Mr. Aguda's Technology Class

Prezi - The UnPowerPointy Presentation Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:38:00 +0000

GDL: 12/2/2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:28:00 +0000

Click here for the SOURCE FILE (From last time)

Click here for PEN BY NUMBERS

Click here for PENTOPRACTICE

Graphic Design Lounge Day2 Selection

Graphic Design Lounge Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:09:00 +0000

iPhone 4 Error!

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000

I've never seen this message on my iphone 3g EVER. period. I've run my iphone 3g hotter than ever, in the sun and left it in the car...nothing. My iPhone 4...I just sat on my desk and saw this screen.

Never Forget...

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:29:00 +0000

I remember where I was 9 years ago today, do you? Take a moment to remember...

This blog is moving...

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Hey everyone! This blog will be moving to http://students.mraguda.com on July 1, 2010. Please update your bookmarks on that day.

In addition, the "animojustice.com" domain will go offline in September. Please make the appropriate changes.

Thanks!

Mr. Aguda

LAST DAY OF CLASS :(

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:36:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Complete an EXIT survey
2. Sign Mr. Aguda's Justice Shirt
3. Check your final grades (if ready)
4. Create a Video/Music video slideshow on MS Movie Maker

Agenda:

1. Warm Up (Exit Survey)
2. Mr. Aguda's Final Remarks
3. Create a music video
4. Mini Film Fest (volunteers!)
5. Aguda's Justice Shirts

Warm Up: (Exit Survey)
http://tinyurl.com/agudasurvey

Need my Contact Information? Let me know how you're doing!
Narciso Aguda
mraguda@mraguda.com
818.350.2449
tech.mraguda.com (new blog site! beginning July 1, 2010)

COMMENT BOX?

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:29:00 +0000

Add a COMMENT BOX to your website. Grab the code here.
http://www.htmlcommentbox.com/

Friday, June 11, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:32:00 +0000

Hey Class:
Today I'm out today! please make sure to work on and finish your HOMEPAGE (index.htm) today. Treat each other and the SUB with respect. Don't forget that the project is due this Monday @ 4:30pm.

Mr. Aguda

Objective(s):

By the end of today you will...
1. Work on and finish your PICTURES page.
2. Complete your Website and Publish it!

Agenda:
1. Start and Finish your PICTURES page
2. When you are done, work on the LINKS page or anything else you may be missing!
3. PUBLISH YOUR SITE!

Today you should be working on your PICTURES page.
Your pictures page should have at least 6 pictures, each with a description. I highly recommend using a TABLE for this. The pictures must be thumbnailed.

Instructions on THUMBNAILING your pictures.
1. Find a picture
2. Drag it (Steal it) into your website (NOT your webpage)
3. Drag it into your Webpage.
4. Right click on it.
5. Click Auto Thumbnail
6. Save
7. Write a description about the picture
8. Save.

You can also watch a video on how this is done below: (view it in large screen)

How to create a THUMBNAIL from Mr Aguda on Vimeo.

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 8-9, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:37:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Sign up for your own WEBSITE at CWAHI.NET
2. Finish your homepage and UPLOAD it.
3. Begin work on your About Me Page.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up (CWAHI.NET) signup
2. Work on your HOMEPAGE
3. Uploading your homepage

Warm Up:

1. Go to http://www.cwahi.net/

2. Click 'CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW'
3. Enter your USERNAME (for example naguda2013)
4. Enter the password 1357924680
5. Enter it again
6. Enter your school email (for example naguda2013@animojustice.com)
7. Enter it again
8. Enter your first name
9. Enter your last name
10. Enter your Gender
11. Enter your birthdate
12. Enter the security captcha
13. Check the box "Yes, I agree..."
14. Click Sign Up
15. Visit your email at http://mail.animojustice.com/ and click on the verify link that was sent to you.

How to Open Your Site in Frontpage:
1. Open Frontpage
2. FIRST, Click Close or Close Site to get to the GRAY SCREEN
3. Next, click OPEN SITE
4. Click on MY DOCUMENTS
5. Look for your Folder
6. Click on your folder (Don't Double Click)
7. Click Open
8. Work on your index.htm (hompage) file.

