Today's site is www.reddit.com

1. Who decides what articles are at the top?
2. Compare reddit with cnn.com.
3. Who started reddit?
4. What articles are most interesting to you?

This is going to be the Spreadsheet we use. We'll go over it in class.

Today's web site is related to SATIRE.

On your own blog,

1. Pick the three funniest headlines.
2. Provide a definition of satire.
3. Think of another example of a satirical publication or movie.
4. Make up a satirical headline for something around Killian.
   

Look at the relationship between income and life expectancy.

Fourth Period leave your comment about Craigslist.org here.

Third period.

Today's Web site is Craigslist.org.

Do you think you'll use it?

What's the best thing about it?

Could it be improved?

Some of you did not understand the assignment last class or you did not leave a comment. Refer to the posts below and comment there if you have not yet done so. Not having a password is no excuse. Make a new blog if you forgot your password!

First assignment today:
#1 Pick four of the "big questions" and summarize the answers.

#2 Finish page 94, 96, 101 out of the book!

Comment here when you are finished.

Assignment 3 & 4 for a grade:

Read the following article.

1.) Are you interested in the movie?
2.) Do you agree with the premise of the movie (according to the reviewer)?
3.) Are "we" getting dumber?


Read the following article.

1.) Did you watch the State of the Union address?
2.) What was the hardest part of the job for the writers?
3.) When did Bush propose sending humans to Mars?

Friday (assignment #1 & #2- for a grade. Don't spend more than 30 minutes on this, you'll need the time for the "Business Mistakes assignment.")

Assignment #1
Read the following article:
Cyber-bullying.

Answer the following questions on your blog:

1. What is cyber-bullying?
2. What has Myspace done about it?
3. Has a bully ever demanded you send them money via Paypal? All kidding aside, have you ever known anyone as the victim of cyber-bullying?
4. Toward the end of the article, various plans are mentioned. What's the best approach in your opinion?
   
5. Read through the comments on slashdot. Should schools be worried about cyber-bullying at all?
   

Friday Assignment #2

Read this.

1. What is it all about?
   
2. Do you agree with the direction this technology is taking?

When you are finished leave your comment here.

What a show-off!

Once you finish with your letters d0 Page 94, 96, 101 out of the book!

Data for the table.

Salesmen and saleswomen:
Smith sold 4 cars
Jones sold 5 cars
Freer sold 5 cars
Bartlett sold 11 cars
McMandon sold 3 cars

Of course add the salesman from your previous letter and the number of cars he sold. Save this as Table.doc.

Write a letter commending a co-worker for his amazing month of car sales. Specify in the letter that the co-worker will receive a raise and promotion. Save as “Promotion.doc”.

You will need to save all your work in a folder on your H: drive known as WPWork. Create the new folder on your network drive by right clicking, going to "New" and then "Folder".

Move page 81, 83, 85 into the folder along with the mini paper and the letter to the company.

What speed are you getting?

We will be doing a research paper based on whatever you choose. Leave a comment on your blog in one sentence WHAT INTERESTS YOU THE MOST RIGHT NOW!

• Center align the title with a larger font.
• Offset text copied and pasted from someone else by a half an inch.
  
• Add a footnote with the URL where you found the information.
• Leave a 'user comment.'
  
• On the third page of text make it three columns and continue adding information.
• Add a picture and experiment with the alignment of the text.
• Add a hyperlink.
  

First period leave a comment here:

Look what football can do to your brain!

You purchased a trial offer online and you called to cancel but you notice a bill from the company on your credit card. Compose a letter to the company using Microsoft Word with a minimum of five sentences.

Here are the details on which you are to compose your letter:

• You signed up on 11/13/06
• You cancelled on 11/15/06
• The three day trial offer was for $3.95
• Your Visa was billed for November and December with the amount of $15.95.
• The $15.95 was billed as "Computer Associates Inc."
• The agent who canceled your account was Marcia Ramirez.
  

Save your letter as "Unfair bill".

Print out pages 33, 35, p. 39, p. 41, p. 43, p. 46, p. 48, p. 50, p.52, p. 54, p. 56

Looks like typing won't be gone for a while!

Seems like a cool way to learn Word 2003. Sponsored by HP!

You will need these for many years to come!

We will have a test on these later. Start reading and using them NOW!

Word Processing Assignments:

Pay attention to the page before the work for the name to save the work.

page 48, 50, 52, 54, 56.

After every assignment is finished, we will print them out.

Too many distractions.

January 9, 2007

Assignments:

p. 39 - Use 36 font, arial black
p. 41
p. 43
p. 46