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Today you will be given time in class to finish (IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER): Counseling Word Cloud Project (Due ASAP) IWork Pages Yearbook Page (Due By Thursday, May 30th 4pm) Family Monthly Budget (Due By Friday, May 31st 4pm) 8th-Grade Project (Due ASAP) When you are finished with these, I am sure there is additional work in other classes that you need to work on. - Mr. S

All: Watch the following Memorial Day Tribute Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCbiibZvX0 Please read the following post and write a short reflection in your Weebly.com journal. "3rd Herd" Prior To MFO Deployment (Ft. Lewis, WA) As you know, I am a Veteran of the US Army.  This weekend is for you to relax and enjoy a well-deserved rest.  While we celebrate our Veteran's on another day, please bear in mind the following excerpt from About.com: "Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day . Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. While those who died are also remembered on Veterans Day, Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime." Use the following links to find out more about this special weekend and why you s...

Before starting work on your Yearbook Pages, please take a few minutes to create a Word Cloud with one of the following websites: http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm http://worditout.com/ http://www.wordle.net/ All three will work.  Some of your computers may not have the Java Console installed.  Please do not install it, you can use the computer at the printer in the front of the room if you need to.  Wordle seems to work the slowest, but have the most choices for being creative.  ABCYA is the easiest to use and should be simple to download and send to me.  WordItOut requires you to enter your email to get the downloaded copy. Please choose as many adjectives below to describe yourself.  The more times you repeat a word, the bigger and more highlighted it will be in your Word Cloud.  Copy and Paste the words you want to use to describe yourself into the text box on the Word Cloud creator you are using.  Then hit create.  Each of the sites w...

Today you will be creating your own 1/3 page for the Crossroads Yearbook.  Your page section will be copied and listed alphabetically in our yearbook.  The yearbooks will be printed in black & white to save money, but an electronic color copy will be emailed to everyone and linked to my website for download.  You can then print and bind your own color copy if you like. Here is a video tutorial I recorded to help you: (Click Link and Watch It) https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWMmQzWkV3VHV3V2s/edit?usp=sharing Here are some tutorials for you to learn how to use MacWorks Pages: http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Pages09_UserGuide.pdf http://www.lynda.com/iWork-tutorials/pages-09-essential-training/47996-2.html When you think you have mastered the software a bit, please click the link below to download the template.  You will be using any one of the three outlined spaces to create your page.  Do not resize the backgr...

Everyone: BLANK FAMILY MONTHLY BUDGET WORKSHEET LINK (Click Here) Here are the final changes to your Family Monthly Budget.  Please record the changes and email me your final budget forms. You must email me the budget as a MS Excel Workbook/Worksheet.  DO NOT UPLOAD TO GDRIVE AND SHARE IT!!   I will review you budget and return them next week.  This will be a major part of the grade for this marking period.: (You may now add 10% of your earnings in the stock market game (Investopedia) to your monthly budget.  See me for a withdrawl amount for today.) 1.        Add 5 pints of your favorite ice-cream to your grocery bill for the month 2.        Add $150 to your budget for home repair. 3.        Add a Doctor’s visit to your budget ($20 copay) 4.        If you did not add a vehicle to your initial budget, you need to find a car and insurance. 5....

About Renters Insurance Unfortunately, sometimes bad things happen. We get car insurance, homeowners insurance and health insurance to be on the safe side. But what if you are a renter? Who protects your belongings and makes sure you are not held responsible for personal or property damage at your apartment?  If you rent an apartment, condo, or home, rental insurance is your safeguard against property loss and personal liability. Imagine the following scenarios: What if all your clothes, TV, computer, furniture, and other belongings were destroyed by fire? Could you replace them, immediately, out of pocket? Could you be held liable if your friends or family were injured on the apartment grounds or in your apartment? What if your apartment unit was broken into and your personal property was stolen, how would your belongings be replaced? Fire. Injury. Robbery. These are just a few reasons why people get apartment renters insurance. It is up to you to protect your belongings ...

Here is an article with a good idea of how much you should estimate based on your income for your budget: http://www.sayplanning.com/saygoodcredit/manage-budget.html Today you will be examining how much your local utilities cost.  You are at your new apartment and you need to estimate your monthly utility expenses.  There are many websites you can use, but to make sure you are estimating correctly you will need to read the following article first: http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/how-to-estimate-cost-of-utilities.htm Once you have read the article, please open your Weebly.com Journal and write a few sentences about which utility companies you use in your new city and how much you are estimating for the costs for your new apartment. Here are some additional websites to help you estimate your costs: http://www.allconnect.com/shopping/sc-phone/phone.html#selectedTab_tv http://www.whitefenceindex.com/ http://hes.lbl.gov/consumer/ Once you have estimated your costs, enter the a...