tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44473922907079527722024-03-13T14:40:40.861+00:00Lines@Queenswood 2007This is a blog designed for the Electronic Communications course at Lines English Summer School at Queenswood near Hatfield in the UK.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-8020540135054795212007-11-24T04:47:00.001+00:002007-11-24T04:50:37.773+00:00notes for next year...Given that this blog is going to be pretty much silent until next year (when we will have to start a new one called Lines2008 anyway), I thought I'd use it as a notebook to jot down any changes or advances in the blogosphere that we can use in 2008.<br /><br /><ul><li>You can now upload video directly to blogger - no more messing around with other sites.</li><li>Three column templates- might be worthwhile for the teachers' blog, if not the students' ones.</li></ul>I'll add more as I find/think of them throughout the year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-17379862961333425752007-08-03T09:00:00.000+01:002007-08-03T09:27:09.790+01:00The End!Hello everyone!<br />Congratulations - you have survived to the end of Lines Queenswood!<br /><br />There's lots that needs to be done today:<br /><ul><li><strong>Present your latest projects</strong> to the class (particularly powerpoint presentations)</li><li>Quickly <strong>finish anything</strong> you are still working on (there's not a lot of time for this!)</li><li>Show your <strong>Class Dictionary</strong> to us! We will judge them for tonight's prize!</li><li><strong>Email any of your work</strong> that you want to keep to yourself - just attach things to an email addressed to yourself (or your parents, of course) and then you can download it when you get home.</li><li><strong>Write a blogpost</strong> - look at <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/08/wednesday-thursday.html">yesterday's blog questions </a>for inspiration. Of course, you can keep writing when you get home as well, but a final post from Queenswood would be nice!</li></ul><p>Well Done everyone - we've done some great work this year, and I hope to see you all again next year!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-79610421831224755572007-08-01T09:04:00.000+01:002007-08-01T09:15:56.659+01:00Wednesday & ThursdayNot a lot to say today - you all seem to know what you are doing by now!<br />Everyone should have their blog set up properly by now, and you should have finished at least one of the project tasks. We've seen some great powerpoint presentations, interesting comic strips, funny caricatures and fantastic crosswords! Remember that when you finish one task, you should start another one straight away - there is heaps that you can do!<br /><br />Spend 10 minutes or so today writing something on your blog as well. You can write anything you like, but here are some ideas to think about between now and when you leave - or even after you get home! You don't have to answer all the questions. Just write about what you want to write about.<br /><ul><li>It's nearly time to go home. What are you doing after you leave Queenswood? What is the first thing you will do when you arrive home? Are you sad to leave?</li><li>What was the best part of your time here? What was the worst? Why? What happened?</li><li>Do you think your experience this year here has helped you learn English? Have you improved your language skills? How? What is better? Do you find it easier to speak now than when you arrived?</li><li>How are you going to continue to learn and practise your english after you leave? Do you have English classes? Friends to speak or write to in English? Will you continue writing on your blog in English?</li></ul><p>We'll put more questions here as we think of them, but I think that's enough for now!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-81498800748761628482007-07-31T08:37:00.000+01:002007-07-31T10:47:23.945+01:00Tuesday, Week 4Morning! (Or Afternoon, I suppose)<br /><br />First, have a look at the new sets of instructions we have added to the sidebar to the left here - anyone want to write a newspaper page, a website or an email? Remember to plan it in class BEFORE you come to the computer room.<br /><br />Also today, EVERYONE should make sure they have done all the <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/blog-requirements.html">BLOG REQUIREMENTS</a>. Show your teacher in the computer room so that you can have your name ticked off on the wall charts.<br /><br />And finally - remember that if you have done a Powerpoint Presentation, you have to present it to the rest of your class in your classroom. When you have done that, make sure you tell us so we can tick your name off. EVERYONE should have at least their first project ticked off on the wall chart by now. We need to start finishing these things!<br /><br />Enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-50525700122011101442007-07-30T10:38:00.000+01:002007-07-31T10:40:18.080+01:00Grisham Class Blogs<a href="http://www.boredpeopleinqueenswood.