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Friday, May 30, 2025
It's our final short, fun day! See you in the hallways next year!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have one final school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by today will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Today is Alder Day.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have two school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by May 30 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
We've got a shorten final period today to continue forward on Makeup Week.
The typing lesson today is #204!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have three school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by May 30 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
We're continuing forward on Makeup Week. Let's keep finishing our old assignments! If you're already done, I'll let you know about today's Pay It Forward activity.
The typing lesson today is #202!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have four school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by May 30 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Friday, May 23, 2025
Rap It Up presentations conclude today.
We will eschew typing lessons today.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have five school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by May 30 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Rap It Up presentations begin today.
We will eschew typing lessons today.
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Wrap up any loose ends and make sure everything is shared.
Partner two: Wrap up any loose ends and make sure everything is shared.
Today's typing lesson is #200!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Finish city presentation.
Partner two: Finish sequencing clips, export file.
Today's typing lesson is #196!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Monday, May 19, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Finish t-shirt, begin city presentation.
Partner two: Sequencing clips.
Today's typing lesson is #192!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Work on t-shirt.
Partner two: Sequencing clips.
Today's typing lesson is #191!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Finish recording song, send to partner.
Partner two: Sequencing clips.
Today's typing lesson is #190!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Recording song.
Partner two: Sequencing clips.
The typing lessons today are #188-189!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Recording song.
Partner two: Finish collecting clips, begin sequencing clips.
The typing lessons today are #185-187!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Monday, May 12, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Recording song.
Partner two: Collecting clips.
The typing lessons today are #182-184!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Finishing Mixcraft, sending to partner.
Partner two: Finishing cities presentation, collecting clips.
The typing lessons today are #178-180!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Working on Mixcraft.
Partner two: Working on cities presentation.
The typing lessons today is #177!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Working on Mixcraft.
Partner two: Working on cities presentation.
The typing lessons today are #174-176!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Monday, May 5, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Working on Mixcraft.
Partner two: Finishing map, beginning cities presentation.
The typing lessons today are #170-172!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Friday, May 2, 2025
Rap It Up! In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Working on Mixcraft.
Partner two: Working on map.
The typing lessons today are #167-169!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
We're following through with the Rap It Up project. In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Finishing storyboarding; beginning Mixcraft.
Partner two: Finishing storyboarding; working on map.
The typing lessons today are #163-165!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Periods 7/8:
It's the first real day to begin the Rap It Up project. In case you're wondering, here's maybe where each partner should be:
Partner one: Storyboarding.
Partner two: Storyboarding.
The typing lessons today are #160-162!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Period 5/6:
Oh my goodness. We're embarking on our final project for the 18 weeks: Rap It Up! This final project should be a lot of fun. Don't be intimidated by it: we're not learning any new skills; we're simply remembering, sharpening, and refining skills we already know. Today, we'll fill out a storyboarding sheet, and tomorrow, we'll start. Good luck!
The typing lessons today are #160-162!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Periods 7/8:
Oh my goodness. We're embarking on our final project for the 18 weeks: Rap It Up! This final project should be a lot of fun. Don't be intimidated by it: we're not learning any new skills; we're simply remembering, sharpening, and refining skills we already know. Today, we'll fill out a storyboarding sheet, and tomorrow, we'll start. Good luck!
The typing lessons today are #156-158!
I CAN: use image manipulation, internet research, presentation creation, mapping tools, audio tools and video editing to create a project that cumulatively summarizes my experience this year.
Period 5/6:
I will not see you today because of testing.
Monday, April 28, 2025
Today is the final day to finish the very short Find Your Place assignment! Kick some butt.
The typing lessons today are #153-155!
I CAN: use mapping tools in order to find locations.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Let's continue forward with Find Your Place! This assignment involves writing, mapping, and recording, so work diligently.
The typing lessons today are #149-151!
I CAN: use mapping tools in order to find locations.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
We're going to jump into a new assignment today, which is the Find Your Place activity! In order to prepare for that activity, we're going to watch a tutorial about Google Maps. Let's go forward!
The typing lessons today are #146-148!
I CAN: use mapping tools in order to find locations.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
I will not see my students today because of state testing!
