Digital Literacy

Class Evaluation/Final Test

2009-06-02T02:01:00.003-05:00

You must finish this by then end of class period today.

report completion to Mrs. Nelson

When you finish, you should start cleaning your desktop and removing any unneeded items from your MacFS account. Remember, the only safe place on your computer is in your Documents folder.

Today's Choices

2009-06-01T07:36:00.004-05:00

Digital Literacy Final Project

Garage Band
Chess
Google SketchUp (explore the 3D Warehouse)

Homework for other classes.
Study for finals.

Your grade will be based on...

2009-05-28T09:18:00.004-05:00

Today's Schedule

2009-05-27T08:53:00.002-05:00

8:10-9:00 E-3
9:03-9:43 2nd
9:46-10:26 3rd
10:29-11:09 4th
11:12-11:24 5th
11:24-11:51 LUNCH
11:54-12:22 5th
12:25-1:05 6th
1:08-1:48 7th
1:51-3:05 Yearbook handout/signing/recess

Final Project

2009-05-26T08:15:00.002-05:00

Click here for details on the final Digital Literacy project.

Final portfolios.

RSS Explained

2009-05-21T08:40:00.002-05:00

RSS in Plain English

Wikipedia

Wednesday Task List

2009-05-20T06:13:00.002-05:00

Complete the State Your Case form. Each answer must have a minimum of five sentences.
Complete your Digital Portfolio.
Complete your Digital Literacy quiz.

Wolfram Alpha

2009-05-19T08:59:00.000-05:00

Wolfram

Task List

2009-05-17T23:11:00.002-05:00

Complete the Digital Literacy Quiz (when you are finished, check with Mr. Madson)

Continue working on your Digital Portfolio.

Middle School Site

2009-05-15T08:50:00.001-05:00

Check this out.

Portfolios

Web 2.0 Revised

2009-05-13T08:29:00.004-05:00

Web 2.0 Tools

Digital Literacy Portfolio Requirements

Search Cube

Doodle 4 Google Voting

2009-05-11T08:22:00.005-05:00

Today you have the opportunity to vote in the 2009 Doodle 4 Google Competition.

RMS 7th Grade students participated in this year's competition. We were honored to have a state finalist. You can find her name here.

Vote for your favorite doodles below.

Doodle 4 Google

Science Requirements

2009-05-08T00:17:00.003-05:00

The Science Requirements for your Digital Portfolio have been posted.

Science Requirements

Math Requirements

2009-05-07T08:45:00.002-05:00

The Math Requirements for your Digital Portfolio have been posted.

Math Requirements

A Little Math Practice

2009-05-06T07:56:00.001-05:00

Scratch

2009-05-04T07:42:00.007-05:00

Early this week we are going to take a bit of a break from our Digital Portfolios and work with Scratch.

As a reminder from last year...

Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

Your task is to create a self running, (kiosk style) Scratch project addressing the theme. "How to survive in middle school : advice for an incoming sixth grader."

Options:

interactive story
game

How to Survive in Middle School Project Form

Submitted Projects

How do I?

2009-04-29T22:52:00.003-05:00

I am attending this. It is located here.

Your tasks for today are as follows:

Type to Learn (10 minutes)
Digital Portfolio

Digital Portfolios

2009-04-27T07:52:00.002-05:00

Today is the official first day of your Digital Portfolio project. This is a long term project that will take us through most of the remainder of the school year. It is important to keep up with the daily tasks to ensure you are done in timely manner. Follow the link below for detailed instructions.

Digital Portfolios

Digital Portfolios

2009-04-24T08:51:00.006-05:00

For those of you who are done...

You will start constructing your digital portfolios. The first tasks are as follows:

sign up for a Weebly account
begin going through your writing from 8th Grade and exporting them to PDF documents

On Weebly...

make pages for:

About Me
Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Digital Literacy
Phy Ed
Art
Band/Choir

Do not publish website.