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Not A Boring Class!</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.shpilki.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Shpilki</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://cocoannecarol.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Coco.Anne.Carol</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://kasia-vero.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Kasia-Vero</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://woodqueens.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>WoodQueens</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Esfritas</strong></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-24139049363450719932007-07-30T10:35:00.000+01:002007-07-31T10:40:08.380+01:00Dickens Class Blogs<a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Esfritas</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.russiagermany07.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">RussiaGermany07</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.shorteck.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">The Whole Group</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://google-gooogle.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Gooogle</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://mire-eliana-kasia.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Mire-Eliana-Kasia</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://http://www.wishyouwerehere.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Echoes</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.lines2007.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Big_Company</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://kasia-vero.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Kasia-Polska</span></strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-76448546178494806642007-07-30T10:34:00.000+01:002007-07-31T10:40:34.251+01:00Austen Class Blogs<a href="http://keyboard-guicar.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">QueenswoodBlog</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://sisilla.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Sisilla</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://queenswood-spanger.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">QueenswoodKings</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Esfritas</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://queenswood-spanger.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Pa-In-Da</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://queenswood-07.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">International Friends</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://5100470.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Prinzess</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><br /></span></strong><a href="http://huy-weekend.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Weekend</span></strong></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-46795275866167123732007-07-30T10:31:00.000+01:002007-07-31T10:41:07.171+01:00Shakespeare Class Blogs<a href="http://lizadashaoleg-berezka.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Liza Dasha Oleg Berezka</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://sunshine-summer07.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Summer School Queenswood</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://www.russiagermany07.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>RussiaGermany07</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://spanish-germans.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Spanish&Germans at Queenswood</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://letifriends.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Leti</strong></span></a><span style="color:#990000;"><strong><br /></strong></span><a href="http://pacani-kanan.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Pacani</strong></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-80275030734310486142007-07-30T08:50:00.000+01:002007-07-30T19:18:51.299+01:00Monday againHi All!<br />Today's priority is to write some good blogposts about your weekend! What did you do? Where did you go? Did you have fun?<br />While you are writing, think about these questions too: What has the first week at Lines been like? Have you learnt something? What has been useful? What would you like to be different? And, importantly, what are your goals for this week - your last week here?<br /><br />We would also like you to have another look at your musical chairs stories today - if you think it is funny or good, add your name and your class's name to the document and print it out to give to your teacher - we want to collect the best ones to make a book!