Music Assignment given out 5/27 (Wednesday) to Grade 8 and due 6/3 (Tuesday, day before Field Day)

Music Assignment given out 5/28 (Thursday) to Grade 8 and due 6/5 (Thursday, day after Field Day)

Using QUICKTIME PRO which will be installed on all the BLACK MACBOOKS make a short clip from one music song related to the paper you wrote earlier in May ... to do this, you insert your musical CD and launch iTunes which may auto-launch ... you then navigate to the CD and UNCHECK all the songs on the CD except for the one tune that you wish to RIP ... before you RIP that one song, you want to create a folder on the desktop with your name and use ADVANCED PREFERENCES under ITUNES, then PREFERENCES then ADVANCED ... click CHANGE at the top right and POINT to your folder as the place where the song will be ripped
once your song is ripped, you quit out of iTunes
now find the file on your desktop and launch it into Quicktime ... you do this by holding down CONTROL and choosing OPEN WITH or you can drag the file to the Quicktime ICON in the dock
Quicktime Pro (black Macbooks only) allows you change the duration of the song by moving the left and right sliders ... the feature called PLAY SELECTED PORTION ONLY allows you to hear just the 20 or 30 seconds ... the feature called TRIM TO SELECTION removes the rest of the song ... now you will EXPORT (not SAVE) the file with your intials as a MOV file, for example JAD.mov
To post onto your Web page, open First Class and drag the file to your Web publishing folder ... you can use the standard A HREF command or the fancier one to automatically play on open command ... both commands can be found on our HTML page ...click here
Here is one of many Web sites about "computer honesty" ... click
You are allowed to put "no more than 10 per cent and no more than 30 seconds of music" on your Web page ... see http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.shtml or http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/ccmcguid.htm

Drawing Assignment given out 5/27 (Tuesday) to Grade 5 and Grade 6 due 6/3 (Tuesday)

Using the software called FLASHPAINT on the Student Section of our Web Site, create a picture of our computer lab as if you were 33 feet in the air looking down ... make sure you label the 4 sides as N, S, E, and W ... make sure you label the 4 corners as NE, NW, SE and SW
Save the file with our standard naming procedure, e.g. May29JaneDoeDrawing.jpg ... you can save it ONLY on the computer where you created it ... please send me e-mail telling me which computer you saved it on (if you are in grade 6)

Send your picture to the gallery and indicate

NICKNAME? Storefront
DRAWING TITLE? May29JaneDoeDrawing.jpg (using the date and YOUR name)
E-MAIL (hidden)? use my e-mail
COMMENTS? make sure you use your initials and your grade

PowerPoint Assignment given out 5/20 (Tuesday) to Grade 5 and Grade 6 due 5/27 (Tuesday) ... beware that there is no school on Monday 5/26 (Memorial Day)

You need to create a PowerPoint file that emulates the writing quiz sample that I showed you
It needs to be saved with our standard naming system, e.g. May21JaneDoeWriting.ppt and needs to be in your file server folder
The first slide -- the MAIN CARD -- should contain 3 sentences that are complete sentences ... if you are in grade 6, then 4 sentences
One of the sentences should be flawed. The others must be good sentences that satisfy standards of grammar, spelling and standard English.
When the user -- pretend Ms. Egmont -- clicks on each sentence, she gets told whether she guessed correctly and found the faulty sentence correctly.
In order to accomplish the above, you need to become a PROGRAMMER and use ACTIONS SETTINGS after highlighting the sentence or a portion of the sentence. You are programming each sentence to take you to the YES, YOU FOUND THE FAULTY SENTENCE or NO, YOU DID NOT FIND THE FAULTY SENTENCE card.
Extra credit? include one graphic with citation and program it to take the user back to the MAIN card
Here is a sample of a working PowerPoint ... click

To Grade 8 (Wed 5/21 due 5/28) and Grade 7 (Thurs 5/22 due 5/29) ... you need do all of the above PLUS

what is marked as EXTRA CREDIT ABOVE for grade 5 and grade 6 is REQUIRED FOR YOU ... include one graphic with citation and program it to take the user back to the MAIN card
you need to have 5 sentences on the first main page, with one incorrect sentence
you need to have your name FLY IN on the main page when the presentation is run
you need to have a fake page 2 that prevents the user from going forward by accident

