Friday, September 30, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drills: Don't forget to fill in your log!
• For the last 1, 2, or 3 minutes of your keyboarding time, please take a typing test at TypingTest.com
• Record your typing speed on your Keyboarding Log.

2. Make-up math quizzes

3. Khan Academy: Last day in class to work toward your goal! If you don't reach it today, you will have to finish it from home.

Happy Friday! Enjoy the first day of your new elective!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drills: Continue where you left off.
• First type the date and start time in your Word document.
• Work on the drills for 10 minutes.
• Type the end time.
• Save your work.

2. Math Quizzes
7th Grade: 2-10
8th Grade: Make-up

3. Khan Academy

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drills: Continue where you left off in your word document.

2. Math Quiz Log:
• Go to PowerSchool and look up your quiz scores.
• Fill in all of your quiz scores on the quiz log.
• Turn in your quiz log at the end of the period. We will be using these tomorrow.

3. Math Quiz
7th Grade: 2-9
8th Grade:


4. Khan Academy: Work toward your goal for the week.

Monday, September 26, 2011

1. Email me about your Khan Academy goal from last week and tell me your new goal. This will be your keyboarding practice for the day. Remember to include:
• Proper email format
• What was your goal from last week?
• Did you accomplish your goal? If not, why?
• What is your new Khan Academy goal for the week?
• Make sure it is challenging and specific.

2. One Math Quiz
7th Grade: 2-8
8th Grade: Choose one to make-up

3. Begin working in Khan Academy toward your goal.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Same as yesterday.

Happy Friday!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drills
• Begin by recording the date and time.
• Work for 10 minutes, wherever you left off.
• When you are finished, record the time and save your work.

2. Math Quizzes: Catch up on any that you have not finished or need to retake.

3. Khan Academy: Work toward your goal!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drills: Continue where you left off.
• Don't forget to write the date and time before you begin typing.
• When you have worked for 10 minutes, record the time and save your work.

2. Math Quizzes: Please work on the new quizzes first. When you finish these, you may work on any other quizzes that you need to finish:
7th grade: 2-4, 2-5, 2-6
8th grade: 2-5, 3-5, 3-6

Monday, September 19, 2011

1. Keyboarding Drill: a s d f j k l ;
• Open the above page called Keyboarding Drills.
• Open a blank Word Document and type the lines that are listed on this drill.
• Watch the clock and work for 10 minutes on this.
• If you finish early move on to the next set of words.

2. Khan Academy Goal: Using complete sentences, email me the following.
• Last week's goal. What were you working toward last week?
• Did you accomplish your goal?
• If not, why?
• What is your new Khan Academy goal for the week?
• Make sure your goal is reasonable. It should be challenging, but not impossible.

3. Work in Khan Academy

Friday, September 16, 2011

1. Keyboarding Warm Up and Review: Choose some letters that you struggle with, and review those levels in DanceMat Typing. This is your chance to warm up and practice before the timed test.

2. Before the end of the period, go to TypingTest.com and take another 3:00 test. Record your scores and turn them in as you leave.

3. If you have extra time in class, you may work in Khan Academy. If you have not reached your goal yet, remember to work on it from home. You will be reporting back to me on Monday!

4. Have a good weekend!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

1. Dance Mat Typing Level 4 Stage 12. Last Level!!!

2. Khan Academy: Please do your best to reach your goal for the week.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

1. Tuesdays are going to be our new math quiz day. This way, you will have more time to finish your quizzes and not get so far behind. You can thank Mrs. Bloom and I later. :) Go ahead and take any math quizzes that you need to. Remember: No work = no score.
• 7th Grade:
• 8th Grade:


2. If you are all caught up on your quizzes you may:
• Work toward reaching your goal in Khan Academy
• Watch lesson videos posted on Mrs. Blooms Math Class Blog
• Re-take any math quizzes that you would like a better score on
• Review an old level in Dance Mat Typing

Monday, September 12, 2011

1. Dance Mat Typing Level 4 Stage 11. We are almost through all of the levels! Be sure to use the right fingers on the right keys!

2. Email me about whether or not you reached your Khan goal for last week, and tell me your new goal for the week. Don't forget to write your email using the proper email format for full credit!
• My goal last week was to <state your goal>.
• I reached my goal (or I did not reach my goal). <State what you actually accomplished.>
• My new goal for the week is to <state your new goal for the week>.

