Sunday, January 27, 2008
Day 50: 7th grade blog questions
10 blog posts which answer each of the following guiding questions:
a. Who is your person and when and where was he/she born?
b. What role did he/she play in the building of our nation?
c. What is this person “famous” or “infamous” for?
d. How did he/she meet his/her death?
e. What are at least 5 notable facts about your person?
f. If this person had opposition, who were the person’s foes?
g. Tell me a little bit about the place the person comes from. How does this person live?
h. What does the person do for a living?
i. Generate a list of 10 vocabulary words with full definitions and original sentences that can be associated with your person.
j. Would you be friends with your person now if he or she were still alive? Why or why not?
a. Who is your person and when and where was he/she born?
b. What role did he/she play in the building of our nation?
c. What is this person “famous” or “infamous” for?
d. How did he/she meet his/her death?
e. What are at least 5 notable facts about your person?
f. If this person had opposition, who were the person’s foes?
g. Tell me a little bit about the place the person comes from. How does this person live?
h. What does the person do for a living?
i. Generate a list of 10 vocabulary words with full definitions and original sentences that can be associated with your person.
j. Would you be friends with your person now if he or she were still alive? Why or why not?
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Day 48: 7th grade blogger setup, 6th grade finish spreadsheet project
7th grade new project:
Each student will create a new blog for assigned revolutionary war person.
1. Go to blogger.com
2. Click on the big orange arrow marked “create your blog now”
3. Enter your @wjps.org email address and password as directed, the word verification, and don’t forget to check the “I accept” box
4. Click continue
5. Name your blog like this: ”class” “person name” “year”
NOTE: NO capital letters and NO spaces
example: 702johnadams2008.blogspot.com
6. Choose a template
7. Enter your first post which states who you are and when you were born and died.
All classes, 6th & 7th grade:
HW#4 and spreadsheet portfolio due Monday, 1/28/08
Each student will create a new blog for assigned revolutionary war person.
1. Go to blogger.com
2. Click on the big orange arrow marked “create your blog now”
3. Enter your @wjps.org email address and password as directed, the word verification, and don’t forget to check the “I accept” box
4. Click continue
5. Name your blog like this: ”class” “person name” “year”
NOTE: NO capital letters and NO spaces
example: 702johnadams2008.blogspot.com
6. Choose a template
7. Enter your first post which states who you are and when you were born and died.
All classes, 6th & 7th grade:
HW#4 and spreadsheet portfolio due Monday, 1/28/08
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Spreadsheet Project Portfolio
Your folder should contain these items:
- worksheet activity #1
- worksheet activity #2
- Gasoline Calculator spreadsheet
- Reflective paragraph/journal
- Evaluation rubric sheet(get it from Ms. Dryg)
HW#4: Phase 3 of spreadsheet project
Follow the instructions from the Phase 3 section of the procedures which says:
Phase 3 will require you to write a paragraph about what you have learned throughout this WebQuest. It will be evaluated by your teacher using the rubric in the evaluation section of this WebQuest.
resource:
"Paying the price at the Pump" webquest activity:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
Phase 3 will require you to write a paragraph about what you have learned throughout this WebQuest. It will be evaluated by your teacher using the rubric in the evaluation section of this WebQuest.
- Write a paragraph or two about what you learned throughout this WebQuest. Include a brief statement about choices you will make regarding selecting a car when the time comes.
- Turn in your writing to be evaluated using the rubric.
resource:
"Paying the price at the Pump" webquest activity:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
Monday, January 21, 2008
Day 45-46: Adding data to Gasoline price calculator
Today please finish entering your formulas into the spreadsheet.
When you have finished with gasoline powered cars, add the following 2008 hybrid cars to your data:
Cars
Toyota Prius hybrid
Honda Civic Hybrid
Nissan Altima Hybrid
SUVs
Highlander Hybrid 4WD
Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD
Saturn Vue Hybrid
When you have finished with gasoline powered cars, add the following 2008 hybrid cars to your data:
Cars
Toyota Prius hybrid
Honda Civic Hybrid
Nissan Altima Hybrid
SUVs
Highlander Hybrid 4WD
Ford Escape Hybrid 4WD
Saturn Vue Hybrid
Friday, January 18, 2008
Day 43-44: Back to our spreadsheet project
"Paying the price at the Pump" webquest activity:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
By now students have completed worksheet #1: Gas prices and #2: Hybrid vehicles; that's phase one of the project.
For phase two we will create a spreadsheet that:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
By now students have completed worksheet #1: Gas prices and #2: Hybrid vehicles; that's phase one of the project.
For phase two we will create a spreadsheet that:
- contains data about certain car models
- performs calculations with the gathered data
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Day 36-39: Webquests and spreadsheets
Our next project will teach you more about internet research and give us practice with google spreadsheets. Here is the simple spreadsheet we did in class,
Bank Book
did you get $681.12 as a result?
Knowing how to do both of these things are listed in our Standards for Information Technology.
We'll start the project here:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
Bank Book
did you get $681.12 as a result?
Knowing how to do both of these things are listed in our Standards for Information Technology.
We'll start the project here:
http://www.willard.k12.oh.us/mrwhitescomputerlab/payingtheprice/webquest.html
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Day 33-34: Wiki Project Portfolio
Your portfolio should include:
- Project Coverletter
- Coverpage of your wikispace website, showing URL of space and links to images or other pages in the site
- 10 facts about your topic
- 10 source URL's
- presentation rating sheet
- self evaluation, (word document if you need to print it)
- grading rubric
Day 31: Wiki Portfolio Coverletter
- Intro: Generally describe the overall project and what you will tell us in the rest of the letter.
- Body
- How to create and use a wiki
- Describe the process and working collaboratively
- Observing how Art and images tells us about culture and time
- Learning about:
Asian countries
or
American Indians
- Conclusion: Were you and the project a success? Did you enjoy it? What did you learn? How can you use it in the future? What questions do you still have?
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