Sophomore Class
Aim
- practice typing skills
- review goals collage
- complete biography diagram
- learn how to research answers to questions using the internet
Classwork
- practice your typing
- go to this website on typing
- practice lessons #3 and #4
- turn your volume off
- you will be graded on proper typing position for hands!
- work on project: Biography diagram
- print your biography diagram, then answer your questions using the internet
- write your answers on your biography diagram
- also answer these questions-who, what, why, where, when
- when answering your questions (researching on the internet) you may only use the web links below provided by Mr. Dino
- begin your powerpoint presentation about your person (use bio outline)
- one slide per question
- also answer these questions: who, what, why, where, and when
- helping others quietly
- practice your typing with the typing lessons on the left side at this typing site
Aim
- review goals collage in color
- review key class rules
- listen to Mr. Dino
- stay on task-remember: it's a privilege to use these Macs
- share Macbooks responsibly and cooperatively
- review Mac basics and iWeb
Daily Journal (remember to use complete sentences; add this answer to your other journals; date the answer)
- What high school do you want to attend next year and why?
- display your table tent
- Review project: KIPP goals collage
- get familiar with the Macbook
- get a macbook and a partner
- log in with user name: student; no password
- go to firefox and look at this tutorial on Mac interface basics
- view the first 2 tutorials
- view the iLife tutorial here
- begin your iWeb
If you finish early, assign yourself with:
- visit this site that shows digital portfolios from another middle school
- take notes in your daily journal about some neat things you see middle school kids doing with technology that you'd like to do
