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    Mr. McAsh
    Just found this website today. It has links to 20 online image / photo editors. A great selection. Lots of tools that I had never seen before
    • Apr 2, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    I know the course is over, but I wanted to post this 4 minute video that explains copyright and Creative Commons.
    • Feb 8, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Final Assessment HAS BEEN MOVED to Monday and Tuesday (Jan 23 and 24) in class. DO NOT come Jan 27.
    • Jan 20, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Friday, January 20, 2012

    Mr. McAsh's class:
    Preparation for Final Assessment

    Mrs Milne's class:
    Go to DCVI Library for a presentation by Mrs Hushen about the services available.
    • Jan 16, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Thursday, January 19, 2012

    We welcome staff of the St. Marys Public Library to demonstrate the services available from the Library. Each student will receive a St. Marys Public Library card.
    • Jan 16, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

    Mr. McAsh's class:
    We welcome Mrs Hushen to class to demonstrate the electronic servies available from St. Marys DCVI Library.

    Mrs Milne's class:
    Preparation for Final Assessment
    • Jan 16, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Tuesday, January 17, 2012

    On-line Surveys - Google Forms
    -review and assessment

    Wrap-up of Unit 3 - Data Analysis and Presentation
    • Jan 16, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Monday, January 16, 2012

    On-line Surveys - Google Forms
    -started this course with a form - ending the course with learning how to make forms
    -demonstration of the analysis of form from Day 1 of BTT
    -how to create a Google Document - Form

    Task:
    Create a form based on your research topic from Unit 2.
    On direction from your teacher, students will visit other computers to complete the forms of other students.
    Examine the analysis from your form.
    Daily Outline - Monday, January 16, 2012

    On-line Surveys - Google Forms
    -started this course with a form - ending the course with learning how to make forms
    -demonstration of the analysis of form from Day 1 of BTT
    -how to create a Google Document - Form

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    • Jan 13, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Friday, January 13, 2012

    Work period - Spreadsheets and Charts
    • Jan 12, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Thursday, January 12, 2012

    Practice with Charts
    -review chart making using Practice Spreadsheets
    -review datasets by downloading a new dataset from E-STAT - uploading to Google Docs
    -review chart making using dataset from E-STAT
    • Jan 12, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

    Spreadsheets - Datasets
    Sea Level Rise dataset
    Statistics Canada - E-STAT
    Examples of how to download dataset - upload to Google Docs

    Charts - Displaying Spreadsheet Data Visually
    -types of charts: pie, column/bar, line, area, scatter
    -"how to" in Google Docs Spreadsheets

    Task:
    -create at least one suitable chart for each of the spreadsheets in your Practice Spreadsheets document (Artie, Earnings, Marks)

    OTL (Opportunity to Learn - something extra for those interested!)
    -create suitable chart(s) from the NHL data from yesterday
    -create suitable chart(s) from the online dataset(s) downloaded earlier in this lesson
    Daily Outline - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

    Spreadsheets - Datasets
    Sea Level Rise dataset
    Statistics Canada - E-STAT
    Examples of how to download dataset - upload to Google Docs

    Charts - Displaying Spreadsheet Data Visually ...
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    • Jan 10, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

    Spreadsheets
    Review spreadsheets concepts from yesterday.
    Practice Spreadsheets - Artie's Auto Shop and Weekly Gross Earnings

    New spreadsheet - add to next page in Practice Spreadsheets - Record of Marks

    Checkpoint - you will have 3 spreadsheets, properly formatted, with proper formulas, in the Practice Spreadsheets document (Artie's, Earnings, Marks)

    NHL Statistics
    Use the link below to access current NHL statistics.
    Create a new spreadsheet (in Google Docs) - rename it "NHL Statistics"
    Copy / paste interesting statistics from the NHL page onto different pages (spreadsheets) in your NHL Statistics spreadsheet document.
    Format each page - including an appropriate name in the tab at the bottom of the screen - add appropriate formulas.
    Daily Outline - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

    Spreadsheets
    Review spreadsheets concepts from yesterday.
    Practice Spreadsheets - Artie's Auto Shop and Weekly Gross Earnings

    New spreadsheet - add to next page in Practice Spreadsheets - Record of Marks
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    • Jan 10, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Monday, January 9, 2012

    Spreadsheets
    What is a spreadsheet and what are they used for?
    Basic spreadsheet skills - layout, data entry, formulas, format

    Practice spreadsheets:
    Create a new spreadsheet. Name the spreadsheet document "Practice Spreadsheets". Use formulas, as needed. Format all spreadsheets appropriately.

