Day 38 - Friday, October 29th

1) Individual Powerpoint Presentation Projects

You will now start work on a 5 minute Powerpoint presentation on a topic of your choice that you will be presenting to the class. Although you get to choose the topic, it must be approved by Mr. Maharaj before you start your work. Some ideas for presentation topics:

• Biography of a person
  
• Company (its history, product/services etc)
  
• Product/service (e.g. iPhone, YouTube, Facebook)
  
• Country/city
• Historical event
  

Criteria:

• Presentation should be approximately 5 minutes
  
• Minimum of 10 slides
• Pictures
  
• Animations
• Transitions (slide show transitions that are timed will receive higher marks)
  
• Consistent design

You will be assessed in the following areas:

• Knowledge (10) - Depth of understanding of the topic, ability to answer questions
• Application (10) - Proper formatting and functioning of Powerpoint slideshow. Meets or exceeds stated criteria
• Communication (10) - Slideshow is visually appealing and engaging. Minimal reading from slides or texts. Presentation is rehearsed and polished. Makes eye contact with audience.

Day 37 - Thursday, October 28th

1) Individual Powerpoint Presentation Projects

You will now start work on a 5 minute Powerpoint presentation on a topic of your choice that you will be presenting to the class. Although you get to choose the topic, it must be approved by Mr. Maharaj before you start your work. Some ideas for presentation topics:

• Biography of a person
  
• Company (its history, product/services etc)
  
• Product/service (e.g. iPhone, YouTube, Facebook)
  
• Country/city
• Historical event
  

Criteria:

• Presentation should be approximately 5 minutes
  
• Minimum of 10 slides
• Pictures
  
• Animations
• Transitions (slide show transitions that are timed will receive higher marks)
  
• Consistent design

You will be assessed in the following areas:

• Knowledge (10) - Depth of understanding of the topic, ability to answer questions
• Application (10) - Proper formatting and functioning of Powerpoint slideshow. Meets or exceeds stated criteria
• Communication (10) - Slideshow is visually appealing and engaging. Minimal reading from slides or texts. Presentation is rehearsed and polished. Makes eye contact with audience.

Day 36 - Wednesday, October 27th

1) Microsoft Excel Test

2) Quad 2 Course Selections

Day 35 - Tuesday, October 26th

1) Individual Powerpoint Presentation Projects

You will now start work on a 5 minute Powerpoint presentation on a topic of your choice that you will be presenting to the class. Although you get to choose the topic, it must be approved by Mr. Maharaj before you start your work. Some ideas for presentation topics:

• Biography of a person
  
• Company (its history, product/services etc)
  
• Product/service (e.g. iPhone, YouTube, Facebook)
  
• Country/city
• Historical event
  

Criteria:

• Presentation should be approximately 5 minutes
  
• Minimum of 10 slides
• Pictures
  
• Animations
• Transitions (slide show transitions that are timed will receive higher marks)
  
• Consistent design

You will be assessed in the following areas:

• Knowledge (10) - Depth of understanding of the topic, ability to answer questions
• Application (10) - Proper formatting and functioning of Powerpoint slideshow. Meets or exceeds stated criteria
• Communication (10) - Slideshow is visually appealing and engaging. Minimal reading from slides or texts. Presentation is rehearsed and polished. Makes eye contact with audience.

Day 34 - Monday, October 25th

1) Introduction to PowerPoint

We will now begin looking at Microsoft PowerPoint. Mr. Maharaj will do an introductory presentation to show you some of the rules and basics functions of PowerPoint.

2) Municipal Elections 2010!

As today is election day, we took a closer look at the three candidates for mayor. A profile sheet was given out in class and we watched a portion of the most recent mayoral debate.

Day 33 - Friday, October 22nd

1) Tower Building Competition!

Day 32 - Thursday, October 21st

1) Lesson: Graphing

At the beginning of today's class we will learn how to graph data in Microsoft Excel.

2) CALC Physical Education Department

In our last assignment of this unit we will apply all of our knowledge regarding absolute cell references, IF statements and graphing.

Day 31 - Wednesday, October 20th

1) GLS Assignment

Day 30 - Tuesday, October 19th

1) IF Statements - Handout

We will now explore IF statements, which are logical functions in Excel. A handout will be given out in class.

2) Assignment: Springfield Investments Company

Using IF, we will now complete a new assignment. The assignment sheet will be given out in class.

Day 29 - Monday, October 18th

1) Maharaj Electronics - Complete and Hand In