3/26: Glogster problems

Hey team:

I hope you're all enjoying a safe and wonderful spring break.

I said I would email you your glogster usernames and passwords as soon as I could so that you could continue to work on your homework assignment.  Please scroll down to read about your homework assignment if you don't know what I'm talking about.

I am not able to access your passwords to glogster, so if you don't have yours then I can't help you.  Please make a new glogster account and email me the link to your finished poster once you are done and it will count.  Please email me on TeenBiz3000.com.

Anyway, I ran into a student at CostCo in Kapolei a few days ago, and she told me that she was BORED of spring break.  BORED?  That's crazy talk.  Read a book!  Go to the library.  Go to the beach.  There's a lot to do.  Here is a list of things you can do if you are BORED:

1.  Go to TeenBiz3000.com.  There are articles, activities, essays, contests, and polls.  And you can always email me to let me know what you're up to for spring break.

2.  Try to solve Columbus State University's Math Contest Problem of the Week.  Click here to check it out.

3.  Build a paper airplane.  Visit Alex's paper airplanes for directions and videos on how to make the best paper airplanes.

4.  Plant a garden.  Check out this website for directions on how to set up a garden.  You can order seeds from UH for a lower price than you can buy them from a store.  Here is the seed order form.

5.  Check out freerice.com.  Free rice is a website with word games and math games.  The questions automatically adjust to your skill level and playing the games on the site supports efforts to feed hungry people.

3/20: Computer Lab

Opening: How to get to the class website

Worktime: Webtivities

Closing: GLO 6

HW: Design a glogster poster on how to be ready for class in 4th quarter. Your poster should contain something about the 4 parts of being ready: homework, ID, planner, SURFF book. Due April 6(odd periods) or 7(even periods)

Today we are getting used to the class website. To do this, I want you to do the following things:

1. Register for the class website. Pick a secret code name and a password that will be easy for you to remember.
   
2. Complete the end-of-quarter survey.
   
3. Visit TeenBiz3000.com and send me an email. Any email.
   
4. Sign in on glogster.com and learn how to use it on your own. Use the "nickname" and "password" on the little slip of paper that you got from me.
   

To access each of these, just click the link that is underlined and orange.

Your homework is to design a glogster poster to remind students how to be ready for class in 4th quarter. Here is an example, the GLOGSTER poster that I made.

3/19: New Syllabus and Class Website

Opening: Ready for 8th grade?

Worktime: Syllabus

Closing: Class Website

HW: Take syllabus quiz on class website

Today we are learning about how life science is going to be different in 4th quarter.  I am making these changes to get you ready for 8th grade next year.  You will complete the homework assignment to show that you understand the changes.

HOMEWORK: Complete the syllabus quiz. Don't forget that you are invited to watch the presentation as well as read the syllabus while you complete the quiz. Here is the syllabus quiz, make sure you click on SUBMIT when you are done:

ALL CLASSES: We will meet in the computer lab, A15, tomorrow (Friday) 

3/17 & 3/18: Portfolio Reflection, Test Retake, Constructed Response 7

Opening: Grades

Worktime: Portfolio Reflection

Closing: Constructed Response 7

HW: (for periods 2,4,6) My Genome cookbook due tomorrow

(for periods 1,3,5) None

Today you are getting graded work back and completing a GLO self-reflection form to help you consider your growth in the GLO's in quarter 3.  Even periods will retake the test on Genetics and Mutation.  You will complete constructed response #7.

If you especially enjoy self-reflection activities, you are probably very high in intrapersonal intelligence.  If you do not like them, you probably need to develop your intrapersonal intelligence.  If you don't know what intrapersonal intelligence is, then maybe you should go back and take this quiz again to discover which intelligences are your strengths.

Check out this Hawai'i DOE rubric for the GLO's and imagine if I graded you on this rubric.  What grades do you think you would get for the GLO's?

3/16: Syllabus, Website, Portfolio Reflection

Opening: Syllabus

Worktime: http://lifesciencewis.blogspot.com

Closing: Portfolio Reflection

HW: 1.) Genome cookbooks due tomorrow

2.) Visit the class website, complete syllabus quiz

Note: Today, we retook the test because we did not accomplish this as planned on Friday.  We did not have time for the portfolio reflection today.

Next week's schedule, Syllabus presentation

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful weekend!

Here is my schedule for next week.

Here is a presentation on our new syllabus.  We will be learning about the new syllabus on Monday and Tuesday this week.

Here is a video that shows how mutations can happen.  It will really help you understand mutation if you are having trouble understanding how and why it happens.

Study for the genetics & mutation test

The genetics & mutation test retake will occur on Friday, March 13.  Please review your test and correct your mistakes so that you are ready for the retake.

You can watch this presentation online to review the material that will appear on the test.

REMINDER:  All work for 3rd quarter is due by Friday, March 13.  This include the "My Genome" cookbook project.