In your planners, write:
By the end of today, I will be able to (IWBAT)...
TEST!!!
Continue work on my Who Am I? Project
Do Now/Activity
TYPING TEST click here - complete the test as many times as possible - you have 10 MINUTES
Take a screenshot after each test.
Calculate your AVERAGE WPM based on your best 3 tests.
Activity
Continue work on your Who Am I? Project
Watch the video about the Family Tree and complete that slide.
Wrap-up
What is hard about Power Point?

In your planners, write:
IWBAT... 
Increase my typing speed
Continue work on my Who Am I? Project
Do Now
Practice typing here.
Activity
Continue Working on your Who Am I? Project
Calculate your percentage Ethnicity and insert a Table.
Wrap-up
What Nationality do you identify with most?

In your planners write:
By the end of today I will be able to:
Follow directions precisely to finish a project.

Do Now:
Typing practice - 10 minutes. Click here.

Activity:

1. Finish Sustainability Project 3 - do not print.
   
2. Save as "SP3 your first name"
   
3. Leave it on your desktop.
   

With the leftover time...
1. You may finish your Thanksgiving drawing in Paintbrush.
2. You may draw something for Christmas in Paintbrush (click here).

In your planners write:
By the end of today I will be able to:
Improve my typing by 1 wpm, TEST Tuesday, Dec 4.
Create a new PowerPoint Presentation
HW: Family Tree and Ancestry Interview sheet - Due Friday.

Do Now:
Typing practice - 10 minutes. Click here.

Activity:

1. Begin PowerPoint project "Who Am I?"
   
2. I will take pictures of you in class today for your project (if you need them).
3. Create at least slides 1 and 2.  Here are some paragraph starters.
   

Wrap-up
What are some differences between PowerPoint and Microsoft Word?

In your planners write:
By the end of today I will be able to:
Improve my typing by 1 wpm, TEST Tuesday, Dec 4.
Add slides to a PowerPoint Presentation
Due: Family Tree and Ancestry Interview sheet.

Do Now:
Typing practice - 10 minutes. Click here.

Activity:

1. Continue "Who Am I"
   
2. Insert your family tree - Follow directions.
   
3. Create a graph of your nationalities (follow directions).
   

Wrap-up
What is difficult for you in PowerPoint?  Be specific.

Follow directions carefully today and you will have fun.
Go to your Applications folder (on your dock)

1. Open Paintbrush
   
2. If it tells you that you don't have permission, raise your hand and I will enter the proper information.
   
3. Use the default picture size (it comes up when you open Paintbrush)
   
4. Complete AT LEAST ONE drawing and COLOR it.
   

Activity

1. Test - click here.  Take a screenshot after you finish each test.
2. If you want to try another test, click here.
   
3. Calculate your average WPM from your best 3 tests.
   
4. Graph your results 
   
5. Answer the reflection questions below on your binder paper.

         Are you improving? If so, why do you think you're improving? If not, why not?

1. Complete the survey here. 
   
2. Finish Sustainability Project Section 2 if you haven't already.
   
3. Continue to practice typing at one of the links above.
   

Wrap-up Discussion
Are you improving? If so, why do you think you're improving? If not, why not?

Activity
Begin Sustainability Project, Section 3 - the orange paper sheet.
You will also need this document.After #2 on the front side write "2.5 Copy and paste text from "Sustanability3.doc"
You should complete most of this project today.
If you finish, you may work on the Extensions(on the back of the yellow sheet at the bottom).

Wrap-up Discussion
What is the most difficult part of this project?

Activity
Continue Sustainability Project, Section 2 - the yellow paper sheet.
You should be working on Part 2 or Part 3
If you finish, you may work on the Extensions(on the back of the yellow sheet at the bottom).

Wrap-up Discussion
What is the hardest part about following these directions?

Activity
Finish Sustainability Project, Section 2 - the yellow paper sheet.
You should be working on Part 3
If you finish, you may work on the Extensions(on the back of the yellow sheet at the bottom).
When you finish completely, you may continue your typing practice - click here.

Wrap-up Discussion
What are some tricks to finding the main ideas of an article?

Activity
Typing Test - you will calculate the average of 3 scores.
Graph your results.

• Have you improved since your last test?  Why or why not? 
  
• What is the hardest part for you? 
  
• What can you do to improve your typing?

Finish Word mini-project (the blue paper project), print document and turn in checklist - stapled.
Wrap-up
How are you going to improve your typing?

Activity
Halloween fun day!
Choose 3 (or more) of the following links and follow the directions.
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3 
Link 4
Link 5 - click on any of the pictures on the right and "color" them in. DO NOT PRINT.
After you have spent some time playing around with each link, open a Word Document and 
title the document Halloween Activity

Answer the questions: "What was good about this activity?  What was bad about this activity?
Complete these questions for each activity you completed.


Wrap-up
What Halloween activity did you like best?

Activity
Begin Sustainability Project Section 2 - see yellow handout.

Wrap-up
Where are you having trouble with following directions?

Activity

• Learning the Shift Key - demonstration, then practice on Dance Mat Level 4 Stage12
  
• You will practice for about 15 minutes.
  

• Then we will finish up our Microsoft Word mini-project.  Your project is due on Thursday.

Wrap-up
What keys are the hardest to find?

Activity
Practice typing test - the document will also be on your desktop.
Finish mini-project.  Add screenshots of your searches if you are finished with everything.
Free time??? Maybe.

Wrap-up
Are you improving?  Why or why not.

Activity
Turn your VOLUMES OFF
Begin DanceMat Typing at Level 1, Stage 1
Work as far as you can in the time given - remember NO LOOKING!!!
When I tell you to stop, take a screenshot where you end.

Wrap-up
Discussion: How does Dance Mat differ from Typing Tutor?

Activity
Typing test - follow directions CAREFULLY
Calculate your average WPM - follow directions.
Graph your results on your bar graph.

Wrap-up
Have you improved? If so, why?  If not, why not?

Activity

• Once you have completed Lesson 15, go to Dance Mat typing Level 2 Stage 4

• Today we will begin our first project - What is Sustainability?
• Video Instructions, part 1
• Video Instructions, part 2
• Video Instructions, part 3

Wrap-up
What is the one computer program that you really want to learn how to use?  Why do you want to  learn this program.

Activity...
Follow directions for logging into your Block_ account.

1. Open "1-10 Typing Test" on your desktop
2. Complete each section ONCE.
   
3. Save the document to your desktop.
   

Go to DanceMat typing and start at Level 1, Stage 1

Wrap-up
Discuss as a class... What did you do over break to improve your typing?

Activity
Complete Lesson 14 ONCE.  Take a screenshot after you complete the lesson.

1. Open the Document on your desktop titled "Lessons 1-12 practice"
   
2. Complete each section ONCE.
   
3. Save the document to your desktop.
   

Go to DanceMat typing and start at Level 1, Stage 1

Wrap-up
How is it going? Share your experiences.

Activity
Continue to work on Lessons 9, 10, 11, and 12.
You may practice for your quiz here.

Wrap-up
Sharing... How are you doing?  Can you offer any tips for others who might be struggling?

Activity
Quiz - please follow directions
Take Quarter 1 survey at this link.

Wrap-up
What have you enjoyed most about this class so far?