3. Begin working in Khan Academy toward your new goal.

Friday, September 9, 2011

1. New math quizzes. Remember, you shouldn't bubble in an answer choice unless you have the work to go with it in your quiz notebook!
• 7th Grade: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3
• 8th Grade: 2-2, 3-4, 2-4

2. Work on any math quizzes that you need to catch up on or redo.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

1. Click here to login to Renaissance Place and take a STAR reading test.

2. Khan Academy. Work toward your goal! Remember, today is the last day this week that we will have class time to work on this. Anything you don't accomplish in class will have to be finished at home. I will be asking you to report back on your goals on Monday.

Back to School Night

Welcome parents! Please make sure you have signed in on the sign in sheets at the counter, and then feel free to read about any topics you are interested in. I will be around to answer any questions you might have.

About Our Class

This class is part exploratory technology (beginning computers) and part math support. Throughout the year your children will study basic keyboarding and computer skills as well has spend some time each week working on polishing their math skills. They will do this by by analyzing their mistakes on quizzes and tests and by working on exercises in the KhanAcademy math program (see below).

About This Blog

This is the first place students go when they come in the computer lab. Here they can find a post giving them their directions for the period as well as links to other websites that we use frequently. You can find our class links in the column on the right side of this page. This page is constantly changing and so are the links! I will be adding and deleting links and other information as necessary so check back often!

Important Websites

I would like you to be aware of two important websites that your children are expected to use frequently.

• PowerSchool 

• KhanAcademy

PowerSchool

This is where students can log in to view their grades including all assignments that their teachers have entered in the grade book. If you would like to log in to your child's account and view their grades, please take the following steps.

1. Go to the PowerSchool login page by clicking on the link above or in the list of links on the right.

2. Enter their User Name and Password.

• User Name: School ID number (see me if you need this)

• Password: Date of birth without any 0s as placeholders (June 1, 2000 = 612000)

KhanAcademy

This is where students can go to work on practice math problems and have access to thousands of instructional videos. These videos cover every math topic that your children need to master this year. The best thing about this program is that students are able to log in so that the program will record their progress. They can then add 'coaches' who are able to view their progress at any time and see their work from any given day. 

If you would like access to your child's progress along with all of the available data, please take the following steps.

1. Log in to KhanAcademy yourself (you may do so with either a Google or Facebook account).

2. Have your child add you as their coach (they should know how to do this, but if not there are directions on your account once you log in to KhanAcademy).

I encourage all parents to start their own KhanAcademy account! If you do, you will be able to:

• View your child's progress

• Compete with your child by earning your own points and badges as you pass off your own exercises

• Brush up on old skills to be able to answer your child's math questions at home

• Learn something new (there is more than just math!)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

1. Dance Mat Typing: Level 4 Stage 10

2. It's time to set goals for Khan Academy! Please read through the page above called Email Format.

3. Email me your Khan Academy goal for the week using the proper email format. Some appropriate goals could be:

• This week, I will pass off <name exercises> by <tell how you will make sure to pass off these exercises>.
• This week, I will work for <number> minutes by <tell when and where you will work to make sure to reach your goal>.
• This week, I will earn <name badges> by <tell specifically how you will earn these badges>.

4. Work for the rest of the period in Khan Academy toward your goal for the week. If you are able to reach your goal by the end of the period, then your goal is not challenging enough!

Friday, September 2, 2011

1. Take new math quizzes. Remember to show all work in your quiz notebooks. I will come around to record scores.

7th Grade: No new quizzes

8th Grade: 2-1, 3-2, 3-3

2. Go back and catch up on quizzes that you have not taken yet or retake any quizzes that you need to.

3. When you are all caught up on your quizzes, you may:

• Go to Khan Academy

• Check your grades on PowerSchool

• Check your Gmail

• Practice any level of Dance Mat Typing that you have already done

Happy Friday!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

1. Dance Mat Typing Level 3 Stage 9 (or wherever you left off)

2. Khan Academy. 7th and 8th Grades please make sure you are proficient in these exercises:

• Addition 1
• Subtraction 1
• Addition 2
• Multiplication 0.5
• Number Line
• Addition 3
• Subtraction 2
• Multiplication 1
• Division 0.5
• Addition 4

3. Work in Khan Academy until I tell you to stop.

4. I might have some instructions for you before moving on.

5. Log in to your Gmail account using your Google account information.

6. Delete any email messages in your inbox.

7. Write me (Mrs. Delatore) an email telling me your favorite thing about our class so far this year. 

• The subject of the email should briefly describe what you are writing about. 
• Send it to Crystal.Delatore@hesperiausd.org 
• Send a carbon copy to Mrs. Bloom by putting her address in the in the CC field: MrsBloomsMathClass@gmail.com