Great Mail Race - School Search

Search for three schools in your chosen state.  CAREFULLY copy the school names and addresses- be sure to get the spelling correctly.
 

www.schooltree.org

www.greatschools.com

Microsoft Word Editing Quiz

You will follow the directions and make a new word document.  Click the _ in the top right corner to minimize Internet Explorer.  This will keep the directions open so that you can refer back to them as you work.  Open Microsoft Word to a new, blank document and follow the directions below...

Write your full name.  Highlight it name and use the button to align your name to the right.  Change the font of your name to "Bradley Hand" and make it bold and underlined.  Change the size of the font to 16.  Press enter two times so that you will skip a line before the next paragraph.

**Take a moment to save your document.  Click "file", "save", change "My documents" at the top to say your name.  Then change "file name" at the bottom to say Editing Practice.


Indent the paragraph.  Be sure that bold and underline are turned off for this paragraph.  Change the font size back to 12 and to font style "Arial".  Write about yourself in this paragraph.  Don't forget to use two spaces after each period.  Press enter two times to start a new paragraph.


Indent the paragraph.  Change the font size to 14 and the font style to "Comic Sans".  Write about what you thought sixth grade was going to be link AND what you think of it now.  Tell about something fun/exciting/interesting you have done or learned in school this year.  Press enter two times to make a new paragraph.

**Take a moment to save your document!

Indent the paragraph. Write about something funny that has happened to you in the past.  Italicize the paragraph and change it the font color to green.   Press enter two times to make a new paragraph.


Write a list of 8 of your favorite things.  Press ENTER after each thing so that they are all on their own line.  Figure out how to make the list have bullets (those dots at the beginning of each line that you see Mrs. Bronkema use in her Powerpoint). 



Finally, insert a picture or WordArt at the bottom of your page.

**Take a moment to save your document!

Go back and check all of your spelling and grammar.  Check that all sentences start with a capital letter and end with a period.  Make sure that your paragraphs make sense.  Add one more detail to each paragraph.
 
**Extra credit:
1) Figure out how to change one of the paragraphs to have two columns. 
2) Change the margins of the paper to be 0.5 on each side, top, and bottom.
3) Insert a table with two columns and 8 rows.  Use the first column for each hour of the school day and the second for your class schedule.
4) Insert a graph of anything you choose.

Blog Scavenger Hunt

8th hour: Welcome to Mrs. B's blog!  There is a lot of great information on all of your teachers' blogs and I'm sending you on a scavenger hunt to find some cool stuff!  


Task: First, click around my blog and see what you can find.  Then, go to at least two of your other teachers' blogs.  The links are in the right hand column -->;  Find something cool, interesting, or useful on each one.  Come back here and right about everything you found in the comments.  Your comment should be several sentences in length.

Here are some reminders about leaving comments:

• Use complete sentences.
• Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar by REREADING your comment BEFORE posting!
• Only post appropriate comments that are related to the topic.
• Click "Show Original Post" to reread the directions while you are commenting.
• Click the button below your comment that says "Name/URL".  Type in your name-- remember to only use your first name online!

Editing Quiz

You will copy and paste all of this text into a NEW Word document.  It will be called "Editing Quiz".  Then, you will READ & follow the directions for editing and then delete them!  In the end, all that will be left is your own typing. 

Write your name at the top of the page and left align it (that means it will be in the upper left corner.  Also, make it bold and underlined.

Write about yourself in the next paragraph.  Don't forget to indent every paragraph and to use two spaces after each period.  Also, make all of the text in this paragraph green.


Write about something funny that happened to you some time in the past.  Make the text centered.  Change the font size to 16 points.


Write about what you thought sixth grade was going to be like and what you think of it now in this paragraph.  Make the text italicized.  Also, go back and change each of the first three paragraphs to be a different font.  All three fonts should be easy to read and have lower-case and capital letters. 



Make a list of 12 of your favorite things.  Figure out how to use bullets (those dots at the beginning of each line that you see Mrs. Bronkema use in her Powerpoint). 


Finally, insert a picture or WordArt at the bottom of your page.


**Extra credit:
1) Figure out how to change one of the paragraphs to have two columns. 
2) Change the margins of the paper to be 0.5 on each side, top, and bottom.
3) Insert a table with two columns and 8 rows.  Use the first column for each hour of the school day and the second for your class schedule.
4) Insert a graph of anything you choose.

Microsoft Word Editing Practice

Below is the assignment for advisory--it contains the directions. READ THEM CAREFULLY!

This is the first paragraph of directions.  You will copy and paste all of this text into a Word document. A document is basically like a piece of paper that you type words and sentences in.  A short cut way to do that is to highlight all of this text.  Then: press [Ctrl] and the letter [c] on your keyboard at the same time.  This will COPY the text.  Then, open Microsoft word and press [Ctrl] and [v] at the same time to PASTE the words into your document.  You may know that you can also use your right mouse button to copy and paste.  Below you will find directions for what to do with the text to show that you can use the editing features of Microsoft Word.  You are allowed to ask your neighbor for help but you must do so QUIETLY or everybody will have to work on their own with no help :-(

this is the beginning of the assignment.i will not use capitals and spaces where they are needed—you will have to fix it.remember that every sentence should start with a capital and every "i" should also be capitalized.there should be two spaces after every end of sentence and one space after "mr."and "mrs." when you are writing a name like "mrs.bronkema".also, it is important that you use the [tab] key at the beginning of each paragraph; never use the space bar to indent a paragraph.go back and fix it!you might notice that this gets easier to read once you put in the capitals and spaces!if you notice that ive spelled anything incorectly, you should fix it.go through the document and fix all of the spaces, capitals, and mispelings right now!they should be easy to find because they will be underlined in red.

