Do people deserve a second chance? Would I grant them such?

-Access Class BLOG and open WORD--

Vocabulary -Research and define REDEMPTION

- Follow the links and read about NFL player Michael Vick

--The Question is -- 1)Do people deserve a Second Chance?? -- like Mr. G who started teaching severely handicapped students before any of you were born. 2) Does he deserve to attempt this again, or can some challenges be too difficult? 3) Should some people not deserve a Second Chance, because of choices they made ?

Juveniles in California

Michael Vick - Wiki

Michael Vick Redemtion

3- Read posts on CollegeNET Forum

4- Create your own post to comments as response to EQ-this should be substantive and insightful for others to gain knowledge

5- When comment is posted—respond to 3 other’s comments --also more than yes/no

6- You may also read comments of original Mr. G Blog on June 8, 2011

How do juries decide?

-- access class BLOG and use listed Web Sites

- Collaborative activity --Jury Steps (procedures) and write a short summary--

Present to Class

Then the following when complete

2- When do you not qualify for jury duty? include all related reasons

Write on a WORD document and paste to comments.

WEB SITE

Jury Handbook

Jury-WIKI

Being Serious

How do juries decide?

-What are other Mass transit systems in US and the World?--

What are the commonly used names(What they call them there) of any 5 of the the following Mass Transit Systems?

Chicago,New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Morgantown, Washington D.C., Boston, Moscow Russia, Paris France

Use the research to also find cost$$ for travel

Set up a table in Word 5 rows(Cities) 3 columns( city/transit name/cost$$)

Web Sites

Rapid Transit Wiki

Links

GOOGLE

Post cities, names, and costs$$ to Comments

How does the US court system process a trial?

1-Select from the below list one famous Trial.

Mike Vick

Lindsey Lohan --OJ Simpson-- Shoeless Joe Jackson --Scottsboro Boys

Sam Sheppard-- Chicago 7-- Lenny Bruce-- Leornard Peltier

Squeaky Fromme --Michael Jackson --John Hinckly --Timothy McVey

Chris Brown-- Kobe Bryant-- Hurricane Rubin Carter-- John Brown

LAPD (Rodney King Beating)-- Martha Stewart--

2-COPY Trial Project off Flash Drive

3-Paste to WORD document

4-Fill in research data and save to Flash drive for class presentation( you may collect pictures here)

Web Sites

Famous Trials

Trials

GOOGLE

Wikipedia

Who are 2 of my WV House of Delegate members?

Research the WV House of Delegates listed at Web site.

Pick 2 House of Delegates members .

Prepare a (3 paragraph)letter in WORD to one delegates .

1-Who am I and where do I live

2-What is important for my county to be a better place to live

3-What can you do for my county, to help with my suggestion

--Copy and paste letter to comments on your class blog----

Web sites

House Bills

When Complete

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

OK

Physics Games

What countries do not have 4th July independence?

Access Class Blog

Student will use Web sites to respond in essay form to questions

Write on WORD then copy to COMMENTS

Writing Prompts Pick a restrictive country

1-Describe where the country is (continent, 2 border counties)?

2- Who is in charge, and what abuses of human rights?

3-What rights do they not have, compared to the US Bill of Rights?

Leaders

On The WEB

Use GOOGLE to Search the country, and Leader for information.

When Complete

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

Skaters

OK

Physics Games

ED. Games

Where is my local government? Who is involved?

Use the following WEB Sites to find your Local Government

City -- click on WV Cities

GOOGLE

1- Mayor (Executive Branch) include Police chief/Fire Chief/ Water Dept.? Recreation Dept.

2) City Council Members

3) Municipal Court Judges

Post you findings to comments

Do people deserve a second chance? Would I grant them such?

1-Access Class BLOG and open WORD

2- Follow the links and read about NFL player Plaxico Burris

Plaxico WIKI his alternative school-- FT. Union

Release from Prison

3- Read posts on CollegeNET Forum

4- Create your own post to comments as response to EQ-this should be substantive and insightful for others to gain knowledge

5- When comment is posted—respond to 3 other’s comments --also more than yes/no

Where do they live?

Use the WEB SITES of Team Rosters

You will be assigned a team

Dallas

Miami

Use Google Earth and placemark where each player lives--

1) the player who makes the most money use a green dollar sign$$ --the least money yellow

dollar sign$$

2) Placemarks should have their last names

What are Casey Anthony's charges?