9/17 and 9/18 due in one week

... Seventh and Eighth graders ... you need to do 10 more Typing Pal apples (up to 20) ... you need to put a design onto your BLOG ... you need to move all your writing from your fake BLOG into your new BLOG

9/24 and 9/25 due in one week on Oct 1 or Oct 2

... Seventh and Eighth graders ... you need to do 10 more Typing Pal apples (up to 30) ... you need to add 3 graphics to your BLOG making sure that you CITE your source the way John Doe did ... you need to add 3 links to your BLOG ... you need to make sure there are no typos or bugs of any kind on your BLOG ... you need to use 3 of these formatting features ... you need to write a paragraph that begins with "If I were President of the United States, one of the first things that I would do is ???

Wed 9/10 and Thurs 9/11

... Seventh and Eighth graders ... you need to complete the first 10 typing pal apples (step 1 and step 2) ... you need to look at the BLOGS of any two famous people and write two paragraphs (standard English, quality writing) about what you found interesting about each of the blogs and describing the features on each of the two blogs ... you send these two paragraphs on e-mail to your First Class Blogs, e.g. Blog JaneDoe or Blog John Doe

Wed 9/10 and Thurs 9/11 due 9/17 and 9/18

Tues 9/16 due Tues 9/23: Fifth graders

... you need to complete the second 10 typing pal apples (step 3 and step 4) ... also, you need to make an Excel spreadsheet that has 10 vocabulary words from your classes, each one made colorful and twisted the way we learned ... it needs to be saved within your file server folder using the name agreement such as Sept9LarryBirdExcel.xls ... 3 of the words must be CELL and ROW and COLUMN ... 1 of the words must be ATTITUDE ... then you need to include your name as well ... good luck!

Tues 9/16 due Tues 9/23: Sixth graders

Tues 9/9: Fifth and Sixth graders

... click here for overview about typing or click here to go to the actual typing pal ... you need to complete the first 10 typing pal apples (step 1 and step 2)

Fifth graders: Tues 9/23 HW due Oct 7th

... you need to complete the third 10 typing pal apples (step 5 and step 6) ... also, you need to make an Excel spreadsheet that has 4 columns for keeping track of how much you sleep each night ... column ONE will be the dates from Sept 23 to Oct 7 ... column TWO will how many hours you slept the previous night ... column THREE will be the number 24 since there are 24 hours in a day ... column FOUR will be the PERCENT that you slept... it needs to be saved within your file server folder using the name agreement such as Oct7LarryBirdExcel.xls ... good luck!

Sixth graders: Tues 9/23 HW due Oct 7th

Seventh and Eighth graders: 10/1 and 10/2 due in one week

... ... you need to do 10 more Typing Pal apples (up to 40) ... you need to fix all the bugs and typos on your blog ... you need to look at the blog of each of your teammates and look for bugs and mistakes ... you need to send an e-mail to that person and CC me (Steve Bergen) ... you will be assigned either 3 or 4 teammates when you have class

OLD HW ... Seventh and Eighth graders ... click here to learn what a blog is

Homework for grade 8 and grade 7: send these items to your BLOG on First Class

copy and paste the rules above, putting your standard Storefront initials into the ( ) parentheses
write a paragraph about what you are looking forward to in grade 8 or grade 7 this year
explain in your own words and with examples what each of these words means: blog, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, memory stick

Fifth graders: Tues 10/7 HW due 10/14

Sixth graders: Tues 10/7 HW due 10/14

... you need to complete the next 10 typing pal apples so that you have 40 done by the time you come to class ... I have lowered the speed since these exercises get hard ... also, you need to make an Excel spreadsheet that has 4 columns showing the NUMERATOR, DENOMINATOR, DECIMAL and PERCENT for all the fractions from 1/2, 2/2, 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 and so on to 10/10. Click here for an example. You need to color code each "group of fractions" as in the example. And finally, once again you you need to have your first name in ALL CAPS in a column with the ASCII codes next to the letters using the =CODE command ... Your file needs to be saved within your file server folder using the name agreement such as Oct7LarryBirdExcel.xls ... good luck!

