Tuesday, January 28, 2014

29 January 2014 6th Hour Advanced Technology Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

29 January 2014 4th Hour Technology and Success Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

29 January 2014 6th Hour Technology and Success Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

29 January 2014 4th Hour Advanced Technology Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

29 January 2014 1st Hour Advanced Technology Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

29 January 2014 1st Hour Technology and Success Warmup

Login to Gizmos and click on the Energy Conversions link.  Miss. Holmberg will give you directions on completing the Gizmo.  If you do not have your login information for Gizmos get in a single file line at Miss. Holmberg's deak and she will give you your user information.

https://www.explorelearning.com/

Monday, January 20, 2014

21 January 2013 Instructions

Well gang...I'm not better yet.  I saw the doctor again today and we are hoping that I will back with you on Wednesday.  Please follow the provided directions and continue working with the substitute.

Access Hour:

Find one out of state college that you are interested in and provide a brief summary of why you find that university interesting in a response to this post.

Technology:

Typing Tuesday!

Under Intermediate Courses you will find nine units.  You will spend today working through these units.  Complete each in order, completely.  Make sure that you are focusing on typing the entire class period.  If you do not have a login, type as a guest.

http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/

Art:

Find four examples of African Art using a search engine of your choice.  Focus on searching museum websites.  Combine the four images in a single Power Point slide.  Add design and color to the slide to make it visually appealing.  Save your slide to your Odin folder.  You will turn it in when I return.

GATE:

Practice giving your speech in front of the class.  This will give you an opportunity to practice speaking in front of the class and endure that your speech time will ruin 2:30 minutes.

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Instructions for January 20, 2013



Students,

I am said to say that I am still feeling under the weather and will not be with you today.  Please follow the provided instructions.  Art and Technology students, please help the substitute get to the blog so you can watch the provided videos as a class.  I am hoping to return tomorrow and jump back into our schedule.  Please behave and I hope to see you tomorrow.

Access Hour:

Using a search engine, make a list of all the colleges in Colorado, include community colleges.  Try to list as many colleges as possible.  Respond with your list to this post to receive points.

Technology:

As a class, watch the video Robots with "soul".


In an eight sentence paragraph, answer the questions, "What role do you see robots taking in the future?"  Make sure you are using Step Up to Writing techniques.

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Include a link to an example of a robot that is currently used in a workplace.

You should complete your assignment in a response to this post.  Ensure that you include your name and hour.

When you complete your assignment, check PowerSchool, and then you may be on Cool Math.

Art:

As a class, watch the video How I learned to stop worrying and love 'useless' art



In an eight sentence paragraph, answer the questions, "What type of artwork do you like?"  Make sure you are using Step Up to Writing techniques.

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Include a link to an example of a piece of art that you like.

You should complete your assignment in a response to this post.  Ensure that you include your name and hour.

When you complete your assignment, check PowerSchool, and then you may explore on the Google Art Project.  You can find Google Art Project by searching for it.

GATE:

You will need to use the following website for this assignment:



Choose a speech that you are interested in reading.  You can read the transcript and listen to the recording if one is available.  Please use headphones if you plan on listening to the speech.  In an eight sentence paragraph, answer the questions, "Why is this an important, historical, speech?"  Make sure you are using Step Up to Writing techniques.

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You should complete your assignment in a response to this post.  Ensure that you include your name and hour.

When you complete your assignment, check PowerSchool, and then practice and time your speech.  Ensure that you are ready to present tomorrow.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Ask Questions

Though I am out, I will be checking the blog throughout the day.  Post your questions and I will answer them when I check the computer.

Out Sick :-( Instructions for Today, Technology, Art, and GATE

I am sorry that I am out today.  I know that a few of you noticed that I wasn't feeling well yesterday and it didn't get better when I got home.  Please follow the provided instructions while I am gone and we will get back on schedule Monday.  Please behave for the substitute and have a wonderful
weekend.

Access Hour:

You have two online tasks to complete:

  1. Check Power School and your grades.
  2. Use a search engine to explore jobs that you are interested in having as an adult. 

Technology:

 First, if you have not completed your Prezi that is your main priority today.  You have been given some extra time to make sure that you have all components of the assignment.  With the extra time, I expect that all students will the Prezi 100% complete on Monday.  We will turn the Prezis in and begin presentations as soon as class starts on Monday.

I want you to first review the Smokey Bear website.  There are games and facts that are interesting and a lot to navigate.

http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp?js=1

Next, you will play a game that gives you the opportunity to stop a wildfire.  When you start this game you will have the option to choose different scenarios.  Please make sure you choose wildfire.  I would like you to complete the game at least twice before choosing another scenario.

http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html

If you complete all of these tasks and do not wish to continue to play the game you may read quietly or work on homework.

Art:

You will be exploring a few online tools that will give you more information about the artworks you are currently working on.  Please try all of them in the order I have linked them.  You may then choose one that you prefer and work on making digital art.

Mask Maker:

http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/CC/

Then choose play with art and mask maker.  Try different combinations to see what types of masks that will be created.

Collage:

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/collagemachine.htm

One thing that you might miss on this program is all of the different things you can add to your collage.  Make sure that scroll through all the items you can add.  Hitting random gives you items that you can move around and create a design with without choosing your own items.

Brushter:

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/brushster.htm

Use Brushter to experiment with the colors you will be using on your artwork.

Picasso Head:

http://www.picassohead.com/create.html

This tool will allow you to complete another type of portrait.  Try to think about what shapes would represent you.

Wordle:

http://www.wordle.net/create

Type a list of words that describe your current artwork in the text box and then hit go.

GATE:

Review these websites:

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/efkk45elkij/10-tips-for-giving-a-great-speech/

http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/10-tips-for-giving-an-important-speech.html

http://www.toastmasters.org/tips.asp

Please complete your speech.  We will begin giving our speeches at the beginning of class Monday.  Your speech must be 2 minutes and 30 seconds.  When you finish writing your speech practice it to make sure it is the correct length.  If another student is done you can work together to give each other feedback.