I want to know......

Inquiry is a quest for knowledge.

Is there a question that you can't find the answer to?

Post your question, response to a question or comment here.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d5wv8th_62cq35mj - link to the activity guide

High 5 Tickets

From the website:

High 5 Tickets to the Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to making the arts affordable for teens. Through High 5, teens ages 13 to 18 can buy $5 tickets to the best of New York City dance, music, theater and visual arts events all year round.
In order to purchase tickets, all you need is an interest in the arts, a school ID and $5. Each teen may buy one extra $5 ticket for an adult if you'd like to go with a parent, teacher or mentor. If you would like to go to an arts event as a group, use our Take 5 Program to buy 5 tickets at $5 each and get a sixth ticket free to use for a teen or adult.
If you are interested in the visual arts, tickets to museums are two for $5 every day. We also have theater, dance, symphonies, Hip-Hop, film and spoken work, so check out our Events & Shows page for the Events Calendar and Picks of the Week.
To purchase the tickets, you can do so online with a credit card or with cash at the High 5 office located at 1 East 53rd Street, 5th Floor (near the 5th & 53rd stop on the E or V lines). Or call us at 212-750-0555 and we can process your order over the phone during office hours.
All the arts, all the time, all for $5.

Digital Photo Contest

BE A DIGITAL HOT SHOT!

Technology & Learning's Digital Photo Contest for Kids
Sponsored by Adobe Digital Kids Club

DEADLINE: OCT. 19

Technology & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the sixth annual digital photography contest. The competition, open to all K-12 students, challenges you to capture - and share - your unique vision of the world in a "Digital Diary - Through My Lens." If you have an artistic side, you also have the option to digitally enhance your photos with your favorite imaging software. The best digitally enhanced photo wins a special prize from Adobe. Other prizes include a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and more!

Students are welcome -- and encouraged -- to enter as many photos as they wish.

For more information, such as rules, guidelines, tips and to view last year's winners visit:
Portraits of Learning.

How to request Reference Letters

We will review this information in Advisory. If you need additional pages, you can click and print the ones below.

Background Information

This is a written document of the points covered in class.

Letter of Recommendation worksheet (college)

This is the worksheet you can use to hand to teachers when requesting a letter. Include a pre-addressed envelope to each school you wish the teacher/writer to send out to.

Employment Recommendation Worsheet

This is a similar worksheet if you are requesting a recommendation for a job.

List of References

When filling out applications, having a list of references readily available helps you to include accurate information in one easily accessible location. While collecting recommendations, also keep record of information.

Entire Lesson in one file

If you need access to the entire lesson without having to print each individual page, click above.

Welcome Back!

Share some of your first week back experiences here...

Montessori Orientation

This is a reminder that orientation for new students will be on Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 from 6 to 8 PM.

Please email me if you will be attending - dguglielmini@schools.nyc.gov

:) Thanks.

PowerPoint Templates

Here is a link for some PowerPoint templates.

Be sure to cite your sources when you use templates!!!

Saturday School Links

In an effort to save paper, I've posted the links from our workshop below. The Agenda is reprinted to remind you of the events.

BACK UP YOUR WORK! It is easy to lose files when you need them most!

PowerPoint
Workshop Agenda

1. Opening new presentations
2. Creating a title slide
3. Adding a new slide
4. Presentation templates and auto design wizard
5. Backgrounds
6. Saving your work
7. Moving/ resizing text boxes
8. Adding a new text box/ deleting text boxes
9. Adding shapes/ clip art
10. Adding charts
11. Adding Images (***Copyright note!!!!)
12. Saving your work
13. Transitions
14. Animation Effects
15. Sounds


Links:
PowerPoint Vocabulary
http://www.fctel.uncc.edu/pedagogy/usingtechno/PowerPointInTheClassroom.pdf

PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
http://www.microagecs.com/apps/training/courseware/powerpoint.pdf

Microsoft Tutorial
https://mail.nycboe.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC011298761033

PowerPoint Tutorial Simplified
http://www.bcschools.net/staff/PowerPointHelp.htm#CreatingOpening

Powerpoint Presentation used to introduce the topic
www.astro.uni.wroc.pl/ludzie/molenda/Powerpointpresentation.ppt


Advanced Users:
PowerPoint Tips
http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm

Regents Review and test taking

Regents Review Live offers streaming video, powerpoint presentations, links to sample exams and a broadcast schedule of upcoming review shows.

We will have time during Advisory to review test taking strategies that will apply to all exams -

hilighting, following directions, outlining, pacing.....

Any suggestions????

How well do you know Geography?

A friend sent this link. Check it out.



U.S. Geography - test your knowledge.







When you are finished with the first, try these others


U.S. State Capitals


Europe


Middle East and South Asia

Knowing what's out there

Scholarships- This will be a topic of discussion for the next few weeks in class. There are thousands of scholarships out there for everything and anything. Sometimes applications can take you minutes to complete, while others take days.

Who offers scholarships? How do you search for them? What is out there? When should you begin your search?

Share your experiences, suggestions and questions.


Let's keep a running list of any links.

Clarity and Interpretation