CSB 2009-2010: Trimester I

Current Week

Week 1

Monday 8.31

No School

Tuesday 9.1

Welcome Back!

  1. First Things First
    1. Log in
      • Your login is your legal last name (lowercase) and student ID number.
      • Your password is your first name (lowercase) until you change it. (This means your legal first name as recorded with the school.)
        • For example, John Doe with a student ID of 0101010 will now login as - doe0101010
        • password - john
        • you will be prompted to change your password - do so intelligently
      • Make sure you are logging into the district 6 network rather than the individual computer
    2. Email
      • We're still using District email
        • Note:Your login and password is the same as ones you use to login to a computer
    3. Transpophotointernet Contract -- Due Friday -- first graded assignment -- the easiest 5 points in CSB
  2. CSB Photoshoot
    • This will be a head and shoulder shot, with a front view and a side view -- like a mug shot.
    • Theme: Anti-establishment hero, vigilante, batman-esque outlaw, outside-the-lines-hero -- i.e. Robin Hood, Jesse James, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, etc.
    • Bring in your own props to make this cool!!! We have a limited amount of props to provide, so if you want to "individualize" your mug shot, you gotta bring in your own stuff!
    • Rogan's Mug shot
  3. TTPTST -- Teams That Play Together Stay Together
  4. File Management
  5. Keyboarding Pre-test
  6. CSB Law -- Cops and Robbers

Wednesday 9.2

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 1 or Photoshoot
  2. Worklinks
  3. BIS Blog -- Homecoming
  4. Careers
    1. Resume Profile -- Sinks

Thursday 9.3

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 2
    2. Mug Shot Rendering -- Photoshop Exercise
  2. Careers
    1. Resume Writing

Friday 9.4

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 3
  2. Mini-Open Lab -- Knock 'em done
    1. Email? -- Have you sent us this yet???
    2. CSB Law
    3. Resume Profile
    4. Mug Shot Rendering -- Photoshop Exercise
    5. Resume Writing
  3. Free Reading

 

Everything needs to be linked on your worklinks!

 

Transpophotointernet Contract Due

 

Week 2

Monday 9.7

Labor Day -- No School

Tuesday 9.8

  1. Obama Address -- Here's looking at you kid!
    • Comp. Books -- First Entry
  2. Bis Blog: Leadership
  3. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 4
  4. Careers
    1. Common Interview Questions

Wednesday 9.9

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 5
  2. Careeers
    1. Interview Cover Letter

Thursday 9.10

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 6
  2. Careers
    1. Job Research
  3. 10:30 Check out A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah -- First years first

Friday 9.11

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 7
  2. Free Reading
    • Read A Long Way Gone
    • Comp. Books -- Reflection

 

FYI -- Interviews NEXT week!!!

 

Week 3

Monday 9.14

No School

Tuesday 9.15

  1. Interview Day Activities
    1. Pre and Post Interview Evaluation
    2. Independent Keyboarding
    3. Interview Tips Assignment - off of this link - create a 10 slide Powerpoint on How to Ace an Interview
      1. First slide is your title page - How to Ace an Interview
      2. Slides 2-3-4 - From the Link - Preparing for the Interview
      3. Slides 5-6-7 - From the Link - Three Stages of the Job Interview
      4. Slides 8-9-10 - From the Link - After the Interview
    4. Long Way Gone -- Chapter Summary--do in Word
      1. Each 1st Year is to write a 2 sentence summary for each of the 9 chapters we have read
      2. Save as Long Way 1_9 in your week3 folder
    5. Interview Groups
  2. Careers
    1. Company Research
      1. Discuss Tuesday/Wednesday
      2. 2nd Year Pizza Wednesday at lunch for scoring interviews
      3. Applicant Scoresheet for Interviews

