2/26/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. The two step process to center clipart or textboxes horizontally is 1) Arrange, Align or Distribute, Relative to __________ Guides, 2) Arrange, Align or Distribute, C_______.

Assignment: Do the jobs in Purple Packet I in Publisher. This will be a test grade. Omit the flyer. Be sure save into your network folder and to name every file correctly.

2/25/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Lecture: Proofing for Proper Formatting; Purple Packet instructions for tomorrow

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. Your Publisher document should be good enough to be a credit to you, to your E_______, and to your C_____________Y.

Assignment:
1. Proofread your zoo flyer. Use the chart below to check to see that each item is covered. Print, and turn in on my laptop.
2. Finish any unfinished Publisher work (see gradesheet printout). Print and turn in on my laptop.

Title of Actual Zoo
Border
clipart/not photo
clipart/not photo
clipart/not photo
clipart/not photo
text blip
text blip
text blip
text blip
Location
Hours of actual zoo
Telephone of actual zoo
Admission of actual zoo
White space/Balance
Bold/Emphasis
Overall Formatting

2/23/10 & 2/24/10

Objective: demonstrate productive work habits and attitudes (120.23.c.1)

Lecture: Show Employment Skills essay score's MFMQ; Intro. Video

Warmup:
none today

Assignment:
1. View "Ten Easy Ways to Keep a Job" video. If you are unable to watch the video, write a one-half page essay over one of the "Situations". Draw your poster on another sheet of paper, or on the back of the essay page.
2. Group "Situation at Work" presentations.
3. Finish any unfinished work.

2/22/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Lecture: white space

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. Good design includes considering Placem_________, Bal__________, Text Si________, White Sp________, and Empha________.

Assignment:
1. 1st PERIOD: Pick up ALL graded papers! If ALL your papers have not been picked up, you have not done this assignment!
2. Using MS Publisher, create a flyer for one of the three zoos listed below. Research the zoo and create a flyer that is specific to that zoo. Use the same format as the worksheet, but use the real information from the actual zoo. Instead of the zebra, butterfly, pig, and leaves, choose things that are to be seen at the actual zoo. Use the actual zoo name in the title; the hours, admission, location information, and telephone number for the actual zoo. Do not copy/paste any information. Use only clipart from Microsoft Clipart. Do not print today. Save into network student save folder.

http://www.honoluluzoo.org/
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ (has Live Feeds!)

2/19/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Lecture: white space

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. The two-step process to vertically center a text box or a clip art in Publisher is to choose Arrange, Align or Distribute, Relative to Margin Guides, then ______________________
___________________________________________________________.
2. It is (true / false) that it is important to create quality work, because an employer has the right to expect quality work which will represent him and his company well.

Assignment:
1. Pick up ALL graded papers! If ALL your papers have not been picked up, you have not done this assignment!
2. Finish all previously assigned Publisher work (Limo, Play, Birthday). Check for centering. Print and turn in on laptop.

2/18/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Lecture: centering vertically & horizontally, white space, balance

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. The green lines which are drug from the rulers are ___________ guides.

Assignment:
1. Pick up all graded papers.
2. Finish Birthday Invite. Check for centering. Print and turn in on laptop.
3. Using MS Publisher, create the Play Ad. Pay special attention to balance and white space. Center the text boxes as well as the text in the textbox as needed. Due tomorrow. Turn in paper on laptop.

2/17/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Notice: Progress Reports snapshot tomorrow

Lecture: MS Office Online clip art, formatting text in columns, centering vertically & horizontally, inserting your name, balance, "What's wrong with this?", Order, creating objects with shapes, Grouping

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. The blue lines around the Publisher document are M___________ guides.

Assignment:
1. Pick up all graded papers.
2. Finish Limousine Advertisement in MS Publisher. Check for correct formatting. Print and turn in on my laptop.
2. Do Birthday Invite.

2/16/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

Lecture: Intro to MS Publisher, MS Office Online clip art, watermarks, borders, bullets, columns, centering vertically, inserting your name, printing

Warmup: Open Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. What is the name of the new unit?
2. Which program will we be using to do desktop publishing?

