Day 6

6th:   Today's vocabulary word is application.  An application is a program on your computer that allows you to do something (e.g. surf the web, write a letter, draw a picture). I will be giving back your list of the keyboard shortcuts today.  We will be finishing up our detective work today.  We will also be start learning about the big boxy things sitting on your tables.  This reading will get us started and then we will see how much we know by printing off and completing a couple of activities:activity 1 & activity 2.

7th:  First, we will be visiting brainpop.com and watch the featured movie about computers.  We will talk about the impact Stave Jobs has had on all of our lives.  We will be working on our Websites again today.  We will start by creating pages to help the consumer navigate our sites.  You will then work on your own to customize your site.  If you finish with the content before it is time to leave you can add some new areas to your web such as Links (links to other websites that have similar items), 
Employment Opportunities (paragraph about what you are looking for in an employee, questions you would ask in an interview, what positions you are hiring and how much they pay, etc.), Grand Opening (Information about your grand opening as well as any special promotions you are running that day or contests you will have, stuff you will be giving away, etc.).  You can also be creative and add anything other information that you would like to include on your website. 

8th:  Continue to work on your blogs.  By the end of class today, I expect that you will have at least 2 original blog posts and cleaned up the side bars.  

You guys did are doing a great job!  Visit your friends Blogs for inspiration:


http://dancerkw.edublogs.org/
http://nba2011.edublogs.org/
http://caitgw.edublogs.org/
http://tintedglass88.edublogs.org/
http://amandalovesadventuretime.edublogs.org/
http://evy30176.edublogs.org/
http://bigfoot98.edublogs.org/
http://hunter305.edublogs.org/
Izzy's Blog! - Just another Edublogs.org site
http://tierra9632.edublogs.org/
http://stephaniebieber.edublogs.org/
http://marie98b.edublogs.org/

Day 5

ALL GRADES:  Before we do anything, please take this survey for the Growing Healthy Kids program.  


6th:  Today's vocabulary word is CTRL Key.  A key on a computer keyboard that is pressed in combination with another key to activate a shortcut.  I will be giving back your list of the keyboard shortcuts today.  We will be finishing up our detective work today.  We will also be start learning about the big boxy things sitting on your tables.  This reading will get us started and then we will see how much we know by completing a couple of activities:activity 1 & activity 2.


7th:  We will be continuing with our webs in class today.  But first, you need to e-mail me your websites URL at heidihemmesch@gmail.com This will be worth 5 points. If you finish with the content before it is time to leave you can add some new areas to your web such as Links (links to other websites that have similar items), 
Employment Opportunities (paragraph about what you are looking for in an employee, questions you would ask in an interview, what positions you are hiring and how much they pay, etc.), Grand Opening (Information about your grand opening as well as any special promotions you are running that day or contests you will have, stuff you will be giving away, etc.).  You can also be creative and add anything other information that you would like to include on your website.  Today will be your last time block to work on this web and I will be checking it at the start of Friday's class.

8th:  We will begin by taking this quick quiz based upon your Blog Questions assignment.  When you finish, you will continue to explore the features available for your blog.  You will also be adding your first blog post.  Postings will be due by next week.

Day 4

6th:  Today's vocabulary word is CPU.  A CPU is the Central Processing Unit in your computer.  It's what makes your computer work.  Today we will begin our detective work using keyboard shortcuts.  We will be having a quiz on this material within the next couple of weeks.

7th:  Today in class we will begin to build our websites (woo hoo!).  The majority of the class will be spent doing some good, old fashioned, hands-on learning.  You will be clicking through designs, templates, fonts, colors, etc. as you lay down the design foundations for your website.  Remember to think about what will be most visually pleasing and easy to navigate for your customers.  You website must include this information.

8th:  Time for some action!  Today we get started creating out blogs. You should also know some of the characteristics that make a blog "good".  We will begin by creating usernames and loging into our Blogs.  After that, we will explore the features of our blog host and begin to develop the format for our Blog.  Did you remember your assignment of bringing a picture?  See if you can figure out how to upload your picture onto your blog.  The design aspect is always my favorite part of creating any website, blog, etc.  so please, HAVE FUN and learn by doing!


Because time is short and I really want you to begin developing your blog, we will postpone the Blog Quiz until next week. : )

Day 3

6th:  I will spare you the heart stopping excitement of reviewing the classroom rules and expectations today (you're welcome).  This class we will continue to build our Technology Notebook that we started last week in Excel.  After we start our notebook we will be doing some detective work using keyboard shortcuts.

7th:  Now that you have an idea for your company it's time to start brainstorming the details.  In class today, we will be watching a tutorial on a how to create a free flash website using wix.com In order to make your web complete, you will need to include this information.  

8th:  To get started today, check your answers to the homework from last week's class.  Also, we will be having a quiz next week on Blogs (what they are, how they are used and some of the vocab) so you should use these answers to help you review.  The quiz will be next Friday. 

Now that we know what a blog is and how they are used, we will be viewing three blogs in class today.  Using these blogs as a basis, we will be determining as a class "what makes a blog good?".  You will be working independently to check out some blogs and then discuss some questions  By the end of class today we will have begun to discus what the parameters of our blog should include.  We will then jump head first into blog creation!

Day 2

6th:  In class today we are going to review the procedures/grading policy for this class.  This semester in class we will be keeping a technology notebook using Microsoft Excel and we will be setting it up today.  

Today's vocabulary word is DESKTOP - The main screen in Windows where you can put pictures that act as shortcuts to various programs and files. 


7th:  In class today we are going to review the rules and procedures/grading policy for this class.    We will also be discussing your project for the semester and checking out some company ideas.  By the end of class today you will need to e-mail me (heidihemmesch@gmail.com) with your company idea (e.g. clothing store, ice cream company, photography studio).

8th:  In class today we are going to review the rules and procedures/grading policy for this class.  The bulk of today's class will be spent watching a short video on blogging and answering some questions based on the video "Blogging in Plain English".  The questions should be completed and e-mailed to me (heidihemmesch@gmail.com) by the start of class on Friday.