2009-10+Seventh+Grade

​ **Wednesday - June 2, 2010**
 * Go to Super Hyper Spider Typer - chose medium level
 * I will be showing the THREE If I were in Charge of the World videos that got complete. Congrats to those 3 for getting an A in this class!!!
 * Then we will have a final activity.

Friday - May 28, 2010 > **If you are talking, you will serve a detention after school TODAY!!!**
 * Classroom needs to be QUIET today! This is the LAST day to finish your World project.


 * FINISH your World project. You will not have time to finish if you are STILL looking for pictures. You have been working on this project FIVE days. Plenty of time to f ind 18 pictures.


 * Don't foget to look at the @World page for your step by step directions. These MUST be done in order!!!!!


 * Go to the @World page. Read your steps for your "If I were in Charge of the World" project. Continue working on your project.


 * Remember you need collateral to rent a webcam.

GOOD NEWS!!! Your files have been recovered from Friday. So now you should have ALL of the pictures that you have saved so far.
Today we will continue with narration and finding pictures. See World page for step by step directions.

Monday - May 24, 2010
Use the first 15 minutes of class working on your keyboarding lessons.Remember to let me see when you get to lesson complete. If I do not see it, you do not get credit for it. ===I will be showing you how to record your narration. You will record 1 stanza at a time! Do not try to do the whole poem at one. Also, each recording needs to be saved in your folder on the z: drive. You will need an id or some form of collateral to "rent" a webcam! ===

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Friday - May 21, 2010
=== Use the first 15 minutes of class working on your keyboarding lessons.Remember to let me see when you get to lesson complete. If I do not see it, you do not get credit for it. We will spend time today looking for pictures for your "World" poems. Remember that you need a picture for every blank that you filled in. If you cannot find //exactly// what you are looking for, you may create a picture in Open Office Impress. Then Export it as a .JPEG file into your folder. I will also be showing you how to record your narration. You will record 1 stanza at a time! Do not try to do the whole poem at one. Also, each recording needs to be saved in your folder on the z: drive. ===

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Some of you have not finished filling in the blanks for your "If I were in Charge of the World" poem. You need to do so today - If this is NOT finished by the end of the class period TODAY - you will NOT receive points for this part of the project!======

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If you have already completed filling in your blanks, you will need to start collecting your pictures that you need from the Internet. Remember to go into the FULL SIZE picture - right clip - save picture as... - save you your name folder in the "If I were in Charge of the World" folder.======
 * Save as file type .jpg, .bmp, or .gif - Movie maker will not accept any other file types!**//Please do smart searching! If I feelthat you are doing an inappropriate search you will lose your computer privileges for the rest of the school year!!!!!!//

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5th hour - YOU WILL NEED YOUR EARBUDS - IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY RENT SOME FROM THE SUB NOW! NO EARBUDS - NO ACTIVITES!!! You will have approx. 15 minutes to continue working on your keyboarding skills by playing some of the Keyboarding games ======

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Some of you have not finished filling in the blanks for your "If I were in Charge of the World" poem. You need to do so today - If this is NOT finished by the end of the class period TODAY - you will NOT receive points for this part of the project!======

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If you have already completed filling in your blanks, you will need to start collecting your pictures that you need from the Internet. Remember to go into the FULL SIZE picture - right clip - save picture as... - save you your name folder in the "If I were in Charge of the World" folder.======
 * Save as file type .jpg, .bmp, or .gif - Movie maker will not accept any other file types!**//Please do smart searching! If the sub feels that you are doing an inappropriate search you will lose your computer privileges for the rest of the school year!!!!!!//

= Monday -May 17, 2010 =

2nd & 5th hour -
==== Continue to practice your keyboarding Go to the next lesson that YOU need to complete. If you are not sure, ask! You receive 5 points per lesson. Set wpm to ** 25 **. You //should// be up to lesson 5 by now, for a total of 25 points. **I will introduce our final project today.** ==== =-= =Friday - May 14, 2010= = 2nd & 5th hour - = ==== Continue to practice your keyboarding Begin with lesson 1 at 25 wpm. Let me see when you get to "Lesson Complete" so you get your points. 5 points per leson. If I do not see LESSON COMPLETE, you do not get your points. We will be viewing the autobiography movies today! ====

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=Thursday - May 13, 2010= =I have to be at a meeting during this class period today. We will view our autobiographies tomorrow. You will need to practice your keyboarding skills. Go to the keyboarding page from the left hand collumn of the wiki to practice your skills. Remember to set your wpm to 25 !!!=

