Monday Aug 31st Day 13

Day 2 of the 5 Themes Project - By the end of the period, each group should select one person to uplaod the finished project into the Google Classroom folder P2_LastNames (alphabetical)_5Themes

Objective: Given access to a fully functioning Chromebook with acces to Google Docs, students will be able to use the slides tool to create an poster of one of the 5 themes of geography.

Rationale: Undestanding how to use the tools of Google Docs will help in future assignments where students will be expected to know how to access and apply tools

Evidence: Building the poster independently of the other group members will show evidence ta ttne skills have been acquired
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The 5 Themes Project will place you into groups of 5 (each student will be assigned one of the 5 themes) your assignment is to build a 8 X 11 page displaying and explaining the 5 theme you have been assigned. All 5 of the pages in your group should have a similar themes to them. They should look like they are part of a package.
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Here is the directions sheet for the 5 themes project - ( Directions)
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One of the fist steps will be an introduction to Google Slides App. After learning the basic featuresof the Slides App, students will be put into groups and will begin the project.  
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5 Themes Fairy Tale Project ( Overview)
 ( Questionnaire Sheet ),  ( Rewrite Directions )  ( example )

Thursday & Friday Aug 27th & 28th Days 11 & 12

Objective: Given access to a fully functioning Chromebook with acces to Google Docs, students will be able to use the slides tool to create an poster of one of the 5 themes of geography.

Rationale: Undestanding how to use the tools of Google Docs will help in future assignments where students will be expected to know how to access and apply tools

Evidence: Building the poster independently of the other group members will show evidence ta ttne skills have been acquired
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The 5 Themes Project will place you into groups of 5 (each student will be assigned one of the 5 themes) your assignment is to build a 8 X 11 page displaying and explaining the 5 theme you have been assigned. All 5 of the pages in your group should have a similar themes to them. They should look like they are part of a package.
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Here is the directions sheet for the 5 themes project - ( Directions)
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One of the fist steps will be an introduction to Google Slides App. After learning the basic featuresof the Slides App, students will be put into groups and will begin the project.  
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When building your page, you should follow the CRAP principle of design. CRAP Principle

Tuesday and Wednesday Aug 25th & 26th Days 9, 10

Objective: Given a presentation of the 5 themes of geography, students will be able to list the various themes and provide examples of each and how they impact their daily lives.

Rationale: Understanding the world around them from a global perspective will help students relate to the globalization of their community.

Evidence: Providing examples of each theme and how it affects their lives, will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of the 5 themes.

After the video we will start the 5 Themes of Geography presentation - ( 5 themes )


When taking notes of the 5 Themes design your notes with this format - ( format)

The 5 Themes Project will place you into groups of 5 (each student will be assigned one of the 5 themes) your assignment is to build a 8 X 11 page displaying and explaining the 5 theme you have been assigned. All 5 of the pages in your group should have a similar themes to them. They should look like they are part of a package.
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Here is the directions sheet for the 5 themes project - ( Directions)
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One of the fist steps will be an introduction to Google Slides App. After learning the basic featuresof the Slides App, students will be put into groups and will begin the project.  
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When building your page, you should follow the CRAP principle of design. CRAP Principle

Monday Aug 24th Day 8

Open the grit worksheet, answer the questions (scratch paper, you will not be turning it in).

We'll watch 2 short videos on Grit and Open Mindset.

Once finished, I will start the presentation on the 5 themes of geography. This will add clarity to the chapter 1 work you did over the weekend.

Our first class project will be on the 5 themes of geography. 

Grit Worksheet - ( Grit worksheet )

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Video about Grit -Grit vid  ---(updated)

Open Mindset - (Open Mindset)

Vid #2 ( here)

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We will star the remainder of the class with the 5 themes of Geography video called - (Flocabulary )

After the video we will start the 5 Themes of Geography presentation - ( 5 themes )

The 5 Themes Project will place you into groups of 5 (each student will be assigned one of the 5 themes) your assignment is to build a 8 X 11 page displaying and explaining the 5 theme you have been assigned. All 5 of the pages in your group should have a similar themes to them. They should look like they are part of a package.

When building your page, you should follow the CRAP principle of design. CRAP Principle

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You will be using the Google Docs Presentation tool to make your 5 themes slide. I will be doing a tutorial of how to access and use the google docs presentation tool. In addition, there are some good resources regarding the presentation tool that can be watched outside of class that will help with your project. (see below)
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Here is the directions sheet for the 5 themes project - ( Directions)
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A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link  ( Presentation tool in Drive)

A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to this first few minutes and the ending summary ( design principles )​

Thursday & Friday Aug 20th & 21st Day 6 & 7

3 Paragraphs about Me

Objective: Given access to a chromebook, students will be able to access Google Docs and write a 3 paragraph summary about themselves (answering specific questions), using the tools taught in class the previous session. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set.

