Diving+In+2016-2017

=Friday Homework= All "Friday Homework," also known as Diving In, needs to be completed by the time school starts on Monday morning. (Due dates will be listed as Sunday, but you actually have until school starts on Monday.) No work will be accepted after that time. Work is assigned a week ahead of time for you to complete the work so plan your time carefully.

= Current Assignment =

(Due by Sunday, May 14)
=__All Assignments__=

Quia: Syllabus Questions
You will need a copy of the syllabus. If you don't have one you can find a copy online -. To complete the assignment you need so open the "quiz" in Quia by clicking the following link: Mr. Miller Syllabus questions. Answer the questions... YOU MAY USE THE SYLLABUS AS YOU ANSWER. In order to get credit you must complete this assignment by __7:30 AM on Monday, August 22nd__. The assignment will NOT be available after that time. You MUST score at least an 85% to get credit for the assignment (that means no more than two incorrect answers). You may repeat the assignment as many times as you need to achieve a score of 85% or better.

Week 2 (8/28):
Quia: RBMA Handbook Questions You will need to have the student handbook to complete this activity. You can access the student handbook on the school's website (www.rbmaritime.org). Go to the Student Life link and click on RBMA Student Handbook. Answer the questions in the "Quiz" with at least an 85% grade in order to get credit. You may repeat the activity if you don't score high enough or wish to improve your score. This assignment is due by Sunday night, August 28th.

Week 3 (9/5 - Labor day weekend):
Typing.com Website The assignment for this week is to complete __**45 minutes**__ of typing in the Typing.com website. This is a longer weekend so you will have until Monday night to complete this assignment. If you complete a full 1 hour, __**you can earn an extra 5 points of extra credit for Diving In**__. Make sure you are logging in using the school account you have been assigned. Sample Login information for Typing.com: A user named John Smith with student number of 12345678 User Name: first initial + last name + rb (Jsmithrb) Password: Same as your computer password: Capital first initial + lower last initial + rb (Js12345678)

Week 4 (9/11):
Quia: School Website questions This assignment will have you exploring the schools website www.rbmaritime.org. Use the website to answer the questions. You may repeat the quiz as many times as needed to reach a score of at least 80%.

Creating a Letter
In Word, create a thank you letter addressed to Riviera Beach Maritime Academy. **Letters may be posted on campus or given to administration.**
 * Use your book (page 125) as a guide in creating your thank you __**business**__ letter and make sure you include all the parts of the letter.
 * Your book page 126 (W05TryC) is a good sample of a letter. You can use this as a starting point.
 * You will need to look up the address for the school so you can properly include the inside address as well as your personal home address.
 * You can choose the topic the thank you letter can be about.
 * It should be at least 2 paragraphs.
 * __**Attach an Envelope to the document**__.
 * Proper grammar and sentence structure is required.
 * Upload the letter to the EngradePro Assignment: Thank You letter

Week 6 (9/25)
Typing.com Website The assignment for this week is to complete __**45 minutes**__ of typing in the Typing.com website. Make sure you are logging in using the school account you have been assigned. Sample Login information for Typing.com: A user named John Smith with student number of 12345678 User Name: first initial + last name + rb (Jsmithrb) Password: Same as your computer password: Capital first initial + lower last initial + rb (Js12345678)

Week 7 & 8 (10/2 & 9)
Resume Follow the link above and create a resume using the instructions provided. THIS IS IS TEST GRADE AND NOT A DIVING IN GRADE. IF the assignment is COMPLETED and turned in by October 2nd, you will receive a Diving In Grade of 25 points for completing the assignment early. This is NOT extra credit, but for students that have missed a Diving In assignment in the past, it will provide another grade in that category which will help to bring up your Diving In grade point average.

