- Week 5 Summary
- Spreadsheets
- Coding
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Sunday, June 28, 2020
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Sunday, June 14, 2020
Sunday, June 7, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Day 81 to 82: EverFi Ignition - The Future of Technology and You
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- Find Ignition Classic and click Continue (if necessary)
- Complete The Future of Technology and You activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Day 79 to 80: EverFi Ignition - Digital Relationships and Respect
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- Find Ignition Classic and click Continue (if necessary)
- Complete the Digital Relationships and Respect activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Monday, May 18, 2020
Day 77 to 78: EverFi Ignition - Creating Multimedia Products
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- if necessary, find Ignition Classic and click Continue (you may have to click on Welcome in upper-right corner, then Dashboard, first)
- Complete the Creating Multimedia Products activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
EXTRA CREDIT
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
EXTRA CREDIT
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- Find Ignition Classic and click Continue (if necessary)
- Complete the Digital Relationships and Respect activities
- Complete The Future of Technology and You activities
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Day 75 to 76: EverFi Ignition - Internet Resources and Credibility
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- if necessary, find Ignition Classic and click Continue (you may have to click on Welcome in upper-right corner, then Dashboard, first)
- Complete the Internet Resources and Credibility activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Monday, May 11, 2020
Day 73 to 74: EverFi Ignition - The Viral World
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- if necessary, find Ignition Classic and click Continue (you may have to click on Welcome in upper-right corner, then Dashboard, first)
- Complete the The Viral World activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Day 71 to 72: EverFi Ignition - Wireless Communication
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- enter your email address and password (if necessary)
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- if necessary, find Ignition Classic and click Continue (you may have to click on Welcome in upper-right corner, then Dashboard, first)
- Complete the Wireless Communication activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Monday, May 4, 2020
Day 69 to 70: EverFi Ignition - Choosing a Computer
Everfi Ignition - Digital Literacy and Responsibility
- go to everfi.net
- if necessary, enter your email address and password
- use your @student.leyden212.org email address
- use capital First initial / lowercase last initial / # / locker combo as your password
- click Sign In
- if necessary, find Ignition Classic and click Start or Continue (you may have to click on Welcome in upper-right corner, then Dashboard, first)
- Complete the Choosing a Computer activities
- Your grade will be based on how you do on the End-of-Lesson assessment
- you may retake the assessment to improve your grade
If you have never registered or have trouble logging in, contact your teacher
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Day 67 to 68: EverFi Keys to Your Future Lesson 6 - Career Success
Sign In to EverFi
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- go to everfi.com
- click student/teacher login in upper right corner
- choose EverFi K-12 platform
- sign in with email address and leyden password
- add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
- you may have to register if necessary
- click Continue for Keys to Your Future
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- Click Blue Button to continue
- If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
- Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Career Success"
- take notes as you watch
- you may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment
- follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
- If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
- or
- as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
Monday, April 27, 2020
Day 65 to 66: EverFi Keys to Your Future Lesson 5 - Starting Your Career
Sign In to EverFi
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- go to everfi.com
- click student/teacher login in upper right corner
- choose EverFi K-12 platform
- sign in with email address and leyden password
- add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
- you may have to register if necessary
- click Continue for Keys to Your Future
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- Click Blue Button to continue
- If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
- Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Starting Your Career"
- take notes as you watch
- you may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment
- follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
- If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
- or
- as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Day 63 to 64: EverFi Keys to Your Future Lesson 4 - Balancing Daily Life
Sign In to EverFi
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
Comprehension Checks:
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
- go to everfi.com
- click student/teacher login in upper right corner
- choose EverFi K-12 platform
- sign in with email address and leyden password
- add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
- you may have to register if necessary
- click Continue for Keys to Your Future
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- Click Blue Button to continue
- If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
- Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Balancing Daily Life"
- take notes as you watch
- you may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment
- follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
- If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
- or
- as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
Optional Tasks (as time allows)
- Watch: Success in the New Economy (Optional)
- Complete the Elevator Pitch Assignment (Optional)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
- Six Ps of Success
- Touch Typing Technique
- Trouble Shooting Your Chromebook
- Online Organization
- Organizing Your Drive
- Sharing Files in Google Apps
- Setting Up Your Calendar
- Professional Email Format
- Basic Computer Parts
- Design Principles
- How to Deliver a Presentation
- Digital Citizenship
- (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
- PencilCode House Assignment
- Save your file
- click Share
- Copy the "See it Here Code" URL
- turn in to the Assignment Submission Form
- Turn in Worksheets using the Assignment Submission Form:
- student biography
- Success Skills
- Drive
- Online Organization
- Sharing Files
- Calendar Worksheet
- Gmail worksheet
- Delivering a Presentation Worksheet
- Copyrights Worksheet
- Digital Citizenship Review Worksheet
- Gmail Assignment
- Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
- as an alternative, you can watch Use What You've Got.... or lose it! and tell your teacher about the video in the body of your email.
