Week 1, Friday Jan 29

Period 2 (M-Z) and Period 1

DO NOW: Sign in to STUDY ISLAND and complete the 10 questions on Context Clues.

See me with questions.

Assignment #1

Step #1
Watch one or both videos on the aftermath in Haiti found HERE

Step #2
Sign in to your blogger account.

On your blog, please post your reaction to the video and ideas for helping/connections to our school efforts.

Step #3

• Open from your applications folder or desktop
• View lessons and videos from the links below
• http://www.shallwelearn.com/scratchprogrammingforkidscategory/scratch-video-lessons
• http://wiki.classroom20.com/Scratch+Lesson+Plans

Step #4
Create your own animation (dancing sprite, interaction between 2 Sprites, etc). Show me when you are done. SAVE AS YOUR NAME.

ASSESSMENT: Study Island completed (10 points), engaged in Scratch (20 points) and video reaction blog post (20 points).

Week 1- Thurs. Jan 28 Assignment

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Period 2 (A-L) and Period 4

DO NOW: Sign in to STUDY ISLAND and complete the 10 questions on Context Clues.

See me with questions.

Assignment #1

Step #1
Watch one or both videos on the aftermath in Haiti found HERE

Step #2
Sign in to your blogger account.

On your blog, please post your reaction to the video and ideas for helping/connections to our school efforts.

Step #3
Classwork: Open from your applications folder or desktop and

1. File -> Open ->
2. Click on
3. Choose one example from each of 3 areas (example: Games, Names, Stories)
4. Continue to play and experiment with

Homework: Think about what type of project you would like to start on MONDAY FEB 1

HOMEWORK: Complete any classwork

ASSESSMENT: Study Island completed (10 points), engaged in Scratch (20 points) and video reaction blog post (20 points).

Welcome Back Class of 2012!

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Period 2 (A-L) and Period 4

DO NOW: Sign in to STUDY ISLAND and complete the 10 question pre-test in reading.

If you don't know your password, see me.

Assignment #1

Step #1
Sign in to your gmail and blogger account.

Open both in separate windows.

If you do not have one or can't remember how to sign in, please see me.

Step #2
On your blog, please post

• Successes and difficulties from first semester
• What you hope to accomplish this semester
• What you like and dislike about computers, the internet and technology in general.

Step #3

In an email to mirandagt2012@gmail.com please include

• your blog address (http://_______.blogspot.com
• Your current picture (use Photobooth or one you have on file)
• 3 websites and/or programs you use or want to learn
• Any questions you have or additional info you want me to have

HOMEWORK: Complete any classwork

ASSESSMENT: Study Island completed (10 points), blog post (20 points), email (20 points)

Week 1, Tuesday

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Period 1 and Period 2 (M-Z)

Do Now: Log in to http://studyisland.com If you do not know your password or have other problems, please see me. Complete the Reading assessment pre-test (10 questions).

Classwork: Open from your applications folder or desktop and

1. File -> Open ->
2. Click on
3. Choose one example from each of 3 areas (example: Games, Names, Stories)
4. Continue to play and experiment with

Homework: Think about what type of project you would like to start on FRIDAY JAN 29
You will be with Mr. Krauss on Wed. and Thurs. Jan 27 & 28.

Week 1, Monday

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Period 1 and Period 2 (M-Z)

1. Practice logging in to the server and connecting to the server from guest/student account.

2. Install Scratch and Alice from my Public folder (follow demonstration)

3. Download pdfs of lessons from http://wiki.classroom20.com/Scratch+Lesson+Plans

4. Save your work to your space on the server.

Welcome Back Class of 2012!

Congratulations on finishing the first semester. I look forward to getting to know you again. This semester will be a great chance for you to develop your own interests on the computer.

Assignment #1

Sign in to your gmail and blogger account. Open both. If you do not have one or can't remember how to sign in, please see me.

On your blog, please post

• Successes and difficulties from first semester
• What you hope to accomplish this semester
• What you like/dislike about computers, the internet and/or technology in general.

In an email to mirandagt2012@gmail.com please include

• your blog address (http://_______.blogspot.com
• Your current picture (use Photobooth or one you have on file)
• 3 websites and/or programs you use or want to learn
• Any questions you have or additional info you want me to have

Summer Reading Assignment

Sophomore Reading List Read TWO books total.
1. Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen

2. Choose one work of fiction:
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, OR
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Assignment:
Select a book from each number under the appropriate grade level.
Reading Log: Every 1-3 chapters write a reflection in your composition notebook journal. Reflections should be around 1-3 pages and should address the following questions:

o What is going on in this chapter(s)?
o What issues and/or conflicts are presented in this chapter(s)book?
o What questions do I have?
o Make a personal connection to what you have read thus far.

Site of the Day Presentation

• 3 to 5 minutes
• 1-5 websites (depending on time for each)
• Students should bookmark your site on their browser

Presentation should include

• Why you like the site
• What you use the site for
• How it can help others
• Assess design - ease of use, colors, pictures, layout, etc

Audience- Students should keep a running assessment of Sites of the Day

• url - http://www.example.com
• Presenter (Student who presented the site)
• Grade for site and presenter from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest)
  

Objective Lesson for 11/17 - 11/26

1. Students will email NHD project to mirandagt2012@gmail.com

• WHO - the individual the group will focus on
• WHO - the students in the group
• WHERE - the classes your group members share (AT LEAST Art and/or HISTORY)
• WHAT - the type of project (Paper, Documentary, Exhibit, Performance, Website)
  

Example: Individual: Rachel Carlson; Group: Miranda T., Deb K., Marc B. Classes: History and English (Miranda and Marc); Art (Marc, Miranda, Deb); Documentary

2. Students will email Sites for the Day suggestions to mirandagt2012@gmail.com

• 3-5 websites that you use and you think other students would find helpful
• 1-2 should be academic, usefulf or school work
• 1-2 can be cool, fun, interesting to you personally
• Please provide a short explanation of why you chose each site

Sites blocked by the school district, as well as any other inappropriate sites (nudity, foul language, violence) will not be accepted.

Example:

1. I would like to present iGoogle because I use it to keep track of schoolwork and it has other cool features, like quotes and artwork and places to see.
2. http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/ This lets you create a national budget and fund projects and make cuts. I think we should do this.
3. http://play.blogger.com/ This site shows the live feed of photos uploaded to blogger, and I think it is beautiful and mesmerizing
4. http://pixenate.com This is an online photo editing tool that will help us with our projects and that we can use for our personal photos.

3. Please also make sure you have emailed me your reaction to the article and class discussion on Revenge of the Black Nerd (http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/52025/)

NHD 2009

Check out the new Blog for NHD 2009

http://nhd2009.blogspot.com/

Blog #3: What is Service Learning?

Research the topics and write a reflection

What is Service Learning?

Discover Service Learning
Learn and Serve
Guide to Service Learning


What would you like to do to help the school, city, or world?

Investigate the 10th and 11th grade student sites to find out what the upperclassmen have done for service learning. Student sites are linked on the right of these pages:

http://conhigh2010.blogspot.com/
http://conhigh2011.blogspot.com/

Sites for Election Issue Research

CNN Election Center- Issues

GlassBooth- Quiz and Compare/contrast on the Candidates' stances

NY Times Election Guide

MSN's Election site

NPR's Election Guide

Fox New's Election Site

Pros and Cons for the Candidates

Remember, the news outlets are not necessarily unbiased. Go to more than one source to get a full picture of the candidates and their stance on the issues that are important to you.

Political Issues- 2nd Post

You are doing great, class of 2012!

For today, need you to assign points to the issues that matter to you and then take the quiz at http://glassbooth.org/

Browse through the issues to see where Obama and McCain stand(ignore Nader unless you consider him a serious candidate). Which issues do they have similar beliefs to you? Which issues do you believe something different from the candidates?

Pick ONE issue to research in depth.

Read the linked articles from glassbooth.org, or begin a web search on google by typing your issue into the search box.

When you feel you know enough about the issue, respond in your blog. Compare and contrast how the candidates view the issue, and how that relates to what you believe.

Your blog should be 3 parts:

1. What Obama believes about the issue
2. What McCain believes about the issue
3. Your research on the issue and what you believe, and how that relates to which candidate you would vote for.

Welcome!

Dear Class of 2012,

Welcome to Constitution HS. As your technology teacher, I look forward to an exciting journey over the next four years of learning and growth.

This semester, you will be focusing on using technology for research, writing, and problem solving, especially in conjunction with your National History Day projects.

After creating your blog and emailing me the address at mirandagt@gmail.com, please take a moment to create your first blog post on one of the following topics:

1. Why our country should elect Obama or McCain

2. My favorite moment in history / My favorite historical figure

3. How technology has changed in my lifetime

4. In ten years, I will be...

5. Why I chose Constitution HS