9/28 Avoid Trouble by Following the Blogging Rules

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Do Now:

Listen to and Read:  (Download the How to Write a Great Blog Comment MP3)
How to Write a Great Blog Comment
Read: 
How to write great blog comments 

Top 3 Blogging Rules - Avoid Trouble by Following the Blogging Rules

Question of the Day: 

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question   

1. Do you think that positive comments are more effective than negative comments?  Why?
2. How do you feel when you get a positive comments?  How do you feel when you get a negative comment?
3. Do you think that constructive criticism is always constructive? Give an example of when you gave or received constructive criticism, but it was taken as a negative comment?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Comment Moderation - Allows the blog owner to pre-approve or reject comments made by visitors http://work-at-home-based-business.com/2008/06/16/15-common-blogging-terminology/

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Do Now:
Listen to and Read: (Download the How to Write a Great Blog Comment MP3)
How to Write a Great Blog Comment
Read: 

How to Write a Great Blog Comment
How to write great blog comments 

Top 3 Blogging Rules - Avoid Trouble by Following the Blogging Rules

Question of the Day: 

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question   

1. Do you think that positive comments are more effective than negative comments?  Why?
2. How do you feel when you get a positive comments?  How do you feel when you get a negative comment?
3. Do you think that constructive criticism is always constructive? Give an example of when you gave or received constructive criticism, but it was taken as a negative comment?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Comment Moderation - Allows the blog owner to pre-approve or reject comments made by visitors http://work-at-home-based-business.com/2008/06/16/15-common-blogging-terminology/

9/27 How to Write a Great Blog Comment

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Do Now:

Read:  
How to Write a Great Blog Comment
How to write great blog comments 

Top 3 Blogging Rules - Avoid Trouble by Following the Blogging Rules

Question of the Day: 

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question   

1. Do you think that positive comments are more effective than negative comments?  Why?
2. How do you feel when you get a positive comments?  How do you feel when you get a negative comment?
3. Do you think that constructive criticism is always constructive? Give an example of when you gave or received constructive criticism, but it was taken as a negative comment?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: A Blog Comment is a thought or opinion that can be left on a blog that can be read by other people who read the blog.http://www.topseotutorials.com/seo-glossary-a-k/.

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Do Now:

Read:  
How to Write a Great Blog Comment
How to write great blog comments 

Top 3 Blogging Rules - Avoid Trouble by Following the Blogging Rules

Question of the Day: 

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question   

1. Do you think that positive comments are more effective than negative comments?  Why?
2. How do you feel when you get a positive comments?  How do you feel when you get a negative comment?
3. Do you think that constructive criticism is always constructive? Give an example of when you gave or received constructive criticism, but it was taken as a negative comment?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: A Blog Comment is a thought or opinion that can be left on a blog that can be read by other people who read the blog.http://www.topseotutorials.com/seo-glossary-a-k/.

9/25 Positive Comments

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Do Now:Take the CIT Pre-Test Part I   
Turn in CIT Pre-Test Part II if you have not done so

Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

  Turn in your Screen shots.

Two Windows and Reading Lists

Question of the Day:

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

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Do Now:Take the Web Page Design Pre-Test Part I

Turn in  Web Page Design Pre-Test Part II if you have not done so

Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

Question of the Day: 

Read and Comment on the things you like about your team members blog posts from your Reading Lists. Make your comments Positive

Moderate your comments from your team members.

Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   

2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

9/24 Pre-Test

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Do Now:Take the CIT Pre-Test Part II

Part I will be given tomorrow
Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

Question of the Day: Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

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Do Now:Take the Web Page Design Pre-Test Part II

Part I will be given tomorrow

Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

Question of the Day: Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

9/21 Blog Post

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Do Now:

Watch :

"How to Write a Blog Post" on the Big Screen or get it in the B118-Server.
Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

Question of the Day: Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

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Do Now:

Watch :

"How to Write a Blog Post" on the Big Screen or get it in the B118-Server.
Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

Question of the Day: Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog Post - An entry written and published to a blog.

