Today is Monday, December 8, 2014    Quote for the day…

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do something I can do.~Helen Keller

Reminder: Today and Wed we will meet in Rooom 204 (not in the Dual Credit room). There will be testing in the Dual Credit Room on Monday and Wednesday.

• Scoring Guide for Windows Movie Maker TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE
• Movie Maker Project Scoresheet
• Please bring your text book to class. We collected books last week and we still have a few to return to the office.
• Please be certain that your CD is included with the textbook
• If possible, please bring your completed Windows Movie Maker Project to class to on a flash drive. If you have not completed the assignment, bring your completed Windows Movie Maker Project to class to on a flash drive on Wednesday.
• On Wednesday we will present our final project.
• Wednesday, 12/10 is our final class meeting.
• If you have finished your project or if you have not brought any work with you, we have some websites that you might visit and share your opinion with me regarding these sites
• Begin by visiting the Sheppard Softward Interactive map of the US site.  http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Our class has been moved to Room 204 for 12/8 and 12/10 Quote for Wednesday, December 3, 2014…..The principle goal of education is to create men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done……… Jean Piaget Make- up PowerPoint Quiz Windows Movie Maker Demo and Directions Windows Movie Maker Rubric–Due Date 12/10/2014 Please bring textbook to class on Monday, Dec. 8–Turn in Windows Movie Maker Work Time today Wednesday, Bring textbook to class for an assignment from the book. Quote for Monday 12/1 We need to educate our students for THEIR future, not our past.                           A. C. Clark Make- up PowerPoint Quiz Windows Movie Maker Demo and Directions Windows Movie Maker Rubric–Due Date 12/10/2014 Please bring textbook to class on Monday, Dec. 8–Turn in Windows Movie Maker Work Time today Wednesday, Bring textbook to class for an assignment from the book. ************************************    All components of the PowerPoint Presentation are due Monday, 11-24 Bring Rubric Scored by a) you and b) a peer to class on Monday, 11-24 Bring printed handouts of slides for PowerPoint Presentation Bring electronic version to be shown during class and to be placed on Dr. Lancaster’s computer for scoring

• Quote for Monday, November 10, 2014  Some men see things as they are and ask why? Others dream things that never were and ask, why not? ~George Bernard Shaw

  Review PowerPoint Presentation Scoring Guide and Rubric

•  Turn in Complete Project 3A
•  PowerPoint Quiz on Monday 11/10
  • pp656-657, 716-717, 776-777
•  Complete Project 3B p. 764—775
  • Turn in at the end of class today the work you have completed during class time

Class meetings: 11-12, 11-17, 11-19 –Independent work time

• Any questions may be sent to Dr. Lancaster’s email and will be answered via email. Try to ask 3 (classmates), check the text book for answers– then email me. Responses will be given based on access to email.
•  During class time, please work on requirements         
  • (Scoring Guide for PowerPoint Presentation TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE) for PowerPoint Presentation 
  • PowerPoint Presentation Scoring Guide and scored Rubric (Autosaved)
    •  All components of the PowerPoint Presentation are due Monday, 11-24
    • Bring Rubric Scored by a) you and b) a peer to class on Monday, 11-24
    • Bring printed handouts of slides for PowerPoint Presentation
    • Bring electronic version to be shown during class and to be placed on Dr. Lancaster’s computer for scoring

Quote for Wednesday, November 5, 2014   Do not wait; the time will never be ”just right”.   Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.   –~Napoleon Hill  

•  PowerPoint Presentation Scoring Guide and Rubric
• Complete Project 2B  and turn in on 11/5
• Complete Project 3A p. 739–763  Turn in (or turn in completed 3A on 11/10)
• PowerPoint Quiz on Monday 11/10
  • pp. 656-657, 716-717, 776-777
• Visit   Awesome Library   http://www.awesomelibrary.org/
• Visit  This Day in History  http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history

 

Quote for Monday, November 3, 2014    Nothing is so strong as gentleness and nothing is so gentle as real strength.  ~Ralph W. Sockman

• PowerPoint Presentation Scoring Guide and Rubric
• Confirm PowerPoint Project Selection of topics
• PowerPoint Chapter 2 pp- 679-701
• Complete Project 2A
• Complete Project 2B for homework and turn in on 11/5
• Internet Public Library   http://www.ipl.org
• Library of Congress       http://www.loc.gov
• The National Archives   http://www.archives.gov/index.html

 

 

 

ducation is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.  ~William Butler Yates

• Intro to PowerPoint Menu
• Class Activities pages 621–642 –complete Project 1A and 1B p 642-655

 

 

 

 

Quote for Monday, October 27      Technology can change the way that teachers teach and the way that students learn.  Technology integration is all about the content. Technology is the tool which engages students and enhances learning.

