8.2 - Catch up
Many of you are missing work from Week 2. For the next part of class, use this time to catch up on the work from last Friday and Week 2. If you still need to finish Week 1 work that has to be on your own time.
8.3 - Reflection of the first two weeks
Progress reports will be sent out tomorrow. This is a great time to pause and reflect on what we have learned in this class over the past two weeks. You will determine the most important things we have learned from all seven sessions so far, and then present them in a visual presentation on your virtual notebook. Powerpoints, Prezi, SlideRockets or Animotos are a way to present visual information as well as some simple text, highlighting the most important ideas.
Assignment:
Create at least 7 slides - one for each session of the course so far
Determine one important skill or assignment from each day
Find a picture for the slide that connects to the most important skill or lesson
Add a caption explaining the skill or lesson
After you have uploaded your slide, underneath it in your virtual notebook summarize what you picked and explain why you find them to be the most important skill or lesson.
You will either use SlideRocket or Animoto to create your review presentation. The directions for how to use Slide are below. Animoto is very similar and easy to figure out on your own if you want to try it.
Create a user name and password (use the same one you have used already)
Logiin now
Enter date of birth and accept the terms of agreement
Click on "Get Started"
Create a new presentation using the + button
Add pictures and text
When you are done, publish this and gett he embed code to copy and paste on your wikipage as a widget. I will help you with this
8.4 - Definitions
Define the words "source," "bias," and "reliable."
source: something that can be use for supporte or help.
bias: A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
reliable :Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
Why is it important for resources to be reliable
8.6 - Thinking Critically about Websites Answer the following questions about the websites above:
What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
the topic they base one make them convincing.
What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
the thing that they talking about compare reality prove they are hoax.
How can we determine if sources on the internet are reliable or not?
it as to make sense to be reliable.
Which types of sources are reliable and in which circumstances?
the pregnant man is reliable because he was first a women befor he became a man. 8.7 - Mark up the text - Website checklist
Day 9 - Tuesday July 10th 9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
The highest federal court, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
9.3 -Searching the Internet
Next, you will conduct a search on the internet for some reliable websites. You will APPLY the techniques from the checklist in Task 8.7 to each website you find.
You will select the two most reliable websites and link them to your virtual notebook.
Underneath each website, write a paragraph explaining why this was a reliable source and how it can be used in social studies classes.
Your topic: Obamacare and the Supreme Court
9.4 - Summarize the Supreme Court
The primary role of the US Supreme Court is interpreting the Constitution. The Supreme Court of the United States has the ultimate responsibility for settling disputes and interpreting the meaning of laws.
10.2 - Name the three branches of government and what they each do.
Legislative - Create the Laws
Executive - Enforces the Laws
Judicial - Intreprets the Laws
10.3 - Preview with WordSift
You have already used the tech tool Wordle that previews a text for you and picks out the important words. Now you will try another one called WordSift, which is an interactive, visual dictionary.
10.4 - Workspace in WordSift
Underneath your wordsift, click on the "Create Workspace" link. This will create a blank area for you to summarize this document. In this space, click and drag the most important words, add pictures, videos, and any other information WordSift gives you.
To add an image, click on "make images draggable" above the picture list.
10.5 - Teachers' Domain - The Three Branches of Government
For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.
List the three branches of the U.S. government. Describe the responsibilities of each branch, and give one example of what each branch does.
1. List the three branches of the U.S. government. Describe the responsibilities of each branch, and give one example of what each branch does.
The legislative branch is the Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together they write the nation’s laws. Congress also controls national taxes and spending, and regulates commerce, both foreign and interstate Congress funds the military and can declare war on other countries.
2.The executive branch, led by the president, enforces the nation’s laws. The president is commander in chief of the armed forces, negotiates treaties with other nations, and appoints federal judges and ambassadors.
3.The judicial branch is made up of federal courts that decide the meaning of laws and how the laws should be applied. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the country. The nine justices are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. It is the justices’ job to decide arguments among different groups in government, such as those between two states.
