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Remember zip code 29817
Our Technology~Inspired Theme Activities, Region 9 "Lean, Mean Thematic Machine"
1. Theme: ORDER, SYSTEM, PATTERNS, Line up in alphabetical order. Rank and assess Laura Humphries
Tech Component: Digital Picture of kids in correct line contrasted with digital picture of kids in line but in the wrong order
2. Theme: ADAPTATIONS, CHANGE, INFLUENCES, When we read a story I ask then “What if this character had done something different?” Then I have them compose a different ending. Synthesis – Amy Hellinger
Tech Component: Students compose their endings using MSWord or other Word Processing software.
3. Theme : ORDER, COMMUNICATION, CONNECTION, After reading a story I have the students retell the sequence of events. In centers they compose the sequence of events on a flannel board. Analysis and Synthesis—Cynthia
Tech Component: Compose using Kidspiration/Inspiration software, Clip Art or MS Paint
4. Theme: COOPERATION, DUTY, COMMUNICATION In reading groups each person in the group has a job. One student will explain the elements in the story(analysis), another will create an illustration(synthesis), and another will conclude what the story was about/what they learned(evaluation) Diane Hornbeck
Tech Component: Create a 3- column table in MSWord or Excel for each job and each student assigned to that job types their answer in that columns
5. Theme: CHANGE, FORCES, SURVIVAL, PATTERNS, REACTION Students analyze clouds and recreate them with shaving cream on their desks. They then decide which type of clouds they are and discriminate and predict among the cloud shapes what the weather would be outside if that type of cloud is in the sky. Jody Martin
Tech Component: digital camera pictures of different clouds in a slide show or powerpoint, or website: http://www.wildwildweather.com/clouds.htm
6. Theme: CONFLICT, RELATIONSHIPS, DISCOVERY, REACTIONS. Infer consequences from different POV. Postulate responses to What if ?’s. Evaluate responses based, rewrite different consequences. Stacy W.
Tech Component: Use the website Puzzlemaker http://www.discoveryschool.com/ to create a vocabulary Find-a-Word puzzle of vocabulary words related to feelings.
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The Centers We Created, Region 9 "Learning Center Synergy"
1. Michelle and Leshia: "Soap Cloud Learning Center" Technology Center @ www.stevespangler.com ~~watch Steve complete his soap experiment. Center 2: real-time experiment re-enactment, Center 3: Journaling results and what happened in the experiment. Center 4: Internet pictures of the water cycle at www.kidzone.ws\water (or other website) Center 5: Answer this question: Which bar of soap floated?
2. Linda: "Follow That Food" Technology Center either using Kidspiration or Clip Art students will create a Favorite Food Web of at least 3-8 foods they like. Center 2: Using MSWord, students will write descriptions of their favorite foods and why they like that particular food. (description length vary with age). Center 3: Complete a teacher-directed web search/scavenger hunt and visit http://mcgees.com/kitchen to find the recipe for Jason's Silly Putty formula.(Print recipe for printing lesson) Center 4: Using water, glue, and borax, students will actually make the recipe found in Center 3. As a group activity for closure, students will mold and create their favorite food using the silly putty.
Students who finish early may help others.
3. Vallia: "Adventure Camp" Technology Center students will visit the website called "All About Birds and Backyard Feeders." Center 2: Students will create and craft actual bird feeders (paper towel/tissue holders, peanut butter, seeds etc...) Center 3: Collage of pictures from from catalogs and/or wildlife books, magazine. Center 4: Color and Counting Game using Birds.
4. Janyth: "Why Do We Have to Do Geometry" Technology Center, students will visit the "Ask Dr. Math" site and type their question and answer. Center 2: Students will choose geometry shape and recreate using toothpicks. Center 3: Visiting the website http://www.mathgoodies.com, students will print different shapes, place the shape on a partner's back, and, using verbal clues, then guess which shape was represented on fellow student's back. Center 4: Students will research ways geometry was used in the Bible using the website http://www.