Requirements for the HomePage:
Title (3 points)
Menu (5 points)
Background (5 points)
Headline (2 points)
Picture (5 points)
Welcome Note (5 poitns)

Requirements for the AboutMe Page: (aboutme.html)
Title (3 points)
Menu (5 points)
Background (5 points)
Headline (2 points)
Interest #1 w/ picture (10 points)
Interest #2 w/ picture (10 points)
Interest #3 w/ picture (10 points)

Inserting a Picture into Frontpage?
1. Drag the photo to your desktop.
2. Drag the photo into your frontpage document.

Thursday-Friday, June 3-4, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:44:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Learn to use Frontpage to write HTML and Design without code.
2. Begin your WEBSITE by creating your home page.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Introduction to your Final Project (page 35)
3. Setting up your LOCAL Website
4. Creating a Homepage

Warm Up:

1. Start NOTEPAD and save this page as "PX-last-f-date-HOTCHEETOS.html"
2. Create a simple webpage with:

Title "Hot Cheetos FanPage/HatePage"
Headline "Hot Cheetos are ______________" in bold LARGE font
Background Color
Insert a picture of Hot Cheetos.
Insert a link to a the hot cheetos page: http://www.fritolay.com/our-snacks/cheetos-flamin-hot.html
Show me a preview!

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 1-2, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:19:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Practice programming HTML code for webpages
2. Learn the basic functions of FRONTPAGE to create basic webpages.
3. Create a HOMEPAGE and MENU system.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Anticipatory Set: YOU DO
3. Websites vs. Webpages
4. Frontpage introduction
5. Homepage Design.

Warm Up:

1. What did you do on this weekend? Describe in 1 paragraph (4-5 sentences) whether you did anything or not. Insert a picture.

Antcipatory Set
Here's a link to MORE HTML Tags

Thursday-Friday, May 27-28, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:17:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Practice programming HTML code for webpages
2. Create a basic webpage that includes a picture and links.
Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Anticipatory Set: Do Exercise 1
3. Exercise 2
4. Pictures, links, and backgrounds
5. Exit Slip

Warm Up:

1. What does HTML stand for?
2. In HTML code, what are the < body > and < / body > tags for?
3. In HTML code, what are the and tags for?
4. In HTML code, what is the tag for?
5. In HTML code, what are the < title > and < / title > tags for?
6. How are you supposed to save a webpage file? (Hint: 4 letter extension)
7. What kind of computer program reads the HTML and turns it into a webpage?
8. Give me an example of one of these programs.
9. What does a "/" (Forward Slash) inside of a tag (like ) mean?
10. If a tag says what is it going to do to the text after it?

Here's a link to MORE HTML Tags

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 25-26, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Tue, 25 May 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Know what HTML stands for and how it is used.
2. Create a basic webpage using HTML programming.
Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Make your own Virus (Ketchup and Finish)
3. HTML Lecture
4. We Do/You Do (Webpage practice)
5. Exit Slip

Warm Up:

1. There are 14 or 15 days left for school. How are you feeling right now? Choose 3 emoticons from the list at this website: http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/emoticons.php and why you are feeling these 3 emotions.
2. What school are you going to be attending next year? How do you feel about that?

Monday, May 24, 2010 (Period 1, 5, 6, 7)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:41:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Know the different types of viruses that can compromise a computer's security.
2. Discover ways of protecting yourself and your files from viruses.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Make your own Virus
3. AntiVirus and Protection Info

Warm Up:

1. Did you complete the notebook check last week? (i.e. do you have pages 20-30 in the gradebook?)
2. Did you complete the final excel quiz last week?
3. Look at the calendar, how many more days until school is over?
4. Look at the calendar, what is the last day to turn in all make-up work?

Assignment: Make Your Own Virus
Create a Poster on Publisher! (Landscape or Portrait Orientation)

Include the following in your poster. Print when completed.

Come up with a funny name for one.
Identify what type of virus: Worm, Trojan Horse, Adware or Spyware.
Include a picture of this virus. (Or a picture of what it might do. Get creative.)
Describe what it does in to your files, computer, internet, etc.
Write your name and period on it.
Print it.

