Beyond 2012: Why the World Won't End

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Beyond 2012: Why the World Won't End

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Create Your Countdown

Assignment for today...


TODAY we are going to make a countdown webpage.

Step one: download or copy the project files.


http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/lane/pages/countdown.zip


Step two: Change the countdown date and time.


Right click on countdown.htm and choose Open With > Notepad.


Change these to the correct date and time for when you want to countdown a date and time to:

You could count down to, winter break which starts December 14th
Hanukkah which this year starts on December 8th
Christmas day December 25
Spring break which is march 22nd

Another significant upcoming date?...

*note, right now they are set to New Years 2013.




var year=2013    //-->Enter the count down target date YEAR


var month=01      //-->Enter the count down target date MONTH


var day=01      //-->Enter the count down target date DAY


var hour=01      //-->Enter the count down target date HOUR (24 hour clock)


var minute=01    //-->Enter the count down target date MINUTE


EXAMPLE:


var year=2012    //-->Enter the count down target date YEAR


var month=12      //-->Enter the count down target date MONTH


var day=8      //-->Enter the count down target date DAY


var hour=01      //-->Enter the count down target date HOUR (24 hour clock)


var minute=01    //-->Enter the count down target date MINUTE



Step THREE
Find a picture that represents, or shows what significant day you are counting down to.


Save it in place of the other picture, if you want you can edit, but you do not have to.



WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

Rename your countdown folder to your name, example:   hurst_countdown.
Right click on the folder > send to > compressed (zipped) folder.
Upload zipped file.


password: lane


http://dropitto.me/lane <- click this to upload completed file.

Holiday Photo Phun - Jib Jab

Locate your picture in the folder:
Step 1: Click on "My computer"
Step 2: Click on "Dept on 'Nwlane1' (X:)"
Step 3: Click on media > 2012-2013 > picture day


Step 1: In another tab (right click open in new tab) go to this link http://sendables.jibjab.com/holidays/category/christmas/pictures

Step 2: Choose a school appropriate holiday card that you can put your face, or you and some friends faces into.

How to download an image that you cannot right click and save as.


There are many ways to do this I will show you what I feel as the easiest method.


Step 1: Open the application "Picasa 3" (Start > Programs > Picasa 3)
Step 2: Go back to the website that has your image that you want and press the keyboard key "PrtScn"

Step 3: Go back to Picasa 3, on the left under "Projects" click on "Screen Captures" double click to open the captured screen shot.
Step 4: Top left "basic fixes" click "Crop" drag select the area of the picture you want to keep, then click apply.
Step 5: File > Save As -- Save to your Y drive, rename if you want


Upload it here:
password: lane


http://dropitto.me/lane