SS3 Integration

Well I think I finally accomplished the Integration Assignment. I'm unsure about the layout of my web page. For some reason I couldn't get the side bar to fix the lay out of the text. This was definately a lot of work and took me quite a few hours, but I think it's a neat idea to get the students more involved in Microsoft Excel. It allows them to get hands-on practice and try to figure out things on their own using an Instruction Sheet. Using the side bar I made a Table of Contents to link all of the required material. For instance, lesson plan, student spreadsheet, instruction sheet, and a spreadsheet reference. I hope this is what was expected. If anyone would like to take a look and see if I'm missing anything feel free to do so. Thanks and I hope you enjoy! Lesson: What Color Are Your Skittles?

SS2 Gradebook

This assignment took a lot of hard work and determination. For some reason I'm having a lot of problems figuring out the functions and applying them to the grade book. However, I think I finally figured out everything, except I’m not sure about the letter grades. I used the substitute formula rather than the IF formula, because I couldn't get it to work. I hope that this is what you’re looking for. I thought I knew how to use Excel, but these past two assignments have really made me doubt that opinion. Here is a link to Spreadsheet 2.

SS1 Gradebook

This was definitely harder than I thought it was going to be. I have worked with Excel before, but I hadn't done a grade book and worked with curving grades. I hope that it's right. After receiving help from my discussion posting, I think I calculated the curve and final grades correctly. I added a bar graph on a separate sheet that included the students names along with their original and adjusted averages. Once I got everything sorted out I think this would be a great way to track grades. I would definitely use this in the future if there aren't school wide grade book programs that we have to use. Here is a link to my Spreadsheet 1.

Intel Ranking Tool

After figuring out how to complete this assignment I found it to be quite interesting. I never knew that this existed and there are so many ways that I could use this within my classroom. Casie Linger was my partner and I'm very glad that she was. By talking on the phone and coordinating our ideas we were able to come up with a lesson on weather. I think that we really worked well together and came up with a nice lesson on how to interpret weather and compare student findings with other sources (Internet, TV, newspapers). This project definitely took two minds to figure out Google Sites and the ranking tool. Take a look at our lesson Weather and the Seasons along with our Visual Ranking Tool and let us know what you think.

Trying to Work Through It

Well, I've been trying to work through all of the assignments and get them completed. They are starting to become harder and more difficult to understand. I hope that I will do as well on this module has I have been doing. It makes me nervous to think about what will be coming up next, but I will work hard to correctly complete everything. I definitely have been learning new things that I can do within my classroom, which is very helpful in integrating technology!

Photoshop Express

This was also a lot of fun! I decided to do four photos, so I could play around with the different features. There were so many different options to edit the photos that it was hard for me to pick only one. This would be great to enhance a photo album and make it more interesting to view. I love how you can make it into a slideshow using different layout forms. I decided to make mine do a circular pattern and slide into place. I was going to pick an audio style, but I didn't like the way they sounded. Photoshop is definately something I could use again, whether it be personal reasons or in my classroom. I hope you enjoy my album.

Photo Album

This was a lot of fun to create! I didn't realize how easy it's to create an online photo album to share with friends and family. I decided to import my pictures onto Picasa 3 and then upload them into the Picasa Web Album. I was able to pick a title for my album, add captions, reorder my prints, and choose a cover picture. I love how there are so many free programs that can be downloaded on the computer for easy access and use. Here is a sneak peek of "My Life." I hope you enjoy!