Assignment:
1. Pick up all graded papers.
2. Do Limousine Advertisement in MS Publisher. Print and turn in on my laptop.

2/12/10

Objective: apply desktop publishing technology (120.23.c.7)

New unit: Desktop Publishing; create a new folder for this unit in your network folder.

Lecture: Intro to MS Publisher

Warmup: Create a new warmup; name it Warm-up 2-12-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
MFMQ: 1. The ____________ _____________ must be the same when creating a relationship between tables.
MFMQ: 2. In a database mail merge, ____________ ________________ mark the spot where the field contents will appear in the form letter.

Assignment:
1. Do "Getting to Know Publisher 2007"; turn in on my laptop.
2. Check gradesheet printout and finish any unfinished work from the database unit.

2/11/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Warmup: None today.

Assignment:
1. Take the Database Test on QuizStar.
2. Employer Expectations essay. Write a one page essay.

Consider the characteristics that an employer would expect in an outstanding employee. Write a one page essay stating your views over expected behaviors in the business work environment. What kind of behaviors will positively impact a person’s career and what will negatively impact their career? Be specific. Draw parallels (compare and contrast) between the behaviors expected in the workplace and those expected in the education environment. Neatness counts.

2/10/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Database test tomorrow; study warmups (you may print an extra copy of your warmups in order to take home and study)

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Print and turn in on my laptop.

Assignment:
1. Take the Database Quiz III, until you make a 100 on it.
2. Finish all database assignments.

2/9/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Database test Thursday; study warmups (you may print in order to take home and study)

Lecture: Mail merge, field markers

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. A M__________ M_____________ uses a form letter and a database to create many letters at once.
2. In the Word document, F______ M________ mark the spot where the contents of the database will appear when a mail merge is completed.

Assignment:
1. Do Hippo Mail Merge assignment. Print ONLY ONE PAGE of your mail merge on pink paper and turn in on my laptop.

2/8/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Database test Wednesday

Lecture: Creating Relationships between tables, Select Queries

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. In a database relationship, the field __________ can be different, but the data type must be the same.
2. In order to perform a Select Query, a database must have a R_______________p.

Assignment:
1. Do Exercise 7, Seaquarium, part II. Print the reports and turn in on my laptop.

2/5/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Test next week

Lecture: Creating Forms in a database

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. What are the three database objects we have learned about so far?

Assignment:
1. Do Exercise 7, Seaquarium. All three tables will be in the same database.

2/4/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Check grade sheet printout for missing work. Check your reports with the answer key; redo any incorrect reports that you would like re-graded!

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. What holds all the data for a certain person in a database?
2. What holds all the same type of data in a database, for example.... everyone's first names?

Assignment:
1. Finish Applicants and Listings, Part 3. All REPORTS DUE TODAY. All data MUST be spelled accurately in order for the filter/query to work and the report to be correct. Print off all the reports and place on my laptop.

2/3/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

Notice: Check grade sheet printout for missing work. Check your reports with the answer key; redo any incorrect reports that you would like re-graded!

Lecture: Reteach report titles, capitalization, opening report fields, filtering before creating reports

Warmup: Open Warmup 2-1-10. Answer all questions as complete sentences with complete ideas. Delete the questions.
1. How does someone else know what your report is all about?
2. Why is it essential to have a report title that accurately tells what the report is about?
3. To widen a field in a report, go to _____________ view, click on that field box, and use the d__________-headed arrow to drag it open.

Assignment:
1. Finish Applicants and Listings, Part 3. All data MUST be spelled accurately in order for the filter/query to work and the report to be correct. Print off all the reports and place on my laptop.

2/2/10

Objective: apply database technology (120.23.c.5)

NOTE: Many of you did not take the Database Quiz II yesterday.

Warmup: none today

Assignment:
1. Finish Applicants and Listings, Part 3. All data MUST be spelled accurately in order for the filter/query to work and the report to be correct. Print off all the reports and place on my laptop.