<br /><br />And finally, we have now put charts on the walls of the classroom now with everyone's names on them. When you can show us that your have completed something, we will tick off that project on the chart, so we can all see how much you've done! Most of you will already be able to tick something off - show us your blog with a visitor counter and a link list, and you can have the first two squares ticked!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-77004368624087663682007-07-26T19:15:00.000+01:002007-07-26T19:58:12.005+01:00FridayCongratulations! You've made it to the end of Week Three!<br /><br />You can see that we've added a lot to this blog lately - have a look at the links on the sidebar! From now on, if you want to know how to do something, look to see if we've written instructions here before you ask us.<br /><br />Today we're going to show you how to edit pictures - crop, compress, resize your pictures. If you have a camera, you can use our card reader to transfer the pictures you have taken to the student drive (please save them in your own folder or in the 'shared pictures' folder). Once you've done that, follow the <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-edit-picture-in-ms-picture.html">'How to Edit a Picture'</a> link to compress the photo, which will make it easier to upload, then <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-upload-pictures-in-blogger.html">'How to Upload a Photo'</a> to upload it to your blog. Alternatively, you can use your photo in any of your projects, of course!<br /><br />Apart from that, continue working on:<br /><ul><li><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Your Blogs</strong>:</span> Click 'Blog Requirements' to see what else you need to do.</li><li><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Your Projects</strong>:</span> Remember that you only have time to type and format in the computer room. <strong>You have to plan or write all the text in the classroom before you come to the computer room.</strong></li><li><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Your Class Dictionary:</span></strong> We've decided to present a prize for the best class dictionary on the final Friday night, so encourage your whole class to work hard on collecting words (look at this blog to find lots and lots of computer terms!) and writing their definitions (and remember you can use your definitions to make a crossword, as well!)</li></ul><p>And as always:</p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#cc6600;">Remember to Have Fun!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-15928584391493373182007-07-26T16:42:00.000+01:002007-07-30T14:14:36.529+01:00Blogs from Kat's Classes so far<strong><span style="color:#000000;">Give me your blog address and title, and I'll add your blog to this list so everyone can see it!</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Shakespeare Class Blogs</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a href="http://lizadashaoleg-berezka.blogspot.com/">Liza Dasha Oleg Berezka</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://sunshine-summer07.blogspot.com/">Summer School Queenswood</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.russiagermany07.blogspot.com/">RussiaGermany07</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://spanish-germans.blogspot.com/">Spanish&Germans at Queenswood/</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://letifriends.blogspot.com/">Leti</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><a href="http://pacani-kanan.blogspot.com/">Pacani</a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Austen Class Blogs</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a href="http://keyboard-guicar.blogspot.com/">QueenswoodBlog</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://sisilla.blogspot.com/">Sisilla</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://queenswood-spanger.blogspot.com/">QueenswoodKings</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/">Esfritas</a> </span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://queenswood-spanger.blogspot.com/">Pa-In-Da</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://queenswood-07.blogspot.com/">International Friends</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://5100470.blogspot.com/">Prinzess</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://huy-weekend.blogspot.com/">Weekend</a></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Dickens Class Blogs</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/">Esfritas</a> </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="http://www.russiagermany07.blogspot.com/">RussiaGermany07</a><br /><a href="http://www.shorteck.blogspot.com/">The Whole Group</a><br /><a href="http://google-gooogle.blogspot.com/">Gooogle</a><br /><a href="http://mire-eliana-kasia.blogspot.com/">Mire-Eliana-Kasia</a><br /><a href="http://http://www.wishyouwerehere.blogspot.com/">Echoes</a><br /><a href="http://www.lines2007.blogspot.com/">Big_Company</a><br /><a href="http://kasia-vero.blogspot.com/">Kasia-Polska</a><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Grisham Class Blogs</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.boredpeopleinqueenswood.blogspot.com/">Not A Boring Class!