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 * __**Week of April 22nd:**__
 * Discuss Final Projects
 * Computer buying project

__**Week of April 17th:**__
 * Print out resumes
 * Peer review resumes

__**Week of April 8th:**__
 * @Resume
 * Use the steps to begin creating your resume
 * Here is what you should keep in mind when you are creating your resume
 * Language and Style:
 * Strong, clear action words used consistently.
 * Concise wording in phrases.
 * Clarity of expression is consistent.
 * Presentation and Format
 * Uses clear & appropriate headers to organize information.
 * Demonstrates attention to professionalism.
 * Uses a proper format. (functional or chronological)
 * Grammar and Mechanics
 * Resume is free of grammatical errors.
 * Resume is free of punctuation errors.

__**Week of April 1st:**__

PrivateSub ExitToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ExitToolStripMenuItem.Click Close

EndSub

PrivateSub AboutToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles AboutToolStripMenuItem.Click MsgBox( "This Majestic program was made by me!" )

EndSub

PrivateSub HelpToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles HelpToolStripMenuItem.Click

Me .Hide frmHelp.Show

EndSub

PrivateSub TestToolStripMenuItem_Click( ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TestToolStripMenuItem.Click

Me .Hide frmTest.Show

EndSub
 * No school Monday
 * Finish assignment from last week....what could be wrong
 * Hopefully we will get to start working with menus :)
 * If you are finished Try this one using a counter:
 * Rocket

__**Week of March 25th:**__
 * Review some important VB knowledge
 * Randomize Assignment

All of this info goes into your button:

Dim player1 AsInteger player1 = Int(Rnd * 9 + 1)

Dim player2 AsInteger player2 = Int(Rnd * 9 + 1) Label1.Text = (player1) Label2.Text = (player2)

If player1 = player2 Then MsgBox( "It's War" ) EndIf

If player1 < player2 Then Label3.Text = "You Lose" Label4.Text = "You Win" EndIf

If player1 > player2 Then Label3.Text = "You Win" Label4.Text = "You Lose" EndIf

__**Week of March 18th:**__
 * Quick discussion of grading
 * More conditionals
 * Create a program that asks the user to name a month, then provides information about that month and a picture (holidays, birthdays, etc), include a close button
 * Sample code from mine:

> strMonth = (TextBox1.Text) > If strMonth = "December" Then > Label2.Text = "Merry Christmas" > PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile( "C:\Users\asalo\Pictures\Animated_Xmas-tree-animation.gif" ) > PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile( "C:\Users\asalo\Pictures\graphics-happy-new-year-347832.gif" )
 * Dim strMonth As String
 * ElseIf strMonth = "January" Then
 * Label2.Text = "Happy New Year!!"

__**Week of March 11:**__ >> PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile( "C:\Users\April\Desktop\milleniumfalcon.jpg" ) Conditional Statements:
 * Create a program that when you click on a different button a different picture will appear. Have at least 3 buttons
 * To put images in you will use either the Picture Box or the Image Box - Can you find what the difference is between them
 * here is a code example for the Picture Box: Picture1.Picture=LoadPicture ("C:\VB program\Images\grape.gif")
 * here is a code expample for the image box: Image1.Picture=LoadPicture ("C:\VB program\Images\grape.gif")

Choose a game to create: []

__**Week of March 3rd:**__ How to declare Variables Information on Variables:

Using Math in VB: - Save as yourname Calc in Shared/tech/Visual Basic/Calc Folder.

__**Week of Feb 25th:**__ If you have time CHECK THIS OUT: @http://beta.scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/

Visual Basic Please save all assignments in correct folders Information we have gone over for review:
 * Assignment 2

Assignment 3: Create project, the user can click on one of three buttons to find out more about you. Examples of buttons are "Hobbies", "Career" and "School Year" (what year you are in, for example, senior or 10th grade). The form needs those 3 buttons, 1 label to display the answer, one reset button to clear the label, and one end button to close the project.


 * Assignment 2 and 3 are both worth 10pts each. Make sure you use proper naming conventions for full points. **

When you finish: Create a new page on your website called Programming, write about simularities/differences and likes/dislikes about Small Basic and Visual Basic so far.

__**Week of Feb 11th:**__ Visual Basic
 * Assignment 1

__**Week of Feb 4th:**__ Small Basic
 * Write a program that reads a persons age and tells them how old they are in days - save as age(yourname) in small basic folder
 * Flickr object
 * imagelist object

__**Week of Jan 28th:**__ Small Basic
 * Loops - For and While
 * Sub Routines
 * Basic Graphics

__**Jan 23rd:**__ Small Basic - Conditional Statements
 * Create a program that when the temperature is inputted the output response tells the user it is cold, cool, warm, or hot

__**Jan 21st:**__ Intro to Small Basic

Grade are up. Do not worry, they are not set in stone. Finish whatever you need to and send me an email for what you would like regraded.