10.6 - Test your knowledge Constitution Quiz
Post your score on your virtual notebook
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR SCORE IS:9OUT OF 10 ON THE CONSTITUTION FACTS QUIZ! YOUR CONSTITUTION I.Q. IS: CONSTITUTION WHIZ KID THE AVERAGE SCORE FOR PEOPLE FROM THE AVERAGE SCORE NATIONALLY IS 7.30
I gree with the result because i think it make sense to me. Day 11 - Thursday July 12th 11.1 -What is the Constitution?
List everything you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish the rules and separate powers of the three branches of the federal government : legislative, judicial, and executine.
11.2 - Preamble
The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution, which states the main principles listed in the document.
Create a Wordle of the Preamble to the Constitution:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Copy and paste the Wordle to your wikispace page using the Snipping Tool
Underneath your Wordle, list the main words that stand out. Pick at least three words that you don't know and define them.
11.3 - Articles of the Constitution
Article I – The Legislature :The duty of the legislative branch is to make the laws
Article II – The Executive :The duty of the executive branch is to enforce the laws.
Article III – The Judiciary :The duty of the judicial branch is to interpret the laws
Article IV – Relations among States :Article IV governs the relationships among the states
Article V – Amending the Constitution :According to Article VI, the Constitution and laws of the United States are “the supreme law of the land
Article VI – Supremacy of National Government :When the framers signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787, they still faced the arduous task of persuading the American people to agree with them.
Article VII – Ratification :Some people say the rights protected by the First Amendment are the most important in the entire Bill of Rights, because they are listed before the other nine amendments.
11.6 - Bill of Rights
The last part of the Constitution is the Amendements. These are 27 additional rights and laws that had to be added after the Constitution was ratified. The last one was added in 1994, and there could be more added. The frst 10 were added at the time of the Constitution's ratifcation, and are referred to as the Bill of Rights.
8.1-Review from Friday
I wasn't here last friday.
8.2 - Catch up
Many of you are missing work from Week 2. For the next part of class, use this time to catch up on the work from last Friday and Week 2. If you still need to finish Week 1 work that has to be on your own time.
8.3 - Reflection of the first two weeks
Progress reports will be sent out tomorrow. This is a great time to pause and reflect on what we have learned in this class over the past two weeks. You will determine the most important things we have learned from all seven sessions so far, and then present them in a visual presentation on your virtual notebook. Powerpoints, Prezi, SlideRockets or Animotos are a way to present visual information as well as some simple text, highlighting the most important ideas.
Assignment:
You will either use SlideRocket or Animoto to create your review presentation. The directions for how to use Slide are below. Animoto is very similar and easy to figure out on your own if you want to try it.
Other options:
Prezi
VuVox
VCASMO
SlideRocket Directions
8.4 - Definitions
- Define the words "source," "bias," and "reliable."
source: something that can be use for supporte or help.bias: A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
reliable :Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
8.6 - Thinking Critically about Websites
Answer the following questions about the websites above:
- What characteristics make these websites so convincing?
the topic they base one make them convincing.- What evidence is available to prove that these websites are hoax sites?
the thing that they talking about compare reality prove they are hoax.- How can we determine if sources on the internet are reliable or not?
it as to make sense to be reliable.- Which types of sources are reliable and in which circumstances?
the pregnant man is reliable because he was first a women befor he became a man.8.7 - Mark up the text - Website checklist
Day 9 - Tuesday July 10th
9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
9.2 - What is the Supreme Court?
The highest federal court in the US, consisting of nine justices and taking judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation.
9.3 -Searching the Internet
Next, you will conduct a search on the internet for some reliable websites. You will APPLY the techniques from the checklist in Task 8.7 to each website you find.
- You will select the two most reliable websites and link them to your virtual notebook.
- Underneath each website, write a paragraph explaining why this was a reliable source and how it can be used in social studies classes.
- Your topic: Obamacare and the Supreme Court
9.4 - Summarize the Supreme Court9.5 - Researching a Famous Supreme Court Case
9.6 - Explore a Glogster on the Supreme CourtSupreme Court Glogster
After you are done, answer the following questions:
- What do you like about this?
