Thursday-Canvas Rider

Let's try designing our tracks again.  This time, if you want to save your track log in using the following username/password:

www.canvasrider.com

username: lanejournalism
password: lanejournalism

Wednesday-Canvas Rider

Let's try another form of graphic design today.

Canvas Rider is a program that allows you to create your own cycling track and then try riding a bicycle through the track.  Click on the link below to get to the design program and begin designing your own track.  For the last fifteen minutes of the period you will demonstrate your track to the rest of the class.

http://canvasrider.com/draw

Typing Friday

Today's periods have been shortened because of the dance.  Let's try and make it through the next level on our typing tutorials.

Here's the link:

http://www.typingweb.com/

Thursday-Inspirational Quote Presentations

We will present our Inspirational Quote illustrations and share a bit about our authors.

Wednesday-Famous Quotes Wrap Up

Spend some time finishing up your Inspirational quote/Inkscape Illustration.  Then, find out a bit of information about the person whose quote you illustrated.  You should find out at least three things that made them famous.  Use Wikipedia, or a simple Google search.

Then, click on the link below to record your findings.  Tomorrow you will share your illustration and the facts that you found out about your speaker.

assignment link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5BYTQ5WjlCMkEyeXF1VmZTX0pGS0E6MQ#gid=0

Monday-Inspirational Quote

Famous and important people become famous and are considered important from their words and actions.  Today, you fill find a quote from someone who has become famous through their words and actions.  Follow the steps below to start your project:

Step 1

Find an inspirational quote.  Try the links or search methods below to find your quote:

http://www.inspirationalquotes4u.com/
http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/
Google Inspirational Quotes

Step 2
Complete the docs form with the following information:  Your quote; who said it; when that person was alive; why you chose the quote.

Docs link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEVfVHdyRlhwbGhBQTZhWUcyWVdYVmc6MQ#gid=0


Step 3
Illustrate your quote using Inkskape.  Use the tools that you've learned this quarter to embed your quote in an Inkskape design.  I created an example below.  Choose a good quote and enjoy.

Typing Friday

Log onto the typing web site.  You may do the next exercise, or skip the exercise by scoring an 85% or better on the lesson's test.

http://www.typingweb.com/

Tuesday-Scavenger Hunt

Lane Middle School has its own home page.  It's full of all sorts of information that can be helpful to you and your family.  Some of the information available includes:

• announcements
• who to go to for help with conflicts
• addresses, phone numbers
• school data
• teacher contact information

Use Lane's homepage to complete the scavenger hunt.  Click on the link below to go to the questions, and the link for LMS will be towards the top.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dEJsMDVpR2NDUlJrTnhIcEFUTjdXanc6MQ#gid=0

Wednesday-Power Point Wrap Up

Finish up your Power Point presentations today.  When you think you are done you should:

• experiment with entry, emphasis and exit animations
• slide transitions
• fine tuning such as-spelling, background and information you present

Students will be presenting their presentations to the whole class on Thursday!  So practice, practice, practice!

Tuesday

Continue working on your Power Point presentations.
Your presentation should contain:

• at least six slides with accurate information
• a unique font or fonts
• various animations when transitioning from slide to slide

Typing Friday (3)

Today is the third day of our keyboarding practice-TYPING FRIDAY!  If you've been here all three Fridays then today you will work on the bottom row keys.  Click on the link below to access the TypingWeb Portal.  Your user name is your first and last name together-no caps, no spaces.  Your password is your student ID.
Example:
username: ericjohansson
password: 123456

http://www.typingweb.com

Power Point Tutorial

Once you have completed your research, create a Power Point presentation that creatively shares the information that you recorded.
Your presentation should consist of at least six slides, have various transitions and animation effects.  Six slides should share the who, what, when, why, where, and how of your research recorder on your graphic organizer.

Researching Your Topic

You will use the Wolfram Alpha web site to find a topic to research.  Once you have decided on a topic, search the website to gather information about it.  Information that you find about your topic will be saved on your graphic organizer.  Once you get to the Wolfram Alpha website type in the word Today.  A list of historical events will appear.  Choose one of these events for your topic.

Here is a link to Wolfram Alpha:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Research Assignment

Today you will start researching an event in history.  Your research will eventually be turned into a Power Point presentation.  The first step is downloading the graphic organizer for your research.  Click on the link below for the graphic organizer:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nugr_QwqtRE3tt-Q0oZqMRbH1Tqwh7Jh5SOhiwdAeU/edit

Personal Logo-Inkscape Tutorial

Before you start working on your personal logo Mr. Johansson will lead a short Inkscape tutorial that reviews the following tools:

• gradient
• layering
• fill and stroke

Also, please answer two short questions on the following form before starting your work:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGVZR3dFaXpOYi1PSFpWMi1jWDBvMlE6MQ#gid=0