Sixth graders:

... you ALSO need to do your next writing on Khartoum by Friday 11/14 at 6pm and sent to me via e-mail ... you need to answer the questions from the Khartoum students and ask your own questions of them ... you need to write SEVERAL paragraphs ("that means at least 3") including one paragraph about what the assembly was like the morning after Obama won the election ... Mr. Bergen

Eighth graders due Wednesday 10/15

You must finish 45 apples (not 40) ... ... I have lowered the speed since these exercises get hard. Also you need to write the first draft of your blue book four paragraphs for Wed 10/15. Each paragraph is to be 3 sentences or more. Make sure you use standard English and have ONE space between sentences.

paragraph 1 .. intro ... tell about your storefront career and your history here.
paragraph 2 ... reflect on your experience at Storefront ... what was great about the experience? what was difficult? what did you learn? what was your biggest challenge here?
paragraph 3 ... what high school and what's in your future ... what you are looking forward to in high school and beyond? what are some of the goals you have for the next 5-10-15 years?
paragraph 4 ... what do you want to tell future kids at storefront ... what you want to wish to younger classmates and to students who will become graduates over the next 5-10 years

Samples from the 2008 graduates: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Other options for a paragraph? You can write about one of your best experiences at Storefront. You can write about one of the biggest challenges in your life. You can write about your classmates. You can write about someone in your life who has influenced you a good deal.

Fifth graders: Tues 10/14 HW due 10/22

... you need to complete the next 10 typing pal apples so that you have 50 done by the time you come to class ... ... also, you need to make an Excel spreadsheet that has 4 columns showing the FIRST NAMES of people in your extended family, then the number of vowels, then the total number of letters, then a decimal that shows the # of vowels divided by the # of letters, then a percent that shows the # of vowels divided by the # of letters ... at the bottom, you should total up the # of vowels and the # of letters (using the =SUM( ) formula) and show the fraction as a pie chart ... the titles at the top should be twisted as in this example ... click here ... ... Your file needs to be saved within your file server folder using the name agreement such as Oct21HulkVowels.xls ... good luck!

Click here for a cool Web site on dry ice by DQR

Fifth and Sixth graders to be checked 12/2

... you need to complete 10 typing pal apples per week so that you have 40 done by Tuesday 11/25 ... you ALSO need to complete the Word Processing Exercises that are in your file server folder by Tuesday 11/18

Fifth and Sixth graders: Tues 10/28 HW due 11/4 (no school) and 11/11 (next time you come to class)

... you need to complete 10 typing pal apples per week so that you have 20 done by 11/11 ... if you are in grade 6, you need to get your Khartoum writing "certified" so that it can be posted on your Web page

Sixth graders: Tues 10/14 HW due 10/21

... you need to complete the next 10 typing pal apples so that you have 50 done by the time you come to class ... you need to revise the writing that you sent me so that all the mistakes are fixed according to the response you get from my by e-mail ... you need to make one line on your Web page that says "My initials are ABC" where ABC should be made a color using the HTML command <font color=red> and </font> ... you can find a list of color names by clicking here

Seventh graders: due on Thursday 10/23 (even though school is closed)

You must finish all the apples... ... I have lowered the speed since these exercises get hard. Also you need to fix all the bugs and typos on your blog. I will be taking off several points for each bug or typo found. You must add a sentence to your blog that says "I understand that when my blog is printed and graded on 10/24, I will lose several points for every single bug, typo or writing error."

Seventh graders: due on Thursday 10/30

You must add something to your blog from one of your other academic courses, e.g. an English or History paper or a photograph from your Art class.

Seventh and Eighth graders: due 11/5 and 11/6

... you need to complete 10 typing pal apples per week ... you need to post one academic "example of work" onto your blog per week ... you might want to "ADD A POST" so that all of your "examples of academic work" in the same location ... "never choose to "ADD A PAGE" ... instead use "ADD A POST" ... you need to make a COMIC and add it to your blog (there are 3 COMIC making links on the student Web page)

Got it, Grade 7 and Grade 8? (even those of you who were absent)

*** 10 apples per week (except for 09KMO, 09LCR, 09NTH, 09NJLF, 09ONT, 09RKC and 09TAM who are done with Typing Pal)
*** post one academic example on your blog (this is your second one)
*** post one COMIC graphic on your blog

Eighth graders due Wednesday 10/22

You must finish all the apples and eliminate every single bug and typo on your blog! You must add a sentence to your blog that says "I understand that when my blog is printed and graded on 10/24, I will lose several points for every single bug, typo or writing error." You must add something to your blog from one of your other academic courses, e.g. an English or History paper or a photograph from your Art class.