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Today is the final day in class to finish both sections of the Caveat Emptor activity. Now you know how to evaluate items and stores!
DON'T FORGET: You have a new short homework, the Caveat Emptor exit slip.
The typing lessons today are #142-144!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Monday, April 21, 2025
We're approaching the ending of Caveat Emptor! Use your time wisely!
The typing lessons today are #139-141!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Keep plugging away on section 2 of Caveat Emptor!
The typing lesson today is #137!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Chances are that you've hit section two of Caveat Emptor. We'll finish up talking about the assignment today, and you'll have until Tuesday to finish the project.
The typing lessons today are #135-136!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
More Caveat Emptor! Remember to be careful and clear with your reviews and explanations. If you happen to finish your section one early, you can move onto section two, but be careful!
The typing lessons today are #133-134!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Monday, April 14, 2025
We're continuing on with Caveat Emptor today. Likely, students are reaching roughly number 7 or so on the first section. The first section of this project should roughly take three days, so please take your time when researching!
The typing lessons today are #131-132!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Friday, April 11, 2025
Our next mini-project is going to teach us how to be responsible shoppers online, and how to find the most reliable websites. We'll begin to understand reviews and advertising biases, as well! The assignment is called Caveat Emptor, and today we begin section one.
The typing lessons today are #129-130!
I CAN: determine credible webstores and reviews while accurately comparing and contrasting online products.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Today, we're having some tips on how to be an A+ Googler. We'll be discussing tips and tricks, as well as doing a couple competitions to see who can arrive at an answer faster!
The typing lessons today are #127-128!
I CAN: learn how to spot a reliable website.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
We completed the evaluating websites tool and accompanying checklist today. For those absent, please fill out the checklist using the website All About Explorers. In addition, we had a short discussion on Wikipedia: is it reliable or not?! The debate rages on.
Today's typing lesson is #126!
I CAN: learn how to spot a reliable website.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Today's discussion concentrated on when websites are reliable and when they aren't. This discussion will act as preparation to our Caveat Emptor project. For this lesson, we used the evaluating websites tool and accompanying checklist. For those who were absent today, please fill out the checklist using the website Explorers for Kids.
The only typing lesson today is #123!
I CAN: learn how to spot a reliable website.
Monday, April 7, 2025
It's the final day for Drop The Beat! I know this has been a fun project, so if you really liked it, check out the extra credit page to do a couple more cool Mixcraft things.
Don't forget!: You have a new homework assignment in the Mixcraft exit slip! Please complete it by 5/30/25 for full credit.
The typing lesson today is #121!
I CAN: use professional music editing and creation software in order to create my own song.
Friday, April 4, 2025
Let's continue the Drop The Beat activity! It's fun and interesting!
The typing lesson today is #119!
I CAN: use professional music editing and creation software in order to create my own song.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
I can't wait to see how things turn out with the Drop The Beat activity. We've got until Monday to check it out!
The typing lesson today is #117!
I CAN: use professional music editing and creation software in order to create my own song.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
You guys seem pretty darn pumped about this Drop The Beat activity! I, similarly, am pumped to see what you eventually come up with. We're going to be working on it right up until next Monday. Remember the skills you learn! You will certainly use them in the future.
We also watched the second part of the tutorial!
The typing lesson today is #115!
I CAN: use professional music editing and creation software in order to create my own song.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Today, we start an entirely new assignment: Drop The Beat! In this assignment, we are using a program called Mixcraft in order to create our own music. Today, we'll watch a very, very simple tutorial, and then we'll go over the assignment details.
The typing lesson today is #113!
I CAN: use professional music editing and creation software in order to create my own song.
Friday, March 21, 2025
We're continuing forward on Makeup Week. Let's keep finishing our old assignments!
The typing lesson today is #111!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have ONE school day to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by TODAY will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
We're continuing forward on Makeup Week. Let's keep finishing our old assignments!
The typing lesson today is #109!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have two school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by 3/21 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
We're continuing forward on Makeup Week. Let's keep finishing our old assignments!
The typing lesson today is #107!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: We have three school days to finish all unfinished assignments. Remember, any assignments left unfinished by 3/21 will be counted as zeroes!