• Excel Quiz
• Hardware Quiz
• Citing Sources–Text  pp. 172-175
• PowerPoint–“Dos and Don’ts”

 

 

Quote for Wednesday, October 22      Example isn’t another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.    ~Albert Einstein 

• Assignments for Wednesday, October 22
  • Students who need to achieve Vocabulary Mastery
  • 25 minute timer

• Make up Vocab Test Wed, 10/22/14—90% mastery required –next retest on Mon 10/29
  • Please bring your notes/definitions for the vocabulary words. You will be offered the opportunity to use your notes/definitions.
  • The quiz will be a timed test. There will be 21 items to complete. There will be a maximum of 25 minutes to take the quiz

The expectation is for 90% Mastery. Please be prepared to retake the Vocabulary Test on Monday, October  27 if you do not receive mastery on this re-test.

• If you do not receive an email message from Dr. Lancaster during the day on Wed, 10/22/14 (by 8 p.m.), please email Dr. Lancaster to inquire about your Vocabulary Test score.
  • susanalancaster@gmail.com
• Turn in completed Excel 3A
• Complete in class Excel 3B (pp. 370-389)
• Please print what you complete during class time today—even if you do not finish the assignment.
• If you do not complete 3B during class today, complete the assignment and turn in on Monday, 10/27.
• Excel Unit quiz (50 points) in class on Monday, October 27
  • Review Matching and Multiple Choice questions on pages
  • pp. 268-269, 332-333, 390-391
•  Select the National Park that you wish to focus on for your PowerPoint Presentation Project. Write your name on the index card and indicate your first, second and third choices for a National Park to use as the subject matter for this project.   (List of National Parks is below.) Only one class member per park.
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Quote for Monday, October 20      If we teach as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.  ~   J. Dewey

Assignments for Monday, October 20, 2014

1.  Return Papers
2. Review Semester Grades
3. Discuss Remaining Assignments
   1. Hardware Quiz  90% Mastery required  48 points
   2. Excel Quiz   Excel Unit quiz (50 points) in class on Monday, October 27                             
      1. Review Matching and Multiple Choice questions on pages   pp. 268-269, 332-333, 390-391
   3. Assignments 1A, 1B, 2A, 3A (40 points)
   4. PowerPoint Quiz (approx 20 points)
   5. In class PowerPoint Assignments
   6. PowerPoint Presentation Project
      1. Due November 24  (100 points)
   7. Windows Movie Maker Presentation (Rubric, Expectations)
      1. Due December 8  (50 points)
   8. Approximately 300 points for remaining assignments.

• Make up Vocab Test Wed, 10/22/14—90% mastery required –retest on Wed 10/22
• Please bring your notes/definitions for the vocabulary words. You will be offered the opportunity to use your notes/definitions.
• The quiz will be a timed test. There will be 21 items to complete. There will be a maximum of 25 minutes to take the quiz
• The expectation is for 90% Mastery. Please be prepared to retake the Vocabulary Test on Monday, October  27 if you do not receive mastery on this re-test.
• If you do not receive an email message from Dr. Lancaster during the day on Wed, 10/22/14 (by 8 p.m.), please email Dr. Lancaster to inquire about your Vocabulary Test score
• susanalancaster@gmail.com

During Class time today (Monday, October 20)

• Please complete Excel 3A during class time today and print Excel 3A
• If you do not complete 3A during class today, complete the assignment, save, and print and turn in on Wednesday, 10/22.

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National Parks   List of National Parks

Alaska

1. Denali National Park and Preserve
2. Gates of the Arctic National Park
3. Glacier Bay National Park
4. Katmai National Park and Preserve
5. Kenai Fjords National Park
6. Kobuk Valley National Park
7. Lake Clark National Park

American Samoa

1. National Park of American Samoa

Arizona

1. Grand Canyon National Park
2. Petrified Forest National Park
3. Saguaro National Park

Arkansas

1. Hot Springs National Park

California

1. Channel Islands National Park
2. Death Valley National Park
3. Joshua Tree National Park
4. Kings Canyon National Park
5. Lassen Volcanic National Park
6. Redwood National Park
7. Sequoia National Park
8. Yosemite National Park

Colorado

1. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
2. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
3. Mesa Verde National Park
4. Rocky Mountain National Park

