Example of Procedural Writing

• What FEATURES are included?

To do...November 30

1. Math - 2 problems on worksheet (p. 138 #5, 6, 11)
2. Math assessment - graphing a pattern - Thursday
3. Math test - Monday
4. Literacy - bring in an example of procedural writing (instructions)

Grade 8 Montreal trip information meeting - 6:30 pm in school library

CMEC online

To do...November 28

1. Math - p.132 #3-9 (complete class work)
2. Math TEST - next Monday (patterning and algebra)
3. Science test - Wednesday, November 30

Montreal Trip - information night: Wed., November 30 at 6:30 pm (school library)

"Human Family" - Maya Angelou

Graphing Patterns

• what do these graphs tell us about the patterns they represent?
• what numbers would represent the patterns?

To do...November 23

1. Math - p. 132 #7-9, 12-14
2. Digital Tool Presentations continue tomorrow
3. Report Cards go home today (Wednesday)

Parent/Teacher Interviews take place Thursday evening and Friday morning. I tried to mention the time to your child earlier in the week and it has also been included with the report card. If I didn't receive an interview form I haven't set a time, but if you would like to meet with me, please send an email or call the school.

Upcoming dates:

• Wed., November 30 - Montreal Trip Information Meeting @ 6:30 (library)
• December 2 - Superhero Day
• December 6 - Young People's Theatre Trip

Orbiting Jupiter - Response #6

Response #6

How do you feel about what happened to Joseph and his father?

What do you think about Jack’s parents adopting Jupiter?

Do you feel like this was a good ending to the story?

Grade 8 trip information night

Montreal Trip Information will take place on November 30 @ 6:30 pm in the Highview library.

Ballots for a $50 discount should come home today.

Digital Tool - example

What is Windows Live Movie Maker?

Windows Live Movie Maker is a great way to create a slideshow using your own music, photos and videos. I find it is an alternative to using PowerPoint, and I have used it in several presentations for school and it has been very successful in the past.There are several features to this app, some which include of visual effects on your photos/videos, adding text to your images, and creating transitions (such as; dissolve, fade etc). But that's just the basics, movie maker is much more advanced, but these are the simple features in which we will be discussing today.

When is the appropriate time to use movie maker?

I have used movie maker for many projects in school such as; for our dance unit my friend Maddy and I created a film as if we were on the show 'So You Think You Can Dance". I have also created a video for a social studies on facts about rice and while the video played in the background I continued to talk over top of it. But not only is this use for school, it also a phenomenal tool to use outside of school. For example, for my father's birthday I created a video of all the memories we've had explaining how many wonderful years it's been spending time with him.

Pros

-Free of charge
-Virus free
-Easy to use
-Rotate photos
-Over 20 different transitions
-Easy to upload to YouTube
-Can join, fade and trim clips (video, audio etc)
-Record videos with webcam

Cons

-Only available for windows (not available for apple products etc) which would make it hard to use for school
-No voice over available
-Not available on phones
-Not available for Windows RT or Windows RT 8.1

How to use Movie Maker

1. First type in your search engine 'Windows Live Movie Maker', there will many websites in which you can download this tool, depending on what version is compatible with your computer should be the one you shall download.

2. After Movie maker has been downloaded, you can start your movie by clicking on the add videos and photos. Once you have done that, you can click on the visual effects title and there will be different options on how you can alter your photo. In addition to this, there is a small icon on the right which is labelled brightness in which you can adjust the brightness.

3. Next, you can add the music by clicking on the add music (on the right of where it says add photos and videos) and it gives you two options. The first option is add music and the second is add music at current point, you can do either or depending on your choice.

4. Following, you can add a title to your video (you can do this in the beginning if you'd like instead) by clicking on title, you can drag that slide to the beginning of the film. You can also change the background of the title by clicking on where it reads video tools/edit. In this same section you can alter the timing of your video.

5. Lastly to create transitions you need to have more than one image (video, photo, title). Then move the vertical bar across to the start of the second slide (anything just not first) and click on animations. Once you have clicked on animations, there will be a large amount of options for transitions.

Video

Down below is a video in which I have created in grade six for an art project. The entire project was just used with Movie Maker.

Digital Tools Blog Post

Learning Goal:

·        find and demonstrate a NEW digital tool to use in your learning at school (needs to be accessible for most: Chrome extension, mobile app, online tool etc.)

Success Criteria:

ü  summarize the tool (what it does)

ü  how it could be used

ü  create an example using the tool

ü  list advantages and disadvantages

ü  provide some instructions on how to use it

Example

Due: Friday, November 17

Possible tools:

Epic BYOD toolchest

Google Drive Apps

Chrome Apps

Digital Tools Rubric

To do...November 11

1. Thinking Books - be prepared to hand in beginning on Monday
2. Enjoy your weekend!

Upcoming dates:

• Photo retake day - Nov. 15
• Williams Information Night - Nov. 17 @ 7 pm
• Progress Reports go home - Nov. 23
• Parent - Teacher Interviews - Thurs., Nov. 24 and Fri., Nov. 25 (forms went home)
• Young People's Theatre - Dec. 6

To do...November 9

1. Math test - FRIDAY (review p. 330-331 #1-28 choose what you need to work on; #17, 18, 24, 28 mandatory)

Note regarding "Holiday Baskets" fundraising came home today.

Young People's Theatre - School Cash Online is available now for short period of time for the families that still need to sign up.

To do...November 7

1. Math - worksheet (fraction problems)
2. Thinking Books - collected week of Nov. 14

Math Checkpoint (Tuesday) - order of operations

Math Unit Test - Friday

Remembrance Day Assembly - Friday, Nov. 11 @ 10:45 (bring donation for poppy on Friday)

Young People's Theatre - School Cash Online (if you haven't already signed up it should be available for the next couple of days online)

Writer's Notebook

Your prompt: "Think about a dance you went to at Highview. Zoom in on all the details you remember."

Include the sense: what did you see? hear? feel? smell? tastes?

To do...November 3

1. Math - worksheet #14, 17, 18, 19, 24, 27
2. Checkpoint - dividing fractions tomorrow
3. Literacy Activities - due Monday
4. Thinking Books - week of Nov. 14
5. Young People's Theatre - permission on School Cash Online
6. French test signed

To do...Nov. 2

1. Math - p. 314 #18, p. 319 #13, 20
2. Math Checkpoint - Friday (dividing fractions)
3. Thinking Books - week of November 14 for assessment
4. Literacy Activities due end of Friday

Young People's Theatre trip - Tues., Dec. 6th (found on School Cash Online) - deadline: Friday, Nov. 4th