Pirates of Silicon Valley

You watched a movie entitled "Pirates of Silicon Valley." The movie is about Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation, and Steve Jobs, Apple, Inc., and the growth of their companies. Other key players shown in the movie are Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer, Gates' partners, and Steve Wozniak, Jobs' partner. During the movie, you wrote down adjectives that described Gates and Jobs. Your task today is to write a persuasive essay answering the following questions: 

"Are Bill Gates and Steve Jobs more similar or different?" Pick a position. 

Your persuasive essay requires three supporting facts. Be sure to expand upon the facts. Think about what your English teacher requires when a persuasive essay is assigned. Yes, I'm looking for five paragraphs. 

Each paragraph is worth 5 points: 25 points total for this assignment. 

Also, print the table that includes the adjectives that you generated during the movie. The completed table is worth 10 points.

Winter Poem Formatting

Use your formatting skills! Find lyrics or a poem related to winter or snow. Be sure your document meets the following tasks:

• Choose an orientation.
• Center the poem/lyrics vertically on the page. Page Layout > Page Setup > click on the Layout tab > Vertical Alignment > Center
• Include a page border.
• Must use word art for a title.  Modify the word art in some way.
• Must include at least one graphic

NOTE: When you copy and paste the lyrics or poem, be sure to select KEEP TEXT ONLY.

Cite the source of the lyrics or poem beneath it.

WHEN PRINTING: File > Print > Options > Display > check Print Background Colors and Images.

Total points: 25 pts.

Bonus Personal Business Letter

Complete the Personal Business Letter on pg. 84 of book. Make sure it is perfectly formatted for full credit!
Save as: letter, pg. 84

Scrambled Personal Business Letter

See handout for details.

Directions:

Type this as a perfectly formatted personal business letter. You must rearrange the parts of the letter in the correct order. Make sure DS and QS are in the appropriate parts of the letter. Make sure the body paragraphs are arranged to make sense.

Save as: scrambled personal business letter. Print and hand in.

Wish List

Create a Wish List.  What products do you like?  If not a product, what wish?
You will need a minimum of eight items for your list.

Your task:

1. Make your orientation Landscape. Insert a page border of your choice.  Format the border.
2. Create a title for your wish list using Word Art (e.g.: Mrs. Jackson's Wish List)  Change your text-wrapping to In Front of Text.
3. You will now create two rows of images that make up your list.

Make sure you:

Insert image (keep all images around the same size).

Add border around image.

Change text wrapping to In Front of Text

Insert Text Box and label your wish. Change font color and box border color and thickness. Make this different for each item.

You should have four on the top half of the page and four on the bottom half of the page. Make sure you are not too close to the edge of the page or you will lose points!

When you have your four images in a row, select all of them, go to the Align button, and choose Align Top.

Then choose Distribute Horizontally (to give equal space in between each image)

Adjust your text boxes so they are centered above each image.

Repeat for the second row of items.

Extra Credit**  Add two more items for a total of ten (five in each row)

Save as Wish List and print to 4025.

25 points

Thanksgiving Email or Memo Review

Choose ONE of the following tasks:

Demonstrate your formatting skills. Create a memorandum using Word and the proper format. Refer to your memo page 56 file and comments/notes if you have any questions. 

The memo goes to your teacher, from you. Use the current date and make up an appropriate subject. 

Write a memo describing what you DO on Thanksgiving. How do you celebrate the holiday? Write two paragraphs. 

The memo is worth 25 points. 

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Demonstrate your formatting skills. Create an email using your email editor. Refer to page 58 email file/notes saved in your folder if you have any questions regarding the proper format. 

The email goes to your teacher (Mrs. Jackson); from you. Enter an appropriate subject. 
Write an email describing what you enjoy eating on Thanksgiving. Write two paragraphs.

The email is worth 25 points. You are responsible for printing the email from your 'SENT' folder.

Personal Business Letters

A letter written by an individual to deal with business of a personal nature is called a personal-business letter. The letters we create in class will be Block format with open punctuation. Letters arranged in block format have all parts of the letter beginning at the left. The paragraphs are not indented.

Your task:

Personal Business Letter #1: Open to page 78. Key the personal business letter on page 78 using the format described.  Create a Letters folder and save this in it. This will be graded for 25 pts.
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Add comments to the pg. 78 Personal Business Letter.  We will do this together in class.  Save.  Print letter and comments.  This is worth 10 pts.
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Personal Business Letter #2: Turn to page 81. Key the personal business letter in block format (same as page 83)

Personal Business Letter #3: You have a choice: Key the personal business letter on page 82 (bottom of the page) or page 83 (top of the page).

Each letter is worth 25 points. Total points: 50

Communication Skills

Complete Communication Skills 3 on pg. 49-50.

