2/25/08

Sophomore Class

Aim- practice typing and begin presentations on solving America's problems

Daily Journal

Describe what you thought of this morning's Team and Family meeting. How did you feel? What did you like about the meeting? How could it be better? Use complete sentences.

note: Mr. Bucy will supervise class today; before leaving, shut down computers please.

Classwork

• Complete assignment: Solve America's Problems

• see project details here
• When finished (have you added animation to your powerpoint?), begin the assignment below:
• View the Brainpop movie on filmmaking (click here)
• After viewing the short movie, answer in your daily journal:
• What are credits?
• A movie is said to be the creation of who?
• Whose job is it to find interesting places to shoot scenes?
• What is a documentary?
• When finished, assign yourself by watching any of the free Brainpop movies.
• to view a free movie, the movie must have the word free on it
• for science movies, click here
• for social studies movies, click here
• for English movies, click here
• for Math movies, click here
• for Arts and Music movies, click here
• for Health movies, click here
• for Technology movies, click here
  

Senior Class
Aim-complete PSA in iMovie and begin Google map expoloration

Notes: If you have an A, B, or C, you may use a laptop today when it's your turn

Daily Journal-Windows PC's

Describe what you thought of this morning's Team and Family meeting. How did you feel? What did you like about the meeting? How could it be better? Use complete sentences.

Note: current grades are posted-read what is expected of you today below

Classwork

Political Ad Project-Windows PC's

• In Google Maps, create a custom map of your favorite restaurants in Denver
  
• see printed example posted on Whiteboard
• you will need a Google account to save your map; see below to set up your Google account
  
• to sign up for an account with Google:
1. go to google.com
2. click sign in link (top right corner)
3. click on the "create an account now" link and follow instructions
4. once you have successfully created an account, go to Google Maps
• 2nd map: once you complete the first google map, create a 2nd map listing your five favorite high schools in Colorado
  

PSA Project-Macbooks

• today: iMovie lesson on titles/garageband with Mr. Dino
• PSA Project details here
• PSA's are due on Wednesday; when you finish and have met the project requirements, see Mr. Dino to turn in your movie
• when you are done, begin the iMovie on your political ad
• see sample political ad here