New Assignment

Due Monday December 21

Create a Happy Holidays Card that you can use to send to family members and friends in publisher. Be sure to place your name on the back of the card; print, fold correctly, and turn in for a grade.

Post on your blog how we can make the class more interesting. Respond to two of your classmates posts. Remember to observe school rules when posting. The posting assignment will be graded.

Chapter Assessments

• Complete the Study Guide on Thursday and turn in for a grade.
• The study guide will be returned to you and reviewed on Monday 12/7
• Test on Wednesday 12/9
• Complete Assessments 1 through 4 on pages 217 to 220 in your book.
• Print for a grade with a correct footer. Due Monday 12/14/09

Chapter 5 Assignment

Introduction

Upon completion of this Chapter you will be able to produce promotional documents such as flyers and announcements.

Directions
Complete each assignment according to the directions in the book. Place a correct footer on your paper with the chapter and exercise number or assessment number; print for a grade.



Exercises

• co5ex01 on pages 239 to 242
• co5ex02 on pages 247 to 249
• co5ex03 on pages 259 to 261
• co5ex04 on pages 268 to 271
• co5ex05 on pages 279 to 281
  

Assessments

• co5sa01 on page 285
• co5sa03 on page 287 and 288
• c05sa04 on pages 288 and 289

Blog

Your assignment this week is to work on the formation of your blog.

• First I would like you to post a welcome to my blog comment
• then I would like to commend you on the excellent work you are doing, and the fact that the blogs are, for the most part, eye pleasing and appropriate.
• There was a comment left on each of the blogs you created.
• It is your assignment to make the suggested changes and respond to these comments.
• Review all the other students blogs in the class and leave a comment on their blog, of one to two sentences, using correct grammar punctuation, spelling and word usage, telling them: if you liked the blog, if it was eye pleasing, did the voki represent the student and could you understand the voki.
• Each person needs to read the comments on the blog and reply to at least one post.

Chapter 4 Assignment

Introduction:

The teacher will review and demonstrate key concepts and new techniques before you begin the exercises. Reading the material is imperative in understanding the terms and designs of the documents you create.

Upon completion of Chapter 4, you will be able to create compact disc face labels and case covers, calendars, personal address labels, stationer, and envelopes as well as certificates.

Directions:

Complete all assignments and print for a grade with a correct footer which includes your name and the exercise or assessment number.

Exercises:

• co4ex01 on pages 173 to 176
• c04ex02 on pages 178 and 179
• c04ex03 on pages 184 to 187
• c04 ex04 on pages 195 to 197
• c04 ex 05 on pages 204 to 207

Assessments:

• c04sa01 on pages 210 and 211
• co4sa03 on page 213

Assignment for 10-19-09

Go to www.voki.com and make a talking avatar.

Chapter 3 Assignment

INTRODUCTION

In this chapter you will produce business letterheads, envelopes and buiness cards using your own design and creative skills as well as Word's Templates Features.

Chapter Assignments:
The teacher will review the key concepts and demonstrate new techniques before you begin the exercises. Reading the material is imperative to understand the terms and designs of the documents you will be creating.

Directions: Complete all assignments and print for a grade with a correct footer including your name, the inserted date, and the file name you saved your exercise or assessment (co3ex01).

Exercises:

• Read pages 105 to 110 and complete Execise 1 on pages 110 through 111,
• Read pages 112 to 128 and complete Exercise 2 on pages 128 through 131,
• Read pages 132 to 135 and complete Exercise 3 on pages 135 through 136,
• Read pages 137 to 138 and complete Exercise 4 on pages 138 through 140,
• Read pages 141 to 143 and complete Exercise 5 on pages 143 through 146,
• Read pages 146 to 152 and complete Exercise 6 on pages 152 through 157.

Assessments:

• Assessment 1, 2, & 3 on pages 161 to 162,
• Assessment 6, on page 165 to 167.

September 23 to 30-Assignment

Complete, place a correct footer on your paper, and print for a grade:

• 2sa01 on page 99,
• 2sa04 on page 100,
• 2sa 05 on page 103.

You need to complete the activity at http://www.quia.com/. Log in using the user-name and password provided by the teacher. When you are sure you know the information, take the Lesson Review quiz. You may take this quiz twice.

Week of September 14, 2009

Chapter 2
Read pages 47 to 60
Complete:

• Exercise 1 on pages 61through 63
• Exercise 2 on pages 67 through 68
• Exercise 3 on pages 75 through 76
• Exercise 4 on pages 87 through 89
• Exercise 5 on pages 93 through 94

Place a correct footer on your paper with your name the inserted date and the exercise name that the book asks you to save your file as. Print and turn in for a grade.

Assignment for September 10

Assignment for September 10. You are to go to http:reasonablyclever.com/mini and develop a lego image similar to the one on my blog that looks like you; and save this image in my pictures.

Week of September 8-Assignment

As a class we will be completing:

• Exercise 1 on Page 33
• Exercise 2 on page 35

On Your own complete:

• Reviewing Key Points on page 44. Answer the questions with the correct letter and name in a word document with a correct footer. Print for a grade and place in the correct bin.
• Assessment 1, page 44-Do not print presentation make sure you save it in your portfolio.
• Assessment 4, page 46; situations 1 & 2 to be saved in your portfolio.

Week of August 31-Assignment

In Chapter 1: the class will discuss Page 41.
Vocabulary assignments:
Megan-Alignment Ashley-Contrast Kumysh-Symmetrical design
Daniel Asymmetrical design John-Directional Flow Haley-Thumbnail sketch
Sarah-Balance Katie-Focus Randi-Graphic Porptioning
Cody-Color Brandon-Legibility Chantal-White space
Frankie-Consistency Richard-Proportion Kaleigh-Z Pattern
John-Legibility

Be prepared to tell the class the definition of your assigned vocabulary as well as preparing a document that is an example of assigned vocabulary and another example that does not show the meaning of the vocabulary word.

Assignment for 8/27/09

Assignment for 8/27/09 Go to this http://www.go2web20.net/ : Each person in the class needs to review a site within this site. Try to pick one we can use in class. Tell me how it works, it value and why you choose this particular site. Post your answers to the blog.

August 28 Assignment

Go to http://www.wordle.net/ and use the vocabulary at the beginning of the chapter to make a wordle. Make sure it uses the concepts of desktop publishing including: asymmetrical and symmetrical balance, as well as using white space to make the document eye pleasing. Please respond to this post and let me know what you thought of this activity. Also go to bighugelabs.com and make a magizine cover of your choice.

Welcome

Welcome to the Desktop Publishing Class!!

First Assignment:

• Tell me what hobbies you have.
• Please describe the type of end of the year project you would like to complete.