    On the blank spreadsheet create a spreadsheet for Artie's Auto Shop and be able to answer the questions based on information from the spreadsheet.

    Click the + in the bottom left of the spreadsheet screen to add a second blank spreadsheet to the spreadsheet document. Use the blank spreadsheet to create a spreadsheet for Gross Weekly Earnings - use the appropriate formulas:
    Hourly Pay x Regular Hours Worked = Regular Pay
    Hourly Pay x Overtime Rate = Hourly Overtime Pay
    Hourly Overtime Pay x Hours of Overtime = Overtime Pay
    Regular Pay + Overtime Pay = Gross Weekly Earnings

    Please return the paper copies of the spreadsheets to the teacher at the end of the period.
    Daily Outline - Monday, January 9, 2012

    Spreadsheets
    What is a spreadsheet and what are they used for?
    Basic spreadsheet skills - layout, data entry, formulas, format

    Practice spreadsheets:
    Create a new spreadsheet. Name the spreadsheet document "Practice Spreadsheets". Use formulas, as needed. Format all spreadsheets appropriately. ...
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    • Jan 9, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    I added a new website that can be used to find Creative Commons photos to the "Graphics" folder (and linked below). The feature I really like about this tool is it gives you a piece of code that you can copy/paste and add to a webpage to provide the proper photo credit.
    • Jan 9, 2012
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Thursday, Dec 22, 2011

    Video
    -experiment (not being assessed) with the following sites that can be used to create videos (movies and/or still images) - another way to "present" information
    -you will need to create an account for each of these sites - use your @ed.amdsb.ca email when needed.

    Use your headphones for audio playback!
    • Dec 21, 2011
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Wednesday, Dec 21, 2011

    Timeline
    -experiment (not being assessed) with the following sites that can be used to create timelines - another way to "present" information
    -you will need to create an account for each of these sties - use your @ed.amdsb.ca email when needed
    • Dec 20, 2011
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Tuesday, Dec 20, 2011

    Work period to complete presentations.
    • Dec 20, 2011
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Monday, Dec 19, 2011

    Prezi - The Zooming Presentation Editor
    Create an educational Prezi account by using your Google AMDSB account (@ed.amdsb.ca).
    In the "Learn" tab in Prezi - watch the first lesson on the basics of Prezi.

    TASK:
    Create a Prezi of the information from your research from Unit 2.
    • Dec 16, 2011
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Friday, Dec 16, 2011

    SlideRocket
    -review features of SlideRocket discovered yesterday
    -slide shows differ based on the purpose of the slide show
    -importing Google Presentation to SlideRocket (text line spacing problem)
    -sharing SlideRocket presentations

    TASK
    Convert (modify) the Google Presentation created for the previous task (Dec 14) into a slide show that auto plays and would be viewed without an oral presentation. You will likely need to add content to the slide show since there is no oral presentation.
    Daily Outline - Friday, Dec 16, 2011

    SlideRocket
    -review features of SlideRocket discovered yesterday
    -slide shows differ based on the purpose of the slide show
    -importing Google Presentation to SlideRocket (text line spacing problem)
    -sharing SlideRocket presentations
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    • Dec 15, 2011
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    Mr. McAsh
    Daily Outline - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011

    SlideRocket
    -available in Google Apps under "More"
    -lots of extra features - use these features to enhance slide show!
    -demonstration of SlideRocket
    -sandbox day with SlideRocket - experiment / play / discover
    -how to share a SlideRocket presentation

    NOTE: If you haven't completed the task assigned yesterday (it is going to be assessed) then you will need to spend less time on SlideRocket, but will still likely need to spend some time outside of class to get caught-up.
    Daily Outline - Thursday, Dec 15, 2011

    SlideRocket
    -available in Google Apps under "More"
    -lots of extra features - use these features to enhance slide show!
    -demonstration of SlideRocket
    -sandbox day with SlideRocket - experiment / play / discover
    -how to share a SlideRocket presentation ...
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    • Dec 15, 2011
 
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