2/14 Love Letter *

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

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

Question of the Day: Read: To What Piece of Technology Would You Write a ‘Love Letter’?
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN Download the Audio

Write a three paragraph letter supporting your opinion. Please check grammar, spelling and punctuation.  Post it on your Blog.

Try your hand at writing a similar “love letter” to the piece of technology that means the most to you, whether it’s an iPod you own or a computer, television, camera, or cellphone you covet. Like David Pogue does, address the device directly and describe the details that make it “something special” to you. (You needn’t write about the tech specifics of the device unless you want to; instead, you might concentrate on how this device improves, or could improve, your life.)  

• You may write a three stanza poem or a three verse song or rap instead.
• "iPhone!!!" Mr. Viereck

Can A Human Fall In Love With A Computer?

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.

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

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

Question of the Day: Read: To What Piece of Technology Would You Write a ‘Love Letter’?
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN  Download the Audio

Write a three paragraph letter supporting your opinion. Please check grammar, spelling and punctuation.  Post it on your Blog.

Try your hand at writing a similar “love letter” to the piece of technology that means the most to you, whether it’s an iPod you own or a computer, television, camera, or cellphone you covet. Like David Pogue does, address the device directly and describe the details that make it “something special” to you. (You needn’t write about the tech specifics of the device unless you want to; instead, you might concentrate on how this device improves, or could improve, your life.)  

• You may write a three stanza poem or a three verse song or rap instead.
• "iPhone!!!" Mr. Viereck

Can A Human Fall In Love With A Computer?

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