Mr. Matzen's Computer Applications

Your Daily Source of Classroom Information

Friday, November 20th

  • No Bellringers
  • Watching Growing Up Online

Thursday, November 19th

Wednesday, November 18th

Tuesday, November 17th

  • No Bellringers Today
  • Excel Test Today

Monday, November 16th

  • No Bellringers Today
  • Finish Excel Practice Test
  • Make All Necessary Corrections to Practice Test (Have Mr. Matzen Initial, You Do Not Need to Reprint)
  • Complete any missing work
  • Extra Credit Excel Review (Optional)

Friday, November 13th

Thursday, November 12th

Wednesday, Novemeber 11th

  • Bellringers
  • Finish Top 20 Movies from yesterday
  • Practice Makes Perfect - When you are done, raise your hand and have Mr. Matzen check your assignment
  • Check your grade (at the left) and complete make-up work

Tuesday, November 10th

Monday, November 9th

Friday, November 6th

Thursday, November 5th

Wednesday, November 4th

  • Bellringers
  • Monthly Family Budget file (sub has directions)
  • Wonderful Apartments (sub has directions)

Tuesday, November 3rd

Monday, November 2nd

Friday, October 23rd

Thursday, October 22nd

  • Sorry that I am absent once again.  The daycare provider for my son has the flu, so I am home with Julian.
  • Please check your grade (link found on the left)
  • The sub has handouts for many of the assignments and there are also directions online for most assignments
  • IF YOU AREN'T SURE WHAT YOU ARE MISSING, ASK THE SUB
  • If you missed the M&M activity Monday, here are the directions and the spreadsheets are listed below
  • P3 M&M
  • P6 M&M
  • P7 M&M

Wednesday, October 21st

Tuesday, October 20th

Monday, October 19th

Friday, October 16th

Thursday, October 15th

Wednesday, October 14th

Tuesday, October 13th

Monday, October 12th

Friday, October 9th

  • Bellringers
  • Template Activity (Turn two into docushare / Print one for a teacher of your choice)
  • Finish Missing Work
  • Save All Files to eDisk - We will have a new seating chart Monday

Thursday, October 8th

  • Bellringers
  • If you haven't finished and corrected Guitar Hero, make corrections, then ask for the test
  • Crazy Laws Test file

Wednesday, October 7th

  • Bellringers
  • Correct Guitar Hero Practice Test Errors
  • Finish Yesterday's Assignment
  • Test Tomorrow

Tuesday, October 6th

  • Bellringers
  • Grab a textbook (AND MAKE SURE TO PUT IT BACK AT THE END OF CLASS)
  • Complete the Visual Workshop exercise on page Word 24
  • Complete Independent Challenge 3 on page Word 74 using this file
  • Test will be on Thursday

Monday, October 5th

Friday, October 2nd

  • Bellringers
  • Complete Report Project
  • Finish Personal Newsletter
  • Work on Missing Work

Thursday, October 1st

  • Bellringers
  • Finish Practice Report Works Cited as class
  • Continue working on Report Project from yesterday

Wednesday, September 30th

  • Bellringers
  • Today you will begin your Report Project
  • Try to choose a topic and find at least three sources of information today
  • If you are ready, you can begin writing the report
  • DO NOT COPY & PASTE - Original work only

Tuesday, September 29th

Monday, September 28th

  • Bellringers
  • Finish Personal Newsletter (3rd - 9:20, 6th - 11:15, 7th - 12:40)
  • Create an outline

Friday, September 25th

Thursday, September 24th

Wednesday, September 23rd

  • Bellringers
  • Personal Objective Check - Circle the category if you know all of it OR circle the portion you do know
  • Sample Newsletter (Margins, Columns, Breaks)

Tuesday, September 22nd

Monday, September 21st

Friday, September 18th

  • Bellringers
  • Check your grade online
  • Finish the Survey assignment from yesterday
  • Complete any missing work, such as Chuck Norris, Lyric Challenge, 10 Things, Music PowerPoint, etc.
  • If you need to present your PowerPoint, please arrange a time with me to come before or after school

Thursday, September 17th

Wednesday, September 16th

Tuesday, September 15th

Monday, September 14th

  • Explain tab stops and tab leaders
  • Lyric Challenge (Save file to desktop)
  • Set tabs as class and create song list

Friday, September 11th

  • Look at SAM 2007 results
  • Introduction to Microsoft Word
  • Name of the Game file
  • Name of the Game directions
  • Name of the Game key

Thursday, September 10th

  • Present Music PowerPoints
  • SAM 2007
  • Click on new user - enter institution key (Mr. Matzen will write it on the board)
  • Enter northstarcomputer@live.com for e-mail address

Tuesday, September 8th

  • Bellringers
  • Finish Music PowerPoints
  • Begin Presenting

Friday, September 4th

  • Bellringers
  • Continue work on Music PowerPoint
  • Finish any missing work

Thursday, September 3rd

  • Bellringers
  • Continue work on Music PowerPoint Project

Wednesday, September 2nd

Tuesday, September 1st

  • Bellringers
  • Continue work on 10 Things To Do Before 82

Monday, August 31st

Friday, August 28th

Thursday, August 27th

  • Bellringers
  • Screen Parts Quiz
  • Worst PowerPoint Assignment (Continued)
  • Worst PowerPoint Self / Peer Evaluation

Wednesday, August 26th

Tuesday, August 25th

  • Bellringers
  • Screen Parts Review
  • PowerPoint Operation (Continued)
    • Insert Objects
    • Slide Design
    • Animations
    • Transition

Monday, August 24th

Friday, August 21st

  • Teacher Introductions
  • Get to know you questions / activities

Thursday, August 20th

  • Welcome to Computer Applications
  • This website provides a summary of daily activities with links to the files needed
  • Computer Use Agreement
  • Course Objectives
  • Syllabus