THIS WEEK:

*Formatting Activity 3 & 4
*Learn new keys:  symbols
*Technique grade

At this point Im sure were all tired of learning the keyboard, but rest assured that youre making great progress!  We really are nearing the end of learning the keys...my goal is to get these done as soon as we can so we can move on to bigger and better things in class.

So, with that in mind, we are going to try to get through the rest of the symbols this week (which should be easy to do).  We dont have a vocab quiz this week which will also help.

Warmup:  P. 40, 17B, lines 1-9 once

P. 41:
17C lines 1-3 twice (% = right shift key + L1)
17C lines 4-6 twice (< = left shift key + R2)
17C lines 7-9 twice (> = left shift key + R3)

P. 42:
18B lines 1-3 twice (# = right shift key + L2)
18B lines 4-6 twice (& = left shift key + R1)
18B lines 7-9 twice (+ = left shift key + R4)

Additionally, there are only 2 weeks left in the first quarter, which ends on October 10th.  We get out an hour early this Friday for Homecoming, and then have all next week.  Next week there will be a vocab quiz (#5 - Internet #1), which we will take on Friday, which is the last day of the first quarter.  BE PREPARED!!

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Here is todays video on Cache memory:

After watching the video we will discuss how you can insert symbols into a Word document.  Then you will be given time today to work on FA6, which will be due tomorrow.  SPEED SKIN ON YOUR KEYBOARD!

If you get done with FA6 and you did not complete the Alice tutorial from Monday now would be a good time to continue to work on it and get it done.

If you are done with the Alice tutorial you will need to go to the practice websites.

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The symbols, many of which are located on the numbers and are used by holding down a shift key and then pressing a number, are more difficult to learn than everything else weve covered.  The biggest reason for that is simply that you dont use these keys very often, and the process of having to combine a shift key with a number increases the difficulty level.

Today we will cover the diagonal, or forward slash - / (R4), the dollar sign - $ (right shift + L1), the exclamation point - ! (right shift + L4), the percent sign - % (right shift + L1), the less than sign - < (left shift + R2), and the greater than sign - > (left shift + R3).

This is a vocab week, so if you have definitions they need to be completed by Tuesday night.  Please make sure to get those done as soon as you can.

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REMINDERS:
Crossword puzzle 1-4 is due tomorrow
Vocab definitions for week 5 vocab list are due next Tuesday

TODAY:
Finish FA3 - it should be emailed (make sure to complete your email correctly)

Once you are done with FA3 you need to open your book to page 43 and type lines 1-9 twice on 18D.  @ = right shift key + L3
( = left shift key + R3
) = left shift key + R4

When you get done with these raise your hand so I can see that you are done, and then you can go to the practice websites.  Tomorrow we are going to begin a speed test tournament (we wont get it all done in one day), and you should see the brackets posted on the walls.  This is simply for fun!!  I will explain that in greater detail tomorrow.

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THIS WEEK:

*Learn new keys:  symbols (last ones today!!)
*Formatting Activity  4
*Speed Test*Vocab quiz #5 (Vocab definitions on the wiki by Tuesday night)
*END OF THE QUARTER IS FRIDAY!!!!
*MISSING WORK!*

This will be an important week for several reasons, but mostly because we arent just going to sit here and wait until the end of the quarter arrives.  In other words we are still going to have assignments that we will be completing this week - if you dont get this weeks assignments done they will end up being permanent zeroes in the grade book (since this is the last week).  Therefore...work a little extra hard this week to make sure you get everything done - not just in this class but in all of your classes!

Warmup:
P. 43, 19A lines 1-3 once


P. 44, 19C lines 1-3 twice (= is R4)
P. 44, 19C lines 4-6 twice (_ is left shift key + R4)
P. 44 19D lines 1-3 twice (* is left shift key + R2)

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As per our usual procedures on days when we have vocab quizzes we will take a few minutes to review at the beginning of the hour.  Please do not go to Classmarker until I tell you to do so.

Once you finish the quiz you will be learning new symbols on the keyboard.  Follow the below directions to complete these symbols for today:

P. 40 17B, lines 1-3 twice (this is the diagonal - use your R4 finger)
P. 40 17B, lines 4-6 twice (this is the dollar sign - use the right shift key and L1 finger on the 4)
P. 40 17B, lines 7-9 twice (this is the exclamation point - use the right shift key and the L4 finger on the 1)

Once you get done typing these lines, raise your hand and I will come over to check to see that you are done.  When you get done you may go to any of the typing games websites for practice.

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Do you use a lot of symbols in MS Word?

I bet some of you know how to set shortcut key combinations for quick insertion of symbols, right?

If so, do you ever find yourself frustrated when youre trying to remember a key combination to use that you know is available? I mean, it surely makes enough sense that you should remember it.

Yeah, that happens to me too. So, youve got to wonder what other options are out there.

Well, today, Id like to suggest using the AutoCorrect feature for some of your symbol shortcuts.

To begin, go to the Insert menu, Symbol choice.

When the Symbol window opens, locate the symbol you need and click on it, just like normal.

Its at this point that we head off to the AutoCorrect feature using the AutoCorrect button located on the bottom left side.

When the AutoCorrect window opens, the symbol you selected will already be filled in and all you need to do is enter the characters that should initiate the AutoCorrect replacement.

For example, maybe you need to use the math symbol for "not equal to." You might use "not=" as the keyword to trigger the symbol replacement, but if you cant remember a keyword so obvious, youre probably not going to remember anything else either.

It goes without saying that you do need to be careful with your choice of characters used to signal the AutoCorrect you use to make the exchange. You dont want to pick anything thats a legitimate word or character combinations you may need to use for real. You dont want Word accidentally creating gibberish of your document, now do you?

When youre done, click the Add button to register the entry and then click OK to return to the Symbol window. Once there, click the Close button to return to your document.

Thats it. A whole new way to quickly insert symbols, without all the menus and searching!

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