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For Week of April 26

We dive into Impress this week:

• The Impress work environment
• Text vs. non-text objects
• Creating a new presentation
• Applying layouts
• Selecting text objects
• Moving with keyboard and mouse
• Drawing Objects
• Inserting graphics
• Modifying graphics
• Formatting text objects
• Arranging/ordering objects

For Week of April 19

We'll finish up with components and move into software and where to buy this week.

Your next assignment:

1. Create an Evaluation Grid for your next technology apparatus purchase.
2. List a minimum of 3 choices and all appropriate variables to consider in the purchase; include a picture for each.
3. Include a narrative somewhere in your document indicating your final choice, and the rationale for your decision.
4. Create your grid in Google Docs and share with me when complete.

Due: Monday, April 26.

For Week of April 12

Our topic this week:

"Choosing Your Next Electronic Interface - How to be an Informed Consumer"

The computing landscape has never before offered the array of choices available to the Class of 2010. Our goal this week is to investigate the alternatives in hardware, specifications, components, and software; so that your next technology investment fully meets your needs over the expected lifetime of the purchase.

For Week of March 29

Continued examination of Google Earth (Moon, Sky, Mars).

Tours assignment.

As promised, Street sightings - 1 2 3

For Week of March 22

Monday (and probably part of Tuesday) - Quiz C

Remainder of week: Google Earth!

MONDAY IN-CLASS WORK

1) Read this article on Google Calendars.

2) Log-in to your Google Apps account.

3) Now, create your personal calendar in Google Apps. Enter at least 15 different events (include descriptions for all) for your calendar (Birthdays, Special Events, Projects due, etc). If there are specific times for events, please use them; otherwise make the event "all day".

Requirements:

• At least 3 events in March
• At least 4 additional events in April
• At least 4 additional events before end of school year.
• At least 4 additional events before end of 2010
• Create and set "reminders" for at least two events in March or April.
• Change default view to MONTH
• REPEATING events counts as ONE!

You may also find the links on this page helpful.

Please keep in mind when creating events that ANY member of the Badin community can access your calendar. Don't post actual dates/times if you don't want them known. 


E-mail me when completed to inform me to review your calendar.