Seventh and Eighth graders: due 11/12 and 11/13

... click here for the photoshop assignment that is difficult but important ... because this is our hardest project so far, there are NO MORE typing pal apples to do for now for anyone

Seventh graders: due Thursday 11/20

... typing pal resumes ... you need to be up to 20 apples by Thursday 11/20 ... additionally, you need to use one of the BP pictures (found in student conferences) to create a 10" by 10" picture that includes samples of as many features of Sumopaint that you can put onto that 10" by 10" canvas ... because an inch = 72 pixels, then 10" by 10" would be 720 pixels by 720 pixels ... to make it 720 by 720, you first go to IMAGE SIZE and choose to CONSTRAIN PROPORTIONS and make the SMALLER DIMENSION be 720 ... then you go to CANVAS SIZE and do not constrain proportions and make the bigger one be 720 ... as you go through some features of SUMOPAINT, please include TEXT to explain and make sure this is posted on your blog by Thursday 11/20

Seventh graders due Thursday 12/4

... 10 more apples which makes 30 ... plus AUP poster using details when you click here

Eighth graders due Wednesday 12/3

... click here for the photoshop assignment that is difficult but important ... because this is a hard project, there are NO MORE typing pal apples to do for now for anyone ... this is now due by Tuesday 6pm the day before Thanksgiving (one picture) and a second picture is due by Wednesday 12/3 after Thanksgiving (second picture) ... all pictures go onto your blogs as always!

Old homework prior to 1/1/09 is below

Fifth graders due Tuesday 12/9

... you need to FINISH the Apples so that all are done ... PLUS you need to make a ONE SLIDE Powerpoint about the one AUP rule you are assigned ... your initials need to be in bottom right corner when done in both letters and binary codes

the Powerpoint must be ONE SLIDE and ONE SLIDE only
it must be saved in the form Dec9JaneDoeAUP.ppt and in your HOME FOLDER by Wed morning Dec 9th
it must contain the ACTUAL RULE in 12 point font size
it must contain the VERSION FOR LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS in a larger and more colorful font
in the bottom right corner, it must contain your 3 initials and the year you graduate, e.g. 12JAD and then it must contain the BINARY translation of JAD remembering that A = code 65, B = code 66 and so on ... click here for a nice chart of the alphabet of ASCII codes

Sixth graders due Tuesday 12/9

... you need to FINISH the Apples so that all are done ... PLUS you need to alter your Web page so that it has at least 3 of each

3 instances of ITALICS using the <I> and the </I> commands for italics
3 instances of COLOR CHANGES using the <<font color=red> and </font> for changing color text (thousands of colors to choose from by clicking here)
3 instances of LINKING TO ANOTHER WEB SITE using <A HREF="http://www.google.com">this example</a> to go to Google

Extra credit? using the TIPS posted here you need to add 3 instances of the H1 command, the H6 command, the center command and the HR command

Sixth graders due Tuesday 12/16

... you need to alter your Web page so that it has

the use of UL and LI to make a bulletted list
the of HR on 3 different times to make horizontal lines
comments about each of the 5 comics from Khartoum which are posted on the password protected Storefront Khartoum page
the use of 3 of the commands from H1 to H2 to H3 to H4 to H5 to H6 for different sizes

Click here for samples

<H1> and </H1> for the biggest size
<H2> and </H2>
<H3> and </H3>
<H4> and </H4>
<H5> and </H5>
<H6> and </H6> for the smallest size
<HR> for a horizontal line
Click <A HREF="http://www.google.com">here</a> to go to Google
<i> and </i> for italics
<font color=red> and </font> for changing color text (thousands of colors to choose from)
Click here for a list of color names that you can use

Seventh graders due Thursday 12/11

Write a paragraph on your blog about the Zoe Leonard trip and add 1 picture from the First Class conference for students from the trip, making sure you describe in your paragraph what you found interesting about the picture. Students from a school in Massachusetts will be reading your blogs and will be asked by their teacher to learn more about Zoe Leonard. There are no additional typing pal apples due this week.

