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2/6/18 “What is the difference between an An input device is how the computer receives
input and output device?” information from you. (ex: mouse, keyboard)
An output device is how you get information from the
computer. (ex: monitor, speaker)

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2/7/18 “What are two computer classroom No food or drink near the computers.
rules?” Do not damage or vandalize equipment.

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2/8/18 “List 3 examples of hardware and Hardware: Keyboard, Hard Drive, CPU, Mouse
software.” Software: Operating Systems, Browsers, Games

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2/9/18 “What is the technology resource We need it to keep safe on the Internet and only use
policy and why do we need it?” tech for learning purposes. If you don’t follow the
rules, there will be consequences.

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2/12/1 “Where should you save all of your You should save it on my Computer Literacy Folder
8 work for this class? (be specific) Why on my user network drive. Even if you change seats,
should you save there?” you can still access your files.

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2/13/1 “Define Troubleshooting.” Troubleshooting is the steps you take to fix a problem.
8

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2/14/1 “What should you be doing in your Finishing the Vocabulary List; looking over Welcome
8 spare time?” Packet.

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2/15/1 “Define ‘Editing’ and ‘Paragraph’.” Editing - The process of getting your document to say
8 what you want it to say.
Paragraph - All of the text up to the enter character. ¶
Ex: blah blah blah (enter ¶)

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2/16/1 “Define ‘Formatting’.” Formatting - The process of getting your document to
8 look the way you want it to look.

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2/20/1 “What is the difference between The difference between Editing and Formatting is that
8 Editing and Formatting? Give an editing is changing the words/text, formatting is
example of each.” changing the style. An example of editing is Spell
Check; an example of formatting is Bold.

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2/21/1 “Define a ‘Global Issue’.” A global issue usually refers to something that affects
8 a number of countries & populations. It is an issue that
impacts upon or is important to the global community.
(Ex: Deforestation, World Hunger, etc.)

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2/22/1 “On the Global Issue Research form, Copy & Paste Box: Copying the paragraph from the
8 what is the different between the article
Copy & Paste box and the Paraphrase Box: Rewording the copied paragraph into
Paraphrase Box?” your own words; summarizing the article.

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2/26/1 “What is one possible solution for your A way someone can help is by signing petitions
8 global issue? (or a way someone can help)” or peacefully protesting.

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2/27/1 “How do you get rid of accidental Remove Tabs -To remove any tab stops, simply use
8 tab stops?” your mouse to drag the tab stop off the ruler into the
text area of your document. After you release the
mouse, the tab stop will disappear.

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2/28/1 “What ribbon tab is ‘Columns’ on?” ‘Columns’ is on the Layout ribbon tab.
8

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3/1/18 “What are tables & what are they A table is a grid of cells arranged in rows and
useful for?” columns. Tables can be customized and are useful for
various tasks such as presenting text information and
numerical data.
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3/2/18 “What type of tab is at 5.5 inches? It is a right tab. This tab aligns the end of the text.
How does tab align text?”

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3/5/18 1. How many elements will you be 1a. 18 elements
recording? 2a. Hydrogen
2. Which element will you start with? 3a. Argon
3. Which element will you end with? 4a. Name, Symbol, Atomic #, Atomic Mass, # of shells.
4. What are 5 pieces of information
you will record for each assignment?

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3/6/18 “What is a Fancy font?” Fancy fonts are fonts with creative and artistic designs,
they are usually best used for decorative purposes.

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3/9/18 “How many different fonts should There should be 1 fancy and 1 plain font. Fancy fonts
your newsletter contain? Which text should be on your headings. The plain font is for
should be fancy? Which text should everything else, information, quotes, statistics.
be plain?

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3/12/1 “How do you get rid of extra blank pages?” Select the page and press Del on the keyboard.
8

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3/14/1 “What is a portfolio?” Something that holds all of your works and progress.
8

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3/15/1 “What are Excel files called?” They are called workbooks.
8

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3/16/1 “How can you tell which cell is Active Cell – Look at the cell or look for the cell with the
8 the active cell? How do you know green border.
if you’re in Word or Excel?” If you’re in Word, your taskbar is blue.
If you’re in Excel, your taskbar is green.
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3/19/1 “Dragging with the thick white plus 1 – Highlighted / Selected
8 sign in a spreadsheet causes cells to
be _1_.” 2 – Formula Bar
“Characters typed in the active cell
also appear in the _2_ ____.”