- Presentation Assignments
- Person Place or Thing Assignment
- example of person slides and place slides
- Personal Brand Presentation.
- Online Organization
- organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
- Google Calendar
- update your calendar with important events
- Gmail
- use labels to achieve zero-inbox
- Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
- Personal Brand Presentation
- Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
- start simple and build from there
- you can always go back and make it "better"
- follow the design principles
- eye-pleasing contrasting colors
- 5x5
- simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
- font pairs that work together (avoid cursive fonts)
- use text emphasis
- example
- Build Your Brand
- add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
- As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
- Creating your Resume
- Learning who you are:
- Knowing what you do:
- Special Classes
- Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
- Work Experience
- Honors, Awards, Leadership
- Preparing a general Cover Letter
- Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
- What kind of people do you have your network?
- The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
- EverFi Ignition
- continue where you left off at Everfi.com
- PencilCode.net
- Continue in the PencilCode guide
- Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
- move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
- Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
- set up showcase website in Weebly
- Log into your Weebly account
- Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio
- Add content to the Home page
- Make your name stand out
- Add a button to link to your About page
- Include your personal statement
- Consider creating a welcome video for this page
- Create an About page with your
- professional picture
- activities
- honors
- School
- Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteering
- Skills & Languages
- What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at?
- What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career?
- Soft skills developed
- Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc.
- Check out a list of soft skills HERE.
- Add pictures that relate to the different activities
- Consider adding an About Me Video
- Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
- Use images as links to your professional social media accounts
- Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work
- Performance videos
- plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc...
- Evidence of your writing
- School projects of which you are proud
Monday, April 20, 2020
Day 61 to 62: EverFi Keys to Your Future Lesson 3 - Choosing a Path
Sign In to EverFi
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
- go to everfi.com
- click student/teacher login in upper right corner
- choose EverFi K-12 platform
- sign in with email address and leyden password
- add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
- you may have to register if necessary
- click Continue for Keys to Your Future
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- Click Blue Button to continue
- If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
- Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Choosing a Path"
- take notes as you watch
- you may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment
- follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
- If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
- or
- as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
Optional Tasks (as time allows)
- Watch: Success in the New Economy (Optional)
- Complete the Elevator Pitch Assignment (Optional)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
- Six Ps of Success
- Touch Typing Technique
- Trouble Shooting Your Chromebook
- Online Organization
- Organizing Your Drive
- Sharing Files in Google Apps
- Setting Up Your Calendar
- Professional Email Format
- Basic Computer Parts
- Design Principles
- How to Deliver a Presentation
- Digital Citizenship
- (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
- PencilCode House Assignment
- Save your file
- click Share
- Copy the "See it Here Code" URL
- turn in to the Assignment Submission Form
- Turn in Worksheets using the Assignment Submission Form:
- student biography
- Success Skills
- Drive
- Online Organization
- Sharing Files
- Calendar Worksheet
- Gmail worksheet
- Delivering a Presentation Worksheet
- Copyrights Worksheet
- Digital Citizenship Review Worksheet
- Gmail Assignment
- Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
- as an alternative, you can watch Use What You've Got.... or lose it! and tell your teacher about the video in the body of your email.
- Presentation Assignments
- Person Place or Thing Assignment
- example of person slides and place slides
- Personal Brand Presentation.
- Online Organization
- organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
- Google Calendar
- update your calendar with important events
- Gmail
- use labels to achieve zero-inbox
- Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
- Personal Brand Presentation
- Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
- start simple and build from there
- you can always go back and make it "better"
- follow the design principles
- eye-pleasing contrasting colors
- 5x5
- simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
- font pairs that work together (avoid cursive fonts)
- use text emphasis
- example
- Build Your Brand
- add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
- As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
- Creating your Resume
- Learning who you are:
- Knowing what you do:
- Special Classes
- Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
- Work Experience
- Honors, Awards, Leadership
- Preparing a general Cover Letter
- Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
- What kind of people do you have your network?
- The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
- EverFi Ignition
- continue where you left off at Everfi.com
- PencilCode.net
- Continue in the PencilCode guide
- Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
- move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
- Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
- set up showcase website in Weebly
- Log into your Weebly account
- Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio
- Add content to the Home page
- Make your name stand out
- Add a button to link to your About page
- Include your personal statement
- Consider creating a welcome video for this page
- Create an About page with your
- professional picture
- activities
- honors
- School
- Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteering
- Skills & Languages
- What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at?