</a><br /><a href="http://www.shpilki.blogspot.com/">Shpilki</a><br /><a href="http://cocoannecarol.blogspot.com/">Coco.Anne.Carol</a><br /><a href="http://kasia-vero.blogspot.com/">Kasia-Vero</a><br /><a href="http://woodqueens.blogspot.com/">WoodQueens</a><br /><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/">Esfritas</a><br /><br /><a href="http://queenswood-spanger.blogspot.com/">Pa-In-Da</a><br /><a href="http://queenswood-07.blogspot.com/">International Friends</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-29348587684654248512007-07-25T09:11:00.000+01:002007-07-30T20:36:26.176+01:00Project OverviewHi Guys,<br /><br />Time to get started on some projects! At the end of this course each student will have a blog (set up with <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-comments-and-word-verification.html">comments enabled</a>, <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-add-visitor-counter.html">a visitor counter</a> and <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-link-list.html">link list</a>, and with photos or video on it, and a completed profile) as well as a copy of their class dictionary. Apart from that, you also have to choose to do a few of the following things:<br /><br /><ul><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/powerpoint-presentation.html">A Powerpoint Presentation</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-a3-poster.html">An A3 Colour Poster </a>(an advertisement for your blog?)</li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-pages-in-html-using.html">A Website</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/newspaper.html">A Newspaper page</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-crossword.html">A Crossword</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-comic-strip.html">A Comic strip</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-caricature.html">A Caricature of a teacher</a>, (or AO, or friend, or famous person or whoever you like)</li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/internet-chat-acronyms-in-english.html">An email or blogpost using as many different chat acronyms and shorthand as possible</a>.</li></ul><p></p><p>You also need to decide on the content of your project. In class time you will be doing a lot of the planning and correcting of your projects, while in the computer room you will have time to do the technical side of things. Here are some ideas for what to write about:</p><ul><li>Excursion-related topics</li><li>Countries, nationalities, food, travel, culture etc.</li><li>People and Biographies - famous people or Lines people - staff, students, anyone!</li><li>Current affairs - news and politics</li><li>Queenswood News & Gossip</li><li>Daily Life at Lines (Activities, Classes, food, houses, discos, anything!)</li><li>Short stores, film or book reviews, horror stories etc.</li></ul><p>And of course, if you write or research anything for any of your other classes or workshops, you can use it as the content of your projects here!</p><p>We might add more options to this as we think of them. If there is anything else you would like to do that we haven't thought of, let us know.</p><p>Have a look at the side bar to the left of this post. There are a list of links to blogposts we have written that tell you how to do things. If you are not sure how to do something, have a look there first, and try to work it out yourself. If you have trouble, ask a friend or your teacher.</p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-43735027488107066412007-07-24T08:38:00.000+01:002007-07-24T08:50:29.242+01:00Tuesday - Musical Chairs & more blog workHi All,<br /><br />Today we're going to spend the first part of the lesson having a bit of fun and creating some funny stories. First (that means now) you need to open the MS word program - you'll find the icon on your desktop. Next, click 'File' at the top of the screen, then 'open'. You want to look in the 'linespupil' drive, in a folder called 'musical chairs' and open the file called 'start here'.<br />Next - and this part is important - save your file in the same 'musical chairs' folder, but with a different name. To do this, click on 'file' again, then 'save as'. Use your name for the file name.<br />After all that, we're going to play a game where we write stories. It's called 'musical chairs'.<br /><br />After playing musical chairs, we're going to spend the rest of the lesson working on your blogs. If you finished and printed a blogpost yesterday, then now is the time to edit your old post so that it's correct. You can also write a new post - how about telling us about your time so far here at Queenswood this week - how are your classes? The activities? The meals? Your rooms?. If you were here last week, tell us how this week is different. You can add photos if you have any. If you have any time left, spend it editing your own profile so that we can find out all about you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-9529132558344601912007-07-22T20:53:00.000+01:002007-07-22T21:30:34.698+01:00Welcome to Lines, Week 3!Hi guys!