Week 12
Dear Families,
We are about to close our Unit 4 on Web Services--school links and resources. Next week students will take the Unit 4 Assessment, which is to create a glog using GlogsterEDU that teaches a new sixth-grader how to use one of our Web Services (or a Library Database). All lessons, activities, and resources for this unit and for the assessment have been posted to Moodle. Please log onto Moodle with your student to review for the assessment. In class on Monday and Tuesday of this week, students created a 2-column notes study guide to help them prepare for the assessment.
If your student tells you he or she is allowed to start the Unit 4 Assessment at home before the actual test date, this is correct. Any student who wants to continue to research, practice, or begin their Unit 4 Assessment on GlogsterEDU has my permission--and I applaud their effective effort.
Following Thanksgiving break, BIS will be closing grades for Term 1. It is my intention to have ILT Effort and Conduct grades updated on X2, and all finished Unit 4 Assessment (published glogs) grades posted for the Term 1 report card. If a student requests additional time beyond Tuesday, November 27, 2012 to complete the Unit 4 Assessment glog, the grade will not appear on the Term 1 report card--thank you for your understanding and patience.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving,
Ms. Thackston-Dodge
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Week 10
Dear Families,
It has been awhile since we have had an update posted on our class blog. Room 223 ILT has been incredibly busy learning about Library Databases and BPS Web Services. As a matter of fact, we are halfway through Unit 4 Web Services and will soon be taking our next assessment. All of our class assignments are posted weekly on Aspen X2, a week in advance on Moodle, and monthly on this blog.
During our second lesson this week we will be working with Home-School Communication Tools, which include X2, Moodle, and this blog. It is my hope that students will take a more active role in updating our class blog in an effort to become familiar and more comfortable with blogging before the year's end. In 7th Grade ILT students are required to maintain and update their own blog, so our shared class blog is a great place to practice. Before the Thanksgiving break, we will also work with another form of Home-School Communication--our class website.
Please continue to monitor class grades on X2, preview/review/make-up missed assignments on Moodle, and utilize resources on Livebinder.
Sincerely,
Ms. Thackston-Dodge
Dear Families,
It has been awhile since we have had an update posted on our class blog. Room 223 ILT has been incredibly busy learning about Library Databases and BPS Web Services. As a matter of fact, we are halfway through Unit 4 Web Services and will soon be taking our next assessment. All of our class assignments are posted weekly on Aspen X2, a week in advance on Moodle, and monthly on this blog.
During our second lesson this week we will be working with Home-School Communication Tools, which include X2, Moodle, and this blog. It is my hope that students will take a more active role in updating our class blog in an effort to become familiar and more comfortable with blogging before the year's end. In 7th Grade ILT students are required to maintain and update their own blog, so our shared class blog is a great place to practice. Before the Thanksgiving break, we will also work with another form of Home-School Communication--our class website.
Please continue to monitor class grades on X2, preview/review/make-up missed assignments on Moodle, and utilize resources on Livebinder.
Sincerely,
Ms. Thackston-Dodge
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Week 1
Dear Students & Families,
Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year at BIS. I am looking forward to many wonderful learning adventures with you this year. ILT is a 3-year technology program, and Grade 6 is the introductory level. We will begin with the History of Computers and learning about the internal computer parts and how each functions. Then we move into the Intranet and Internet. It is important to read, sign, and return pages 31-33 of the Agenda Book to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible--we will not be able to use the computers until all of us agree to use technology at BIS in accordance with the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
The first week of school can be very overwhelming so if you have any questions, please contact me via email or stop by Room 223.
Ms. Thackston-Dodge :)
Welcome to Grade 6 ILT!
Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year at BIS. I am looking forward to many wonderful learning adventures with you this year. ILT is a 3-year technology program, and Grade 6 is the introductory level. We will begin with the History of Computers and learning about the internal computer parts and how each functions. Then we move into the Intranet and Internet. It is important to read, sign, and return pages 31-33 of the Agenda Book to your homeroom teacher as soon as possible--we will not be able to use the computers until all of us agree to use technology at BIS in accordance with the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP).
The first week of school can be very overwhelming so if you have any questions, please contact me via email or stop by Room 223.
Ms. Thackston-Dodge :)
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