We can use this tool too.

Creating tessellations is really pretty fun. We will use this site to work through these instructions and create our own original tessellation.

Here are some online sites for learning to type properly. If you must create an account, use your Arp email account and give your username as your first name. Give Arp as your last name.

Let's try out this one today. I may add more, but let's start here.

We will use this website to evaluate educational areas.

http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/computer_lab.htm#fifth

Correct the following sentences:

Write now is a good time too do something knew. If I had the chance to lern sumthing new, it wood prolly be how too so. If I cud lern to sew, then I could put the button back on my shorts!

It ain't no fun to go to skool. I new it wasn't going to bee a good day when my friend jason came up and slapped me on my hed. "Their you go again," I remarced. "Your just jealus, becaus your not as cool as this boi here."

Oh my there are several things wrong with these sentences. Rewrite these sentences and correct the mistakes.

This week we will be taking a look at some core classroom websites. We will evaluate these sites for functionality, presentation, and value.

MATH:

SCIENCE:

Today is my son Charlie's birthday. Today he is 20 years old. Twenty years ago my life changed completely. Raising a child is a challenge, but raising a child with special needs is a different challenge altogether. Has there been anything in your life that you would say has made a significant difference? Give a brief description. Do not ask, "What if there hasn't been anything?".

I've always kind of wondered why the NFL plays the Pro Bowl right before the Super Bowl. Making the Pro Bowl is a great honor. If a player made the team don't you think he would want to play in the game? But what if he is on one of the teams going to the Super Bowl? There is a chance he could get hurt in the Pro Bowl and not be able to play in the Super Bowl. What do you think he should do?

Please copy these notes on your paper.

Non-linear Power Points

1) Non-linear power points do not go in a straight line. They are similar to web pages. You can click on a button to go to the slide you choose.

2) You can create a button out of just about anything. There are action buttons that you can use. You can click on “Slide Show” to get the action buttons.

3) Non-linear power points are very versatile and can be over any subject you choose.

4) Action buttons can also be called hyperlinks.

5) Hyperlinks might be used to link to a website on the internet.

6) You need to have back buttons on each slide so you can go back to your index slide.

7) In a simple way, non-linear power points are similar to web pages. The page viewer can go to whatever slide they want to look at.

8) It doesn’t really matter what order your slides are in on a non-linear power point as long as your links are correct.

9) Microsoft Power Point has some very useful tools when it comes to non-linear presentations. For example, there are preset action buttons that you can use as forward and back buttons. One button even looks like a house; similar to going to the “Home Page” on a website.

When we write, it's necessary to proofread and see if we have made any mistakes. Another good habit is to have a classmate (or two) read it also. This is called "peer review". Look back over the journal entry for yesterday (a movies you have recently seen)and find a classmate whose first name starts with the same letter as your first name. Read through their journal looking for ways they could improve.

Constructive critism helps us improve a skill whether it is in athletics or in adacemics. Being constructive lets us know what we might do to improve and builds us up. Criticism often tears people down.

Write a constructive criticism for one of your peers. Email the person and send them your constructive criticism.

Once you have emailed you classmate, post a comment here (on todays' journal entry) with the words, "Did It".

Here are some of the websites we used for dissections.

I like to watch movies, but I'm pretty picky about the movies I go see. If I'm going to spend 2 hours and my hard earned money, I'd better be sure I really want to see it. The most recent movie I've seen is called "War Horse". The story is about a young man< Albert< and his love and devotion for a horse named Joey. Albert's father sells Joey to the British Army to use in their war against the Germans, WWI. I really didn't know anything about the horses being used during the war, but it would stand to reason since army tanks had not been fully developed yet. It is stunning to find out how many casualities there were during WWI, but it was almost equally astounding to me to learn of how horses were used during this war, and how many horses died.

The battles faced by Joey and Albert, and the situations each faced, ultimately brought them together in the end. This was a good movie and I would suggest you read the book. If you watch the movie, take lots of tissue because you will probably cry.

Tell me about a movie you have seen recently. Describe the characters and the plot but don't reveal the ending. Tell whether or not you liked the movie and if you would recommend it to your friends.

I remember my dad saying things like, "I'll be on you like a duck on a june bug", which meant he would discipline me so fast it would "make my head spin". Those saying are kind of funny and I've often wondered who was the very first person to think them up. Anyway, today I want you to write a saying that you've heard or that your family says and give the explaination for the saying. NOTE**********You Cannot Use a Saying Someone Else Has Already Written!

Be creative. I do not want to hear, "I can't think of anything."

List three things that you would like to do this week.

When a new year rolls around, most people make a new year's resolution. This means that they want to make a change for the better in their lives. Think about something in your life that you would like to change for the better. Write your response in a complete sentence using proper punctiation and grammar.

Thanksgiving should not just be one day a year. We should be thankful for what we have each day of the year.

What is one thing that you are especially thankful for?

"I am thankful for..." Write the sentence.

I always enjoyed Thanksgiving! It was a time for my family to get together, and there was always good food. My favorite thing was fried turkey. We didn't have fried turkey when I was younger. I wonder if it's because we live in Texas that we think we have to fry everything. lol

What is your favorite thing to eat during the Thanksgiving holiday? Why?