May 31

Good morning class! Everyone should have turned in their semester project to me on Tuesday. If you did not submit it to me, you must do so ASAP!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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 are 3 things you would like to see fixed, changed, or improved at Eastern in the Fall? Pretend we have a magic wand to make all your scholastic dreams come true! Explain your answer!

Assignment:

The Module 2 Test is live in Moodle for the rest of the marking period. You have two attempts to take the test, but be sure to review some of the modules before you begin. Once you begin, you must complete the test. If you come across something you can’t answer in the first attempt, make a note of it and research it before taking your second attempt. You must see me to get the password to take the test. Good luck!

May 30

Good morning class! Everyone should have turned in their semester project to me yesterday. If you did not submit it to me, you must do so ASAP!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Do you have any summer plans? What are some of your favorite things to do over summer vacation?

Assignment:

The Module 2 Test will be live in Moodle for the rest of the marking period. You have two attempts to take the test, but be sure to review some of the modules before you begin. Once you begin, you must complete the test. If you come across something you can’t answer in the first attempt, make a note of it and research it before taking your second attempt. You must see me to get the password to take the test. Good luck!

May 29

Welcome back class! I hope everyone had a great three-day weekend and enjoyed the sun and warm weather! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, focusing on anything that you might be missing from past assignments, once you’ve finished your semester project!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

I had a dream last night that my Grandma Horner was still alive. We called her Mom Mom. In my dream she gave me my inheritance and handed me a check for $500,000. I was really excited, until I saw that she handed a check to my daughter for $5.3 million and a check to my son Carlos for $5 million. Then, I was jealous! Are you able to remember your dreams? If so, what is a dream you can remember?

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be finishing it today, which is the deadline (Tuesday, May 29, 2012). The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 25

Happy Friday class! The Seniors are gone and the Juniors are taking over the world! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, focusing on anything that you might be missing from past assignments, once you’ve finished your semester project!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

I’ve shared with you a lot of websites that I find useful for obtaining information, now it’s time for you to tell me about a website that you use that you would like to share with me. What is its web address? What is the website about? Why do you like it? Give details!

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be working on it this week, the deadline will be next Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 24

Happy Thursday class! The Seniors are gone and the Juniors are taking over the world! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Where would you like to go on vacation if money was no object? What is the perfect vacation destination for you? Why?

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be working on it for the next week, the deadline will be next Tuesday, May 29, 2012. I know this seems impossible, but Mr. Horner made a MISTAKE and forgot that we don’t have school next Monday! The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 23

Happy Wednesday class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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 the healthiest thing you’ve eaten this week? What is the least healthy thing you’ve eaten this week? Do you generally eat healthy or no? I give myself a grade of C in the healthy eating category, which is not super good, but not super bad!

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be working on it for the next week, the deadline will be next Tuesday, May 29, 2012. I know this seems impossible, but Mr. Horner made a MISTAKE and forgot that we don’t have school next Monday! The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 22

Happy Tuesday class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Click on the following link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/tech/us-spacex/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 to read about the successful launch of the first private spacecraft this morning. What is your opinion about the exploration of space? Is it important? Why or why not?

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be working on it for the next week, the deadline will be next Tuesday, May 29, 2012. I know this seems impossible, but Mr. Horner made a MISTAKE and forgot that we don’t have school next Monday! The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 21

Happy Monday class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Do you like hot weather or cold weather? What are your favorite outdoor activities?

Assignment:

The PowerPoint project that will serve as your final exam for this class is to be e-mailed to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. We will be working on it for the next week, the deadline will be next Monday, May 21, 2012. The requirements for the project are as follows: You must make a presentation describing your academic and personal growth this semester.

1.      You will create a 13 slide PowerPoint showcasing your growth this semester. The breakdown of the slides is as follows:

2.      7 slides will describe each of the classes you took this semester, including Advisory. You will tell what the class was, who the teacher was, and something that you enjoyed doing or learned in that class. You must include a picture on each slide that represents the subject or what you learned.

3.      3 slides will go into more detail about things you did or learned in your Intro To Computers class. What were some things that you learned to do or got better at doing? What online resources did you learn to use and how might you be able to use these skills in the future?

4.      3 slides will describe your personal growth in extracurricular activities at school, such as clubs or sports, or things outside of school, such as good things you’ve done or learned at home or work.

5.      Each slide should include pictures or clipart. You should use different font sizes, slide transitions, and animations. Include details so that your PowerPoint looks well polished and interesting to read.

6.      The name of your PowerPoint should be your first and last name and say project. Example: Charles Horner project.

May 18

Happy Friday class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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 do you think of having assemblies at the Field House? Are they important? Are they worth while? Should we have them more often or less often? Tell me your opinion!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.P.3 E-Mail Michigan is Wednesday, May 14^th. When you are done, review the modules because we will be doing the Module 2 Test on Thursday / Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 16

Good morning class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Feedback time! What has been your 2 favorite activities in Computers class this semester? What has been your least favorite? Tell me why!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.P.3 E-Mail Michigan is Wednesday, May 14^th. When you are done, review the modules because we will be doing the Module 2 Test on Thursday / Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 15

Good morning class! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

See me to get your progress report. Then, in the comments box for today’s blog, type in your Term 4 Average percentage. What will you be working on today?  Please note that the progress report DOES NOT INCLUDE the assignments that were due on Friday from Moodle. If you’ve not completed them, submit them asap!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.P.3 E-Mail Michigan is Wednesday, May 14^th. When you are done, review the modules because we will be doing the Module 2 Test on Thursday / Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 14

Good morning class, I hope your weekend was a good one! As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Go to www.typingtest.com and take the 1 minute Rules of Baseball timed test two times. Report to me your best time. We are nearing the end of the semester. If your typing speed and / or accuracy has not improved much, take some time to work on Mavis Beacon!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.P.3 E-Mail Michigan is Wednesday, May 14^th. When you are done, review the modules because we will be doing the Module 2 Test on Thursday / Friday. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 11

Happy Friday everyone! I hope everything has been going well and you are making good use of your time in completing this week’s assignments. As we close out the semester, be sure to use your time wisely and complete all of the tasks required, then move on to the next ones in Moodle to get ahead!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Go to www.typingtest.com and take the 3 minute Aesop’s Fables timed test two times. Report to me your best time. Yes, this will be boring and your hands may get tired, so take a short break between tests. Real life jobs and college will require that we do a lot of typing sometimes. Hang in there and good luck!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.5 E-Mail: Signatures and 2.P.1 Portfolio: Business Letter about writing a letter to San Antonio Shoes is Friday, May 11^th. Also, if you finished the extra credit opportunity where you create a population chart, please e-mail it to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 10

Good morning class! I hope everything has been going well and you are making good use of your time in completing this week’s assignments. I’m back from Florida and as you remember from yesterday’s warm up, it was pretty late before I got back into Michigan. Thanks for reminding me of my flight times!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Speed schedule = speed warm up! What did you think of our warm up activities this week? Tell me your opinion in a paragraph, giving as many details and reasons for your statements as you can, and don’t forget to put your name in with your comment!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.5 E-Mail: Signatures and 2.P.1 Portfolio: Business Letter about writing a letter to San Antonio Shoes is Friday, May 11^th. Also, if you finished the extra credit opportunity where you create a population chart, please e-mail it to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 9

Good morning class! I hope everything has been going well and you are making good use of your time in completing this week’s assignments. I’ve really been learning a lot about the IB Middle Years Programme and feel it will be really helpful in guiding the way I develop my lessons and assessments. Even as adults, we never stop learning!

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

I seriously need your help! I know my flight numbers for my return flight tonight, but I don’t remember what time my flight leaves Tampa and when I’m arriving in Grand Rapids. Your warm up activity for today is to go to Delta Air’s website (google it) and find the section for checking my FLIGHT STATUS. All I know is that my first flight, from Tampa, is flight #1850 to Cincinnati, Ohio. My second flight is #6051 to Grand Rapids, Michigan. I need you to tell me what time each flight departs and if it is ON TIME, DELAYED, or CANCELED. Finally, what time will I arrive in Grand Rapids? This is a real-world skill that is used by thousands of businessmen and women, secretaries, and travel agents every day!

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.5 E-Mail: Signatures and 2.P.1 Portfolio: Business Letter about writing a letter to San Antonio Shoes is Friday, May 11^th. Also, if you finished the extra credit opportunity where you create a population chart, please e-mail it to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 8

Good morning class. I hope your week is going well so far! I had the pleasure of swimming in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday. It is saltwater, which is weird for a Michigan native, but it was really nice and warm.

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

I am still in Florida for today and tomorrow, so I need your help looking up the weather for today and tomorrow. Go to www.yahoo.com and type in St. Pete Beach Zip Code to find out the zip code, since www.weather.com won’t recognize St. Pete Beach if you type in the city name for the weather forecast. Once you go to weather.com, type in the zip code and look at the 5 day forecast. Here are the questions you must answer: 1. What is the Zip Code for St. Pete Beach. 2. What is the weather forecast for today and tomorrow (temperature and sunny/cloudy/etc).

