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Today and tomorrow you will be completing your Benchmark Testing for Language Arts and Math.  Please go to the School District of Philadelphia LOGIN website.  (Click Here) Enter your STUDENT ID NUMBER and your personal PASSWORD.  Thanks for your participation in this testing. - Mr. S

Today you will be watching the video for Habit #4 (Covey) - Think Win-Win.  Please use a few minutes to discuss this habit with the class and then enter a 2-3 sentence reflection in your Weebly.com Journal.  If you missed class, the video is linked on the left side of the page here on the blog.  Thanks for your effort with this part of the class. -Mr. S

Today you will be learning how to do Online Research using the Internet.  Please click on this link (FB PP Page) and download the blank Facebook Page PPT.  You will choose a famous person from history and fill in the page completely.  You must add who they would have friended, who they would have blocked, and some of the posts they would have had on their wall.  This project is going to be due by Christmas.  Make sure you fill in the pages completely.  I will keep a log of the people you are researching.  I would suggest you upload this document to Google Drive for safe keeping and continue to update it as possible.  I will post the list of students and the people they are working on.  Enjoy this project.  You must choose your person from BIOGRAPHY ONLINE TODAY (Click Here) If you are confused, you need to have all of the information for your Facebook page listed like the example below: Try to have fun with this project! Good Luck!...

Photo Collage Requirements are listed in the last post.  You must also add at least two photographs to our CAA Photo Collaboration Project (Artistic Photo Publication).  I will assign a team leader in each row to collect the pictures and create a 2-page layout in Apple IWork Pages for submission to the APP. Everyone now has the tools to become digital citizens.  In our class you have done the following: Created and Email Account Learned to Use Google Gmail Sent Files as Attachments to Emails Created Online Documents with Google Drive Investigated Personal Learning Style and Left/Right Brain Dominance Created Digital Stories Created Online LIVE Websites for EPortfolios Learned about Internet Safety & Security Created and Presented Autobiographies Completed Online Assessments for Reading and Math Investigated and Discussed the First Three Habits of the 7-Habits of Highly Effective People Learned Garage Band Basics Learned IMovie Basics Learned to Save and Share Document...

Today you will be creating a Photo Collage with PIXLR.COM like the one above.  Please make sure that you leave a space on the collage for a "key" (Description or Title for each picture and how it corresponds to the assignment requirements. Also make sure that you upload and make all changes, editing or cropping decisions before starting the collage.  Have all seven pictures finished and saved to the desktop before beginning the collage.  The collage function on pixlr.com will not save work.  You start and complete the collage in one session.  See below for the photo topics.  You will create the following photographs (each topic is YOUR interpretation of what that picture should be,  be creative and show me what you think represents each topic below) for this assignment: 1.  Architecture With Attitude 2.  Self-Portrait 3.  Blur Blur Blur 4.  Black and White 5.  Comic Book 6.  Food For Thought 7.  Micro-World You must t...

Today we will be working online with pixlr.com.  This is a powerful website (CLICK HERE) to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs.  Please use the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google Images.  You will also be given time in class, after our preview of this software, to take pictures and start creating your Photo Collage.  Please keep in mind the information in the Digital Photography presentation (See Below Link To The Left).  Try to remember the basics of Composition that we discussed and the information on how our Nikon L24 digital cameras work.  I hope you enjoy this project.  We will be asking each row to choose a leader and create one to two page layouts for an artistic Photo Publication. I hope you enjoy this project as we start to think about the Thanksgiving Holiday. - Mr. S

Today we will be discussing a brief history of Digital Photography.  Watch the presentation (CLICK HERE) and fill in the questions below on a separate piece of paper: _________________________________________________________________________________ Photography Training Worksheet 14 November 2012 NAME________________________________________      College ________________________________________ 1   Describe the difference between F-Stop, Shutter Speed, and Film Speed and how they effect pictures. 2   Describe two different types of LIGHT and how they effect pictures. 3   What are pixels and how do they “create” a picture digitally? 4   List four different settings for the Nikon cameras in the classroom and how you will use them: On the back of this page, write a one-page essay on how you plan to complete the photo project outlined online.   You will need to take the following pictures:   Architecture with Attitude, Self-Portrait, Blur Bl...