Week 9 (10/16):
No assignment this week

Week 10 (10/23):
Outline: Podcast - Ransomware Listen to the podcast Ransomware linked above. Create an outline, using the __**multilevel list tool in Word**__, of the topics included in the podcast and include relevant information for each of the points. The following topics should be addressed in your outline. Turn in your outline to Schoology.
 * 1) What is ransomware?
 * 2) How big is the problem? Cite examples from the podcast or other examples from the internet
 * 3) Why do people give in to the crook's demands?
 * 4) How do I get my files back? (Mention the help desk function)
 * 5) What can I do to prevent an attack?
 * 6) Steps to take if an attack happens?
 * 7) What else do I need?

Week 11 (10/30):
Essay: Podcast - Ransomware After listening to the podcast on ransomware and creating an outline, write a multiparagraph essay to your parent explaining the importance of protecting your family's computer against ransomware. Make sure to explain what ransomware it, explain the risks of ransomware, citing examples from the podcast and include steps to prevent an attack as well as what to do if an attack happens.

Within the essay, please make sure you following these formatting guidelines:
 * 1) Create a title at the top that uses the Title Style making sure it is centered
 * 2) Set the style for the rest of the essay to "No Spacing"
 * 3) Set the first line indent to all paragraphs to .5"
 * 4) Include at least one numbered list within the essay
 * 5) Set the margins to:
 * 6) Top: .75
 * 7) Bottom: .75
 * 8) Left: 1
 * 9) Right: 1
 * 10) Inclued your name in left side of the Heading
 * 11) Center the title and narator of the podcast ("How to protect yourself from a ransomware attack" by Kim Komando) in the footer of the page.
 * 12) Check your work for spelling and grammar mistakes

Submit the essay to Schoology.

=Week 12: (Due by Sunday, Nov. 6) =

[[file:Intro_to_Computers_and_the_Internet.pdf|Intro to Computers and the Internet]]
Download the booklet and read the __**first lesson**__ (What is a Computer?) Answer the questions in EngradePro under Tests & Quizzes labeled What is a Computer? Note that this is NOT a test or a quiz. It will be entered as a Diving In (Friday homework) assignment.

(Due by Sunday, Nov. 13)
Complete the Word Chapter 2 Grader project (instructions below) and submit to Engrade. When you come to class on Monday/Tuesday you will submit the file for grading in the Pearson site. Note: If you want to submit the file yourself over the weekend you can do that and see what your grade will be and make changes to improve your grade. Files for Word Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework]: (Download these files and save them to your documents folder.)

__**Directions**__: Here are the steps to submit the project over the weekend if you wish:
 * 1) Log into the Pearson site
 * 2) Click on the course
 * 3) Course Materials
 * 4) Student Resources
 * 5) Grader Projects
 * 6) Word 2013 Grader Projects
 * 7) Word Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework]
 * 8) Upload Completed File
 * 9) Once complete click FINISH: Submit for Grading

Week 14: Newsletter Article
For the next 3 weeks you will be working on writing a Newsletter Article concerning RBMA. For this week you need to have **__signed up for an article__** and __**submit 5 questions**__ that you will ask the person you will be interviewing for your article.

To get full credit the questions should have some "depth" to them. In other words what is your name would not count as a question. Whereas, "What motivates you to teach high school instead of...?" would be a question that has more depth to it. If the article you pick does not involve interviewing someone, then an outline of the 5 key points you will make in your article will also be acceptable.

You will submit the Topic of the Article you choose plus the 5 questions in [|Engrade].

For more information on what the article will look like and it's specifications check Week 16 of Diving In.

Below is a list of items you can sign up for. You must sign up in Mr. Miller's room.

Week 15: Thanksgiving Week - No assignment
(Newsletter Article due next week)

Week 16: Newsletter Article Due
Newsletter Article Info

Week 17: Chapter 3 Test Prep
Ribbon Tab/Button Locations Complete the questions above. You MAY use Word as you work on this. You MAY repeat to get a better score.

