Friday, February 27, 2009

Friday is Fun

We're done at 2:45

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Thursday, Feb. 26

CS: Using Voice Thread -- logging in, adding audio and video comments, using the doodler.
Web 2: Looking at the "mentos" movie clip examples, animator vs. animation, practicing with movie clips (stars and coke examples)
Web 1: Google Boys activity (see web site for Web 2, scroll down to Google BOys)
Intro to Business: Viewing creative business ideas (eepy)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Voice Thread from MRs. Sanchez

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Computer Science: hands-on quiz -- see Mrs. Sanchez for a makeup time.
Intro to Business: The Google Boys.
Web 2: Work on the Motion Guide assignment. Complete, ujpload, test and turn in grade sheet.
Web 1: The Google Boys.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tuesday, Feb. 24

CS: Review of for loops, work on lab 4. Quiz tomorrow (hands on)
Intro to Business: Discussion about business plan, work on personal finance simulation
Web 1: Work on finishing up the My Choice project in Nvu.
Web 2: Review using motion guides (ski example). Begin project on Motion guides.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Monday, Feb. 23

CS: Continue working on Lab 4, go over graded work for corrections and enhancements.
Intro to Business: Print last week's expenses (Feb. 12-18, enter weekend's expenses, work on Personal Finance simulation (need to finish 1-4)
Web 2: Complete updates to book work, if needed. Demo on using motion guides.
Web 1: Complete video, go over notes.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Answer me!

Feb. 19, 2009

Mrs. Sanchez is still at the NCCE conference! Keep your questions until she returns.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Feb. 17-20

Mrs. Sanchez is at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference (click here to learn more.)

Your sub should have given you the assignments, but here's a quick update:
Web 1: Follow the activities on my web site for your class (mrssanchez.com, Webmaster 1). There is an assignment for Feb. 17-20. You'll be doing a reading assignment, watching a video about the History of the Internet, and beginning a WYSIWYG web page using NVu.

Web 2: You'll be working through Chapters C and D in the Flash text book. You'll need to get some files from the shared network folder. We copied these on Friday - if you were absent, ask one of your classmates for help locating and copying these files.

Intro to Business: You'll be working through the personal finance simulation. Ask your sub for the papers for each lesson. Read and highlight the lesson, complete the written questions, and then work through the simulation.

Compter Science: See your class web page for the Feb 17-20 assignment. You'll learn some new programming techniques through viewing screencasts, reading, and working on labs. You'll also take a quiz on Wednesday and Friday

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Thursday, Feb. 12

Web 1: Turn in HTML project, begin work in Nvu
Web 2: Work on Chapter B -- Flash Drawing Tools
Intro to Business: Turn in weekly expenses, work on Unit 1 Simulation (Personal Finance)
Computer Science: More on logical operators -- combining multiple conditions. Using increment and decrement operators. Print both examples.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wednesday, Feb. 11

Web 1: HTML project -- turn in on a flash drive
Intro to Business: Unit 1 - TIme Management in Personal Finance simulation. Read article, complete worksheet (or take home to finish).
Web 2: Begin work in text -- Chapter B -- Drawing Tools in flash
Computer Science -- using logical operators (and, or) in if loops. Create sample program

Tuesday Feb. 10

Web 1: Work on HTML Project
Web 2: Create an animated valentine, publish and post on the web
Intro to Business: Lemonade stand, write a summary, view tutorial for Personal Finance Simulation
Computer Science: If loops with characters, work on Lab 3-2.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Monday, Feb. 9

Web 1; Begin HTML project (see assignment on Web).
Web 2: We Build Websites example
Intro to Business: Read Circuit City "Ripple Effect" article, discuss the effects, read p. 6-9 in text (free market vs. planned economies), compare to Circular Effect of Money from last week, work on Lemonade Stand game
Computer Science: Intro to relational operators and if loops. Create a sample program, print.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Friday, Feb. 6

CS: Complete and print Lab 2-3, Intro to C++ math (lecture)
Intro to Business: Set up new expense tracking form in Excel workbook, work on personal finance (needs and wants)
Web 2: Publish, upload and test flash assignments (2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4). Turn in grading sheet.
Web 1: Work on HTML partner project.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Thursday, Feb. 5

CS: Using cin, practice programming togethre, labs
Intro to Business: Print weekly expenses, create chart of spending,
Web 1: Work on partner HTML project
Web 2: Finish Flash 2 (2-3 and 2-4 -- publish and turn in on Friday).

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Web 1: Turn in E-Z Accounting on flash drives, create a "what is HTML?" poster with a partner.
Intro to Business: The circular flow of money -- video, discussion, update daily expenses.
Web 2: Inserting photos, motion tweening to make a flash slide show.
CS: lab 2_2

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Tuesday, Feb. 3

Computer Science: More on variables -- complete example with cout and variables, chaining cout commands. Print sample. Work on lab 2-1
Intro to Business: Supply and Demand curves, equilibrium price, Begin Levi Strauss case study.
Web 2: More examples with motion tweening, begin Projects Motion Tween 1 and 2.
Web 1: More with E-Z Accounting, adding pictures into page and as a background.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Monday, Feb. 2

Web 1: HTML -- review anchor links (internal links), colors (hexadecimal) as background colors. Add an external link (http) to irs.gov.
Web 2: Intro to motion tweening -- adding an object to the library, using motion tweens
Intro to Business: Demand curves, reading in text, example on screen.
Computer Science: Using variables in C++ -- integers and floats, begin to create examples.