Today you will be given a chance to email your Veterans Day Interview Summary to me.  Please open your GMail and COMPOSE a new email to me (hscribnercaa@gmail.com).  Type your interview summary into the body of the email, and use your (LAST NAME) VETERAN SUMMARY for a Subject.  When you are finished, please hit SEND.  I should be able to review your summaries quickly.  Hopefully you were able to understand the meaning of Selfless Service and a little bit about what it means to live in the United States and serve in the Military.  Thanks in advance for your effort with this project.  It means a lot to me. If you have not completed the Inspiration9 projects, you may use the balance of the time to finish them.  Please make sure you EXPORT your projects as PDF Documents (See Under FILE Header) to the Desktop.  When they are there, Open GMail and ATTACH the PDF's to a new email to me.  I will print your project in color, grade them, and retur...

As you finish up your Inspiration9 projects for the week, please take a few minutes to watch the Veteran's Day Video (CLICK HERE) .  There will be a homework assignment for the weekend regarding this holiday.  See below for details. Please open your Weebly.com websites and complete a Journal Entry for today on HABIT #3 - FIRST THINGS FIRST.  Describe what the video and conversation yesterday meant to you personally and how you will be "putting the Big Rocks" first in your life. Finally, you may use the rest of class to get caught up on work that is due.  I will be printing and reviewing your Inspiration9 work today and I will try to post it in class as soon as I can. Enjoy your weekend! - Mr. S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT for Veterans Day 2012: Please talk to a veteran that you know.  Find a relative or friend that has served our country in the armed forces and interview them.  Find out when and where they served.  Write a one-page summary of the interview....

Today you will start by viewing the Habit #3 Video (Covey - 7 Habits Training - First Things First)  Make sure you complete the third question on your 7 Habits worksheet and rewrite Habit #3 in your own words.  When that is completed, you may continue to work on your Inspiration9 projects.  You must save each project (Venn Diagram, City Exploration Research Project, Timeline & Family Tree) as a PDF (FILE, EXPORT TO PDF) on the desktop.  Then open your GMAIL account and COMPOSE a new email to me.  ATTACH your PDF drawings to the email and add your name to the SUBJECT LINE.  Hit SEND to send the email to me and turn in your work.  I will print your submission, grade it, and post it in class.  These are very creative and I appreciate all of your efforts. Thanks, - Mr. S

Today you will continue to design graphic organizers on Inspiration9.  Please recreate a Personal Timeline and Family Tree from your Guidance sessions in a digital format.  You must create these from scratch.  Include all of the items from your worksheets in your Guidance folder.  Make sure you include extended family (Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters, Etc.)  See the sample below for some more clarity.  Good Luck! - Mr. S

City Exploration Research Graphic Diagram. Over the next two days you will create a web for a city in the United States. Click on the picture above to see my example.  You will be assigned a city today.  You  will be responsible for creating an identical web to the one described.  Please include the following data: City Facts:  Year Founded, Longitude, Latitude, Population, Area, Time Zone, and Mayor's Name. Also include major industries, professional sports teams, colleges, historical places, museums, and weather information.  Each place you list will need to have a link to the website that corresponds to it.  Weather can link to any local news station, but other links must be the official sites for those places, not some other site or advertisement.  You can use all of my formatting, or create your own diagrams.  You must include the same headings and topics.  You must also use different colors for each section.  If you h...

Use today to work on projects for your Political Campaigns.  In addition, please complete the STAR Reading and Math Tests as outlined in yesterday's post.  Finally, you can work on the VENN Diagram for Wednesday.  Keep up the good work in my room!  Have a great weekend! - Mr. S

Today you will be taking the STAR READING and MATH Benchmark Tests.  Please select the link (SEE LINKS OF INTEREST Below On The Left Of The Screen) for ONLINE ASSESSMENTS and follow it to the website for Renassaince Learning.  Select the STUDENT link and enter your personal information to access the site.  Your Username is the First Letter of your First Name and the First Four Letters of your Last Name. (JSMIT for John Smith as an example).  Your PASSWORD is "ABC".  Once logged in, please complete the READING TEST first and then the MATH TEST.  These tests are being taken each month to track your progress.  They should only take 20 minutes or so each, and they are very valuable to us to help us help you. When you are finished with the STAR Exams, please finish your VENN Diagram in Inspiration9 from yesterday.  You may also work on anything you need to create for the General Elections on Monday! - Mr. S