Assignment #8 - Frog Farm

Learn the basic functions of Excel 2003 by following along with this tutorial on developing a spreadsheet for a FROG FARM. Now don't laugh, this could be a money maker.

Minimize your browser, open Microsoft Excel and minimize also. This will allow you to view the tutorial and your Excel side-by-side.

Let's get started and make some money on a FROG FARM. Scroll down the Visibooks Guide to Excel 2003 and duplicate what you are being taught to your Excel sheet.

To view this tutorial on a fullscreen, click "Fullscreen" in the middle of the Scribd toolbar.

Please e-mail your finished project to your teacher.

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Assignment #7 - February is Black History Month (2011)

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February 2011 marks the Anniversary of Black History Month. This year's theme is: African Americans and the Civil War. February is the annual observance of Black History Month, a time to recognize the excellent achievements, contributions, and culture of African Americans.

Click on the following History.com website . Please familiarize yourself with the site, then click on the video "Origins of Black History". Take your time and view the excellent videos, photo galleries, speeches and audio clips that are available. Click on Black History Interactive Timeline, and learn the Black History Milestones from 1619 to 2009.

Your assignment will be to create a 10 (ten) slide Power Point presentation. Each slide must have at least 5 (five) essential bullet points and 1 (one) picture that depicts the essence (key elements) of each of the following individuals:

Note: please e-mail your finished Power Point to your teacher. Click on the excellent PowerPoint video tutorials: ATOMIC LEARNING....log in with the appropriate user name (sdcoe) and password (sdcoe), click "Find an Answer to a Tech Question" to expand, click the empty box below "Enter a keyword or search term", type in "powerpoint" and then click the "search" button. Scroll and find your appropriate PowerPoint version (ex. Application: PowerPoint 2003), then click to expand. Start with "Menu commands" and have fun. Don't forget that you can stop and start the video by using the pause button.

Click on the following 10 African American Icons:

1. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson.
2. Fredrick Douglas.
3. Martin Luther King.
4. Rosa Parks.
5. Dred Scott.
6. Harriet Tubman.
7. Sojourner Truth.
8. Marcus (Moziah) Garvey.
9. George Washington Carver.
10. Booker T. Washington.

Assignment #6....Power Point /Tutorial

Meet My Mammal Power Point Tutorial.

For this project, you will learn to create a multimedia presentation document about a specific theme (an animal of your choice or the gray fox). Though the lesson suggests mammals as the topic group, any group (reptiles, insects, birds, etc.) may be used.

Create a series of a least 10 (ten) slides to hold research information, incorporating appropriate graphics and text in an interesting and engaging fashion.

The Atomic Learning Lesson Accelerator will show you video tutorials, step-by-step, how to create this project. Remember to run a split screen, with Microsoft Power Point and Atomic Learning opened together (side-by-side).....don't forget the pause button when viewing the videos.

Click on ....Meet My Mammal...and let's get started. ( user name:sdcoe, password:sdcoe).

Please e-mail your finished project to your teacher or bring it in on your flash drive.

Assignment #5.......Excel Tutorial

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What would you do with a million dollars? If you didn't create a balanced budget, your money could be all gone within a short period of time.

For this assignment you will be creating a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that will track how you choose to spend a million dollars.

You will be learning how to enter, modify, and format data in spreadsheet cells. You'll be able to create, modify, and format a pie chart that graphically illustrates where the resources have been used.

Let's get started. Click on the following link to Atomic Learning and follow the instructions:
If I Had a Million. ( user name:sdcoe, password:sdcoe)

E-mail your finished work to your teacher, or bring in a printed copy at our next weekly appointment.

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Assignment #4......A Loud Color

Louis Harding takes a tour of his neighborhood in post-Katrina New Orleans, recounting the contributions of notable African-Americans to New Orleans culture and the long road ahead.

After viewing the film, answer the following questions:

1. How did the director come up with the title of the film?

2. What did African-Americans have more of in 1940 then they do now in New Orleans?

3. What was the reasons for that change?

4. What did Louis Harding want young black men to understand?

5. What is Louis Harding's current goal and why is it so important to him?

So, let's get started. Click this link: A Loud Color

E-mail your completed work to your teacher, or bring the work in typed at our next weekly appointment.

Assignment #3.......Family Immigration Issues

"Under The Same Moon" centers on a young boy's journey across the U.S./Mexican border to be united with his mother. Adrian Alonso stars as Carlitos, a Mexican adolescent living with his grandmother while his mother works as a maid in the U.S., hoping someday to send for her child. But when the grandmother dies unexpectedly, Carlitos must sneak across the border and seek out his mother. Featuring a supporting performance by America Ferrara of ABC's Ugly Betty. Under the Same Moon premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation.

Immigration issues are of main concern for all of us.

View the film trailer: Under The Same Moon.

Blockbuster and Hollywood DVD rental stores carry the film.

Answer the following questions:

1. List all main characters. Tell about their personal traits or special qualities, and how they relate to one another. Write one paragraph for each main character.

2. Setting: List time, place, when, and where. Use complete sentences.

3. Plot: Write an essay of a least five (5) pages long. Tell about "what happens" in the story. Analyze and trace the director's development of time and sequence, internal conflict, and how the story arrives at its climax.

4. Click on.... Unite Families.... site and answer the following questions:
a. What are the Family Immigration details?
b. What are some possible solutions?
c. What action can you take?

Either e-mail your finished work to your teacher, or bring it in typed at your next weekly appointment time.

ASSIGNMENTS#1 & 2

Extra Credit 2.........You're an Adult Now!

You will gain from this project "real world" exposure to the "adult facts of life." You will examine what it takes to live on your own and some of the expenses that you will incur. This will give you important exposure to these real-life skills, especially for seniors who have "pipe dreams" about "living in style." You'll find this program both fun and relevant. You will reflect upon how much money is needed to live in the lifestyle you choose. You also learn to make concessions in life as adults often do (i.e., "I can afford more in rent if I live in a city that has public transportation").
Have fun with this project.......be flexible and make concessions. After you are finished, please e-mail your work to your teacher. Please use Microsoft Word and Excel. Tutorial link for Excel: http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/excel/
Here's your project URL: http://www.teachersnetwork.org/teachnetusa/jcole/webquest.htm



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Extra Credit 1................ KENYA

Kenya: As the post-election violence continues, the death toll has reached over 1,000, and more then 300,000 civilians have been displaced.
Click on: http://www.genocideintervention.net/educate/monitor/2008-02-06. Read Spotlighted Conflict: Kenya and take Cornell Notes.


Answer the following questions:
1. What is slowing down humanitarian efforts in Kenya?
2. What leaders were assassinated in January?
3. What ethnic groups are being targeted and why?
4. Who is committing the atrocity crimes, and what are some of these crimes?
5. What is the International communities response to the current situation?
6. What is "ethnic cleaning"? Explain in detail.
7. Explain what is happening in the current peace process.
8. What can you do to help?

E-mail your finisher project to your teacher.