Students, today we will be using Examview to take our social studies test today. Examview is a program that allows us to take our test using laptops over the schools network. In order to do this today, there will be a few instructions that we will need to familiarize ourselves with to take our test…
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This past Saturday Woodland Jr. High Cross country participated in the annual JDRF Golden Sneaker 5k. This event is held with proceeds going to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.This meet was a little bit different that our your typical cross country meet because it was open to everyone…not just schools. The ability of runners in this…
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Gorillaz is a musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur and British cartoonist Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. This project consists of the Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a “virtual band” of comic book characters. This band is composed of four…
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Lesson One – US Constitution Day Sound familiar? On this day 223 years ago, the United States Constitution was signed by 39 brave men or changed the course of history. Every year on September 17th, schools across the nation take part in Constitution Day. This is a day where we continue on the legacy left…
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Mr. McClung
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I hate lecturing….and one of the biggest challenges I have been faced as a social studies teacher is how to present the curriculum to my students in a manner that does not involve lecturing everyday. So, this past week I have introduced to my students a different approach to acquiring knowledge and does not involve…
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Today in class we will be taking a look back at an old class favorite from this past year, Google vs. China. This goes along with our on going conversations involving economy and government. Today we will be using Google vs. China as an example of what can happen when a company decides to expand…
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As we continue to have our conversations about the various kinds of economies and the positives and negatives that are associated with them, I felt this was a great opportunity to throw in a plug for my favorite radio show. This American Life is a weekly pod cast that brings a wide variety of topics…
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Beck (Hansen) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst…
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The start of the boys 2 mile race on Saturday. We officially opened up our cross country season on Saturday in Elkins, Arkansas. Overall our first meet was a huge success, our kids really showed up and competed hard on Saturday. There are many reasons to celebrate our meet on Saturday, just a few of…
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