<br /><br />Welcome to the new-look E-Comm lessons! We've made a lot of changes for this session, so don't expect anything to be the same!<br /><strong><u>Things to do today:</u></strong><br /><ol><li>Sign up for a google/blogger account (for all students who don't have their own yet)</li><li>Start a new blog (for new students only)</li><li>Help your new friends start a blog (for old students)</li><li>Write a group blog post about blogging (see questions below)</li><li>Print any blog post you write to take to your classroom e-comm lesson to be corrected.</li></ol>One thing that is the same, of course, is your blogs. If you already have a blog, you are going to keep writing to it in these two weeks as well. If you have just arrived, today's task is to start a new blog with your group. To do this, we want each person to sign up for a google account. (If you already have a google account or gmail address, of course you can use that.) To do this, you will need to go to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.blogger.com">the blogger start page </a>and follow the instructions to sign up. You only need to create one blog per group, so choose one person to continue to step 2 & 3, which is where you create the actual blog. I will then help you to add everyone to your blog so that you can all write to the same one. Make sure you give the address to me, so I can see what you've created!<br />Once you have a blog to write on, you need to write one post together with your group. Think about the following questions:<br /><ul><li>What is a blog?</li><li>Why do people write blogs?</li><li>What is the value of keeping an English learning blog?</li><li>How can blogs help you learn English?</li></ul><p>If you have time, you can write a second, individual post:</p><ul><li>Introduce yourself (new students)</li><li>What are your goals for your stay at Lines? What do you want to acheive while you are at Queenswood?</li><li>Anything else you want to talk about.</li></ul><p>Apart from that, remember to have fun! Your blogs are for you to write your thoughts about learning, the school, the English language, the excursions and whatever else you want to say. We hope you will learn to enjoy the challenge of writing them everyday.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-121445359158847362007-07-20T20:27:00.000+01:002007-07-30T20:34:58.343+01:00How to Create a Newspaper PageUse MS Word to creat a page (or 2) that look like a newspaper or magazine page. Think about the type of writing that you usually find in newspapers and magazines:<br /><ul><li>News articles</li><li>Information articles (eg. travel, countries)</li><li>horoscopes</li><li>Personal Stories</li><li>film, book, music, theatre or concert reviews</li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-comic-strip.html">Comic strips</a></li><li>etc</li></ul><p>You need to write your newspaper content in the classroom before you come to the computer class so that in the computer room you can concentrate on format and layout of your page.</p><p>Each page should have at least some of the following:</p><ul><li>collumns</li><li>pictures</li><li>a headline/title & subheadings</li><li>a 'by' line (who is the article by?)</li></ul><p>Ask your teacher if you have any questions, and of course, show us your work when it is finished!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-75998053647949322772007-07-20T20:14:00.000+01:002007-07-24T20:24:03.809+01:00How to edit a picture in MS Picture Manager<ol><li>Use 'my computer' to find the file that you want to edit.</li><li>Select the picture, but don't open it yet.</li><li>Click on 'file' then 'open with' and then 'Microsoft Office Picture Manager'.</li><li>The picture and the progam will open. At the top, you can select 'edit picture' to compress, crop, resize etc.</li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-59011635004091604232007-07-20T20:05:00.000+01:002007-07-26T20:13:42.635+01:00How to Create a Link ListFrom your Blogger Dashboard (after you sign in):<br /><ol><li>Click on <strong>'Layout'</strong></li><li>Click on <strong>'Add a Page Element'</strong> in the sidebar of your blog.</li><li>Find the <strong>'Link List'</strong> option, and click <strong>'Add to Blog'</strong></li><li><strong>Type a title for your list</strong>, such as 'Grisham Blogs' or whatever you like.</li><li>Don't worry about the number of links or sorting, but go straight to the 'url' and <strong>enter the url</strong> of the first blog you want to link to. It is easier to copy and paste so that you know it is exactly correct. (Remember you can use the keyboard shortcuts <strong>Ctrl-C</strong> anc <strong>Ctrl-V</strong> to copy and paste!)