HS Student Email and Outlook Proposal

For Mr. Turton's Leadership & Computer Apps students, a comment to this post is mandatory and will be counted as a quiz grade for this marking period. Your grade will be based on the points in parenthesis per the rubric below.


Our school's administration and teachers are considering implementing student email accounts and a Microsoft Outlook account for students in 7th through 12th grades. We are "seeking to understand" the needs and concerns of the students. In the end, we want to have technologically adept (proficient) students learning useful life skills in a safe environment. So, we are "beginning" our decision process "with that end in mind".



Helpful Background Info

• Student Email Accounts - available to all students, monitored by school and network administration. Think of it as a locker - students use them as a priviledge and take care of what goes in and out, but the school owns them and has the right to check inside and ensure safe and appropriate use anytime.
• Microsoft Outlook - available to all students from school or home (like Sharepoint), get a better understanding by watching some Atomic Learning Tutorials (user: aldenstudents, pass: bulldogs) for Outlook 2007 PC platform. Or, just do a quick search for Microsoft Outlook and see what you can learn.

Your Quiz

Please copy the questions below and paste them (along with your answers) into a comment on this post.

1. What is your first name and last initial? (5)
2. How do you think a student email would benefit your learning? (10)
3. What is the #1 problem you foresee with student emails and how should it be resolved? (10)
4. What is the #2 problem you foresee with student emails and how should it be resolved? (10)
5. How do you think teachers could/should use student emails to their benefit? (10)
   Explain Microsoft Outlook in your own words. (10)
6. What is the source of your knowledge about Microsoft Outlook? (5)
7. How could Outlook be beneficial to students? (10)
8. How could Outlook be a risk for students? (10)
9. How do you normally find out what school work you missed while out of school? (5)
10. What is the best way to find out what school work you missed while out? (5)
11. Answers are in complete and grammatically correct sentences. (10)

Total Quiz Score = xx/100

Quiz - Service Project Update

The purpose of this post is to provide a way for students to share their recent progress on their Service Projects (Club Involvement) and read what others are working on.

Leave a comment with the following info: (points in parenthesis)

• Your First Name and Last Initial (10)
• Project Title (10)
• Describe your project briefly (10)
• Expected Date of project completion (10)
• Biggest Challenge so far (10)
• 3 or more recent tasks you have accomplished (30)
• Copy these bullets and paste them into your comment (10)
• Self evaluate, total the points your are earning with your comment and type it below (10)

My Quiz Score =

Student Mission Statements

As part of our Leadership Course, all of the students went through a series of steps for developing their personal Mission Statement. A piece of the assignment involved using www.glogster.com to create a "Poster" which is publishable to the internet.

Students should leave a comment with the following:
Student First Name and Last Initial:
Glogster URL:

Please take a few minutes to check out the work of other students.

Blog a Difference

Read this entire post before beginning!

The purpose of this project is to encourage you to think more deeply about the world in which you live. The more you seek to understand the roots or history of the many wonderful and many troubling situations around us, the more you will appreciate the amazing diversity of the human spirit. The next step is for you to inspire curiosity and help others become more enlightened about our world. Remember that controversial issues often have evolved over generations and are engrained in cultures. Check this link for some interesting and controversial topics or this link for Opposing Viewpoints on hot topics.

This post (in fact, the project) provides a way for all of us to share our blogs. Feel free to show off a little. The minimum expectations are below. I expect you to really take this project to the next level.

Comment to this Post and include:
Name: First name and last initial
Blog Title: The title or topic of the blog
Blog URL: the URL or web address of your Blog (make it a hyperlink if you can)

BLOG PROJECT RUBRIC

On your Blog you will be graded as follows:

• Add name, title, and url in a comment on this Blog Post. (see above) You want people to leave comments on your Blog, so make the title and topic interesting.All content must be school appropriate. (10)
• formatting and style. Make it easily readable and add some interesting images, gadgets, color, unique formatting, and general pizzazz to match your skill level (20)
• professionalism. Keep a clean appearance.
  Use appropriate language and topics. Moderate your comments for prevent garbage from appearing on your Blog. Check your spelling and grammar. (20)
• create at least 3 Posts. Each should be different and interesting, but still relate to the general Blog Topic. (30)
• accept at least 10 comments. Only accept clean and appropriate comments. You may want to encourage others to visit your blog. It helps to have an interesting title and Posts. (20)

Example:
Name: Mr. Turton
BLOG Topic: Old Computer Applications
URL: http://turtoncompapps.blogspot.com/


PART 2 - the follow up - FAVORITES
After a while visit this site again check the comments with links, and go to someone else's Blog. Go to the Favorite Blog Post of my Blog and comment to tell us which one is your favorite Blog. This is the link to the FAVORITES BLOG (not linked yet).

Leadership Quiz 2

As you read Sean Covey's book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens", you should be analyzing the information and imagining how you could (or did) apply it to your life.

Your Quiz (authentic assessment) is to leave a Comment that answers the questions below. Point values are in parenthesis. (Hint: You may want to create a Google doc or Word doc to compile your thoughts and analyze your information before leaving your comment. I suggest copying the requirements below into another doc to ensure you meet all the requirements. )

Your First Name and Last Initial (5)
#1. Which habit (# and name) are you going to discuss? (5)
#2. Refer to the specific section, including page number(s), of the book that had a significant impact on how you think about life. (10)
#3. Explain what in your life you will change to implement this habit and identify the steps you will take to make it happen. (25)
#4. Identify a leader that demonstrates this habit successfully. Give specific eaxamples of why you feel this way. (20)
Answers are original and relate to your life. (20)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (10)
Self-Evaluate your performance on this Quiz (5)

Total Quiz Score = XX/100

Leadership Quiz 1

We have enjoyed, and hopefully been inspired by, our peers' presentations about someone they view as an "Inspirational Leader". You were instructed to really think critically about their presentation.

Your Quiz (authentic assessment) is to leave a Comment that answers the questions below. Point values are in parenthesis. Answer the questions for 3 different leaders. (Hint: You may want to create a Google doc or Word doc to compile your thoughts and analyze your information before leaving your comment. I suggest copying the requirements below into another doc to ensure you meet all the requirements. )

Your First Name and Last Initial (5)
#1A. What is the name of your inspirational leader? (5)
#1B. Which of Tony Wagner's "7 Survival Skills" did/does your leader excel at in their life? (5) #1C. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)
#1D. Which of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits" did/does your leader demonstrate in their life?(5) #1E. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)

#2A. What is the name of your inspirational leader? (5)
#2B. Which of Tony Wagner's "7 Survival Skills" did/does your leader excel at in their life? (5) #2C. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)
#2D. Which of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits" did/does your leader demonstrate in their life?(5)
#2E. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)

#3A. What is the name of your inspirational leader? (5)
#3B. Which of Tony Wagner's "7 Survival Skills" did/does your leader excel at in their life? (5) #3C. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)
#3D. Which of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits" did/does your leader demonstrate in their life?(5) #3E. Explain how you made the choice and include examples and evidence. (5)

Answers are original and relate to your life. (10)
Comment is in a neat and organized format. Use the numbers above. (5)
Self-Evaluate your performance on this Quiz (5)

Total Quiz Score = XX/100