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Today everyone will complete the following FINAL EXAM for Computer Skills & Applications Class (Marking Period 2: SCRIBNER)  Please follow the directions below to complete your exam.  When you are finished, there is a link below to take the Course Survey!  Both the Final Exam and the Course Survey are GRADED EVENTS!   (Your ANSWERS on the Course Survey are not graded, but you are receiving a grade simply for completing it!) 1.  Log Into Google Drive and Click NEW to CREATE a NEW DOCUMENT 2.  Name the Document:  "MP2 Final  (Your Last Name) P (?)" 3.  SHARE the Document with Mr. S for credit at hscribner@ccs.us Copy and Paste the questions below into a GOOGLE DOCUMENT and  SHARE THEM WITH ME FOR CREDIT  (hscribner@ccs.us) when you have completed them. Answer The Following Questions (Each question should be explained with a paragraph answer, 2-3 sentences, with proper structure.): Question 1:   Describe how technology ha...

Today you will begin to build a body of knowledge about a Famous Historical Figure of your choosing.  You may not choose anyone that someone else is working on.  Please  (Click Here)  for BIOGRAPHY.com's list from A to Z of famous people. BrainPop Historical Figures Site TACKK.COM EXAMPLE OF COOKIE MONSTER  BLANK FACEBOOK SLIDES TEMPLATE ALL HISTORICAL FIGURE SELECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL    CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SELECTION LIST ON SCRIBNER'S G-DRIVE CLICK HERE TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF JFK-Mr. S's Basic Research Page You must list at least THREE (3) SOURCES for the research and find pictures of your person as well. YOUR SOURCES CAN NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: WIKIANSWERS, WIKIPEDIA, or directly reference any Search Engine (GOOGLE, YAHOO, etc.) I suggest you do your basic research at Biography.com, but you must find 3 additional sources of information and list them on your final project. Once your initial research is finished, I will show everyone the Po...

This is your Introduction to Google Sheets (MS Excel). Please pay close attention during the class presentation  (Click Here to Download Presentation at Home) . You will be creating a number of spreadsheets over the next few days. It is important that you learn to navigate around the spreadsheet as easily as you do in Google Documents (MS Word). You will find that most of the RIBBON items are similar and that you can find out how to do things without my help by using the HELP Button. SPREADSHEET BASICS WORKSHEET #1 We will be using MS Excel (Google Spreadsheets) to perform Basic Math, create Employee Timecards, Payroll Worksheets, a Family Monthly Budget, and much more! Use this link for more information and helpful practice templates:  MS EXCEL PAGE Are You Really LOST?  Click Here to access GOOGLE SHEETS TRAINING PAGE  ADDITIONAL EXCEL BASICS PRACTICE WORKSHEET Finally, you will be using templates that are built-in to the Google Slides program. I will add different...

Hello Everyone! Welcome to your SPRING BREAK in Computer Skills & Applications Class.  Today you will be given an opportunity to work on Code.Org, Google Classroom, Please take this time to get caught up with any work you might be missing, or incomplete!  Enjoy your sunny day today! - Mr. S

Students will be introduced to the Code.Org K-12 Curriculum online. Students will use creativity, collaboration, communication, problem-solving and persistence to complete basic levels of BLOCKLEY-STYLE Programming. Students who complete the initial program will be able to create and share a basic computer game with a "Star Wars" theme. NEXT STEPS: CHECK OUT THE LINKS FOR OTHER CODING WEBSITES!  (Click Here) Step by Step Instructions Step 1:  Google Classroom Entry "Why Learn To Code?" Go To Google Classroom and answer the question:  "Why should you learn to read and write computer code?"  by Hadi Partovi (Co-Founder of Code.Org). You must write at least 4-5 sentences about why you should learn to code, and what you could use this skill for in your future career. Step 2:  Why Is Learning To Code Important?  (Click Here For Video)  by Ali Partovi (Co-Founder of Code.Org) Step 3:  Sign Up For CODE.ORG and Join Our Class Online! SIGN INTO YOUR G...

Today you will begin to create a Digital Animation Video Clip. There are many resources for creating digital movies, as listed below. Before class is over, read all directions in this post and complete two tasks: 1. Create and Email a Dvolver Animation Scene to Mr. S for credit. 2. Open Google Slides/PowerPoint on Computer and begin to create a "stick-figure" background scene for your longer digital animation using the draw tools found in each of those programs/applications. Tomorrow you will be using your scene to create a 25-slide (minimum) animated scene. Eventually you will EXPORT your slides as Images (JPEG) and using MS Movie Maker to create a Digital Animation with Music, Titles, and Credits. Digital Animation Using Powerpoint Youtube Video When you make animation you have to create each picture on the film. There are normally 25 pictures per second. When animating we recreate the laws of nature as we are able to relate to the action. However, with animation w...