This post allows students to share their innovative Scratch creations with other students, parents, teachers, and I. My hope is that people who are not in this course will visit the URL's you leave in your comments and experience your amazing skills.
Example ...
Name: Joe M.
Type: Game
Title: Maze
URL: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/jdmuscoreil/2284397
Description: Use the arrow keys to navigate through different levels of the maze.
You may (and hopefully will) leave multiple comments here. Feel free to leave a comment that compliments creator by giving a nice review or recommendation.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Scratch - "Farm Boy" Projects
Add a comment that links to your Farm Boy Project program in Scratch.
You project should match this one: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Turton/2226923.
Log in to http://scratch.mit.edu/ and open your project.
Copy this sample below and paste it into your new comment. Replace my info with your own. After "LEARNED", type 3 or more sentences that describe something interesting you learned. After "TO LEARN", write something you would like to be able to do with Scratch OR computer programming OR in general in this course.
Sample:
STUDENT: Allen T. (your First Name and Last Initial)
URL: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Turton/2226923 (copy from Scratch)
LEARNED: Scratch is free and widely used around the world. People can use it to create and share simple video games. Also, by searching for programs and downloading them, we can use parts of other people's programs to accomplish certain tasks in our own programs.
TO LEARN: I hope that we will have time to work on a collaborative programming project were 2 or 3 students develop a program/game together.
You project should match this one: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Turton/2226923.
Log in to http://scratch.mit.edu/ and open your project.
Copy this sample below and paste it into your new comment. Replace my info with your own. After "LEARNED", type 3 or more sentences that describe something interesting you learned. After "TO LEARN", write something you would like to be able to do with Scratch OR computer programming OR in general in this course.
Sample:
STUDENT: Allen T. (your First Name and Last Initial)
URL: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Turton/2226923 (copy from Scratch)
LEARNED: Scratch is free and widely used around the world. People can use it to create and share simple video games. Also, by searching for programs and downloading them, we can use parts of other people's programs to accomplish certain tasks in our own programs.
TO LEARN: I hope that we will have time to work on a collaborative programming project were 2 or 3 students develop a program/game together.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Games and Animated Stories made from Scratch
This post allows students to share their innovative Scratch creations with other students, parents, teachers, and I. My hope is that people who are not in this course will visit the URL's you leave in your comments and experience your amazing skills.
Example ...
Name: Gage M.
Type: Game
Title: Plane Flight
URL: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Gagetmorris/2257454
Description: Use the keyboard to navigate an air plane around a box from start to finish while preventing the box and plane from touching each other.
You may (and hopefully will) leave multiple comments here. Feel free to leave a comment that compliments creator by giving a nice review or recommendation.
Example ...
Name: Gage M.
Type: Game
Title: Plane Flight
URL: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Gagetmorris/2257454
Description: Use the keyboard to navigate an air plane around a box from start to finish while preventing the box and plane from touching each other.
You may (and hopefully will) leave multiple comments here. Feel free to leave a comment that compliments creator by giving a nice review or recommendation.
Friday, May 27, 2011
My Small Biz Blog
Leave a comment with the url of the Blog you created for your small business.
Use this format ...
Business Name:
Business Blog URL:
Owner Name: first name and last initial
Comment on other business's blogs.
Become a "Follower" of a few that you really like.
Use this format ...
Business Name:
Business Blog URL:
Owner Name: first name and last initial
Comment on other business's blogs.
Become a "Follower" of a few that you really like.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Quiz - 21st Century Survival Skills
The Seven Survival Skills for the 21st Century
Survival Skill
1 - Critical Thinking & Problem SolvingSurvival Skill
2 - Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by InfluenceSurvival Skill
3 - Agility & AdaptabilitySurvival Skill
4 - Initiative & EntrepreneurismSurvival Skill
5 - Effective Oral & Written CommunicationSurvival Skill
6 - Accessing & Analyzing InformationSurvival Skill
7 - Curiosity & Imagination
Your Quiz (authentic assessment) is to leave a Comment that answers the questions below. Point values are in parenthesis. (Hint: You may want to create a Google doc or Word doc to compile your thoughts and analyze your information before leaving your comment. I suggest copying the requirements below into another doc to ensure you meet all the requirements. )
Your First Name and Last Initial (5)
A. Which Skill (# and name) are you going to discuss? (5)
B. Write a quote that relates to the skill. (10)
C. Explain something in this class that you have done that promoted the development of the skill. (25)
D. Identify a project or assignment in any other class you have taken or are taking that has directly or indirectly promoted one of the 7 Survival Skills. Give specific examples of why you feel this way. (20)
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the letters above. (10)
Self-Evaluate your performance on this Quiz (5)
Total Quiz Score = XX/100 (you do the math :0)
Survival Skill
1 - Critical Thinking & Problem SolvingSurvival Skill
2 - Collaboration Across Networks & Leading by InfluenceSurvival Skill
3 - Agility & AdaptabilitySurvival Skill
4 - Initiative & EntrepreneurismSurvival Skill
5 - Effective Oral & Written CommunicationSurvival Skill
6 - Accessing & Analyzing InformationSurvival Skill
7 - Curiosity & Imagination
Your Quiz (authentic assessment) is to leave a Comment that answers the questions below. Point values are in parenthesis. (Hint: You may want to create a Google doc or Word doc to compile your thoughts and analyze your information before leaving your comment. I suggest copying the requirements below into another doc to ensure you meet all the requirements. )
Your First Name and Last Initial (5)
A. Which Skill (# and name) are you going to discuss? (5)
B. Write a quote that relates to the skill. (10)
C. Explain something in this class that you have done that promoted the development of the skill. (25)
D. Identify a project or assignment in any other class you have taken or are taking that has directly or indirectly promoted one of the 7 Survival Skills. Give specific examples of why you feel this way. (20)
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the letters above. (10)
Self-Evaluate your performance on this Quiz (5)
Total Quiz Score = XX/100 (you do the math :0)
Blog a Difference Project
Blog Visitors – scroll to bottom comments and copy the URL of an interesting looking Blog Topic. Paste into a new tab in your browser. Check it out and please comment!