Florida

1. Biscayne National Park
2. Dry Tortugas National Park
3. Everglades National Park

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
2. Haleakalā National Park

Kentucky

1. Mammoth Cave National Park

Maine

1. Acadia National Park

Michigan

1. Isle Royale National Park

Minnesota

1. Voyageurs National Park

Montana

1. Glacier National Park

Nevada

1. Great Basin National Park

New Mexico

1. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Dakota

1. Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Ohio

1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Oregon

1. Crater Lake National Park

South Carolina

1. Congaree National Park

South Dakota

1. Badlands National Park
2. Wind Cave National Park

Tennessee

1. Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Texas

1. Big Bend National Park
2. Guadalupe Mountains National Park

United States Virgin Islands

1. Virgin Islands National Park

Utah

1. Arches National Park
2. Bryce Canyon National Park
3. Canyonlands National Park
4. Capitol Reef National Park
5. Zion National Park

Virginia

1. Shenandoah National Park

Washington

1. Mount Rainier National Park
2. North Cascades National Park
3. Olympic National Park

Wyoming

1. Grand Teton National Park
2. Yellowstone National Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please bring ear bud/headphones

• DO-OVER Vocab Test—90% mastery required
  • If you receive lower than the Mastery 90%, please be prepared to retake the Vocabulary Test on Wednesday, October 22 (after Fall Break). Your results will be emailed
  • Turn in assignment from Monday, 9/29/2014/ Follow the directions in the text on p. 340-341.  Complete Excel in Project 2E (p. 340-341).  Save, Print and Turn in Project 2E   (Assignment from Monday, Sept 29)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     As As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed.
•  Complete the Self Assessment for the Mastery of Skills for CINS 101. Use this as a personal checklist for your accomplishments for the first month of this course. Turn in completed self assessment today.
• Go Pro Videos –Watch one and complete the questions on the Large Index Card. Turn in the index card.
  • 1.  Go Pro Skiing   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6ZMltkjY5Q   o   Skip the ad.
  • 2.  Go Pro Sky diving    Published on Sep 12, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K06KqkVKMO4      The most amazing experience you can ever have…Skydiving!!!
  • 3.  Flying eagle point of view #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3QrhdfLCO8
  • On the large index card provided, please complete the following information.
  • 1.  Which Go Pro Video did you watch from the list above? (indicate the topic)
  • 2.  Explain what a Go Pro is and does.(You make have to do some research . Use Google to get started.
  • 3.  Identify key points from the Go Pro video you watch.
  • If you listened to a 2^nd or 3^rd Go Pro video, provide information regarding those topics.
• Follow the directions in the text on p. 345. Complete Excel in Project 2G (p. 345)  Save, Print and Turn in Project 2G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              As As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed.
• Enjoy a safe and relaxing Fall Break. I’ll look forward to seeing you on Monday, October 20, 2014.

 

 

 

 

Quote for Monday, September 22       To teach is to learn.  ~   Japanese Proverb.

• Vocab Test Mon, 9/29/14—90% mastery required –retest on Wed 10/1
• You can expect to receive an email message from Dr. Lancaster during the day on Monday with information regarding your Vocabulary Test. If you receive a 90% or above, you will not retake the Vocab Test on Wednesday
• If you receive lower than the Mastery 90%, please be prepared to retake the Vocabulary Test on Wednesday, October 1
• If you do not receive an email message from Dr. Lancaster during the day on Monday, (by 8 p.m.), please email Dr. Lancaster to inquire about your score. susanalancaster@gmail.com
• Turn in completed Excel in Project 2A (p. 293—312) (If not printed and turned in on Wed 9/22)
• Turn in completed Excel in Project 2B and 2C (p334-336)

On the large index card provided, please complete the following information
1.  Which TED talk did you listen to (indicated the topic) 1).  Learning to Code, 2).  Reach into a Computer, 3).  Images from Science, 4). Robots, 5). Son of a Terroriste, 6). Web Design 

2. Evaluate the speaker. Was the speaker well informed, easy to listen to and/or other comments with regard to the speaker.

3. Identify key points that you learned from the TED Talk.

4. If you listened to a 2^nd or 3^rd TED talk, provide information regarding those topics.

•  Follow the directions in the text on p. 340-341. Complete Excel in Project 2E (p. 340-341).Save, Print and Turn in Skills Review 2E                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             As As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed.
• Turn in Skills Review 2E on Wednesday 10/1 if you do not complete during class time on Monday.

