Multiply =(Letter#*Letter#)

Example:

                =(A3*B3)

Addition =(Letter#+Letter#)

Example

                =(A2+D2)

Hyperlink Like A Pro

 Hyperlink Like A Pro

1.     On Microsoft Word, add a picture (something that represents the topic) and hyperlink it to the following topics.

a.     The Urbana City Schools Website.

b.     The Urbana Junior High Website.

c.      The Urbana Athletic Department Website.

d.     The Urbana Football Website. 

2.     Create a PowerPoint Presentation using the same pictures and link them to the same websites. 

3.     After linking to the websites, please put forward and backwards arrows on each of the slides. 

4.     At the end of the slide show presentation add a picture that says, “Start Over” and link it to slide 1. 

5.     Save both documents in the Junior High Tech Files as Hyperlink Like A Pro Word and Your Name and Hyperlink Like A Pro PowerPoint and Your Name. 

6.     At the bottom of each of the documents, provide a link that will take you to the other document. 

Part 2

8. Look up the story titled, “Winners and losers from the second presidential debate” in the Washington Post (WashingtonPost.com).  Just by reading the subtitles, who do they say won the debate? 

9. List each of the subtitles from the Washington Post story in order.  Including Winner and Losers. 

10.  Now search the story titled, “Who won the debate? Oddsmakers weigh in,” on the Washington Post.  From the story’s title, was there a clear winner from last nights debate? 

11.  Lastly, type me two or three sentences telling me what you plan to do with your 4 day weekend. 

Informational Text Scavenger Hunt Part 1

Use this website for Google Search Tips

http://www.atrixmarketing.com/content/21-tips-better-search-results-google

1. Find a newspaper article from the NY Times about the upcoming Presidential Debate.   Copy and Paste the articles title and the writer’s name. 
2. Now find an article from CNN over the upcoming Presidential Debate. Copy and Paste the articles title and the writer’s name.
3. Find an article from Fox News over the upcoming Presidential Debate. Copy and Paste the articles title and the writer’s name.
4. Who was the first person to say, “there is nothing to fear but fear itself”?  Hint he was a president. 
5. Who gave the speech later called, We Shall Fight on the Beaches?  What is he describing? 
6. What book did Niccolo Machiavelli write? What was the last chapter of his book titled? 
7. Find an article of CNN Money about the economy.  Copy and Paste the title of the article and the writer’s name. 

Google Search “Treasure Hunt”

Instructions:

1.       Use Google Web, Google Images, and Google Maps to find answers to the questions below.

2.       Select good Key Words for your searches
(NOTE: in some of the questions, key words are suggested in bold text)

3.       Write the answers in the blank spaces below.

4.       When you have finished, show your answers to your teacher

Questions:

1.       What is the weather like in Daytona, Florida right now?

2.       Where is Mount Rushmore located? 

3.       When did the Cold War begin? Why was it called the Cold War?

4.       Where was Mitt Romney born?

5.       When was the Super Bowl Last Year (2011)?

6.       What are the business hours for the Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.? Is it open on Christmas Day?

7.       Where was Joe Biden born? Where was his father from?

8.       How is the traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City? (use Google Maps)

9.       How many miles is it from the Horse Shoe in Columbus to Urbana High School? How long would it take to get there by car? (use Google Maps)

Google Search Assignment

Google Search “Treasure Hunt” Instructions: 1. Use Google Web, Google Images, and Google Maps to find answers to the questions below. 2. Select good Key Words for your searches (NOTE: in some of the questions, key words are suggested in bold text) 3. Write the answers in the blank spaces below. 4. When you have finished, show your answers to your teacher Questions: 1. What is the weather like in Lima, Peru right now? 2. Where was the epicenter of the recent earthquake in Chile? How big was the earthquake? 3. When was gold discovered in California? Where was it? What are “forty-niners”? 4. Where was Arnold Schwarzenegger born? 5. When was San Francisco’s Bay to Breakers race last year (2009)? 6. What are the business hours for the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco? What days can you visit the museum for free? 7. Where was Barack Obama born? Where was his father from? 8. How is the traffic on the San Francisco Bay Bridge right now? (use Google Maps) 9. How many miles is it from the Downtown campus of CCSF to the main Ocean campus? How long would it take to get there by car? (use Google Maps)