Gradebook & Typing

You will check your grade today and see what is missing.   I do not want you to whine (cry) and complain.  You have everything, but maybe did not turn it in to me.  I will take it today with no questions asked.  ANYTHING in the gradebook now MUST be turned in today for full credit or Monday January 4 for late credit.

I am also going to have you learn how to type using an online typing tutor (helper).  There will be a TYPING TEST on Tues Jan 26!  You will have the entire week from Jan 11-15 in the Media Center to learn and practice.  But I also ask that you practice over winter break!

Things to do today:

1. Turn in your news story & summary.
2. Go to the portal and check your grade.
3. Pay attention while I pass back work.
4. Find any missing assignments.
1. Turn in anything completed.
2. Sort and find things you need to finish during Winter Break.
   
5. Begin the typing practice (below).
   

When I am done passing back work, I want you to learn how to type - if not correctly, at least more quickly (faster).  To start, you can see the picture below showing you how your hands and fingers should be placed.

You can read some beginning directions here and get started practicing here.
Once you have the idea, you can start with more practice here, or play some typing games (just hit HOME from that page to find more games).

Over break, I'd like you to practice typing on a keyboard (loose, connected to a computer, or even a typewriter).

US Expansion

Complete your US Expansion Map and State Chart.  If you need to copy an image, use this one.  PLease do not forget about your news story tomorrow!

Join Google!

To start, go here.

Enter your email address (use any email you will remember...and check!)
choose a good password
re-enter your password
uncheck the "stay signed in" box
enter the weird word in the box next to the wheelchair
accept and create your account

Check your email to verify your account

go to my blog (romohistory.blogspot.com or romoglobe.blogspot.com)

Sign in (top-right corner)

Enter your name in the DISPLAY NAME box.

Accept the terms of service

Click Continue.

SKIP this and create a blog later

Go back to my blog

Trail of Tears

Read about Native Americans using this interactive map.  Start the links on the left, specifically Assmiliation, Relocation, and Genocide.  Then click the link above titled NATIVE CALIFORNIANS and move across checking each link until you finish with TODAY.  In the Comments section below, share what you learned.

American Indians in the United States

Complete the vocabulary matching.
Read each paragraph and break it down to its basic (main) points.
Rewrite your main points into one sentence.
Wen you are done, you should have 7 sentences.
Here is the example we did in class (the first paragrapgh):

The First Americans
     Thousands of years before Europeans came to America, Native Americans, or American Indians lived here.  There were many different tribes, or groups, of American Indians.  Some Indians lived in the forests, some lived on the plains and some lived in the desert.

Main Points (2)
 - Been here many years
 - Live in many different areas

Combined Sentence
Native Americans have been here for many years and have lived in many different places.

Do that for the remaining six (6) paragraphs

News and This

You presented news stories today...and learned how to set up a Google Account.

Moodle Me This

So you spent the day setting up your Moodle account and posting your first response to the forum.  Congrats!