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3/20/1 “How do you select
8 non-adjacent
& columns at once?”
3/23/1 “What is a
8 checkbook register?”
1. Highlight one column, then press Ctrl. and select the non-adjacent
column.
2. A checkbook register is where you record money entering or
leaving your bank account (Deposits & Payments). Each time your
write a check (spend money) you are subtracting from your balance. 
When you put money into your account (deposit money) you are
adding to your balance. 

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3/27/1 “Open your checkbook workbook. L5 -> =J5
8 What formula do you think should L6 -> =L5-H6+J6
go in cell L5? L6?”

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3/28/1 “A function uses a word to perform a calculation. We have used the =SUM (Autosum)
8 What function have we used already?” function.

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3/29/1 “The default alignment for text is ___
8 The default alignment for numbers is ___.
New rows are inserted to the ___ of the
selected column.
Left-Aligned for Text
Right-Aligned for Numbers
New rows are above the selected row.
New columns are to the left of the selected
column.

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4/4/18 “A graph can make complex
information easier to interpret
or understand. Give an example
of some types of graphs that
you are familiar with.”
Information in an Excel spreadsheet can be used to create
impressive charts and graphs. These charts and graphs
give a visual representation of the numbers in the
spreadsheet. Some charts are better at representing the
information than others.
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4/9/18 “What does sorting mean?” Excel can be used as a database to store information.
When you organize the information in a certain order,
it's called sorting.

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4/10/1 “What does ‘Filtering’ mean?” Filtering allows you to view only the records that
8 match certain criteria.

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4/11/1 “What is the difference Sorting is organizing information in a certain order.
8 between a sort and a filter?” Filtering is viewing the information that match certain criteria.

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4/12/1 “In Excel, how do you insert a
8 column or row?”
“In Excel, how do you add a pattern
to cells?”
To insert a column/row, right-click a selected cell and
press “Insert” on the home tab.
To insert a pattern to cells, select the cells you want to
format, then go to “Format…Format Cells”, click on
“Fill” tab, then select a color or pattern style.

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4/13/1 “What is the formula to calculate protons?” Protons -> =(cell with atomic #)
8 “What is the formula to calculate neutrons?” Neutrons -> =(cell with Atomic Mass – cell
with Atomic #)

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4/16/1 “What are some of the labs & Checkbook, Periodic Table Assignment, Excel
8 assignments from the Excel unit? List as Project, Six Flags, Amazon Shopping List,
many as you can think of. “ GameStop, etc.

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4/17/1 “What is a database?” A database is a collection of information (data) which is arranged in
8 individual records and is searchable. An example of a database is a
city phone book; a record includes a person's name, address and
phone number. These records are searchable.

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4/18/1 “Explain the difference between a FIELD - A category of information. (column)
8 field and a record.” RECORD – all the information for 1 item. (row)
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4/19/1 “Explain the difference SORT – putting information in order (ABC or 123)
8 between a sort and a filter.” FILTER – finding the information that matches your criteria.

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4/20/1 “How many books have authors An input device is how the computer receives
8 whose last name begins with M?” information from you. (ex: mouse, keyboard)
An output device is how you get information from the
computer. (ex: monitor, speaker)

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4/23/1 “How many books were published in 1975?” 1. 27 books
8 “What is the book with second least pages?” 2. Kelley, Leo: Night of Fire and Blood
“How many books were published after 1990 & 3. 8 (Does NOT include the year 1990)
have less than 400 pages?”

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4/25/1 “How many books have 200 pages or 9 books
8 less and were published before 1970?”