Wednesday 9.16

Interview Day Activities

  1. Pre and Post Interview Evaluation
  2. Independent Keyboarding
  3. Interview Tips Assignment - off of this link - create a 10 slide Powerpoint on How to Ace an Interview
    1. First slide is your title page - How to Ace an Interview
    2. Slides 2-3-4 - From the Link - Preparing for the Interview
    3. Slides 5-6-7 - From the Link - Three Stages of the Job Interview
    4. Slides 8-9-10 - From the Link - After the Interview
  4. Long Way Gone -- Chapter Summary--do in Word
    1. Each 1st Year is to write a 2 sentence summary for each of the 9 chapters we have read
    2. Save as Long Way 1_9 in your week3 folder
  5. Interview Groups

Thursday 9.17 - DECA Meeting at Lunch

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 8
  2. Interview Discussion -
    1. Hand back info
    2. Discuss +/-
    3. Recognize Top Performers
    4. 2nd Year Evaluation of Team
  3. AWEPA - Attendance, Work Ethic, Productivity, Attitude
  4. Quia Quiz on Long Way Gone
  5. Interview Cover Letter - print out
  6. Study Guide for Careers test tomorrow (athletes who are leaving - check our site this weekend for the assignment)
    1. Test next Wednesday or Thursday

Friday 9.18

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 9
  2. Careers
    1. Thank You Letter
    2. Career Quiz Study Guide
  3. Open Lab - Assignments Due
    1. Common Interview Questions
    2. Interview Cover Letter
    3. Pre and Post Interview Evaluation (1st Year) - 2nd Year Evaluation of Team
    4. Interview Tips Assignment (1st Year)
    5. Long Way Gone -- Chapter Summary-- in Word (1st Year and 2nd Year)
      1. 2 sentence summary for each of the 9 chapters we have read

Week 4

Monday 9.21

No School

Tuesday 9.22

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 10
  2. Careers
    1. Career Quiz Study Guide - 20 Minutes
  3. Personal Narrative - Scar Story
  4. Free Reading
    • Read A Long Way Gone - Everyone should be done through Chapter 11 prior to Free Reading!

Wednesday 9.23

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 11
  2. Careers
    1. Career Quiz Study Guide - 15 Minutes - Test is Friday!
    2. Goal Setting
    3. Posting One Goal on Rogan's Blog - every member of our class will be responsible for posting one of their goals on my blog site today - right now! You can login just like you log in to the computer.
  3. Literature
    1. Long Way Gone - Timeline and Chapter Summary

 

Thursday 9.24

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 12
  2. Careers
    1. Career Quiz Study Guide - 10 Minutes - Test is Friday!
  3. Blog Info
    1. Etiquette
    2. New Blog Posting - Do not post on the blog until we have our little chat
      1. We Are Crater!
  4. Literature
    1. Long Way Gone - Chapter 12

 

Friday 9.25

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 13
  2. Careers
    1. Career Test - Study for 10 Minutes - Test is worth 2 grades (mult choice/tf and short answer)
  3. Upcoming - Photoshoot - Wednesday - "Senior Picture"
  4. Open Lab - Assignments Due:
    1. Scar Story
    2. Goal Setting
    3. Timeline and Chapter Summary
    4. Chapter 12
  5. Free Reading
    • Read A Long Way Gone - this much....by Tuesday - quiz? Maybe!

 

Week 5

Monday 9.28

No School

Tuesday 9.29

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 14
  2. Worklinks
  3. Upcoming - Photoshoot - Wednesday - "Senior Picture"
  4. Open Lab - Assignments Due:
  5. Free Reading

Worklinks Update — Everything needs to be spelled correctly and linked correctly!