The presentation you did in class should be put into your website


 * __Dec. 19th:__**
 * Comment on Inside the Mind of Google
 * Comment on The Facebook Obssession

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 * __Dec. 7th:__**
 * Violent Video Games discussion
 * Downloading and Online Privacy
 * Copyright


 * __Dec. 5th:__**


 * Erik Present
 * Discussions about Free Speech, Cyberbullying, and Violent Video Games
 * What is the issue?
 * Does it affect you or others you know?
 * Do you consider it a problem, or an issue that needs to be dealt with?
 * What do you think should/could be done about it.
 * If time Identity Theft - commercials


 * __Dec. 3rd:__**


 * Presentations


 * __Nov. 26th:__**


 * Welcome back! Please follow all directions Mrs. Taylor gives
 * Today is a work day
 * you are creating a presentation on anything you want, school appropriate
 * Remember that with eduglogster you can log into it using your google account

What pages you should have on your website:
 * Scratch - with one of your games
 * Google Drive
 * Visual Organizer
 * Presentations - this is a new one from the presentations you will be making

Work Day Explore Windows 8
 * __Nov. 19 - 21st:__**

__**Nov. 16th:**__
 * Presentation tools
 * Google Presentations - sign into gmail to make - Example
 * Prezi - Example
 * EDUGlogster - Example
 * Voicethread - Example
 * Choose a tool that you want to use to make a presentation

__**Nov. 14th:**__
 * Make sure you are finished with Visual Organizers

__**Nov. 12:**__
 * Google Drive
 * Make sure your document created with your classmates is embedded onto your website
 * Let's read each other stories
 * Waiting for links to George's and Sönke's websites
 * Do you think this could help you for future projects
 * Today: Visual Organizers

__**Nov. 9th:**__
 * Google Drive
 * Word processor
 * 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
 * Embed the document to your Gdrive page - this can be done even before you start with the story

__**Nov. 7th:**__
 * Google Drive
 * Word processor
 * Create a document....up to you - don't put your name on it
 * Share it with everyone with the link
 * download it into Word - put a header on it with your name and save it to S/tech/GDrive as your name
 * Create a new page on your GSite called GDrive
 * Embed your document from your drive onto this page
 * Insert a link to your document

__**Nov. 5th:**__
 * Sign up for gmail if you don't already have an account - we have already done this
 * You are going to use Google Sites to create a portfolio to show off your work
 * example: []
 * play around with google site a little and choose a theme for your portfolio'
 * email me a link to your portfolio
 * Your home page is up to you, whatever you want to put on it
 * Create a new page called Scratch
 * put your favorite scratch program that you made on it
 * you will need to upload it to the [] site

__**Oct 24th - 31st:**__
 * Scratch - create a game for the Kindergartners
 * More Ideas and Help

__**Oct 22nd:**__ Scratch

__**Oct 12th**__
 * Work with kindy
 * if time watch George's movie

__**Oct. 10th:**__
 * Scratch Movies
 * Free time on scratch
 * American Math Challenge

__**Oct. 3rd:**__
 * Scratch
 * StoryTelling Assignment

__**Oct. 1st:**__
 * Scratch
 * drawing commands
 * creating a score variable

__**Sept 26th:**__
 * Scratch

__**Sept 24th**__
 * A Challenge

__**Sept 19th-21st:**__
 * Assignment:
 * Greenfoot: Create a game called breakout
 * Instructions given in class

__**Sept. 17th:**__
 * Greenfoot: Modifying a game

__**Sept. 14th:**__
 * Greenfoot

__**Sept 12th:**__
 * Programming the computer
 * Greenfoot

__**Sept 10th:**__
 * What we were supposed to last week ;) with the internet
 * and then - Let's try some more Greenfoot

__**Sept. 5th:**__ Bridget Amy Lydia Mike Jack George Abby Joe Erik Sönke Mrs. Salo ||
 * Welcome to Tech - We are going to be doing all kinds of crazy things!!
 * Class presentation
 * sign up for gmail account
 * Take a look around this site
 * Check out World Book Online
 * username: lakeviewchr
 * password: given in class
 * use this as a resource for other classes
 * __Assignment__: email me something that you might want to learn about in this class
 * april.salo.lca@gmail.com || Student Portfolios: