Before we get started with typing/keyboarding today, I wanted to show you how to use Google Calendar:

1. Sign in to your Gmail account.
2. At the top of your screen you can click a link that says "Calendar".
3. You can select different views (Day, Week, Month, etc.) -- but let's stick with Week for now.
4. Notice the US Holidays button (which you can toggle on/off if you would like)
5. Click the "Create" button and enter the information for your first event.
6. Notice there is a "Reminder" option which you can set to email you or pop-up on your computer.
7. Some events you can add:
1. Birthdays / Anniversaries
2. School Events
• 9/28 Minimum Day
• 10/31 Minimum Day
• 11/4 1st Quarter Ends
• 11/11 Holiday
• 11/21-11/25 Thanksgiving Break
• 12/19-12/23 and 12/26-12/30 Winter Break
• 1/16 Minimum Day
• 1/25-1/27 Minimum Day
• 1/27 End of 1st Semester
• 2/15 Minimum Day
• 2/20 Holiday
• 3/7 Minimum Day
• 3/28 Minimum Day
• 4/6 Minimum Day
• 4/6 3rd Quarter Ends
• 4/9-4/13 Spring Break
• 5/9 Minimum Day
• 5/28 Holiday
• 6/12-6/15 Minimum Day
• 6/15 4th Quarter Ends
• Also see KHS Web Site (www.mykelseyville.com)
3. College Events
• 9/22 (12:30-1:30) Mendocino College Ukiah: Sustainable Technology
• 10/20 (12:30-1:30) Mendocino College Ukiah: Health Sciences
• 11/17 (12:30-1:30) Mendocino College Ukiah: Information Technology 
• 10/4, 10/13, 10/19, 11/9 Mendocino College Ukiah: UC Essay Writing Workshops
• 10/13 Mendocino College Lakeport: Sonoma State Rep Visit
4. Sports Schedules: See KHS Web Site (www.mykelseyville.com)
5. Scholarship Deadlines (Coming Soon on KHS Web Site)
6. Homework Due Dates

Next we will continue with our typing.  Yesterday we saved our typing accounts to ThawSpace so they would be safe when the computers were restarted.  Today we will locate those accounts and continue typing.

1. Open MicroType Pro from your desktop.
2. Click on the "Locate" button.
3. Use the pull-down menu to select "t: ThawSpace".
4. Open the folder with your name [we created these yesterday].
5. If you created a "Typing" folder, open that.
6. Click OK.
7. If you see your name highlighted in the list, click OK.
8. Type in the password you created yesterday.
9. Click OK.
10. Click the green "A" (Alphabetic Keyboarding)
11. Continue where you left off.

Gmail and Blogger

Our assignment for today is to get set up with a Gmail account and a Blogger page.  We will be using our Blogger pages to keep links, post assignments, post responses, etc.  Eventually we will be creating a blog portfolio of our work from this year.

• First of all, let's try Gmail:  Go to http://www.gmail.com/ and register for a new account.  
• Next we can go to http://www.blogger.com/ and sign in using our Gmail username and password.  It doesn't matter which theme you pick because we can change that and customize them at any time.
• Write down your Gmail username and password somewhere!  If you lose/forget it, you will have to start your portfolio over.

I will walk you through all of the steps in class to complete these, but there are instructions available here if you would like to complete this at a later time.

After completing the Gmail and Blogger setup, please email me at my work email (rgriffith@kusd.lake.k12.ca.us) and include the following:

• Your first and last name.
• Your grade level (9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th).
• Your blog address (i.e. http://_______.blogspot.com).
• Why you took this class / What you hope to get out of this class.
• Career you plan to have when you "grow up".
• Your hobbies (besides "chillin' with friends").
• Something interesting about yourself.

Lastly, I would like you to include (in your email) your experience with the following:

• Typing/Keyboarding
• Photo Editing Software (i.e. Photoshop)
• 3D Graphics (i.e. Bryce, Maya, Rhino)
• Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Programming (ActionScript, PHP, C#)
• Web Design (i.e. HTML, Front Page, DreamWeaver)
• Animation / Multimedia (i.e. Flash)
• Video Editing (i.e. Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere, iMovie)
• Sound Editing / Mixing (i.e. Garage Band, Frooty Loops)
• Blogging (i.e. Blogger, WordPress)

When you are finished with these assignments, please feel free to customize your blogs.