Seventh graders due Thursday 12/18

click here to go to the NETWORK once you have become a member or either our WIKI or our NING ... you must be 13 years or older to have the privilege to be part of our NING ... all 7th graders can be part of our WIKI

Eighth graders due Wednesday 12/10

You will be getting an invitation to our NING which involves eighth graders from Belgium, Germany and Poughkeepsie NY. The invitation will come on the 8th of December since you are an 8th grader. You must create an account on our NING network as your homework assignment and complete your profile. There are no additional typing pal apples due this week. Click here to signup and apply for an account. Click on the graphic below once you have an account and want to login.

Eighth graders due Wednesday 12/17

Add a graphic that has been cropped and not sideways to your profile on the 88888888 network. Choose 8 students from other schools and write something meaningful and interesting on their profiles after you read a bit what they wrote.

Haiku Assignment given out 5/8 (Thursday) to Grade 8 due 5/15

You need to write a Haiku and post it on your Web page for next week 5/1
To learn more about Haiku's please click here
A haiku has 17 syllables in the pattern of 5 - 7 - 5 for each of the 3 lines
For extra credit, use this color chart (click here) of "funky color names" and make each of the 17 syllables a different color!

Microsoft Word Assignment given out 5/7 (Wednesday) to Grade 8 due 5/14

You are to write a paper about your favorite musician or favorite music group or favorite song (later in May, we will be using garage band to post your text and a 30 second clip on the Web)
Here are the SPECS which you must follow
The paper must be "more than one page" ... this means it is fine if it is one page and even one or two lines
You should use quotes around every piece of information that you take from a Web site and must cite your source by including the URL ("the Web address") ... you MUST have at least 2 short quotes and MUST obey the rule of CAPIQ (commas and periods are inside quotes) ... you MUST have at least 2 long quotes (3 lines or more that are indented one inch on each side and single spaced
The paper must be double spaced using Arial 12 point as the font for both the text and the title
You must have two pictures, each to have a width and length that does not exceed 1 inch
You must use a header with your name centered and a footer with the page number centered
The file must be saved on your file server folder in HOME FOLDERS using our standard name agreement of May13JaneDoeMSpaper.doc or May12JohnDoeMSpaper.doc
Here are some guidelines you might find useful
- You can write one pargraph about why you like this person
- You can write another paragraph about what kind of music this person or group write
- You can write another pargagraph about this person's life
- Make sure you have two short and two long quotes. For example, a short quote would be: I spoke to a friend who said "Bayje is cool." Notice that I have obeyed CAPIQ.

Microsoft Word Assignment given out 5/6 (Tuesday) to Grade 5 and 6 due 5/13

You are to write a paper about MS (multiple sclerosis) and the Boston Home
- One paragraph might be about "what is multiple sclerosis? who gets it? what causes it? what does it result?
- Another paragraph might be about The Boston Home and when it began? how many people there? who are some of the people? how physically challenged are they in terms of physical ability?
- Another paragraph might be about MS around the world or the USA and what people are doing to solve the problem
You should use several of the following links
- Link to the National MS Web site ... click here
- Link to the Boston Home MS Web site ... click here
- Link to pictures from the marathon walk that Miss Monica and I took in November 2007 to raise money for the Boston Home and The Children's Storefront ... click here
- Link to the Web pages of many of the Boston Home residents ... click here
- Link to my personal page about MS and the various marathons I have been in ... click here ... Mr. Bergen
You should use quotes around every piece of information that you take from a Web site and must cite your source by including the URL ("the Web address")
You must have two pictures, each to have a width and length that does not exceed 1 inch
You must make sure you obey the rule of CAPIQ with commas and periods are inside quotes
You must use a header with your name centered and a footer with the page number centered
The paper must be double spaced using Arial 12 point as the font for both the text and the title
The paper must be "more than one page" ... this means it is fine if it is one page and even one or two lines
The file must be saved on your file server folder in HOME FOLDERS using our standard name agreement of May13JaneDoeMSpaper.doc or May12JohnDoeMSpaper.doc

