Mr. Miller's Lesson Plans

This Week's Technology Lab Rotation Schedule

Students will be out of school on Friday - Teacher Staff Development

Monday - 
No School
(Ms. Young)

Tuesday -    
Ms. Counts,
Ms. Gilmer
Mr. Achor

Wednesday -
Ms. Lee

Thursday -  
Ms. Deleon,
Ms. Luten, and
Ms. Masopust

Friday -      
Ms. Sexton and
Ms. L. White

Introduction of Learning.com's EasyTech Program:

Students will view the program's student page.
We will discuss the basics of the program.

Web Page Design / Entering Text:  (students will complete entering any text they wish to have displayed on their web page)

1. Click on the icon for "Microsoft FrontPage"

2. Press the "Enter" key

3. Select "File" from the tool bar

4. Select "Open"

5. Click on the down arrow in the "Look in:" address bar

6. Select "data on 'gardner' (F:)

7. Select "gardner classes"

8. Select "00 - Student Projects"

9. Select their grade level folder

10. Select their folder

11. Select "web page"

12. Select this year's grade level

13. Open their "name's web page"

14. (If the tags appear - Click on view and click on "views bar")

15. Begin with editing the background -
    ~ Click on "Format" from the tool bar
    ~ Select "Background"
    ~Clcik on "Browse"
    ~This will take you back to your grade level web folder (If not: go to "data on gardner (F:), gardner classes, 00 - Student Projects, your grade level, your teacher, your folder, your web page folder, and then your grade level)
    ~Click on the name for the image you saved from the Internet for use as your background (remember it should be the one ending with "bg"
    ~ You can also change the colors for the text and hyperlinks as needed to be visible with your background choice
    ~ Click "OK"

16. Students will then begin to type in their text from the sheets they brought to class with them (some of the teachers sent them down earlier and they are next to the teaching computer).

17. OPTIONAL - Students may select the type of font they wish to use on their page (select "format" from the toolbar and then select "font"  OR the students can use the tool options from the standard or formatting view options)

Web Page Design / Adding Graphics: (if they have completed entering their text)

1. Click on the place in the web page where you want the graphic to be placed

2. Click on "Insert" from the main toolbar

3. Click on "Picture" and "From File"

4. This will bring up the "Picture" window

5. Click on the down arrow in the "Look in:" address bar

6. Select "data on 'gardner' (F:)

7. Select "gardner classes"

8. Select "00 - Student Projects"

9. Select their grade level folder

10. Select their folder

11. Select "web page"

12. Select this year's grade level

13. Choose the graphic you wish to insert by clicking on it

14. Then press the "enter" key or click on "insert"

15. This will place that graphic on your page

16. You can click on other positions within your page if you wish to place other graphics or a copy of the same graphic and then follow the same steps again from #2 - #14

Saving the Web Page Design: 2 minutes

Since you have already saved the page in your folder previously, we are simply saving the changes made

1. Click on the "Red X" in the upper right corner of the page

2. When it asks you if you want to save changes, say "yes"

[If this is the first time you have worked on your page, you will need to follow one of the options given below for saving:

Option 1 For Saving:

1. Click on the Folder with the back arrow from the tool bar

2. Choose the Student's Folder

3. Choose "Web Page"

4. Choose grade level
   Rename before saving
   "Name's Web Page" (highlight and do "Control C" to copy)
          Click on "Change Title" (while highlighted, do "control V" to
                 paste the previous title"
          Click Ok

5. Click Save

6. Click on the "Red X" at the top of the screen to close the web page

Option 2 For Saving:

1. Click on the down arrow that appears in the "save in:" address bar

2. Check on the list for -
   ~ data on 'gardner' (F:)
   ~ gardner classes
   ~ 00 - Student Projects
   ~ (Their teacher's name)
   ~ Once they click on their teacher's name their work will be saved in that file

3. Click in the "File name:" window or bar at the bottom of the "Save As" window

4. Make sure all of the current name is highlighted in blue

5. Type in -
   ~ First name's Web Page

6. Click Save

7. Click on the "Red X" at the top of the screen to close the web page]

Cleaning Up Your Area: Last 3 minutes

1. Please make sure your keyboard is placed back on the edge of your table space

2. Please place the mouse pad next to the keyboard along the edge of the table space

3. Make sure your mouse is placed in the center of the mouse pad

4. Please make sure your chair is placed back under your table and that the legs of the chair are completely under the table and not overlapping the table legs.

Exiting the Room:

1. Please turn and face the window area

2. Wait for your row to be called and follow the person in front of you (beginning with row 1, then row 2, row 3, the side row, and finally row 4)

3. The first person will stop at the door and wait for your teacher to pick you up

4. Be sure you are standing in traveling position facing forward

5. Have a GREAT week and we'll see you next time for Technology Lab!