Goodbye!

And so we come to the end of our time @ Queenswood :( May you all have a safe journey back home and a well earned rest! Make sure you enjoy the rest of your summer and maybe we'll see some of you again next year!

I am working on uploading the photoshows from the assemblies and also the fantastic videos that were produced by the video workshop. Here are some...more will follow!

Week 5- Shakespeare

So it's the final week!

This week in Ecomm we're going to look at Romeo and Juliet, one of Shakespeare's most famous plays.

For those who have finished all the projects available or want to try something new, here is a list of Romeo and Juliet related projects. If you don't know the play very well I would advise you to start at the beginning of the list.

1. Character Profiles.


2. A newspaper article reporting the death of Romeo and Juliet.


3. Writing an alternative ending to the play.


4. Watching different film versions of Romeo and Juliet and comparing and contrasting.


5. Compare and contrast characters- Romeo/Juliet or Tybalt/Mercutio.


6. Rewrite a scene using modern day language and setting.

British Museum

Last week we went to the British Museum- there was so much to see!!! Here are some photos donated by students of their most interesting experiences and favourite pieces in the museum...

Objectives for Week 4

Objectives are beginning to get complicated with the range of students we now- those who have just joined, those who joined us last week and those who have been here for the entirety!

So newcomers your objective for this week is to finish the Blog Requirements (things that you must have on your blog page)

People who joined us last week you must also make sure you finish the Blog Requirements and start on a project (those who work hard will be able to finish a project by the end of the week!)

Those who have been here for 4 weeks now, you should know the score. You need to finish at least one project by the end of this week.

Any questions on any of this just come and find me!!

Andrea

Excursion

Hey guys,

Hope you all enjoyed the excursion yesterday...it was my first one and I have to say that the British Museum was impressive!!

Anyway, if any of you have any photos from the excursion or any photos from the weekend I would be very grateful if you could save them under the linesstudents(p:) drive and in the folder called photos so far! (if you don't know where to save them just ask me)

Then I can use them for tomorrow's assembly.

Hope you all have a good day today and remember- SPEAK ENGLISH!!!!!

Andrea

Objectives for Week 3

I understand most people are leaving at the end of this week...sniff :( so I think a good objective should be that everyone must finish at least one project by the end of the week.

I'll tell you this in your lessons as well........................

And I also need new photos for the photoshow Friday night. Please upload them to the Photos So Far folder in the student drive (P:)

Ervin's Cracker Triumph!!!!

Here is the King of Crackers- Ervin!!! He smashed everyone's attempts in the cracker eating contest at Sports Day on Sunday because he is the best! Have a look...

Urgent!!!!

Hey guys, or should I say 'Yo Ho Ho Me Hearties!'

Just a quick note to say Please Please Please save any photos in the folder photos so far in the P drive, so I can use them for Friday's Assembly

Thankyou!!!

Ahoy!

Yo ho ho me hearties... Hope you've got your sea legs on, for this week the theme is Pirates!!!
If you want to know what some of these phrases mean (the words in bold) you can hornswaggle by visiting: http://homepage.mac.com/crabola/PirateGlossary/Menu22.html Arrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Make sure you don't take a caulk during the excursion because I want to read all about it when you return- Queeenswood Ho! I hope none of you were forced to Walk the Plank from the HMS Belfast, Arr.

You can also visit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/18276097#25369255 for more information about Pirates and find out your PIRATE NAME by going to http://www.piratequiz.com/. My pirate name is "Bloody Anne Bonney" Arrrrrrrrrrrr

Shiver Me Timbers...........

Check out these blogs- they are fantastic!

Damla

http://www.damla-queenswood.blogspot.com/

Ivo

http://ivo-mytimeatqueenswood.blogspot.com/

Laura

http://lauraengland.blogspot.com/

Belen, Gema and Carmen's Blog

http://carbege.blogspot.com/

Excursion video

Create your own hero and hero blog!

Go to http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heromachine2/

Click on Hero machine, version 2.5

Choose a pose for your hero to start with. After choosing a pose click on the drop down box that says pose and another box will appear that says pose loading options. Click on complete.

Then choose the features and accessories for your hero, e.g. hair, mask, cloak etc. You can be as creative as you like with styles and colours.

Type in the box that says character name, underneath the picture of your character and give them a name.

To save your character if you haven't finished, click on the tab that says save. Copy the text that appears in the box and save it in a Microsoft Word document. Then next time you log in, go to the hero website and click on the tab that says load (next to the save tab) and copy the text from the Word document into the box.

To save your character once you have finished- Press print screen (its the button on your keyboard- top right), then go into Microsoft Office Word/Picture Manager and click on paste.

Crop the picture by clicking edit picture (top of page) and then click on crop (right of page). Adjust the image to the desired size and when you are happy click file, then save as and save it on the P drive in your class folder.

Upload it just as you would a photo (If using Picture manager, look under how to... if you don't know how to do this). If saving in Word just write the blog underneath and then you can transfer to picture manager later!

