Thursday, December 15, 2011

1. Finish your All About Me PowerPoint project. Please check off your check list to make sure that you have included all of the required elements.

2. Show me your presentation. Please do not show me until it is TOTALY complete. If it is complete I will stamp your checklist.

3. Work on any unfinished Khan Academy exercises (check PowerSchool).

* Please use the break to catch up on any Khan Academy exercises that you do not finish today.


Have a wonderful Christmas break!


I will be in touch!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

1. Open your All About Me PowerPoint project.

2. Add one more section to your presentation. It's probably a good idea to make a Section Header slide for this section if you have done so for all of the other sections. (Be consistent!) You may choose the topic of this section. Some ideas include:
• My Family
• My Future Plans (What you want to be when you grow up, or where you want to go to college)
• My Hobbies (Things you do in your spare time)

3. Review your presentation to make sure that you have included all of the required elements. Make any last minute changes that you need to. Check each element off on your check list when you are finished.

4. When it is complete, please show me your presentation and I will sign it off. This project is due no later than Thursday (the last day of school before break).

5. Work in Khan Academy. Please finish any assigned exercises that you you have not yet mastered.

Monday, December 12, 2011

1. Hands and eyes for a demonstration.

2. Open your PowerPoint project and go to the slide where you would like to insert your picture.

3. Insert your picture from file.

4. Add an animation to your picture

5. Add animation to your list of favorites.

6. Work on Khan Academy. Don't forget to report any progress that you make.

Reminders:


* Many of you have very low scores on your Khan academy assignments. Please fix this as soon as you can.


* I will have a checklist for you tomorrow listing everything you need to include in your PowerPoint project for full credit.

Friday, December 9, 2011

1. Go to http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/?CTT=97

2. Find an image that is related to the favorite things that you listed on your PowerPoint project.

3. Download the image and then be sure to save it to your folder on the desktop.

4. Once you have saved an image, please go to Khan Academy and work on your assigned exercises. Don't forget to report any progress you make!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

1. Check PowerSchool. Please make sure there are no mistakes on your Khan Academy Grades. The scores that I entered were based on the percents you gave me on Tuesday. If you have made improvements since then, it is up to you to fill out a form with your updated percentages. Don't forget to write down any bonus exercises that you pass off.

* You are responsible for your own learning and your own grades! Use your resources and make it happen!

2.

Monday, December 5, 2011 (Week 17)

1. Get out your review assignment to turn in to the folder when it comes around.

2. Hands and eyes for a quick demonstration.

3. Please set your goals for the week in Khan Acadmey like Mrs. Delatore showed you.

7th Grade:
• Subtracting fractions
• Multiplying Fractions
• Dividing Fractions
• Units

Bonus:
• Adding and subtracting fractions

8th Grade:
• Exponents 1
• Scientific Notation

Bonus:
Graphing inequalities 2
Graphing systems of inequalities

Friday, December 2, 2011

1. Today you have the period to work on Khan Academy. Please use this time to complete your assigned exercises for the week (see Monday's directions).

2. Raise your hand and let me know when you become proficient in any of the assigned exercises.

3. Have a great weekend!!!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

**Before you begin, please listen carefully (hands and eyes) to Mrs. Delatore's demonstration until you are excused to work on your own. P.S. This is a test to see if you can read and follow directions.

1. Open up your All About Me Power Point Project. If it is not saved in your folder on the desktop, then you did not save it correctly. Please pay close attention and follow directions carefully.

2. Today we are adding a new section to our project that is dedicated to your favorite things. Insert a new slide. Choose the layout called "Section Header." Give your section a title and, if you want, give it a subtitle.

3. Insert another new slide. This one is going to be for the content, so choose the layout called "Title and Content." Keep the same title that you used for your section title, and then fill in the content space with at least 4 of your favorite things. Feel free to add another slide if you need more space. You might include some of these favorites or think of some of your own:
• Book
• Movie
• Song
• Color
• Number
• Season
• Month
• Animal
• Sport
• Sports team
• College
• Military branch
• Subject (in school)
• Writer
• Actor
• Musician
• Holiday
• Theme park
• Place (to visit or go on vacation)
• Food
• Restaurant
• Quote
• State
• Country

4. Add a transition to one (or all) of your slides. Remember, don't get crazy. Wild transitions should be used in sparingly. (That means don't use them a lot and save them for just the right time.) They can distract from your presentation. If you want to have a transition on every slide, choose one that is more subtle.

5. Save your work: File > Save (if it has already been saved in the correct location)

6. Khan Academy: Please make sure your assigned exercises are passed off before going on to anything else.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Note: These steps are to be completed after you have carefully watched Mrs. Delatore demonstrate how to begin your Power Point project.

1. Open Power Point

2. Choose a theme

3. Save your project right away to your folder on the desktop. Name it All About Me.

3. On the title slide, type your name for the title and "All About Me" for the subtitle.

4. Under the Home tab in the Slides section click New Slide. Choose the slide "Section Header."

5. This section will be for your personal history. Give it a title and subtitle to represent this topic.

6. New Slide: Title and content

7. Fill in a title (it can be a repeat of the title you already made for this section) and at least 3 bullet points describing your history. For example
• Where were you born? When?
• Where have you lived?
• What schools have you gone to?
• Is there a big event in your life that has made an impact on you? What is it and when did it take place?

