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__**May 20th:**__
 * ** Everything is Due by Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00 AM **
 * If you need extra time in the Lab Please let me know and I will work with you to make accommodations. **
 * Work Day

__**May 17th:**__ Thing 21: Game Design

__**May 15th:**__ Thing 20: Screencasting There are only 4 class periods left after today. If you feel you need to come in after school for more work time let me know. Everything is due by May 28th.

__**May 13th:**__ Thing 19: Powerful Presentations

__**May 10th:**__
 * Work day - remember to email me when you have finished a "Thing"

__**May 8th:**__
 * Class discussion
 * Work Day

__**May 6th:**__
 * How to upload a video to vimeo
 * After you have saved your project click on the blue V on the home tab
 * click on 480X360 video size
 * click Authorize
 * A new window will pop-up, you will need to log in, I will give you the username and password
 * After you log in a page will ask you to allow access to Windows Essentials
 * Click Allow
 * There will be a code that will come up on a new page that you will need to copy and paste it into your movie maker program and click next
 * Put in an appropriate title and description and click publish...then wait for it to upload

__**May 3rd:**__
 * Thing 18: Video Creation

__**May 1:**__
 * Work day

__**April 26th:**__ Thing 17: Mobile Computing

__**April 24th:**__ Class discussion

__**April 22nd:**__
 * Work Day

__**April 17th:**__
 * Graded through Thing 15
 * If you want to be regarded you must send me an email telling me what you have redone
 * Thing 16: Buyer Beware - You should be working on this "Thing"

__**April 15th:**__
 * Work Day - You should be finished with Thing 15 today

__**April 10th:**__
 * Thing 15: part 3

__**April 8th:**__
 * work day - should finish Thing 15 today, will be graded by Wed

__**April 5th:**__ Thing 15: Career Prep - part 2

__**April 3rd:**__ Thing 15: Career Prep

__**March 25th:**__ Thing 14: Dig the Data

__**March 18th:**__ Thing 14: Dig the Data
 * Make sure you are caught up through Thing 13 for the end of the grading period.
 * If you want to be regarded you must send me an email telling me what you have redone

__**March 13th:**__ Grades for Thing 11 Thing 13: Troubleshooting

__**March 11th:**__ Thing 13: Troubleshooting

__**March 8th:**__ Thing 13: Troubleshooting

__**March 4th:**__
 * Thing 12: Digital Images
 * make sure you have finished part 3 and work on part 4

__**March 1st:**__ Work Day

__**Feb 25th-27th:**__
 * Thing 12: Digital Images
 * Remember if you want to be regraded you have to send me an email telling me what you would like to be regraded

__**Feb 15th:**__
 * Work Day

__**Feb 13th:**__
 * Class discussion
 * Thing 11 Part 1

__**Feb 8th:**__ 21 Things - Thing 11: Interactives Part 1-Google Maps - Some more stuff added for part 1

__**Feb 6th:**__ 21 Things - Thing 11: Interactives Part 1-Google Maps

__**Feb 4th:**__ If all caught up check out these interactive sites Illuminations-Resources for Math Edheads- Science and Math Interactives Read Write Think- Reading and Writing Interactives

__**Feb 1st:**__ 21 Things - Thing 10

__**Jan 30th:**__ 21 Things - Thing 9 - Part 3

__**Jan 28th:**__ Work Day

__**Jan 25th:**__ 21 Things - Thing 9 - Part 2

__**Jan 23rd:**__ 21 Things - Thing 9 - Part 1

__**Jan 21st:**__
 * Check Grades...today is the last day to finish up through Thing 7 before I grade
 * If you don't know your grades check with me
 * EMAIL ME when you are ready to be graded, otherwise you will get the grade you have now
 * Finish both parts of Thing 8

__**Jan 7th:**__ __**Jan 4th:**__
 * 21 Things - Thing 8 part 2
 * 21 Things - Thing 8 part 1

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 * __Dec. 19th:__**

Discuss messaging and texting using a web 2.0 tool. What acronyms do you use? Do you think it is good to know a lot of different acronyms, why or why not? Create a message using acronyms.