Task List for The Week

2009-04-23T08:21:00.004-05:00

Both Days
Type to Learn (10 minutes)
Place your room into Google Earth (then place in 2013 Public Folder)

Due Friday
Latitude/Longitude Problem
Complex Area Problem
As the Crow Flies Problem

When you are finished...
Watch Online Safety Videos
Animoto

Earth Day

2009-04-22T10:05:00.006-05:00

Happy Earth Day 2009

Follow the links below for additional information regarding Earth Day.

Calculating Carbon Footprint
Earth Day History

Online Safety

2009-04-21T10:19:00.004-05:00

Today we will start our series on digital safety. The videos you will watch today are meant to be an overview of the topics we will address throughout the last weeks of school. Topics discussed will include the following.

social networking

myspace
facebook
twitter
bebo

cell phone safety

texting
pictures

YouTube

watching
posting
subscribing

identity theft

passwords
personal information
unsecured networks

Videos

Google Earth/Sketchup Integration

2009-04-20T08:55:00.002-05:00

After you complete the Latitude and Longitude and the Complex Area Problem assignments, you will be challenged to export your room to Google Earth. Our goal is to export all rooms to a parking lot at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Good Luck

Latitude & Longitude

2009-04-17T09:10:00.001-05:00

Use Google Earth to complete the form below.

Latitude and Longitude

Google Earth Intro

2009-04-16T08:32:00.004-05:00

Today we are going to begin working with Google Earth 5.0. Upgrades in 5.0 include the option of traveling to Mars and exploring the world underwater.

Your first task is to take some to familiarize yourself with Google Earth 5.0. Utilize the link below.

Atomic Learning Tutorials
More Atomic Learning Tutorials

When you are finished, download the Complex Area Problems.kmz file from the 2013 Public Folder. Complete the problem and record your answers in the Google Form below.

Complex Area Problems

Dream Room

2009-04-13T08:45:00.005-05:00

Your task this week is to complete your dream room. We will have a full work day today and partial days Tuesday and Wednesday.
Our goal is to have the rooms complete by the end of the class period on Wednesday.

When your room is complete, you should turn it in to the 2013 Drop Box.

Name : 2_madsonjamie_room

3D Dreams
More Google SketchUp Tutorials
Even More Tutorials

Student Survey

2009-04-08T07:29:00.001-05:00

Today's Tasks

Type to Learn (15 min)
Student Survey
3D Dreams

3D Dreams

2009-04-06T23:26:00.001-05:00

Multiple items to finish today...

Type to Learn (10 min)
Digital Device Sales Pitch
3D Dreams

Type to Learn Intro

2009-04-06T07:49:00.004-05:00

Type To Learn 4
user name - jamiem13
password - MacFS password
account code - 100246

customize your Agent
customize your medallion
begin typing Lesson One

Digital Device Final Day

2009-03-25T23:42:00.002-05:00

I am home today and will return tomorrow. Today is the final day you will be given class time to work on your project. Check the task list to make sure you have everything complete.

Make sure you have submitted the URL of your website using this form.
You can access other groups websites by using this form.

If your group is completely done, you should check to ensure you have completed all the online forms for class follow the link below.

Digital Literacy Forms

Final Task/Advertisement

2009-03-25T09:01:00.000-05:00

Digital Device

2009-03-23T05:17:00.004-05:00

1. Check out these images.

2. Continue working on the Digital Device project. Information regarding the Sales Pitch has been posted.

Brochure

2009-03-20T08:34:00.002-05:00

I have added content to the task sheet for your digital portable device. Click the link below for information on creating your brochure.

Task Sheet

Portable Device

2009-03-18T15:21:00.001-05:00

Today we will continue with our design of your digital portable device. Follow the link below for additional information.

Digital Portable Device

Designing a Digital Educational/Personal Portable Device

2009-03-18T07:42:00.007-05:00

Long task name, I know. Based on inspiration from the OLPC's XO1 and XO2 laptops, your task will be to design and market a device for middle school students to utilize as an educational tool both in and out of school. Click below for additional information.

