1. 8th Grade Agenda Class #1 (1st Hour) Objective- –Documentation of ID and Password –Mavis Beacon + Shortcuts –Creation of a 8 th Grade folder + File Folders –Locating Applications –Saving files onto the server –Creating a collage Assignment- –File Management –Summer Collage

2. Creating New Folders Inside your newly created 8 th Grade Folder Select … Select Word Excel PowerPoint Inspiration Movie Portfolio First Letter of 1 st Name + Last Name –EXAMPLE: Mgavin You do not have to save a test file in these 3 folders

3. Portfolio 8 th Grade

4. 8th Grade Assignment Create a Collage that represents your summer –Use PowerPoint –Make sure to type in your name, date, and class –Be mindful of your margins –Use the whole space – Take the dog for a walk –25 pictures minimum Save As: –Summer Collage (in your PowerPoint folder)

5. Example of Collage

6. 25 images= 70% 30 images= 75% 35 images= 80% 40 images= 85% 45 images=90% 50 images=95% 55 images=100%

7. 8 th Grade Agenda Class #3 Objective- Working with Email List of hopes, dreams, and goals –Sending Attachments Collage –Subject= Number of Images you used Locating Addresses –THS Email List –Creation of preferences Save copy in sent folder –Adding Favorites to Internet Explorer http://webmail.schools.mybps.org Assignment- –Email Worksheet http://boston.k12.ma.us/HARBOR

8. 8th Grade Agenda www.fossweb.com Click on Name- mbrown PW- harbor Select- student Go to the ECOscenarios Desk. Select the 2 nd star from left “Mono Lake”. Click on the words “Food Web" Use Move the organisms into their correct spot

9. 8th Grade Agenda www.fossweb.com 1.Click on 2.Click on 3.Click on Name- mbrown PW- harbor Select- student 4. Click on Continue. 5. Click on Walking Sticks 6. Select EAT INSECTS 7. Follow directions on handout

10. Internet, Email, & Safety Cyber Bullying –Cyber Bullying Consequences Predator –what is a predator? Example? Intellectual Property –Copywriting, plagiarism, Oh, My! Keeping Safe

11. What is a Predator?

15. Internet, Email, & Safety Review of Microsoft Word Introduction to Internet and Email Introduction to the Internet Page 1 Browser Basics Page 3 URL (Uniform Resource Locator) Page 4 Useful Websites Page 5 Internet Browser Window Page 6 BPS Internet Use Policy Page 8 Inernet Safety: Tips for Parents Page 11 Using a Search Site Page 12 Searching by Category Page 13 Searching by Keyword Page 16 Homework Helper Web Sites Page 19 Criteria for Evaluating Web Sites Page 20 Copying and Pasting Images from Web Pages Page 21 Saving Images from Web Pages Page 23 Signing up for an Email Account Page 25 Email Basics Page 27 Viewing Sent Messages Page 33 Deleting Messages Page 34 Sending Email Attachments Page 36 Using the Address Book Page 38

16. BLOGS

17. http://beta.blogger.com/home Create an 8 th Grade online journal in the form of a blog. You’ll be using this throughout the year and hopefully the rest of your natural born life. Once you have your blog just the way you like it, email your BLOG ADDRESS to Mr. Gavin so he can post it onto the Harbor School website. Also, add it to your favorites so it will be easily accessible in the future.

24. http://www.blogger.com Create an 8 th Grade online journal in the form of a blog. You’ll be using this throughout the year and hopefully the rest of your natural born life. Once you have your blog just the way you like it, email your BLOG ADDRESS to Mr. Gavin so he can post it onto the Harbor School website. Also, add it to your favorites so it will be easily accessible in the future.

