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Monday, January 31

1. Typing - Lesson 6 is due at the end of the hour on Wednesday.
2. Today we'll start the Excel chapter, which is green in your book. This chapter will last 2-3 weeks.

FRIDAY, January 28

1. Work on typing. Lesson 5 is due at the end of the hour.
2. Read this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/health/26teen.html?_r=1&ref=textmessaging

Respond to it in at least 10 sentences by typing it in Mac Word. Print it off, please! You may have trouble printing if you just push the print button - instead, go to File, Print.

Have a great weekend! We will start Microsoft Excel on Monday.

**4th hour won the assignment challenge! They had the most assignments turned in during the Word chapter!

Thursday, January 27

1. We'll finish up Word today with the last part of our test. You will receive a flyer that another student made. Then, you will apply to that job using a coverletter.
2. Work on typing! Lesson 5 is due at the end of class on Friday.

Wednesday, January 26

We are going to take the Word test!

First part: Scantron about vocabulary terms, etc.
Second part: Creating a flyer!

If you finish those 2 parts today, you can work on keyboarding (Lesson 5 due Friday?), revisions, or any make up work.

Tuesday, January 25

1. We'll do a little review today for our WORD TEST wednesday/thursday.
2. Do any revisions & catchup work necessary.
3. Check the charts or PowerSchool for missing work.


If you want to study tonight at home, go to scsite.com/wd2007/learn and do some of the practice tests/quizzes.



Delayed Start Schedule: (Sorry for the formatting issues....)

1^st Hour 9:45 – 10:33 (48)

2^nd Hour 10:40 – 11:26 (46)

A Lunch 11:26 – 11:57 (31)

3^rd Hour A 12:04 – 12:50 (46)

3^rd Hour B 11:33 – 12:19 (46)

B Lunch 12:19 – 12:50 (31)

4^th Hour 12:57 – 1:43 (46)

5^th Hour 1:50 – 2:39 (49)

Monday, January 24

1. Finish up typing Lesson 4. It is due today at the end of the hour. Lesson 5 will be due Friday at end of hour.
2. While you are typing, I am going to check in your homework (the resume worksheet).
3. Once VMware loads, please finish up Lana's resume (from Chapter 3 intro) and print it. Remember to type your name in there!
4. Create a resume with your information! You can choose the template, but it must include: your name, address, phone, email, objective, education (1), experience (2), and one other section of your choice. Address/phone/email can all be made up!
5. If we have time....you can choose either Lab 2 or 3 to do!

Word Test is Tuesday/Wednesdsay. Revisions due Wednesday!

Friday, January 21

1. Typing! Lesson 4 is due Monday at the end of class.
2. Once VMware is loaded, do the resume part of this chapter. (4th hour - sorry! You will need to do this one without me....you can do it!). It starts on page 183 and ends on page 202. You're using the information from Lana Halima Canaan's Letterhead for this project. Type your name in and print it!
3. Do Lab 2 on page 210. Type your name in the document and print it!
4. At home (yikes, homework!), fill out the resume worksheet. This information can be true (about you) or pretend (about a made up person or character). Due Monday!

Have a good weekend!
Upcoming:
Monday - Lesson 4 of typing due
Tuesday/Wednesday - Word review & test
Friday - Lesson 5 of typing due

Thursday, January 20

1. Work on typing.....Lesson 4 is due Monday!
2. Finish and PRINT the cover letter from yesterday.
3. Do Lab 1 on p.209. It is SO similar to our letter yesterday. Remember to type your name in the bottom and print it. The font for everything EXCEPT the letter head, is Calibri size 11.
4. Do any revisions or catching-up that you need to do.
5. Go to "Empty Bowl" tonight. It is an awesome event here at GLHS! It is running from 6-7:30.

Wednesday, January 19

1. Work on typing! It is due Monday at the end of class.
2. We'll finish up creating a cover letter (through p.182). If you finish, make sure your name is TYPED in there.... and then print!

Tuesday, January 18

1. Work on typing while VMware is loading - Lesson 3 is due TODAY!
2. Do any revisions that you need to do. You'll get back lots of papers today. If you don't get back 3-4 papers, you are missing work! Instead of revisions, maybe you need to finish up a couple activities.
3. With 1/2 hour left we'll start the Chapter 3 introduction (creating a letterhead) on p146.