9/20 Reading List

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Create you blog Create and Edit Blogger.
Then complete the Blogger Information.
Edit your Blog privacy settings.
Complete the Question of the Day below as a new post on your blog.

Do Now: Follow the Question of the Day Blog and all the Students Blogs in your class to your Reading list.
Read: Follow Blogs
Following a blog shows authors and readers of the blog that you're a fan, and you can keep track of the blogs you follow via your Reading List on the Blogger dashboard.

Question of the Day: How does the  Reading List make it easier the collaborate using blogger?  Explain the way the  Reading List will make it easy to get your News.

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Blogger Reading List - you can read all of the latest posts from your favorite blogs right on your Blogger Dashboard.

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Create you blog Create and Edit Blogger.
Then complete the Blogger Information.
Edit your Blog privacy settings.
Complete the Question of the Day below as a new post on your blog.

Do Now: Follow the Question of the Day Blog and all the Students Blogs in your class to your Reading list.
Read: Follow Blogs
Following a blog shows authors and readers of the blog that you're a fan, and you can keep track of the blogs you follow via your Reading List on the Blogger dashboard.

Question of the Day: How does the  Reading List make it easier the collaborate using blogger?  Explain the way the  Reading List will make it easy to get your News.

Daily Objectives:  

• Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Blogger Reading List - you can read all of the latest posts from your favorite blogs right on your Blogger Dashboard.

9/19 Blogroll

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Create and Edit Blogger 

Do Now:

Watch the video: 

Blog Pop Video on the Big Screen or get it in the B118-On Demand.

Take the Blog quiz in Engrade.

Play Blog Vocabulary on "War of the Words" (WordShoot) score 100 for 10 extra credit point score 200 points for 25 extra credit points.  Not enough points study using FlashCards and try again.  You may also like Maniac Miner or Matching Pairs.

Question of the Day: How are blogs like other social networks? 

Daily Objectives:  

•  Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
•  Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blogosphere - All blogs, or the blogging community.

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Create and Edit Blogger 

Do Now:

Watch the video: 

Blog Pop Video on the Big Screen or get it in the B118-On Demand.

Take the Blog quiz in Engrade.

Play Blog Vocabulary on "War of the Words" (WordShoot) score 100 for 10 extra credit point score 200 points for 25 extra credit points.  Not enough points study using FlashCards and try again.  You may also like Maniac Miner or Matching Pairs.

Question of the Day: How are blogs like other social networks? 

Daily Objectives:  

•  Students will use consume information and create additional information, using two or more windows and/or tabs in a Web browsers, or two or more Web apps and other applications, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
•  Using a Web Browsers and Web Apps students will create a system to effectively and efficiently use, find, manage, and organize information, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blogosphere - All blogs, or the blogging community.

9/18 Blogs

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. Write at least 5 complete sentences.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Create you blog Create and Edit Blogger.
Then complete the Blogger Information.
Edit your Blog privacy settings.
Complete the Question of the Day below as a new post on your blog.

Do Now:
Read:
How to Write Your First Blog Post?  
Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Blog Post

Question of the Day: Write your first blog post.
Why are you are blogging? ‘Why would someone come to this blog, what would they be looking for?’
What will you be blogging about? You will be blogging about topics related to Technology and Teens.
How I can leave feedback? Tell the reader how they can be involved.  Encourage your readers to leave comments.  Don’t be afraid to encourage feedback, and even disagreement.  Do everything you can to make sure that my feedback is appreciated, and encouraged.

Daily Objectives:  

• Using a computer or computing device, students will register for their Engrade account, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a computer or computing device, students will create a blog, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog - A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal while readers may comment on posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc. ...http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blog

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Create you blog Create and Edit Blogger.
Then complete the Blogger Information.
Edit your Blog privacy settings.
Complete the Question of the Day below as a new post on your blog.

Do Now:
Read:
How to Write Your First Blog Post?  
Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Blog Post

Question of the Day: Write your first blog post.
Why are you are blogging? ‘Why would someone come to this blog, what would they be looking for?’
What will you be blogging about? You will be blogging about topics related to Technology and Teens.
How I can leave feedback? Tell the reader how they can be involved.  Encourage your readers to leave comments.  Don’t be afraid to encourage feedback, and even disagreement.  Do everything you can to make sure that my feedback is appreciated, and encouraged.

