Assignments


 * 3-22-10: Inventions & Timelines**

Web site: http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/tp/timeline.htm

-To Do: Create a product that includes five inventions from different time periods. Each invention will need to include the following information: -To Do: Page Creation -Your wiki page about inventions and timelines needs to include a reflective component. You are expected to include at least three of the following questions in a well-written and thoughtful response (please use appropriate grammar, punctuation, etc.):
 * What is it?
 * When was it created?
 * Who created it?
 * Why should we care (what good came from the invention)?
 * What is technology and how does it affect your life?
 * How has technology changed over time?
 * How have inventions impacted society? Explain.
 * What causes people to create new ideas, objects, and/or things? Explain.
 * What does your document tell us and/or show us?

-To Do: Timeline Creation -You will be creating a timeline of the last year (starting January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2009) using http://timeglider.com/. The timeline is going to be linked to your wiki page much like our last assignment. Because this information is accessible to people on the World Wide Web, we ask that you DO NOT include your last name. The timeline requirements are provided below:
 * You are expected to include a total of 25-events
 * Five events need to have an imported graphic associated with them
 * Hints
 * Think of big things that happened (that you want to share -avoid TMI) and you can easily remember (e.g. start of school, birthdays -first names only, the days the Lions won games, etc.)

-To Do: Comic Life Creation
 * Wiki work
 * Create a New Page and title it -Career Technical Skills
 * When you have created your comic about your career and five technical skills (technology focused), save it to 8th Tech Int on dawg 4 in the Student Public folder
 * On your wiki...
 * List your five technical skills and explain how technology plays a role in the career you have researched
 * Extra Credit: Find a way to upload your comic page from iphoto to your wiki Career Technical Skills (the image must be easy to view, clear, and contain all required elements)
 * Link your Career Technical Skills page to the 8th Wikispaces Q3 page (find name, replace old URL with new URL)
 * Comic Life work
 * Create a comic page that includes enough verbal and visual information to provide the reader with an idea about what technical skills (at least five) are required in your selected career

**Excel - Formatting Cells**
-To Do: Crossword Puzzle -You will be creating a crossword puzzle using Excel to learn how to format cells and make changes to the text you have entered. Some of the technology skills utilized in this lesson include the following:
 * adding borders to cells
 * adding color to cells
 * adding text to cells
 * moving between worksheets
 * saving work

Attached is an example of this assignment:
 * 1) Develop 8 terms to be used in the crossword puzzle.
 * 2) Next come up with the clues for each term. Utilize your favorite resources such as Google, Dictionary.com, etc to locate the definitions. Compile these terms on a sheet named //Terms//.
 * 3) Name a new worksheet as //Puzzle//.
 * 4) Name a new worksheet as //Answer Sheet.//
 * 5) Click on the following document to get the directions for creating your crossword puzzle. [[file:crossword puzzle directions.docx]]

=Excel - Creating a Pie Chart=

-To Do: You will be researching calorie counts, focusing on carbohydrate, fat, and protein calorie content. Locate one food item for this assignment. You may use your own sites or try the following link: [|Wolfram|Alpha] Example of assignment:

On Sheet 2 (**Rename** Sheet 2 to 3 Foods) collect information on 3 similar items on food. For each item include the following labels: Calorie, carbohydrate, fat, and protein. Create a **Bar chart** on a separate Sheet.
 * Create** the data and the chart on Sheet 1 - **Rename** Sheet 1 to Pie Chart.

Save your entire document as Calories and link the spreadsheet to your wikispace.

=Personal Letter= Proper formatting of Personal Letter [] -Type up the Sample letter and save to your folder as Personal Letter

=**Personal Letter #2**= Part 2 of typing a Personal Letter will be to type a letter to your terrific technology instructors. Following are the directions:

All of the girls will type a letter to Mrs. Coggins. Her address is: 300 W. North Maple St., Beresford, SD 57004

All of the boys will type a letter to Mr. Degen: His address is: 301 W. Maple St., Beresford, SD 57004

Your letter must include at least 3 interesting paragraphs and utilization of the proper format of a Block Style letter.

Save this letter as **Personal Letter 2**. Attach it to your wikispace when you are done.

iMovie Information:
To Do:
 * Create a children's story (or remake an existing one) that can be made into a movie
 * Audience: 2nd or 3rd grade students
 * Time of movie: 3-4 minutes
 * Details:
 * Include a title slide in your movie
 * Include a credits slide in your movie
 * How?
 * Work with your partner to develop a script
 * Script must be narrated into iMovie
 * Script can be written on illustrated pages and/or typed on iMovie frames
 * Work with your partner to illustrate age appropriate scenes
 * Work with your partner to scan and import your graphics into iMovie
 * General Expectations:
 * Use class time appropriately
 * Each member contributes to product (e.g. ideas, images, script, computer work, etc.)
 * Each group member is expected to illustrate at least two images (or work collaboratively on images)
 * Problem-solving is a must
 * Work on one machine (e.g. if you will be gone, let your partner know and work around absences)
 * Groups
 * Lion -Shelby, Tarin, Tanner, Shania
 * Tiger -Amber, Nathan, Seth, Olivia
 * Bear -Derek, Brad(ford), Emily, Jaelynne
 * Bill -Jennifer, Justin, Stone, Sam
 * Seahorse -Taiya, Rowdy, Katie, Reggan
 * Aardvark -Abbie, Logan, Rachael, Isaac
 * Anteater -Preston, Arrianna, Brenten, Michaela
 * General Time:
 * Day 1: Select story/create story
 * Day 2: Develop script, draw illustrations, scan images to computer
 * Day 3: Develop script, draw illustrations, scan images to computer
 * Day 4: Develop script, draw illustrations, scan images to computer
 * Day 5: Import still images to iMovie, narrate script, insert transitions, edit scenes
 * Day 6: Import still images to iMovie, narrate script, insert transitions, edit scenes
 * Day 7: Import still images to iMovie, narrate script, insert transitions, edit scenes
 * Day 8: Import still images to iMovie, narrate script, insert transitions, edit scenes
 * Day 9: Final editing and export movie to Quick Time
 * Day 10: Presentations
 * Day 11: Presentations