Thursday, November 30, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please study vocabulary on Quizlet for the first 10 minutes.

-- We will use the research you've done about your desired career skills, developing resume, and additional research to create a PowerPoint presentation on your chosen career. Please include a minimum of 10 slides, 10 career specific skills, and 10 graphics. This will be used for a 5-minute (minimum) presentation to the class regarding your chosen career.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Today in class:

-- We discussed the Bloomberg.com article "Robots Are Coming for Jobs of as Many as 800 Million Worldwide" and how developing technology might affect jobs available in the future.

-- We discussed the job search process and watched a video on developing an effective resume:



-- We did guided hands-on work, creating and saving resumes in Microsoft Word.

Today in Technology News -- Robots as Job Competitors

According to this Bloomberg.com article, as many as 30% of the jobs for people may disappear, with as many as potentially 800 million human employees being replaced by robots, over the next 13 years -- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/robots-are-coming-for-jobs-of-as-many-as-800-million-worldwide. 

What will you do to make sure you have a job?

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Today, in class, we will:

-- Research career sites, including job boards, professional networking sites, professional association sites, and professional search firm sites. A few examples are Indeed, CareerBuilder, Dice, LinkedIn, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles, and Robert Half. Please take notes, including the name and a brief description of at least one of each type, to be checked at the end of class today.

-- Research your desired career and necessary career skills. Create a written list of at least ten necessary skills for your chosen career. As dicussed in class, be sure to list specific job skills rather than employability skills (https://www.thebalance.com/what-are-job-specific-skills-2063755). This is due at the end of the hour today.

-- Research sample resume styles and formats. Take notes and create a rough draft of your developing resume. This will is due at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please use Quizlet to study vocabulary silently for the first ten minutes of class.

-- We will make up the vocabulary test from last week.

-- Fourth hour will finish their Thanksgiving Technology PowerPoint presentations.

-- We will discuss this week's topic: Career Presentations Using The Best Applications

-- Remaining time will be used to study this week's new vocabulary, either by writing and turning in or using Quizlet silently.

At the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Genetic Engineering

From Twist Bioscience -- https://www.twistbioscience.com/company/blog/arnoldlabmachinelearning?utm_content=buffer2241f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Getting a Job with Blizzard Entertainment

An interview with Alice White, VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Blizzard Entertainment -- http://mashable.com/2017/11/15/how-to-get-a-job-at-blizzard/.

Friday, November 17, 2017

Today you will get to continue working on your technology research assignment -- working in groups of three to create a PowerPoint presentation persuading your classmates to use your chosen high tech tool or app to prepare the best Thanksgiving dinner possible. Impress us with something innovative! Please sit together with your group, and I will come around to assist you.

Please have your PowerPoint presentation ready to save to a thumb drive before the end of the hour. Your groups will present them to the class following our test on Tuesday.

A few ideas to get you started:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/10-great-apps-to-help-you-prepare-your-thanksgivin.html

https://cmitsolutions.com/blog/5-ways-technology-can-make-thanksgiving-better/

https://cmitsolutions.com/blog/technology-can-benefit-everyone-thanksgiving-favorite-6-strategies/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2015/11/12/4-great-tools-to-be-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving/#6e95bc0668dd

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/

https://www.surlatable.com/

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please use the first ten minutes to study vocabulary on Quizlet. Your vocabulary test will be on Tuesday of next week.

-- Today in class, we are going to change things up a bit. We were going to continue our desktop publishing overview and review and do a review worksheet, but we will postpone that a bit, and instead begin our technology research assignment to allow you time to work together in groups.

-- This week's technology research assignment is to work in groups of three to create a PowerPoint presentation persuading your classmates to use your chosen high tech tool or app to prepare the best Thanksgiving dinner possible. Impress us with something innovative! Groups will be assigned. Please sit together with your group, and I will come around to assist you.

A few ideas to get you started:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/11/10-great-apps-to-help-you-prepare-your-thanksgivin.html

https://cmitsolutions.com/blog/5-ways-technology-can-make-thanksgiving-better/

https://cmitsolutions.com/blog/technology-can-benefit-everyone-thanksgiving-favorite-6-strategies/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2015/11/12/4-great-tools-to-be-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving/#6e95bc0668dd

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/

https://www.surlatable.com/

Wednesday, November 15, 2107

Today in class:

-- Please use the first 10 minutes to study vocabulary on Quizlet.

-- Then we will continue our discussion of desktop publishing concepts and types of publications.

-- We will view a video on how to create a new document in Adobe InDesign and get a little hands-on experience with work with this software application.

-- Today's written assignment is to compare and contrast the different types of publications. It is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please use the first ten minutes of class to study Quizlet and complete the Desktop Publishing Matching Worksheet. 

