WWHS and JHHS Computer Classes
Thursday, January 29, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Complete the shapes/text assignment, add a shortcut to the tcsd-dbdu-01 server on your z: drive, copy assignment to z:
WWHS Personal Finance: Discussion of impulse spending/marketing.
JHHS Programming: Lab 3-1, intro to if, else if, else construction, || and &&, using character variables in if loops.
JHHS Computer Basics: Work on HTML projects
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: practice w/ shapes, lines, filles. Begin assignment: 500 x 500, three different types of shapes plus text, save as yourname_1_28_04.
WWHS Personal FInance:: Go over student's SMART goals. Assignment: Pay attention to things/people that try to influence you to impulse purchase. Be prepared to talk about it tomorrow (Thursday).
JHHS Proramming:: Lab 2_4 and 2_5. Intro to if loops. Do a small if program together.
JHHS Computer Basics: Work on HTML projects.
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Print name2 assignment and turn in to Barb. Intro to shapes.
WWHS Personal Finance:: update expenses in Excel, format and print and turn in to Barb. Assignment: p. 7 in book, complete three SMART goals.
JHHS Programming: intro to C++ math, create a sample program using the four standard math operators (+,-,*,/)
JHHS Computer Basics: Begin HTML assignment/project.
Monday, January 26, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Work on "name2" assignment. How to use skew, distort and scale.
WWHS Personal Finance: complete questionnaire, update your expenses in Excel, intro to SMART goals, assignment: write a SMART goal for something you want/need between now and Sept. 1.
JHHS Programming: review of variable types, sample program, work on lab 2-2, intro to using cin, lab 2-3 (begin).
JHHS Computer Basics: Complete E-Z tutorial, print.
Friday, January 23, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Intro to vector graphics in Fireworks. Create name with drop shadow, glow, etc.
WWHS Personal Finance: Put expenses into your Excel spreadsheet, calculate how much we could save in a year or lifetime if we cut down on some of our "wants" and impulse spending.
JHHS Programming: 5 Parts to a computer program, Intro to variables, Lab 2_1
JHHS Computer Basics: E-Z Accounting tutorial, set up fees, services, and background pages. Set background color and text.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Complete Wyoming Equality Day power point presentation, print or place on shared drive.
WWHS Personal Finance: Categorize your expenses as needs or wants, set up an Excel spreadsheet with our Tuesday and Wednesday expensese.
JHHS Programming: Do reading (see yesterday's post), discussion of binary numbers and machine language, introduction to algorithms. Assignment: write the 1-10 algorithm (see web site under Algorithms).
JHHS Computer Basics: print subject web page from Wednesday, intro to HTML (print first web page), begin E-Z Accounting tutorial.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Finish Murie Center powerpoint, begin Wyoming Equality Day powerpoint
WWHS Personal Finance: What are needs? wants? Assignment: track daily expensees
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
JHHS Assignments for Wednesday, January 21:
JHHS Programming: Students will read in textbook: Computer Programming in C++.
• Read pages 28-32 and answer questions 6,7,8 on a separate piece of paper.
• Read pages 35-40 and answer questions 6,7,8, and 9 on page 41.
When complete, Cole and Matt may work in Macromedia Flash (an animation program)
Alex D. will help Alex S. and Scott with an introduction to making web pages using Dreamweaver.
JHHS Computer Basics:
Pick a subject you are studying in school this semester or last semester.
Find at least 5 good links about the topic in google.
Copy and paste the links into a Word document. Add some information about the site.
Save as a word document, then save again as a Web page.
If you finish early, find more links.
See a sample.....
WWHS Digital Imaging: downloading pictures from the web, created a slide show with four pictures of the Murie Center Shoveling Day!
WWHS Personal Finance: Discussion: what is money? How do you get it? How do you keep it? How do you make more of it? Is money good or bad?
JHHS Programming: Review of basic structure of a C++ program. Labs 1-1, 1-2, 1-3.
