| Catch a NEW ATTITUDE toward FCAT GO TO DataINTRO DATAPhotos DataStudents DataIntro2 "I can't find anything here" If you want to FIND IT, go to FINDIT |
Web Sites by students Some students are making web sites, such as: Ashley M. 345 Tess Kramer piratesfan1000 Billy L Gemstones Negus The team of four who will connect Keirstin their sites and make Bryan P. a web page for the Michael seventh grade Mohammed "TrueDawggg" (the GAMES site) DESTIN's Website Chamba60 Thank you to parents who bring in books and computers. Keep volunteering! NEWS about MARLA What happens when a US bomb accidentally destroys somebody’s house in Afghanistan or Iraq? Marla made sure that the US Government paid for the repairs. She was killed in a roadside bomb in Iraq in April 2005. For more information www.civicWorldwide.org See below to see a letter written by Marla. Marla showed us what one person can do with reading and writing. She read the news and then wrote letters. She helped thousands of people. I want to be like Marla. Where is that newspaper? I want to read the international news... |
| Families Collect Answers Together F C A T |
| Computer use -- DATA starts with the idea that students need to learn about the use of computers. Parents, please assume that your children are learning how to use matches at school, then check to make sure the students are using the matches responsibly. In other words, we're teaching students to make web sites. It's up to you to check that the web sites contain what you want them to contain. Why? Students are clever. If I check what's on the site, and it's okay, two minutes later the clever students have changed the content. |
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| How many pieces are missing from the design? >>>>> |
| Reminders for students GEOGRAPHY QUIZ Dashing through the year In one room every day Oh, the pain we have When science comes to play. When reading time is here We all jump up to cheer Because we're acting lots of plays in books and magazines. Oh, Art is fun, math is cool, Science is a drag. Whenever language comes around , The writing makes us mad . Oh, DATA rules 'cuz it's cool So that's just what they say . I know most people love it here But some don't want to stay Lyrics by L----a Ak---ah Al---a and others This song was first performed at the DATA December 2004 Talent show |
| Learn 5 phrases in another language Find out your "learning style" GO FARTHER Look for Patterns (for gifted students...and everyone is gifted at something) Meet a penpal VISUAL AND ACTIVE Learn phrases in Italian smartphrase.com/Italian/it_general_words_phr.shtml WHAT SHOULD STUDENTS LEARN LEARN FRENCH ITALIAN SPANISH Phrases LOOK FOR PATTERNS VISUAL and ACTIVE |
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| Ms. Mytryshyn says, "There's one phrase in Italian that every student needs to know... I need to go quickly!" Devo andare subito DAY vo ahn DAH ray SUU bee toe |
The "Computer Photo Badges" Program You can earn your computer badge if you can do these actions Take a photo using 640 size Take a movie using 160 and 640 sizes save it on a computer Change the size of the photo (to use on a web site) save the original and the smaller size photos on a CD (BURN) Get a Yahoo.com ID Learn to use geocities.com (create your own free web page and paste your photo in that web page.) Send the web link to Mr. Mac at s2314@tmail.com or mistermath@comcast.net |
| The "Computer Badge for Office" program MS Word Make a document, insert a photo and adjust the photo. Make a web site on a CD using MS Word, using at least four interconnected web pages Make lines and boxes MS Powerpoint Oh boy! Make a slide show Insert a photo in the presentation Show different types of fonts MS Excel Make a budget with at least 4 categories Calculate the percent of each category Make a second budget showing some changes Make graphs with these figures Use the data on the right or create your own tables. Ask Mr. Dias or Mr. T or Mr. K to give you data... such as "What countries in South America have what percent of the population of South America?" "What is the distribution of probability of rolling a total of 6 using 2 dice?" "What is the average fuel economy of cars driven by teachers and parents?" |
| SAMPLE DATA Average height of students in 6th grade Average height of students in 7th grade Percent of students above 5 feet, percent below 6 feet |
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| Do you want photos on your web page? Ask someone to make a photo of you and make a SMALL size of the photo and then upload the photo onto your GEOCITIES.com page. Call 954 646 8246 if you have questions. (6:45 p.m. to 11 p.m.) PHOTO PAGE for Projects edited by Negus See a page by NEGUS Student Web Pages |
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| Go to the page that NEGUS created at www.oocities.org/ vmklxc/vmklx |
| This letter was written by a woman who studied reading and writing in middle school. She learned to reading quickly and carefully. She found the main idea and then she wrote a response. Her writing helped save the homes of thousands of people. Op-ed by Marla To learn more, go to www.civicWorldwide.org by Marla Ruzicka April 12th, 2005 In my two years in Iraq, the one question I am asked the most is: "How many Iraqi civilians have been killed by American forces?" The American public has a right to know how many Iraqis have lost their lives since the start of the war and as hostilities continue. In a news conference at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in March 2002, Gen. Tommy Franks said, "We don't do body counts." His words outraged the Arab world and damaged the U.S. claim that its forces go to great lengths to minimize civilian casualties. During the Iraq war, as U.S. troops pushed toward Baghdad, counting civilian casualties was not a priority for the military. However, since May 1, 2003, when President Bush declared major combat operations over and the U.S. military moved into a phase referred to as "stability operations," most units began to keep track of Iraqi civilians killed at checkpoints or during foot patrols by U.S. soldiers. Here in Baghdad, a brigadier general commander explained to me that it is standard operating procedure for U.S. troops to file a spot report when they shoot a non-combatant. It is in the military's interest to release these statistics. Recently, I obtained statistics on civilian casualties from a high-ranking U.S. military official. The numbers were for Baghdad only, for a short period, during a relatively quiet time. Other hot spots, such as the Ramadi and Mosul areas, could prove worse. The statistics showed that 29 civilians were killed by small-arms fire during firefights between U.S. troops and insurgents between Feb. 28 and April 5 — four times the number of Iraqi police killed in the same period. It is not clear whether the bullets that killed these civilians were fired by U.S. troops or insurgents. The Marines have been paying compensation in Fallujah and Najaf. These data serve as a good barometer of the civilian costs of battle in both cities. These statistics demonstrate that the U.S. military can and does track civilian casualties. Troops on the ground keep these records because they recognize they have a responsibility to review each action taken and that it is in their interest to minimize mistakes, especially since winning the hearts and minds of Iraqis is a key component of their strategy. The military should also want to release this information for the purposes of comparison with reports such as the Lancet study published late last year. It suggested that since the U.S.-led invasion there had been 100,000 deaths in Iraq. A number is important not only to quantify the cost of war, but as a reminder of those whose dreams will never be realized in a free and democratic Iraq. Marla Ruzicka was founder of the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict. In 2003, she organized surveyors across Iraq to document civilian casualties. Before that, she managed a similar project in Afghanistan that helped to secure assistance from the U.S. government for civilian victims. |
| Instead of birthday presents, I want a donation to be made to CIVIC Worldwide. Instead of giving presents at the end of the year, I'm going to give donations to CIVIC... until our troops are back in the USA. |