B/3 - Friday, September 28, 2012

Hale's Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
All students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Favorite Place Project:  Students opened favpla word document from their home directory.  Students verified that favpla word document had the URL of pic and a copy of pic.  Students verified that image was saved to their home directory labeled with the name of their favorite place. 

• Next time -- Students create a script that answers the following:

1. Where is your favorite place?
2. Why is this your favorite place?
3. What do you like to do at your favorite place?

Hoffert's Class -- Students searched on Google Images for a pic/image of their favorite place.  Students located the URL of the pic/image. After opening a word doc students saved the URL of pic and a copied of pic into the doc. Students saved the image to their home directory. While using MS Word students created  scripts that answers the following:

1. Where is your favorite place?
2. Why is this your favorite place?
3. What do you like to do at your favorite place? 

Students saved their script as favpla2 hof to their home dir.

• Next time --  Students will review their favpla2 scripts and verify that their script is finished.  Students will search and locate a picture of the transportation used to arrive at fav place.  Students will add transportation image info to favpla doc and save image to home directory. Review/Demo how to use PhotoStory. While in PhotoStory demo adding image, voice and changing movement of picture (if needed).  Choosing music? Creating and saving favpla movie.

Reynolds' Class -- Students watched name slide show (see at the end of post) complete with bows and applauded for each student's hard work. Students learned to use a few basic tools in MS Word 2007. Students wrote 4-5 sentences

1. My name is _____________.
2. I am ___ years old.
3. I am in ____________'s class.
4. I live in _______________.

 Students watched teacher demo basic tools in MS Word 2007. Some of the items demo'ed and disscussed:

• Ribbons to access tools (home, insert, view, etc.)
• Changing font:  style, type, size, color, high lighting
• Selecting All
• Cut, Copy and Paste
• Aligning -- Left, Center and Right with examples of justified

  Students used remaining time to explored with taught Word tools.

• Next time -- Additional assignment using taught tools in Word

 
Reynolds' slide show

A/2 - Thursday, September 27, 2012

Faulhaber's Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
All students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was discussed and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific. 

• Next time -- Each student will choose their favorite place and search for images.  Once an image is chosen the student will locate the full size version and the image's URL.  Students will search for image of favorite place pic, start/save favpla word doc, copy and paste image URL as well as image

Monroe's Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
All students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was discussed and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific. 

• Next time -- Each student will choose their favorite place and search for images.  Once an image is chosen the student will locate the full size version and the image's URL.  Students will search for image of favorite place pic, start/save favpla word doc, copy and paste image URL as well as image

Blackwood's Class -- Students watched name slide show complete with bows and applauded for each student's hard work. Students learned to use MS Word 2007.  Items demo'ed and disscussed:

1. Ribbons to access tools (home, insert, view, etc.)
2. Changing font:  style, type, size, color, high lighting
3. Selecting All
4. Cut, Copy and Paste
5. Aligning -- Left, Center and Right with examples of justified

Students wrote 4-5 sentences and explored with taught Word tools.

• Next time -- Additional assignment using taught tools in Word

D/1 - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Lee's Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
Some students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was explored and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific.  Each student choose their favorite place and searched for images.  Once an image was chosen the student located the full size version and the image's URL. 

• Next time -- Students search for image of favorite place pic, start/save favpla word doc, copy and paste image URL as well as image

Bolebruch's Class -- Students arrived about 10 mins late for technology rotation.  Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
Some students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was explored and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific.  

• Next time -- Students choose their favorite place and search for images.  Once an image is chosen the student will locate the full size version and the image's URL. Students search for image of favorite place pic, start/save favpla word doc, copy and paste image URL as well as image

Little's Class -- Students watched name slide show complete with bows and appaulse. Students learned to use MS Word 2007.  Disscussed:

1. Ribbons to access tools (home, insert, view, etc.)
2. Changing font:  style, type, size, color, high lighting
3. Selecting All
4. Cut, Copy and Paste
5. Aligning -- Left, Center and Right with examples of justified

• Next time -- assignment using taught tools in Word

C/5 - Monday, September 24, 2012

Shannon's Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
Some students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in paint and/or word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was explored and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific.  Each student choose their favorite place and searched for images.  Once an image was chosen the student located the full size version and the image's URL.  A new word document was opened by each student. The image's URL was copied and pasted onto the word doc.  Word doc was saved as favpla sha + initials. 

• Next time -- Students test link in "favpla sha" doc and add image

Hilgers' Class -- Finishing Tech2012 Letters for Ms. Reid and Starting Favorite Place Presentation
Some students finished tech2012 letters to Ms. Reid to explain what they would like to do in technology this year.  Students who finished during previous visit worked in Type To Learn, Paint and/or Word.
Students started favorite place presentation with internet safety and responsibility reminders from Ms. Reid.  Searching on Google Images for a place was explored and keywords identified as specific enough or too specific.  Each student choose their favorite place and searched for images.  Once an image was chosen the student located the full size version and the image's URL. 

• Next time -- Students search for image of favorite place pic, start/save favpla word doc, copy and paste image URL as well as image

Barefoot's Class -- Name Picture

Students watched Ms. Reid create a name picture using tools in MS Paint XP.  Students created pictures while using MS Paint XP at individual workstations.

• Next time -- Name pics slide show on the BIG screen