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STUDENT WORK ARCHIVE
Warm-Up Assignment for Monday, April 3, 2005
Please go the following link: Career Wheel
Answer the two questions at the top of the site, then choose two categories from the wheel to click on and investigate. Place at least two important things you learn from each category in your EJournal.
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Continuing Assignment for Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Take out your Career Cluster notes. List all the career clusters in your EJournal. Which two career clusters interest you? List them in your EJournal.
Go to this link and take the career interest survey:
Career Interest Survey
Key your results in your EJournal. Print out your EJournal entries for February and March only. Thank you.
My Brochure Maker: Brochure Maker
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Career Cluster Links:
http://www.careerclusters.org/
http://www.bcplonline.org/centers/career/cconnect/clusters/index2.html
http://www.ed2careers.com/work/clusters/
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St. Patrick's Day Games: St. Patrick's Day Games
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Career Clusters: Career Clusters
Take a sheet of paper and fold it horizontally into 16 sections. Label each section with a career cluster and briefly describe it using the information at the website above.
After you are through, go to this link Career Cluster Hangman and test what you know. Turn in your folded paper notes.
Thank you
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Click on this webpage: Work in Texas
and
Click to this webpage and complete the tasks explained on it. Place your answers in a Word file or notebook paper.
College and Career Quest Exercise
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Samples of Student's Workplace Safety Projects:
Sample Student Projects
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Link after your "Name that Field" assignment, December 13, 2004
Go to this link Living On Your Own Quiz
Record your score in your EJournal.
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EJournal Prompt for Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Please explain the historical significance of today.
You may use the Internet to help if you do not know.
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EJournal Prompt for Friday, December 3, 2004
Describe your ideal work environment with at least 5 details.
Thank you.
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Activity for Monday, November 30, 2004
50 Worse Jobs Than Yours: 50 Worse Jobs Than Yours
Net Pay vs. Gross Pay: Net Pay vs. Gross Pay
Child Labor Further Review, Play Through and Add this Information to your notes.
Child Labor Additional Notes International Child Labor Stats
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Child Labor Site: Thursday, November 18, 2004
Child Labor Laws
Please add this information to your notes.
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Career Site for Friday, November 12, 2004:
Life Works
Look over the information on this site. Go to the Alphabetic Career Listing. Choose 8 different letters of the alphabet. For each letter of the alphabet, choose a health-related occupation. List the occupation name, description, salary, and education needed on a sheet of paper.
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EJournal Prompt for Thursday, October 28, 2004
For the first time in 86 years, the Boston Red Sox have won
the World Series. Eighty-six years ago, the first World War
was about to end...Charles Lindburgh had no flown across
the ocean... John Kennedy was an infant...
penicillin didn't exist...TV didn't exist...
radio was just starting...
What do you think it will take you 86 years to accomplish?
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EJournal Prompt for Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Wide Receiver Rod Smith has never missed a football practice in all of his years as a pro football player. Check his stats at NFL Player Page
1. Explain, specifically, why this is significant...
2. What football team employs Rod Smith?
3. Pick one other Smith stat and explain why would you hire him in your company, based on this statistic.
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EJournal Prompt for Thursday, October 14, 2004
What 3 specific things have you done in the last 6 weeks to improve your level of personal responsibility?
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EJournal Prompt for Tuesday, October 12, 2004
What two traits, qualities or characteristics set you apart from other employees at your job? Explain.
Class Activity: 2nd Period Only:
Take at least three Virtual Interviews and record a one paragraph summary of each interview on your own paper. Virtual Interview
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EJournal Prompt for Friday, October 8, 2004
Imagine you are in an interview and your interviewer asks you the following question: "Why should I NOT hire you?" How would you answer?
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Wednesday, October 6, 2004: 1st Period
Take at least three Virtual Interviews and record a one paragraph summary of each interview on your own paper. Virtual Interview
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Computer Lab Policies
Many students use our lab everyday. It is important that we follow consistent policies. Failure to follow these policies may result loss of computer privileges, points, or referral.