Students in my class - Read this entire post before beginning!
BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this project is to encourage you to think more deeply about the world in which you live. The more you seek to understand the roots or history of the many wonderful and many troubling situations around us, the more you will appreciate the amazing diversity of the human spirit. The next step is for you to inspire curiosity and help others become more enlightened about our world. Remember that controversial issues often have evolved over generations and are engrained in cultures. Check this link for Opposing Viewpoints on hot topics and great sources. Embed an audio/video clip (http://www.schooltube.org/, http://www.npr.org/, http://www.pbs.org/, http://www.cnn.com/, ...) This post (in fact, the project) provides a way for all of us to share our blogs. Feel free to show off a little. The minimum expectations are below. I expect you to really take this project to the next level.
Comment to this Post and include:
Name: First name and last initial
Blog Title: The title or topic of the blog
Blog URL: the URL or web address of your Blog (hyperlink if you can)
Example:
Name: Mr. Turton
BLOG Topic: Leadership Course Blog
URL: http://2011-acs-leadership.blogspot.com/
BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT RUBRIC
On your Blog you will be graded as follows:
1. Comment below - Add name, title, and url in a comment on this Blog Post (see above). You want people to leave comments on your Blog, so make the title and topic interesting. (x/10)
2. Formatting and style - Make it easily readable and add some interesting images, gadgets, color, unique formatting, audio, video, and general pizzazz to match your skill level (x/20)
3. Professionalism - Keep a clean appearance. Use appropriate language and topics. All content must be school appropriate. Check your spelling and grammar. (x/10)
4. Reference your sources - Cite the sources of your infomation using http://www.easybib.com/ or use APA citation format. Each post needs its own citations unless it is 100% original words. (x/10)
5. Create at least 3 Posts - Each should be different and interesting, but still relate to the general Blog Topic. Each post needs to include some of your original thoughts and ideas. (x/30)
6. Comment Moderation - Accept at least 10 comments. Moderate your comments to prevent garbage from appearing on your Blog. Only accept clean and appropriate comments. {under settings, enable moderation always}. Encourage others to visit your blog. It helps to have an interesting titles for your Posts. (x/10)
7. Self-Evaluation - Copy this rubric and paste it into a Word document. (x10)
Project Total = XX/100
Students in my class - Read this entire post before beginning!
BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this project is to encourage you to think more deeply about the world in which you live. The more you seek to understand the roots or history of the many wonderful and many troubling situations around us, the more you will appreciate the amazing diversity of the human spirit. The next step is for you to inspire curiosity and help others become more enlightened about our world. Remember that controversial issues often have evolved over generations and are engrained in cultures. Check this link for Opposing Viewpoints on hot topics and great sources. Embed an audio/video clip (http://www.schooltube.org/, http://www.npr.org/, http://www.pbs.org/, http://www.cnn.com/, ...) This post (in fact, the project) provides a way for all of us to share our blogs. Feel free to show off a little. The minimum expectations are below. I expect you to really take this project to the next level.
Comment to this Post and include:
Name: First name and last initial
Blog Title: The title or topic of the blog
Blog URL: the URL or web address of your Blog (hyperlink if you can)
Example:
Name: Mr. Turton
BLOG Topic: Leadership Course Blog
URL: http://2011-acs-leadership.blogspot.com/
BLOG-A-DIFFERENCE PROJECT RUBRIC
On your Blog you will be graded as follows:
1. Comment below - Add name, title, and url in a comment on this Blog Post (see above). You want people to leave comments on your Blog, so make the title and topic interesting. (x/10)
2. Formatting and style - Make it easily readable and add some interesting images, gadgets, color, unique formatting, audio, video, and general pizzazz to match your skill level (x/20)
3. Professionalism - Keep a clean appearance. Use appropriate language and topics. All content must be school appropriate. Check your spelling and grammar. (x/10)
4. Reference your sources - Cite the sources of your infomation using http://www.easybib.com/ or use APA citation format. Each post needs its own citations unless it is 100% original words. (x/10)
5. Create at least 3 Posts - Each should be different and interesting, but still relate to the general Blog Topic. Each post needs to include some of your original thoughts and ideas. (x/30)
6. Comment Moderation - Accept at least 10 comments. Moderate your comments to prevent garbage from appearing on your Blog. Only accept clean and appropriate comments. {under settings, enable moderation always}. Encourage others to visit your blog. It helps to have an interesting titles for your Posts. (x/10)
7. Self-Evaluation - Copy this rubric and paste it into a Word document. (x10)
Project Total = XX/100
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