Tuesday, May 31

Welcome Back!

Word Processing Apps: 1st & 2nd period (8 - 10:05 am)

• Chapter 2 Worksheet due today
• Chapter 2 Finish/Review
• Handout: Chapter 2 Cheat Sheet
• Begin Chapter 2 report handouts
• Reminder: Extra Credit Flyer is due tomorrow, must be printed in color
• Color printer available in the library

Spreadsheet Apps: 3rd period (10:10 - 11:10 am)

• Chapter 2 Worksheet Due
• Finish/Review Chapter 2
• Do "Apply Your Knowledge" as a class

Keyboarding I: 5th period (11 - 11:40 am)

• Continue working on Intermediate Lessons online (typing.com)
• Don't forget to Log In!
• Tentatively scheduled to be due on this FRIDAY, June 3...

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (11:45 am - 12:25 pm)

• Begin Chapter 2 in Publisher Book
• Chapter 2 Worksheet is due tomorrow! We will also take the quiz on the worksheet tomorrow as well!
• 5K Logo and 5K Flyer due today
• Upload to Jupiter Grades in PDF format

Monday, May 30

Happy Memorial Day!

I hope you enjoy the day, please don't forget Metro Business College is closed in observance of Memorial Day. We will re-open tomorrow, Tuesday May 31st, for classes. We will also be hosting a full day of classes this Friday, June 3rd, in order to make up the day.

Have a fantastic break and see you tomorrow!

Thursday, May 26

Don't forget: Metro will be closed tomorrow (Friday) and Monday for the Memorial Day Weekend
We will host a FULL day of classes next Friday, June 3.

Word Processing Apps: 1st & 2nd period (8 - 10:05 am)

• Begin Chapter 2: Academic Reports
• Chapter 2 Cheat Sheet
• You will be able to use this handout on the test...
• Nice, huh?
• We'll learn a LOT in this chapter
• Here are the main objectives

Spreadsheet Apps: 3rd period (10:10 - 11:10 am)

• Continue Chapter 2
• Order of Operations?

Keyboarding I: 5th period (11 - 11:40 am)

• Week 2 Exit Slip: be sure to complete before leaving today...
• Type-a-long today. Middle Finger Drills
• Open a NEW Microsoft Word Document
• Insert a numbered list
• Get those fingers limbered up and on the home row
• Continue your Intermediate Lessons on Typing.com

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (11:45 am - 12:25 pm)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet due
• We will take the Chapter 1 Worksheet Quiz today as well...
• Finish up handouts: (save as PDF and upload to Jupiter by Monday)
• 5K Logo
• 5K Flyer
• Work on Portfolio when/if finished

Wednesday, May 25

Word Processing Apps: 1st period (8 - 9:00 am)

• Production Test
• When finished upload to Jupiter Grades as a WORD document. You do NOT have to save this as a PDF. Points will be deducted for any non-WORD document uploaded and you will have to resubmit.
• When finished work on Chapter 2 Worksheet, due Tuesday

Spreadsheet Apps: 2nd & 3rd period (9:05 - 11:10 am)

• Chapter 1 Review Exercise: Constitution Day handout
• Work on Chapter 2 Worksheet when finished
• Begin Chapter 2
• Order of Operations (Presentations)
• Chapter 2 Worksheet due Tuesday

Keyboarding I: 5th period (12:40 - 1:40 pm)

• Begin the day with 3 One-Minute Timed Writings
• Find the Timed Writings on your "Tests" menu on Typing.com
• For the first and second focus ONLY on accuracy
• On the last "Go for broke" type as fast as your fingers will allow
• Finish Beginner Lessons on Typing.com
• Let me know if you will be unable to do this before the end of the hour
• Begin Intermediate Lessons on Typing.com

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (1:45 - 2:45 pm)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet due tomorrow, we will take quiz tomorrow as well...
• Work on 5K handouts: (due Monday)
• 5K Logo
• 5K Flyer
• Please save these as both publisher files and as PDF
• You will be uploading the PDF to Jupiter Grades

Tuesday, May 24

Word Processing Apps: 1st & 2nd period (8 - 10:05 am)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet Quiz
• Continue working on Labs 1, 2, & 3
• Any questions? Be sure to ask me.
• Upload "Airplane Rides" to Jupiter Grades in PDF format
• PDF format: Click Office Button, hover over "Save As", click on "PDF or XPS" option on sub-menu that appears to the right, save to your Z:Drive, WordApps folder.
• DIY Flyers when finished
• Test Review
• Production Test tomorrow!
• Handout: Chapter 2 Worksheet

