8th Grade Agenda Class

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8th Grade AgendaClass 1 (1st Hour)

• Objective-
• Documentation of ID and Password
• Mavis Beacon Shortcuts
• Creation of a 8th Grade folder
• File Folders
• Locating Applications
• Saving files onto the server
• Creating a collage
• Assignment-
• File Management
• Summer Collage

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Creating New Folders

• Inside your newly created 8th Grade Folder
• Select Select
• Word
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Inspiration
• Movie
• Personal
• First Letter of 1st Name Last Name
• EXAMPLE Mgavin

You do not have to save a test file in these 3
folders
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8th Grade Assignment

• Create a Collage that represents your summer
• Use either Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration
• 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
• 10 pictures minimum
• Save As
• Summer Collage (in its respective folder)

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8th Grade AgendaClass 3
http//boston.k12.ma.us/HARBOR

• Objective- Working with Email
• List of Favorites
• Sending Attachments
• Collage
• 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

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I chose an inappropriate background
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MOVIE
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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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http//beta.blogger.com/home

• Create an 8th Grade online journal in the form of
  a blog.
• Youll 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.

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http//beta.blogger.com/home

• Create an 8th Grade online journal in the form of
  a blog.
• Youll 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.

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Use your Harbor School Address
Use your Harbor School Password
Re-type your Harbor School Password
Please use your first name
Type in the word above the box
Check off this box
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Type in what you want it to say at the top of
your blog
First letter of your first name Entire last name
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• 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

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Image
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• http//beta.blogger.com/home

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Grading Criteria
http//boston.k12.ma.us/harbor/students/2007Blogs.
asp

• 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

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http//harbormayaangelou.blogspot.com
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Web Page
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8th Grade Agenda

• Objective-
• Finish MOVIE project (s)
• Overview of Web Page Project
• Introduction to HTML
• HTML Coding 101
• Assignment-
• Reproduce the Sample Web Page worksheet

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8th Grade Agenda

• Objective-
• Finish email Assignment
• Overview of Web Page Project
• Creation of Sample Web Page
• Assignment-
• Create your Sample Web Page

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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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 4 (1st 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 4 (2nd 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)

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8th Grade AgendaClass 5 (2 Hours)

• Objective-
• Inspiration
• How is it used?
• Creation of Ideas
• Arrangement of Ideas
• Symbol Manipulation
• Assignment-
• Finish your (Pick a State) Inspiration

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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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 Schools 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 Portfolios Home Page

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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 Portfolios Home Page

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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Highlight Competency
Click on Folder icon
Search for the appropriate file
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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaClass 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

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8th Grade AgendaPowerPoint

• Objective-
• Identify the essential components in Microsoft
  PowerPoint. 
• Create a PowerPoint presentation.
• Practice formatting slide layouts, colors,
  backgrounds, and objects.
• Assignment-
• Portfolio Project

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8th Grade AgendaPowerPoint

• 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!

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8th Grade AgendaPowerPoint

• 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

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EmailCc harbor-teachergr8_at_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_ at least 4 interesting websites
  that help your cause

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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?qPlagiaris
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