1. Save all of your work frequently!
2. Each student is responsible for their work area. Do not change the current settings on the computer. This includes printer settings, screensavers, desktop wallpaper, command prompts, and desktop icons. Notify the teacher immediately if you notice any changes to the computer settings.
3. Students should keep the lab clean and free from gum, food, drinks, and clutter.
4. We can use only disks and CD's provided by AISD. These disks must always remain in the lab. If you need to finish an assignment, do so in our lab with a pass issued by your teacher.
5. The hard drive in our workstations must remain free of
downloaded files.
6. We have to be very careful with our resources. Proofread and Print Preview documents from the screen before printing.
7. To gain Internet access, district policy requires your parents to sign an Acceptable Use Policy.
8. Use the Internet only with permission during class time to complete class assignments.
9. Please do not access Personal email, chat rooms, Instant Messaging, Games {except off the OOPS site}
10. Your work should be your own. Cheating demeans you and others.
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For A Quick Reference of Shortcuts, Menus, and Keyboard Combinations, copy and paste the following link in your Address Bar http://www.scsite.com/offxp/qr.cfm
BECP Journal Prompt for Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Copy this Chinese proverb into your journal and tell me what it means to you in 2-3 complete sentences.
"Raise your sail one foot, and you get 10 feet of wind"
What specifically can you do to "Raise your sails"
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BECP Journal Prompt for Friday, March 26, 2004
Think about your second sales presentation.
What did you like and dislike about presenting for
a second time? (Be Specific) How can you improve your presenting
skills? Does your product have a website? What is it?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Wednesday, March 24, 2004
If money were taken care of, name three places or cities or countries
that you would like to visit and why these places appeal to you.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Thursday, March 18, 2004
What are your college plans? Have your plans for college
changed since the start of this school year? What would
you like to know about college? What do you think college
will be like? Please answer all of these questions in your
BECP Journal. Thank you.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Please describe your Spring Break using 5 verbs,
3 adjectives, 4 nouns and 2 exclamations.
List each part of speech followed by your descriptive words.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Friday, March 5, 2004
Please explain this statement in 1 or 2 complete sentences:
"Customers do not buy products, they buy what the products
will do for them." Give product examples in your sentences.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, March 1, 2004
Type a few sentences describing either your best or worst
experience with a salesperson.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Thursday, February 26, 2004:
Read the following questions and place the answers (either True or Flase)
in your Journal. Then look at the transparency and see
how you did. Record your score and the description that goes
with it in your Journal.
1. If you were the type who hated selling candy for your junior high school, you probably won't make a good sales person.
2. The job of a sales person is to get the sale.
3. A control freak might make a good sales person.
4. Women are paid the most equitably (fairly) in sales.
5. If you're an independent worker, sales is a great career for you
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, February 16, 2004
Please describe at least one time when you had to sell
something. What steps did you take? What was the result?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Thursday, February 12, 2004
Compose a possible Mission Statement for a School or
School District applying what you know about Mission
Statements. Thank you.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Wednesday, February 4, 2004
Choose 5 people from class. Type their first and last name and
one thing you know about them. Then save your file. Format all of
your Journal entries for January on one page. Spellecheck and print
on one page.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, February 2, 2004:
Some computer disks have bad sectors that make formatting invalid.
What in your life has been a "bad sector"?
Practice for your Workplace Vocabulary Quiz Friday by going to this link
Workplace Vocabulary Practice
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Net Pay vs. Gross Pay Battleship
Choose most difficult level
Copy and paste the link into your Address line.
http://www.quia.com/ba/3481.html
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BECP Journal Prompt for Friday, January 16, 2004:
Think about our discussion last class period. Then read
this quote and explain. "A politician’s willingness to
listen to good advice rises in inverse proportion to
how badly he thinks he is doing." What is the inverse
proportion?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Wednesday, January 14, 2003
Look around our classroom; describe any potentially
unsafe conditions or practices.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, January 12, 2004
Describe an unsafe incident or practice from your workplace. (If you do not remember or know of an unsafe incident from your workplace, describe something from our class discussion or an incident that happened to a friend.)
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1st BECP Journal Prompt of the New Year: January 8, 2004
List at least three goals you have for the new year. Include at least one goal for work, school, and home or personal.
Thank you
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BECP Journal Prompt for Friday, December 12, 2003
Look at your top employer list for Abilene. What are the three main areas of concentration? What areas are missing? What employer do you think will be listed next year that are not listed this year?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Do you think you have the potential to be the perfect employer? Why or Why Not?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, December 8, 2003
Please describe the historical significance of yesterday, December 7th.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Friday, November 21, 2003 that should have been Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Create a 3 column/4 row table. Call column 1 "Pluses," Column 2 "Minuses," and Column 3 "Interesting Points"
For each row list 3 Pluses, Minuses, and Interesting Points about_________________
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, November 17, 2003
Name some of the worst working conditions you can think of or that you learned about from history lessons on sweatshops.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, November 10, 2003
Remember tomorrow is a holiday.
What is the first news event you remember? How old were you? Where did you live and go to school during this news event?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Thursday, November 6, 2003
How would the world be different if everyone's motives were considered by you to be good instead of bad?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, October 27, 2003
Explain what you did with your extra hour from Daylight Savings Time.
Were there any ways this weekend that you "fell back"?
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Take notes over the information on Child Labor Laws at Child Labor Notes
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Complete the following online assessment Test Your Knowledge of Resumes
Answer Question #4 with "d".
Record your score in your BECP Journal.
Thank you.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Tuesday, September 24, 2003
Please think about next 6 weeks. In your journal please list a goal for next 6 weeks that relates to your job, to one of your classes, and to your off-work time. Print just the entries from this week (print Selection) If you do not know how to print selection, go to your HELP menu.
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BECP Journal Prompt for Monday, September 22, 2003
What have been the best three things about this first 6 weeks at Cooper High School? Why?
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BECP Journal Prompt for Thursday, August 28, 2003
In three complete sentences, please tell me the 3 most important things about you that I should know. One sentence for each important thing. Thank you!
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View Assignments Online at Assign-A-Day
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EJournal Prompt for Thursday, May 22, 2003
What was the last day of school like for you last year?
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EJournal Prompt for Tuesday, May 20, 2003
List at least 10 things that last and explain why.
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EJournal Questions for Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Please answer the following questions in your EJournal. YOung men scholars answer the odd questions, young women scholars answer the even questions. You may not use notes/books/friends, etc.
PowerPoint Quiz
1. What is one limitation of using the "slide layout/presentation design" feature?
2. In what menu is the font style and size located?
3. In what menu is "alignment" found?
4. In what menu is the Background scheme found?
5. PowerPoint allows users to preset and customize color schemes. True or False.
6. What menu item allows users to add pictures?
7. What are the steps to adding a picture from the Internet to a PowerPoint presentation?
8. Animation may be added in what 2 ways?
9. In what menu will you find bullets for PowerPoint?
10. In what menu will users find the Spellcheck feature?
11. What are the four boxes at the bottom of the powerpoint screen called?
12. What icon do you click to rehearse and show your time presentation?
13. - 18. Name 6 types of animation available.
19./20 Name two ways to print powerpoints.
21. What is the basic element of a presentation called?
22. What controls the appearance of other slides in the presentation?
23. What is the file extension for powerpoints?
24. In what menu item is "Headers and Footers" found?
25. What does "loop continuously" mean?
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EJournal Prompt Friday, May 2, 2003
Do you prefer clearly defined situations or can you tolerate ambiguity? Explain. {NOTE: You can look up the definition for ambiguity at www.m-w.com}
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EJournal Prompt Monday, April 28, 2003
Describe at least 4 things that are a mystery to you.