Task Sheet

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Happy St. Patrick's Day!/OLPC

2009-03-16T23:49:00.003-05:00

St. Patrick's Day Challenge

OLPC

1. Start here.
2. Next, visit here
3. Then go here, make sure to watch the videos on Rwanda and Colombia

XO2

Internet Safety/How To Keynotes

2009-03-13T08:32:00.004-05:00

Today's Tasks

1. Finish your How To Keynote

final version should be submitted to the 2013 Drop Box
named 1_madsonjamie_howto

2. Internet Safety Video & Quiz

Click here to access the Internet Safety video. When you are finished watching the video, complete the Internet Safety Quiz.

How To Work Day

2009-03-12T08:28:00.004-05:00

Today's Tasks:

1. Watch the THIRST presentation.

THIRST

View more presentations from Jeff Brenman.

2. Complete the THIRST form.

3. Work on your How To Keynote.

How To

2009-03-11T07:58:00.011-05:00

Fill out the How To Presentation form.
Use Google image search to start image mining for your How To presentation. Remember to save the URLs.

First Day

2009-03-09T23:23:00.010-05:00

Welcome to the 8th Grade Edition of Digital Literacy. I'm excited to build on what you learned last year. Today's tasks are detailed below.

Change your desktop background to the standard Apple blue.

open Safari
go to this website
control-click on the image
select this

(this is a no exceptions policy...changing your desktop background will result in a network violation)

Remove all files from your desktop.

everything must be stored in your Documents folder
develop a system for organizing your stuff
have your folders checked by Mr. Madson

set your browser's homepage to http://rms8.blogspot.com/

View the Meet Henry and Death By Powerpoint presentations.
Complete the online form Presentation Design.

Meet Henry

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: meet henry)

Death by PowerPoint

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: tips powerpoint)

Begin designing your How To Presentation

Final Test/Course Evaluation

2009-03-04T07:53:00.006-06:00

Today is a quiet work day. Your task over the course of the next two days is to participate in the World Math Day and complete the Final Test/Course Evaluation.

World Math Day Update

As of 7:45 this morning, our totals were...we are less than 8,000 correct answers from our goal!

And, the big news is...the world record has been shattered! As of 7:45 this morning, the worldwide total was. Those of you who participated have now officially been a part setting a new world record. Congratulations.

Doodle for Google/World Math Day

2009-03-03T07:54:00.003-06:00

Welcome to World Math Day 2009! Our goal for the next two days is 25,000 correct answers. Before you start competing, you should first type your Doodle 4 Google Artists Statement. According to the contest regulations, your artist statement should follow the format below.

Please tell us briefly about how your doodle expresses the "What I Wish for the World" theme (max 50 words).

When finished, your statement should be printed out and turned in to the appropriate art folder.

Finally, at some point in the next two days you should check the Assignment Checklist to ensure you are done with your tasks for Digital Literacy.

Grading

2009-03-02T10:00:00.003-06:00

After careful consideration, the following items are what your grade in Digital Literacy will be based upon. These items should be your first priority as we work through the final week of Digital Literacy.

Follow the link below to check for assignment completion.

Assignment Checklist

Quizlet vs Genius Throwdown

2009-03-02T07:32:00.002-06:00

As we continue our quest to find the best Web 2.0 tools, we will be comparing two programs today. Genius and Quizlet. Genius is a tool you may have used last year with Mrs. Wilts. Take some time to explore the program's options. Quizlet is an online tool. You will need an email address to sign up for an account. Explore the tools available in Quizlet. Before the hour is complete, take some time to fill in the comparison form below.

Quizlet vs. Genius

Social Networking/Bookmarking

2009-02-27T07:51:00.002-06:00

Today we will be discussing the power of utilizing social networks. After watching the two Plain English videos below, you will have the opportunity to sign up for a del.icio.us account. Once your account is set up, your task will be to begin organizing and tagging your bookmarks.

Social Networking in Plain English
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
Delicious

Once you finish, check out another online tool to add your own digital toolbox.

