
6) Open Paint
7) Copy and Paste your final product to Paint
8) Click on File
9) Click on Save As
10) Under the "File Name" click on the box "Save as Type"
11) Scroll down until you find JPEG
12) Give your drawing a name and save it as a JPEG
13) Open your blog to a new posting
14) Click on the Picture Icon and upload your JPEG file

You did it!!! It was that easy!!!!!

Next, let's continue with the Creating Newletters Tutorial
Planning - http://www.online.tusc.k12.al.us/shortc/newsltrs/planning.htm

Click on the above link and find out all you need to know about the following topics:
Planning Your Newsletter
Newsletter Names
Types of Newsletter Content
Story Themes for Newsletters
Typography