Mirror, Mirror on the wall what it the best Portable Media Player of them All?

Class you guys Rock!

Thank you for those of you who always do your best and who are working hard to finish your projects! This next project hit close to home. This holiday season there has been a craze for which portable media player is the best! What is a Media Player you ask? Well that is the assignment. We will be making a Table in Word. With 9 columns across and at least 6 rows down. It would best to create this document in with your gmail service. I would like you to fill out the table and them give a final result on which portable media player is the best. At least which one you feel after researching diligently is the best, based on the criteria given. Have fun and please ask any questions.

Media playerName
Storage
SizeFormats it plays(MP3, MPEG, Divx, Quicktime, Wav, ACC, etc. ?)
Display
Communication with Computers
Ease of Use
Battery Life
Cool Factor
Price

Here are a few sites to help with your research.

http://www.cnet.com/
http://www.yahoo.com/
http://www.pricegrabbers.com/
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
http://www.frys.com/
http://www.bestbuys.com/
http://www.mp3player.com/
http://www.newegg.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/

-Mr. G

Christmas Break Trip

You are older then 21. You have an unlimited amount of money. You and your best friend are going on a trip during Christmas break this year.
Dec. 20, 2006 - Jan. 2, 2007

Location: Anywhere in the world you want.

You will make a detailed budget of your journey.
I want it in in both Excel and Word Document form.
Excel to have your costs and Word to describe where you are going.

1. Flight airlines departure times and arrivals, total cost.
2. Car rental- type of car, Rental company, time needed to rent, total cost.
3. Hotel- name, location, accommodations, length of stay, total cost.
4. Food, what, and where you are going to eat when you are there. Budget for each day. Total cost.
5. What you are going to do everyday you are there. (Detailed list of each day.)
6. How you are going to get to the airport and get home when you leave and come back.
7. Please organize your report in a clear and understandable way.
Have fun.

This is due on Thursday Next Week. At the beginning of class.

Take a walk down memory lane

Hey Folks, I want to invite you take a walk down memory lane. http://www.old-computers.com/ We are going to be tested on the history of computers. For Today, I simply want you to take 40 minutes of actual reading and exploring on this site. Please cover the Museum and timeline areas at the least. Stay on task.

You guys have done an incredible Job and I would like to say once again, Thank You for taking this class responsibly.

Please make sure your PowerPoint on What kind of computer should I buy is in the right folder.

\\jr-wxp-svr\Public\Presentations\2006-2007\9thGrade\How to choose a computer\Late

Thank you,

Mr. G