Web Assignment given out 5/1 (Thursday) to Grade 7 due by 5/8

Continue working on Typing Pal, completing at least 5 Apples more than previously (you should be at least at 10 by 5/8
Write a thoughtful meaningful comment for each poem written and posted by Bill Ivey's students

Microsoft Word Assignment given out 4/29 (Tuesday) to Grade 5 and 6 and on 5/15 (Thursday) to be completed by 5/22 (Thursday>

Click here for the text to use
Click here for what it will look like when done, but you do not have to make it look like two pages the way you see here
How to follow the rule of CAPIQ? (make sure commas and periods are inside the quotes)
How to create the pargraphs? (use the RETURN/ENTER button and then push TAB just once if needed to bump the first line over)
How to add a header and footer? (under the VIEW menu, the feature called HEADER and FOOTER will allow you to put your name centered in the HEADER and put the page number -- looks like # -- in the FOOTER)
How to change all instances of two spaces to one? (using FIND or REPLACE under the EDIT menu will allow you to changes all occurrences of "two spaces" to be "one space")
How to add graphics and make sure they do not exceed one inch? (by going to GOOGLE them IMAGES you can easily find your picture and then "drag it" from the Web into your Microsoft Word document; then you click on the picture and choose under the FORMAT menu to format the picture using SIZE to make either the width or length be 1")
How to make text wrap around graphics? (again, choose to FORMAT the PICTURE and then choose LAYOUT to make a TIGHT fit) ... this same skill is need to FORMAT a TEXT BOX (below)
How to include a caption in a TEXT BOX in 6 point for your Web site? (make sure you COPY the URL of where you got the graphic; then in Microsoft Word, choose INSERT then TEXTBOX and now click the cursor and you can type, pasting in the URL of where you got the graphic) ... yes the TEXT BOX must be in 6 point font size
The file name needs to be in the standard format, e.g. if you do it on April 29th and your name is Hulk Hogan, then it will be April29HulkHoganPaper.doc ... or if you do it on May 2nd and your name is Jane Doe, then it will be May2JaneDoePaper.doc

Microsoft Word Assignment given out 4/30 Wed to Grade 8 and to Grade 7 on Thursday

Click here for the text for grade 7 and 8 that contains the two long quotes that need to be indented one inch on each side
- Well, six white horses that you did promise Were fin'ly delivered down to the penitentiary But to live outside the law, you must be honest I know you always say that you agree But where are you tonight, sweet Marie ?
- If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first."
Click here for what it will look like when done
You may find the tips above to be useful, but you do not have to make it look like two pages the way you see here

Web Assignment for Grade 7 given out 4/17 and due by 4/24 (Thursday)

Each of the three words in your tritina poem that you did for last week needs to now be an interesting color using the wonderful collection of color names posted at this Web site or color codes posted here
For example: either <font color=salmon>this</font> or <font color=#FA8072>perhaps this</font> will get you this salmon color for one of your tritina words
Mr. Ivey's students' poems (which you heard on video conferencing) will soon be online
You need to write a new poem on any topic you wish with 8 lines or more that you post on the bottom of your Web page ... you will be reading this NEW poem on video conferencing to the girls at Stoneleigh Burnham school ... it does need to be a cinquain poem or acrostic poem

Spreadsheet Assignment for Grades 5 & 6 given out 4/15 and due by 4/22 (Tuesday)

Spreadsheet Assignment for Grade 8 given out 4/16 and due by 4/23 (Tuesday)

Pick any data from one of your current Storefront classes
Type it onto an Excel spreadsheet the way we did with the one of "teams and wins" -- all you need is about 5 categories and 5 numbers
Make sure you do not skip rows or columns ... all the data must be contiguous which means no gaps and no blank rows or blank columns
Make sure you have titles at the top, the way we did with "teams and wins"
Make sure you do not put words in the second column, i.e. do not write any words when putting in the numbers; Excel knows when you type numbers and flushes them to the right
You need to have one cell contain a mini-paragraph of your writing in which you explain to the reader where the data is from, what it means, why you chose it and what the graph shows. This mini-paragraph (several sentences) needs to use the WRAP feature that we learned in class! You type the 1 or 2 sentences into one cell and then after pushing RETURN or ENTER you choose FORMAT then CELLS then ALIGNMENT then WRAP TEXT ... click here for menu steps
Click here for a sample by Hulk Hogan; make sure you save this in your HOME FOLDER on the file server using the standard Storefront file name!

