Informal Techy Tuesday Task

Students,

Make sure you are using this our Winter Break to update your online portfolio with your latest writing pieces!

6th Grade: Make sure you upload your personal narratives and a link to your How-To webpages!

7th Grade: Include your memoirs in your portfolio!

Task 12: Basic Document Keyboard Codes for Techies!

Well, students.

We are on Task 12 and that officially makes us.... TECHIES!!!

As honorary Techies, we should know the keyboard shortcuts you can use while typing!

Ae you ready for some tips??

Ctrl + B = Bold

Ctrl + U= Underline

Ctrl + I = Italics

Ctrl + C = Copy

Ctrl + V = Paste

Ctrl + X = Cut

Ctrl + A = Select All

Ctrl + S = Save

Ctrl + P = Print

Ctrl + Z = Undo

Ctrl + Y = Redo

Ctrl + O = Open

Ctrl + N = New

Ctrl + 2 = Double Spaced

For your Techy Tuesday task, experiment with these keyboard shortcuts! Using Google Docs, Google Presentations, your blog, or our class wiki, be sure to let us know what you think of these new tips!

You must tell us the following information in a paragraph:

Which shortcuts did you know about already?

Which two are most useful for you?

Which two are you probably not going to use?

Did I miss any codes you know about?

Enjoy your shortcuts!!

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Task 11: Advanced Google Presentations

Last week, we explored another aspect of Google Docs, Google Presentations. First, we learned the basics: how to create a slide, change the font colors and style, as well as changing the theme of the presentation. This week we're going to kick our skills up a notch and work on ADVANCED Google Presentation skill!

Your Task:

Choose any technology tool you have used in any class and create a three slide minimum presentation explaining to viewers how to use this tool.

In your presentation, you must include the following:

1. You must embed an image

2. You must have an active hyperlink

3. You must have a video embedded onto a slide

Good luck with your presentations, Students! I'm looking forward to seeing your work!

Task 10: Google Presentation- The Basics

Mostly likely during your career as a student, you will have to create a Power Point presentation. For this week's Techy Tuesday, we are going to be exploring Google Presentations; a free, online way for you to create slide shows using your Google Account.

While exploring Google Presentations, you will be creating a three slide presentation where you will demonstrate your ability to use the tool through the given task.

Your Task (All Grades)

1. Create a three slide presentation

2. Change the theme of the slide

3. Change the font style, size, and color

4. Insert a table

5. Use three different slide formats

6th Grade:

In your presentation, you will list and define the parts of speech reviewed in class. In addition to this, one slide should compare appositive phrases and prepositional phrases.

7th Grade:

In your presentation, you will explain the different comma rules previously review in class. Be sure to provide a definition and example of each.

Task 9: Online Portfolios

Every year we produce some great writing pieces that end up in a folder somewhere never to be seen again! All the hard work and effort never seems to be revisited or truly appreciated. Now we have an answer... Online Portfolios!

With an online portfolio you have the opportunity to save all of your terrific work in one place and display it professionally and proudly. It will offer you the opportunity to practice a skill that you may use someday in the work force as well as offer you organization, pride, and professionalism in school.

By using Google Sites it is very simple to set up an online profile. Just follow the video tutorial below to assist you in completing the task for this week.

Your Task For This Week

1. Create and design your own online portfolio.
2. Share the portfolio with your teacher by inviting them to view it via the "share" option.
3. Place two pieces into the portfolio and rename them.
4. Give background information in the "Home" page by editing it.  Include the following:

• Your name and something interesting about you.
• Three things you excel at as a writer.
• Three things you hope to improve on this year with your writing.
• Three goals you have as a writer that you would like to accomplish this year.
• Anything else you would like to include is up to you.  Remember, be professional and proud!

Task 8: Embedding Objects into Wikispaces

As you know, we use our class wiki on a regular basis, and it's been great! However, we are also using other great tools that we need to showcase on our home base... the wiki!

Using the following video tutorial, this week I would like all of you to embed not only your glogs to the class wiki, but also both of your Tell Tale VoiceThreads.

Go to this link to find your book to embed your Tell Tale!