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I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THEIR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND!  TRY TO REALLY REMEMBER TO REFLECT ON WHY YOU ARE THANKFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR.  THINK OF OTHERS, IN OTHER PLACES, WHO DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM, OPPORTUNITY, FAMILY, OR RESOURCES YOU HAVE AS A PERSON FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES!  PEACE TO ALL OF YOU DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! WARNING:  Students have had a tough time signing up for a Twitter Account on the School District Internet.  If you cannot sign up today, you must sign up for an account over the weekend and follow @CAA_TechGuy and @MrScribner by Monday, December 2nd, 2013.  This will count as a quiz grade for the 2nd Marking Period.  We will be using Twitter in future classes.  This Twitter account should only be used for class.  YOU MAY ONLY FOLLOW AND POST TO APPROVED SOURCES AND TWITTER FEEDS.  PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT ON THESE PAGES.   Your Gmail and Twitter account...

Thought you might like to see an example of how to make sure you fill in your blank worksheets: (HAVE FUN WITH THIS PROJECT, I DID!) DON'T FORGET:  RandomActsOfLiteracy.org

Please read the following details for each page so you understand what I am looking for: Main Page (Page 1) 1.  Profile Picture should be the same throughout the project 2.  Person's Name - Your Name should be same on all pages. 3.  SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL EVENT:  You must base this page and all contents on a specific event from history.  This event will give you a base time and date for making decisions about critical information. 3a.  POSTS:  All conversations / posts should have some historical significance.  There should be a logical order to the posts and all information listed.  You will have to "make up" some of the information based on your research.  All of your "made up" information should have historical context and be as accurate as you can get from your research. 4.  Basic Information should be as exact as possible. Please try to maintain the Facebook Effect if you do not have specific information.  What would your ...

Today you will be learning how to do Online Research using the Internet.   Click this link to see an article from About.com on how to make Internet Research easy and effective.   After reviewing the article above, please click on this link to download the blank Facebook Page Template:   (FB PP Page)   Make sure you fill the information on every page completely and accurately.  I would suggest you upload this document to Google Drive for safe keeping and continue to update it as possible.  You will have to upload it each day you work on it, and download it again the next day to keep changing it.  You could also email it to yourself after each class, and just open the most recent one to continue working on it.  I will post the list of students and the people they are working on.  Make sure that you are specific on the items posted to the Timeline and Sources you listed on your Google Drive Document. Your Facebook Page for your Historica...

Today you will expand your knowledge of the Historical Figure (HF) you choose yesterday.  Please find three sources of information (No Wikipedia, Wikianswers, or Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, etc)).  You must find specific sources about the life and times of your HF.  Please find as much information as possible about your HF.  You will need to focus on a specific event or date from the history of your HF to create a Facebook Conversation around.  Only find Friends for your HF that would have been alive at the same time.  You will have to "Create" a meaningful and timely conversation on your facebook page that is relevant to a historical event.  All of your posts should be historically accurate. Today's tasks are to create a Timeline of the life of your Historical Figure and add it to the bottom of your Google Drive Document (Shared with MR. S).  Make sure that you have named your Google Drive Document in the following way:  (Name of your HF)...

All: Today you will begin to build a body of knowledge about a Famous Historical Figure of your choosing.  You may not choose anyone that someone else is working on.  Please (Click Here) for BIOGRAPHY.com's list from A to Z of famous people.  All selections are subject to approval from MR. S.   (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SELECTION LIST ON SCRIBNER'S G-DRIVE) CLICK HERE TO SEE AN EXAMPLE OF JFK-Mr. S's Basic Research Page You must list at least THREE (3) SOURCES for the research and find pictures of your person as well.  YOUR SOURCES CAN NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: WIKIANSWERS, WIKIPEDIA, or directly reference any Search Engine (GOOGLE, YAHOO, etc.) I suggest you do your basic research at Biography.com, but you must find 3 additional sources of information and list them on your final project. Once your initial research is finished, I will show everyone the Powerpoint Template in class and teach you how to fill it out.  You will be PRESENTING YOUR FACEBOOK PROJEC...

Everyone: Prior To Working On Outstanding Work:  You must follow the instructions for CODEHS.ORG on the post below if you have not yet created an account.  Once you have created an account (with your full name, gmail address, password you can remember and the Class Code on the board) you may then complete the following Journal Entry: Read the article about "Arrest Made In Relation To RATS215 Website" (CLICK HERE) .  Open your Weebly.com Journal Page and Create a NEW Post.  Label the Post "RATS215 Response" and drag a Text Box into the screen below.  Write 5-6 Sentences about your feelings about the student who posted the information online, and about how he should be treated for using social media and websites to post sensitive information.  Describe what you think was right or wrong with his actions and why you think that way.  When you are finished, please press the POST button and add this Journal entry to your site.  If you are not comfortable...

ALL: Please go to http://codehs.com/register?plan=school . and sign up for an account for our class.  You will need to use the access code I give you in class.  Make sure you sign up ASAP, as we will be starting the training this week. Good Luck! - Mr. S

Now that you have created a City Web Map in Inspiration 8/9, please open your document in Inspiration and you will have to EXPORT it as a GRAPHIC FILE.  Please save this new file as a JPEG Picture File to your desktop.  Once it is there, you will need to create a Tackk.com webpage for your city.  SEE MY EXAMPLE BY CLICKING HERE You must include a picture of your Inspiration 8/9 City Web Map, Headings For Each Item, Working Links for ALL ITEMS LISTED, and a Picture of your city at the Bottom.  The header information must include the Name of your assigned city, Your Name (First Initial, Last Name), Your Email, and Crossroads@Meade. Everything listed on your City Web Map must also be listed on your Tackk.com website! Make sure that you include all the same data that you have on your CITY WEB MAP and all of the links need to work.  I will update my MAP as an example.  Take your time with this project and make sure you use the keywords #caatech and #citywebmap20...

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. Enjoy your weekend! - Mr. S HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT for Veterans Day 2013: 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.  Make sure to include how long they served, why they joined, what was the hardest and easiest part of their service, and what they feel about others serving.    Try to include a picture of the person in uniform if possible.  Please email this interview to me so I can print them and post them.  End your summary with how you feel about service in the armed forces and why it is important to serve your country in any ...

City Exploration Research Graphic Diagram. City Web Map CITY LIST by Student Over the next two days you will create a web for a city in the United States. Click on the picture to the right 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.  HYPERLINK can be found in the TOOL Heading of the Toolbar.  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 sa...