Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Wed 10/20

Introduction to Computers

Warm Up:
Discuss/Review Homework.
MicroType, Update Your Online Journal.

Objective:
Students will log on and learn basic Word processing skills

Technology Standards:
1.b.3. Use keyboard to input text.
4.a.1. Use student/class/teacher email, listservs, and/or discussion boards to read, send, and post electronic
1.b.1. Use basic commands to save, print, locate, and open files/folders
5.a.3. Identify keywords for electronic searches and determine relevancy

ESLR:
Critical Thinkers who demonstrate technological literacy.
Effective communicators write effectively

Agenda:

Warmup -
Work on typing skills - Microtype
Work writing Skills - Update Journal

Classwork -
1. Write Journal - Highlight the word of the day in RED
2. Create [Word] folder in your [block#] folder
3. Finish word lesson01-06 Due Today
4. Start word lesson07.doc Due Friday

Create email account. Click Here
Take the code given and follow the directions.
5. email me journals1-5.txt
6. email me journals6-10.rtf
7. email me journals11-20.doc


Closure
Review today’s work

Homework
1. Study for quiz
2. Finish Journals

Extra Credit: Watch Social Network Movie


Bring Your ID
Bring Something to write with/on
Bring a good attitude :)




Writing the Mini – Essay

A mini – essay is a simple body paragraph of 8 or 11 sentences composed and arranged in the following order:
Sentence 1 – Thesis (Topic) Sentence
Sentence 2 – Concrete detail "CD"(example to prove/support #1)
Sentence 3 – Commentary "CM" (explains why/how the detail proves or clarifies the thesis
Sentence 4 – Commentary (further explains or analyzes Concrete Detail "CD")
Sentence 5 – Concrete detail (gives a second example to prove/support #1)
Sentence 6 – Commentary (explains why/how #5 relates to #1)
Sentence 7 – Commentary (further explains or analyzes CD)
Sentence 8 – Closing Commentary (summarizes paragraph, restates topic or thesis sentence, and does not introduce new information.)


An 11 – sentence mini essay adds a third concrete detail/commentary/commentary chunk to support the thesis/topic sentence.




Technology Standards
1.0 Basic Operations and Concepts
2.0 Social, Ethical and Human issues
3.0 Technology Productivity tools
4.0 Technology Communication tools
5.0 Technology Research tools
6.0
Technology Problem solving and decision making tools



Journal #26
Read this article click here .
Please read this Article ----> "Email Etiquette"

Write how you will use email in your life. What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? 1/2 a page.

(copy question. respond with complete paragraphs in Jane Schaffer Format)
Use the word
discourse, in your paragraph.