Type both the Learn and Apply lines, and make the appropriate changes to the Apply lines--do not type them as is!

On page 50, all sentences must be changed.

Save as: Communication Skills 3

30 points.

Holiday Mail for Heroes

The American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program empowers people to “Give Something That Means Something” by sending a card of thanks and support to the members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families.

Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like!

Write to Deployed Troops, Wounded Warriors, and/or Veterans.

Your task:

Part 1: Use a template to create a card

Open Word.  Click File > New > Office.com Templates > Cards > Holiday or Thank You cards

Choose a card: Be sure the card is designed for 8.5 x 11 paper.

• Personalize the card:  Address the card to "Dear Service Member" or "Dear Hero"
• Write a message to the Service Member.
• Share something about yourself: Family, Pets, favorite Sports or Hobbies.
• Do not include email or home addresses on the cards: the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships.
• Do not include inserts of any kind, including photos: these items will be removed during the reviewing process.
• Include your FIRST name ONLY, Morris Hills High School, 520 West Main Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866
• Print, fold, and sign the card by your name. (FIRST NAME ONLY)

15 pts for the template card

Part 2: Create a card from scratch

Take a sheet of paper and fold it in fourths to create a card. Mark each side with A, B, C, and D.

A = front of the card
B & C = are the inside of the card
D = Back of the card

Open the sheet of paper and notice the quadrants.
A and D are upside down. Therefore, you will need to "flip" vertically and horizontally. Graphics and ClipArt can be flipped. Textboxes cannot in Word 2007 but CAN in Word 2010.

Open Word. Change your margins to .5 in. Display rulers.

To help you see your "workspace," draw a line down the middle of the page (3 3/4" mark) and across the middle of the page (5" mark).

Create a holiday card. Wish the person well. Feel free to search for quotes, lyrics, jokes; content for the inside of the card. Also include a personal message. Don't forget to spell check.

B and C should contain text boxes. Be sure to put your FIRST name on the card along with Morris Hills School, 520 West Main Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866.

Before you print your card, remove the "guide" lines. Also Print Preview!

30 pts. for the originally designed card. Total points: 45

Bonus Opportunity--Memo and Email

You have the opportunity to earn Bonus points:

• On Page 57, you keyed a memo of your choice.  Key the other memo.  Save and print.  Write BONUS on the printout and submit.  Maximum extra credit points:  5

• On Page 59, you keyed an e-mail of your choice.  Key the other e-mail.  Send, then print from your SENT folder.  Write BONUS on the printout and submit.  Maximum extra credit points: 5

Make sure they are formatted correctly! Refer to the other memos and email you got back to check your errors.

Turkey Contest

Use Word 2010 to create a 'Turkey Scene'.
Your scene must fill the whole page (choose either portrait or landscape) and include all of the following:

• WordArt (Title of your scene)
• Use shape fill
• Change shape outline
• Apply Shape Effect
• Text box with a Thanksgiving or related message
• Call out box
• Use a gradient somewhere on the page in a shape.

You may use clipart or graphics to add to your scene, but your turkey must be drawn using the tools available in Word. Don't forget your Text Wrapping! When printing, be sure to check off "Print Background Colors and Images." File > Options > Display > Print background colors and images

Total points: 30 points

The class will choose the best two designs. These two designs will enter a contest with all the Word Processing classes to determine the best three. Be creative!!!

2nd Marking Period Timing Scale

40+	100
37-39	95
34-36	90
31-33	85
28-30	80
26-27	75
25	70
22-24	65
-21	60

Memos and Emails

Memorandums and Emails: Learning How to Format Correspondence, PART I

Get a textbook and a stand. 

Watch Memo Video (MH Shares, Jackson, Word Processing, Lessons)


Complete the Memo, p. 56. Save as: Memo, pg. 56  Print: 15 points

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Watch Email Video (MH Shares, Jackson, Word Processing, Lessons)

Complete Email, p. 58, using your email editor. Send to me at ljackson@mhrd.org.

Print from your sent folder. 15 points.

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Memorandums and Emails: Show me what you can do...PART II

p. 57. Select one of the memos. Type in correct format. Save as memo, pg. 57

p. 59. Using your email editor, key one of the emails on this page using correct format. Send to me. Print from sent folder. 

p. 60. Using Word, key the memo using the correct format. The font should be the same. The book just wants you to get use to handwritten copy. Save as memo, pg. 60

p. 61. Using your email editor, key email/memo 3 using the appropriate format. Use your numbered list tool to generate the numbered list. YOU SHOULD NOT TYPE 1. 2. 3. 