Spreadsheet Apps: 3rd period (10:10 - 11:10 am)

• Production Test
• Chapter 2 Handout, due Thursday

Keyboarding I: 5th period (11 - 11:40 am)

• Game Day! 
• You'll be based in groups on yesterday's results
• Finish up any outstanding Beginner Lessons on Typing.com

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (11:45 am - 12:25 pm)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet due Thursday, we will take the quiz on the same day...
• Gimp continues
• Drawing Shapes
• Using Layers & Text
• Handouts: (due Monday)
• 5K Logo
• 5K Flyer

Monday, May 23

Word Processing Apps: 1st period (8 - 9:00 am)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet due today!
• Finish Apply Your Knowledge as a class
• We stopped on Step 14
• Begin Labs in book
• Begin with Lab 1, then Lab 2, and finally Lab 3.
• Take a quick peek at the Chapter Objectives, are you familiar with them all? If not, ask some questions.

Spreadsheet Apps: 2nd & 3rd period (9:05 - 11:10 am)

• Upload Lab 2: Scissors Supply to Jupiter Grades by end of day today
• Complete Cases & Places 1 in book
• You will use the book's information, but format YOUR own way.
• Try to make it personal
• "Teach Me" Exercise as a class
• Review: Practice Test handout
• Production test tomorrow

Keyboarding I: 5th period (12:40 - 1:40 pm)

• Quick Three Minute timed writing on Typing.com
• Continue the Beginner Exercises on Typing.com

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (1:45 - 2:45 pm)

• Review Chapters 1 & 4
• Gimp Sublesson
• Take it or leave it, you can use it if you want for your logo and other applications
• It is a more difficult program to pick up and use, but it is FAR more powerful for graphics applications.
• Chapter 1 Worksheet due Thursday, Quiz on Thursday as well!

Thursday, May 19

Word Processing Apps: 1st & 2nd period (8 - 10:05 am)

• Continue (and finish?) Chapter 1
• Review Chapter
• Your One Thing - Click to enter your information in
• Reminder: Email Assignment, due by Friday of this week in my inbox.
• Reminder: Chapter 1 Worksheet is due Monday...

Spreadsheet Apps: 3rd period (10:10 - 11:10 am)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet Quiz
• Work on Labs 1 & 2
• Luckiest Student in the Class Review Exercise
• We'll learn who today's luckiest student is... Pure, random luck.

Keyboarding I: 5th period (11 - 11:40 am)

• You've nearly finished the first week of Keyboarding I
• Exit Slip: We will do an exit slip at the end of each week, these are short and anonymous so please be honest and frank, I truly value your input on this class.
• Keyboard Quiz TODAY, you'll only need to know the Letters and Numbers...
• Last chance to use ABCya! Online Keyboard Game...
• We're continuing on Typing.com today
• Please, remember to log in to your account or I cannot give you credit for your work.

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (11:45 am - 12:25 pm)

• Chapter 4 Worksheet Quiz
• Keep on rolling through Chapter 1

Wednesday, May 18

Word Processing Apps: 1st period (8 - 9:00 am)

• Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007
• Let's get rolling on Chapter 1: Flyers
• We'll be learning all kinds of interesting information in this chapter:
• How to enter & edit fonts
• How to insert and format images/pictures
• How to insert a page border
• and much more!
• Reminder: Chapter 1 Worksheet is due Monday of next week
• Homework: Email Assignment, due by Friday of this week in my inbox
• Homework: Internet Scavenger Hunt, due by end of day TODAY (3 pm)

Spreadsheet Apps: 2nd & 3rd period (9:05 - 11:10 am)

• Chapter 1 Worksheet is due today
• Do Apply Your Knowledge as a class
• Begin working on Labs

Keyboarding I: 5th period (12:40 - 1:40 pm)

• Continue working though the Beginner Lessons on Typing.com
• Don't forget to LOG IN to your Typing.com account or you WILL NOT receive credit for your lessons.
• I will be grading these exercises on Wednesday of next week
• When you finish get extra practice with the games provided on the page or go back and redo exercises with low accuracy scores. If you are curious on your overall average accuracy for a unit, ask me and I will give you the percentage.
• Remember, I grade by your overall average ACCURACY percentage for each lesson. You may redo a lesson as many times as you see fit in order to obtain a higher accuracy score, but I suggest you progress through all the lessons first, THEN go back to try for a higher score.
• Keyboard Quiz will be TOMORROW, you'll only need to know the Letters and Numbers...
• ABCya! has a great interactive keyboard labeling game click to visit!