Evidence: Producing the document and following the directions will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of Google docs (word processing) and can apply those skills to an assignment.

Homework - Textbook Chapter 1 Questions 1-6 on Page 42 (Due Monday)

Grit Worksheet - ( grit worksheet )

Video about Grit -Grit vid

Open Mindset - (vid)

Once the 3 paragraphs about me activity is finished, we will go over how to make a presentation using the Google Docs presentation tool.

A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link  ( Presentation tool in Drive)

A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to this first few minutes and the ending summary ( design principles )​

Tuesday & Wednesday Aug 18th & 19th Day 5

3 Paragraphs about Me

Objective: Given access to a chromebook, students will be able to access Google Docs and write a 3 paragraph summary about themselves (answering specific questions), using the tools taught in class the previous session. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set.

Evidence: Producing the document and following the directions will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of Google docs (word processing) and can apply those skills to an assignment.

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Click Here to get the direction sheet for the 3 paragraphs about me activity for today

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If we have time, check out this fruit survey - ( What type of fruit are you? ) After you have determined what food represents you, take the fruit survey and see what type of fruit this website thinks you are......how accurate is it?
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Once you are finished answering the questions for the 3 paragraphs about me assignment, we will watch a video on how to share and comment on documents - (on the Video Tutorials Tab)
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Once the 3 paragraphs about me activity is finished, we will go over how to make a presentation using the Google Docs presentation tool.

A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link  ( Presentation tool in Drive)

A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to this first few minutes and the ending summary             ( design principles )​

Monday Aug 17th Day 4

3 Paragraphs about Me

Objective: Given access to a chromebook, students will be able to access Google Docs and write a 3 paragraph summary about themselves (answering specific questions), using the tools taught in class the previous session. 

Rationale: Students need to utilize the tools taught to them to ensure the learning becomes a part of their skill set.

Evidence: Producing the document and following the directions will demonstrate that students have acquired the basic skills of Google docs (word processing) and can apply those skills to an assignment.

WARM-UP: Before we start today, write a brief description answering this question:

IF YOU WERE TO SELECT A FOOD TO DESCRIBE YOU, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

EXAMPLE: SOMEONE MAY DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS AN OLIVE, THEY ARE PERFECTLY FINE BY THEMSELVES, BUT CAN ALSO EASILY BE A PART OF A GROUP

Click Here to get the direction sheet for the 3 paragraphs about me activity for today

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If we have time, check out this fruit survey - ( What type of fruit are you? ) After you have determined what food represents you, take the fruit survey and see what type of fruit this website thinks you are......how accurate is it?

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Once the 3 paragraphs about me activity is finished, we will go over how to make a presentation using the Google Docs presentation tool.

A great video of the features of Google drive presentation can be seen by following this link  ( Presentation tool in Drive)

A great video that explains the important design principles in making a presentation. There are additional directions to this video that explain certain features that are advanced, so pay close attention to this first few minutes and the ending summary             ( design principles )​

Thursday Friday Aug 13th and 14th Day 2

 World Cultures

Where have you been activity - line yourself up alphabetically from A to Z based on where you went this last summer. If you did not travel, then you are "S" for San Jose.
Once you have lined-up, think of 1 physical attribute of the place you visitied.

Today we will get our seating assignments, finish the course syllabus, classroom expectations, procedures, etc,etc.

You will log-on to your San Jose Unified Google acct, access the classroom blog, and start the lesson about using Google Docs

Course syllabus - Here it is  (YOU NEED TO BE LOGGED IN TO YOUR SJUSD acct TO ACCESS THE SYLLABUS)

3 Paragrahs about me assignment - Link

Wednesday Aug 12th Day 1

 World Cultures

Today we will get temporary seating assignments, go over the course syllabus, classroom expectations, procedures, etc,etc.

You will have access to a google chromebook daily (just like last year) and many of the same procudres will be used (chromebook check-out, proper use policy, etc)

We will also be using Google Classroom for assignment submission (if the assignment is electronic in nature)

My contact: sgillis@sjusd.org

Course syllabus - Here it is  (YOU NEED TO BE LOGGED IN TO YOUR SJUSD acct TO ACCESS THE SYLLABUS)

Aug 5th - Summer Vacation

Enjoying the last days of Summer