</li><li><strong>Type the name of the blog</strong> - this will be what you actually see in your sidebar.</li><li>Click on <strong>'Add Link'</strong></li><li>Repeat steps 5 & 6 for all the blogs in your class (but not your own, of course!) </li><li>Remember to click <strong>'Save Changes'</strong> when you are done!</li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-35833377873830018742007-07-20T19:59:00.000+01:002007-07-26T20:44:39.695+01:00Blog Requirements<ul><br /><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-add-visitor-counter.html">A Visitor Counter</a></li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-create-link-list.html">A list of links to the other blogs in your class</a>.</li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-upload-pictures-in-blogger.html">Some photos</a></li><li>Regular blog posts (every two days, at least)</li><li><a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-comments-and-word-verification.html">Comments and Word Verification enabled so that anyone can write you a comment.</a></li></ul><p><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">And don't forget to email the address of your blog to your friends and family so that they can read it!</span></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-75364249902404062752007-07-20T19:27:00.000+01:002007-07-26T19:29:14.588+01:00Blogs from Weeks 1&2!<strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Kat's Classes:</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.lines2007.blogspot.com/">Big_Company of Queenswood</a><br /><a href="http://www.boredpeopleinqueenswood.blogspot.com/">Bored People!</a><br /><a href="http://www.butterfly-queenswood.blogspot.com/">Butterflies</a><br /><a href="http://www.cpqueenswood.blogspot.com/">Cool People in Queenswood</a><br /><a href="http://www.esfrita.blogspot.com/">EsFrItas!</a><br /><a href="http://kalgirlsqueens.blogspot.com/">KalGirls</a><br /><a href="http://www.labeinqueenswood.blogspot.com/">L'Abe' at Queenswood</a><br /><a href="http://www.queenswood2007.blogspot.com/">Our Two Weeks</a><br /><a href="http://www.queenswood-gaming.blogspot.com/">Queenswood Gaming</a><br /><a href="http://russiagermany07.blogspot.com/">RussiaGermany</a><br /><a href="http://www.shorteck.blogspot.com/">Shorteck</a><br /><a href="http://www.spanish-germans.blogspot.com/">Spanish-Germans</a><br /><a href="http://www.queenswood07.blogspot.com/">Summer 2007</a><br /><a href="http://www.tancagabicar.blogspot.com/">Tancagabicar</a><br /><a href="http://www.queens-elles.blogspot.com/">The Queens of Queenswood</a><br /><a href="http://woodqueens.blogspot.com/">The WoodQueens</a><br /><a href="http://www.queenswood2007-funny.blogspot.com/">Three from Queenswood</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-70762905562222534002007-07-20T19:18:00.001+01:002007-07-31T14:26:08.221+01:00Internet & Chat Acronyms in EnglishA: Hi ppl!<br />B: WB How RU?<br />A: Fine. BTW, howz things with your bf?<br />B: 2gether 4eva!<br />A: hey, wanna see a film l8r?<br />B: Can’t 2day. Tmrw?<br />A: Sure. Shrek3? Fred saw it, said ROFL!<br />B: ok, but IMO, spiderman will b more fun. KWIM?<br />A: brb<br />B: ok<br />A: b. Sorry. Phone<br />B: NP. I gtg anyway.<br />A: ok cul8tr!<br />B: hand.<br /><br />Any idea what the conversation above is about? Can you <strong>translate it into 'normal' english</strong>? <a href="http://www.magicpub.com/netprimer/acronyms.html">This dictionary site</a> should help you. You should also ask Kat or Kamil for the puzzle page of frequently used acronyms. When you think you know them all, <strong>try to use as many as you can in an email</strong> (or blogpost), and then <strong>post it on your blog</strong>. Remember to show it to your teachers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-2866279513706644792007-07-20T19:18:00.000+01:002007-07-24T20:24:47.293+01:00How to Upload Pictures in Blogger<ol><br /><li>First, make sure the picture that you want to upload is compressed, so the file is not too big. <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-to-edit-picture-in-ms-picture.html">You can also crop it or edit it in MS Picture Manager.</a></li><li>Sign in to blogger as usual. </li><li>Start a New Post (or edit an old one).</li><li>Click on the tiny picture of a picture above the text box where you usually write your post .</li><li>In the new window that appears, click on "Browse", and find the file where the picture you want is saved. </li><li>When you have chosen your picture, click on the blue "upload image" button. </li><li>Wait for your picture to be uploaded, then click "Done" </li><li>Remember to click on the orange "Publish Post" when you have finished uploading your picture and typing your entry!