=Wednesday - May 12, 2010=

= Tuesday - May 11, 2010 = = 2nd hour - = = Yes, I am a reasonable person. Because of our technical difficulty yesterday with our network being down, I will allow you to work on your autobiography today. Please read the info from yesterday ....... = = --- = = = = Monday - May 10, 2010 = =No ifs ands or buts. This is the absolute LAST day to work on your autobiographies!! Pictures, music, titles, transitions. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL OF THE REQUIRED INFORMATION! If you do not, your grade will suffer! Please check and double check spelling. You are educated students! //All spelling must be in formal English, no slang or text talk.//=

= Thursday - May 6, 2010 = =Finishing up your movies. Remember you should have transitions, pictures, and music (NO SHARING MUSIC!). All of your words should appear long enough for someone else to read. If it is too short, make it longer. Also the human brain gets tired of looking at an image (picture) after about 3.5 seconds, so don't make your pictures too long.=

= Tuesday - May 4, 2010 and Wednesday - May 5, 2010 = =same as Monday. Do not forget to add transitions to your movie. You need at least 25 images. If you did not bring in your own (or enough) you should be getting some from online.=

= = = Monday- May 3, 2010 = =All info and transitions for your Autobiography movies must be completed by Thursday. You have ALL period today to work on your autobiography. Please use your time wisely. I will be around to help those that have their hands up. I will be taking behavior points, if it //appears// that you are not working. If you have not brought in your own personal pictures, you will need to find some legal pictures to use from the Internet.=

= = =Friday - April 30, 2010= =You have all period today to work on your autobiography. Please use your time wisely. I will be around to help those that have their hands up. I will be taking behavior points, if it //appears// that you are not working.= =--= =Thursday - April 29, 2010= =Practice your keyboarding - go to lesson #2 set wpm to 30= = When you get to LESSON COMPLETE let me see the screen - so you can get credit! = = You will have independent time to work on your movies - remember to stay focused. Movies need to be finished by next Thursday! = = If you have your pictures, bring them to me so I can up load them for you. = == =Wednesday - April 28, 2010= =No Guess the Wordle= =Practice your keyboarding - go to lesson #2 set wpm to 30 When you get to LESSON COMPLETE let me see the screen - so you can get credit! =

=If your story board is complete - you will begin working in Movie Maker today. (But not until I talk to the class)=

=Tuesday - April 27, 2010= =No Guess the Wordle= =Practice your keyboarding - go to lesson #5 set wpm to 30= =If your story board is complete - you will begin working in Movie Maker today. (But not until I talk to the class)=

= = = = =Monday - April 26, 2010= No Guess the Wordle Guess the Google We will begin our story boards today. If you brought in your pictures, please let me know so I can upload them for you. Friend Finder

= = = = = Friday - April 23, 2010 = =NO Guess the Wordle= = Guess the Google = = I will be passing out your info sheets and story boards for your autobiographies. = = Info sheets need to be SEEN and APPROVED before you begin your storyboard. = = - = = Thursday - Aprill 22, 2010 = =Guess the Wordle= = Guess the Google = = We will begin the plans for our Autobiography movies today. Your information sheet and storyboard must be completed and approved before any work is done on the computer. = = - = = = = Wednesday - April 21, 2010 = = = = Guess the Wordle = = Open Windows Movie Maker - open your project. Continue downloading music from Free Play Music. Maximum length of music clip is 30 SECONDS! = = Import music into your project, mix (overlap the music), shorten music to end at end of video, fade out music at the end. = =We will be doing the final production steps together! Your movie must be complete by 11:35!! No exceptions! =

=Tuesday - April 20, 2010= = 2nd hour - TOMORROW you will go to Library - Meet Ms. Groezinger in the =

=Guess the Wordle = = Open Windows Movie Maker - open your project. Continue downloading music from Free Play Music. Import music into your project, mix (overlap the music), shorten music to end at end of video, fade out music at the end. = =We will be doing the final production steps together! Your movie must be complete by 9:10!! No exceptions! = = 5th hour - Library = = -- = = = = = = Monday - April 19, 2010 = = =

Don't go here until you are instructed to: Free Play Music
= Friday - April 16, 2010 =

Don't go here until you are instructed to: Free Play Music
= = = -- = = = = Wednesday - April 14, 2010 =

Play Guess the Google until we are ready to go.
= = = -- = =Tuesday - April 13, 2010=

Guess the Google

=Monday - April 12, 2010=

Guess the Google

= = =Friday - April 9, 2010=

= = =Thursday April 8, 2010=


 * keyboarding**

= Wednesday, April 7, 2010 = = Guess the Wordle - remember this is part of your grade Continue adding your questions to your appropriate slides in your Jeopardy game. -- = = April 6, 2010 = Guess the Wordle - remember this is part of your grade Continue adding your questions to your appropriate slides in your Jeopardy game.