1-) i like how you can orgonize and put everything together.- What do you not like?
2-)there is nothing to dislike about it.- How is this different from making a traditional poster on paper or trifold board?
3-) its different because you can sa it somewwhere safe so u dont loose it.- Have you used glogster before?
4-) no9.7 - Create your own glogster
Day 10 - Wednesday July 11th
10.1 - Where do you fit?
How do your views compare with the Supreme Court?
Take this quiz and post your results on your notebook.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/07/25/us/scotus-quiz.html
10.2 - Name the three branches of government and what they each do.
10.3 - Preview with WordSift
You have already used the tech tool Wordle that previews a text for you and picks out the important words. Now you will try another one called WordSift, which is an interactive, visual dictionary.
10.4 - Workspace in WordSift
Underneath your wordsift, click on the "Create Workspace" link. This will create a blank area for you to summarize this document. In this space, click and drag the most important words, add pictures, videos, and any other information WordSift gives you.
To add an image, click on "make images draggable" above the picture list.
10.5 - Teachers' Domain - The Three Branches of Government
For the next activity, you will complete a self-paced interactive online lesson about the three branches of government and the Constitution. You will need headphones.
List the three branches of the U.S. government. Describe the responsibilities of each branch, and give one example of what each branch does.
1. List the three branches of the U.S. government. Describe the responsibilities of each branch, and give one example of what each branch does.
The legislative branch is the Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together they write the nation’s laws. Congress also controls national taxes and spending, and regulates commerce, both foreign and interstate Congress funds the military and can declare war on other countries.
2.The executive branch, led by the president, enforces the nation’s laws. The president is commander in chief of the armed forces, negotiates treaties with other nations, and appoints federal judges and ambassadors.
3.The judicial branch is made up of federal courts that decide the meaning of laws and how the laws should be applied. The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court in the country. The nine justices are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate. It is the justices’ job to decide arguments among different groups in government, such as those between two states.
10.6 - Test your knowledge
Constitution Quiz
Post your score on your virtual notebook
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOUR SCORE IS:9OUT OF 10 ON THE CONSTITUTION FACTS QUIZ!
YOUR CONSTITUTION I.Q. IS: CONSTITUTION WHIZ KID
THE AVERAGE SCORE FOR PEOPLE FROM
THE AVERAGE SCORE NATIONALLY IS 7.30
READY FOR A BIGGER CHALLENGE? TAKE OUR ADVANCED QUIZ!
10.7 - Just for Fun
Which Found Father are you?
Post your selection on your page. Write a response - what do you think? Do you agree/disagree? Why?
EXTRA CREDIT!!! Post your results on your notebook under the title "EXTRA CREDIT"
Another Founding Father Quiz
Another Constitution Quiz
Day 11 - Thursday July 12th
11.1 -What is the Constitution?
List everything you know about the Constitution of the United States of America.
11.2 - Preamble
The Preamble is the introduction to the Constitution, which states the main principles listed in the document.
Create a Wordle of the Preamble to the Constitution:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
11.3 - Articles of the Constitution
- Article VII – Ratification :Some people say the rights protected by the First Amendment are the most important in the entire Bill of Rights, because they are listed before the other nine amendments.
11.4 - Six Main Principles of the Constitution11.5 - Six Main Principles Practice
11.6 - Bill of Rights
The last part of the Constitution is the Amendements. These are 27 additional rights and laws that had to be added after the Constitution was ratified. The last one was added in 1994, and there could be more added. The frst 10 were added at the time of the Constitution's ratifcation, and are referred to as the Bill of Rights.
11.7 - Bill of Rights Case Study
Summarize what your case was about - what amendment does it relate to?
- my case was about a school policy that say that stundents are not able to wear harmband in school. I think its related to the 1st amendment.
Day 12 - Friday July 13th12.1 - Week 3 checklist
12.2 - Define the following words:
12.3 - Which of the ideas above is most important to you? Why?
health care is the most important because it help save peoples life.
12.4 Presidential Research
You will now research what Obama and Romney think about each of the major issues.
12.5 - Summarize your research