Big Huge Labs

The World is Shrinking

2009-02-26T08:14:00.004-06:00

The framework for our discussion today is the Shift Happens video. Fill out the form below after viewing the presentation.

Shift Happens

World Math Day begins for all countries around the world, as soon as it is March 4, 2009 somewhere. The place will be New Zealand. So, as soon as it is 12:00 am March 4 in New Zealand, the event starts for everyone. Our local time for World Math day to start is: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 5:00:00 AM.

GMT Conversion Map

Wednesday Task List

2009-02-25T07:40:00.002-06:00

Check to see you have turned in your Fairy Tale News.
Locate your World Math Day user name.
Customize your World Math Day avatar.
Practice World Math Day problems.
Complete non-linear presentation.
Complete your Google Earth World Tour.
Experiment with some of the Web 2.0 sites from Tuesday.

More Cool Tools

2009-02-24T07:37:00.003-06:00

In preparation for our presentations today, you may take the day off from Type to Learn. We will be viewing the presentations at the 1/2 way point of class today. Watch the timer to see how much time you have remaining until we present. Remember, your presentation must stand on its own in a kiosk style manner. You must include action buttons or hyperlinks to navigate slides.

While you are waiting to present, check out the following links. Be thinking about witch tools you will include in your own digital toolbox.

JamStudio
placeSpotting
Crayola
The eyeballing game
floorplanner

Animoto

2009-02-23T07:45:00.002-06:00

Today I begin sharing with you some Web 2.0 tools that you can add to your own Digital Toolbox. Today's tool is a new way of producing slide shows called Animoto. You will need an email address to sign up for the service. If you do not have an email address, partner up with someone who does. The sample video you will be creating will contain images from History Day. These images are in the 2014 Public Folder.

Nonlinear Presentation

2009-02-18T07:47:00.006-06:00

Today you are going to begin creating a nonlinear hypermedia presentation based on the current event you wrote a summary for yesterday. This presentation should be able to stand on its own kiosk style. Your presentation should include all the elements from your summary along with any appropriate images. The software you will use will decided by luck of the draw. Tutorials for each can be found below.

Keynote
Power Point

Linear/Nonlinear Presentations

2009-02-17T08:23:00.006-06:00

Today we are going to discuss how to create a nonlinear presentation. Your task will be to choose a current event article from one of the sites below. Task one will be to write a summary of the article. Your summary should answer the following questions :

Who - is the article about?
What - is the subject of the article?
Where - does the article take place (setting)?
When - timeline?
Why - is this article important to you?
How - does this article effect you?

Summary Requirements:

double spaced
include footer (name, Digital Literacy Hour, Date)
article cited (Easy Bib)

Resources

Doodle for Google

2009-02-13T08:33:00.005-06:00

Today you will learn of an exciting opportunity called Doodle for Google. Instead of Type to Learn today, we will be watching an introductory video and exploring the website for additional information. The actual construction of your doodle will take place with Mrs. Nelson during art.

2008 Winners

World Tour

2009-02-12T08:15:00.003-06:00

Our final task with Google Earth involves putting together an audio tour of the five places you would like to visit in your lifetime. Details are below.

World Tour

Latitude & Longitude

2009-02-11T06:32:00.004-06:00

Today you will be using Google Earth and the internet to locate the specific coordinates of locations around the globe. Click here for specific instructions.

Latitude & Longitude

When you finish, you should complete the following tasks.

1. Complete the Estimation problem. (you only need to complete the parking lot problem, this is a change from yesterday)

2. Complete the Google Earth Activitie s task list.

3. Complete the Complex Area Problem task.

4. Finish up any work on your Fairy Tale News or Wanted Poster.

5. Begin creating your Software Log. Your Software Log should be a table created in Pages. The steps to creating a table are listed below.

open Pages
select blank document
save the document to your Digital Literacy folder (1_madsonjamie_software)
click on Table
set up a Table for three columns and twenty rows
label the columns (Software, Description, Used For...)
make entries for the following programs

Firefox or Safari
Keynote
Type to Learn
Pages
Google SketchUp
iPhoto
Google Earth
Scratch
Microsoft Excel
Weebly

Google Earth Work Day

2009-02-10T00:35:00.006-06:00

I am home today with two sick kids : one ear infection and one strep throat. Your task is to work on the Google Earth tasks detailed below.