Week 18: Begin Newsletter Article
Create Styles & Masthead for your newsletter Complete Newsletter Instructions

=Second Semester=

Week 20 (1/15)
Typing.com Website The assignment for this week is to complete __**30**__ **mi__nutes__** of typing in the Typing.com website. Make sure you are logging in using the school account you have been assigned. Sample Login information for Typing.com: A user named John Smith with student number of 12345678 User Name: first initial + last name + rb (Jsmithrb) Password: Same as your computer password: Capital first initial + lower last initial + rb (Js12345678)

=Week 21= No Assignment

=Week 22 (1/29)= Certification Preparation: Ribbon Locations Complete the questions above. You MAY use Word as you work on this. You MAY repeat to get a better score.

Week 23
No Assignment (Prepare/Take Certification Exam) Work in GMetrix to prepare for test

Week 24 (February 12)
Excel Project (Grade Book) - Week 1 Complete the first week of the Excel Project. Extra Credit: Enter all grades for Mr. Miller's class into the spreadsheet (10 points)

Week 25 (February 19)
Excel Project (Grade Book) - Week 2 Complete the first week of the Excel Project. Assignment will be submitted in [|Schoology]. Instructions are also in Schoology.

Chapter 1 Review Activity
Open the book page 423 to End-of-Chapter Activities Complete the activity on pages 423 and 424. Turn in the finished activity to Engrade.

Video - Excel Grader Project 1
media type="custom" key="29041135" Video says extra credit, but it is an assignment: it is your Diving In Assignment Save the file to your OneDrive folder so you can work on it at home. This file gets turned into the __**Pearson Course**__ and is graded right away. I have placed a turn in for Engrade for the student that does NOT read this or is unable to log into Pearson at home.
 * [[file:Excel CH1 GraderProject Instructions.pdf|Handout]]
 * Get to the file by logging into Pearson
 * Course Materials
 * Student Resources
 * Grader Projects
 * Excel 2013 Grader Projects
 * Excel Chapter 1 Grader Project [Homework]
 * Download the file that has your name

Week 28 (March 12)
Excel Chapter 2 End of Chapter Activity Open the book page 500 to End-of-Chapter Activities Complete the activity on pages 500 and 501. Turn in the finished activity to Engrade. This document is a copy of the instructions if you are unable to open the book from home. This is the Excel File you will need:

Week 29
No Assignment

Week 30
No Assignment

Week 31
No Assignment

Week 32
Typing.com Website The assignment for this week is to complete __**30**__ **mi__nutes__** of typing in the Typing.com website. Make sure you are logging in using the school account you have been assigned. Sample Login information for Typing.com: A user named John Smith with student number of 12345678 User Name: first initial + last name + rb (Jsmithrb) Password: Same as your computer password: Capital first initial + lower last initial + rb (Js12345678)

Copyright Information
For the next two weeks you are going to be leaning about copyright laws and what is allowed and what is not. You will use the website: www.copyrightkids.org as where you can find answers. I am listed both sections but only one session is due each week:


 * Week 33: Copyright Kids Part 1 - Due April 23
 * Week 34: Copyright Kids Part 2 - Due April 30

There will be a quiz that you will take in the first week of May that will have the same questions that appear in both of these study questions.

(Due by Sunday, May 7)
Complete the PowerPoint Chapter 2 Grader project (instructions below) and submit to Pearson course (Engrade is available if needed). When you come to class on Monday/Tuesday you will submit the file for grading in the Pearson site. Note: If you want to submit the file yourself over the weekend you can do that and see what your grade will be and make changes to improve your grade. Files for PowerPoint Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework]: (Download these files and save them to your documents folder.)



__**Directions**__:

Here are the steps to submit the project over the weekend if you wish:
 * 1) Log into the Pearson site
 * 2) Click on the course
 * 3) Course Materials
 * 4) Student Resources
 * 5) Grader Projects
 * 6) PowerPoint 2013 Grader Projects
 * 7) PowerPoint Chapter 2 Grader Project [Homework]
 * 8) Upload Completed File
 * 9) Once complete click FINISH: Submit for Grading

Business letter Copyright Kids