Friday, December 16, 2011

B1:  Charity Basketball games: Bring your dollar for entry.
B2: Computer lab to work on web evaluations and PowerPoints.

Links of interest:
Web Evaluation Sheet  ABC Website Evaluation 2.doc 

Here is the first paper we did on the Internet, using search engines and databases to find possibly useful websites:  Research on the Internet Revised.doc.  

Below is a template you could use for your celebrity powerpoint:
Celebrity PowerPoint Template.ppt   
It makes your job a lot easier!

Directions for making your Bibliography: Creating Your Bibliography


Here is a sample PowerPoint:  emma watson example.ppt  


Reminder of what should be on the PowerPoint:

1. cover slide with photo of the famous person, that person's name, your name(s)
2. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Life Before Fame
3. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: How He/She Became Famous
4. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Major Accomplishments
5. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Personal Life
6. information slide with a heading, a photo or other illustration, 4 bullets of information: Other Interesting Information
7. bibliography slide with a heading and 3 or 5 citations created using bibme  

You may add up to three extra slides.

Important Reminder:  

Students will finish their PowerPoints on January 4 and present them on January 6.

If you don't think you will be ready, work on yours at home. 

If you have extra time, you may play games at 

http://www.fun-with-words.com

Do not go to other sites or programs without asking Ms. Dorsey.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Computer Lab -- Finish up web site evaluations. (Grade goes on this term.)

Print off your  Web Evaluations with Notes when you have finished filling them out. (Don't forget to save each with a different name.)  And please make sure you have put your name(s) on them.


1. ABC Website Evaluation 2.doc  Open the one(s) you're working on, or open a new one for a new site.  Remember to save each one under a different name so you're not saving one over the last. 

2.  Bibme for Creating a Bibliography

This is the easiest bibliography maker I've found. 

bibme.org

You can use it for our purposes without registering.
You need to register if you want to use all the features, but that's free.  You don't need to register for our purposes.

Try it.  When you first get to it, you need to click on the orange tab in the center for  "Website."

Directions:

• As you are researching, save the URL for each site you find useful.
• When you get to the site bibme.org, click on the middle tab marked "website."
• Copy the URL (in the address bar) for the site you are taking information from.
• Click on "Load Info."
• Look on the website you want to use for a sponsor or publisher and date created.  You can often find that information at the bottom of the page.  The sponsor/publisher will not be a company that does web design.   It will often be a company, corporation, or individual. If there is not a current date last updated, you could use the copyright date -- again at the bottom of the page.   
• Fill in the information you find in the appropriate spaces.
• Look for an author (writer) of the information.  Add that.
• Click on Add to My Bibliography.
• Look in the right hand column for the bibliography entry created for you. Copy that and save it or add it to the last slide of your PowerPoint.

  http://www.bibme.org/


Due Dates:
Print off your  Web Evaluations with Notes when you have finished filling them out. (Don't forget to save each with a different name.

• 2 Web Evaluations with Notes by the end of class on October 18 --extended to October 26.
• 2  more Web Evaluations with Notes by the end of class on October  26  (One for those working alone.)
• Pairs will need to make sure they get the fifth evaluation/notes handed in.
• Have your PowerPoint done by the end of class on November 7.
• PowerPoints will be presented on November 9.

______________________________________

Celebrity Info:
Who has Steve Jobs?  I just found this article while perusing Facebook.
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141656955/new-bio-quotes-jobs-on-god-gates-and-great-design?sc=fb&cc=fp

Pelé    www.notablebiographies.com › Ni-Pe

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Self-Starter:  Individual Reading and Fill out your reading log.

Reading Strategy:  Determining Importance and Summarizing
Don't try to write down everything.  Take notes on the most important and most interesting information.
Put it into your own words so you aren't plagiarizing, but check to make sure you didn't change the meaning.

Computer Lab -- By the end of class today, you should have at least two web evaluations with notes completed.
1. Learning about Plagiarism
a. Go to   http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/plagiarism.html#
b. Listen to and read along with pages 1 and 2.
c. Be prepared to answer these questions:
      1)  What was the original meaning of the word that became "plagiarism"?
      2)  What simple question can you ask yourself to find out if you are committing plagiarism?  (Find the answer at the end of page 2.)


2. ABC Website Evaluation 2.doc  Open the one(s) you're working on, or open a new one for a new site.  Remember to save each one under a different name so you're not saving one over the last. 

2.  Bibme for Creating a Bibliography

This is the easiest bibliography maker I've found. 

bibme.org

You can use it for our purposes without registering.
You need to register if you want to use all the features, but that's free.  You don't need to register for our purposes.

Try it.  When you first get to it, you need to click on the orange tab in the center for  "Website."

Directions:

• As you are researching, save the URL for each site you find useful.
• When you get to the site bibme.org, click on the middle tab marked "website."
• Copy the URL (in the address bar) for the site you are taking information from.
• Click on "Load Info."
• Look on the website you want to use for a sponsor or publisher and date created.  You can often find that information at the bottom of the page.  The sponsor/publisher will not be a company that does web design.   It will often be a company, corporation, or individual. If there is not a current date last updated, you could use the copyright date -- again at the bottom of the page.   
• Fill in the information you find in the appropriate spaces.
• Look for an author (writer) of the information.  Add that.
• Click on Add to My Bibliography.
• Look in the right hand column for the bibliography entry created for you. Copy that and save it or add it to the last slide of your PowerPoint.

  http://www.bibme.org/



Due Dates:
Print off your  Web Evaluations with Notes when you have finished filling them out. (Don't forget to save each with a different name.)

• 2 Web Evaluations with Notes by the end of class on October 18
• 2  more Web Evaluations with Notes by the end of class on October  26  (One for those working alone.)
• Pairs will need to make sure they get the fifth evaluation/notes handed in.
• Have your PowerPoint done by the end of class on November 7.
• PowerPoints will be presented on November 9

No Mock Trial on Wednesday, October 19.

Intervention is available for English and reading classes.

October 19^th is the

last day to hand in late, revised, or extra-credit work for first term.