7th+Grade+Journal+Assignments

Mrs. Anderson's 7th Grade Computer Assignments
**Fourth Quarter Calendar**

No exceptions...** ||
 * **Date - Weeks 8 and 9** || **Class Activities** ||
 * **All classwork must be completed by Friday, May 28, 2010.
 * May 25 - May 28 || i**Movie Part 2- //Groups of 2//**
 * Storyboards
 * Shoot video - 10 minutes with cameras
 * Edit video - include sound track
 * Finish by Friday ||
 * June 2 - 3 || **iMovie Screening** ||

April 7 || * Typer Shark Warm-Up || * Keyboarding Skill Builder 4 (Timed Writing) || April 9 || * None || * Net Smart with Officer Palmer || April 13 || * Typer Shark Warm- Up || * Drawing Test Part 1 || April 15 || * Typer Shark Warm-Up || * Drawing Test Part 2 || April 19 || * What was the most challenging thing about the drawing activities we just completed? The easiest thing? Use specific examples to explain your answers. > (3 to 5 sentences) || * iPhoto Tutorial || April 21 || * List three different editing options iPhoto has for photos. Describe each option. || * iPhoto Project - Theme photos || April 27 || * What are transitions? How does iPhoto use them? || * GarageBand Tutorial & Song Composition || April 29 || * What is GarageBand? How can you communicate with others using GarageBand? || * Add GarageBand song to second iPhoto Slideshow as the soundtrack May 4 || * What was your biggest challenge with GarageBand? What was the easiest part of using GarageBand? || * Add GarageBand song to second iPhoto Slideshow as the soundtrack May 6 || * TBA || * Theme Slideshow Screenings || May 10 ||  || * Continue previous assignments - Make up day || May 12 || * None || * Building Keyboarding Skills #5 May 14 || * Define the following iMovie terms: May 18 || * Define the following iMovie terms: May 20 || * iMovie vocabulary quiz || **iMovie** **Part 1 Final Day** May 24 || * iMovie sample projects || **iMovie Part 2**
 * **Date** || **Journal Topic** || **Class Activities** ||
 * April 6
 * April 8
 * April 12
 * April 12
 * April 14
 * April 16
 * April 20
 * April 20
 * April 22 April 23 || * || * iPhoto Project - Create Theme Photo Slideshow ||
 * April 26
 * April 26
 * April 28
 * Export Slideshow to Movies
 * Move QT mov to screening folder on Students ||
 * **Date** || **Journal Topic** || **Class Activities** ||
 * May 3
 * Export Slideshow to Movies
 * Move QT mov to screening folder on Students ||
 * May 5
 * May 7
 * **Date** || **Journal Topic** || **Class Activities** ||
 * May 11
 * May 13
 * May 13
 * iMovie monitor
 * scrubber bar
 * mode switch
 * playback controls
 * pane button || **iMovie Part 1**
 * iMovie Tutorial ||
 * May 17
 * May 17
 * clip viewer/timeline viewer button
 * clip
 * tranistion marker
 * Ken Burns effect
 * render || * iMovie Tutorial
 * Sample Movie ||
 * May 19
 * iMovie Tutorial
 * Sample Movie ||
 * May 21
 * iMovie Project - Storyboard ||