 * Can you read this?

hi agn, AFAIK w'v break real sn now. IMHO dis S gr8! OTTOMH we won’t av hmwrk frm dis cls. Unl u didn't Fnish n cls W ll d wrk tym. U ll hav 2DIY on yr own tym. fyi GA n wrk on it @ hm 2 mke sure ur cort^ aftr break. IAC, Ull B graded thru d Fair and Legal page, so mke sure ur done thru dat b4 u leaV on Wed, IYKWIM. - Click here to see what it says


 * __Dec. 12th-14th:__**
 * Work Day


 * __Dec. 10th:__**
 * Thing 7: Fair and Legal
 * Part 2 Creative Commons


 * __Dec 7th:__**
 * Work day


 * __Dec 5th:__**
 * Thing 7: Fair and Legal
 * Part 1 Copyright


 * __Dec 3rd:__**
 * Grades for Things 5 and 6
 * Discussion
 * email me when you are ready to be regraded!!! I will not look at it otherwise
 * What should be on your pages


 * __Nov. 30th:__**
 * Work Day


 * __Nov. 28th:__**
 * Thanks for the good report from Mrs. Taylor
 * Everyone should have made a page for Thing 6!!! And at least have the rules embedded on their page


 * Part 2: Protecting yourself


 * __Nov. 26th:__**


 * Welcome back! 23 days till Christmas break!
 * Please follow all of the directions that Mrs. Taylor has for you!
 * For just today, no gmail chat or music


 * 21 Things: Thing 6: Internet safety


 * __Nov. 21st:__**
 * Internet Safety info
 * Time to explore win 8

Explore Windows 8
 * __Nov. 19:__**

__**Nov 14th:**__
 * Group work Day

__**Nov. 12th:**__ Last thing for Thing 5: Suite Tools: Presentation

__**Nov 9th:**__ Work Day -
 * If you are finished - find a partner(s)....preferably accross the room
 * you will communicate using gmail chat or on the document you are working on together
 * You and your partner(s) are going to create a story (school appropriate), each inputting one sentence and/or picture at a time. You may discuss your story using the comment option or on gchat.
 * one of you will need to create the document and add the other user to the group
 * add me to the document too

__**Nov. 7th:**__ Work Day Ashley - Missing Thing 4

__**Nov 5th:**__ 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools List of to dos for some:
 * Spreadsheets
 * I will not regrade your page unless you send me an email. **
 * Ashley - Missing Thing 4
 * Zach - Redo Thing 4
 * Nicole - Missing Thing 4

__**Nov 2nd:**__
 * work day

__**Oct. 31st:**__ Please remember if you redo a page and want it regraded email what page you want me to look at. List of to dos for some: The end of the grading period is Friday, make sure you are finished through Thing 4 If you are all caught up: 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools
 * I will not regrade your page unless you send me an email. **
 * Ashley - Missing Thing 4
 * Zach - Missing Thing 4
 * Nicole - Missing Thing 4
 * Part 5: Tables, Header and Footer

__**Oct. 29th:**__ Please remember if you redo a page and want it regraded email what page you want me to look at.
 * 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools
 * Part 4: Files, Graphics and Copyright

__**Oct 26th:**__ Please remember if you redo a page and want it regraded email what page you want me to look at.
 * 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools
 * Part 3: Files, uploading and downloading

__**Oct 24th:**__
 * 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools
 * Part 2: WP Assignment 1

__**Oct. 22nd:**__
 * 21 Things: Thing 5 Suite Tools Part 1

__**Oct. 17th:**__
 * 21 Things: Catch up Day
 * Please check out what you should have on your pages now if you think you are all caught up
 * You should have 4 pages in your portfolio called
 * Thing 1: Basics
 * Thing 2: Cloud Computing
 * Thing 3: Digital Footprint
 * Thing 4: Visual Organizer
 * American Math Challenge

__**Oct. 15th:**__
 * 21 Things - Thing 4: Visual Organizers

__**Oct 10th:**__ 21 Things - Thing 3: Digital Footprint part 3 Please check out what you should have on your pages now if you think you are all caught up American Math Challenge

__**Oct 8th:**__ List of to dos for some: Continue working on 21 Things - if you are all caught up American Math Challenge Mathletics
 * Missing dropbox folders from Brad and Ashley, ask a neighbor or me if you are stuck