  1. Keyboarding Skills -- Can be set up as multiple links or just one
  2. Independent Keyboarding (first years)
  3. Worklinks Banner -- if you did a different banner, then link up the banner assignment
  4. Resume Profile
  5. Resume
  6. Cover Letter
  7. Thank You Letter
  8. Pre and Post Interview Evaluation (first years)
  9. Interview Team Evaluations (second years)
  10. Common Interview Questions
  11. How to Ace an Interview (first years)(slideshow)
  12. AWEPA
  13. A Long Way Gone Chapter Summaries - Chapters 1-11
  14. A Long Way Gone Timeline
  15. A Long Way Gone Chapter 12 Assignment
  16. Scar Narrative -- Print this out today!
  17. Goal Setting
  18. Career Midterm - 1 (getajob)
    http://www.quia.com/quiz/1491775.html

Wednesday 9.30

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 15
  2. Photoshoot Groups - Senior Pictures and Grading Day!
  3. Literature
    1. Long Way Gone - Chapter 13 - A Visual Representation

Thursday 10.1

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 15 - repeated due to left and right hand emphasis (good for you!)
  2. Global Issues - International Understanding - 25 Word Summaries
  3. Global Understanding - Road Trip - World Vacation - Africa

Friday 10.2

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 16
  2. Community 101 Survey - Please take this seriously - only 1 time per student - thanks.
    1. Meeting today at lunch in Tech Center
  3. Open Lab - Assignments Due:
    1. Long Way Gone - Chapter 13 - A Visual Representation
    2. International Understanding - 25 Word Summaries
    3. Road Trip - World Vacation - Africa
  4. Free Reading
    • Homework for this weekend - Read A Long Way Gone - Chapter 14 - Chapter 18 (178) by Tuesday -
    • Quiz Tuesday
    • We will finish the book next week (Final - Essay)

 

Week 6

Monday 10.5

No School

Tuesday 10.6

  1. Skills
    1. Keyboarding 22
  2. Literature
    1. Long Way Gone - Quiz on Chapters 14 - 18
    2. Silent reading A Long Way Gone-- read chapters 19 - 20
  3. Getting Ready for College
  4. College Part 2

Wednesday 10.7

  1. Skills
  2. Getting Ready for College
  3. College Part 2
  4. Literature
    • Long Way Gone Graded Silent Reading — 20min
  5. Portfolio and CSS Introduction

Thursday 10.8

  1. Skills
  2. Portfolio and CSS Introduction

Friday 10.9

  1. Skills
  2. BIS Blog — Homecoming: Juniors — downtown & seniors — float
  3. Portfolio and CSS Introduction
    • Create and style your own web-based resume
  4. Literature
    • Interview with Ishmael Beah
    • Long Way Gone Notes on 19 - In your journal - define/describe/understand the following:
        1. Repatriated - its impact on Ishmael
        2. Why did Ishmael question his entrance into his uncle's family?
        3. What was his uncle's reaction to Ishmael becoming part of the family?
        4. Why is the information about the dance important?
        5. Describe the interview process that Ishmael went through - from leaving his home to riding the elevator down.
        6. What was the result of the interview?
        7. How did his uncle react? Why do you suppose that is so?
  5. Graded Silent Reading A Long Way Gone
  6. Reading Homework for the Weekend - Finish A Long Way Gone

 

Week 7

Monday 10.12

Columbus Day -- No School

Tuesday 10.13

  1. Skills - 10 Key Typing - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson1.html lesson1 - exercise 1-8
  2. Literature
    • Interview with Ishmael Beah
    • Long Way Gone Notes on 19 - In your journal - define/describe/understand the following:
        1. Repatriated - its impact on Ishmael
        2. Why did Ishmael question his entrance into his uncle's family?
        3. What was his uncle's reaction to Ishmael becoming part of the family?
        4. Why is the information about the dance important?
        5. Describe the interview process that Ishmael went through - from leaving his home to riding the elevator down.
        6. What was the result of the interview?
        7. How did his uncle react? Why do you suppose that is so?
  3. Work Time
    • CSS - Finish up Resume
    • Redo Assignments

Wednesday 10.14

  1. Skills - 10 Key Typing - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson2.html (do all exercises — 15min)
  2. "Invisible Children" Video
    • Comp Books- Reflection Writing
  3. Work Time
    1. A Long Way Gone — Chapter 13 — A Visual Representation
    2. Portfolio and CSS Introduction
      • Create and style your own web-based resume
    3. Road Trip — World Vacation — Africa
  4. Long Way Gone - Discussion - Final Thursday (Short Answer and Essay)
    • You may use your books for the final so don't forget to bring them! If you do forget — tough! No borrowing, trading, or soliciting!