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (1:45 - 2:45 pm)

• Do some advanced features on our Train Letterhead from yesterday...
• Begin Chapter 1
• Chapter 4 Worksheet due today!
• Chapter 4 Worksheet Quiz tomorrow
• Here are some quick How To's for you

Tuesday, May 17

Word Processing Apps: 1st & 2nd period (8 - 10:05 am)

• Rules Review
• Introduction to an online quiz: Introduction/Rules Quiz
• Explore Jupiter Grades more in-depth
• Google - We'll create a Google Account, primarily for Gmail at this point, but I hope to delve into all the cool features toward the end of the term, if we have time.
• Handout: Chapter 1 Worksheet, due Monday of next week.
• Introduction to Computer Hardware
• Computer Hardware Google Slides Presentation
• Introduction to working with Windows
• Create folder on Z: Drive and learn what the Z:Drive is.
• Also learn about out W:Drive and what we'll be using there
• Homework: Email Assignment, due by Friday of this week in my inbox.
• Homework: Internet Scavenger Hunt, due tomorrow by end of day (3 pm)

Spreadsheet Apps: 3rd period (10:10 - 11:10 am)

• Continue Chapter 1 from yesterday, turn to page 33.
• Don't forget: Chapter 1 Worksheet due tomorrow!

Keyboarding I: 5th period (11 - 11:40 am)

• Welcome BACK to Key I!
• Today we'll be on Typing.com
• You'll be focusing on the Beginner Lessons
• Keyboard Quiz will be on Thursday, you'll only need to know the Letters and Numbers...
• ABCya! has a great interactive keyboard labeling game click to visit!

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (11:45 am - 12:25 pm)

• Keep on rolling through Chapter 4.
• What are your impressions of Publisher so far?
• Don't forget: Chapter 4 Worksheet due tomorrow!

Monday, May 16

Word Processing Apps: 1st period (8 - 9:00 am)

• NOTE: Today we meet for an hour, tomorrow we will meet for TWO hours...
• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• Introduction to:
• The Class Website - Hint... You're on it if you're reading this on your monitor.
• Let's make a bookmark...
• Jupiter Grades - How you will access your grades for this (and other classes) and submit some lessons.
• Let's make another bookmark...

Spreadsheet Apps: 2nd & 3rd period (9:05 - 11:10 am)

• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• What do you know? What do you want to know? Let's find out with a quick form.
• Let's get to spreadsheeting... Ew. That sounds a bit disgusting... How about let's get to sheeting? Ugh, that was even worse... Just open to Chapter 1 and lets get to Excelling... Hey! Now that's much better!
• Handout: Chapter 1 Worksheet - Due this Wednesday

Keyboarding I: 5th period (12:40 - 1:40 pm)

• Welcome to Key I!
• Syllabus and Rules
• Let's discuss proper typing.
• I will be keeping an eye on you throughout the term, watching your form, so please:
• Sit up straight
• Feet firmly and flatly on the floor
• Arch your fingers and place your fingers on "home row"
• Don't know "home row"? Well, that's were we'll be starting at today
• Let's explore the keyboard and become familiar with "Home Row".
• A, S, D, F for your left pinky, ring, middle, & pointer finger
• J, K, L, ; for your right pointer, middle, ring & pinky fingers
• Label the Keys Exercise
• Extra Practice: Check out this great interactive site to help you become familiar with the keys on your keyboard.
• We'll be using some online resources this term so let's begin:
• Navigate Chrome to This Website... It's Typing.com and we'll be using this site for at least the first three weeks of class
• Create your account
• Don't forget to write down your user name and password somewhere.

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (1:45 - 2:45 pm)

• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• What do you know? What do you want to know? Let's find out with a quick form.
• Term Long Project Handout: Your Theater
• We'll be using all of the skills from this class to create an awesome theater that you will be running!
• Publisher: Chapter 4 Begin
• Handout: Publisher Chapter 4 Worksheet - Due Wednesday (yes, this Wednesday, you groaners)