December 22nd--TTH Project Self Assessment

December 20th--The Tell Tale Heart Project

Through this project you will analyze and/or interpret* some aspect of The Tell Tale Heart (click here to see the story)

*
Analyze-to examine something in great detail in order to understand it better or discover more about it
Interpret-to establish or explain the meaning or significance of something

The project you create should:

1.   Be based on evidence from the text
2.   Use multiple digital mediums (any combination of text, images, video, audio, drawings)
3.   Be thoughtful and creative
4.   *and remember, it should analyze or interpret some aspect of the story.  It is more than a simple retelling!

Below are some of the project possibilities that we discussed in class:

•  Retell the story from a different perspective (officer, lawyer, old man, neighbor, etc)
• Write an essay and analyzes or interprets some aspect of the story
• Retell the story through images
• Create a visual image of scene or event based on a line or two from the story.

A list of digital tools that you can use to create your project can be found on Mr. Fulton's Student Page.  Your project must be published to your blog before you enter class on Thursday, December 22nd.

The Tell Tale Heart--Active Reading Lesson

1. Go to this website

2. Click begin, enter 2-3 responses into the text of each page.  One must be a question on each.
3. After reading, click "yes I'm sure." 
    Then, click "print" 
    Scroll to the bottom of the text to find your annotations.  Highlight and copy them.  Continue below.

Hunger Games Research Project

Requirements

I. Your paper should:
    1. Give the reader a better understanding of the Hunger Games and your research topic
    2. Use information from at least three different credible sources
    3. Contain in-text citations and a bibliography (both in the correct format)
    4. Be written well.  The result of careful revisions.
    5. Be proofread.  No spelling/grammar mistakes

II. You can also,

Add images
Use the following cc sites:  the JohnJohnston site or Xpert .  Images, if not your own, must be Creative Commons and properly attributed!**

embed other media
     comic creators  Toodoo
  Pixton

    animation/cartoon creators
   GoAnimate
   Xtranormal

    audio recording/podcasting
   Audioboo

   multimedia slideshow
    animoto
     Use this email/password to access our school Pro account:
        email: debby.smith@kcs.k12.nc.us
        password: eagles

December 6th--Research Writing, Citations

I. To create your bibliography,

• First, create an account on EasyBib.
• Then, open your Diigo Library. 
• For each source you will use for your research, copy and paste the url into EasyBib.
• Complete any blank entries for your source information (EasyBib doesn’t catch everything)

Paste your completed bibliography into a post that will later be your research paper.  When you are done writing it, your bibliography will go at the end.

II. To cite your work in the text of your writing:
After using information from one of your sources, include a citation in parentheses.
The citation will be whatever comes first in your bibliography entry for that source.  Either:
      (The Author’s Last Name)
      (“The Title of the Article”)
      (The Title of the Site)
**If you want to see an example of what this should look like, check out Carol’s post here.

December 1st, Website Evaluation

Directions: Below are a list of websites.  Visit them and determine if they are credible or not.
On a sheet of paper, write if the website is credible and list why you came to that decision. Below is also a website evaluation guide with some points to consider when evaluating the credibility of websites.  Use it as a guide.

1. Should We Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO)?
2. H1N1 Swine Flu Insert Admits it Causes Paralasis, Analyphaticic Shock, and Death 
3. Should We Allow Performance Enhancing Drugs in Sports?
4. California's Velcro Crop under Challenge
5. How to Handle Unwanted Friend Requests
6. What Makes a Good Boyfriend?
7. Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
8. New Hartford, Minnesota's Official Website
9. how do i choose a good college?
10. 
    

November 28th, Final Project Self Assessment

November 18--Discussion reflection

Hunger Games Final Blog Post

Our final Hunger Games Blog-Out will consist of you creating a digital book project and embedding it in a blog post. post.  The final project should:

• Show you have a deep understanding (beyond the ability to summarize) about the book.
• Be thoughtful and creative
• Be awesome 

Below are a list of tools that you can use for your project.  Before using any of these tools, you must first register for an account (free).


MAKE YOUR OWN
comic creators
  Toodoo
  Pixton

animation/cartoon creators
   GoAnimate
   Xtranormal

audio recording/podcasting
   Audioboo

  w/an image
   Voicethread
    
MASHUP SOMETHING NEW
multimedia slideshow
    animoto

     Use this email/password to access our school Pro account:
        email: debby.smith@kcs.k12.nc.us
        password: eagles


3D pop up book
    Zooburst


   **If you use images, use the following cc sites:  the JohnJohnston site or Xpert .  Images, if not your own, must be Creative Commons and properly attributed!**

November 11th, blog post reflection

November 4th, blog post reflection

October 21st--Blog post reflection

October 19th--Blog update

Be sure to check that:

1. Your display name is just your first name. 
    How to: on your dashboard, click "edit profile"
                 scroll down to change your display name

2. Include a recent comments gadget on your blog's sidebar
    How to: click on the "design" tab
               Click on "add gaget" on the sidebar
               search for recent comments, click "add"

3. Include a popular posts gadget on your sidebar (optional)
     How to: directions same as #2

4. Create your Profile Avatar
Use any of the following sites to create an avatar, then save to your docs.  Once finished, upload as your profile pic.
Sites marked with a * have been tested and will work.  Use others at your own risk!

