27 September 2012 Typing Tuesday on Thursday

When you are done collecting your images, go to this website to practice your typing.  We will discuss the website.

Typing Exercise

At the end of the semester you will be given a typing accuracy test.  Make sure that you use the full class time provided to work on your typing skills.

27 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

Review the below link.

Apple Maps VS Google Maps

Write at least two sentences telling me if you think Google or Apple does a better job with maps.  The article shows an image of Apple Maps.

Remember to post in the correct format:

First Name-Last Initial
Hour

Warmup Answer

27 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

Review the below link.

Apple Maps VS Google Maps

Write at least two sentences telling me if you think Google or Apple does a better job with maps.  The article shows an image of Apple Maps.

Remember to post in the correct format:

First Name-Last Initial
Hour

Warmup Answer

27 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

Review the below link.

Apple Maps VS Google Maps

Write at least two sentences telling me if you think Google or Apple does a better job with maps.  The article shows an image of Apple Maps.

Remember to post in the correct format:

First Name-Last Initial
Hour

Warmup Answer

27 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

Review the below link.

Apple Maps VS Google Maps

Write at least two sentences telling me if you think Google or Apple does a better job with maps.  The article shows an image of Apple Maps.

Remember to post in the correct format:

First Name-Last Initial
Hour

Warmup Answer

27 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

Review the below link.

Apple Maps VS Google Maps

Write at least two sentences telling me if you think Google or Apple does a better job with maps.  The article shows an image of Apple Maps.

Remember to post in the correct format:

First Name-Last Initial
Hour

Warmup Answer

26 September 2012 Technology All Classes Warmup

No warmup.  Get the word document with your project open.  I will be coming by to check progress for your warmup.

24-27 September 2012 Visual Art

Students are working collaboratively to complete short stories that they will tell with visual images.  The final product will be a 2'x3' collage.  Our warmups are improving students drawing skills and will be integrated into the finished artwork.

Monday: Shading
Tuesday: Contour, Gestural, Implied Line
Wednesday: Blending and mixing color
Thursday:  All over design

25 September 2012 Typing Tuesday-Moved

Typing Tuesday has been moved to Thursday.  We are going to complete collecting our images before we do our typing exercises.

25 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

If you posted your warmup incorrectly yesterday, repost here, correctly.  This is an opportunity for you to receive your 10 points and ensure that you know how to post correctly.  If you posted correctly, you do not have a warmup.  I have included another example of the format you are to be posting in.

Amie H. 
1st Hour

I am reposting because I did not post correctly yesterday.  This is where I need to put my answer.  I post my first name and last initial.  Then I post my hour.  Below that I post my answer to the warmup question.

25 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

If you posted your warmup incorrectly yesterday, repost here, correctly.  This is an opportunity for you to receive your 10 points and ensure that you know how to post correctly.  If you posted correctly, you do not have a warmup.  I have included another example of the format you are to be posting in.

Amie H. 
1st Hour

I am reposting because I did not post correctly yesterday.  This is where I need to put my answer.  I post my first name and last initial.  Then I post my hour.  Below that I post my answer to the warmup question.

25 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

If you posted your warmup incorrectly yesterday, repost here, correctly.  This is an opportunity for you to receive your 10 points and ensure that you know how to post correctly.  If you posted correctly, you do not have a warmup.  I have included another example of the format you are to be posting in.

Amie H. 
1st Hour

I am reposting because I did not post correctly yesterday.  This is where I need to put my answer.  I post my first name and last initial.  Then I post my hour.  Below that I post my answer to the warmup question.

25 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

If you posted your warmup incorrectly yesterday, repost here, correctly.  This is an opportunity for you to receive your 10 points and ensure that you know how to post correctly.  If you posted correctly, you do not have a warmup.  I have included another example of the format you are to be posting in.

Amie H. 
1st Hour

I am reposting because I did not post correctly yesterday.  This is where I need to put my answer.  I post my first name and last initial.  Then I post my hour.  Below that I post my answer to the warmup question.

25 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

If you posted your warmup incorrectly yesterday, repost here, correctly.  This is an opportunity for you to receive your 10 points and ensure that you know how to post correctly.  If you posted correctly, you do not have a warmup.  I have included another example of the format you are to be posting in.

Amie H. 
1st Hour

I am reposting because I did not post correctly yesterday.  This is where I need to put my answer.  I post my first name and last initial.  Then I post my hour.  Below that I post my answer to the warmup question.

