Post #18: The Best Halloween Costume

Good Afternoon Class,

Since tomorrow is Halloween, I would like you to tell me about your all-time favorite Halloween costume.  Where did you get it?  Was it home-made?  How did you create it?  How old were you? Why is it your favorite? Don't forget 5 sentences and a picture!!

 

When you are done, go to Typing Web and take a typing test.

Post #17: Machine or Technology I Cannot Live Without

Is there a machine or form of technology you feel you could not live without?  What is it? Why do you feel you cannot live without it? What would you do if it were no longer available to you?  Remember to put the blog number in your title, write 5 sentence, add a picture and comment on 5 other blogs.  Once you are done go to Typing Web and complete the lesson titled "Most Common English Words".  Today we will look at an online photo shop program called Pixlr. You will be using this program to manipulate photos.

Pixlr-O-Matic

(super-fast photo editing program)

Pixlr Express

(quick and easy photo editing program)

Pixlr Editor

(more advanced photo editing program) 

Post #16: The Worst Thing I Ever Bought

Did you ever send away for something or purchase something (or order something over the Internet)  that turned out to be a disappointment?  What was it?  Why did you purchase it? Where did you purchase it? What were your expectations? Why was it disappointing? Remember 5 sentences, and comment on 5 other blogs and be sure to include a photo. When you are done go to Typing Web and complete lesson titled "Basic Punctuation."  

Post #15: Movie You Wish You Never Saw

Today you will tell me about a movie you watched that afterwards you wished you never wasted your time watching. Tell me if you were the one who wanted to go see it, if not tell me who convinced you to watch it. Tell me what the movie was about and the reason it was such a bad movie. Remember title and number your blog, 5 sentences, 1 picture, and 5 comments. When you are finished please log into Typing Web and take a typing test. When you are finished with the typing test finish your "Infographic" in Google Draw.   If your "Infographic" is complete you must take the Digital Citizenship Unit 1 Assessment and EMAIL me your results.

Post #14: Your Life in 10 and 20 Years

Today you will describe for me what you think your life will be like in 10 AND 20 years from now.  What will you be doing in 10 years? You will be in your early twenties. Where will you live?  What will your life be like?  What will your life be like in 20 years?  You will be in your thirties... describe what you think your life will be like.  Will you be married?  Will you have a job?  Do you plan to have children?  How many? After you are finished go to Typing Web and complete the lesson titled "Learn to Bust a Capital Word"  If you did not finish the "Learn to Bust a Capital Letter" lesson on Monday, please finish it up first.  After you are finished we will be creating an Infographic about the person you researched last week.  I have attached a couple different examples below.

Infograph Examples

Post #13: The Newest Restaurant

What is the newest restaurant you have tried. What was its name? What was the type of food they served? Was it good or was it bad? Was it fast food or was it a sit down place? Were you waited on by a server? If so were they good or too slow? Who did you go with? Was it for a special occasion or just because your family was hungry? Please don't forget to number and name your blog. When you are finished, please begin your Typing Web Lesson "Learn to Bust a Capital Letter."  If you get done early go to yelp.com and find out what others think about restaurants near you.

Post #12: Funniest Story or Joke

For today's Blog you will tell the class the funniest story you have ever heard or the funniest joke you have ever heard. Please let the class know where you heard the story/joke or who told you the story/joke. Also tell the class another joke they have probably never heard before. Please keep the story/joke school appropriate. Remember to name and number your post, 5 sentences, 1 picture and 5 comments.  When you are finished please go to  Typing Web and take a Test.  If you get done with that before the class period is over please click HERE to visit an animation website called abc animate.  Explore this website an make an animation of your own.Once you are done save your animation and add it to today's blog.

Post #11: Favorite Ice Cream

Today you will tell the world what is your favorite ice cream. With all the flavors in the world what is the ultimate ice cream you would choose to eat if you had the chance? What Ice cream flavor would you invent if you had the chance? Have fun, be inventive, anything goes. Remember to have number and title your Post, at least 1 picture, and 5 comments. As soon as you are done please finish your typing lessons from yesterday, "Alphabet Soup (N-Z)". 

I will be grading posts 6-10 this week.  Please go back and check these posts to make sure you have 5 sentences, a picture, and correct spelling an punctuation. 
Incomplete posts will not receive full credit.

Post #10: Hardest Rule to Follow

In your life you have many rules. At home, at school, at church, and many other places. What is the hardest rule you have come across during your life that is extremely hard to follow. Is it a rule you always break and get in trouble for? Is it a rule that you follow but wish was not a rule? Please tell me about the rule, why you don't like the rule, why the rule is hard to follow, why you think the rule is in place, and anything else you can say about the rule. Remember to title and number your blog, 5 sentences, 1 picture, and 5 comments. Continue working on Typing Lesson "Alphabet Soup (A-M)" and begin "Alphabet Soup (N-Z)".

Blog #9: Cereal Box Surprise

Cereal companies try to entice customers by placing all kinds of prizes in their boxes; toys, gadgets, and games are just a few examples.  If you could find any prize, what surprise would you like to find in a cereal box?  Why?  Remember it has to fit in a cereal box. Use your imagination and have fun with this one. Don't forget your 5 & 5: Five sentences minimum and comment on five other blogs when you are done.  After you have finished go to Typing Web and complete the lesson titled "Alphabet Soup A-M"

Blog #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 complete typing lesson "Beginner Wrap-Up" Later  (around 1:30) we will work on Google Docs.  You will have a Google Docs Assignment today

Blog #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 begin on typingweb.com/tutor lesson titled "Beginner Wrap Up".

Blog #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 to typingweb.com/tutor, log in, and take a Typing Test--and complete the lesson titled "Easy Bottom Row Words".