Do a Great Job Today!

Now that MCAS is over we can all let out a huge sigh of relief!  But don’t think we are done for the year!!  You have two major projects due in the next couple of weeks.  I will be out today, but Mrs. Delaney is in and ready to help you keep on track so you can be successful!!!  Please give her all of your attention and respect.  She will guide you and share some information, but most of what you need can be found in earlier posts on this blog, in MOODLE or both!!  You may have different objectives, depending on your ILT #, but hopefully by the end of your class today, you will have all of the ingredients for your digital story.  Please remember to add URL’s to the Google Doc you have started.  There is a screencast on the blog post entitled, “Finding the Music” and on the MOODLE module for this week to help you with downloading music.  If you are getting at all frustrated with something, please stop and move on to another objective.  Your blog rubric and student evaluation will be collected at the end of class #2 next week.  PLEASE DO NOT TURN YOUR RUBRIC IN TO MRS. DELANEY.  SAVE IT IN YOUR BINDER OR FOLDER AND GIVE IT TO ME NEXT WEEK!!  If all else fails, take the time to get your blogs ready for me!! You have that rubric in your binders/folders.  I will leave some extras with Mrs. Delaney in case you have misplaced yours.  Please try to find some time to take a look at the tutorial for Windows Movie Maker on Atomic Learning.  The log in for Atomic Learning is on the front board.  (BarnstableIS and redraider-it’s case sensitive!!)  Next week you will start creating your digital story.  If you would like to try a tool other than Windows Movie Maker, you could search the cooltoolsforschool WIKI to see if there is one there you’d like.  If you do choose to use another tool or program, you will need to find a resource (tutorial or site) to help answer questions you may have.  The downside to using WMM is it is computer based, not Internet based.  This means you will have to work on it in school.  It is a free download, so you could move files back and forth from home to school if you need to do so. However, if you are using your effective effort strategies, you will have plenty of time to get your project done in school.  I am counting on you to do a great job today.  I am doing my part to help you be successful.  It is up to you to do your part!  Have a great day and I’ll see you next week!  Oh and one more thing.....before leaving today, you will need to complete this "Electronic Ticket to Leave."  Be sure to read the directions, complete and submit.  I will be planning next week's lessons based on the feedback from these tickets!