 

this new paragraph should also be indented with the tab key!never use the space bar to indent paragraphs.this paragraph tells you wat you need to do to save your documnt.let’s take a moment to save it now so that you won’t lose all of your hard work!it is very imprtant that you follow these steps carefully or you might lose all of the work youve done!you will go to the top right corner and click on the ‘file’ menu and then chose ‘save’.we need to be sure that you are saving in YOUR file.click on “My Documents” and find the file that has your user name in it. we are going to call this document “Editing Practice”.type that in the box that says ‘file name”. you always want to think of something that will tell you what the document is about so that it easy to find what you are looking for in your file.then, before you click SAVE, have the teacher come over and check to be sure that you are in the right spot.as you continue to work, save OFTEN!since you already gave your document a name, you won’t have to repeat that step.it will continue to save your new changes every time you click save.

this new paragraph should also be indented with the tab key!never use the space bar to indent paragraphs.did you also notice that all of the paragraphs have an extra space between them?i will be telling you some things to edit in this document.make this sentence in bold letters.make this sentence in italicized letters.italics will make the words look slanted.make this sentence underlined.change the color of this paragraph to any shade of green.change the font of this paragraph to another font that is EASY TO READ and has lower case and upper case letters (some fonts only have uppercase letters).

look! anther paragraph that needs to be indented with the [tab] key!i now want you to put your curser at the very top of the page.do this by clicking before the very first word.once you see your blinky cursor there, type your first and last names.then, click the [enter] key two times to leave some empty space after your name.make your name bold, italics, AND underlined.you may change the font and color of your name.your name should always be in the top right corner.do you know how to do it WITHOUT using the space bar?ask your neighbor for help if you don’t.next, highlight this whole paragraph and center it on the page.you may also change the font style to something that is different...but still easy to read with capital AND lower case letters.

if you finish early, you may add a paragraph to this document.write about your experiences with computers.do you use them a lot?what do you use computers for?do you have one at home?do you have the internet?are you a good typist?

we are going to add more to this document another day.be sure that you have been saving often and that the teacher has checked that you saved it correctly in your file.remember that when you save, you must change the box that says "my documents".it should say your user name instead.MAKE THE NAME OF THIS DOCUMENT "Editing Practice".

Are you a Word "professional"??

Open Microsoft Word and write a paragraph about how "good" you are typing and doing cool things to Word documents.  Then, show me the school stuff that you can do!

Business Project

Students who CANNOT save on the network because you don't have file will save your work as a comment on the blog.

Students who DO have a folder, can use Microsoft Word to type up their business descriptions.

You pick the topic!

Pick one topic below to write about.

Something that happened to you and what you learned from it.
An invention and what it's used for.
What you learn and school and how you use it outside of school.
Favorite book and why. Or, describe the book that you are currently reading.

New Year's Resolution

Many people feel that the beginning of a new year is a great time to set a goal for themselves.
What goals do you have for 2009? It's important to be specific so that you know exactly what you are aiming for.
Some areas you might set a goal for are: school grades, work habits, the way you treat others (family, friends, classmates...), sports, fitness, nutrition, hobbies... There are LOTS of goals you can make for the new year!

Caring

This month's theme is CARING.

Caring: Being kind, friendly, considerate and willing to listen, give and share. Showing concern and sympathy for others and yourself.

1) Write about what it means to be a caring person.
2) Write about what YOU do to show that you are a caring person.
3) Write about what you think of the following situation. Include some comments about what a caring person would do.

You are hanging out with your friends when you see a person slip on the ice and really hurt their leg. You feel really bad that the person is having a very hard time getting up and want to go help them. Just then your friends start to laugh while they mock on the person by pretending to fall and hurt
themselves.

Make Graphs Online!

Check this out! You can make your own very professional looking graphs online by clicking on this web site.

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

You choose the type of graph you want to make then click the tabs that run vertically down the right side to enter your data. It might seem a little confusing at first, but I'll bet you can figure it out if you try!

We are thankful!

Think about all of the things you have to be thankful for...I'll bet a LOT of things come to mind! Write about the what you have to be thankful for this year.
Be sure to check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar before posting your comment.
Also, click the circle next to "name" and type your first name only.
You should post only ONE time so be sure you have type all of your thoughts before clicking "post"

Advisory: Kettenun Trip

Before you begin your comments.... Just some reminders:
-Keep all comments focused and school appropriate.
-NEVER put your last name on the blog.
-Do your best to check your spelling and grammar.


We want to know.... how did the trip to the Kettenun Center go?
Which activities did you like best?
Which activities did you like the least?
What challenges did your group have as they tried to accomplish the tasks?
What did you learn about teamwork through the activities?