Write a analysis on Word

1) Background/history of events before Caylee's death

2) Theories from Law Enforcement of her death & caharges

3) Casey's first testimony

4) Casey's present admission

5) Your conclusion & opinion

6) Write at the bottom of analysis citations-- for "PEOPLE & FOX" sources

--author-- Title--Web address-- Date--

WEB SITES

WIKI

PEOPLE

FOX

Emotions

Cell Bugging

What is plagiarism?

1- Use GOOGLE an provide definitions and examples of the following words;

plagiarism, Common knowledge

2-Write responses in WORD and post to Comments

3- Open Plagiarism Test in new window , then click on Plagiarism in FLASH

4- View Tutorial using buttons

5- Take Quiz -- IF UNSURE GO BACK TO TUTORIAL and find correct response

When complete FunBrain

How do I use place marks?

1- Open Google Earth

2- Find following places-Corn Palace Mitchell SD, Yellowstone National Park Wy, Devils Tower Wy, Deadwood SD,

Ellworth Airforce Base)

, Badlands,Mt. Rushmore) Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation, Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, Custer State Park

3- Use a PLACE MARK for each locations

4-Open WORD document Table 3 columns,8 rows & save a picture/street view picture of each place

5- Use RULER then PATH and measure in miles from you home town to each and put on WORD

6-Copy and Post to comments

Games

What are tornadoes?

OPEN a WORD document-- Use Hyperlinks and respond to following ??

1)Vocabulary - Vortex Super Cell

2) Collect all of the names that describe types of Tornadoes

3) Find maps of Tornado Alley and Super Outbreak April 3,4 1974

4) Give a short description of the disaster in Joplin Missouri

5) Future predictions (Today)

6) Post Word document

Hyperlinks

Wikipedia

Joplin

Bellville

Belleville

Weather

How do I use maps?

Use the following WEB SITE

USA MAP

Canada

AFRICA MAP -- Click PLAY

Physics Games

Channel ONE

What are the 3 branches of government? What may be called the 4th branch of government?

1-Access Class BLOG

2-Student will use Search engines ( GOOGLE) to list 10 news sites that would explain —key words

Mitt Romney, Jersey Shore, Sarah Palin, Phil Jackson,Chris Hemsworth, Jumping the Broom,

, Rahm Emanuel, Belgian Malinois, Natalie Tennant, Betty Ireland

3-Examples-Google News, WV Metro News, Fox News, ESPN,CNN, WV Local

4- Set this up in WORD 10 sites, hyperlinked, saved to FLASH DRIVE, posted to comments

What are the countries of Europe?

Use the following WEB SITE

EUROPEAN MAP -- Click PLAY

Finish Collaborative !!

We will teach the class today-- so hurry!!!

Why do we WESTEST?

We will soon have to sit and TEST!!

Use the LINKS I have provided and explain(3 paragraphs)- Use WORD and post to comments

1) why we do this?

2)what we test?

3) who do we test?

No Child Left Behind

WESTEST

ASVAB

SAT

Current Events

newspapers

TV News

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

What is Adult Jurisdiction?

This is a project you will teach the class as a presentation either power point or Word

1st Amendment pick 2 cases

1) work with your team member

2) What is the case called?

3) When was this case in the courts?

4) Where was this case from?

5) Why was this case important?

How are juveniles problems limited to their effect on them as adults?

Use Google to define confidentiality, and sealed on a WORD page then follow with the writing assignment and post as comment to Teacher BLOG and to your own personal blog.)

Read “ Rule 49. Confidentiality of Juvenile Records” and explain the implications as they pertain to juveniles in state custody.

2) Read “Rule 50. Sealing Juvenile Records’ respond by explaining what is done, why are they sealed, when are they sealed,, how are they protected?

Record Rules

West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code 2

When this completed, read other peers in YOUR GROUP and comment on the strengths andweakness of their arguments.

How are my 1st Amendment rights denied/given?

This is a project you will teach the class as a presentation either power point or Word

1st Amendment pick 2 cases

1) work with your team member

2) What is the case called?

3) When was this case in the courts?

4) Where was this case from?

5) Why was this case important?

What rights, if any, do victims of crime have?

Mr. Rahall (south WV)

Ms. Capito (central-middle WV)

Mr McKinley (north WV)

1-student will use Web sites to respond in letter form

3-Review the 2 web sites about “Crime Victims Rights Week

4-Respond with letter to a WV US congressmen in comment to 3 following questions

What rights do victims have? Protective Restraining Order??

