Monday, March 17, 2008

3/17/08

Sophomores

Aim- practice typing, continue Google maps project.

Daily Journal

Practice typing correctly with Lesson #3 - click here.
  • aim for less than 10 errors
Practice typing with Lesson #4 - click here.

When done, write in your daily journal how many errors you had in each lesson - use complete sentences. Repeat the above typing lessons.

Classwork
  • Basketball Tournament link here
    • Group password is: kipp
  • In Google Maps, create a custom map of your 10 favorite restaurants in Denver
    • think of fast food (McDonalds, Taco Bell, etc.)
    • you need a google account
    • note: do not print any of your Google maps

Senior Class
Aim
-complete assignment on PSA peer review; sign up for march madness tournament; get Google maps graded
Daily Journal-Windows PC's no journal; begin classwork below; current grades are posted

Classwork

PSA Peer Review Assignment-Windows PC's (due today)

  1. view the class PSA's here
  2. pick 10 of the class PSA's (there are 24 to pick from)
  3. use Microsoft word and write the following about each of the 10 PSA's:
    • what is the message/point of the PSA?
    • how was the message/point told?
    • example: Juan's PSA was about the dangers of smoking. He used pictures of bad lungs and quotes from doctors to tell the message.
  4. print and put in basket

Google Maps Project-Windows PC's (due Wed.)

  • In Google Maps, create a custom map of your favorite restaurants in Denver
    • note: do not print any of your Google maps
  • 2nd map: once you complete the first google map, create a 2nd map listing your five favorite high schools in Colorado
  • 3rd map: create a new map titled: West Coast Trip
    • add these locations to your map: Univ. of Southern California; Alcatraz in San Francisco; Yosemite National Park; Golden Gate Bridge; Glacier Point – Sentinel Dome; Fisherman's Wharf, California; UCLA; Disneyland; Santa Monica Pier

NCAA Basketball Tournament link here
    • Group password is: kipp
Fun Assignment: Bookr assignment - click here and read

PSA Project-Macbooks (no macbook use today)