1. Complete the Estimation problem. (you only need to complete the parking lot problem, this is a change from yesterday)

2. Complete the Google Earth Activitie s task list.

3. Complete the Complex Area Problem task.

4. Finish up any work on your Fairy Tale News or Wanted Poster.

5. Begin creating your Software Log. Your Software Log should be a table created in Pages. The steps to creating a table are listed below.

open Pages
select blank document
save the document to your Digital Literacy folder (1_madsonjamie_software)
click on Table
set up a Table for three columns and twenty rows
label the columns (Software, Description, Used For...)
make entries for the following programs

Firefox or Safari
Keynote
Type to Learn
Pages
Google SketchUp
iPhoto
Google Earth
Scratch
Microsoft Excel
Weebly

Google Earth Estimation

2009-02-09T06:26:00.012-06:00

Today we are going to do some estimating with Google Earth.
Follow the steps below.

1. Open the kmz file called Estimation.kmz (in 2014 Public/Digital Literacy/Google Earth)
2. Create a projects folder in your Google Earth
3. Follow the steps detailed in the Estimation file.
4. Record your answers on the Estimation Form .

Click here for more help on calculating ratio .

Google Earth

2009-02-04T07:51:00.003-06:00

Follow the link below for Google Earth Activities.

Google Earth Activities

Google Earth 5.0

2009-02-03T06:40:00.005-06:00

One cool thing about Google Earth is the ability to find your own house. But that's just scratching the earth's surface of what is possible with this software. Today you will begin exploring the new version of Google Earth : Google Earth 5.0. See below for some highlights from this significant upgrade.

Google Earth 5.0

After exploring the new possibilities with Google Earth 5.0, you will complete the Complex Area Problems Activity. Your answers should be submitted using the form below.

Complex Area Problem

Area and Surface Formulas

Fairy Tale News

2009-02-02T08:15:00.002-06:00

You will continue with your Fairy Tale News today. When you finish, you should turn it in to the 2014 Drop Box/Digital Literacy.

After Fairy Tale News, you should print out a BW copy of your Wanted Poster. This copy should be placed into the hour folder for Language Arts.

Fairy Tale News

2009-01-29T23:03:00.005-06:00

Your task today is to begin designing your page layout for your FairyTale News. Your tasks are as follows.

Open Pages
Select a layout from the Newsletters templates

OR Create your own template using the tutorials on Atomic Learning

Begin customizing the template for your fairy tale. (adjust fonts and object colors)

Locate images to complement your story.

Use alpha in Keynote (if necessary) to create your images/scenes.

When you finish, continue with the task list from Tuesday.

20 Questions

2009-01-29T07:59:00.000-06:00

20 Questions

Wanted Poster/Work Days

2009-01-27T07:43:00.004-06:00

Today and tomorrow you will have the opportunity to finish up some of the projects that have been accumulating the past few weeks. We need to tie up some loose ends before we introduce anything new. You will also be meeting individually with Mr. Madson to go through your current grade and identify any missing assignments. Click on the link below for a checklist of current tasks to accomplish.

Task List

Wanted Poster Options

2009-01-26T00:28:00.002-06:00

I have decided to allow students to also use Pages as a tool for creating their Wanted Poster. Remember, you can copy/paste text from Comic Life into Pages. Choose the tool you feel will best accomplish the task and create a unique, creative product. With that said there are a few requirements.

Your paragraph text must be black text on a white background.
Your paragraph font must be readable.
You must include the URLs of any images from the internet.

