PIXLR.com: Photo Manipulation / Photo Collage Project 18/19 S1

Today we will be working online with pixlr.com.  This is a powerful website (CLICK HERE) to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs.  Please use the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google Images. We will eventually be learning to take...

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SOS.FBI.GOV / NSTEENS CHALLENGE

Today you will work on the FBI SOS Program. Please go to the link below and follow the instructions on the Student Section. You must work on each task in the 7th or 8th Grade Section. You will have time in class to finish some of the levels. Next Monday, when you feel you have gone through all...

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Life Reflection Discussion / Essential "55" / Hour of Code Intro

A "Life Worth Living" Reflection Class Meeting Time:Today I want you to think about your goals in life. Please review the following video in class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-n5qUNRi8 and participate in a brief discussion afterwards. What is the main message of the video?  How can you apply that message to your life?  What decisions will you make because of that message...

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How Do You Learn Best? (Week 1: Multiple Intelligences / Rule of 12x12x12)

Rule of 12 x 12 x 1212 by 12 by 12 is the distance you are being judged by the people you meet every day of every week of every year of your life.Your first impression starts 12 feet away. This is the distance people see what you are wearing and how you are acting. This is the first chance you have...

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How Do You Learn Best? (Week 1: Executive Functions Survey)

Now that you have investigated your Learning Styles, discovered a little about your Left/Right Brain Dominance, and completed a Typing Test, it is time to look at your Executive Functions.EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS: The Executive Functions are a set of processes that all have to do with managing oneself and one's resources in order to achieve a goal. It is an umbrella term for the neurologically-based...

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How Do You Learn Best (Week 1: Learning Style / L-R Brain / Typing Test)

Today you will learn about HOW YOU LEARN BEST! Please follow the directions below to complete a series of survey's that will give you some insight on your Learning Styles, your Left/Right Brain Dominance, and a Typing Test. You may choose to watch the videos associated with each survey (with headphones only), or just complete the surveys themselves. Please fill out the form in class, and complete...

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Welcome / Class Rules 18-19 Semester I

ALL:If you are reading this you are among the few students in history that WILL Be Prepared to succeed in future college or career paths. This reference site was created to allow students to have 24-hour access to my Computer Skills & Applications Curriculum! Every assignment, link, project, or...

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