Thursday 10.15

  1. Skills - 10 Key Typing - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson3.html (do all exercises)
  2. Literature
    1. Long Way Gone - Final
  3. SILENT Open Lab after you finish the final

Friday 10.16

  1. Skills - 10 Key Typing - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson4.html (do all exercises)
  2. International Understanding 2 - GAZA, Pope and Hunger, and Taliban in Pakistan
  3. Open lab

 

Week 8

Monday 10.19

Professional Development/Inservice -- No School

Tuesday 10.20

  1. Skills - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/number_pad_lesson4.html - final check
  2. Skills - Worldwin - Africa
    • P/handouts/csb/software/worldwin
    • Right click on the Worldwin icon — create a shortcut on your desktop
    • Africa - I will show you.
  3. What Happens Here?
  4. Powder Puff & Orange Crush Flyers - Headline, Copy, Illustration, Signature
    1. Puff Info - 25th Annual
      1. THE DATE:
        • Wednesday, October 28
      2. THE TIMES
        • Frosh-Soph - 6:45
        • Junior v. Senior - 7:45
      3. THE GAME
        • 25th Annual Powder Puff Game
      4. THE COST
        • $3 - 10 and under $1
    • Orange Crush Info
      • We want to make the homecoming game a sea of Orange - a CRUSH of Orange - so we need to have info for students about what color to wear - when to wear it (Game is the 30th vs. Mazama) - etc.
    • Best ones will be printed in color - all will be hung up - Make 'em great.
  5. Portfolio Walk Through — the next step in using CSS

Wednesday 10.21

REMINDERS - Turn in A Long Way Gone to Library - Juniors Meeting for those interested in Leadership positions in the White Room at Lunch for Homecoming

  1. Skills - Worldwin - Africa
    • P/handouts/csb/software/worldwin - Africa - Countries - then Topography (click mountain image)

Thursday 10.22

  1. Skills - WorldWin - Africa
    1. P/handouts/csb/software/worldwin - Africa - Countries - then Topography (click mountain image)
  2. Portfolio Walk Through — the next step in using CSS

Friday 10.23

  1. Skills - WorldWin - Africa
    1. P/handouts/csb/software/worldwin - Africa - Countries - then Topography (click mountain image)
    2. Test Tues or Wed
  2. Signage
  3. Literature
    • Kite Runner - get from Library- 11:15
  4. Portfolio

 

Week 9

Monday 10.26

No School

Tuesday 10.27

  1. Skills
    • Worldwin
  2. Portfolio
  3. Literature
  4. Silent Reading
    • The Kite Runner — 20min

Worldwin Quiz tomorrow over African countries and topography

Reading homework for tonight: finish ch. 6

Wednesday 10.28

  1. Worldwin Quiz — Africa countries and topography - Warm-up and then quiz
  2. Current Events - Gunmen storm UN guest house in Kabul, 12 dead
  3. Literature
  4. Portfolio

Thursday 10.29

  1. Skills - Geography — Middle East - not Worldwin - this is a link
  2. Portfolio - last day to work on the the Career Piece -new portfolio assignment tomorrow
  3. Photoshop Fun - You O-Lantern - you will be introduced to some new tools/filters - with Photoshop CS it's all new for us too! Play around - Bring in a Pumpkin carved with a template you create (bring in both the template and the pumpkin for an extra credit point)
  4. Literature
    • The Kite Runner - Read through chapter 7 by class tomorrow

Friday 10.30

  1. Skills - Geography — Middle East -Building a Map in Photoshop
  2. Photoshop Fun - You O-Lantern - you will be introduced to some new tools/filters - with Photoshop CS it's all new for us too! Play around - Bring in a Pumpkin carved with a template you create (bring in both the template and the pumpkin for an extra credit point)
  3. Literature
    • The Kite Runner - Read through chapter 10 by Tuesday - expect a quiz and some work

