"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." Mark Twain



Thursday, September 16, 2010

Compass Odyssey and Class Chatter Live

For those of you that were not here on Wednesday or Thursday, please log on to Compass Odyssey and complete the test that will determine your learning path. This will count towards your 30 minutes a week. Click on "Language Arts" and then "FCAT prep - Reading 8th grade." Take your time on the test! The more accurate you are, the less work you will have to do later.

Also, we set up out ClassChatterLive accounts.
Go to www.classchatterlive.com/2Aday (if you are in my 2nd period class)
/3Aday (3rd period)
/4Bday (4th period)
/5Bday (5th period)
/6Bday (6th period).

This will take you to the student log-in page. For class log-in, enter either 2a, 3a, 4b, 5b, or 6b, depending on which class you are in. Your student password is unique to you and,if you were absent, I will email them to your parent or to you, if you have already sent me an email. I have locked your ability to change your passwords, so please write down your password - along with the log-in information - so that you don't forget. Your first assignment is posted. Click on "Assignments" and then "Uncategorized Assignments." To complete, click on "Assignment not started."

I told A day that this would be due Friday, but I'll change that and let you have through the weekend. This will give everyone a chance to familiarize yourselves to the program.

Don't forget to do your reading journals (the next check is next Friday) and complete any missing work!!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

This week's schedule is pretty crazy, so please be extra mindful of everything that is due. Summer reading should be turned in to me this week (no exceptions). The first reading journal check is Friday. Judging by the amount of journals currently in the classroom, I'm worried that quite a few of you will not be ready for the check. Compass Odyssey will be checked every Friday. I'm VERY proud of everyone for completing it this past week. All but three people had well over 30 minutes. I'm thinking about starting a contest to see who can get the most minutes. We'll see : ) Also, don't forget your homework! Many of you did not have it for me today (B day will turn it in tomorrow and Friday). Don't forget that a day late equals a lower grade.