**Third Quarter Calendar** //Type to Learn// - set up a new account: Complete, Print. Due today. || Feb. 10 || //Type to Learn// || Class meetings with Mr. Kenner's classes || Feb. 12 || * Are you thinking about taking an 8th grade computer class next year? Which one(s)? Why? Feb. 17 || * Predict how your new airplane will fly during flight trials. Why did you select the airplane design you folded? How is it different from your original airplane? Feb. 19 || * None || * Complete flights and record data as needed Feb. 23 || * TBA || * Take Flight Report Update #2 Due Feb. 24 (Purple)/Feb. 25 (Silver) || Feb. 25 || * TBA || * Take Flight Report Due Mar. 1 || * Describe completing your Take Flight Project. Did you wait until the last minute or did you finish early? What will you do the next time you have a project like this? || * //Draw// - Understanding and Using Geometric Shapes #1 || Mar. 3 || * Describe how you grouped the parallel lines. || * Draw - Geometric Shapes #2 || Mar. 8 || * What tips do you have for using the 3-D Settings toolbar? || * Draw - Geometric Shapes #2 || Mar. 10 || * TBA || * Draw - finish Geometric Shapes #2 Mar. 12 || * What is a gradient? How do you use this option? || * Draw - Geometric Shapes #3 || Mar. 16 || * What is a “Arrange”? Why would you use these options? || * Draw - Geometric Shapes #3 || Mar. 18 || * None || * Draw - finish Geometric Shapes #3 Mar. 22 || * Rate your production and behavior for the sub. Use a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best. Be honest. || * Draw - Geometric Shapes #4 || Mar. 24 || * What was the most challenging Shapes activity for you? Why? || * Draw - Complete all Shapes activities (1 - 4) On Screen Grading Mar. 26 || * No Journal entry || * Draw - Complete all Shapes activities (1 - 4) Mar. 30 || * TBA || * Draw - Complete all Shapes activities (1 - 4) April 1 || * TBA || * Typer Shark Tournament
 * **Dates** || **Journal Topic** || **Class Activities** ||
 * **Week 1** ||  ||   ||
 * Jan. 26 Jan. 27 || Create a new Journal document. Save as lastname_Journal2.doc
 * Describe what do you do when you are using the Internet during free time? Be specific…
 * 3 to 5 sentences || Internet Search Activity 1 – see wiki for links
 * Download Internet Searching Worksheet2.doc
 * Complete items 1 - 5.
 * Save as lastnameISW.doc ||
 * Jan. 28 Jan. 29 || * Which search engine that we saw during the last class was the most interesting to you? Why? Least interesting? Why?
 * 3 to 5 sentences || Internet Search Activity 1 - see wiki for links
 * Complete worksheet from previous class period ||
 * **Week 2** ||  ||   ||
 * Feb. 1 Feb. 2 || * List 2 of the filters or operators we tried last class period. How do filters affect search results? Give a specific example.
 * 3 to 5 sentences || Internet Searching Review - see wiki links for downloads
 * Complete Review Sheet
 * Test next class period ||
 * Feb. 3 Feb. 4 || * How did you prepare for the test today? || Internet Search Engines Test ||
 * Feb. 5 Feb. 8 || Journal 2 Due today - Students - 2015 - swyour lastname
 * Select Default
 * First Name = P/S # (period number)
 * Last Name = your initials (first middle last)
 * Any other names will be deleted || How Things Fly - see wiki for downloads and links
 * **Week 3** ||  ||   ||
 * Feb. 9
 * Feb. 11
 * 3 to 5 sentences. || Use the web to locate directions for paper airplanes. Create new plane for flight trials next week. ||
 * **Week 4** ||  ||   ||
 * Feb. 16
 * 3 to 5 sentence || Fly and record paper airplane flights ||
 * Feb. 18
 * Add data to spreadsheet, including feet to inches conversions, means, median, mode, etc.
 * Take Flight Report Update #2 - Due Feb. 24 (Purple)/Feb. 25 (Silver) ||
 * **Week 5** ||  ||   ||
 * Feb. 22
 * Feb. 24
 * Typer Shark ||
 * Feb. 26
 * **Week 6** ||  ||   ||
 * Mar. 2
 * Mar. 4
 * **Week 7** ||  ||   ||
 * Mar. 9
 * Draw - Geometric Shapes #3 ||
 * Mar. 11
 * **Week 8** ||  ||   ||
 * Mar. 15
 * Mar. 17
 * Draw - Geometric Shapes #4 ||
 * Mar. 19
 * **Week 9** ||  ||   ||
 * Mar. 23
 * **All 3rd Quarter assignments are due by Tuesday.** ||
 * Mar. 25
 * On Screen Grading
 * **All 3rd Quarter assignments are due by Tuesday.** ||
 * **Week 10** ||  ||   ||
 * Mar. 29
 * On Screen Grading
 * **All 3rd Quarter assignments are due by Tuesday.** ||
 * Mar. 31
 * TBA ||