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FUN LINKS WHEN YOU R THRU! April 17, 2003
Build the Virtual Frog:
http://www-itg.lbl.gov/vfrog/builder.html
A Comic Book Periodic Table: http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
The Element Flash Card Game: http://education.jlab.org/elementflashcards/
Froguts: http://www.froguts.com/index.htm
Or check out other links on the OOPS Science Page:
http://www.oops.bizland.com/sciencenet.htm
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EJournal Prompt for Tuesday, April 15th
Please read and write your reaction to the following quote by President Bush: "Free Nations have a responsiblity to confront terrorism and promote human rights across the world." Do you agree or disagree? Why or Why not?
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Warm~Up for Friday, April 11, 2003
Geography Quiz: Click Here
History of the Yellow Ribbon:
Click here
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EJournal Prompt for Friday, April 11, 2003 {2nd period only} 3rd and 4th Wednesday, April 9
In the {Time} Zone Part 2: Use the links to answer the questions.
1. Go to http://www.worldtimeserver.com/ and tell me: When is the best time to:
Call your grandmother in Chicago? Call at _______Chicago time which is ______Texas time.
Call a college recruiter in California? Call at _______CA time which is ______Texas time.
Phone your friend who is TDY in Afghanistan _______Afghan time is ______Texas time.
2. When does DST begin and end? http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
3. When does DST end? http://www.worldtimeserver.com/
4. What did you lose because of Daylight Saving Time?
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EJOURNAL PROMPT for Thursday April 3, 2003:
Number from 1-15 in your EJournal file.
For 1 type in a plural noun
For 2 type in a famous historical person's name
For 3 type in a room in your house.
For 4 type in a singular noun.
For 5 type in a teacher's name
For 6 type in a singular noun
For 7 type in a friend's name
For 8 type in an adjective
For 9 type in a number larger than one
For 10 type in a verb ending with ~ing
For 11 type in an excalmation
For 12 type in a past tense verb
For 13 type in another past tense verb
For 14 type in a food name in plural
For 15 type in your principal's name {Mr.Gonzalez}
Then come up to my desk and retrieve a purple paper.
Thank you,
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Activity for 2/28/03
Please complete the mid-semester survey:
Mid~Semester Survey
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Class Activities for 2/18/03:
1.Send an email to me {use the email link above} describing your weekend in at least 4 sentences using ICQ Chat shorthand. If you do not know ICQ Chat shorthand, add smileys :)
to your description. Thank you!
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EJournal Prompt for 1-13-03
Think back to 2002 and all of the fads of the year.
List at least one fad for each letter of the alphabet in your EJournal.
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EJournal Prompt for Thursday, January 9, 2003
Please think about the 3rd 6-weeks that you have ahead of you. Please list 3 goals in a NEW EJournal file. Save this file as EJournal2003
1. Goal for BCIS
2. Goal for another class you are taking
3. Goals for your life outside of CHS
Thank You
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Tuesday, March 26, 2002
EJournal Prompt: "How Would You Like Others to Perceive You?"
EJournal Prompt for Friday 2/8:
Read the 3 quotes below attributed to Arthur Ashe. Choose one you like and key it into your EJournal file AND explain whay you think it means OR why you like it.
1. "What it is is controlled cool, in a way. Always have the situation under control, even if losing. Never betray an inward sense of defeat."
2. "Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing."
3. "From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life."
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For Review: Complete Activity #1, 3, 4 at
Basic Computer Terminology
BCIS1:EJournal Prompt 4/25 & 4/26 KWL for Databases:
List at least three things you KNEW about databases before our unit, at least three things you still WANT to know or learn about databases and at least three things you have LEARNED about databases. You will need a total of nine items. You may adjust the listing if you need to.
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Word Mag: Online Refrigerator Magnets
Click Here Or Click Here Or Click Here
EJournal Prompt for Friday, 2/16/01:
List 5 traits you do not like about yourself.
Then, next to each trait, key the exact opposite traits. Now, for each good trait you listed, think of at least one person you know or have learned about who possesses the good trait; they are your role models. Key that person's name beside each good trait. Then ask yourself, "Which trait would serve me best today?" and picture how your role model would act.
Be sure to place today's date on the entry and spellcheck and save. Thank you.
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