Friday, April 30, 2010

questions for article 1

1.
  • researching
  • having passion for the topic
  • a mentor or other people willing to help
  • references
  • action plan taking your project out into the world and showing everyone
  • presenting your graduation project well to the judges
2.
  • they feel strongly on the topic
  • its something that they may want to do in the future
  • if its a medical project, they may have had known someone with that medical condition
  • its personal to them
3.
  • the research they present
  • powerpoint presentations
  • pursuing research/ interest later in life
  • sharing thier project with the communit
4.
  • posters
  • powerpoint
  • images/ other illustrations
  • public speaking
  • audio/ video
  • passion and hard work :)

For Everyone Questions

1.
  • a project that is copleted in your senior year and you is needed to graduate
  • it demonstrates a students knowledge on thier topic
  • it shows thier communication and problem solving skills
2.
  • you should have an action plan and fallow through with your action plan
  • it is taking a topic that interestes an indicidual and so something in the world that relates to the topic
  • it should impact the community in some way
  • present the project (tell the panel what is about, why you chose that project)
3.
  • pick a topic that you are interested in
  • get a mentor and other contacts to help you
  • make a timeline of what you need to do and when it should be completed
4.
  • complete a research paper
  • proof read the paper
  • prepare a display about the topic
  • before the presentation practice explaining it
  • make sure you have all the correct informationneeded
  • present your information to the judges.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

what is grad project :open windows

what are some of the important skills a graduation project teaches?

time management, research skills, personal growth and goal setting

what is a "learning stretch?"

adding on to what you have already learned

describe a student's relationship with his or her mentor during a graduation project.

they are there to help the student with the project

who sits in on a graduation project panel?

parents, teachers, school board members and members of the community

FOR EVERYONE

based one your reading and your notes, what is a graduation project?

a graduation project is something that helps you figure out what you want to do and find out it you like doing it.

based on your reading, notes and discussion, describe the attributes of a student that can successfully complete a graduation project.

someone who has an idea about what they want to do, and is determined to do something


grad project friend or foe

what have you heard aout the graduation project at City high?

I have heard that it is something really important and it is not something that you want to leave to the last minute.

Do you know any studends in 12th grade or who have already graduated that completed thier projects?

yes my sister graduated in 2008 and she had finished it.

what were their experiances?

she had left it till the last minute and had to write the papers in the same week that she presented her project

bloggin' some more

do you think that constant blogging indicates signs of unhealthy obsession or a harmless, spirited pastime? why?

I think that for some people it could be a unhealthy obsession, but for most people I don't think that it is a problem, because most people have self control and would not have a problem stopping and going to do something else. its for the people who don't know when to stop that would have the unhealthy obsession.

what makes another persons blog worth reading?

to me what makes another persons blog worth reading is if they have the same views on something that I'm interested in, they are blogging about something I'm interested in in general, or they are blogging about something completely off the wall that i find amusing.

by what "rules" do you think fellow bloggeres should abide and why?

I think that there should only be one rule, and that is in a comment dont say something just to be mean, you should only give responses that you would want to have been given to your blog.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Bloggin'

what is blogging, according to the article?
it is a pass time for many

how many blogs has the blog-tracking company, Technorati, counted?
the company has tracked 2.5 million blogs

what percentage of online users uses blogs, according to Jupiter Research?
only 4% of users read blogs

what reasons does Richard Wiggins give for writing blogs?
to get things off of his chest

how does Scott Lederer justify the time he spends blogging?
because he feels like hes is part of something important

what does Jeff Jarvis mean by "the obligation to blog"?
your in a conversation with people and have a connection through blogging

According to Barbara Quint, what is it about blogging that makes it more attractive than cash?
the immortality
what are some of the pitfalls to frequent blogging?
-obsession