8. When you finish these steps, you may go to Khan Academy and continue working on your assigned exercises.

**Don't forget to turn in your Mixed Review assignment if you have not done so already.

Monday, November 28, 2011 (Week 16)

1. Get out your review math assignment from last Wednesday. Please turn this in to your class's folder.

2. Khan Academy Assignment for the week:

7th Grade:
• Least common multiple
• Comparing fractions 1
• Converting decimals to fractions 1
• Adding fractions

Bonus:
• Comparing fractions 2
• Ordering Fractions
• Converting decimals to fractions 2
• Converting repeating decimals to fractions 1 & 2

8th Grade:
• Graphing systems of equations
• Graphing inequalities

Bonus:
• Systems of equations

Friday, November 18, 2011

1. Khan Academy
Today is your last day to work on your assigned exercises for the week (check back to Tuesday's directions). I will be looking to see how hard you have worked to pass off these exercises.

2. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!! 


Gobble Gobble :)

Thursday, November 17, 2011

1. Read the Google Doc: Accuracy on the Internet

2. Practice searching the internet. Try using all three search engines listed on the right. --->
Find as many answers as you can in the given time!

3. Khan Academy

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (Week 15)

1. Please do one Make up Quiz from current chapters.
7th Grade: Chapter 4
8th Grade: Chapters 5 or 6

2. Khan Academy. Make sure to complete your current assignment. You will earn points this week for what you accomplish on these assignments. When you have passes off these exercises, you may work on exercises of your choice.

7th Grade: 
• Exponents 1
• Exponent rules

8th Grade: 
•Converting between slope intercept and standard form
•Graphing linear equations

Monday, November 14, 2011

1. Text Book Videos
7th Grade:
• 4-7 Multiplying powers with the same base
• 4-7 Raising a power to a power
8th Grade: 6-5 Graphing linear inequalitites

2. Quiz
7th Grade: 4-7
8th Grade: 6-5

3. Khan Academy Assignment: Do everything you can this week to become proficient in the following exercises.
7th Grade: Exponent Rules
8th Grade: Converting between slope intercept and standard form

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Minimum Day Schedule:
1st Period 7:20-7:52
2nd Period 7:54-8:25
3rd Period 8:27-8:58
4th Period 9:00-9:31
5th Period 9:33-10:04
6th Period 10:06-10:37
7th Period 10:39-11:10
Lunch 11:10-11:40

1. Math Quizzes and Lesson Videos
7th Grade: Quiz 4-3, any video in chapter 4 (lessons 1 through 3)
8th Grade: Quiz 6-1, video 6-5

Monday, November 7, 2011

1. Email me

• What was your Khan Academy goal from last week?

• Did you accomplish your goal? If not, why?

• What is your new goal for the week?

• Close with your name and period.

• Make sure your goal is specific stating which exercises you will be working on!

2. Math Quiz:

7th Grade: 4-2

8th Grade: Please watch the lesson video for 6-1 and then work on any make-up quizzes that you need to.

3. Khan Academy

7th Grade:

Exponents 1

Prime numbers

Prime factorizations

Greatest common divisor

8th Grade:
Graphing systems of equations

Flyer Redesign Project (elective class only)

1. Go to this web page.

2. Control-click on the link to the word document and download it to the desktop.


3. Open the file in MS Word.


4. Identify the problems: spelling, formatting, proximity, alignment.


5. Follow these steps in Word to redesign the flyer:

• Align all text to the left.
• Fix the spelling errors. Spell out Saturday, Sunday and August.
• Replace all-caps words with upper- and lower-case words.
• Separate the parts of a phone number with - (a dash) or . (a period).
• Format the paragraphs so that related items have proximity (are closer together).
• Adjust font sizes to emphasise key concepts.
• Any other ideas for improvement? See what you can come up with!
• Save the file to your folder on the desktop.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

1. Finish your Internet Search Assignment from Tuesday. Practice using the Google advanced search.

2. Math quiz: Make-up

3. Khan Academy

7th Grade suggested exercises (Chapter 3 material):
• Linear equations 1
• Units
• Rate problems 0.5

8th Grade: Chapter 5 material!!! You know which 5 exercises you should work on.
*You will have a chance to retake the Chapter 5 test tomorrow during class so please use this study time wisely :)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

1. Control click on the link to open the Google Doc in a new tab: Internet Search Assignment

2. Download the document: File > Download As > Word

3. Open the Word document from your downloads window.

4. Save the document to your folder on the desktop.
*Remember to Save As when you are setting a new location.

5. Begin working on the assignment. Don't forget to save your work!

6. Math Quiz: Last day to make up quizzes!

7. Khan Academy: See Monday's suggested exercises.

Monday, October 31, 2011

1. Email me
• What was your Khan Academy goal from last week?
• Did you accomplish your goal? If not, why?
• What is your new goal for the week?
• Close with your name and period.
• Make sure your goal is specific stating which exercises you will be working on!

2. Math Quiz: Make-up

3. Khan Academy. Here are some exercises that I suggest you master.

7th Grade:
• Prime numbers
• Prime factorization
• Exponents 1

8th Grade (Chapter 5 material):
• Line graph intuition,
• Slope of a line,
• Solving for the y-intercept
• Equation of a line
• Converting between slope-intercept and standard form
• Line relationships