Writing Prompt 4/30/09

You are having an open house and you need to maintain a list of 50 guests. IF you needed to keep track of the number of people attending, their addressess and phone numbers, their relation to you, and whether or not you sent them an invitation, which type of meat they preferred, the dates that they responded, and your total costs of expenses, which software application( i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) would be most helpful to you and why? Be sure to discuss the features of the application you selected.

3-5 sentences
15 minutes

Classroom Assignment 4/30/09

1. Complete writing prompt.
2. Continue editing spreadsheet.
3. Review Excel spreadsheet skills
a. Inserting columns
b. Auto fill patterns
c. Editing cells
d. Formatting Cells
e. Using the repeat key - F4
4. Contiue Geography projects
5. Complete Learning Journal in your blogs.

Groupwork 5/1/09

1. Get with 1 or 2 classmates and make a list of as many new terms you learned this year.
2. Come up with definitions for your terms.
3. Type your information and save it to a document.

15 minutes

Classroom Assignment 4/29/09

1. The class will practice inserting columns, and completing auto fill with Excel worksheets.
2. Continue editing and updating your attendance worksheet.
3. Continue work on Econ/Geography projects.
4. Always complete daily learning journals.

Note: You may use this link to find the gradebook if you have not yet saved it.

Writing Prompt 4/29/09

"A professional is a man who can do his best at a time when he doesn't particularly feel like it."
Alistair Cooke

Tell what you think this quote means. Discuss how you could use this philosophy in your daily living.

3-5 sentences.
Capitalization rules apply!
15 minutes.

Writing Prompt 4/28/09

Capitalization is an important part of writing. When you do not capitalize in your writing, you may be communicating to the reader that you do not understand some writing rules.
1. Find another student's writing prompt that needed to apply capitalization rules. You do not need to use the person's name.
2. Copy the student's writing prompt as is and paste it to your comment below.
3. Press enter twice after his/her prompt then rewrite the prompt correctly.
4. Tell what capitalization rule the person failed to correct, i.e. The word "I" should always be capitalized.

20 minutes.

Class Assignment - 4/27/09

1. Download and rename the gradebook and attendance template from Google Groups.
2. Save As: save the document as "Your First and Last name Gradebook and Attendance Book." to your flashdrive.

Writing Prompt 4/27/09

Do you think your income will match your spending on your projects? How are you going to afford your luxuries?

3-5 sentences
15 minutes

Class Assignment - 4/24/09

Create a blog page. Publish a new post entitled, "Ms. Gavin's Feedback." If you already created this page ...GREAT. Just make sure that I can leave a comment on the page.

Writing Prompt 4/24/09

Find a quote of your own. Tell why you selected the quote and discuss how you can use the quote in your daily living.

3-5 sentences

15 minutes

Class Assignment - 4/23/09

Create a blog page. The name of the page will be "Your Name BCS Learning Journal." This page must allow me to leave comments. Create a new post entitled "Previous Entries." Copy and paste your previous journals to this page.

Writing Prompt 4/23/09

If you were to create a website for your project, what would it look like? How could you use this technology to help you share your information? How would your project be different if you were not allowed to use computers to help you complete any aspect of it. Provide at least 4 differences between using the computer and not being able to use the computer.

5-7 sentences.

20 minutes

Writing Prompt 4/22/09

Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph explaining the work you accomplished on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday.

15 minutes

Writing Prompt 4/17/09

Why do you think some students fail to wear their uniforms to school? When some students fail to wear the uniform, how does that affect the appearance of your school? Do you think that the school should enforce a shool uniform policy next year. Explain your answers.

3-5 sentences

15 minutes

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Writing Prompt 4/15/09

Do you think it would be helpful for you to know your grades in the class on a daily basis? What are the advantages to knowing your earned grade each day? Is it worth the effort to keep track? Tell why or why not?

3-5 sentences

15 minutes.

Writing Prompt - 4/14/09

Find a quote about "money." Explain it and tell how you could use this philosophy in your daily living.

3-5 sentences

15 minutes