TCEA Night 1
Hope everyone has a great day. It's Monday night, and I'm gonna get rested up for my presentation tomorrow!
Stick Figure Animation
Several of my Tech Apps 2 students have been working with Pivot Stick Figure Animator. We've tried to come up with some fun ways to incorporate animation in an everyday class. Peyton brings the alphabet to life with her "ABC" animation! Kalik works his way through some shapes.
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Accountability Equals Email
Ok techies, I was a bit disappointed in some of your grades in other classes. We are going to have to become more accountable for our own education. If a teacher gives you pleanty of time to come in for tutorials or to make up a test grade or paper, we have GOT to take advantage of it! As we heard from Mr. Wes Wood at our Veteran's Day Celebration, "With Freedom comes Responsibility." I know that each one of you really enjoys your email time in class. I know that because when checking email is our first task of the day, I never have late students! Therefore, as my momma used to say, "Tend to you business; then you get to play." Well folks, your school work is your business. So.......with that in mind, we are going to take a page from the business world. We are going to create SMT's: Success Management Teams. These will be your classmates who will hold you accountable; likewise, you will help hold them accountable as well.
Freedom Writers
There are so many topics that we are discussing about this movie, that it is difficult to choose one for you to comment about. Click on this link and read about the movie Freedom Writers.
Your Day in History!
We all like to celebrate our birthdays. (Well, maybe not some of us as we get older! lol) The day you were born is a very important day. Have you ever wondered what other events happened on the day your were born? For your journal entry today you will visit a history web site where you can find out about other things that happened on your birth date. Visit this link on
You can choose to look at any of the topics, from natural disasters, to entertainment! After you have read the article, post your response here in the blog. In your own words, describe one of the other events that took place on your birth date. Be sure to use proper grammar and punctuation.
6th Grade TAKS Math Review
OK, 6th graders. The time has come! I know that you are ready for the Math TAKS test. You've worked hard all year, and we're not going to quit now. Remember my story about my math experiences? I've come a long way, and so have you! Here are a few things we've talked about: Take a deep breath and relax.
1. When you open your test, write down all of the things you think you might forget (for example---- Least Common MultipleBunny!) Is it necessary to write down all of the formulas? No, that's what the chart is for. :-)
2. Go through the test, and draw a smiley face on every fifth problem. When you come to the smiley, take a mental break. Get a sip of water, close your eyes and take a deep breath, use brain gym at your seat!
3. Read the question---don't read what you think is there---read what is there.
4. Underline key words, but don't go underline crazy! You'll end up underlining everything and confusing yourself.
5. Put a star at the actual question; not on all the fluff and stuff they put in there to confuse you.
6. Look for the OBVIOUS.
7. Look at the answers! Does it make sense? (Work smarter not harder!)
8. Take your time, but don't go cold! If you're reading and the words look like blah blah blah blah blah................it's time to take a break. BUT don't forget what you're here to do. It's your chance to show the test makers what Arp Junior High has got!!!!!!!
9. Did someone say that the harder questions were in the middle?
10. Believe in yourself! (I, believe in you!)
LET'S WORK SOME MATH MAGIC!!!!!!!