Don't forget to make your blog exciting!!!!

Who wants to be a Millionaire?

First you need to access the file saved in the P drive. So press the Start button (left hand corner) go to 'My Computer', double click on the drive linesstudents on 'qwoodgc2' (P:) and open the file that says Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Once this is open you need to go to file and save as. You should then select the P drive and save to your class folder. Change the name of the file to millionaire+your name and change the dialogue box underneath the file name to save as a macro enabled document .

The slide numbers can be found on the left hand side of the screen. What you need to do is edit slide numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31 and 33.

The example questions are based on the skeleton... I would like you to base your questions on computer terms that we brainstormed at the beginning of the lesson OR questions relating to this week's excursion- Sinister London.

Computer Access

Hey Everyone!!!

Hope you are enjoying lines so far- I know that a lot of you desperately want time on the computer to check your emails and surf the net in general......

So, I've decided out of the kindness of my heart to let you use the computers during lunch and free time before dinner. I'm going to give up my breaks so you can use the computer rooms so appreciate!!

The computer room will be available whenever I return from lunch (the second half of the lunch period) and also after your last lesson of the day before dinner and I'm afraid its first come first served.

Andrea :)

Welcome

Hi Guys!! Not much to say on the first day except to welcome you to Lines and more importantly, E-Comm lessons! This is the place where you will log into every lesson to help you write your blog, find out your tasks for the lesson and any other essential information.

Now you may ask yourself- What is a Blog and why do we need to write one? This is what we will determine over the course of this lesson......Enjoy!

How to write a blogpost

Look at the top of this page for the orange square with a 'B' in it, and click on it. This is a link to the Blogger homepage.
You need to sign in. Use your username (your email address) and your blogger password.
When you sign in, you'll see the Dashboard. Click on the green cross that says "New Post"
Write the name of your post in the box next to "Title", and then write what you want in the big box underneath.
When you have finished, click "Publish Post" so that everyone can see what you have written!
After you have published, it should say "Blog Post Published Successfully!". You can click on "View Blog" at the top of the page to see it!

Internet & Chat Acronyms in English

A: Hi ppl!B: WB How RU?A:
Fine. BTW, howz things with your bf?
B: 2gether 4eva!A: hey, wanna see a film l8r?
B: Can’t 2day. Tmrw?A: Sure. Shrek3? Fred saw it, said ROFL!
B: ok, but IMO, spiderman will b more fun. KWIM?
A: brb
B: ok
A: b. Sorry. Phone
B: NP. I gtg anyway.
A: ok cul8tr!
B: hand.

Any idea what the conversation above is about? Can you translate it into 'normal' english? This dictionary site should help you. You should also ask Kat or Kamil for the puzzle page of frequently used acronyms. When you think you know them all, try to use as many as you can in an email (or blogpost), and then post it on your blog. Remember to show it to your teachers!

How to create a comic strip

Go to http://www.toondoo.com/. You'll need to create an account, so click on 'Register' in the top right hand corner of the page. Fill in your details and when your account is created click on the pencil on the right hand side of the screen that says 'create your own'.

Next you need to choose the layout for the cartoon- pick a 3 frame strip. Then just use the tabs at the top of the screen to choose your character, background, props and text.

For your project, you need to create at least 6 frames– this should be one continuing story. Each frame needs to have at least 2 full sentences in English.
Don’t forget to give your story a title!
And don't forget to Click Save when you're done!

How to Create an A3 Poster

To prepare and print an A3 colour poster you first need to choose your topic. You can either choose from the list below or ask Andrea if you have another idea for a theme.

• Top ten things to do in London
• Advertise your blog
• You can use one of the weekly themes- Sinister London, British Museum, Thames, Art Attack or Shakespeare.

Firstly, you need to prepare your document to be printed as an A3 page. Open Microsoft Word and go to File, in the top left corner and click on Page Setup. In the upper part of the window that opens you will find three tabs. One of them is Paper. Click it and choose Paper Size: A3. You can also choose if you want 'Portrait' or 'Landscape' orientation.
You should add some WordArt to your ad! Go to Insert then Picture and click WordArt, choose a style, and type the text you want. Remember to move to wherever you wish and drag its corners to make it larger or smaller
Do you want to change the background? Nothing simpler! Go to Format, click Background and choose the colour or photo you want.
Add a picture or 3 to your page? Go to Insert / Picture and choose From File to locate the picture you want in your folder. Remember you can always choose to include ClipArt in your ads
Remember to preview your work of art before you print it! That can easily be done by going to File / Print Preview.
Have fun with your creations!

Powerpoint Presentation

Your presentation must be based upon any weekly theme or excursion. The themes for the weeks are:

• Horror
• Pirates
• Art Attack
• Shakespeare

To start creating your powerpoint go to the desktop and open the program Microsoft Powerpoint

It should include the following things:
At least 6 slides (not including the title!)
Pictures
Text
Transitions between slides
Animated text
You will present your completed slideshow to your class (which means you have to be able to talk about your chosen topic, not just read from the slide!). The best ones might be able to be shown at the Friday Night Leaving Ceremony and Entertainment Evening!