I CAN: complete all past assignments.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
It's a final day today as we finish the My Favorite Story activity. Good luck! Remember, if you finish after today, please share it with me and keep an eye on your email!
Don't forget!: You're now responsible for the Google Slides exit slip.
The typing lesson today is #105!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Monday, March 17, 2025
Today and tomorrow are the final days for the My Favorite Story activity. Remember to use your time wisely and consider aesthetics and beautiful design as you move forward. Good luck!
The typing lesson today is #103!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Friday, March 14, 2025
Keep doing the wonderful job that you're doing with My Favorite Story. I love hearing about things in which you're interested, so educate me!
The typing lesson today is #99!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Continuing forward, we're going to use this week and part of next as our time to work on the My Favorite Story activity. Be sure that you are focusing on your skills in animations and transitions, as many of these things may be new to you.
The typing lessons today are #97-98!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
We're moving through the My Favorite Story assignment at a fairly speedy clip, here! Students will be using this assignment in order to reacquaint themselves to Google Slides before we delve into the more advanced practice later in the year.
The typing lessons today are #95-96!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Today, we'll be getting introduced to Google Slides. The students will apply the information they learn today in a brief tutorial to a short assignment based around Google Slides. The assignment we're starting today is located here, and is worth 50 points. You will have until 3/18 to work on this!
The typing lessons today are #91-92!
I CAN: learn to use collaborative online programs to make an aesthetically pleasing presentation.
Monday, March 10, 2025
Final day for the podcasting activity! Hope you enjoyed it!
The typing lessons today are #89-90!
Don't Forget!: We have a new homework assignment today: the Audacity exit slip. Finish it by the end of the quarter!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Friday, March 7, 2025
One more day with the podcasting activity! Work hard!
The typing lesson today is #88!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Let's keep it up! Almost finished with Podcasting!
The typing lesson today is #87!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Hopefully you're onto editing at this point. If you're splicing in your music/sound effects and moving around your segments, you're doing just fine.
Today's typing lessons are #84-85!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
We're almost done with the podcasting activity! Keep it up!
The typing lessons today are #79-81!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Monday, March 3, 2025
Today is the middle day to work on the podcasting activity, so please work hard! I am super excited to see the final results of this project.
The typing lessons today are #75-77!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Friday, February 28, 2025
Let's keep going forward with the podcasting activity! It's nice to walk around and listen to all of you being goofy with these, so I can't wait to hear the final products.
The typing lessons today are #72-73!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
It's the third day out of ten for our podcasting activity. I'm psyched to hear these projects!
Today's typing lessons are #69-71!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
It's the second day out of nine for our podcasting activity. I'm psyched to hear these projects!
The typing lessons today are #67-68!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The students today continue their podcasting activity, which will bring them into March. I encourage them to work hard on this project and do an excellent job!
The typing lessons today are #64-66!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Monday, February 24, 2025
Today we watched the tutorial on Audacity to understand what was required of the students for the podcasting activity, which we will be working on for the next few days in class. The students should work with writing the text segments. Have fun working on this assignment!
The typing lessons today are #57-59!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
I CAN: find new and inventive ways of communicating ideas and thoughts to an audience.
Friday, February 21, 2025
It's our final day of discussion about Digital Citizenship! Today, we focus on the idea of online "ownership" and plagiarism. If absent, stop by the room to grab a copy of the worksheet we discussed, and watch the video from 3:50-7:17! Next week, we'll start a fun project to cement these ideas!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Back again with the third day of Digital Citizenship. We're ramping up to our final project for this assignment! Online Identity is the focus of the video and handout.
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Digital citizenship continues today with a discussion of personal/private information sharing. How much sharing is too much sharing? We'll watch a video and discuss a handout!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Today, we begin discussing a new topic: digital citizenship! We're starting by discussing cyberbullying today. We'll watch a video and discuss a paper that we're handing out in class!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
It's the last day to work on the Life at JAJHS project! Make sure you finish up all that needs to be completed, and make sure to double-check the rubric!
The typing lessons today are #55-56!
Don't forget!: We have a new homework assignment today: the Windows Movie Maker exit slip. Finish it as soon as you can!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Almost done with Life at JAJHS!
