Technology

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 sitehttp://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.

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       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
    • 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.
    • 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 2nd or 3rd 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 2nd or 3rd 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

     

     

    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

     

     

     

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

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

     

     

     

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

     

     

     

     

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

     

     

     

     

     

    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.

     

    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 VChttp://www.nps.gov

    CILC — http://www.cilc.org

    NASA —http://www.nasa.gov

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