-- Today we will have an overview and review of desktop publishing, featuring several handouts which we will discuss in class.

-- This will be followed by an introduction to using Adobe InDesign, if time allows.

Monday, November 13, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please study vocabulary on Quizlet for the first 10 minutes of class.

-- We will have our vocabulary test.

-- Then, please use the rest of the hour to study the newly posted Desktop Publishing Overview and Review terms on Quizlet.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please create a one-page 8.5" x 11" poster, using two images grouped together, and a meaningful quote about Veterans Day.

-- Please place a decorative border around the outside edge of the page.

-- At the bottom of the page, centered justified, in 11 pt Arial font, please type "created by" your name.

-- Please do your best, as these may be hung in the gym for today's Veterans Day Assembly.

-- Please print and turn in at the end of the hour.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please use the first ten minutes to study vocabulary on Quizlet.

-- Then we will review yesterday's video and do a hands-on assignment using the techniques covered on editing images of people.

Assignment Photo

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Today, in class:

-- Please use Quizlet to study vocabulary for the first 10 minutes of class.

-- Then we will watch a video covering portrait editing techniques in Photoshop:





-- Then we will have a demonstration on the overhead, and then hands-on work at your work stations using the same techniques.

-- Then there will be an editing images of people worksheet to complete and turn in no later than the beginning of the hour tomorrow.

Monday, November 6, 2017

Today in class:


-- Please use the first ten minutes to study for your vocabulary test.

-- When called, please turn in your research assignment.

-- We will have a test on your vocabulary on working with Graphics in Microsoft Word.

-- Then please use the rest of the hour to begin learning this week's new vocabulary terms, dealing with moving, aligning, and grouping graphics.

Amazing Techno Gaming Artist Pumpkin Carvings

What happens when techno gaming artists carve Halloween jack-o'-lanterns?

Behold the winners of the Blizzard Entertainment pumpkin carving contest -- https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/21170525/2017-pumpkin-contest-winners?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=web-us-mobilewebnews&utm_content=21170525&utm_medium=social-post

Friday, November 3, 2017

For today's assignment, please write an essay on one of the following five biotechnology companies or applications. The essay must be at least 250 words. It may be more, if you wish. Points will be deducted for not reaching the 250-word minimum, at a rate of 1 point per word. Be sure to count your words and note the total at every other line. Explain what they do, why their services will be in demand in the future, and what steps you would take to partner with like-minded business and professionals, if you were the president of the company. (Use at least 100 of your 250 word minimum in explaining what the company does) Please do your research and make notes in class, as you might need to complete this assignment as homework. It is due Monday at the beginning of class. If you finish writing your essay prior to the end of class Friday, please continue your research and make notes, so that we may discuss them intelligently following the vocabulary test Monday. 

Do not talk. This is an individual assignment. Talking may result in a zero. Be sure to put information in your own words. Copying text from any other source may also result in zero.

#1 -- Twist Bioscience

#2 -- Genetic Constructor

#3 -- Cambrian Genomics -- See the article "Controversial DNA Startup Wants to Let Customers Create Creatures Here"

#4 -- CRISPR -- Developed at the Broad Institute of Harvard University

#5 -- Frequentz

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please study Quizlet for the first 10 minutes of class.

-- Then we will complete and turn in the Editing Exposure in Layers Assignment from yesterday.

-- Then we will begin work on this week's research topic: The Success, Safety, and Systematic Tracking of Genetically Modified Foods. To begin we will watch a video from the MIT Technology Review article, "Why We Will Need Genetically Modified Foods." The video provides a short discussion of efforts in Ireland to develop blight resistant potatoes.





-- This will be followed be a video from the Fox News segment "A Healthy You" arguing GMO foods are harmful to human health -- http://video.foxnews.com/v/2797330754001/?#sp=show-clips.


-- Then we will watch a CBS News video discussing the finding by by The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine that there's no substantiated evidence that foods from GE (genetically engineered) crops were less safe than foods from non-GE crops.



-- If time allows, we will begin to discuss how currently existing and newly developed software could be used to evaluate the information presented in today's videos. For a start, some software applications currently in use can be found here:  https://www.capterra.com/farm-management-software/ and https://www.softwareadvice.com/medical/electronic-medical-record-software-comparison/.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Today in class:

-- Please use Quizlet to study for the first ten minutes of class.

-- Then we will watch a video explaining image size and resolution:




-- This will be followed by a visual explanation in Photoshop on the overhead.

-- Then we will work on a hands-on assignment in Photshop using what we learned from yesterday's video on editing exposure, brightness, and contrast using layers. For this assignment, we will use the following images: