Monday, December 14, 2015

World History 12-15-15

World Hist/Geo

3rd Hour

Students should complete section 3 review of chapter 2. IDENTIFY, DEFINE, CAUSE AND EFFECT.

Students should complete missing assignments given to them yesterday.

Intro Comp 12-15-15

12-15-15

Intro Comp/Advanced Comp 1st and  2nd Hour

Log onto 21things4students, and complete Section 2 of Quest 1 in Thing 7. Be sure to answer the questions in the Document that was created on Monday's assignment.

Digital Media 12-15-15

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/kevin-durant-ejected-curses-ref-thunder_n_2399823.html

Friday, December 11, 2015

World History 12-11-15


Save in Google Docs


Questions

1. For  SYRIA   – give the following information:
  1. capital
  2. location/the countries that share its borders
  3. the religious breakdown of the population
  4. the type of government
  5. the chief of state (and head of government if different) If monarch or dictator, since what date has he/she ruled? – include name of heir apparent for monarch
  6. the population
Find the answers at the CIA World FactBook website.  NOTE: If WorldFactBook appears outdated for any country, use Wikipedia.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Early Release 12-10-15

Intro Comp 12-10-15

Students can work on the assignment and save the answers to their Google Docs. This is worth a Test Grade.


http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/example-of-media-bias/iran-increases-cyberattacks-against-u-s-wheres-the-coverage/#questions

World History 12-10-15

Students should complete assignment from yesterday

Digital Media 12-10-15

Go to link and complete assignment
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/study-chemicals-in-e-cigs-linked-to-lung-disease/

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Digital Media 12-9-15


Students can work on the assignment and save the answers to their Google Docs. This is worth a Test Grade.


http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/example-of-media-bias/iran-increases-cyberattacks-against-u-s-wheres-the-coverage/#questions

World History 12-9-15



Section 1 Review

 Identify, Define,  Finding the Main Idea pg. 50

Section 2 Review

Define, Identify, Writing and Critical Thinking pg.55

Intro Comp 12-9-15

Wednesday     12-9-15

Typing Lesson #15 5 minutes www.freetypinggame.net

Writing Prompt

Some people think that Christmas is all about buying gifts and spending money.


What are some ways that you can save money and what are some handmade gifts that you can make people this year?

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Intro Comp Week of 11-30

Intro Comp   Week of 11-30

Thing 6 quest 1-3
Create a slide presentation of the 9 themes of Digital Citizenship.
Use visual representations of each in your presentation.  In addition to Google Images, there are some copyright free sites listed at the end of Quest 2.


Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Intro Comp Website Rubric

Weebly Website

1. The first page is an Introduction page. This should have a current human school appropriate picture of you. Use this as a way to describe you as a person. this may include interests, hobbies, extra curricular activities etc.

2. The second page will be labeled "My Digital Foot Print". This page should include your screenshot of your visual organizer created in Thing 5 Quest 2 of 21things4students.

3. The third page will be called " Who Am I Online" This page will include a background picture on your animated avatar that you have created. Go to Bitstrips.com to do this.Ask me if you have any problems with uploading the picture to your google docs.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Digital Media 21Things/DigitalCitizenship

Website Criteria
1.         Create an homepage/introduction page about yourself.  This should include information about you, and could include your future goals, career objective, education, interests, and skills. Think of this as a mini-online resume. Title this page “Introduction”
2.        Make a screen shot of Thing 5 quest 2. “Visual Organizer of Digital Footprint” This will be added as a page to your site labeled Digital Footprint.   
3.     Create another page that you will label as a Resource page. This resource page will include the link to your Diigo account, and your Symbaloo account.

4.    Each page should have a different photo or image.

5.     Place a current picture on you home page.


6.     The next page will include the “Avatar image” you created of yourself, and you will label that page “Who Am I Online”

Digital Media (Khan Academy)

Students working on Khan Academy, your websites should have and Introduction page, and a Khan Academy page. Screenshot the finished products of your assignments, and post them on your Khan Academy page.

You should also have a page that displays your Avatar that you created. That page should be labeled  "Who am I online"

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

World History 11-11-15




Students will use class time to complete any missing assignments as well as turn in any missing work.
All missing work will be Due on Friday 11-13-15


Assignments for 1st Card marking

Monday, November 9, 2015

11-9-15 Digital Media


Follow the Instructions on the 21things site. and create a page labeled. "The Core Rules of Netiquette"

Step 2:  Explore online etiquette by reading the "10 Rules of Netiquette". The Core Rules of Netiquette are taken from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea. Click on each rule to learn about good manners when writing on the internet. As you read these rules, ask yourself "Why are they important?" Can you think of any others that could be added to this list?

Rule 1: Remember the Human

Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life

Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace

Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth

Rule 5: Make yourself look good online

Rule 6: Share expert knowledge


Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control

Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy

Rule 9: Don't abuse your power

Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes


Use Google Images to find pictures that correspond to the definition of each link. 

World History

This week we will be completing the Chapter review on pages 22, 23.
We will complete the following Parts:


Identifying people and Ideas(1-10)
Understanding Main Ideas section 1-3
Thinking Critically (1-4)
Interpreting a Graph pg.23 (1,2)

This will be due on Thursday 11-12-15
All missing assignments will be due on Friday 11-13-15

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Intro Comp 10-29-30

10-29-15 
In Google Docs, create a document, name it Digital Footprint and follow the directions below.




E. Make a list of sites you visit a lot. These might include social networking sites (Twitter, FaceBook), gaming sites, shopping sites, learning sites.

F. Organize your list into categories and write them onto the footprint, for example, all social networking sites together, all gaming sites together, etc.

G. Save your footprint
 in your File Space.  Your teacher will discuss all findings with the class.



Home Work 10-29-15

. Recording

A.  Homework:  Think about all of the different digital devices you use daily. Your next task is to log your own daily use of all digital media over 4 days which includes at least one weekend day. 

B.  Some examples include:  phone usage, gaming (DS, Playstation, X-Box) playing, surfing the internet, texting and so on.    

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Digital Media 11-9-15

10-28-15

Mr. Wade  6th Hour Digital Media

Instructions for creating a Website: Go to the Weebly site and create an account. After creating an account, you will need to establish a domain. Choose a web name you will remember and that is school appropriate.

1.   Create an Homepage/introduction page about yourself.  This should include information about you, and could include your future goals, career objective, education, interests, and skills. Think of this as a mini-online resume. Title this page “Introduction”

2.   Make a screen shot of Thing 5 quest 2. “Visual Organizer of Digital Footprint” This will be added as a page to your site labeled Digital Footprint.   

3.     Create another page that you will label as a Resource page. This resource page will include the link to your Diigo account, and your Symbaloo account.

4.     Each page should have a different photo or image.

5.     Place a current picture on you home page.

6.     The next page will include the “Avatar image” you created of yourself, and you will label that page “Who Am I Online”

One of the Pages of your Website should be named " 9 Elements of Digital Citizenshp"


These are the base instructions for creating this site. You will check the Blog as needed to find out what pages you will add to your Website.













Monday, October 19, 2015

World History

10-20-15

Students will complete Section 3 Review page 16, numbers 1-5

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Digital Media 10-15-15 Early Release

Log on to 21things4students and complete the quests associated with Digital Footprint Thing 5

http://www.21things4students.net/21/3-digital-footprint/mission-briefing/

World History Test Review 10-15-15 Early Release


Answer the following questions using the link below. Students may use their text book and other notes from class to use as a reference.

https://quizlet.com/36834992/test?matching=on&mult_choice=on&prompt-with=1&limit=30

World History

Current Event Link

http://www.realclearworld.com/


Tuesday, October 13, 2015


Terracotta soldiers video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzG9RaYavqg

Thursday, September 17, 2015

World History 

Remind 101 Code

Text @histworld1 to this number

586-884-8957

http://www.cbsnews.com/latest/60-minutes/full-episodes/


Monday 10-5-15

World History

Begin working on Section 2 of Chapter 0 (page 10). Complete numbers 1, 2, and 4 of the Section review. 
1. Define and explain the significance of Caste system.

2. Identify and explain the significance of  the following Terms.

Siddhartha Gautama
Shang
Zhou
Qin
Han
Confucious
Daoism
Legalism

4. a. Sequence the dynasties in Ancient China and summarize the major accomplishments of each.

b. How did Confucianism and Daoism influence Chinese culture? 

Use text book and computer resources to Identify and Explain the terms listed. 

The link below can also be used as a resource.

http://www.worldreligions.com/buddhism/beliefs-and-practices

Videos 

 Hinduism -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4Xs6gSo3eE

Caste System-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyCQDIwHlXY

Confucianism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT4uvY5K17k

Buddhism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tilBs32zN7I

Monday October 12

Use the links below to complete this assignment:
Apply the themes of Geography to Ancient India and China

http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/china/qt/030409Chinapop.htm

http://geography.about.com/od/indiamaps/a/indiageography.htm