Poetry Assignment for Grade 7 given out 4/10 and due by 4/17 (Thursday)

You will be writing a 10 line poem called a TRITINA which was used by Marie Ponsot in her book The Bird Catcher
You can find a link to seeing a sample by clicking here
Your poem needs to be on your IVEY Web page
You can choose your 3 words that you want
The first 3 lines of your poem will end with each of those 3 words
The second 3 lines will do the same but in a different order
The third 3 lines will do the same but in a different order
Your tenth line will be one sentence that uses all three words
Click here for some samples

Spreadsheet Assignment for Grade 5 & 6 given out 4/8 and due by 4/15

Spreadsheet Assignment for Grade 8 given out 4/9 and due by 4/16 (Wednesday)

Keep track of two days in terms of how many hours you spend
In column 1, you have categories of how you spend your time e.g. at storefront, travel, eating, TV, homework, sleeping
In column 2, you should put the numbers which MUST add up to 24 for Wed 4/9
In column 3, you should put the numbers which MUST add up to 24 for Thurs 4/10
You can keep track on paper in a notebook and then make the spreadsheet on Friday 4/11 or Monday 4/14
You then need to produce a CHART
Your file name must be of the form April1LarryTime.xls or April3HulkTime.xls using your name of course
Make sure you save in your file server folder
Click here for a sample or click here for another sample

Spreadsheet Assignment for Grade 5 & 6 given out 4/1 and due by 4/8

Grade 5 & 6 to create a 2 column spreadsheet
In column 1, you have words e.g. names of people in your family
In column 2, you have numbers e.g. ages
We did this with Storefront buildings and number of smartboards
Make sure you have a title for the top of each column
Then you highlight the cells and choose INSERT CHART
Your file name is of the form April1LarryChart.xls or April3HulkChart.xls
Make sure you save in your file server folder with this name

Photoshop Assignment for Grade 8 given out 4/2 and due by 4/9

Take a picture to your liking in front of the assigned location
Take a picture to your liking of one location on 129th Street that you want as a background
Use the Photoshop Skills to create a Forrest Gump composite picture
Here are the specs for IMAGE SIZE ... click here
Here are two samples from a previous year ... click here or ... click here
Save your file in your file server folder using the format of April1LarryPhotoshop.jpg or April3HulkPhotohsop.jpg using your name and the current date with no spaces

Sample Text used for teaching the week of 4/28-5/1 ... click here for use with Microsoft Word practice skills

Copy and paste it into Microsoft Word
Make it into 5 paragraphs using aaa, bbb, etc. as the start of each paragraph
Center the title
Make the paper be double spaced
Change the font to Arial 12 point
Put your name centered into the header
Put the page number centered into the footer
Change every occurrence of "two spaces" into "one space"
Add a graphic and change its size so that it does not exceed 1 inch height or 1 inch width
Configure the text so that words wrap around it
Change the document to be two columns with a vertical line down the middle of each page

Eighth graders due Wed 1/28

... national anthem assignment as posted on our NING or click here

Eighth graders

Due Wed 2/4 you need to

--put a comment on each of your non-Storefront teammates
--please add a list of your teammates to the bottom of your National Anthem BLOG and put the word DONE after each one you have written a comment on regarding the comment procedure? You will find the list of your teammates on your First Class e-mail and also on the NING in NOTES and the main picture

Once you've posted your blog, you need to comment, at least once, on each team member's blogs. Respond to specific components of their paragraphs, and ask follow-up questions of your own. Please be encouraging and respectful, but avoid general praise like, "Your post was awesome! I really liked it." Be specific.
Respond to specific components of their paragraphs, and ask follow-up questions of your own. Please be encouraging and respectful, but avoid general praise like, "Your post was awesome! I really liked it." Be specific.
Also, feel free to use your own expertise to add to, or disagree with, others' ideas. Examples from your own experiences (and the experiences of your family and friends) are highly encouraged. You will have only one week to respond to team members' blogs, so sign on early and often.