Personality Traits

The Lion, The Otter, The Golden Retriever, The Beaver



Coach Boone is a great example of the Lion.
Billy Madison and Tigger are great examples of the Otter.
Elf is a great example of the Golden Retriever.
Sheldon is a great example of the Beaver.


Gary Smalley explains them all.

Which one are you?

Algebra: 2-41 to 2-46 Score!

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37a

What went wrong?

1:  use the distributive property!

2:  do not place a negative sign (-x-4)  This was written incorrectly.

3:  Problem should be 2x - (x-4)

4:  Distribute -1 to x and -1 to -4 to make 2x - x +4

5.  Final should be x +4

Associative Property of Multiplication

Mexican American War

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS

Algebra: 2-22 to 2-33

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PREZI - America History

STUDY

The Story of America - History in 5.5

Submit SCORE 2-6 to 2-11

TYPE YOUR SCORE

Order of Operations

A short video describing the order of operations in mathematics. This could be a helpful, additional tool describing the "Math Notes" section and for problem 2-30.

Publishing Your Ten Slide Story using Blogger App

Publishing A Google Doc Using iPad

Interview Tips and Tricks

Tomorrow is the big day!
You will be interviewed by Mr. V or Mr. R. on your "Ten Slide Story" of "America Means..."

Review the information below before you interview...



Additional Resources:
Top Ten Interview Blunders!
Interview Dos and Don'ts

And Finally...

Say NO to Cyberbullying

An informative presentation informing students on the nature, extent, and consequences of cyberbullying.

A Student's Guide To Personal Publishing
Safe and Responsible Social Networking
Password Safety
Cell Phone Safety
Visit the Cyberullying Research Center

Combining Like Terms

The practical aspect- how can I relate this to something I may see in life...




For an in depth explanation on how to combine like terms see below...

A picture of the EXACT Algebra Tiles that we used in class.

Algebra Tiles that can be used on a desktop or laptop computer. (Will not work on iPod/iPad touch)

Professional Blog Information Needed

GIVE THE INFORMATION

Access Your Professional Blog

To access your professional blog from any computer, sign into your Pulaski Google Account.  After that, type blogger.com into the URL address.  Your blog editing area should display.

GREAT Presentation? What NOT to do!

Scatter Plot

Gathering Data:

Title of Song 
Music 
Video 
Time You Let It Run Before You Wanted It Off - If you would like the whole song, then place the ending time of the song. 


Music and Video will be rated on a scale of 1 - 10 (1=something you don't want to listen to, 10=I love it!) Time You Wanted It Done: Watch the time on the lower left part of the video...record it when you thought you want the video to stop!

Twitter? Create One!

If you want to start a twitter feed to let us know what you are learning...START ONE! HERE

Follow the Endeavor House @endeavorhouse

The POWER of Commenting on a Google Doc

ALGEBRA: CL 1-70 to 1-74 Homework Submission

PLEASE SUBMIT HOMEWORK HERE

Google URL Shortener

Have you ever had a VERRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYY  LOOOOONNNNNGGGG web address?  If so use,  the Google URL shortener to make it easier.

You can use this for your documenting of resources.

GOO.GL

CREATIVITY!!!

How can you be productive yet different!
 

Web 2.0 Tools - Using Netbook or Computer
Animoto
Prezi
Xtranormal
Powerpoint

Apps on iPad2
Splice
Photocard
Popplet Lite
Postino
Color Effects
StoryKit

Sound Tools -
iPod app on iPad
Soundzaboundz on (V:) Media drive on computer

GP -56

1-62

Homeless In America

What do you think?

ALGEBRA: 1-65 to 1-69 SUBMIT HOMEWORK

PLEASE submit your homework HERE!!!

Motivation!

Intrinsic Motivation:  Contained wholly within - Belonging naturally; essential

Extrinsic Motivation:  coming or operating from outside


Which motivation exists in this video?



Follow Up Questions:

In your group, which motivation will work the best?

Would you start to despise having a Terry Tate around?

Do you think you would enjoy coming to work?

Do we need to bring in a Terry Tate in order for you to work?

As a citizen in your group focus in Intrinsic Motivation - motivation to complete a task to the best of your ability because you want to!

Measures of Central Tendency

Stem & Leaf Plot Resource

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Current Events Article - Submit

Photo Source

To help us learn how to organize our current events articles, please complete the form.

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Steel Eel

Let's Get This Math Lesson Off on the Right Track

Graph Paper 4 iPad

In order to complete many of the problems, we will need graph paper.

Get The Graph Paper!

***IMPORTANT:  You will want to "Open in...Notorize"

Choose the color of the grid you want!

QR Codes

Parents (and Students): You may be hearing your son/daughter talk about QR Codes. We used QR Codes to find mathematical clues for finding numbers in our 8th grade hallway during the first two days of school. Look for these QR Codes throughout the year for additional information.  If you have an iPhone/iPad/iPodtouch, you can download a QR Scanner to reveal the additional information found from the picture below.  If you have an Android Smartphone, you can download QR Droid.

 

If you don't have a mobile device, you can view a two minute video describing QR Codes:
GET THE VIDEO!

Mathematics: It's A NEW Year!

Math will be nothing like you have experienced before!



Items Needed:
Assign Book - Will be on iPad2 soon!  Your Device as well.
Pencil
Red Pen
Notebook

Introduce iPad2 and its functions.
QR Code Reader!

Technology Survey

Technology: It will be used everyday.
Please let us know what technology you have and how much you use it.
Please use the following link to access the survey.

GET THE SURVEY!!!

Technology Care

Management tips:

assign each student a device for use every day

Expectations for care of devices (to discuss with students):

we are fortunate to have these devices!!!! Treat them properly or we won’t have them;

model good use with broken devices

keyboards: cost $100 to replace a keyboard on a computer; 

iPads cost $500

putting them away and the importance of ensuring they are charging-- frustrating when you get one and it is not charged

no eating or drinking around computers: crumbs and liquids get in between keys

hard shut down is bad for computers (just holding down the power button instead of going through Start- shut down)

Explain sleep mode and how to wake up devices

carrying computers- 2 hands; , always closed