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.5 E-Mail: Signatures and 2.P.1 Portfolio: Business Letter about writing a letter to San Antonio Shoes is Friday, May 11^th. Also, if you finished the extra credit opportunity where you create a population chart, please e-mail it to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 7

Happy Monday everyone! I’m posting the blog today from sunny St. Pete Beach, Florida! I will be at an IB Conference for the next three days, but thanks to the wonders of technology and the internet, I will be posting your blog from the other end of the country! Be sure to be on task and use your time wisely. J

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Go to www.mapquest.com and click on driving directions. Type in Lansing, MI as the starting place and St. Pete Beach, FL as the ending place and find the driving distance from Lansing to where I’m at for my conference this week. About how far is it in miles? How long would the drive take? Why is there more than one possible answer?  

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.5 E-Mail: Signatures and 2.P.1 Portfolio: Business Letter about writing a letter to San Antonio Shoes is Friday, May 11^th. Also, if you finished the extra credit opportunity where you create a population chart, please e-mail it to me at charles.horner@lansingschools.net. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 4

Happy Friday class! Be sure to be on task and using your time wisely. This week, we are working in Moodle on a section about e-mail. Due dates are given below. I am not announcing the next due dates because I want people that need to finish up missing work to use today to do so. If you are all caught up, you may continue in Moodle. Mid-Marking Period Grades have been submitted and the results for some students in this class are not so good. A lot of people did NOT follow the directions for the newspaper assignment. If you got a poor grade on the newspaper assignment, make the corrections and resubmit it. The problem for students who received a bad grade is that they copied articles instead of writing a one paragraph summary of each article. The paragraphs should be in your own words with your own “voice”, not using the same phrases and words that the reporter chose to use. J

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

Go to www.wikipedia.org and look up the article on Michigan. Toward the bottom is the population change over time. What is significant about the census for 2010? Why do you think the present population trend has occurred?

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.3 E-Mail: Providing Context and 2.2.4 E-Mail: Subject Lines Poster was Wednesday, May 2^nd. When you are finished, take a look at the extra credit opportunity on the overhead, which is creating a chart to organize population data over the past 2 centuries. I don’t give extra credit very often, so this could really be for your benefit! If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 3

Happy Thursday class! Be sure to be on task and using your time wisely. This week, we are working in Moodle on a section about e-mail. Due dates are given below. I am not announcing the next due dates because I want people that need to finish up missing work to use today to do so. If you are all caught up, you may continue in Moodle. Mid-Marking Period Grades have been submitted and the results for some students in this class are not so good. A lot of people did NOT follow the directions for the newspaper assignment. If you got a poor grade on the newspaper assignment, make the corrections and resubmit it. The problem for students who received a bad grade is that they copied articles instead of writing a one paragraph summary of each article. The paragraphs should be in your own words with your own “voice”, not using the same phrases and words that the reporter chose to use. J

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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 the population of the United States right now? What is the world population as of 2012?

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.3 E-Mail: Providing Context and 2.2.4 E-Mail: Subject Lines Poster was Wednesday, May 2^nd. Continue working on the E-Mail modules this week in Moodle when you are done with the assignments given. If you have any questions, please let me know!

May 2

Good morning class! Be sure to be on task and using your time wisely. I appreciate getting a good report from the sub yesterday! This week, we are working in Moodle on a section about e-mail. Due dates are given below. Mid-Marking Period Grades have been submitted and the results for some students in this class are not so good. A lot of people did NOT follow the directions for the newspaper assignment. If you got a poor grade on the newspaper assignment, make the corrections and resubmit it. The problem for students who received a bad grade is that they copied articles instead of writing a one paragraph summary of each article. The paragraphs should be in your own words with your own “voice”, not using the same phrases and words that the reporter chose to use. J

Be reminded that you lose participation points when you are caught on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, 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:

I want to hear you explain something to me in your own words…In a few sentences, tell me your daily routine in the morning. What do you do at home to get ready for school? Describe your typical morning.

Assignment:

On our Computer Apps Semester 2 moodle site, the due date for 2.2.3 E-Mail: Providing Context and 2.2.4 E-Mail: Subject Lines Poster is today, Wednesday, May 2^nd. Continue working on the E-Mail modules this week in Moodle when you are done with the assignments given. If you have any questions, please let me know!