Post #8: What's for Dinner?

If you could have anything for dinner what would it be? Steak? Pizza? Lobster? Pretend that you have to cook dinner for your family and you have to plan the menu, tell me "What's for Dinner?" Tell me the main dish, side dish, dessert, beverages that you would serve at tonight's meal. You may also include how you would make your food, or what you would have to do to get ready to bring it to your table. Remember, 5 sentences, title, picture, and 5 comments on other students blogs. Have fun with this one, anything is possible.

When you are done with your blog go to Typing Club and take a TYPING TEST.   Later  (around 1:30) we will work on Google Docs.  You will have a Google Docs Challenge Assignment today.

Post #7: My Elementary School

Today's Blog is about your elementary school. What elementary school did you go to? Did you like it? What was your mascot? What was your favorite grade? Favorite memory there? Who was your Principal? Who is the teacher you most remember? Remember the blog # in your title, 5 sentences, picture, and 5 comments. When you are done please complete lessons 91-100 in Typing Club.

Post #6: Dream Pet

Today you will tell me about your dream pet. It can be anything real or fictional, alive or dead. It can be a shark, a bigfoot, a liger. Tell me where you got him, why you got him, what you will do together, how other people would feel about him, or anything else you can possibly think of. Have fun, be creative, anything is possible. Remember to number and title your blog, 5 sentences, 1 picture, 5 comments. 

 When you are finished please go, log in, and complete lessons 81-90.

Finish your Infographic from Tuesday!

Post #5: Do You Believe?

What are your thoughts on Cryptozoology?  Don't know what that is? 

Google it, then write your post on what you think about it and if you could choose one example as your favorite, what would it be.  Remember 5 sentences, title your blog post, add a picture, and finally comment on 5 other students blogs. 

After you are finished with your blog, go to Typing Club and complete

lessons 71-80.

Today we will finish our infographic assignment.

Post #4: Favorite Theme Park

Good Afternoon Students,

Everyone loves theme parks: Disneyland,  Magic Mountain, Great America. What is your favorite theme park? Why? What do you love about it? What is your best memory at a theme park? If you have never been, which one would you like to go to and why?  Remember 5 sentences, title, picture, and 5 comments on other students blogs. Check last week's post... I tried to comment on all of your blogs.

The following people have not finished through lesson 70 in Typing Club.

Zane Abi rached                    Isaac Aguirre                 Nipun Amarasingh

Coby Barnes                          Andrew Booth               Zachary Brooks

Gunnar Buck                          Ceasar Castillo             Dominick Diaz

Zoe Jones                              Preston Lor                  Keaton Olmos

Nicholas Oviedo

This is your last chance to to get caught-up.  If you are not finished through lesson 70 by the end of today, then your keyboarding grade will be marked down.

If your name is not on the list above, then you may have free time at your computer... do not distract others from getting their work done.

Post #3: What Are You Watching?

      It’s a New school year which means a start to a new TV season. What Returning TV show are you most excited about starting up. Why are you excited about this show? Or What New TV show are you most excited to see? Why are you excited to see it? Remember 5 sentences, a picture, a title, and you MUST comment on the blog posts of five other class members.

When you are done...

Typing Cub: No review today, just complete lessons 61-70.

Today you will be designing an Infographic about an assigned person.  I will review the assignment with you before we start.

Post #2: The Gridiron

College football started recently and the NFL is underway.  Tell me about your favorite team or teams, why you like them, and who you watch the games with.  If you are not that into football, tell me about another sport that you and your family enjoy watching together.  Be sure to include an image. Don't forget to capitalize, punctuate, and reread your post before you publish it for any errors.  

• Typing Club: Go to typing club and repeat lessons 41-50 (for review) and complete lessons 51-60.

• After you are done with Typing Club, go to your email and open the email (that I sent you) with the class blog addresses. You will need to copy and paste each blog address into the "ADD" button on your blog.  (I will help you do this in class.)  Once you have added all the addresses, check out other student blogs. Please comment on the other posts from students in your group.  If there is still time left over, you can read and comment on 5 other students' posts in the class.  Happy blogging!  Don't judge!

Post #1: Favorite Place in California

Good Afternoon Class,

Please write a paragraph about your favorite place in the state of California. Find an image to show that place. You must write a minimum of 5 sentences.

Many call Disneyland "The Happiest Place on Earth" and our family is no exception.  Every time we venture down to the magic kingdom we always have a great time!

When you are done with your blog, go to your email and open the email I sent you.  You will adding the blog address to people you follow.  I will give instructions on how to do this!!!! 

After you have added all the addresses you need to finish through Lesson 50 on Typing Club.  I am adding this to the grade book after school today... If you don't have it done, you will NOT receive full credit!!!

Speaking of Grades... Go to Student Connect (link on my website) and check your grade in this class.  If you do not have an "A" right now then you are probably missing an assignment.  If you need your student connect password, ask me and I will give it to you.

My First Blog Post

The three things I like best about Alta Sierra are...

1. We have great students and teachers.
2. Our school has some of the best facilities in the state of California.
3. We have very supportive community.

Today's Agenda 9/10/15

Good Afternoon Class,

Here is today's agenda...

1. Typing Club: Re-do lessons 31-40 on Typing Club (to practice what you did on Tuesday), then complete Lessons 41-50.  I will give you 30 min. in class to work.
2. Create Your Exploring Tech Blog: Today you will learn how to create a blog.  I will give you instructions on how to create your own blog.  Blog addresses must be turned in by the end of the period to the form on my website.

Today's Agenda 9/8/2015

Good Afternoon Class,

Here is today's agenda...

1. Typing Club: Re-do lessons 20-30 on Typing Club (to practice what you did on Tuesday), then complete Lessons 31-40.  I will give you 30 min. in class to work.
2. Internet Safety Lesson: Today we will review internet safety.  You will watch a slideshow and some videos to learn more about issues many teens face when using the internet.  After the presentation, everyone will take the quizzes on my website.  You will be required to PrintScreen the certificate from the "NS Teens Challenge" to receive credit for today's work.

Today's Agenda 9/3/15

Good Afternoon Class,

Here is today's agenda...

1. Typing Club: Re-do lessons 10-19 on Typing Club (to practice what you did on Tuesday), then complete Lessons 20-30.  I will give you 30 min. in class to work.
2. Email: Today we will review how to use email and you will...
1. Send me an email
2. Send the people in your group an email
3. Collect the email addresses of everyone in your group
4. Create a contacts folder for Exploring Tech
3. Share the Birthday Bash Invitation: You will share your Birthday Bash assignment with other people in your group and they will make comments/suggestions for making your invitation even better.

Today's Agenda 9/1/15

Today's Agenda

Good Afternoon Class,

Here is today's agenda...

1. Typing Club: Complete lessons 10-19 on Typing Club, you MUST GET THEM DONE TODAY.  I will give you 30 min. in class to work.
2. If you finish lessons 10-19 then you may go to Nitro Type.  Sign-up for a free account and compete against your friends.
3. Google Classroom: today you will join my Exploring Tech Classroom using this code vtvbw3p and you will complete your first Google Drawing assignment.