Notes:

Sort Words (Order, Organize):

 1st, 2nd, 10th

 Largest, Smallest
 Most, Fewest, Highest, Lowest (mainly –est words)

Filtering Words (Match criteria):

 How many?
 Which ones?
 More than, Less than, Between
 Begins with, Contains

Date Question Answer

4/27/1 “How do you center the 1. Go to the Design View
8 title of a report?” 2. Stretch the text box to close to the edge of the paper
3. Press the Centering Button on the Home Tab (OR press Ctrl + E
on your keyboard.
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4/30/1 “How many inches across do you 8 inches – Portrait Report
8 have in a portrait report?” 10.5 inches – Landscape Report

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5/2/18 “How many fields and how many records 8 fields and 30 records.
should you see on your Access Project, Pt. 1
Report?”

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5/7/18 “In what 2 views can you adjust the 1. You can adjust the fields in Design and Layout
fields of a report? View.
“What happens if you drag a field past 2. If you drag something past the 8 or 10.5 lines, you
8’’ (portrait) or 10.5’’ (landscape)?” get extra blank pages.

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5/8/18 “How are numbers, currency, and dates Numbers, Currency, Dates: right-aligned.
aligned in your Student Database (Right, Text: left-aligned.
Left, or Center)? How is text aligned?”

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5/9/18 “Look back at the Access folder & your My Doodle 4 Google stands out to me because
Projects and Grades. What file or that was the one I worked the hardest on.
assignment stands out to you and why?” (However, I did put effort in my other
assignments.)

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5/11/1 “How do you make multiple actions A ‘do-together’ block.
8 happen simultaneously?”

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5/14/1 “How do you make multiple actions Drag the “Do-Together” tile up from the bottom, then
8 happen simultaneously?” drag the code that you want to happen at the same
time into the block.

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5/15/1 “What happens when you click on the When you click the plus (+) sign, you can see the
8 plus (+) sign next to an object in the parts of the object.
object tree?”

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5/17/1 “What tile code do you use to repeat The loop tile
8 an action?”

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5/18/1 “What’s an easy Do Together that you can Do Together: Two people
8 include in your Project?” running/walking/jumping
“What’s an easy Loop that you can include Loop: Nodding the character’s head
in your project?”

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5/21/1 “When creating a vehicle property, which The object that needs the vehicle.
8 object do you choose first from the Object
Tree (the object the NEEDS the vehicle or
the objects that IS the vehicle?”

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5/23/1 “What is wrong with these codes? Why?” First Block: Use ‘5 meters’ instead of looping it 5
8 “How do you open a scene if the tab is not times.
showing?” Second Block: Unnecessary loop tile used
Third Block: Cannot move up and down .5
meters at the same time.
2. Click the Edit button next to the name of the
scene in the world’s details.

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5/24/1 “When you are finished, what will you The project code.
8 upload?”

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5/30/1 “Which assignment from Storytelling My favorite assignment is the one where you
8 Alice is your favorite and why?” were able to make your own assignment and
express your creativity.

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5/31/1 “Open the ‘Drawing Grid’ file on Moodle. Graph paper, or a coordinate grid.
8 In your Do Now, explain what this chart
looks similar to.”

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6/1/18 “Write two things you understand and I understand that the units are pixels and how to
one thing you are unclear about.” gain energy points.
I am unclear about how to write JavaScript

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6/4/18 “When referring to colors, what might RBG stands for Red, Green, and Blue. You use
RGB stand for? How might you use them to create the palette of different colors.
them?”

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6/5/18 “How might you change the line color of 1. Use stroke(0, 0, 0);
your shapes? Where would that command 2. It would go before your shape command
go? What if you didn’t want any lines?” 3. No lines = noStroke();

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6/6/18 “How do you make an ellipse a perfect When all the dimensions are exactly the same
circle? Or a rectangle a perfect square?” (ex: w=100, h=100)

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6/8/18 “Where can you find functions that you You can use the Documentation link under your
haven’t used yet?” code & drawing canvas to look for additional
functions.

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6/11/1 “What does it mean to animate To draw a bunch of frames that highlight a
8 something?” specific object and then change the frames at an
interval of speed (ex: .01 seconds).

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6/1218 If your draw function is leaving a trail or If your draw function is leaving a trail or streak,
streak, how could you fix it? put the background(R G, B); into the draw
function