</li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-50260891851844080032007-07-20T19:09:00.000+01:002007-07-24T19:18:05.904+01:00How to write a blogpost<ol><li>Look at the top of this page for the orange square with a 'B' in it, and click on it. This is a link to the Blogger homepage. </li><li>You need to sign in. Use your username (your email address) and your blogger password. </li><li>When you sign in, you'll see the Dashboard. Click on the green cross that says "New Post" </li><li>Write the name of your post in the box next to "Title", and then write what you want in the big box underneath. </li><li>When you have finished, click "Publish Post" so that everyone can see what you have written! </li><li>After you have published, it should say "Blog Post Published Successfully!". You can click on "View Blog" at the top of the page to see it!</li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-46661921907026105342007-07-20T18:52:00.000+01:002007-07-31T09:30:04.808+01:00How to create pages in html using Microsoft FrontPage:<br /><br /><br /><ol><li>Open MS Front Page using the link on your desktop.</li><li>Create new pages: Click <strong>File / New </strong>to create new pages. All new pages appear at the top of the screen in tabs. At the bottom of the screen on the left you will notice a couple of other tabs, most importantly <em>Design </em>(allows you to create pages), <em>Code </em>(the actual html script for the pages), <em>Preview </em>(allows you to see the pages as they'll be seen in a browser).</li><li>How to change fonts: Make sure you are in <em>Design </em>mode. Click the font name you want at the top of the screen and its size. You can also center the text as well as any images and change their allignment (left/right).</li><li>Making a hyperlink: Go to <strong>Insert / Hyperlink </strong>and type the address of the website you want to link to. Make sure you select the text, image or any object before you make the link.</li><li>Inserting pictures: Go to <strong>Insert / Picture</strong>. You have a selection to make here: you may insert clipart, pictures from your hard drive or WordArt (artful-looking text).</li><li>Themes and backgrounds: Go to <strong>Format / Themes </strong>to choose from a selection of ready templates for your website. If you wish to be more ambitious and create your own template and want to incorporate your own background picture, choose <strong>Format / Background.</strong></li><li>Be sure to check your spelling before uploading the html pages to a server. Go to <strong>Tools / Spelling </strong>to do that.</li><li>You may wish to put your content into a table. E.g. a gallery may be created using tables with each cell holding a different picture. Go to <strong>Table / Insert / Table </strong>to create one.</li><li>And above all, have fun! Be creative!</li></ol>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-71605821514352355002007-07-20T16:26:00.000+01:002007-07-26T16:38:15.400+01:00How to Create a Crossword<p>First, you need to <strong>choose enough words</strong> - about 20 is good - and <strong>write the clues</strong> for your crossword. <em>You can do this in the classroom before you come to the computer room</em>. Use the definitions that your class has made for the Computer terms dictionary, if you want, or choose a different topic: Lines Queenswood words? Any topic is ok.</p><p>Once you have a list of words and definitions:</p><ul><li><strong>Go to </strong><a href="http://www.puzzlemaker.com/"><strong>www.puzzlemaker.com</strong></a></li><li>Click on the drop down menu that says <strong>'choose other puzzles'</strong> and select <strong>'criss cross'</strong>.</li><li><strong>Enter a title</strong> for your puzzle, and the size you would like (the standard sizes are fine)</li><li>Type each word, followed by a space and then the definition. Type the next clue on the next line.</li><li>When you are finished, click <strong>'create my puzzle'</strong> and see the results! if you don't like the way it looks the first time, try clicking 'back' on your browser, and 'create my puzzle' again. It will probably be different each time!</li></ul><p>Saving:</p><ul><li>To save your puzzle, you will need to <strong>select it</strong> all in the browser, and then <strong>copy and paste</strong> it to MS Word. Then save it in your folder like a normal Word document! Don't forget you can use <strong>'Ctrl-C'</strong> and <strong>'Ctrl-V'</strong> to copy and paste!</li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447392290707952772.post-17666087820577035222007-07-20T14:35:00.000+01:002007-07-26T14:52:56.474+01:00Powerpoint PresentationYour presentation can be on a topic of your choice (see the list of suggestions on the <a href="http://lines07.blogspot.com/2007/07/wednesday-thursday.html">Project Overview</a> page). It should include the following things:<br /><ul><li>At least 6 slides (not including the title!)</li><li>Pictures</li><li>Text</li><li>Transitions between slides</li><li>Animated text</li></ul><p>You will present your completed slideshow to your class (which means you have to be able to talk about your chosen topic!). The best ones might be able to be shown at the Friday Night Leaving Ceremony and Entertainment Evening!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1