• Be sure to proofread your work. 2 pts. off for each typo.
• Be sure to check your format. 4 pts. off for each format error.
• Memo and Email Project: 100 points. (25 pts. each) 

Internet Safety and Google Docs

Officer Haigh, SRO at Morris Hills and member of the Rockaway Boro Police Department, spoke to you about Internet safety during your PE Class. Your task: With another person, create a Google Drawing document that highlights what you learned. 

1. Determine who you will work with to complete this assignment. 
2. Launch CHROME for your web browser.
3. Determine who in the group will be the "Sharer." If it is not you, give your email address to the "Sharer." Log into your email, wait for the link to the document. If you are the "Sharer," log into your Chrome page, launch Google Docs (Drive or Document), Click the Create button; Choose Drawing. Name the document. Share the document with the group.
4. With your group, create a Drawing Document. Content of the Draw document:

• Enter a title: Internet Safety!
• Add a shape with text: What were the three most important tips shared by Officer Haigh.  Each person in the group must identify their top three (3).
• Make the sign attractive...be sure you fill up the page. Adjust colors so they match.
• Include your name somewhere in the Drawing document.

Things to consider: What do you remember most from his presentation.  Also tell him how your Internet/cellphone habits have changed as a result of listening to his advice. 

This assignment is worth 15 points. Due end of the block.

Google Docs

We are going to use Google Docs to create a story. So far you have created a Google Account. You have also personalized your Chrome home page. You will now work with another student to create a story using the "story starter" below. Each person in the group is to add a sentence, one after the other, thus creating a short story "by committee." Make sure your writing is not offensive to anyone in any way. If you see that your partner has made a mistake, feel free to correct his/her work. The short story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Be sure to check spelling. (Tools) At the end of your story, key your name. 

One in the group will share the story. The other is responsible for downloading the file as a Word document, saving it properly, and printing it out. Format the story so it looks nice. 

The whirling winds of that cold October evening sent chills down my spine...

1st Marking Period Timing Scale

One Minute Timings

# Errors-- 1

35+         100

33-34     95

30-32     90

27-29     85

24-26     80

21-23     75

20          70

17-19     65

14-16     60

-13         55

Morris Hills Website

Today's assignment:

Any student who is not done with ATRT should continue in the program and get as far as possible in it.

Any student done with ATRT (or when they finish) should look on both the district website and Morris Hills webpage and record five facts about the district/our school AND five helpful sections of the website in Word.

List the fact and what section of the site you found it under. For example: Morris Hills opened on September 9, 1953. Our School --> About Us Section.

List the section you find helpful and why.

After listing the facts and sections, list three things you like about the website and three things you would improve about the website.

Save as: school website, print and hand in.

 

Snopes.com

Snopes.com is a site you can go to if you received an email or read on social media a "story" or "urban legend" and you want to verify its accuracy. Every one who uses email or social media should know about this site. Your task: 

Go to http://www.snopes.com/

Find three (3) true "urban legends" that you think are unbelievable. In Word, summarize each "urban legend" and provide the supporting details that make them true. Be sure to label them TRUE. 

Find two (2) false "urban legends" that you thought were true. On the same document, summarize each along with the supporting details that make them false. Be sure to label them FALSE. 

Make sure you have included the appropriate details.  List THREE supporting facts.  In class, you will use this document to play Find the Fib. You must be able to orally answer questions about the "urban legend" you selected. 

Total points: 25; 5 points for each urban legend: 1 pt: legend, 1 pt: true or false, 3 points: supporting facts. 

SHHH...keep what you find a secret.  We are going to play a game with what you have found.

Google Chrome

You've just investigated Google tips, and you've honed your searching skills. You also created a Google account that will allow you access to cool Google Tools. One cool Google Tool is the ability to personalize your Chrome home page.

Your task: Personalize your Chrome Home Page.

• Choose a theme that is not offensive to anyone in any way.
• Add a news app of your choice from the Chrome Web Store.
• Add three (3) Keyboarding app to your Chrome home page.  One must be a speed building app. One must review the keyboard.  The third is your choice.
• Add an app related to your personal interest.
• Add four bookmarks, including the two below:
• mhwordprocessing.blogspot.com
• https://nj-mhrd.myfollett.com/aspen/logon.do

In addition, look at the apps that are available to you. There are apps that can make your life as a student easier. Try them out. If you don't like the app, simply delete it. (right click, Remove from Chrome)

Total points: 15 points.

Create Your Own Web Search

Choose a topic. (make sure it is not offensive to anyone in anyway)
Find three (3) web sites that relate to your topic. Cannot use a wiki page...must be an authoritative source.
Generate 10 questions related to your topic. The answers to these questions must come from the three web sites.
In Word, you will create two documents.