24 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

List the classes that you use technology in.  Remember to post in the correct location and post in the correct format.  Many of you have received a 0 on warmups because you are not posting correctly.  I have posted another example.

Example:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I use technology  in technology and art.

24 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

List the classes that you use technology in.  Remember to post in the correct location and post in the correct format.  Many of you have received a 0 on warmups because you are not posting correctly.  I have posted another example.

Example:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I use technology  in technology and art.

24 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

List the classes that you use technology in.  Remember to post in the correct location and post in the correct format.  Many of you have received a 0 on warmups because you are not posting correctly.  I have posted another example.

Example:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I use technology  in technology and art.

24 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Wamrup

List the classes that you use technology in.  Remember to post in the correct location and post in the correct format.  Many of you have received a 0 on warmups because you are not posting correctly.  I have posted another example.

Example:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I use technology  in technology and art.

24 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

List the classes that you use technology in.  Remember to post in the correct location and post in the correct format.  Many of you have received a 0 on warmups because you are not posting correctly.  I have posted another example.

Example:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I use technology  in technology and art.

20 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

This morning I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work.  I enjoy having all of my students in class.  Your hard work and dedication to doing well in school make my job very easy.  Let's keep working hard and following direction to ensure that we have a great school year.

You do not have a warmup today.  Start working on your scavenger hunt until I give directions.

I will pass out grade checks today.  They must be signed and returned by Monday.  I will not except them any day besides Monday.

20 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

This morning I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work.  I enjoy having all of my students in class.  Your hard work and dedication to doing well in school make my job very easy.  Let's keep working hard and following direction to ensure that we have a great school year.

You do not have a warmup today.  Start working on your scavenger hunt until I give directions.

I will pass out grade checks today.  They must be signed and returned by Monday.  I will not except them any day besides Monday.

20 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

This morning I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work.  I enjoy having all of my students in class.  Your hard work and dedication to doing well in school make my job very easy.  Let's keep working hard and following direction to ensure that we have a great school year.

You do not have a warmup today.  Start working on your scavenger hunt until I give directions.

I will pass out grade checks today.  They must be signed and returned by Monday.  I will not except them any day besides Monday.

20 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

This morning I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work.  I enjoy having all of my students in class.  Your hard work and dedication to doing well in school make my job very easy.  Let's keep working hard and following direction to ensure that we have a great school year.

You do not have a warmup today.  Finish your posters.  Once class begins, I will review how to print your posters.  They must be printed by the end of today.

I will pass out grade checks today.  They must be signed and returned by Monday.  I will not except them any day besides Monday.

20 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

This morning I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work.  I enjoy having all of my students in class.  Your hard work and dedication to doing well in school make my job very easy.  Let's keep working hard and following direction to ensure that we have a great school year.

You do not have a warmup today.  Finish your posters.  Once class begins, I will review how to print your posters.  They must be printed by the end of today.

I will pass out grade checks today.  They must be signed and returned by Monday.  I will not except them any day besides Monday.

18 September 2012 6th Hour Art Self-Portrait Critique

Today students critiqued their last art projects, self-portraits.  Students had to introduce themselves.  They told us the type of portrait they choose; representational, abstract, non-representational.  They explained how the artwork represented them.

Students were randomly assigned classmates and had to answer descriptive critique questions about that students artwork.

This was our first critique.  I stressed the importance of being respectful during critique.

Coming Soon!

We are working on a website to post all of the artwork we create in class.

17 September 2012 6th Hour Art

Find photos or images from magazines and write a sentence for each of these, eight, topics.

1.  Something you love.
2.  Something you hate.
3.  Something you are scared of.
4.  Something that makes you feel brave.
5.  Something you think is pretty.
6.  Something you think is ugly.
7.  Something you think is art.
8.. Something you think trash.

We will use these images in our upcoming art project.

19-20 September 2012 6th Grade Technology Scavenger Hunt

We will be completing a Scavenger Hunt to familiarize ourselves with the Microsoft Office Suite.  Each part of the hunt works with a different part of Microsoft Office.  You must have all parts of the hunt to receive your points for this project.

19 September 2012

1.  Microsoft Word
-Type the posted instructions using correct spelling, grammar, and punctation.
-Type your name.
-Find Ms. Maestas' Welcome Letter on the internet.
-Post the letter in the word document.
-Type 3 sentences in a paragraph format on your opinion of the letter.
-Format the letter and your opinion to be in two separate columns.
-The font must be 12 points.