 

 

 

 

Quote for Wednesday, September 24    A human being is not, in any proper sense, a human being until he/she is educated.  ~Horace Mann

•  TED talks  (see below)  Please bring ear bud/headphones
• Vocab Review –any questions? Vocab Test Mon, 9/29/14—90% mastery required –retest (if needed) on Wed 10/1
• Read Chapter 2-Excel
  • Follow the directions in the text on 293-312. Complete Excel in Project 2A (p. 293—312.  (Save, Print and  turn in Project  2A)                                                                                                                                                                                As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed.
  • Follow the directions in the text on 313-331. Complete Excel in Project 2B (p. 313-331)  Save, Print and Turn in Project 2B                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             As As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed.
  • Complete Skills Review 2C (p. 334-336) Save, Print and Turn in Skills Review 2C on Monday 9/29Save, Print and Turn in Skills Review 2C on Monday 9/29
• TED Talks–Select one to listen to. You may listen to more than one. Be prepared to rate how well you learned and enjoyed the TED talk you listened to.
  1. Learning to code                                             Scratch.mit.edu http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-02-02&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email
  2. Reach into a computer http://www.ted.com/talks/jinha_lee_a_tool_that_lets_you_touch_pixels?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-07-06&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image
  3. Jaw dropping images from science http://www.ted.com/talks/fabian_oefner_psychedelic_science?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2013-10-05&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image
  4. Robots with feeling http://www.ted.com/talks/guy_hoffman_robots_with_soul?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2014-01-18&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_imageI
  5. I am the son of a terriorist. Here is how I chose peace. http://www.ted.com/talks/zak_ebrahim_i_am_the_son_of_a_terrorist_here_s_how_i_chose_peace?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2014-09-13&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image
  6. Design of Websites http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_gould_stewart_how_giant_websites_design_for_you_and_a_billion_others_too?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2014-08-09&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_image

 

 

Quote for Monday, September 22      There is no failure except in no longer trying.  ~Elbert Hubbard

• Van Gogh Video
• Vocab Review –any questions? Vocab Test Mon, 9/29/14—90% mastery required –retest (if needed) on Wed 10/1
• M and M’s Excel Worksheet
• Mickey Mouse Excel Worksheet
• Follow the directions in the text on 225-267. Review Directions for Excel in
  • Project 1A . (will not turn in Project 1A). As you work through the directions, please ask Dr. Lancaster for assistance, if needed. To demonstrate your understanding, please follow the directions in the text on p.252-267
  • Project 1B (Files needed are on the CD)
    • Complete Project 1B and print and turn in before leaving class, if possible. Save the document as listed in the directions. Name in file as listed in the directions.
    •  Complete                                                                            Project 1 C (p. 270-272),  Project 1E (p 276-277) and  Project 1 I(eye) (p283).

• Save the documents, be sure Name is on each copy, print and bring to class on Wed. 9/24 

 

 

 

Quote for Wednesday, September 17                                                                          Children are our most valuable natural resource.  ~Herbert Hoover

• Review Tech Vocabulary list
• Assignments for Wednesday 9-17
• Women Portraits in Western Art click on link  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs&list=PL3B036B1841483EDC

 

 

 

Quote for Monday, September 15   Learn from the PAST,  Live in the PRESENT, and  Plan for the FUTURE

• Receive Text books
• Revised Class Agenda 9-15_CINS 101
• Assignments for Monday 9-15
  • W01A_Fitness Flyer
  • Project 1C
  • Project 2A
• Review Tech Vocabulary list
• Comic Creator    
• Gravity Launch  

Reminder:  Technology Vocabulary Quiz –Monday, September 29 and Wednesday, October 1, 2014

 

 

 

Quote for Wednesday, September 10 —Teachers are communicators; they review the past, enrich the present, and teach the future.

• Share Wordles from Monday.
• Resume Task 3
• Vocabulary list
• Discuss Tech Terms Assignment and Quiz Preparation
• We Didn’t Start the Fire lyrics
• “We Didn’t Start The Fire”

 

 

 

 

Quote for Monday, September 8 —I hear and I forget; I see and        I remember;  I do and I understand.           Chinese Proverb

• Tools to Use in Word
• Word Shortcut Keys
• Sample Cover Letter
• Google Earth
• Wordle
• Wordle_Community

 

 

 

 

 

CINS 101      Course SyllabusDualCredit._pdf

Quote for Wednesday, September 3 —  Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.

• Initial assignment
• Mastery of student skills
• Interactive US map

 

Video Conferencing Presentation June 4, 2014

 Agenda

Elementary Video Conferences and Resources List

How to …Use the Remote, Make a Call, Adjust the Layout … and More

National Park Service VC—http://www.nps.gov

CILC — http://www.cilc.org

NASA —http://www.nasa.gov

TWICE–ASK–Read Around The Planet — http://www.twice.cc/