FRIDAY, January 14

You guys are awesome! You have learned this stuff so quickly! We're going to do 1 activity today (plus any typing you need to do), and then you are done!


1. Choose Lab 1 (p.138) OR Lab 2 (p.140). Neither of them are in my folder, so you are on your own for creating them.
Hints:
For Lab 1: page break is CTRL + ENTER
For Lab 2: the sources are as follows.....a. is in the footnote; b. line 12; c. line 15.


Typing is due on Tuesday! Have a good weekend!

Thursday, January 13

1. Finish up the Chapter 2 paper - Wireless Communications. Go until pg 122. Remember to add the Works Cited page and your name! Print it and hand it in.

For the rest of today, you can decide the order:
-Typing (Lesson 3) - due Tuesday @ end of class
-Apply 2-1 p.133 (don't do #15)
-Make it Right 2-1 p.137 (Special instructions: a. don't do #2; b. for #5 you don't need to use the select browse object button)

*** Remember to type your name in.

Wednesday, January 12

1. Work on typing - it is due TODAY at the end of class.
2. We'll finish the research paper (intro to Chpt 2) today. Remember to put your name on it and print it out.

Tuesday, January 11

1. Work on typing - NEW DUE DATE: Wednesday @ end of class.
2. We'll finish (?) the intro to Chapter 2 Word. We stopped around p90 yesterday.
3. Do any revisions for Word assignments.




NEW DUE DATE: Wednesday @ end of class.

Monday, January 10

1. Typing! Lesson 2 due Friday at the end of class.
2. Do Cases & Places on page 71-72. Choose #1, 2, or 3. Type your name in and print it!
3. With about 1/2 an hour left, we will start Word Chapter 2 (p 74).

Friday, January 7

1. Keyboarding until VMware loads
2. Do Extend 1-1 on p65. Type your name in and print it.
3. Do Lab 2 on p69. Type your name in and print it.
4. Finish up Keyboarding!! This is due when class starts Monday.


Have a good weekend!!

Thursday, January 6

1. Start VMware. When VMware is loaded, delete all PowerPoints. You do this by clicking on the top one, holding down shift, and then clicking the last one and the delete button.

2. Work on Keyboarding. Lesson 1 (Home Row) is due by Monday. You can check your progress by clicking on the Progress Report Button.

3. Do Apply 1-1 on pg 63. It is in the shared folder. Type your name in and print it!

4. Do Make it Right 1-1 on page 66. It is in the shared folder. Type your name in and print it!

5. Turn in your notes from Microsoft Word!!!

Wednesday, January 5

1. Start VMware.
2. Work on Lesson 1 for keyboardingonline.com - This is due on MONDAY, JANUARY 10 at the beginning of class.
3. We'll go over notes (p3-4).
4. Create the flyer described in Chapter 1 of Word. The picture for this flyer is in the shared folder.
5. If you're done with all of the above, you can start Make it Right 1-1. This is in the shared folder.


Keyboarding Hints:
1. Remember to change your password. I would recommend changing it to your GLHS password.
2. Don't stop typing until the timer runs out. If you finish a line, press Enter and start typing the line over again.
3. For the 15 and 30 second lessons, the program only saves scores that have no errors.
4. Keep trying for a better score! I will count your best score only.

Grading Scale for Keyboarding:
10 pts = 40+ wpm
9 pts = 33-39wpm
8 pts = 25-32 wpm
7 pts = 20-24 wpm

Tuesday, January 4

1. Log on to VMware.
2. While VMware is loading, go to www.keyboardingonline.com

• Login: glps48837 Password: glps48837
• Click on "Keyboard Mastery"
• Open "existing student file"
• Click on your hour
• Click on your name
• Log in to your name
• Password = glps
• Once you are logged in, go to user info. Change your password to something you'll remember (like your GLHS password)
• Then, click on Introduction. Today we'll just do the introduction to keyboarding.

3. Finish up notes on your own.
4. Go over notes.
5. If there is time....Go through p1-32 and create flyer.

Monday, January 3

1. Typing Activity: http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp OR typingtest.com
**Choose 1 game to play!
2. Type a paragraph (about 10 sentences+) about what you did over break.
3. Start Microsoft Word (the dark blue section of our book). Fill out guided notes as you read. You should finish 2-3 pages (one sided) today.