2.  Microsoft Excel
-List Teachers, Support Staff, and Students
-Find the number of teachers in the school.
-Find the number of support staff in the school.
-Find the number of students in class today.
-Post in Excel.
-Average.
-Complete graph of chart of your choice.

3.  Save progress to Odin.

20 September 2012

1.   Microsoft Excel
-Complete Microsoft Excel assignment.

2.  Microsoft Publisher
-Create thank you note for a staff member at the school.

3.  Save projects to Odin.

19 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

List all of the Microsoft Office programs you can think of without looking at the computer Start Menu.  Make sure you use the correct warmup format.  If you do not you will not receive credit.

EXAMPLE:

Amie H.
4th Hour

Office
Excel
(You should add as many as you can think of.

If your warmup does not look like this you WILL NOT receive credit!

19 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

List all of the Microsoft Office programs you can think of without looking at the computer Start Menu.  Make sure you use the correct warmup format.  If you do not you will not receive credit.

EXAMPLE:

Amie H.
3rd Hour

Office
Excel
(You should add as many as you can think of.

If your warmup does not look like this you WILL NOT receive credit!

19 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

List all of the Microsoft Office programs you can think of without looking at the computer Start Menu.  Make sure you use the correct warmup format.  If you do not you will not receive credit.

EXAMPLE:

Amie H.
2th Hour

Office
Excel
(You should add as many as you can think of.

If your warmup does not look like this you WILL NOT receive credit!

19 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

Have a student sitting next to you look at your poster and give you one suggestion to improve your poster.  Post that suggestion as your warmup.  Make sure you are using the correct format.  If you do not use the exact format you will not receive credit.  I have included an example.

EXAMPLE:

Amie H.
7th Hour

I can improve my poster by adding more color.  (You include whatever your classmate suggests.)

If your warmup does not look like this you WILL NOT receive credit!

19 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

Have a student sitting next to you look at your poster and give you one suggestion to improve your poster.  Post that suggestion as your warmup.  Make sure you are using the correct format.  If you do not use the exact format you will not receive credit.  I have included an example.

EXAMPLE:

Amie H.
1st Hour

I can improve my poster by adding more color.  (You include whatever your classmate suggests.)

If your warmup does not look like this you WILL NOT receive credit!

18 September 2012 6th Grade Typing Tuesday

On Tuesday, each week, we will practice and learn to type.  I will post instructions for you each Tuesday to direct you to the program you are to use.  After I give instruction, and you have completed your warmup, go to the link below.

Typing Exercise

At the end of the semester you will be given a typing accuracy test.  Make sure that you use the full class time provided to work on your typing skills.

18 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

Answer the question in a post.  Remember to post correctly.

When typing what do you do to type capital letters?

18 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

Answer the question in a post.  Remember to post correctly.

When typing what do you do to type capital letters?

18 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

Answer the question in a post.  Remember to post correctly.

When typing what do you do to type capital letters?

18 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

Explain, in your own words, how this technology standard relates to the project you are working on.

Standard III-D:  Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

Use at least two, full, sentences.  Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

18 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

Explain, in your own words, how this technology standard relates to the project you are working on.

Standard III-D:  Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

Use at least two, full, sentences.  Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

17 September 2012 7th Hour Technology Warmup

Follow each step for your warmup.  Skip any step that does not apply to you.

1.  Log in to Power School.

2.  Your Power School Login is your login password.

3.  If you do not have your username stand in a single file line starting at the tape box.

4.  Get a piece of scratch paper.

5.  Check all of your grades.

6.  On the scrap paper, write down every missing assignment you have.

7.  Miss. Holmberg will check this list before you leave class.

8.  When complete wait for instruction for you first project.

Remember, this is a grade!

17 September 2012 4th Hour Technology Warmup

Follow each step for your warmup.  Skip any step that does not apply to you.

1.  Log in to Power School.

2.  Your Power School Login is your login password.

3.  If you do not have your username stand in a single file line starting at the tape box.

4.  Get a piece of scratch paper.

5.  Check all of your grades.

6.  On the scrap paper, write down every missing assignment you have.

7.  Miss. Holmberg will check this list before you leave class.

8.  When complete wait for instruction for you first project.

Remember, this is a grade!

17 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology Warmup

Follow each step for your warmup.  Skip any step that does not apply to you.

1.  Log in to Power School.

2.  Your Power School password is your login password.

3.  If you do not have your username stand in a single file line starting at the tape box.

4.  Get a piece of scratch paper.

5.  Check all of your grades.

6.  On the scrap paper, write down every missing assignment you have.

7.  Miss. Holmberg will check this list before you leave class.

8.  When complete wait for instruction for you first project.

Remember, this is a grade!

