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Create your own yearbook page
With the school year approaching soon, all students will create their own yearbook page, using Microsoft Publisher to be put together in a yearbook with all classmates pages.Year Book Lesson Plan
T-Shirt Time
T-shirt designing has become an annual event at the school. The students look forward to the end of the school year to be able to create their own t-shirt designs. This year we have many new students, and I am looking forward to seeing your creativity come alive, in designing a school appropriate t-shirt. Let's all have some FUN, while learning at the same time!T-Shirt Design Assignment
T-Shirt Design Lesson Plan
All States & All Countries Classroom Assignment
This lesson will help students to learn about other countries and states in a different way. Students are challenged to study one country and one state finding information such as geography, language, and culture. During the lesson, the students have three goals: research one country and one state, use Microsoft Power Point and practice their presentation skills.Power Point Lesson Plan
Power Point Lesson Example
Power Point Lesson Rubric
March is National Women's History Month
Your assignment is to put together a flyer using Microsoft Publisher on one woman that has made a positive impact on your life. All flyers will be displayed in the hall for everyone to view. You must have three photos, three text boxes hyperlinked to where you retrieved your resources from the Internet, and one text box describing why you chose the woman you did.The History of National Women's History Month is a great resource for educators.
SurveyMonkey
Has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.Please take the following survey on Internet Search Engines.
Click Here to take survey
When you are finished with your survey, I want you to choose one person, place or thing of interest to you and put together a ten question, questionnaire using Survey Monkey.
Microsoft Excel Green Group Assignment
Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful and popular spreadsheet programs and has the ability to make office, school, and home records easy to create and maintain.Students will learn the basic tools to add cells, content and graphs to an Excel document.M&M Excel Lesson Plan
M&M Excel Lesson Example
Blog Assignment
All students go to our class blog and on comment on the video "A Giant of a Man - Meet Nick Vujicic"His name is Nick Vujicic and he's 25 years old. He was born without arms or legs and given no medical reason for this condition.
Multimedia Class
This quarter we will be creating our own movie using Microsoft Windows Movie Maker. View the videos on our class blog to find some ideas, always remember your video must to be, SCHOOL APPROPRIATE. Let's have fun, and as always please ask for help!Student Rap Example
Red & Blue Groups begin working on your Eportfolios
Yellow & Green Groups contine working on your Power Point Presentations
All new students will choose three goals for the remainder of the 2008-2009 school year, using Inspiration Software to create a concept map.
Digital Photography Class
From hot chocolate and cozy fireplaces, to sledding and football games, what are your favorite 10 things you like about winter in Boston?Your assignment is to upload photos to your computer and create a Slide show using RockYou.com of your 10 favorite things you like to do in Boston during the winter months.
We will then post them on our Digital Photography Blog.
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Goals
Your assignment is to choose three goals for remainder of then 2008-2009 school year. You will insert your goals into an inspiration document, while also presenting how you will reach your goals. Map out your future, and then motivate yourself to live it! If you have already done this assignment, please go back and see if you have reached any of your goals. If you have, choose other goals, if not, what can you do to reach your goals in 2009?Goals Assignment
Please go to our classroom Blog, and comment on the question posted on Self-Determination.
Great job everyone on your comments on Self-Determination.
Always remember, you possess the power, to choose the direction of your life.
Evaluating Web Sites
The Internet offers information from all over the world. Because so much information is available, and because that information can appear to be fairly “anonymous”, it is necessary to develop skills to evaluate what you find.The most important factors when evaluating Web sites is your search, and your needs. What are you using the Web for?
Your assignment is to go to the evaluating Web sites webquest(below),choose a partner, and evaluate two Websites. Download the Website evaluation guide (below) to assest you in your evaluations.
Consider the following questions:
- Is this site a good source for the information you need?
- Was the page worth visiting?
- Do you have good reason to believe that the information on the site is accurate?
- Are the facts documented?
- Who are the authors and who is responsible for the site?
- What is their expertise?
- What is their bias?
- What is the site's purpose or point of view?
- Was the page designed for the Web, or is it something else, such as a government document or a journal article?
Website Evaluating Guide
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
In 1986 Congress enacted mandatory minimum sentencing laws, which force judges to deliver fixed sentences to individuals convicted of a crime, regardless of culpability or other mitigating factors. Federal mandatory drug sentences are determined based on three factors: the type of drug, weight of the drug mixture (or alleged weight in conspiracy cases), and the number of prior convictions. Judges are unable to consider other important factors such as the offender's role, motivation, and the likelihood of recidivism.Your assignment is to go to our class blog and view the the video clips on Mandatory Sentence's and make a comment.