• The first document is the Scavenger Hunt with the questions AND ANSWERS. Put your name and Scavenger Hunt, and "block" in the header of the document.
• Key in a title centered on the line.  Feel free to use Word Art.
• Below the title, enter instructions:  "Use the links below to find the answers to the ten questions:"
• Below the instructions, enter the three web sites where your answers can be found.
• You will number your ten questions.
• Key your first question.  Below the question, copy and paste the answer.  Then copy and paste the URL where the answer came from.
• You will need to turn on and off the "Numbering" button in the Paragraph Group as you proceed through your questions and answers.
• Save the document as "Scavenger Hunt Answer Key" in your Word Processing folder.
• The second document is the Scavenger Hunt WITHOUT THE ANSWERS. Simply delete the answers and related web sites from the first document you created. Add a "Name" line at the top for the person who completes it to write in their name. Be sure that both of these documents are saved in your Word Processing folder on the network.
• Format the document so it looks nice. You may use graphics, if you wish.  Keep the Scavenger Hunt question sheet to one page.

Print the documents and submit.
Total points: 30 points: 20 for Scavenger Hunt Answer Key; 10 for Scavenger Hunt Questions.

Google Tips and Tricks

Google Search is full of little helpful features.

Go to: http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/all.html

Part 1:

This link lists 50 Google Tips.  Read the tips and "Try It Out."  Create groups of tips that you think "go together."  Label each group.

• Launch Word.  Insert a Shape.  Choose a shape and draw it on the page.  
• To add text to the shape, right click and select "Add Text."  
• Optional: Feel free to change colors and fonts.  
• Create as many shapes as you want.  
• BOLD the Titles of each group.
• Save as: Google Tips

Points: 15

Part 2:

Once you have reviewed all of the tips, create a "top ten list." You choose the top ten tips and tricks. One=BEST of the BEST.

• Use Word to create the top ten list. 
• Your point of view:  Best tips to help me be more productive/efficient as a student. 
• The document must be one page in length.  
• Make the page attractive. Feel free to demonstrate your graphics skills.
• Save as: Top Ten List

BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE TIP!

Points: 15

Total points: 30 points.

Internet Terms Quiz

Please use the following link http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp to sign up for QuizStar where you will take the Vocabulary Quiz.

Good Luck!

Internet Terms: Build Your Vocabulary

Below are 30 terms you must know if you are to be Internet savy. Review these terms:

Antivirus software
Backup
Bandwidth
Blog
Bookmarks
Browser
Download
Encryption
FAQ
Firewall
FTP
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Handheld device
Hardware
HTTP
Internet
Netiquette
Newsgroups
Node
Noob
Phishing
Router
Search Engine
Shouting
Social networking
Software
System Restore
TCP/IP
Troll
URL
Your task: For this assignment, do you want to work with another person in class? Choose that person now. If you decide to work alone, choose 15 of the 30 terms listed above. If you are working with a partner, choose 25 terms. Define each term. You may write this down or key into Word. Go to the Crossword Puzzle Maker link by clicking here and launch that web site. Create a crossword puzzle using the terms and definitions. Be sure to put your name (and your partner's name) under "Author's name." Print two copies...leave one blank. Complete the other one to make sure your crossword is correct. Submit both.

Completed crossword: 25 points

After the crossword puzzles are graded, you will be asked to complete a crossword puzzle that reviews the terms. Completed puzzle: 30 points.

An online quiz will be scheduled as a follow-up to verify that you know these terms: 60 points, 30 multiple choice questions, 2 points each.

All The Right Type

All The Right Type

Welcome to the Touch Typing section of Word Processing/Internet Basics!

To break bad habits and to learn the proper way to keyboard, you will be using All the Right Type. Each class you will be working on two (2) lessons in the Learning Lab, Practice Pavilion, and Skill Building. You will earn 5 points for each lesson completed in each building (15 points a lesson). (extra time has been built in to these due dates)

Lessons 1, 2, 3 --September 17/18

Lessons 4, 5, 6 --September 23/24

Lessons 7, 8, 9 --October 3/6

Lessons 10, 11, 12 --October 14/15

Lessons 13, 14, 15 --October 22/23

Lessons 16, 17, 18 --October 30/31

Total Points: 270

Technique Grades to be Assigned

Technique Grades to be Assigned

During the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Marking Periods you will receive two technique grades. Each technique grade is worth 50 points.  During the 4th Marking Period you will receive one technique grade. The following elements are graded:

1. Body erect sitting back in chair
2. Feet on floor for balance
3. Fingers curved and upright over homerow
4. Forearms parallel to slant of keyboard
5. Wrists low/not resting on frame
6. Eyes on copy
7. Mastery of space bar
8. Mastery of enter key
9. Proper Reaches
10. Quick return to homerow

Please keep the above criteria in mind when keyboarding.