An Example:
evilagudaface

Monday, May 24, 2010 (Period 3 & 4)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:05:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Know the different types of viruses that can compromise a computer's security.
2. Discover ways of protecting yourself and your files from viruses.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Virus Discussion
3. Virus Lecture and notes
4. Virus Research
5. AntiVirus and Protection

Warm Up: (5 minutes!)

1. How do you know your computer is infected by a virus? Tell me what kinds of things the computer will do. If you have no idea, make a guess.
2. Do you think all computer viruses are harmful? Why or why not?

Thursday-Friday, May 13-14, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 13 May 2010 06:20:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Complete a lab report of your findings and print it out.
2. Notebook Check
3. Take a Quiz

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Quiz Part A
3. Quiz Part B / Notebook Check
4. Finish and Print your lab report
5. Extra time? Excel VB Games.

Warm Up: BLOG IT! (a better quiz...maybe)
First, take the quiz here
Intelligence Type Quiz

1. Copy and paste your quiz results here.
2. Do you agree with the quiz results? Why or why not? If not, what parts don't you agree with?

Then, take this other one for fun. Copy and paste your results here too.
Can you survive a monster attack?

QUIZ
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2446587.html(English)
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2447881.html(Spanish)

LAB REPORT
Create a LAB REPORT with the following sections. (Use the example below, and fill in all the blanks. Bonus points for decorating it!) Copy and Paste Special the sentence starters below.

Copy and Paste to Publisher

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 10-11, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Tue, 11 May 2010 06:02:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Write a complete lab report for your findings.
2. Complete the lab, if you haven't so already.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Notebook Organization
3. Lab Report
4. Printing
5. Excel VB Games.

Warm Up: BLOG IT!
First, take the quiz here What Will Your Future Job Be?
1. Copy and paste your quiz results here.
2. Insert a picture of this job here.
3. Do you agree with the quiz results? Why or why not? If not, what do you want to be when you grow up?

LAB REPORT
Create a LAB REPORT with the following sections. (Use the example below, and fill in all the blanks. Bonus points for decorating it!) Copy and Paste Special the sentence starters below.

Copy and Paste to Publisher

Monday, May 10, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Mon, 10 May 2010 00:46:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

Analyze your group's data and make a conclusion about your own hypothesis.
Graph the 9th grade data.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Group Analysis/Conclusion
3. Printing

Warm Up: (BLOG IT!)
1. Before you started the experiment, what did you think was the fastest sense? If you weren't here for the experiment, tell me what sense do you think is the fastest? (Sight, sound, or touch?)
2. Why did you think so? Give me an example of why you thought this.
3. Look at your group's data from your file (Called "senses"). Does your data match your hypothesis?

FORMULATING YOUR CONCLUSION
Mr. Aguda took all the classes data and put them together in a new table below.

Open up your excel file from last week (called "senses" - there is a generic one on the desktop if needed) and graph it on the next available sheet.

Thursday-Friday, May 6-7, 2010 (series 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:48:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

Students will be able to conduct a controlled experiment, tabulating data into excel for further analysis. Students will use appropriate formulas to calculate the average of all trials.

Students will convert tabulated data to graphs and combine their data with class aggregate data

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. 2 and 3 Series Graphs
4. Which Sense is the Fastest? Instructions
5. Data Collection
6. Graphing

Warm Up: (MS EXCEL!)
One car is being tested for their ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH. A Porche will be accelerated from 0 to 60 in this experiment. We will keep track of how long (in seconds) it takes the car to go from 0 to 60. This experiment will be done 5 Times (5 trials). An average [=average(range)]time will also be calculated for all the trials.

Create (1) a table and (2) a graph for the results.

Thursday-Friday, May6-7, 2010 (2 series)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:34:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. 2 and 3 Series Graphs
4. Which Sense is the Fastest? Instructions
5. Data Collection
6. Graphing

Warm Up: (MS EXCEL!)
Two cars are being compared in their ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 MPH. A Jetta and Porche will be accelerated from 0 to 60 in this experiment. We will keep track of how long (in seconds) it takes these cars to go from 0 to 60. This experiment will be done 5 Times (5 trials) for each car. An average [=average(range)]time will also be calculated for all the trials.

