March+28,+2012

=Remember: There is typing due this week!!!!!!!! Bottom Row Keys is due before next class!= = = =Topic=
 * Severe Weather!
 * Downloading pictures from Google and saving them to the desktop
 * Inserting and modifying watermarks in Word

=Activity=

Today there is a Statewide Tornado Safety Drill!

Following the drill, we will be in Technology Class, so what better way to follow up than by learning more about tornadoes?

We will visit Weather Wiz Kids to learn about tornadoes. We will choose 5 interesting facts and type them into a Word document. We will insert an image of a tornado as the background (learning about watermarks!).... we will wrap up by printing them and admiring our work!

=Assessment=

Students will be assessed on the following:
 * Navigating to google images
 * Choosing an image
 * Saving it to the desktop
 * Inserting it into Word as a watermark
 * Navigating to the wiki
 * Finding the link to the website of the day
 * Choosing 5 facts
 * Inserting them (either retyping or copy/paste) into the Word document
 * Understanding that copy/paste requires rejecting source formatting

=Standards=

SI A1-2, B1-3 SII B1,7,8,9, C1-4 SIII B2