Attention Stragglers

For anyone who has not turned in a PPT, a map, excel sheet, bibliography, or completed your demonstrations....

PLEASE DO SO BY 3:00 Friday.

If there is a problem, you must come and see me.

What you are turning in

Here is what you are turning in with your project...

1 - PowerPoint (6 slides per page)
2 - Travel Map
3 - Expense Sheet
4 - Eight Elements Graphic Organizer

Printing our PPT

Here are the steps we discussed at the beginning of class.  I will NOT accept projects turned in as full slides.

1 - Click on "FILE"
2 - Select the "Print" option
3 - Select the "Full Page Slide" button
4 - Choose "6 Slides Vertical"

Please be sure to preview the job before you print it and to make sure you are printing to the correct location.

Steps for using printscreen

Here is the list of steps from our mini-lesson today.

1 - Hit button (PTRSC)
2 - Paste into PowerPoint
3 - Format Picture
4 - Crop Picture
5 - Edit picture size

The pages that need to be on the PowerPoint where you will use this process are:
- Expense sheet
- Eight Elements graphic organizer
- Phrasebook
- Bibliography

The most ridiculous thing...

Seriously???

I don't understand this generation and their idea of "fashion".

BASIC FACTS (for those who didn't see the first time)

Here is the list of basic facts you will need to know for your Demonstration.  You must be able to provide at least five basic facts from this list:

- HDI Rank
- Population
- Capital city
- Style of government
- Major Religion
- Language spoken
- Large/Major/Well-known cities (2)
- Literacy Rates

Project due date CHANGE

Your Western Europe Vacation Project due date is now WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19TH.

We will not have any days in a computer lab as a group after that.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks
Mr. Lawhead

Morning Project Time

Mrs. Groft has graciously offered to open Lab 140 up to students from 7:30 until HR each morning until the due date of your project.  Please take advantage of this time if you need it.

Project Reminders - Thursday 12-13

1 - Demonstrations NEED TO GET COMPLETED.  Please make sure that you are coming to see either myself or Ms. Swope/Mrs. Groft depending on the class you are in.

2 - WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS.  You must do some work at home at this point to get finished by next Wednesday or Thursday.

December 50 States Test

The December 50 States test (the last ungraded one) will be next Thursday or Friday (December 20 or December 21).

Currency Exchange Rates

Here is a bit of a long video on what we spoke about in class today.  Remember, it is a difficult concept to understand. 

BASIC FACTS

Here is the list of basic facts you will need to know for your Demonstration.  You must be able to provide at least five basic facts from this list:

- HDI Rank
- Population
- Capital city
- Style of government
- Major Religion
- Language spoken
- Large/Major/Well-known cities (2)
- Literacy Rates

Climate Zones

Please use page 63 in your TEXTBOOK to locate the specific climate zone that you are in.  You will need this for the physical geography of your country.  You will also need the description of the climate zone for the textbook as well.

Flight Information

* Where you are leaving from?
* When you are leaving...day and time.
* What is your flight number?
* What airline?
* Are there layovers??  If so, when and for how long?  Also, what is the new flight number?


Make sure you write all the information down now...it will be going into a PowerPoint.

Thursday - Helpful Sites

Hey gang.  Here are the best sites to use for the rental car and flights.

Rental Car

www.europcar.com

www.autoeurope.com

Flights

www.orbitz.com

www.expedia.com

If there are any issues, let me know.

Calendar Changes!!

Two small calendar changes for due dates...

1 - The PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY will be due on Thursday instead of Friday.
You will need three (3) examples of physical locations in your country with a picture and a description.

2 - The FLIGHT and RENTAL CAR will be due Friday instead of Wednesday and Thursday.

Update your calendars as soon as you can.  Thanks.

Upcoming Due Dates

Here are some due dates this week for certain parts of the project:

TUESDAY - You should have all THREE CITIES picked by today. You should have a REASON for why you are visiting each city.

WEDNESDAY - Your TRAVEL MAP should be finished by today. You should also have your FLIGHT information finalized.

THURSDAY - Your PHRASEBOOK should be finished by today.  You should also have a RENTAL CAR by the end of the day.

FRIDAY -You should have all information for your PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY saved by today.