Project Overview

Hi Guys,Time to get started on some projects! At the end of this course each student will have a blog (set up with comments enabled, a visitor counter and link list, and with photos or video on it, and a completed profile) as well as a copy of their class dictionary. Apart from that, you also have to choose to do a few of the following things:
A Powerpoint Presentation
An A3 Colour Poster
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Gameshow
A Short Story
A Comic strip
Create your own hero and write a blog as if you were them!
An email or blogpost using as many different chat acronyms and shorthand as possible.

Blog Requirements

A Visitor Counter
A list of links to the other blogs in your class
Some photos
Regular blog posts (every two days, at least)
Comments and Word Verification enabled so that anyone can write you a comment
And don't forget to email the address of your blog to your friends and family so that they can read it!

How To Add a Visitor Counter

To add a visitor counter, you need to sign up to a site such as statcounter.com, which provides free visitor counters for websites.

Once you have a counter, you can see how many people are visiting your blog and where they are from. To get started, just go to http://www.statcounter.com/ and click on "Register Now - It's Free (We promise!)". Follow the instructions to complete registration. Make sure you tick the box that makes your stats public, so everyone can see who is looking at your blog!At the end of the registration process, statcounter will say 'here is your code'. You now have to add that code to your blog. Select and copy the entire code for the 'Visible Counter' so that you are ready for the next step.

To add the counter to your blog, you need to go to your dashboard, then click on 'Layout', then 'Add Page Element' in the place where you want your counter to appear. Find the element called 'HTML/Java script' and click 'Add to Blog'. Add a title if you want, and then paste the code from statcounter into the box, and click 'Save Changes'.Your counter should now be visible when you view your blog!If you have any problems, ask your teacher!

How To Enable Comments and Word Verification

Everyone should make sure their blogs have visitor counters and link lists. Click on the links here or in the side bar if you don't know how to do this. You should also make sure that anyone can comment on your blog by going to 'settings', then 'comments' and changing the 'who can comment' box to 'anyone'. The only problem with this is that then robots can write advertising comments on your blog. To stop this, look further down the page for 'show word verification on comments' and change it to 'yes'.

How to Create a Link List

From your Blogger Dashboard (after you sign in):
Click on 'Layout'
Click on 'Add a Page Element' in the sidebar of your blog.
Find the 'Link List' option, and click 'Add to Blog'
Type a title for your list, such as 'Grisham Blogs' or whatever you like.
Don't worry about the number of links or sorting, but go straight to the 'url' and enter the url of the first blog you want to link to. It is easier to copy and paste so that you know it is exactly correct. (Remember you can use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-C anc Ctrl-V to copy and paste!)
Type the name of the blog - this will be what you actually see in your sidebar.
Click on 'Add Link'
Repeat steps 5 & 6 for all the blogs in your class (but not your own, of course!)
Remember to click 'Save Changes' when you are done!

How to Upload Pictures/Photos in Blogger

First, make sure the picture that you want to upload is compressed, so the file is not too big.

You can also crop it or edit it in MS Picture Manager.
Sign in to blogger as usual.
Start a New Post (or edit an old one).
Click on the tiny picture of a picture above the text box where you usually write your post .
In the new window that appears, click on "Browse", and find the file where the picture you want is saved.
When you have chosen your picture, click on the blue "upload image" button.
Wait for your picture to be uploaded, then click "Done"
Remember to click on the orange "Publish Post" when you have finished uploading your picture and typing your entry

How to edit a picture/photo in MS Picture Manager

• Use 'my computer' to find the file that you want to edit.




• Select the picture, but don't open it yet.




• Click on 'file' then 'open with' and then 'Microsoft Office Picture Manager'.




• The picture and the progam will open. At the top, you can select 'edit picture' to compress, crop, resize etc.

Character Profiles

Use Microsoft Powerpoint to write a profile for the main characters within the play (Romeo and Juliet).

Use one slide per character.

On each slide you must have:

• A picture of the character
• Their age
• Their role in the play- What happens to them? What is their job? Why are they important to the play?
• What is their character like? Funny- why? Nasty- why? Sad-why? Evil- why?
• A quote from the character. For example, Juliet "O Romeo, Romeo,wherefore art thou Romeo?"

Newspaper Article

Report the death of Romeo and Juliet as if it happened the night before. Use Microsoft Word, go to the tab that says layout and choose columns for a newspaper effect. Use Wordart (under the tab insert) for the name of your newspaper- maybe you want to insert text boxes to create some adverts or perhaps a picture?

Some things you may want to talk about:

• Where they died.
• How they died.
• Why they died (story background)- an ancient grudge between two households and how this affected them.
• The truth- that they were secretly married.
• Quotes from their mothers/fathers/other characters in the story about their deaths.