FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  Please use your book of knowledge TO STUDY FOR YOUR INTERIM ASSESSMENT.  YOU WILL BE QUIZZED WHEN YOU GET BACK!!

DO NOW:  Leave me 2 comments, GIVING POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS TO YOUR CLASSMATES!! please be specific.!

THOSE THAT FINISH THE ABOVE CAN practice their typing speeed-HERE-->Typing bites the Dust

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Mr. Moreno will be your SUB.  I expect all my classes will be GREAT!!!  The question is which WILL BE THE BEST! Mr Iuen's Class or My homeroom the 8th grade class, Ms. Herring's class or Mrs. Sanchez Class??

OBJECTIVE: The student will use "MLA Bibliography format" to Cite their sources and post to their blog. 

1) DO NOW: WARM-UP--1. Learn2type-  (10 MINUTES)
Type for 15 minutes and screenshot your WPM to your blog.

2) ANALOGY-->http://www.factmonster.com/analogies (5 minutes)

ASSIGN YOURSELF: NO HOMEWORK

AGENDA
DAILY ASSIGNMENT--Techconnect-(25 MINUTES)

1) Finish this weeks assignment- screenshot to your blog (ac184.ac185, ac186)

2) Go to Techconnect "ASSESS" and use rubric to grade yourself & post to your blog!

TWO CHOICES WHEN YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS WEEKS ASSIGNMENT!!!

3) Create Cards for teachers in WORD and screenshot to your blog for me to print OR (10 MINUTES)

3) Go to Techconnect & Begin assignment below by READING ALL OF LEARN!! (ac169, ac170, ac171)

---> You will be creating an email message explaining email safety rules then emailing to me and 3 friends.Use a Web browser to research e‑mail safety and then write and send an e‑mail message containing e‑mail safety rules to me at 4hinojosa@gmail.com

5) Screenshot your work to your blog. 'EMAIL SAFETY RULES"

THOSE THAT FINISH THE ABOVE CAN practice their typing speeed-HERE-->Typing bites the Dust

MR. MORENO, PLEASE PUT TIMER ON FOR LAST 10 MINUTES -FOR FREE RICE (10 MINUTES)

WEEKLY CHALLENGE THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF CLASS- HELP FEED THE HUNGRY!! Who will be the top score this week?????http://www.freerice.com/Screenshot your results to your blog!:0) Win a candybar 

!Ac169- 6^th grade

Ac170 7^th grade

Ac171 8^th grade

TUESDAY, December16, 2008

Objective: Create a Web site on how to cite information found on the Internet.

DO NOW: Read: "Learn" all the way to "apply" -in Techconnect ac186

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  Create 2 Thank you  Cards for teachers.  Use the handout provided.

WEEK AGENDA: Mon-Wed-Finish your "How to Cite Sites" page Thursday-Create cards for teachers Friday-Create cards for teachers.

Using MS Word, create a Web page entitled “How to Cite Sites.”

Your Web page should contain:

A title

A summary, paraphrase or quotation from at leastthree Web sources

A list of basic rules for citing online sources

Appropriate illustrations using clip art or other non-copyrighted art sources

A bibliography, using proper online citation.

Determine the layout of your page. To do so, ask yourself questions like “Where will I place the various pieces of information?” and “What colors will I use for my page’s background and fonts?” As a general rule, be sure to use fonts and background colors that contrast with one another. For example, use a dark font against a light background so users can easily read your page.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Objective: Create a Web site on how to cite information found on the Internet.

DO NOW: What are the first 3 Essential 55 about ? Please explain them.

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  Create 2 Thank you  Cards for teachers.  Use the handout provided.

WEEK AGENDA: Mon-Wed-Finish your "How to Cite Sites" page Thursday-Create cards for teachers Friday-Create cards for teachers.

1) Read: "Learn" all the way to "apply" -in Techconnect ac186

2) Your first Web page should contain the following: Title Summary, paraphrase, or quotation from at least four Web sources List of basic rules for citing online sources Appropriate illustrations using clip art or other non-copyrighted art sources Using the same template, create another page containing a bibliography of sources, using proper online citation. Hyperlink the two pages. Remember that each page should have a hyperlink to the other page.