The typing lessons today are #52-54!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
We're close to the end of Life at JAJHS! I'm so proud of you!
The typing lesson today are #48-49!
I CAN: practice safe and responsible use of technology and become an informed, responsible digital citizen.
Monday, February 10, 2025
Keep moving along with Life at JAJHS!
The typing lesson today is #47!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Friday, February 7, 2025
It's the middle of the Life at JAJHS assignment! Keep plugging away!
The typing lessons today are #42-44!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
We're having a good time this week as we continue creating a commercial for our school in the Life at JAJHS project. This is going to eventually lead us into our final project this year, which deals with video editing as well, so stay tuned!
Today's typing lessons are #39-41!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Yo! We're jumping straight into a fun movie making project! I'm just as excited as you are, probably! Maybe more! It's called Life at JAJHS, and today we're going to run through what it consists of. You'll be working on this into next week.
Today's typing lessons are #35-37!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Today, we embark on another intrepid quest in order to learn a new program! The program in question today is Windows Movie Maker, and the tutorial we'll be handling is here. Prepare to have fun with this new program!
Here's the video clip and music clip you may need for today.
The only typing lesson today is #32!
I CAN: use video creation software to make and edit my own movies.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Today is the last day to finish the Adventure Image project in class. Don't forget, you still have plenty of time to finish the project. All unfinished projects are due on the final day of the nine weeks. We'll start a little something new tomorrow!
Don't Forget!: You now have a new homework assignment in the Paint.NET exit slip! Please finish it by the end of the quarter!
The only typing lesson today is #31!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Friday, January 31, 2025
One more day with the Adventure Image! Let's goooooooo!
Today's typing lessons are #27-29 !
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
We're almost done with the Adventure Image! Keep on fighting!
Today's typing lessons are #24-26!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
I know it feels like it's been a while, but we're still working on the Adventure Image project. I'm looking for quality over speed, so let's be careful and keep it up!
Today's typing lesson is #22!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Tuesday, January 28 2025
We're continuing with the Adventure Image project! Monday will be our final day in-class to work on the project. Make sure you do a great job on these projects! Remember, examples are available at the bottom of the assignment page if you need inspiration.
Today's typing lessons are #19-21!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Monday, January 27, 2025
The Adventure Image moves forth. Continue working hard. The work I've been seeing has been incredible thus far, and I'm excited to see the final results.
Today's typing lesson is #18!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Let's continue with the Adventure Image project! You will have plenty of time to work through the end of the month. Don't rush! I want to see quality, not speed.
Today's typing lesson is #17!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
This is the second of the nine days spent with the Adventure Image project. Do your best and remember to take your time on this project--I'm looking for quality, not speed.
Today's typing lessons are #12-14
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
SNOW DAY!
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
SNOW DAY!
Friday, January 17, 2025
Today is the first day that we can work with the Adventure Image project in full. We will have several days to work on this project in class.
Today's typing lessons are #9-11!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Let's finish the tutorial! The end of this tutorial introduces students to the head-swapping mechanic that we will be using for the project. I will take another process grade on the work students do today in class with the tutorials. In addition, I will review the specifics of the assignment with the students in class today.
Today's typing lessons are #5-7!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
In class today we start on Paint.NET, and we'll handle it deftly with a beginner's tutorial, which can be found here. We're not watching the entire video today (we will split it between today and Monday), but students will be doing some practice on the program today. We are going to use this information to eventually complete the Adventure Image project.
Today's typing lessons are #2-4!
I CAN: edit an image using professional image editing software.
Some files you may need for today: Turkey picture, Mr. Alexander's picture
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Today, we watched a tutorial about basic computer functions. For many students, this was a review--but for some, this is the first time they've encountered these specific computer skills. The tutorial is located here. We will also review my webpage to assure that students understand where and how to find everything on it.
I CAN: master basic computer functions.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Welcome to Computers with Mr. Alexander! Today, we simply went over the guidelines and regulations of the classroom. I handed out the syllabus and we discussed various classroom rules.
I CAN: learn about my classroom.
I CAN: familiarize myself with a webpage.
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