January 31

Good morning class! Today is the last day of the month and so I will be calculating participation grades based on your attendance and if you have been on task during all of our class periods. Participation is graded on a monthly basis and is worth the equivalent of a couple of assignments. It is easy points. All you have to do is be in class every day, working on assignments, and avoiding website that aren’t allowed. I haven’t been able to update Ed-line yet because the district is still working on semester grades, but I will let you know what grades are up on Ed-line.

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, and similar sites. You may listen to music on a site like www.grooveshark.com that does NOT have videos. If music starts to interfere with your ability to complete your work or stay on task, you will lose that privilege.

Warm Up:

What is a website that you use to get information from (besides Facebook). Tell me what website you or family members have used to look up information or news. Why do you like the website that you use?

Assignment:

Go to www.space.com and read one article about astronomy, manned or unmanned spaceflight that sounds interesting to you. Then, go to www.wilx.com and find a news article about the Lansing area. Search for websites about your interests or hobbies, then e-mail me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net as to what your favorite hobby is and what website you can go to in order to learn more about that hobby.