*DoppelMe

Mini-mizer – middle right

*Build your wild self – middle left

Adventurer Maker – girls only

*Wimp yourself - relates to ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’

*Mess Dudes

*Face your Manga  --be sure to create an account

Hogwarts student – girls only

Harry Potter and others saves as GIF

*Caracature

October 13th--Digital Say Something

Click here to enter our chat discussion

After our discussion, complete the form below:

September 30th Daybook Blogging and Student Challenge Commenting

Part 1: Writing

Look over the daybook quick-writes you've done relating to the Hunger Games.  Pick one, and write a blog post that expands on what you wrote in your daybook.  It does not necessarily need to be directly related to the Hunger Games, but it can be.  No length requirement, but your post should be thoughtful and complete. Be sure to proofread and run spell check before you post.

Part 2: Blog Reading and Commenting

Visit blogs of other students participating in the Student Blogging Challenge.  Click here for the list.

Leave comments on at least five blogs.  Remember our guidelines for commenting:
  1. Be relevant
  2. Be positive
  3. Have something meaningful to say
  4. Proofread before posting

For one of the blogs you visit and comment on, complete the form below:

September 29, 2011

 Digital "Say Something" guidelines:

·         Comments must be about the Hunger Games ·     Be respectful in your responses to classmates ·     Due to the nature of this activity text type is OK ·    Keep comments “clean” or you will be asked to leave the chat room and write your comments on paper Comments can be any of the following: a. Make a prediction b. Ask a question c. Clarify something you had misunderstood d. Make a comment e. Make a connection Enter chatroom here: http://todaysmeet.com/fultonsela

September 26, 2011 - Intro to Quizlet

1. Go to the following link http://quizlet.com/
2. create an account using your school ID and password
3. under quick links, click on "invite/find friends"
4. under Find friends, search for scrapartist; click on "go to scrapartist dashboard"
5. Once on the dashboard, click on link to Mr. Fulton's ELA
     You will see previously created flashcards for The Hunger Games
     Explore these sets of flashcards
     Create your own using  Hunger Games vocabulary chapters 5-7

Sept 20th--Daybook Blogging and Student Challenge

Part 1: Writing

Look over the daybook quick-writes you've done relating to the Hunger Games.  Pick one, and write a blog post that expands on what you wrote in your daybook.  It does not necessarily need to be directly related to the Hunger Games, but it can be.  No length requirement, but your post should be thoughtful and complete. Be sure to proofread and run spell check before you post.

Part 2: Change your blog comments settings (for Blogger only)

• In your dashboard, click on "settings," then "comments"
• Under "who can comment," select "anyone"
• Under "backlinks" select "show"
• Under "comment moderation" select "always"
• Click "save settings"

Part 3: Add a visitor tracking widget to your blog's sidebar

• There are many different gadgets you can use – revolvermaps, clustrmaps, flag counter, feedjit  
• Though each widget is different, all will involve providing your blog's url, and copying an embed code
• To embed your visitor tracker on your sidebar in Blogger (*In Edublogs, click here for directions)
•       On your dashboard, click the "design" tab
•       On the sidebar, click "add gadget"
•       Select the gadget that says "html/javascript"
•       Paste the code for your widget (that you copied) in the html/javascript gadget

Part 4: Create an About Me page in your blog

• For Blogger, Click on "posting," then "Edit Pages" then "Add New Page."  Title your page, "About Me"
• For Edublogs, go here, and scroll down to where it says Activity 1
•  Tell your readers your first name only, a bit about your interests but remember to be internet savvy and not give out any personal details.

Part 5: Connecting with a Global Audience of Student Bloggers

Visit five blogs from other students around the world (click here for the list), leave a comment on each blog asking the author a question.

9-12-11: Getting Started with Diigo and Collaborative Research

First, you will need to do three things:

Sign up for Diigo and join our group

1. Go to Mr. Fulton's ELA Diigo group, click the "apply to join group" button (blue, on the right side).

2. Sign in with your Google Account (or create a new Diigo account, if you don't have a Google one).
     -Click "not subscribed," click "finish"

Install the Diigolet bookmarklet

3. Go to this page.  Follow the directions for installing Diigolet.

Done?  Awesome!  Go ahead and create your profile on Diigo :)

9-8-11 Glogster Poem Poster Self Assessment

On your own paper, respond to the following questions.  You do not need to write the question.  For full credit, your response should be clear, complete, and specific.

 

1. What is the most important way that the author's original poem influenced how you wrote your poem?

 

2. Explain one way that you improved your poem through revision (be specific about what exactly you did and how it improved the poem).

 

3. Describe one way that a non-text element of your glog (graphic, image, animation, wall background, etc) added to the meaning of your poem?

4. What is your favorite line from your poem? Why?
The line:
Your Explanation:

5. What is one line from your poem that reflects your growth as a writer?

 The line:Your Explanation:

 

 

6. What else would you like Mr. Fulton and Mrs Harmon to know?