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MissShanksClass

  1. Web Goes On Strike: Jan 18th! All-out blackout 2 stop #SOPA #PIPA. Petition @twitter and other sites to join us.
  2. Remember to bring your cell phone, iPod touch, iPod or similar device to my class, but remember the rules for hallways and other classes.
  3. Due Monday 1/9: Make a Google Account and have a working login ready and here in class with you. Text me if you have questions.
  4. Welcome Back from Break! New Classes, New Students, New Assignments! Supplies: Pencil, Planner, I.D., USB Flash Drive/Memory Stick Due Mon.
  5. New TED Talk – YOU MATTER angelamaiers.com/2011/08/new-te…
  6. Computers 1st day: Intros, Supplies, Overview, begin baseline typing speed tests. History: same with no typing, All About Me Project notes.
  7. I'm so excited to be back at Mann this year! I'm in Lab 6 (sharing with Ms. Rich) and Room 22 (Sharing with Mr. Taylor).
  8. Bring to History EVERY DAY: Binder-Paper-Dividers-USB Stick-Writing Utensil-Planner-ID-Device (if you have one) DUE NEXT MONDAY
  9. Bring to Computers EVERY DAY: 1GB USB Stick-headphones-Writing Utensil-Planner-ID-Device (if you have one) DUE NEXT MONDAY
  10. Getting excited about school in 5 wks, revamping my Digital Technologies curric & returning to my favorite job.
  11. I've been having lots of fun the last couple of weeks rooting my Color Nook with Android Honeycomb & thinking about classrm uses. Gdocs?
  12. @TiP_Cam #Casestand 4MyBesty-for her new iPhone. http://www.todaysiphone.com/2011/04/giveaway-competition-macally-casestand-for-iphone-4/
  13. Returning my WP7 and going back to WM6.5 until they get a NOOK reader and AUDIBLE app for WP7!
  14. $15 million deficit for our district's budget just announced. :( I guess it's much worse in L.A.
  15. Internet went down after school today. I stayed until 5:30 trying to wait it out and enter some grades, but no joy.
  16. Netbooks today for P4, 5 & 7 only. (P2 got them last week.) All Periods will transition to Lab 8 tomorrow. That's it for tech this week.
  17. LangArts P. 2,4,5,7 must finish their handwritten or web-generated outline for their Persuasive Piece & write the piece. Final due Wed@4pm.
  18. Mastery Class is reading Ch. 17/18 of HOOT today and correcting activity page for 15/16. Assembly in Cafe' at 9am.