U.S. Presidents - Glogster Projects

Hey Students,
Here is today's assignment.
Warm-up: practice typing for 10 minutes. Start at Level 4.
Go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Take Typing Test (one minute test) keep both hands on the home row key position, do your best, no peeking, and no pecking. Let me know your best score
! Click here to take the test:
http://www.typingtest.com/test.asp

Click here and watch this video on the U.S. Presidency: http://gtm-media.discoveryeducation.com/videos/18598/pgr18598_256k.asf

After watching the video, sign on to your Glogster account at: http://edu.glogster.com/
and finish your Glogster assignment.

Evaluation: Respond to the U.S. President video by writing a short summary about the video.

Holiday Cards and Letters

Today you will create Holiday Greeting Cards and Write a letter to Santa.

Activity # 1:Using Microsoft Publisher, you are to create a Holiday Greeting Card. The card must include a Holiday poem centered around the theme: Winter, Kwanzaa, Christmas, or Hanukah . Create a cover, and inside body. Include clip are from the clip art gallery in Microsoft Office. Do not get any clipart from the internet!! Be sure to personalize it by including your name on the back of the card.

Activity # 2

You are to write a persuasive letter to Santa Claus. Whether you believe or not, this assignment is to persuade Santa in to believing that you deserve you gift requests. Go to http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/ to write your letters. Save your work, print out your letters and turn them in.

Blog Question: What do you want for Christmas? What is your 1# thing that you would like to get for Christmas this year? or What is your Holiday wish? Please respond in one paragraph (5 sentences).

Glogsters! Express Yourself

Students will Create a Glogster at edu.glogster.com (student logins are located behind my desk - ask teacher)

Include Titles: “ All About Me”, “Your Name” , headlines for your stickers. And bubbles for your pictures.

Make 5 stickers:
1. Information Sticker: “ Hello, my name is….” Give age, grade, school, etc.
2. List 10 goals that you would like to complete within the next 10 years.
3. List all hobbies, activities you like to do for fun.
4. Include 10 words “adjectives that describe yourself” –your characteristics
5. On a sticker write what you would like to be when you grow up and why.

Create / include at least 4 pictures, graphics, clipart:
Include your favorite singers, sports figure, team, food, places to visit, hobbies, a picture of yourself, and future occupation, etc.

Videos: You may add 2 to 3 videos to your Glog. The videos must be in good taste, represent something interesting about you, and must include a player.

Remember to decorate, design and personalize your Glogsters!

Save your Glogsters as: All About Me – Your Name.

Blog Question of the day: What would you like to be when you grow up? Why did you choose this occupation?

STAY PRODUCTIVE!

Hey Students!!
Today's Assignment!
Work on www.studyisland.com for 30 minutes.
Afterwards, you may work on your greeting cards and power points.
Remember to add your transitions, animations and slide design.

Your Teacher,
Mrs. Jefferson :)

Blog Question of today - If you could invent something, what would it be. What would it be used for and why?

What I'm Thankful For

Tis the season to give thanks for what you have been blessed with. I am blessed to have a wonderful family, job, home, and students like you. When I think of what I do have, I am so thankful and thankful to many people in my life for helping me to become the person that I am today.

Here is your Activity:
Using Microsoft Publisher you will create a greeting card for your parents /guardians listing all the 10 things you are thankful for. The card’s theme should be centered around a Thanksgiving / Autumn theme. Use the front, inside, and back of card. Change text, size and color to fit all of your information. Remember to add your name to the card.

To Open Microsoft Publisher:

Go to All Programs
Click on Microsoft Office
Click on Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

1. Choose Publications for Print
2. Click on Greeting cards.
3. Select your template
Thank you
Holiday
Thanksgiving

After you finish, respond to this blog by listing 5 things your are thankful for in your life. List reasons why you are so thankful for them.