FRIDAY - May 29 (guest Teacher)

  • Movie and Form Assignment. EXTREME ENGINEERING - 
  • Review the worksheet and what they need to do:
    • Take notes about the tower (size, rooms, location, features). They will need these to form their own questions about the tower (like for a quiz). 
    • Review the DATA TABLE on the back of the form so students know what to look for throughout the video. Unlike items in the past, they are not necessarily in order. 
    • Students will need to write a brief response that explains the difficulties in constructing the Tower using  the specifics from the video. 
    • A report based on their notes will be completed in class on Monday. Have students keep their forms they will be collected on Tuesday, June 2.

MONDAY, June 1

Students will be busy today multitasking. 

1. Complete the MOODLE post about the movie that was seen on Friday. Be sure to fully answer the question for complete credit. Students must hold onto their notes -- they will be collected tomorrow. 

2. MOODLE - Complete the four items listed under "Talk About It"

Be sure to follow each link and enter your answers. They are due by the end of the week.

3. They will have some time to work on their team work for the videos. The goal is to set up their shooting schedule and any requirements that they might need. They need to establish a CALENDAR and share it with all the members of their group and with the instructor (ESMSP3 or ESMSP5 @ elsegundousd.com). The assignment for the videos is printed for you to review. Students will need to work within the groups that they have been assigned/chosen.

THURSDAY - May 28

  • PERIOD 5 - History of Computers Challenge
  • PERIOD 3 - Post your Video Ideas via the form.
  • FINISH the Spreadsheet Challenge - Conditional Formatting
    • Follow the instructions here!
    • Save as P__MADLIBS_YourLast Name

    • See if you can upload to googledocs and share with me. Then be sure to upload to Moodle.

    • GRADEBOOK - Then try to create your own gradebook using this link. Anyone who attempts will get credit is due by Next Friday - upload to googledocs and to Moodle.Save as PERIOD_GRDBK_Your Last Name. Follow the instructions. There will be an upload spot for your document on Friday.

    • This is a new assignment. Please explain that they can find it under THIS WEEK IN CE. They are to complete as much of the assignment as they can. They may help each other. No games of any type allowed today.  
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FRIDAY, May 15th

You have an essay due in myaccess. You may submit up to five times -- your goal is to improve each time. Remember -- you need to head to your SECOND PERIOD class on Monday Morning!

Life Without Electricity


Suppose you woke up one morning and found that all the electricity in the country was off and would not be restored.  What do you think life would be like?


Write a story about what you imagine would happen if you woke up in a world without electricity. Explain the setting and details of the experience.  Tell your story in an interesting way to engage the reader.  Remember to make sure the reader has enough details about your experience so they can picture it in their mind.


As you write, remember your story will be scored based on how well you:


  • develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates the purpose of your story to the audience.
  • describe the characters, setting, and conflict using meaningful sensory descriptions and details that enable the reader to visualize the experiences in your narrative.
  • organize your story in a clear and logical manner, including a beginning, middle and end.
  • use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience.
  • edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English.
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    Tuesday, April 21st

    Students need to complete three typing tests and three 10-key tests and enter their best scores using the THIS WEEK IN CE/YBK Website (see where the link is on the paper attached). 

    After completing the three tests and logging scores, students need to work on the THIS I BELIEVE lesson in Moodle. They will need their VALUES/MOMENTS WORKSHEETS. 

    When done, they need to create a document - PERIOD_TIB_Your Last Name in google docs. This document MUST be shared with me before the end of the day. On this document they need to briefly describe three incidents that they are considering using for their THIS I BELIEVE entry. 

    There must be THREE different incidents, scenes that they are considering --- approximately one paragraph each. For those with special considerations, one sentence is fine.

    Handout the MY STORY - MEMORIES CHART and explain that this needs to be completed once the students have narrowed their choices to one incident to write about. This will be due by the end of class on Wednesday.

    FRIDAY< Feb. 20

    Watch the HEROES VIDEO (already in the DVD -- see instructions on the GENERAL NOTES)

    Complete Heroes Part A - on moodle

    Start work on Heroes Part B: on moodle. Time will be given to finish on Monday. 

    Students should also have completed the following work this week:

    • YEARBOOK PAGES - completed and uploaded in PDF format to Google docs. Check for new pictures that were added yesterday.

    • SPACE JUNK  - on Moodle -- be sure that you have done some research with regards to the special challenges that working in space presents to include in your answer

    • A CHARACTER OF YOUR OWN - on Moodle.

    • FORUM - Decline in  an interest in learning about science and how the world works. You need to post your own unique ideas and RESPOND to five others -- remember -- constructive comments.

    • CHALLENGE SHEETS - two of them due on Thursday. Partial credit if turned in late to my box by 4pm.

     

    Tuesday, Feb. 17th

    1.  Complete the assignment on moodle about cleaning up the space junk. Be sure that your solution has been researched and can be accomplished in space.