Daily Objectives:  

• Using a computer or computing device, students will register for their Engrade account, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a computer or computing device, students will create a blog, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Blog - A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal while readers may comment on posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc. ...http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blog

9/14 Screen Shots

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.
Write at least 5 complete sentences. 

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Create and Edit Blogger 
Read: Capture Screen Shots


Question of the Day: Describe in your own words how to capture a screen shot. What is one example of a time when you would use this?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Finder - When you first start up your Mac, you're greeted by the Finder, which allows you to visually access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, hard disks, files, folders, and CDs.

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Create and Edit Blogger 
Read: Capture Screen Shots

Question of the Day: Describe in your own words how to capture a screen shot. What is one example of a time when you would use this?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Finder - When you first start up your Mac, you're greeted by the Finder, which allows you to visually access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, hard disks, files, folders, and CDs.

9/13 Sidebar / Expose Quiz

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.
Apple iPhone 5
iPhone 5

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Create and Edit Blogger 

Watch the videos:

 Sidebar / Expose Quiz

• 3. Mac OS X: Using the sidebar
• 4. Exposé Basics

Take the Mac Anatomy and Sidebar/Expose quizzes in Engrade.
Question of the Day: What have you learned about using the Macintosh computer and how will this help you to do better in this class?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Exposé - Displays all the open windows on a mac.

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Create and Edit Blogger 
Watch the videos:
Sidebar / Expose Quiz

• 3. Mac OS X: Using the sidebar
• 4. Exposé Basics

Take the Mac Anatomy and Sidebar/Expose quizzes in Engrade.
Question of the Day: What have you learned about using the Macintosh computer and how will this help you to do better in this class?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day: Exposé - Displays all the open windows on a mac.

9/12 Mac Anatomy

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Create and Edit Blogger 
Watch the videos:
 Mac Anatomy / Finder Quiz

1. Anatomy of a Mac
2. Finder Basics

Take the Mac Anatomy and Sidebar/Expose quizzes in Engrade.
Question of the Day: What do you think are two advantages to watching how to videos?  Would you rather watch a video tutorial or read a text tutorial?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Finder - When you first start up your Mac, you're greeted by the Finder, which allows you to visually access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, hard disks, files, folders, and CDs.

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Create and Edit Blogger 
Watch the videos:
 Mac Anatomy / Finder Quiz

1. Anatomy of a Mac
2. Finder Basics

Take the Mac Anatomy and Sidebar/Expose quizzes in Engrade.
Question of the Day: What do you think are two advantages to watching how to videos?  Would you rather watch a video tutorial or read a text tutorial?

Daily Objectives:  Using a computer or computing device, students will perform Operating Systems functions and organize information with Operating Systems files and functions, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.

Word of the Day:  Finder - When you first start up your Mac, you're greeted by the Finder, which allows you to visually access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, hard disks, files, folders, and CDs.

9/7 Khan Academy

Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.

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Watch the Khan Academy Video
Question of the Day: Describe in your own words what it means to "Flip the Classroom". Do you think this is a better way? Why? 

Daily Objectives: 

Discuss Class Policies and Procedures.

Identify Class Rules and Requirements.

Describe Students Expectations and Responsibilities.

Review Course Outline Demonstrate Proper Behavior.

Word of the Day: CIT (Computer and Information Technology)  AKA ICT - Information and communication technologies in education deal with the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within educational technology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICT_(education)

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Question of the Day: Describe in your own words what it means to "Flip the Classroom". Do you think this is a better way? Why?  

Daily Objectives:

Discuss Class Policies and Procedures.

Identify Class Rules and Requirements.

Describe Students Expectations and Responsibilities.

Review Course Outline Demonstrate Proper Behavior.

Word of the Day: HTML - Hypertext Markup Language, a standardized system for tagging text files to achieve font, color, graphic, and hyperlink effects on World Wide Web pages