I was sad I missed any...
but I didn't use Google for any questions!

Here is the program we used in class:
http://sketchup.google.com/

Here is an example of some work done by a student in my second period:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?uq=12664904406918692112

Guy's just trying to make a buck.

Drug companies and doctors.

Sports are big business. This racer says NASCAR is fake.

Credit cards can ruin your life!

Don't lose your cell phone!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Federal_Reserve

not for life....

Presentation about corporate accounting. Quiz on Monday.

Open with Microsoft Internet Explorer or save to your desktop.

Second presentation concerning basic economics: click here.

No websurfing during the presentation. Self-control is lacking.

According to this study, smarter people make more money.

Today you are going to look specifically at some of the largest corporations in the world (most founded in America).

• General Electric
  
• Alcoa
  
• Chevron
• JP Morgan Chase
• Cardinal Health
• Morgan Stanley
• Altria Group
• Procter and Gamble
• Boeing
• Statefarm

For each company you are to do the following:

• Write a sentence describing what each company does.
• Include a picture of their "core competency".
• The company's profit, revenue, and total current assets.
• A paragraph describing your prediction of the company's future.

Due on Friday but finish today. It's quite easy.

This is a good site for information: http://finance.google.com

Write it up with docs.google.com and add me as a collaborator.

First you are going to add me as a friend on stumbleupon.

First click here:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/find_friend.php

And search for
mrfreerkillian

I finally got the phpBB forum up and running! Please register here:

www.davidcfreer.com

I don't have a way to email passwords (Bellsouth disables port 25), so there will be an error message...but do not despair. Simply go to Login and use the user name and password you just created. Extra credit if you leave a message in one of the forums I created.

When you successfully sign up for the forum, you will get the following message:

Ran into problems sending Mail. Response: 502 Command is locally disabled

DEBUG MODE

Line : 126
File : smtp.php

THAT MEANS IT WORKS! Just click on login and leave a reply or new topic.

(SMTP refers to sending emails, which like I mentioned, Bellsouth blocks.)

What should be taught in high school? Notice how the author annoyingly writes "highschool"...oh well, the ideas are insightful.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/

How I spend my time (an interesting pie chart!)

Create two graphs and place links to them on your blog using this link.

The first will be a bar graph with all the expenses for your college experience.

The second will be a pie chart with a pie chart showing the amount of time you spend out of school doing the following things:

• Listening to music
• Playing sports
• Doing homework
• Working for $
• Doing nothing
• Or whatever you do!!

Create a link to the chart and paste it into your blog.

http://www.wired.com/software/softwarereviews/news/2007/04/lavidagoogle

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/18/us/18cnd-virginia.html?hp

• Assuming an interest rate of 6.8% what is the total cost of a $50,000 loan if the minimum payment is $200 per month?
• Assuming an interest rate of 4.8% what is the total cost of a $50,000 loan if the minimum payment is $200 per month?

Assume a payback of 10 years.

http://www.finaid.org/calculators/loanpayments.phtml

ATT has a cool speech demo.

How gratifying is the work?

Continuing the theme of higher-education week, today we will focus on the costs and benefits of university using Google Spreadsheets.

Select one of the colleges from yesterday and find out the following information:

• Tuition for a semester (five classes)
• Average cost for books per semester
• Cost for a dorm for a semester or an apartment or house
• Find a meal plan for a semester on the school website or guess your food costs for a month
• Give costs for transportation
• Shopping costs?
• How much will you spend on fun?

Include links to everything you find online.

Investigate two possible majors on your blog. Write a summary of them. Here is a link to start.

By the way, here is a link to investigate the best universities and colleges in the country.

Investigate three prospective colleges.

Put a link to three universities or colleges and write a brief summary why you are interested in the school. If you are a senior, write about three schools you considered and the school you chose.

http://www.2addicted.com/words

This game is really addictive.

Two blog posts:

Do you agree with the author about "cutting and pasting" being an important skill?

Paul Graham got a lot of attention for saying this. Do you agree with his assertion?

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If you were interested, Goowy is making a lot of people notice. Check it out.


Also don't make these grammatical errors.

Colleges are more selective. Don't be lazy.

In demand jobs.

For each of the ten jobs you need to answer the following three questions:

• Are you interested in the job? Simple yes no answer.
• What type of salary is available? (Put a link to the information.)
• What type of education is necessary for the job?

First as a class we will discuss the following terms:

1. Blog
2. Web Site
3. FTP
4. HTTP
5. Web services
6. Podcasts
7. RSS feeds
8. VOIP
9. Web mail
   
10. Web browser: Firefox vs. Internet Explorer
    
    Then you will consider each term on your own blog and whether it is relevant to a small business or a large corporation.