What can the congressman do to help?

What can I do?

WEB SITES

VICTIMS

National Crime Victims Rights Week

Sonya Bailey

Current Events

newspapers

TV News

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

Physics Games

How can I show support, respect and comfort for the Upper Big Branch Families in their time of mourning?

UBB

Slideshow

Wikipedia

Write a letter in WORD to the Upper Big Branch families in general or to an individual family showing your support and respect.

The letter may also include words of comfort that you may offer to help ease their loss, that have helped you personally in your life.

This a letter of substance that requires quotes and/or reflections from others who spoke at the Memorial.

POST TO COMMENTS

Read the memorials

President Obama

Governor Manchin

Listen to the following memorials.

President Obama

When this completed, read two other peers in YOUR GROUP and comment on thestrengthsandweakness of their responses arguments.

When assignment is approved the following can be viewed and read.

SPORTS

NEWS

What are the consequences of the WV census?

· Access Class BLOG

· Student will use Web sites to respond to questions

Race for Governor

1—Who is running for Governor

Winners and Losers

2- What part of West Virginia is gaining population? What part of West Virginia is losing population?

Census

3- Find 3 facts you find most important?

Local News

Weather

Drivers Test

What is the food revolution?

Research the consequences of poor diet using the following WEB SITES

1-Junk food

2- Addicted to cheese cake

3- Your BRAIN on Bacon

4- Diet busting foods

Write on Comments the following questions

1-What health problems caused by obesity? Select one and research the $$ cost?

2-What causes obesity? List some of the most outrageous foods?

3-What can be done? What can you do

Post to Comments-- and respond to 2 of your peers

What are the islands of Japan?

1- Access class BLOG, and open hyperlinks

Open WORD -- Insert table 3 columns, 4 rows

2- Use Google earth and locate each of the islands of Japan N-S,E-W

Find 1 picture on each island

3- Measure each island, and measure North to south, east to west

4- post responses to comments

Japan Islands

Islands

When did the Irish come to America?

OPEN HYPERLINKS IN NEW TABS & LET LOAD FIRST

surnames for Irish heritage

Passenger List

Castlegarden

1)Scroll down list and find a name--ancestor/ friend/ neighbor

2) Type name into search and find names of Irish person who came to America

Write in comment who this person may be--- example ( Mary Porter who was my great, great, grandmother came from Ireland in 1848.)

Some Imagination may be required!!!

CELTIC CULTURE

Other Links

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

Physics Games

ED. Games

Who are five(5) billionaires in 2011?

Use BILLIONAIRES Web site to respond to the following questions in essay form.

WRITE in WORD, then Post to comments

1- Who are 5 billionaires from the Forbes list

2-At least one female --one person under 40-- tell their ages, where they are from, and what they did to make their $$$$ money?

$$ BILLIONAIRE S$$

When Complete you can discover additional stuff about Billionaires or check out the below sites

Japan

NCAA

What are the most admired companies?

1--Access & Read Fortune 500

Bests Places to Work

2-List attributes of a good business on a WORD page

4-Select 3 businesses -explain using complete sentences-- what they do? on WORD page

List of Best Companies

5-Pick one and explain ( using 3 things from attributes list” why would it be a good place to work-- complete sentences

6- Copy and Post to comments

When Complete

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

Physics Games

ED. Games

Where are the 20 top Consuming oil countries?

1- Collaborative Groups

2-Access class blog

3- using provided list and GOOGLE EARTH locate 20 countries

4- Using Word list distance east to west

5-Post the 20 responses to comments

Map Game

Is this too difficult?

Young ADULTS Banking

What the news?

1- Access class BLOG

2- Visit 3 of 5 web site provided and list 1 article from each

3- Read completely 1 article and write short summary on WORD

4- Post document to comments

6-Read other posts and comment to at least 2 of your peers

WEB SITES

Channel ONE

TEEN HEALTH

Skaters

OK

Physics Games

ED. Games

What is Banking?

This a lesson on personal finance, on how to save money$$$.

--- Open a Word page with your first name at top --

---Type the following questions to WORD--

1)What is a savings account?

2)How do you make money through a bank?

3)Define interest?

4)What two types of interest are named?

5)When does interest work in your favor?

6)Banks pay interest in two ways. What are they?

7)_______________________ interest makes your savings grow faster.

--Access BANKING LESSON

--Listen to Intro--

--Begin with "You and your Money--

--- Finish with assessment