JHHS Computer Basics: Extra credit assignment: making a list of the "name game," how to make a web page and links in Microsoft Word, how to save as a web page. searching for a topic on Google.
Monday, January 19, 2004
WWHS Digital Imaging: Intro to course, log on and check z: drive connections.
WWHS Personal Finance: No class: MLK Jr. Celebration
JHHS Programming: Intro to course, create a program in C++. print and turn in program, complete student info form.
JHHS Computer Basics: Intro to course, name game, view past semester's projects, complete student info form.
Friday, January 16, 2004
WWHS: No class -- Integrated Communications (MLK Day preparation)
JHHS Computer Basics: Make up day
JHHS Computer Programming: Pizza! make up work.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
WWHS: No class, field trip
JHHS Computer Basics: Make Up work, test projects.
JHHS Computer Programming: Final presentations on careers and projects.
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: Final interviews w/ Rachel A., type final report (What will you do after WWHS, have you changed your mind during the semester?, How will you make this happen?
WwHS Computer Technology: Final changes to web site, check uploads, test.
JHHS Computer Basics: How to create Adobe PDF files from Word documents, pop quiz on PDF, How to make a web page from Microsoft Outlook (demonstration). Assignment: Create an Adobe PDF and add a link to it from your master page (10 points).
JHHS Computer Programming: Presentations: Careers and Final Projects.
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: Discussion of interviews, collect interview prep sheets (handed out on Friday with the sub), go through Wyoming NEXT magazine to see how it can be used in the future.
WWHS Computer Technology: Upload web site (final project)
JHHS Computer Basics: (1) Extra credit assignment, (2) research computer careers, create a power point assignment, save as a web page and upload to your site. Create a link on your master page.
JHHS Computer Programming: Work on Career Exploration project. Due at end of class.
Monday, January 12, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: Interviews with Director of Personnel, discussion of interview questions (sub today)
WWHS Computer Technology: Work on your web site (sub today)
JHHS Computer Basics: Intro to Word web pages, clean up Word HTML command, search for info on meta tags, enter meta tags in Dreamweaver. Print: Word web page and code for meta tags.
JHHS Computer Programming: Begin Career Exploration project. Due Tuesday at end of class.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Friday, January 9, 2004
Substitute today!
WWHS Career Exploration: Work on interview questions (write out or copy file from web site and type). Don't forget -- Interviews are scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday.
WWHS Computer Technology: Work on your web site!
JHHS Computer Basics: Complete your final project. post to your web site and TEST!
JHHS Computer Programming: Finish your WRITTEN REPORT! Due Monday at the beginning of class.
WWHS Career Exploration: Interview discussion, practice.
WWHS Computer Technology: Work on final projects.
JHHS Computer Basics: (substitute today): Work on individual projects (see guidelines on web site)
JHHS Computer Programming: (Substitute today): Work on individual projects. Remember -- written report due Monday (see web site).
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: Interviewing: how to dress, shaking hands, being prepared. Discussion of next week's interviews with Rachel Andrews.
WWHS Computer Technology: Work on final project (see guidelines on class web site)
JHHS Computer Basics: Work on final project (see guidelines on class web site)
JHHS Computer Programming: Work on individual projects -- remember: written report due Monday (see web site)
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: print a final copy of your resume. Discussion of how to answer interview questions based on yesterday's activity.
WWHS Computer Technology: Work on final project (see guidelines on class web site)
JHHS Computer Basics: Work on final project (see guidelines on class web site)
JHHS Computer Programming: Explanation of final project report (see class web site). Work on individual projects.
Monday, January 05, 2004
WWHS Career Exploration: Discussion about interviewing. Answer the following questions (typed):
Tell me about yourself.
Tell me about your last job.
What was the best thing about your last job?
What was something you didn't like about your old job?
List a job you'd like for next summer.
Why would you like to work here?
Why should I hire you for the job?
WWHS Computer Technology: Begin final project
JHHS Computer Basics: Begin final project.
JHHS Computer Programming: Individual projects.
