Internet Challenge

Today you will start by reviewing the status of your nation. Go to Nation States to review today's pending issue.

We will no longer be working in partners with this project. Decide between your partner who will keep your existing nation and who will make a new one. Everyone must have there own nation.
Be sure that Mr. Woods has a copy of your nation.

POWER POINT

Internet Challenge

Today you will start by reviewing the status of your nation. Go to Nation States to review today's pending issue. Read your issue carefully and accept the view point that best fits your nation.

Once you have answered today's issue please take the New York Times. News Quiz. Email your results once you have finished.

Classwork

Introduction to PowerPoint

What makes a good PowerPoint presentation?


What is the difference between a Master Slide and a Slide? Can you tell the difference?

Internet Challenge

Today you will start by reviewing the status of your nation. Go to Nation States to review today's pending issue. Read your issue carefully and accept the view point that best fits your nation.

Once you have answered today's issue please take the New York Times. News Quiz. Email your results once you have finished.

Classwork

Introduction to PowerPoint

What makes a good PowerPoint presentation?

Internet Challenge
Today we will take the New York Times News Quiz Do not go ahead. If you finish your news quiz you may work quietly on work for other classes.

Classwork

Today we will be establishing our nations. This is an interactive simulation that allows you to make decisions about how your nation should be governed. Go to Nation States.net and click the log in button.

Internet Challenge
Today we will take the New York Times News Quiz

Classwork

Today we will be establishing our nations. This is an interactive simulation that allows you to make decisions about how your nation should be governed. Go to Nation States.net and click the log in button.

Internet Challenge
Go to Space Weather and read about the Leonid Meteor Showers that are expected soon. Take note of the best time and places to view the shower.

Nothing to email today.

Classwork
Today we will be typing up your poems from your english class.
Use MS Word to set up your poem

When you finish go to Get Wise a web site that explains spam.

Internet Challenge
Go to Space Weather and read about the Leonid Meteor Showers that are expected soon. Take note of the best time and places to view the shower.

Nothing to email today.

Classwork
Today we will be typing up your poems from your english class.
Use MS Word to set up your poem

Internet Challenge

Today you will be taking a New York Times News Quiz. As you answer the questions, find maps that illustrate the areas of the world where the events take place. For example, if the story is about a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts running for president, then you will have to find and copy a map of Massachusetts to your answer email.
Use websites other than Mapquest and yahoo maps to find maps. Copy the maps to your email and send your email along with your news quiz score.

When you finish: Locate This Image!
The following activity tests your knowledge of the planet Earth using images taken from space. Click HERE for full instructions.

Classwork


discussion: The Life Cycle of News and Major Events. Information illustration.

Typing Practice without looking. Go to
Typing Pal

Internet Challenge

Today you will be taking a New York Times News Quiz. As you answer the questions, find maps that illustrate the area of the world that the event takes place in. For example, if the story is about a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts running for president, then you will have to find and copy the map of Massachusetts to your answer email.
Use websites other than Mapquest and yahoo maps to find maps. Copy the maps to your email and send your email along with your news quiz score.

When you finish go to this illustration.

Classwork
Locate This Image!
The following activity tests your knowledge of the planet Earth using images taken from space.
Click HEREfor full instructions:

When you finish this activity you may proceed to Typing pal.

Typing Pal If your computer does not properly display Typing Pal please raise your hand and Mr. Woods will be by to fix it.

Internet Challenge

Today you will need to find the CIA WORLD FACT BOOK answer the following questions. The CIA FACT BOOK is a comprehensive database that contains facts and statistics about almost every nation on the Planet.

Go to the CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
1) What is the capital of Oman?
2) What is the mean age of females in Lebanon?
3) What type of government is in Iraq?
4) What are the main exports of Finland?
5) Who is the president of Turkey (or Prime Minister)
6) Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations?



Class Work
Open the Election Results files from last Friday.
Today will analyze the formulas involved in calculating the different totals in the spread sheet.

Once your spreadsheet is open go to the TOOL MENU
From the TOOL MENU select OPTIONS then select VIEW. CHECK the box that says FORMULA. You should see your formulas appear instead of the answers.

Make sure that your name and period are on these sheets in the HEADER.
Print them out and turn them in.

Internet Challenge

Today you will need to find the CIA WORLD FACT BOOK answer the following questions. The CIA FACT BOOK is a comprehensive database that contains facts and statistics about almost every nation on the Planet.

Go to the CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
1) What is the capital of Oman?
2) What is the mean age of females in Lebanon?
3) What type of government is in Iraq?
4) What are the main exports of Finland?
5) Who is the president of Turkey (or Prime Minister)
6) Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations?



Class Work
Open the Election Results files from last Friday.
Today will analyze the formulas involved in calculating the different totals in the spread sheet.

Once your spreadsheet is open go to the TOOL MENU
From the TOOL MENU select OPTIONS then select VIEW. CHECK the box that says FORMULA. You should see your formulas appear instead of the answers.

Make sure that your name and period are on these sheets in the HEADER.
Print them out and turn them in.

Internet Challenge

Today you will be taking a New York Times News Quiz. Answer the 10 questions and email your results.

Classwork
Organizing Data

Today you will work on the last Thursday's assignment.
Check the following assignment sheet to insure that your spreadsheet and pie chart have all of the necessary elements.

Internet Challenge

Today you will be taking a New York Times News Quiz. Answer the five questions and email your results to period3@icacademy.org.

Classwork
Organizing Data

Today you will need to find the official results of the San Francisco Mayor's race Nov. 4th. Use the official web site of the City and County of San Francisco.

Print out the following assignment sheet.

Internet Challenge

Find 3 different news sites that have the results of the San Francisco Mayor's race. Use Google News to compare the results between the three difference sites.

In an email:
1) Report the results of each news story. Do all three stories have the same numbers and results?
2) What time were the stories published? (include date too)


Classwork
Using Election Data

Today you will need to find the official results of the San Francisco Mayor's race Nov. 4th.

Follow the instructions (print them out if you need) on the assignment sheet.

Internet Challenge

Your task today is to find your local polling location for Tuesday's election
Use google to find the City of San Francisco's official web site.
If you live out side of San Francisco, find the nearest polling place to ICA.

3624 24th Street
San Francisco, 94110

Email the location of your local polling place for credit.

Classwork
Evaluating Graphic Elements
Open your books to page 545, then download the following example. Use this link as your template.

Use the template to help you to evaluate the following websites:

SF Gate

CNN Weather

RADAR

Weather Map

SFSU Weather


Homework
Read pages 540-567

Internet Challenge

Your task today is to find your local polling location for Tuesday's election
Use google to find the City of San Francisco's official web site.
If you live out side of San Francisco, find the nearest polling place to ICA.

3624 24th Street
San Francisco, 94110

Email the location of your local polling place for credit.

Classwork
Evaluating Graphic Elements
Open your books to page 545, then download the following example. Use this link as your template.

Use the template to help you to evaluate the following websites:

SF Gate

CNN Weather

RADAR

Weather Map

SFSU Weather


Homework
Read pages 540-567