 

 

 

Week 10

Monday 11.2

No School

Tuesday 11.3

  1. Skills - Geography —Middle East -Learning the Capitals
  2. Portfolio
    1. How to link up an external stylesheet
    2. Education Research
    3. Portfolio General Requirements
    4. Portfolio Sample
  • At Noon - picture with float for only the people who worked on float

Wednesday 11.4

  1. Skills - Geography —Middle East -Adding Capitals to your Middle East Map in Photoshop
  2. Blog - Homecoming (Kudos, Crits, Suggestions, Student Voice, Professionalism, theme evident) and Officer Nomination - Don't write until we chat
  3. Kite Runner
    • Quiz Tomorrow - Chapters 1-11
  4. Portfolio
    1. How to link up an external stylesheet
    2. Education Research
    3. Portfolio General Requirements
    4. Portfolio Sample
  5. Portfolio - 1 Minute Speech - You (quote, goals, interests, post secondary) -write it

Thursday 11.5

  1. Skills - Geography —Middle East -Adding Capitals to your Middle East Map in Photoshop (be finished)
  2. Skills - Geography —Middle East Countries - Middle East Capitals
  3. Portfolio
    1. How to link up an external stylesheet
    2. Education Research
    3. Portfolio General Requirements
    4. Portfolio Sample
  4. Portfolio - 1 Minute Speech - You (quote, goals, interests, post secondary)
  5. Literature

Friday 11.6

  1. Skills - Geography — Middle East Quiz will be Tuesday - last study day (Countries, Topography, Capitals)
  2. Portfolio - 1 Minute Speech - You (quote, goals, interests, post secondary, pride) -write it
  3. Portfolio
    1. How to link up an external stylesheet
    2. Education Research
    3. Portfolio General Requirements
    4. Portfolio Sample
  4. Literature

 

Week 11

Monday 11.9

Professional Development/Inservice -- No School

Tuesday 11.10

  1. Skills - Geography — Middle East Quiz Today- (Countries, Topography, Capitals)- Middle East Countries - Middle East Capitals
  2. Portfolio - 1 Minute Speech - You (quote, goals, interests, post secondary, pride) -speak it
  3. Portfolio
    1. Portfolio General Requirements
    2. Home Page
    3. Resume
    4. Education Research
    5. Career Exploration
    6. Portfolio Sample
  4. WR 121 Essay

Wednesday 11.11

No School

Thursday 11.12

  1. Skills
    • The Kite Runner Vocabulary - I have included all the vocab words from the Chapter 1-5 and 6 - 10 (most of you should already have, some of you will not (unfortunately) - your job is to look up each word, understand it and know the definition(very SATish) - do in Word or Excel - your choice
    • We will do this today and tomorrow and then start a skills unit with it on Tuesday - tested before Tri1 break.
  2. Literature
    • Silent Reading — 15 minutes
    • Answer the following in an email to both Rogie and Sinker:
      1. Where are you currently in the novel The Kite Runner? (specific page, chapter)
      2. Summarize what you have read so far in 25 words or less
      3. Predict what will happen next
  3. Portfolio
    1. Portfolio General Requirements
    2. Home Page
    3. Resume
    4. Education Research
    5. Career Exploration
    6. Portfolio Sample

If you need help, and we can't get to you during the period, schedule a one-on-one meeting with us before school, during lunch, 4th (Sinker) or 5th (Rogie) period, or after school.

Friday 11.13

  1. Skills - The Kite Runner Vocabulary
  2. Portfolio
    1. Portfolio General Requirements
    2. Home Page
    3. Resume
    4. Education Research
    5. Career Exploration
    6. Portfolio Sample
  3. GET 'ER DONE - Open lab time - see the list of to do in Powerschool
  4. Literature
    • Silent Reading — Kite Runner - Last 20 minutes
    • The weekend reading - Required Reading this weekend - chapter 16 - 20 (pgs. 202 - 242)
    • Quiz Tuesday on Chaps 16 - 20.

