Week+of+10.31.11

=Thursday=

=Topic=
 * Independent Work Day

=Activity=

Today you have two objectives....
 * FIRST: Work on your symbaloo, diigo, delicious pages. Finish the requirements for these - at least five sites bookmarked on each. Once you are done can either:
 * Go to Weebly and begin to create a personal website. Use your SDS email as the contact and begin to see what you can do in Weebly.
 * Continue to add to your social bookmarking pages.


 * //Next week we will visit the social bookmarking sites and draw conclusions based on our experiences. If you haven't figured out how to use all THREE sites, finish that today.//**

Assessment

= = =__**Wednesday**__= =Topic=
 * Completion of social bookmarking activity
 * On task behavior - is class time being used well?
 * High school readiness

=Activity=

Today 8th grade will spend the class taking Part 1 and Part 2 of the COOP Practice Exam. To do so, you will need to:


 * Go to www.infohio.org
 * Go to Resources for Grades 6 - 8
 * Click on Learning Express Library
 * Log in (see login at top right of the screen)
 * Click on Middle School
 * Click on High School Entrance Exams Preparation
 * Click on COOP Preparation
 * Click on COOP Practice Exam 1: Part 1 - click "Add to My Center"
 * Click on "Start This Test Now" (the stop/go light at the right of the screen

Students will read the directions and complete Part 1 of the exam. **Upon completion, __print the results screen__**.
=Assessment=


 * Students will be assessed on on-task behavior, autonomous ability to follow written instructions, and completion of Part 1 of the practice exam.