Name_________________________________________

Name Sign

• Use MicroSoft Publisher to create Sign.
  
• Change page to Landscape format
  • Click File-->Page setup & choose landscape-->OK.
    
• Use Word Art under Insert -->Picture for typing your name.
  
• Use Clip Art to insert a picture that reflects your interests.
• Place picture behind Word Art
• Center picture and Name
  
• Save your sign to "My Documents" folder with title of "my name sign"

*Class Schedule

• Use MicroSoft Word, Tables (on tool bar) to create a table 7 columns by 12 rows.
• Change page to Landscape format.
  • Click File-->Page setup & choose landscape-->OK
• Label columns: Hour, Time, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
• Use your class schedule to fill in Hour, Time and Subject.
• Save your schedule to "My documents" folder with title of "my schedule"

Word Processing

• *Autobiography - must be single spaced, indented paragraphs, header*
  

• Use MicroSoft Word and idea sheet to create autobiography.
• Save Autobiography to "My documents" folder with title of "my autobio".
  
• Bring in a small photograph of yourself to be scanned or scan your own photo and send it to mdipalma@bcspanthers.org as an attachment on an email, or have your picture taken by Mrs. DiPalma.
  

Web Page Creation

• Following the directions in a booklet and going online, you will use HTML Codes and javascript to create your own web site.
• You may put one javascript on any or all pages.
• Go on the following sites to learn about HTML code:
  HTML Codes (http://bignosebird.com/tags.shtml)
  Basic HTML
  HTML examples
• There will be three linked pages:
  • All About Me.htm (Use your typed autobiography and your picture to design this web page)
  • All About BCS.htm
    • Print out the BCS Facts Sheet.
    • Go to the BCS website to gather 10 facts about the school and fill in the blanks on the BCS Facts Sheet to help create All About BCS web page.
      
  • All About My Endangered Animal.htm
    • Choose an endangered animal from researching "Websites for Endangered Animals" on Mrs. DiPalma's webpage.
    • Print out the endangered animals worksheet and fill in the blanks with data on your chosen animal found on Mrs. DiPalma's webpage.
    • Save several photos of your animal from the Internet that will be used on your animal web page.
    • Create a webpage using the data you collected and the pictures you saved.
      • Arrange the data in a bulleted list
      • Add the pictures at the top of the webpage.
      • Add sound file of your animal.

*Spread sheet

• Use MicroSoft Excel to create a survey sheet of all students' endangered animals
  
• Make columns entitled "Student Name", "Animal", "Enemies", "Population", "How to Save"
• Interview each student to obtain data for spread sheet.
• Type a list of all students, all animals, their enemies, animal population, how to save each animal.
• Print out sheet when finished obtaining data through interviews.

Desktop publishing

• Use Microsoft Publisher to create a 6-panel brochure with pictures and data of your animal and a message to challenge others to save your endangered animal.
  

Keyboarding

• Typing Master
  You will complete 12 lessons inTyping Master to improve your keyboarding speed and accuracy
  You will print out your completed summary.

Digital Art

• You will use the PhotoShop Elements 3.0 program to create and save projects using miscellaneous tools available.

Slide Show Presentation

• Using MS PowerPoint, create a slideshow with 5 slides on your endangered animal.
• You will use Windows Movie Maker to create projects including music, transition and animation and save as video files.
• You will use MS Photo Story 4 to create projects including music, transition, and animation and save as video files.

*All printed projects

• must use a header:
• must be Left justified: Name, grade level, date, (page number if document takes more than one page).
  

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