Inspiration Lesson: Influences
Influence - The capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.Your assignment is to "Think" about characters or people who have influenced your life, either good or bad, that have not been born, e.g. Sponge Bob, Bart Simpson, Scar Face, your Colors, Clothes, and Sneakers. Think outside of the box, and think about how the media, your family, friends, career choices, and your beliefs affect your daily life choices. Use the Internet to find photos, and save them in your server. Next use Inspiration Software to organize your information. Next you will present your finding in a short (4 slide) Power Point Presentation, adding photos, music, animation and transistion. As usual, use your imagination, have fun, and ask for help.
What are you thinking?
Chose three of the following writing prompts and post your comments. Make sure you leave your name for credit.• What would you do if you found a magic wand?
• If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been, and why?
• If you could only take three people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take, and why?
• If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be, and why?
• What is something you do well?
• What is your favorite book and why?
• What is something that really bugs you?
• What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone did not do their homework?
• What do you think about when you cannot sleep?
• What are some nutritious foods that you like?
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Happy Halloween
With Halloween soon approaching all students will create a flyer using Microsoft Publisher inviting the students from the Warren Prescott School to attend the Annual Haunted Hallway Party on Friday October 31, 2008.
Halloween Lesson Plan
Thanksgiving Assignment
Gratitude
Gratitude, appreciation, or thankfulness is a positive emotion or attitude in acknowledgment of a benefit that one has received or will receive.With the annul Holden School Thanksgiving Luncheon soon approaching, all students, and staff will create a placemat for each other. Everyone will pick a name, and describe why they are grateful for the person they chose in their life.
Thanksgiving Lesson
Blank Microsoft Publisher Placemat
What are you thinking today?
Do you know anyone in the armed forces?Do you know any veterans?
Do you think the way’s our country treats our veterans is fair?
Did you know that the VA estimates that there are nearly 200,000 homeless veterans, what do you think about that?
Do you care?
Would you ever join any of the US Armed Forces?
What do you think of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan?
It’s a great honor to be able to thank our soldiers for serving our country, and protecting our home land.
All students will answer the questions posted on the classroom blog.
All students will then make a Holiday Card to be sent to the US Navel Station in Norfolk Virginia.
Thanking our service Men and Women for their dedication to protecting our country.
What is a podcast?
A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added.Your assignment is the listen to the one of the following podcasts. What types of technology resembles a podcast? What would you use a podcast for? Would you incorporate a podcast in your Blog? If so, why? If not, why not? Search for a podcast on a subject or person that interest you and email me the link. Post all your comments on the class Blog, and remember to leave your name for credit. Sample Podcast
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor.
You can use Audacity to:
• Record live audio.
• Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
• Edit MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
• Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
• Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
Survey's
Using SurveyMonkey all students will create a 10 question survey on a person, place or thing that is of interest to them. Create your own surveyAnswer the following sample survey on Tupac, and then create your own 10 question survey.
Click Here to take the sample survey Tupac Shakur
Directions for Creating your own Survey
Fundraiser Time
7th Annual Holden Spring Fundraiser InvitationThe objectives of this assignment are to allow students to be creative in their thinking as they design their own invitation for The 7th Annual Holden School Spring Fundraiser to be held Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Ned Devine’s in the Quincy Market Building at Faneuil Hall from 5:30 to 9:00 pm. For more information on the event or to donate to the School, check out the Holden School Website.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism AssignmentWith the’ ability to retrieve information from the Internet with two clicks of a mouse, Plagiarism has become a big issue in Education. Are students merely copy & pasting, or are they actually learning?
Plagiarism Lesson Plan
Sample Plagiarism Policy
Copyright
What Is Copyright?Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
Peer to Peer Sharing (p2p) of music and videos has become a big problem for the Recording Industry Association of America. Websites such as Lime Wire and Ares allows you to upload and share just about anything, however the industry is fighting back.
Talking Word Processor
Write Out Loud is an award-winning talking word processor and writing software program built specifically for students in grades 3-12. With Write Out Loud your students will write more effectively, more often and have more enthusiasm to share creative thoughts on paper.Don Johnson empowers educators with supplemental instruction and intervention solutions to help struggling learners build core literacy skills with confidence. Read more...
Write Out Loud Lesson
Directions for using software
Write Out Loud Lesson Plan
Technology Self-Assessment Survey
As a part of my Independent Learning Project for my master’s degree at Cambridge College, I have created a survey using SurveyMonkey with the hope that my colleagues will answer 10 simple questions on Technology Self-Assessment for Teachers. SurveyMonkey is free survey software, that enables anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. Create your own surveyPlease follow the link below to complete the survey, and thank you for your time and participation.
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