Setting Up Your Slideshare Account

Students, today in class we will take some time to set up a Slideshare accounts…this will give you the ability to download any documents or presentations I upload to the website. Listed below are the instructions for signing up. Go to SlideShare.net Click on the sign up button located in the top right hand corner…

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Information for Finals Week

It’s that time of the year…it’s time to freak out a little bit and get ready for finals week. The study guide for our social studies final can be seen above, we will discuss it in class as well as spend a couple of days completing it. For directions on how to download this document…

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The Drums

The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. Founder members Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham first became friends as children, having met at a summer camp. Soon after their first meeting they formed the electro-pop group Goat Explosion, touring in North America. The two separated for several years: Pierce formed indie…

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WWII Issues…Talkshow Style

In class on Friday, I asked some of my student to do a couple of recorded responses for me involving our current topic of discussion…which is causes of World War II. The video above is three of my boys in social studies answering the question of “what were the 3 terms of the Treaty of…

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Causes of WWII

The World War II Memorial located in Washington D.C. Today in class we continued our conversations about WWII, Hitler, and all the parties involved as we discuss the major causes of the the war. As we take a look at the contributing factors we will focus on four main points: Treaty of Versailles – We…

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Lessons Learned

Lesson One – Art in The Halls This week our 2nd year art students have been hard at work creating and hanging their art in the hallways. They recently finished their installation projects and have proudly hung them in the hallways, library, and event in common areas around the school. All of the art students…

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Extending the Classroom

On Wednesday we held our 3 unit test of the school year in my social studies class. As we have progressed throughout the school year my student have learned how to use various forms of technology to prepare themselves for their test. Last night was a very busy night for me as I watched my…

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