25. Create a New Blog www.blogger.com

26. Use your Harbor School Address Use your Harbor School Password Please use your first name Type in the word above the box Check off this box Re-type your Harbor School Password

27. Type in what you want it to say at the top of your blog First letter of your first name + Entire last name

28. Assignment:  Update your profile  DO NOT give out any of your personal information  Post a new message on your blog  Post a response to one of your classmates blog  Email me your Blogs web address

29. Image

30. http://beta.blogger.com/home

31. Students choose to respond to a certain number of posts and leave a comment in each one: choose to answer 6 posts -- C choose to answer 8 posts -- B choose to answer 10 posts -- A+ choose to answer more than 5 posts A+ Extra Credit Grading Criteria http://boston.k12.ma.us/harbor/students/2007Blogs.asp

32. harbor-enrichment @boston.k12.ma.us

33. Plato –Exponents –Linear Equations Foss Web Assignment –2 Tables –4 Paragraphs

34. 2 nd week of 3 rd Quarter Plato –(11) Understanding Fractions Foss Web Assignment –2 Tables –4 Paragraphs

35. MOVIE

36. 8th Grade Agenda Class #3 (1st Hour) Objective- –Saving Images to your Movie Folder from the Internet + Digital Camera + Scanner –Working with Images (AC/DC) Manipulation (Rotate, Crop, Redeye, Size, etc…) Assignment- –Finish Email Worksheet –Collect and Select 40 images for your movie

37. 8th Grade Agenda Class #3 (2nd Hour) Objective- –Movie Overview Watch some examples of exemplar movies –Generation of ideas to bring to your film –Where to go and get some ideas. Harbor-FP, Internet, Digital Camera, Scanner Assignment- –All About Me Movie Worksheet

38. 8th Grade Agenda Class #4 (1st Hour) Objective- –Email and Mavis Beacon (1st Half Hour) –Look up Areas of Interest down in Washington DC –Put Finishing Touches on your Movie –Your movie FLOWS –All transitions are in place –All of your titles are in the correct spot –You have placed an appropriate song into your movie Assignment- –Turn your movie into a Media File

39. 8th Grade Agenda Class #4 (2nd Hour) Objective- –Saving Your THS MOVIE Follow Instructions –View Classmates Movies What did you like? What would you do differently? Assignment- –Save movie in

40. 8th Grade Agenda PowerPoint Objective- –Identify the essential components in Microsoft PowerPoint. –Create a PowerPoint presentation. –Practice formatting slide layouts, colors, backgrounds, and objects. Assignment- –Portfolio Project

41. 8th Grade Agenda PowerPoint Objective- What I have been noticing –Positive Examples What I have been noticing –Suggestions for Improving your Presentation Examples of your peers work Assignment- –All about me PowerPoint!

42. 8th Grade Agenda PowerPoint Objective- Organize your presentation –Carefully planning your presentation before you build it will help ensure that your finished project looks great and is well organized. –We are going to use Inspiration to help us develop a blue print for the your presentation to follow. –Using Inspiration we will create a solid Main Idea and produce other ideas to build a professional looking presentation. –Do not use fluff or the quality of your presentation will be mediocre to say the least. A good PowerPoint presentation starts here!!!! Assignment- –Inspiration

43. Email Cc: harbor-teachergr8@boston.k12.ma.us Where are you looking to go to high school next year? –Why? What would you like to visit when you are down in Washington DC? –Why? Provide me with @ at least 4 interesting websites that help your cause

44. Plagiarism Plagiarism (noun) 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work 2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Plagiarism%20

46. I chose an inappropriate background

47. http://www.thisibelieve.org/form.html

48. Computer Activity Worksheet On Website or Student Shared Drive Web Sources On Website or Student Shared Drive *Save these documents inside YOUR folder on server Remember to CITE your sources

49. To: Mrose@boston.k12.ma.us CC: Mgavin@boston.k12.ma.us

50. Web Page

51. 8th Grade Agenda Create an Inspiration About Your Web Page “Carefully planning your pages before you build them can help ensure that your finished Web site looks great and is well organized. Before you start building your site, take a little time to organize your ideas and gather the materials you will need”. We are going to use Inspiration to help us develop a blue print for the rest of your web site to follow. Using Inspiration we will create a solid Main Idea (index or homepage) and produce other ideas (links) to build a professional looking web page. Please list the files that you have saved in your folder on the server. Do not use fluff or the quality of your web page will be mediocre to say the least. A good web page starts here!!!!

