Assignments

**Create Your Member Page**

 * 1) Click on the "New Page" icon on the left to create your member page.
 * 2)  Give your page a title which includes your first name and last initial. No Last Names!
 * 3)  Save your page.
 * 4)  Open "Class Members" page by clicking on the link to the left for your class hour.
 * 5)  Click the Edit this Page button on the right.
 * 6)  Highlight your name and click on the link icon in the tool bar at the top of the page, in the Editor box.
 * 7)  In the window, which pops open, locate your page name or type it in.
 * 8)  Click "Add Link" button.
 * 9) Check to make sure the link works.

=Assignment #1: Wild Animals=
 * 1) Use google images to find photographs of two favorite animals.
 * 2) Right click to Copy each picture and open in Photoshop: go to File - New - image from clipboard
 * 3) Use "Filter" to apply different visual effects.
 * 4) Place your animal pics with a caption on your member page.

**Assignment # 2: Picture Me!**


Email or bring a digital photograph of yourself to class. Or, use your cell phone or a friend's cell phone to take a pic and email it to yourself! Use Photoshop to alter your self-portrait so that you are not easily recogniseable.
 * 1) Set the image as your profile's default image. (hint: look in "My Account")
 * 2) First, save a copy of the picture to your H:\drive.
 * 3) Upload the picture to the wiki
 * 4) Insert the picture on your member page
 * 5) Write a paragraph explaining how the image represents you.
 * 6) Include the title "Picture Me" at the top of your post.

**Assignment # 3: My Top Three Goals**

 * 1) Look over your Life List.
 * 2) Choose the three goals that are the most important to you.
 * 3) Write a paragraph about your top three goals and explain why they are important.
 * 4) Include a copyright free image to illustrate your paragraph.
 * 5) Include the title at the top of the post: My Top Three.

**Assignment #4: Technology Use**

 * 1) Create a section on your member page telling us what kind of technology you use (daily, weekly)
 * 2) Name at least 1 technology you would like to learn more about.
 * 3) Include an illustration

=**Assignment #5**: What I Can Do/ Who Will I Be?= Make a list of six skills you have. Finish this sentence: **//One job I'd like to have someday is ........//** Now, think about the skills you will need to do this job. Describe at least four skills you will need for the job. Explain how you will go about gaining these skills. Include a picture from Microsoft Word Clip Art. Hint: Copy your clip art, open photoshop elements go to File - New....Image from clipboard. Save as a jpeg to your h drive pictures folder, then upload in funcomputers.



=Assignment # 6: Read All About It= Tell us about your favorite author. Answer the following questions in complete sentences: Who is your favorite author? Explain why you like this author. What have you learned from reading his or her books? Which book would you recommend to a friend and why? Include a picture of the front cover of one of your author's books.

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= =Assignment #7: Where in the World?= media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=32.268555,119.21814&spn=3.274213,4.938354&z=8&output=embed" width="425" height="350"
 * Where have you been or where are you going?
 * Go to Widgets in the edit bar and select "map."
 * Follow the directions to embed code for a map of somewhere you have been or would like to go.
 * Write a paragraph describing your trip or explaining why you would like to visit this location.

= = =**Assignment #8**: People Who Make a Difference= Before we take our Career Cruise, let's think about people or careers that make a difference. 1. Use the internet to research people or careers that make a difference. Please focus on people who are alive and working today. Think about the brainstorm session we did in class. 2. Write a complete paragraph about the career and/or person that makes a difference. Tell about the job or person. Describe what they do. Explain how what they do makes a difference for others. Include your opinion about this. 3. Include an illustration. You may draw a picture using paint, take a photograph, or use a copy right free image from the internet.

=Assignment #9: Imagine This!= Now that you've found your dream job, where will you live? Use "Paint" in the accessories folder to create a picture. Show yourself in your dream setting. Include family, pets, friends, anything else that will 'paint' a picture of your future life.