 

Week 12

Monday 11.16

No School

Tuesday 11.17

  1. Portfolio
    • Check Point Grade — email the following to Rogie and Sinker
      1. Where is your portfolio saved and what is the name of the folder? Where are all your images saved that are associated with your portfolio?
      2. What is the theme of your portfolio?
      3. What pages do you have completed? Partially completed? Not completed?
      4. Have you linked an external stylesheet to your pages yet? If not, why not?
      5. What are you currently struggling with?
      6. What is your plan to finish the portfolio by Thursday? Have you requested additional one-on-one help?
    • General Requirements
    • Home Page
    • Education Research
    • Career Exploration

Wednesday 11.18

  1. Literature
  2. Portfolio
    1. Portfolio General Requirements
    2. Home Page
    3. Resume
    4. Education Research
    5. Career Exploration
    6. ***NEW***Showcase Page Requirement- This will include your image (Senior Picture) and your text from your Portfolio 1 Minute Speech - quote, goals, interests, post secondary, pride
  3. Make sure your worklinks has all the assignments linked up!!!!

Thursday 11.19 - Conference Night

  1. Exhibition Night is Tonight — Extra Credit opportunity for those who attend and do the following:

      1. Dress professionally – like you are going to a job interview – no jeans, collared shirt
      2. Bring an adult – i.e. a family member, business owner, community member – someone who has an interest in what we do
      3. Present your portfolio to the person you bring by covering the following:
        • Introduce the concept of the portfolio
          • Explain why you think a professional portfolio is an essential tool for students and how it can be used in soliciting a job
        • Summarize the content in your pages and explain what you learned from each — i.e. a resume needs to pass a ten-second scan, U of O offers an excellent business program, and Microsoft has an excellent benefit package.
        • Explain the skills you learned to design your portfolio
        • Describe the challenges you faced in designing your portfolio
      4. Write this in a word document and send it to (Rogan and Sinks) as an attachment for the extra credit
        • A - G = 126 students:  5:00 - 6:00
        • H - O = 129 students:  6:00 - 7:00
        • P - Z = 136 students:  7:00 - 8:00

Friday 11.20

  1. Skills -The Kite Runner Vocabulary - Finish - Flo's game is coming - I promise
  2. BIS Exhibition Blog
  3. Extra Credit Opp from Last Night: Please address the following
    1. Did you dress professionally?
    2. Who did you bring with you?
    3. What did they think?
    4. What did you present?
    5. When you presented your portfolio did you cover the following:
      1. The concept of the portfolio
      • Explain why you think a professional portfolio is an essential tool for students and how it can be used in soliciting a job
    • Summarize the content in your pages and explain what you learned from each — i.e. a resume needs to pass a ten-second scan, U of O offers an excellent business program, and Microsoft has an excellent benefit package.
    • Explain the skills you learned to design your portfolio
    • Describe the challenges you faced in designing your portfolio
        1. Write this in a Word document and send it to me as an attachment for the extra credit - title it Exhibition Night
  4. AWEPA
  5. - Groups

Week 12a

Monday 11.23

No School

Tuesday 11.24

  1. Portfolio Grading - Student Groups - 1st Trimester Portfolio Scoring
  2. World Vacation Slideshow Evaluation - Self Eval and ...
  3. Open Lab -
    • No guaranteed feedback on assignments or redo's - please know that they will be regraded

Wednesday 11.25

  1. Last day of term
  2. Literature
    • The Kite Runner - need to finish the reading by the first day of the new Trimester ( Dec. 1)
    • Afghanistan - need to finish the reading by the first day of the new Trimester ( Dec. 1)
  3. BBQ - Hooty Who!

Quia Quizzes -- If you are missing any

Period Start – End Time
Period 1 8:55 – 9:37
Period 2 9:41 – 10:23
Period 3 10:27 – 11:09
Period 4 11:13 – 11:55
Period 5 11:59 – 12:41
Lunch 12:41 – 1:25