Wanted Poster

2009-01-23T07:34:00.005-06:00

Today you will begin designing your Wanted Poster. You may copy the your text into Comic Life. Any editing changes from Mr. Pudas may be made in Comic Life. Remember, your URLs for any images must be included and take your time to be creative with your design. Positive/negative space, readability and layout are important elements to consider.

Wanted Poster

2009-01-17T21:22:00.003-06:00

Your task today is to type up your Wanted Poster. You may use Pages, Word, NeoOffice or Google Docs. When you are finished, please print out to bring to Language Arts on Thursday. When you finish, you should continue work on your Name Poem or your Scratch is Going Green project.

Tuesday, January 20

2009-01-17T21:03:00.004-06:00

Inauguration Day 2009

Today, I am here and you are here. Your task today will be to complete the name poem document we started last week. If you finish early, you may continue to work on your Scratch is Going Green procject.

Name Poems/Fonts

2009-01-16T09:52:00.002-06:00

We're going to put Scratch on hold for a bit while we prepare for next week. Today's activity deals with working with fonts. Choosing the right font for the job can have a profound effect on your overall message.

Your first task is to download the fonts_activity file from the 2014 Public Folder/Digital Literacy.

Next, we will be choosing creative fonts to publish your name poems with either Pages or Comic Life.

Scratch/Weebly

2009-01-13T07:52:00.003-06:00

We have two tasks for today.

Learning about Weebly, a website building tool you may use for your History Day project.
Completing your Scratch is Going Green Project Proposal.

Scratch Project Proposals

Note : if you need an idea for your Scratch project, this website is an excellent resource.

Scratch

2009-01-12T07:54:00.007-06:00

Once you complete your Scratch To Do List, you will begin working on a project proposal for your Scratch is Going Green project. The goal of the project is to use Scratch to create an interactive story promoting environmental awareness. This proposal should be presented to Mr. Madson for approval before you commence work on the project. Below are some links to get you started.

Start Here

http://www.green-kits.com/greenkids.html
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/eek/

How To Presentations

2009-01-09T07:42:00.002-06:00

Today, we begin our How To presentations. Your completed project should be turned in to the 2014 Drop Box/Digital Literacy.

Bike/Llama Tour Due Today

2009-01-07T08:05:00.002-06:00

For some of you, today is a day to access the panic button. Your Bike/Llama tour project is due TODAY. Mr. Shack and I will be checking the 2014 Drop Box at the end of the day. When you are finished, you should begin working on your How To presentation.

How To ...

2009-01-06T07:46:00.006-06:00

Tasks for the day include the following.

Type to Learn (10 mn)
Complete your Bike/Llama Tour
Turn in your Bike/Llama Tour to 2014 Drop Box/Math

turn in both the completed spreadsheet and the brochure
check the example brochure to ensure you have your brochure correctly designed

Meet Henry

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: meet henry)

Death by PowerPoint

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: tips powerpoint)

Begin designing your How To Presentation

Welcome Back/Wanted Poster Prep

2009-01-05T00:55:00.004-06:00

Welcome back from Winter Break. We will begin preparation today for your Wanted Poster project. You will be using the alpha tool to remove the background from a photo. The tutorial for the video is here.

The photos you will use for this project are found in the 2014 Public Folder.

Also, we are working on putting together a shared map of our travels over winter break. Go here to access the map.

username : rockforddiglit
password : rockford

KROC Christmas Episode

2008-12-23T09:07:00.003-06:00

Who is This?

2008-12-22T08:05:00.001-06:00

Click here to find out.

Game On

2008-12-21T21:14:00.004-06:00

Tasks for Today

Complete Internet Safety Quiz
Complete Internet Safety Poster

save your final poster as a PDF (instructions)
turn in to 2014 Drop Box

Play the $25,000 Pyramid

located in the 2014 Public Folder

Create your own $25,000 Pyramid using the Keynote template

save your Documents folder

Internet Safety

2008-12-18T08:13:00.003-06:00

Click here to access the Internet Safety video. The quiz must be submitted by Friday, December 19.

