Friday, October 4, 2013

Please pick up your folder from the black crate at the back.

1. Individual Reading Time and Fill Out Your Log
2. Fluency Practice and fill out graph with date, passage, and words per minute. 

3. Vocabulary: 
Browser
Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate, retrieve and also display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, images, video and other files    -- http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/B/browser.html

  Definition of browser

1. a program used to view HTML documents
2. a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular

Similar Words: web browser
Hyponyms: Mosaic, Netscape
Derivational Morphology: browse, surf, shop

--http://dictionary.kids.net.au/word/browser

In our computer labs, 

use either Firefox or Chrome.

 

4. The Care and Feeding of a Thumb Drive

and the Saving of Your 
Hard-Won Work




These instructions might help in computer lab:

Lab 223 Plug your thumb drive into the back of the keyboard or into the back of the monitor -- to your right. An icon for you thumb drive should appear on the desktop -- perhaps to the right. To save to your thumb drive With the document you wish to save open, click on File, Save As. If the thumb drive is already open, check the name of your document, and click on Save. If not, scroll down to DEVICES and click on DISK_IMG You will want to add your name to the beginning of the name of your document.  Don't erase what is already there. Before ejecting your thumb drive, close documents that are saved on it. To eject your thumb drive, drag it to the garbage can which will turn into an eject icon. Goodbye! To log off the computer, find the apple icon at the top left, click on log out student. Don't forget to take your thumb drive!

Lab 211 Plug your thumb drive in on the tower behind your monitor. Click on "Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer" To save to your thumb drive With the document you wish to save open, click on File, Save As. If the thumb drive is already open and you see your items, check the name of your document, and click on Save. If not, at the left of the window that opens, scroll down to Computer, and below that find Removable Disk. You will want to add your name to the beginning of the name of your document.  Don't erase what is already there. Before ejecting your thumb drive, close documents that are saved on it. Close the window that shows its contents. Click on the two upward arrows at the bottom right of the screen. Look for the icon with a bit of green.  Follow any directions.  Wait for a message: Safe to Remove Hardware. Goodbye! To log off the computer, look for "Start" at the bottom left of the computer.  Click it.  To the right of that see "Shut down." Click on the arrow to the right of that.  Select "Log off." Don't forget to take your thumb drive!

5. Computer lab
A3 Lab 223
A4  Lab 211

Your folder number is your computer number, unless otherwise specified by the teacher.

Receive Packets for the Project.

Receive code of conduct and parent letters for Edmodo 

 If you were absent today, your code of conduct and letter are in your folder.  Sign and turn in the code of conduct, and take the letter to your parent. 

Computer Lab to 

1. join Edmodo,
2. practice turning in an assignment on Edmodo, 
3. and sign up for your hero.  

 If you were absent today, next time use your packet -- in your folder-- to complete the assignments.