__**Oct 5th:**__
 * List of to dos for some:
 * Missing dropbox folders from Brad and Ashley, ask a neighbor or me if you are stuck
 * Homework due
 * Groupwork with homework-
 * In groups: Add up your total media use in categories (i.e. internet, gaming, cell phone, etc) and find the average in your group, who had the most and who had the least?
 * Group 1: Brad, Katie, Lauren, Jakub
 * Group 2: Casey, Ashley, Sam
 * Group 3: Zach, Bentley, Maya
 * Group 4: Nick, Emma, Anna
 * Group 5: Ben, Nicole, Carrie
 * Group 6: Zac, Jackson, Lydia
 * 21 Things - Part 2

__**Oct. 3rd:**__ List of to dos for some: Thing 3: Digital Footprint
 * Missing dropbox folders from Brad and Ashley, ask a neighbor or me if you are stuck

__**Oct. 1st:**__ List of to dos for some: Today will be the last day before we start Thing 3
 * Katie you need to add me as a member to your wikispace please
 * Casey send me a link to your page you are using for 21 Things please
 * Nicole send an email to me with a link to your wikispace please
 * Make sure you have everything on your Thing 2 page that needs to be on there - How to do that
 * How to check grades on graded "Things"
 * How to delete pages
 * What to do when you are finished with a "Thing"

__**Sept. 26th:**__
 * Katie and Nicole send an email to me, april.salo.lca@gmail.com, with a alink to your wikipage.
 * Continue with Thing 2: Cloud Computing.
 * Click on the 21 Things link on the right for what we went over yesterday and what needs to be on your page

__**Sept 24th:**__
 * Your Thing 1 Basics page should be done
 * We are starting Thing 2 today
 * 21 Things

__**Sept 21st:**__ >> bradleyadams12 >> LCABenP >> Slub >> LCAJakubW >> LCAEmmaN >> Nickmn1 >> LCASamE >> LCABentleyH >> LCALydiaS >> LCAAnnaN >> Superbro98 >> LCACarrieR >> 1DAshley >> Zac700 >> Soulway >> LCALaurenB >> LCAKatieB >> LCANicoleR
 * 21 Things - Basics page
 * Create a new page on your wiki called "Thing 1: Basics" - you will be marked off for not using this name
 * upload your screen capture document we saved on Monday
 * Add the class user names to be members of your wiki
 * LCAMayaK
 * Change/design your home page to how you want it to look (appropriate)

__**September 19th:**__
 * __**21**__ **Things**
 * Change of plans: We are not going to use Weebly
 * You are going to sign up for an account on wikispaces for your portfolio
 * For Directions on how to use it: 21 Things Portfolio
 * after you have created you portfolio send me an email with the url of you portfolio
 * - april.salo.lca@gmail.com

__**September 17th:**__
 * Intro to 21 Things
 * If we have time:
 * http://students.weebly.com/
 * username and passwords given in class
 * We are using it to create a website as a portfolio for 21Things

__**September 14th:**__
 * Google: Your Search Toolbox

__**September 12th:**__
 * Validate Authority
 * sign up for gmail if you don't have one.
 * Assignment: Send me an email about what you know about Google
 * april.salo.lca@gmail.com

__**September 10th:**__
 * Google Search Presentation
 * sign up for gmail if you don't have one.
 * Assignment: Send me an email about what you know about Google
 * april.salo.lca@gmail.com
 * Do this [|http://www.agoogleaday.com]

__**September 5th**__: Welcome to a new year! media type="custom" key="20765270" || 21 Things: Thing 1: Basics Thing 2: Cloud Computing Thing 3: Digital Footprint Thing 4: Visual Organizers Thing 5: Suite Tools Thing 6: Internet Safety Thing 7: Fair and Legal Thing 8: Search Strategies Thing 9: Social Networks Thing 10: Learning Online Thing 11: Interactives Thing 12: Digital Images Thing 13: Troubleshooting Thing 14: Dig the Data Thing 15: Career Prep Thing 16: Buyer Beware Thing 17: Mobile Computing Thing 18: Video Creation Thing 19: Powerful Presentations Thing 20: Screencasting Thing 21: Game Design || 21 Portfolio Example What Needs to be on Your Portfolio
 * Rules
 * Expectations
 * Procedures
 * sign up for gmail if you don't have one.
 * Keeping track of your logins.
 * Assignment: Send me an email about what you know about Google
 * april.salo.lca@gmail.com

Brad Katie Lauren Casey Ashley Libby Sam Zach Bentley Taylor Maya Nick Emma Anna Ben Nicole Carrie Zac Jackson Lydia Jakub ||