Bike/Llama Tour

2008-12-16T08:50:00.002-06:00

Bike/Llama Tour Link

Web Search Project

2008-12-14T23:49:00.020-06:00

Today you will be completing your Web Search project. When complete, you should turn the project in to the 2014 Drop Box and fill out the Web Search Form.

If time allows, experiment with FotoFlexer. You may use the royalty free images in the StockVault folder in the Digital Literacy section of the 2014 Public Folder or upload an image of your own. (if you upload your own, make sure you have rights to edit the image)

Your final task is to chose a partner for your Bike/Llama Tour. Fill out this form once you have chosen your partner.

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Web Search

2008-12-12T08:14:00.007-06:00

Your Task:

Watch these videos.
Develop your top five tips for successfully searching the internet.

Create your project.

Project Choices:

creative writing (Microsoft Word or Pages)
poster with Comic Life
GabCast
class performance

Searching the WWW

2008-12-11T02:04:00.003-06:00

How to Googlewhack

Googlewhacking is a game, played on Google, where you try to search something that only gets 1 hit, 'the perfect 1'.

First of all, some rules.

You can only use two words.
No proper nouns.
They have to be real words.
Proper spellings only (you might want to check your phrase on Word or something before whacking)
The words must appear in Google's dictionary (if they do, then they'll be underlined in blue at the top of the page after you search)
No putting quotes around the words.
Google gives you a little blurb of the page that the words came up on. If it's just a list of words that the two happen to appear in, then that page doesn't count.

2. Go to Google. (obviously)
3. Enter a two word phrase of your choice.
4. See how many hits come up!
5. If you get more than, say, 100, then modify your phrase or start with new words!

Tips

Use unusual words, such as calcography and chinchilla. It gets fewer results.
You might want to record some of your best whacks for future reference.
Try mixing different combo's of parts of speech, i.e. adjective with verb, noun-on-noun, etc. But remember- unusual words are key.

Atomic Learning Tutorials

Turning in Projects

2008-12-10T08:25:00.003-06:00

The final step to completing your Million Dollar project it to hand it in to the 2014 Drop Box.

The project should be named as follows: 1_madsonjamie_million

Going Green

2008-12-08T21:38:00.003-06:00

Today is the final day I will be out for the TIES Conference. Many of you are probably finishing up your Million Dollar project. When complete, you are going to become home designers, at least for a day.

The program you are going to utilize is called Google Sketchup 6. Travel to Project Central for additional information.

If I Had a Million Dollars...

2008-12-02T22:35:00.010-06:00

Today you will begin your first project. We will be using some tutorials from Atomic Learning to complete the project. Follow the link below for detailed instructions.
(Atomic Learning works best in Safari)

Project Central

Other tasks to complete:

Watch OS X tutorials.
Finish cleaning Documents folder.

Tuesday, December 2

2008-12-01T21:26:00.008-06:00

Today's Tasks:

Type to Learn (10 min)
Complete email poll (on sidebar)
Respond to the Cyberbullying Video.
Complete TILT Cyberbullying.
Watch OS X tutorials.
Finish cleaning Documents folder.

Welcome To Digital Literacy

2008-11-30T20:40:00.009-06:00

Welcome to the 7th Grade Edition of Digital Literacy. I'm excited to build on what you learned last year. Today's tasks are detailed below.

Change your desktop background to the standard Apple blue.

open Safari
go to this website
control-click on the image
select this

(this is a no exceptions policy...changing your desktop background will result in a network violation)

Remove all files from your desktop.

everything must be stored in your Documents folder
develop a system for organizing your stuff
have your folders checked by Mr. Madson

Type To Learn 4

user name - jamiem14
password - MacFS password
account code - 100246
customize your Agent
customize your medallion
begin typing Lesson One

Final Day

2008-11-25T07:37:00.003-06:00

We have come to the final day your 6th Grade Digital Literacy adventure. Hopefully, the things we have worked on this trimester will benefit you throughout the rest of your school year. I'll see you again in class next year as 7th Graders. Have a wonderful rest of the school year.

