Thursday, September 26, 2013

9/27 Do You Always Have Your Phone or Tablet at Your Side?


Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Disconnecting

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Read:  Do You Always Have Your Phone or Tablet at Your Side?
Audio Do You Always Have Your Phone or Tablet at Your Side? Audio

Question of the Day:  “Disconnecting is a luxury that we all need,” says one of the people quoted in an article about cutting down on cellphone and other device use. 

Do you wish phones were less of a presence at social events, during time with your family or when you are trying to unwind at the end of the day?
  • Do you have any personal or family rules about times and places where you don’t use your phone or tablet? If so, what are they?
  • Do any of the tactics described above appeal to you? Why or why not?
  • Why do you think there is a trend of limiting the use of devices at home and in public?
  • How do you think life would be different if everyone embraced the ideas put forth by the people who set limits on their own texting, social media and Internet use? Why?

Daily Objectives: 
  • Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
  • Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.


Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Disconnecting


Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Read:  Do You Always Have Your Phone or Tablet at Your Side?
Audio Do You Always Have Your Phone or Tablet at Your Side? Audio


Question of the Day:  “Disconnecting is a luxury that we all need,” says one of the people quoted in an article about cutting down on cellphone and other device use. 

Do you wish phones were less of a presence at social events, during time with your family or when you are trying to unwind at the end of the day?
  • Do you have any personal or family rules about times and places where you don’t use your phone or tablet? If so, what are they?
  • Do any of the tactics described above appeal to you? Why or why not?
  • Why do you think there is a trend of limiting the use of devices at home and in public?
  • How do you think life would be different if everyone embraced the ideas put forth by the people who set limits on their own texting, social media and Internet use? Why?
Daily Objectives: 

  • Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
  • After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
  • Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

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