17 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

Follow each step for your warmup.  Skip any step that does not apply to you.

1.  Log in to Power School.

2.  Your Power School Login is your login password.

3.  If you do not have your password stand in a single file line starting at the tape box.

4.  Get a piece of scratch paper.

5.  Check all of your grades.

6.  On the scrap paper, write down every missing assignment you have.

7.  Miss. Holmberg will check this list before you leave class.

8.  When complete wait for instruction for you first project.

Remember, this is a grade!

7th and 8th Grade Rabies Poster Project Steps and Instructions

This will be our first technology based project.  Each day I will post a new instruction in this thread for you to complete the project correctly.  We will be created posters for a contest being run by the Pueblo Health Department.

Theme:  6th-8th: Prevent the spread of rabies.

17 September 2012

Step 1:  Identify 3 facts about the prevention of rabies.  See if you can find facts about related to this from Pueblo.

18 September 2012

Step 2:  Ensure that the facts you identified come from good sources.  We will discuss sources in class.

Step 3:  Discuss the guidelines and requirements for the poster.

Step 4:  Choose a program to create your poster in.

Step 5:  Begin creating your poster.

19 September 2012

Step 6:  Today is a work day for your posters.

20 September 2012

Step 7:  Finish poster.

Step 8:  Print poster.

17 September 2012 1st Hour Warmup

Follow each step for your warmup.  Skip any step that does not apply to you.

1.  Log in to Power School.

2.  Your Power School Login is your login password.

3.  If you do not have your password stand in a single file line starting at the tape box.

4.  Get a piece of scratch paper.

5.  Check all of your grades.

6.  On the scrap paper, write down every missing assignment you have.

7.  Miss. Holmberg will check this list before you leave class.

8.  When complete wait for instruction for you first project.

Remember, this is a grade!

13 September 2012 7th Hour Technology

Find out what the Google Doodle means.  In 3-5 complete sentences tell me what today's Google Doodle means.

Complete sentences means that you need to use correct capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

13 September 2012 4th Technology Warmup

Find out what the Google Doodle means.  In 3-5 complete sentences tell me what today's Google Doodle means.

Complete sentences means that you need to use correct capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

13 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology

Find out what the Google Doodle means.  In 3-5 complete sentences tell me what today's Google Doodle means.

Complete sentences means that you need to use correct capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

13 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology Warmup

Find out what the Google Doodle means.  In 3-5 complete sentences tell me what today's Google Doodle means.

Complete sentences means that you need to use correct capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

13 September 2012 1st Hour Technology Warmup

Find out what the Google Doodle means.  In 3-5 complete sentences tell me what today's Google Doodle means.

Complete sentences means that you need to use correct capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

12 September 2012 4th Technology

Use the internet to find the definition of a rivalry.  Then find an example of a famous rivalry.  I have included and example of what your Warmup needs to look like.  Remember to use the correct format.

Example:

Amie H.
2nd Hour

My Answer

12 September 2012 3rd Hour Technology

Use the internet to find the definition of a rivalry.  Then find an example of a famous rivalry.  I have included and example of what your Warmup needs to look like.  Remember to use the correct format.

Example:

Amie H.
2nd Hour

My Answer

12 September 2012 2nd Hour Technology

Use the internet to find the definition of a rivalry.  Then find an example of a famous rivalry.  I have included and example of what your Warmup needs to look like.  Remember to use the correct format.

Example:

Amie H.
2nd Hour

My Answer

11 September 2012 Open House

Make sure to stop by the Technology Lab, Rm. 20, to talk to me and check out what your student has been doing.  I will be there for visual arts and technology.

I look forward to seeing students and parents!

10 September 2012 Visual Arts

Students that have returned their parent letters continued work on their self-portraits.  We hope to have them done and posted for the Open House.  Students that have not turned in their letters worked on a self-discovery, drawing, assignment.

10-11 September 2012-6th Grade Technology

Students were provided with additional time to complete their Social Studies project.  Students needed extra time to print their projects.  The projects look great!  I am sure you will be glad to see them.

10 September 2012-7th/8th Technology

Students completed the self-grading aspect of their public art project.  They identified the positive and negative aspects of their work.  Critique assists students in improving their work.

4 September 2012-6 September 2012 Art

Students are continuing to work on their self-portrait.

4 September 2012-6 September 2012 Technology

Students have completed their public, art, projects.  Look for pictures at next weeks Open House!