Mr. Madson

p.s. Your task today is to clean your room. I will be checking with each of you to make sure your Deep Portage project is saved in a safe location and any extra files or images (funny cats) are deleted.

It's Your Destiny

2008-11-23T22:11:00.004-06:00

Today you will be working with the Destiny card catalog system. You will learn to search by keywords, title, author and subject. After that, you will learn to utilize Public Resource Lists by using the Realistic Book Lists created by Mrs. Pennuto. Your final task is to submit your top three choices on Mrs. Pennuto's blog.

Social Studies

2008-11-18T07:40:00.003-06:00

The Social Studies Expectations have been posted.

Art Expectations

2008-11-17T07:33:00.004-06:00

Your Art Expectations have been posted. You should also upload the image of your Storyteller and your Watchamadoodle. The files are located in the 2015 Pickup. (inside Digital Literacy)

Number Poster

2008-11-13T07:35:00.006-06:00

Your goal is to finish your number poster by Friday. When you finish, you should export your poster as a PDF and upload it to your Math page on your eFolio.

Number Poster

2008-11-11T08:10:00.008-06:00

Today you are going to start creating a number poster. We will use a combination of Comic Life and Pages to create the poster The requirements are as follows.

Chose a number greater than 50.
Utilize the following vocabulary terms.
Your number may not be prime.

PRIME OR COMPOSITE?
EVEN OR ODD?
EXPONENT
FACTOR TREE
MULTIPLES
SQUARE NUMBER?
FACTOR PAIRS

EXTENSIONS

RELATIVLEY PRIME
LCM
GCF

Digital Literacy Expectations

2008-11-10T07:41:00.003-06:00

Your Digital Literacy Expectations have been posted. When you finish, you may finish your Scratch is Going Green project. We will also be finishing up some Deep Portage presentations.

Language Arts Portfolio Requirements

2008-11-06T07:27:00.003-06:00

You will start your portfolio design with Language Arts. Language Arts requirements can be found here.

Type to Learn/Digital Portfolios

2008-11-05T07:23:00.003-06:00

Today's Tasks:

Type to Learn (15 minutes)
Learning Log
Software Log
Finish Scratch is Going Green

Begin setting up your digital portfolio.

Start here.
Work with Mr. Madson to set up pages for the following subjects.

Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
Art
Digital Literacy
Health
Academic Literacy
Cultural Literacy

Type to Learn

2008-11-03T23:35:00.009-06:00

Today we will begin working with Type to Learn 4.

username : jamiem15 (first name/last initial/grad year)
password : network password
account code: 100246

log in
customize your Access Medallion
customize your Call Agent
proceed to Lesson One

When you are finished, you may either move on to Lesson Two or finish your Scratch is Going Green project.

Happy Halloween - Deep Portage Presentations

2008-10-31T07:34:00.004-05:00

Day Two of Deep Portage presentations today. Tuesday we begin two new tasks.

Type to Learn 4 ("Yeah!!!!!!)
Digital Portfolios

Scratch Free Day

2008-10-29T08:00:00.003-05:00

Today we are going to take a break from Scratch and tie up some loose ends. You will be working independently on your own computer to accomplish the following tasks:

Clean your room

make sure your Documents folder is organized
files named correctly and in correct folders
"extra" files thrown in trash

Learning Log

you should have a new entry on each subject

Software Log

add Comic Life, Scratch and Garage Band

If you finish, you may work with Google SketchUp.

Monday, October 27

2008-10-27T07:34:00.011-05:00

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Task List for Today...

Watch Yearbook Video

Finish Scratch is Going Green

Turn Scratch is Going Green in to the 2015 Drop Box

1_jamie_olivia_green

Add to Learning Log.
Add to Software Log.

Scratch
Garage Band
Comic Life

Friday, Ocober 24

2008-10-24T07:14:00.004-05:00

I am here at a meeting today with Mr. Neff. Your task list for today is below.

Finish your Canoe Problem.
Work on your Scratch is Going Green project.
Add to your Learning Log.