Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday, April 29 - Last Friday of April

Quiz today
Submit your Daily Notes as a file
 How to save a Google Doc as


Daily Photoshop
- Saving in the correct format
  1. Open your image in Photoshop
  2. Place your name and hour in the lower right corner.
  3. From the File Menu select Save For Web
  4. Select the appropriate File type.
  5. You can also adjust the image size if needed here too.
  6. This is a copy only. If you made any changes

Project for Next Week

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Thursday, April 28

Project for Next Week

Question for Daily Notes:
1. What layer in the screen shot below has the Blending options or Layer Styles Active.
2. What Layer has a "Layer Mask" Applied to the layer?

3. Where do you click to add a new layer?

Day 3  - Daily Photoshop

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Wednesday, April 20

  1. What selection Tool snaps to the edge of side of an object?
  2. What tool is used to make a rectangular selection?
  3. How do you remove the marching ant or a selections?

  1. Daily Photoshop - Using Layer Styles or Blending Options

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Tuesday

Complete the Alaska Graphic.
Simple Photoshop Daily Project when finished it will look similiar to graphic behind the Daily Notes.

A photograph should be save in what type of image format?

In Photoshop allows you to create and add one image stacked on top of another. This is called _____________
Start a New Photoshop Image
  1. Open PS
  2. Create an image that is 500 Pixels by 500 pixels
  3. Fill the background layer with a red color
  4. Create a new layer
  5. Select the circle marque tool
  6. Drag out a circle
  7. Fill the selection with yellow
  8. Use the type tool and type your name
  9. Save As Daily Photoshop Week 1

Monday, April 25, 2011

Monday, April 25

Less than 31 days!

In the next few weeks we are going to begin working on gathering information for your electronic portfolio.  Next week you will need to have at least 5 artifact projects you have completed in high school uploaded into your Google Docs account. Just to get you thinking about this take a look at Abbie Raehtz Portfolio she created in 2010. She used DreamWeaver we will be using Google Sites and creating a site similar to Audie Scott's.

This week we will focus our attention on learning how to use Photoshop. Depending on how the interent is working we may take a look at a website called pixlr.com. Very Photoshop like but Free!

Daily Notes:
You may complete using any tool you would like. I am going to attempt to do mine in a prezi. Prezi.com

  1. What image format is the most common for digital cameras?
  2. What image format is the up and coming format that may replace the gif format?
  3. What does the term pixel mean?
  4. What does resolution?




Thursday, April 21, 2011

Thrusday - Quiz Today

Link to Spreadsheet Quiz

Last day of class for spreadsheets. Do make sure you have all of your spreadsheet assignments submitted into Moodle.

NO School Tomorrow!

Make sure you have submitted the following items for this week

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Wednesday

Early Release Day.

Reminder to make sure you have completed your analysis on your group project and have submitted

Term:
ROE: -
What is VZ ROE, Earning Per Share (EPS), and PE?
How does it compare to its competition and industry (use yahoo)?
Create 3 separate charts that compares ROE, Revenue and EPS for 2 of VZ competors
Video To Follow

Monday, April 18, 2011

Tuesday

Create and Complete the following Chart. Click on Image to see larger image or start the video.
Video Link
  1. Create a Pie Chart showing the Current Value Data.
  2. Create a Bar Chart Showing the Gains/Loss 

Monday

Charting Data...
Once you have done of Charts using Google docs it is fairly easy.
Reading data inside of a table

Using Yahoo Finance
1st Create a table that will compare the EPS, P/E, PEG Ratio of each of the companies listed as competitors for AAPL

Now create a Bar Chart that Compars only the PEG Ratio
Finally Sort the data by the PEG Ratio

Friday, April 15, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thursday April 14

There has been some bizarre change with the google docs that are posted in Moodle. For some reason the sharing settings I have applied are not working.  Please use the direction link below for the industry Analysis you will have to complete for your stock.
 
Gathering the Industrial Data for your analysis
Directions:

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Wednesday, April 13


your Portfolio
Analysis Estimates
Excel Skill - Linking to Data on a Website
How do the Analysis feel about the 3 dollar stores?

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tuesday

  • Check your Grades in PowerSchool!
  • Missing Assignments need to have a Google Doc shared with me
  • Using the Google Lookup function

Profit Margin

How does the Profit margin for Dollar General compare to 2 of its competitors?

Monday, April 11, 2011

Monday, April 11th - 40

Welcome Back
Only 40 school days left until Final Exams!
Make sure you have created and shared a Google doc indicating any assignments you have submitted that is not showing up in PowerSchool.

A very good number of you have not submitted your Stock Project link in Moodle.

If you were gone Friday you need to complete the quiz we took. If you took the quiz you may retake.



Daily Warm Ups:
Considering Growth when purchasing Stocks
PEG -

Start a new Daily Notes  or Excel Warm Ups
Same as last week Place the days of the week on separate worksheets
On todays
Define PEG Ratio

Apply the Concepts from this video



This time use Yahoo Finance to gather your data.


What stock would be the best one to purchase based on a companies Earnings EPS, P/E Ratio, and PEG
Dollar Tree, Inc.
Dollar General Corporation
Family Dollar Stores Inc

Friday, April 1, 2011

Friday! April 1st --- April Fools Day!

Quiz today in Exam View
  • You may use your notes and the Portfolio Vocabulary Terms you created with your group.
  • If you did not complete or take last weeks quiz that is also available
  • Both of these quizzes will be recorded for this marking period.

Please double check your Moodle Assignments for Complete.
Last Week
Borrowing VS Savings -
This week:
Make sure you have submitted the vocab and the portfolio or you will not have full credit.

You should have a link for your Vocab, Portfolio, and Daily Notes for this week.

We will have a podcast play of last night episode of Mad Money with Jim Cramer!