    2. Complete the second set of CHALLENGE sheets. They will be collected this Friday.

    2. Complete yearbook pages -- due Wednesday. Pictures from recent uploads have been added to the directory and put on the disk by camera number. If you need some assistance finding them, be sure to see Ms. Maye tomorrow.

    Wednesday, Feb. 11th

    1. KYB test - Explain to students that they will need to go to Learn 2 Type. They will need to complete THREE keyboarding speed tests. They will need to bring you best score to the teacher. Please write them in the attendance grid. They will get credit for both completing the work and for their scores. 

    Remind them> Three tries then your best to the teacher. 

    2. CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENT(s): There will be a challenge offered on MOODLE as well. Work alone for at least the first part of the day, then you may complete with a friend. CHALLENGEs due by Friday.

    3. YEARBOOK WORK: Work on the yearbook layouts today. Reminder that they are due on Friday. 

    There are no seating charts and students may need to move to different computers to complete the yearbook work. Moodle work can be done on the older machines. 

    MONDAY, Dec. 15th and Tuesday, Dec. 16th

    1. CITY WORK: Students are VERY involved in their projects. There are three sets of teams -- city folks, model folks and essay folks. Tell them that they need to be pretty much done by this Wednesday including completing rubrics for their part of the city. Final cities need to be explained and we will present our creations on Friday.

      All materials need to be cleaned up 5 minutes before the end of the period.  In period 5 there are five or six students working on a video production with the counselor. Be sure the all the city disks are put back and the model builders get the clean-up notice at least 10 minutes before the end to start cleaning the paint brushes and making sure that all the lids and pieces are back in place.


    2. CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENT: Create a google document to explain what your team has been working on during the last two weeks. Only one document per team. On the first line, put the PERIOD, Last names of the people in your Group, Name of your city or MODEL/ESSAY.

      Share with me at either ESMSp2@elsegundousd.com or espsp5@elsegundousd.com (depending on your class).

      You must explain what you have done/learned so far. Due at the end of class -- break up the work.

    THURSDAY -Nov.6 - Guest Teacher

     Just PRESS PLAY -- It's all explained on the video as well 

    1. KEYBOARDING - have them open their KYB documents. They are to work on the JOHN MAYER lyrics from the packets found in the black magazine holders at the front of the row. They are to type for at least 15 minutes. If they get done with the lyrics, have them work on the next document in the packet. The lyrics need to be broken up as they are on the paper.

      They need to add a PAGE BREAK and put the TITLE AND DATE at the top of each page. 

      CHALLENGE: See if you can find out how to create two columns for JUST the John Mayer lyrics - not the whole document.

    2. CHALLENGE ASSIGNMENT: Will be a set of assignments that are marked for PERIOD 3 and PERIOD 5.

      Review the instructions with them and possibly help with the first sample. Then they need to work for at least 10 minutes on their own. Then for the last five they can work with a partner.

      This assignment will be their ticket INTO class on FRIDAY.

    3. MOODLE: ELECTION ISSSUE - If they have not added a post to the board, they need to do so. Most of period 5 has not added an initial issue to the board. They know the drill. If done, they can add a reply to a few posts-- keeping in mind the rules:

      (a) Talk about the issue, not the person
      (b) Use proper academic language, tone and words
      (c) No emotioncons, text language, etc. is permitted
      (d) Talk about what you believe, not the validity of someone else's views
    4. FINISH GETTING VIDEOS TO THE SERVER!!!! This is key.. Instructions are listed below.
    • Finish Videos.
    • Finish Videos. Save to the server. 
    • Export your video to quick time. 
    • Find the Quick Time File -- do not open it. 
    • Click on CONNECT TO SERVER
    • Click on MY NETWORK. Look for CPLBYBK38. Click on it. 
    • Click on guest 
    • click esmsserver
    • click on OK
    • Double click on the little icon that shows up. 
    • Drag the icon of your movie to the DROP BOX. Click on OK
    • You can only drag it once. 
    • When done, drag the SERVER icon towards the trash, it will change to a disconnect sign.

    Our Friend Tim:
    Part Two – Microprocessors
    §Take notes
    §If time, complete assignment on Moodle.
    §You will have some extra time tomorrow to complete the work. 
     

    Thursday, September 11, 2008

    • CLASS: 
    • Take notes on the video -- you will have a quiz on Friday.

    • Complete the COMPUTER OF THE FUTURE assignment. You may need to complete part of it at home. We will collect and finish them on Friday. 

    • If Time.... if not we will work on these on Friday. 
    • Work on writing the UNIQUENESS POEMS.
    • Each line will start with My YOUniqueness. You must have a total of ten lines for your poem. 
    •  I have a sample for you to read to them (one that I wrote). 
    • Your goal is to take the work that they did on Wednesday and to turn it into a poem.

    How It Works... 

    Check here for what you will be doing when you have a guest teacher! This will be available each time that Ms. Maye is absent from the class so that students will know exactly what is expected to be completed in her absence. 

    NEVER contradict a guest teacher -- if plans change, we will review the material in class the next day or as soon as Ms. Maye returns to the classroom. If you have internet access and understand the assignment, complete at home.