Create (1) a table and (2) a graph for the results.

Graph the results as well as the average
Here's the results -

Jetta: (in seconds)
Trial #1 = 9.2
Trial #2 = 11
Trial #3 = 13
Trial #4 = 8.5
Trial #5 = 9

Porche: (in seconds)
Trial #1 = 7
Trial #2 = 6
Trial #3 = 5
Trial #4 = 8
Trial #5 = 5.2

Needing a HINT? Take a peak here

Tuesday-Wednesday, May 4-5, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:36:00 +0000

Objective(s):
By the end of today you will...

1. Take an online school survey (if not complete)
2. Learn how to create graphs using the graph wizard tool
3. Learn how to create appropriate tables to create your graph
4. Understand Category and Value
5. Understand the purpose of a bar graph.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. Quiz

Warm Up:
Your choice:
#1: If you aren't done with the surveys go here...http://tinyurl.com/animosurvey2010
or http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DYXVMX7
#2: If you're done with the surveys, answer these questions about this picture:

1. What is this picture trying to tell us?
2. What kind of picture is this?
3. In what classes have you made these before?
4. How long does it take you to create one of these?
5. Do you like making these by hand?

Monday, May 3, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Mon, 03 May 2010 05:21:00 +0000

WELCOME TO MAY!

Objective(s):

By the end of today you will...

1. Take an online school survey
2. Show your understanding of Excel Formulas as it relates to receipts by taking a quiz!

Agenda:

1. Warm Up (20 Minutes?)
2. Announcements
3. Quiz

Warm Up:
http://tinyurl.com/animosurvey2010

or http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DYXVMX7

QUIZ:
Open up the EXCEL FILE on your desktop called "QUIZ" ~~or download it by clicking HERE~~.

Enter the correct formulas in the cells that are BLUE.

All questions are part of the standard quiz except those specified as "EXTRA CREDIT"

You will NOT know whether or not your answers are correct or incorrect, so be careful!

Glance at the "GRADE-O-METER" once in a while to see how you are doing overall.

When you are done, write your "STUDENT CODE" on the exit slip. DO NOT LOSE THE EXIT SLIP! It's the only way Mr. Aguda can grade you!

Thursday-Friday, April 29-30, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:59:00 +0000

And...we're back!
It looks like BLOGGER is back on line...

Objective(s):

By the end of today you will...

1. Finish your receipt activity.
2. Practice these calculations with another receipt activity.
3. Ketchup and get a stamp.

Agenda:

1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. Finish Shopping
4. Complete the Cheesecake Factory Receipt (More Practice)
5. Ketchup and Exit Slip

Warm Up:

Open up the EXCEL FILE on your desktop called "Receipt Review" or download it by clicking HERE.

Enter the correct formulas in the cells that are BLUE. If you type the correct formula, the cell on the right will turn green. If you don't, it will remain RED.

When you are done, open your RECEIPT (Saved as Shopping) and continue shopping until you have spent all your money!

Shopping Templates
(Without formulas)
(With Formulas)

Monday, April 19, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Mr. Aguda) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:42:00 +0000

BLOGGER IS STILL BLOCKED!
So, do the warm-up on MS WORD

Objective(s):

By the end of today you will...

1. Review what you learned last time (cell formatting)
2. Know how to create and use appropriate formulas for various math functions in Microsoft Excel
3. Take a short quiz

Language Objective: What is the difference between a summation formula and the standard formula?

Agenda:
1. Warm Up
2. Announcements
3. Excel Bingo
4. Introduction to Formulas
5. Worksheet
6. Exit Slip

Warm Up:

Open up EXCEL and do the following (do them in the order they appear here)

Cell A1: 16 + 72
Cell A2: 75 + 34
Cell A3: 5 x 3 x 2 ÷ 35
Cell A4: 752 ÷ 2
Cell A5: Cell A2 ÷ Cell A1
Cell A6: 132 - 35 x 2
Cell A7: 300 + 12 + 1 + 3
Cell A9: Add up the entire column (change the font size to 20 and color to Yellow)

QUIZ:
English:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2393443.html

SPANISH
http://www.quia.com/quiz/2395494.html