52. 8th Grade Agenda Class #4 (2 nd Hour) Objective- –Inspiration: How is it used? Creation of Ideas Arrangement of Ideas Symbol Manipulation Assignment- –Create a web of ideas using Inspiration (Pick a State)

53. 8th Grade Agenda Objective- –Overview of Web Page Project –Introduction to HTML HTML Coding 101 Assignment- –Reproduce the “Sample Web Page” worksheet

54. 8th Grade Agenda Objective- –Finish email Assignment –Overview of Web Page Project –Creation of Sample Web Page Assignment- –Create your Sample Web Page

55. 8th Grade Agenda Objective- How to make changes to your code Assignment- –Make at least 10 changes in the coding of your original web page –Create a web of ideas using Inspiration

56. 8th Grade Agenda Class #4 (1 st Hour) Objective- –Finish your 10 changes –How to make changes to your code Assignment- –Finish making at least 10 changes in the coding of your “original web page”

57. 8th Grade Agenda Class #5 (2 Hours) Objective- –Inspiration: How is it used? Creation of Ideas Arrangement of Ideas Symbol Manipulation Assignment- –Finish your (Pick a State) Inspiration

58. 8th Grade Agenda Class #6 (2 Hours) Objective- –Dreamweaver MX How is it used? What does it do? Essential components of Dreamweaver Creation of a basic web page Arrangement of page Assignment- –Re-creating your Basic Index Page

59. 8th Grade Agenda Objective- –Finish Dreamweaver Index2.html Code recreation Page see Mr. Gavin for grade –I will place 15 NEW folders inside your MGavin folder –Open up a new Dreamweaver page –Copy and Paste The Harbor School’s 15 Portfolio Competencies These are located in a file in your MGavin folder –Save your newly created Dreamweaver page as Index.html inside your Mgavin folder Assignment- –Setting up your Portfolio’s Home Page

60. 8th Grade Agenda Objective- –Placing your Portfolio work inside your Web Page folder –Linking your work to your Web Page Steps –Select the piece of work that is most representative for each of the 15 competencies. ONE at a time highlight the competency Click on the folder link Browse for the file you have selected to represent the highlighted competency Copy the file into the appropriate folder. Click on OK. Assignment- –Setting up your Portfolio’s Home Page

61. 8th Grade Agenda Class #8 (2 Hours) Objective- –Create an Inspiration About Your Web Page Developing a blue print for success! Your Main Idea will guide the way –5 Topics –3 Ideas per topic Assignment- Preparing Your Web Page in Inspiration

62. Highlight Competency Click on Folder icon Search for the appropriate file

63. 8th Grade Agenda Class #9 (2 Hours) Objective- –Download appropriate images to be used in your website. –For each topic you should have 4 images to select from when you are building your page. Locate the image Right Click… Save as… Label it with an appropriate title Save to your MIKEG Folder Assignment- Download 20 images into your folder on the server

64. 8th Grade Agenda Class #7 (2 Hours) Objective- –Creating and Formatting tables using Dreamweaver The importance of tables Table Manipulation- Columns and Rows Table Alignment- Center/Left/Right Table Borders= 0 Assignment- Re-creating your Basic Index Page

65. 8th Grade Agenda Class #10 (2 Hours) Objective- –Designing your Home Page Tables are used effectively –6 Columns/Rows »List your Homepage + 5 ideas from your Inspiration Ensure you are following rules of grammar –Capitalize your tiles –Period, Commas, and exclamation points, etc… Use color effectively –Background is not too loud »Dark background= Light Font »Light Background= Dark Font 3 sentences Introducing yourself to your audience Assignment- Download 20 images into your folder on the server

66. LodiaCondon@gmail.com Email all of your reflections for editing to: Student Shared Drive In Portfolio 2009 folder A copy of your DIGITAL reflections are located on: