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November 2, 2012 We will take a one minute typing test today. Report your scores.

Then we will read this article looking for facts that we didn't know before reading. As you may know the East Coast was hit by a large hurricane this past week. Hurricanes Now lets site it......that means to give credit to the author. You must do this to avoid plagiarism.

** APA style citations for websites with one author **

** General guidelines: ** General format/sequence: ** Author. (Date published if available; n.d.--no date-- if not). Title of article. **// ** Title of web site ** //**. Retrieved date. From URL. **


 * Separate each item of the citation with a period and two spaces
 * Use hanging indents following the first line
 * List entries alphabetically by author, if no author list the title first

** Example: ** Landsberger, J. (n.d.). Citing Websites. In // Study Guides and Strategies. //Retrieved May 13, 2005, from [] .

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The Presidency...how would you vote? Get ready for a mock voting in 4 weeks!

What does the president do? Seven Roles One President You will have to research on the Internet to find examples of what the President did to fulfill his roles in his last term as President.

Did he do his job well enough to be the President again?

You will then write an article using Google docs or Microsoft Word telling your school what the president did in the last four years.

Email it to Mrs. Simenson at jrsimenson@cps.edu These are the tasks you must complete this quarter in computer lab.



Last Year's Lessons and Activities

Students will go on to their Math RIT Range on [|http://quizlet.com/user/jackiealvarez/]. The number to your RIT Range is on the back of your name card. __Week of February 14, 2012__ Students will choose what type of program they want to choose for their Black History Month projects. If you are still stuck on what person to choose. Here are a few ideas on [|Famous Firsts by African Americans].Below are several search engines for you to conduct your research. Let me know if you need assistance. There will also be a video clip time available for you to insert it in your presentation.

Students will explore[| Powerpoint presentation] and [|Prezi presentation] for future research projects. Here are a few presentation that could serve as some inspiration: Powerpoint []

Searching Sites:

<span style="color: #22ac0c; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">*When you want to use Google make sure you type in "Site:Edu" followed by your topic name. If time permits, log in to Compass Learning and complete Language Arts activities.
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Yahoo! Kids ®: [|www.kids.yahoo.com]
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask Kids ®: [|www.askkids.com]
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">KidsClick! ®: [|www.kidsclick.org]
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Fact Monster: [|www.factmonster.com]
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Awesome Library: []
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Quintura for Kids: [|www.quinturakids.com]
 * <span style="background-color: #ececec; color: #252525; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">SafeSearch for Kids: [|www.safesearchkids.com/google-for-kids.html]



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__READING GROUPS__

For activities with NWEA reading go to: NWEA RIT Activities

Vocabulary Activities can be found at: RIT Vocabulary Activities

__TECHNOLOGY LAB__ 308 is off to a great start this year in computer lab! We have been practicing our keyboarding skills. Please continue to practice on your own at the websites we have used.

free typing games and Dance Mat Typing

We have also learned about online safety through a comprehensive CPS program. Parents can access a video about how to support your children at: Common Sense Media

Lastly, we have assessed our own digital usage and have created graphs featuring our own media usage. We used the site: ChartGo These will be posted soon. Some fun new sites to check out are: Kerpoof by Disney Funschool