- What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career?
- Soft skills developed
- Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc.
- Check out a list of soft skills HERE.
- Add pictures that relate to the different activities
- Consider adding an About Me Video
- Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
- Use images as links to your professional social media accounts
- Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work
- Performance videos
- plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc...
- Evidence of your writing
- School projects of which you are proud
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Day 59 to 60: EverFi Keys to Your Future Module 2 - Preparing in High School
Sign In to EverFi
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- go to everfi.com
- click student/teacher login in upper right corner
- choose EverFi K-12 platform
- sign in with email address and leyden password
- add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
- you may have to register if necessary
- click Continue for Keys to Your Future
Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
- Click Blue Button to continue
- If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
- Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Preparing in High School"
- Continue through the lesson taking notes as you go.
- You may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment, on which your grade will be based.
- follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
- If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
- or
- as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
Success Skills
Organization
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
- Clean up your backpack and work area.
- use binders and folders
- Create a specific place to put work that needs to be turned in, so you don’t lose it.
- everything has a place
- Double check that you complete assignments 100%, read instructions carefully
- plan ahead
- Break large tasks down into smaller, manageable actions.
- Designate study time in your academic planner and stick to it!
- Use a Calendar
- Plan for a balanced schedule, one that doesn’t have you staying up late the night before a big test.
- List all the things you need or want to do this week/month.
- Decide which are the most urgent.
- "How is what you're doing now helping you to achieve your goals?"
- Fill in times in your calendar with the urgent tasks in mind first.
- Review what is remaining and schedule them accordingly.
- Set up a reminder to reassess periodically.
- Identify a specific goal that is measurable and realistic
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Write down why this is a goal you want to achieve.
- Relevant
- Create a deadline for when this goal will be achieved
- Time-bound
- Post your goal so you can read it every day.
- Seek extra help for studying or completing work from peers and teachers.
- Pick a study skill that best fits what you are studying (ie. notecards for reviewing vocabulary). Studying is more than just reading over your notes!
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
- Six Ps of Success
- Touch Typing Technique
- Trouble Shooting Your Chromebook
- Online Organization
- Organizing Your Drive
- Sharing Files in Google Apps
- Setting Up Your Calendar
- Professional Email Format
- Basic Computer Parts
- Design Principles
- How to Deliver a Presentation
- Digital Citizenship
- (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
- PencilCode House Assignment
- Save your file
- click Share
- Copy the "See it Here Code" URL
- turn in to the Assignment Submission Form
- Turn in Worksheets using the Assignment Submission Form:
- student biography
- Success Skills
- Drive
- Online Organization
- Sharing Files
- Calendar Worksheet
- Gmail worksheet
- Delivering a Presentation Worksheet
- Copyrights Worksheet
- Digital Citizenship Review Worksheet
- Gmail Assignment
- Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
- as an alternative, you can watch Use What You've Got.... or lose it! and tell your teacher about the video in the body of your email.
- Presentation Assignments
- Person Place or Thing Assignment
- example of person slides and place slides
- Personal Brand Presentation.
- Online Organization
- organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
- Google Calendar
- update your calendar with important events
- Gmail
- use labels to achieve zero-inbox
- Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
- Personal Brand Presentation
- Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
- start simple and build from there
- you can always go back and make it "better"
- follow the design principles
- eye-pleasing contrasting colors
- 5x5
- simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
- font pairs that work together (avoid cursive fonts)
- use text emphasis
- example
- Build Your Brand
- add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
- As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
- Creating your Resume
- Learning who you are:
- Knowing what you do:
- Special Classes
- Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
- Work Experience
- Honors, Awards, Leadership
- Preparing a general Cover Letter
- Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
- What kind of people do you have your network?
- The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
- EverFi Ignition
- continue where you left off at Everfi.com
- PencilCode.net
- Continue in the PencilCode guide
- Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
- move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
- Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
- set up showcase website in Weebly
- Log into your Weebly account
- Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio
- Add content to the Home page
- Make your name stand out
- Add a button to link to your About page
- Include your personal statement
- Consider creating a welcome video for this page
- Create an About page with your
- professional picture
- activities
- honors
- School
- Extracurricular Activities
- Volunteering
- Skills & Languages
- What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at?
- What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career?
- Soft skills developed
- Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc.
- Check out a list of soft skills HERE.
- Add pictures that relate to the different activities
- Consider adding an About Me Video
- Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
- Use images as links to your professional social media accounts
- Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work
- Performance videos
- plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc...
- Evidence of your writing
- School projects of which you are proud
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