=Friday, March 26, 2010=

Guess the Google =---= =Thursday, March 25, 2010=

@Guess the Wordle = = =Wednesday, March 24, 2010=
 * 2nd hour**
 * Find Category 1 replace with Algebra (hit replace all button)
 * Find Category 2 replace with Number Sense (hit replace all button)
 * Find Category 3 replace with Geometry/Number Sense (hit replace all button)
 * Find Category 4 replace with Probability/ Proportion (hit replace all button)

5th hour =---= =Tuesday, March 23, 2010= =Start with Guess the Wordle!= I have all the info you will need for this!

= = =Monday March 22, 2010= Please go to the Guess the Wordle page - research and submit your answer. Continue working on the 25 slides for your Jeopardy game. When finished, please be sure that I see it so you get credit. We will begin adding questions and answers next time! When finished, you may go to the FuShi site below.

=Friday, March 19, 2010= = 2nd hour - No wordle today! = =You all did a GREAT job finishing up the color game yesterday. Today we will begin to set up our next project. We will be making a mini version of a jeopardy game= = Please go to Fushi until we are ready to begin! (click on picture) = =|| || || The Lost Army of Fu Shi ||=

No wordle today! Open your Impress Jeopardy slides. Finish the 25 slides as describes on the planning sheet. When completely finished show to me, then you may go to the Fushi site above. = = = = =Thursday, March 18. 2010= = No wordle today! = =You all did a GREAT job finishing up the color game yesterday. Today we will begin to set up our next project. We will be making a mini version of a jeopardy game= = Please go to Fushi until we are ready to begin! (click on picture) = ==

=Wednesday, March 17, 2010=

Open your color game Impress presentation

 * Add three color buttons to each slide - the three colors that the slide is not example - to the blue slide - add red, green and yellow buttons

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 * Add a white button that says "home" in the bottom right corner of each of the color slides.

====**5th hour -** Go to the Guess the Wordle page on this wiki - do the research to find and submit your answer. ====

slide 5 - green
====Today's Lesson: Creating Interactive Buttons ====

**5th hour - Library**
====-- ** Friday, March 12, 2010 ** ====

No Wordle today!
====Since you all did such a nice job on your Olympic presentations, you may play some games today. You may choose any of the games from this site or the keyboarding page. USE YOUR EARBUDS!! ====

====Do not blow this opportunity. If you are found on any other site, you will be removed from my computers for 2 weeks!!!! We will start the skills for making our game next week ====

Go to the Wordle page - submit your answer.
====Go to the keyboarding page - do some practice activities until we are ready to begin our Olympic Presentations. ==== ====You will also be getting a grade (100 pts) for being an audience member. No talking, commenting, etc during the presentations. ====

Go to the Wordle page - submit your answer.
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Go to the keyboarding page - do some practice activities until we are ready to begin our Olympic Presentations. ==== ====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You will also be getting a grade for being an audience member. No talking, commenting, etc during the presentations. ====

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Go to the Wordle page - submit your answer.
====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Then open your Olympics Presentation. This is the LAST DAY to work. We will be presenting in class tomorrow! ====

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Make sure you have:

 * ====<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">your websites on the Bibliography page, ====
 * ====all required info on each page====
 * ====animation====

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Olympic Presentation Project Guidelines <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">You will research the sport that has been assigned to you and create a presentation that includes the following pieces of information: Slide 1 –
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Title (name of sport)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Project by: (your name)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">2 images

<span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 2: information about the sport <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 3:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">brief description of the sport
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">1 image
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">men/women/coed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">indoor/outdoor
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">special equipment needed
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">2 images

<span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 4: <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 5: American stars in this sport
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">When did it become an Olympic sport?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">How is it scored
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">scored by judges?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Against the clock?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Points?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">name / picture
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">age
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">where are they from?

<span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 6: Olympic record <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 7: Who won this year? (or last year if event has not taken place this year)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">name of person who holds the record (male and female)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">country they are from
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">year the record was set
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">2 images
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">name and country of
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Gold, silver, bronze
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">(can be 2 slides male/female)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Include pictures of country flag for each medal winner

<span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">Slide 8/9: Bibliography – In alphabetical order by first word
 * <span style="font-family: Arial Rounded MT Bold,sans-serif;">list of websites where you got your information and pictures