Assignments Posted between March 16th - March 27, 2020

The assignments posted during the above specified period remains in  PowerSchool.  For those of you who already turned in the work, you might not see the grade until next week.  That is because the date entered has been changed to May 6th.  The change was necessary due to information received from the district.

If you have not already done it you can still submit the work to Google Classroom. 

Zoom meeting and other Information

Please read through the entire post.
I am scheduling ZOOM meetings for this week.
Period 3 Meeting; Wednesday, April 29th from 10 - 11am

Period 5 Meeting: Friday, May 1st from 10 - 11am.
The Zoom information will be posted in Google Classroom.

These times scheduled by the school  are based on your class period.

If you are in need of a virtual meeting before the assigned times you can email me and we will decide on a time to meet.

I now too have a phone number provided by Google voice.  This number will be posted in Google classroom.

Work for this week:

If you have already done the work posted on this blog between March 17 and March 25th, no work will be posted for you this week of April 27, through May 1st. For everyone else, here is yet another opportunity to complete the assignments posted March 17th, 18th, 19th, 23rd and 25th.  Please follow the instructions posted previously to upload the files to Google Classroom. Do not email your work.  The due date is May 1, 2020.

More updated information will be added on Friday, May 1, 2020.

Updates coming on April 27, 2020

Please check back for updated information on April 27th.

Pay attention to the instructions.

Upload your work to the Google drives folder in Google Classroom.  Include all the work that was assigned.  That includes all the pages of the annotated notes.  One idea is to do like Jane did.  She took a video of all the pages of annotated notes and included the video in the uploaded file.

Upload Your Work

Please upload the work you completed between the period March 16 - March 27, 2020.  An uploads  folder has been created in Google Classroom.  Do not email the assignments to me.  Do however, contact me by email if you are having a problem uploading the material.

Interesting Developments

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Answers to Your Questions.

I have read all your responses on the Google Form.  Thank you.
It was nice reading that many of you got involved with family activities, keeping some sort of routine and learning new things.

 As for me, I am well.  My time was spent creating a website, reading, watching some movies mainly old classics, and exercising. I am looking forward to this weekend as my daughter will be home and we will celebrate my birthday, quite unlike what was planned. We will make it a fun memorable experience and not whine about what we can't do.

For Your Information:
1) Feel free to contact me via email with details about your individual questions.
2) Zoom meetings will be scheduled soon and no they should not conflict with other teacher's.  There is a specific sequence based on class periods.
3) A decision will be made about how to submit work you did during the first two weeks and I will enter grades for that work.
4) Anything work between now and April 24th will not be graded, Remember we return to grading work on Monday, April 27th.
5) The movie I was going to show in class is GATTACA.  Kids have enjoyed watching it over the years.  It is not on Netflix.  I could not figure out how to make it available.  You would enjoy watching it.

No need to check back before Monday, April 13th.

Have a Happy Easter and Passover.

What is Science?

Science can be defined as :
a) systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
b) an approach to understanding the natural world based on verifiable evidence.


Systematic can be defined as:
having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan

I have posted a new article under the Coronavirus tab. The article describes Sweden's approach to the virus.  The approach is different from what the rest of the world is doing.  Read or listen if you are interested. 

Transitioning

Hello Guys, Welcome back. I hope you are all well and keeping positive.  Things are never 100 percent negative.   I hope you have spent some of the three weeks figuring out and possibly doing some things that should be done.  It was and still is an opportunity to learn about you and what you would like to achieve.

With that being said, I am aware that some families are affected more than others not only because of being ill, but also economically.  I really do wish that this current situation will ease and we can return to experience some semblance of life. Feel free to reach out by email if you need to communicate with me.

Concerning the work that was assigned March 16^th through March 27, 2020:

1)     The work will be collected and grades will be entered.  Let me know if you were not able to complete the assignments.

2)     There will be a Google form for you to fill out.  Please log into Google Classroom to complete it. Let’s share about your experience over the past three weeks.

Guidelines from the District:

1)     Some work will be assigned starting today through April 24^th.  This work will not be graded.  The time will be used to ensure that each student across the district has access to a computer. 

2)     It will also be a good time for teachers to establish their virtual classrooms. Most of my assignments will be posted in Google Classroom.

3)     We will return to grading assignments for work done starting April 27, 2020.

Current Guideline for my classes:

1)     In addition to becoming more efficient with Google Classroom, I will also be creating and presenting lessons via Zoom.  More details to follow.

2)     I will also establish office hours when we can communicate directly if needed.  Office hours will be staggered so that I am available at three different time periods on three different days. 

3)     You can communicate via email.

I am looking forward to communicating with you.