Journal
Entry
Friday,
November 21, 2008
Imagine that you just found
out that you only have two years to live but will do so with your usual energy
and vitality (in other words you are not suffering from some illness physically
that will keep you from doing things).
What will you do with your last
two years (assuming you haven’t come across a large amount of money)?
What would you do differently
than if you didn’t know you only had the two years to live?
Write about these questions
for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
November 14, 2008
First,
TURN DOWN THE SOUND ON YOUR COMPUTER so ONLY YOU CAN HEAR IT.
Then
watch the video on amazing brain reading computers:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4564186n
Answer the following questions
in your journal:
What did you think of the
video?
What other applications do you
think this has for ‘everyday’ life?
Would two people feasibly be
able to ‘send’ each other information knowing that we have wireless technology
available to us?
What was the most amazing part
of the video in your opinion?
Write about the video and
these questions for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM in your journal file.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
November 7, 2008
Visit the following website
which contains information about the Michigan Steps Up
Program.
http://www.michigan.gov/surgeongeneral
Click on the PEOPLE link at
the left hand side and read what this site was created for. Go back to the main page and read the SURGEON
GENERAL’S TIP OF THE DAY (like on right hand side of page) and check out the
Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan link.
Notice (but do not use) the CREATE PERSONAL PLAN link (under step
1). The PERSONAL PLAN is made for adults
ages 18 & up. Encourage your parents
and/or guardians to take the personal plan at home – it is good for their
health.
Find any ‘Health Hints’ you
can on the pages.
What kinds of things did you learn from this
website? What kind of ideas can you use
from this website to increase your own health?
How can this help your family’s health?
Why is you and your family’s health important? Write about the website visit and these
questions for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM in your journal file. Remember your journal should be ONE document
ALL year that you continue to save – please continue to write in the same
journal document and save it all year long.
Journal Entry
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Describe the effects computers have on something as important as an election
in our country. What kinds of things are
computers used for in elections?
How come computers aren’t used to actually cast votes?
What do you know about the election and the candidates? What do you know about the issues? Can you find information on the candidates on
the computer? Use the Internet as a
resource in answering these questions regarding the election. Write in your
journal for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM (at least 100 words).
Journal Entry
Friday, October 31,
2008 - HALLOWEEN
What
IS Halloween? Where did the tradition
come from (you can use the Internet to research this question)? What do you know personally about Halloween? Share a few fun Halloween memories in your
journal.
Write about Halloween for five minutes minimum
in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
October 24, 2008
(3rd
hour Introduction to Programming and 6th hour Advanced
Microcomputers please also read the message below when finished with
your journal!)
Visit the following website
and try out some of the information included about the Careers Internet
Database (our school is on a trial membership).
There is a link to it on the high school library's links page.
Direct access is www.careers-internet.org
. (Username is 6580; password is free –
use the trial membership link)
Take the career test. What did it tell you about the career you
were meant for?
Check out the section on
career salaries and look up a few computer careers. Write what you found in your journal. Look up the computer programmer 1, 2, 3 &
(Quality Assurance) and check out those salaries. What did you find?
Write about this site and
what you think would be the advantages for KHS to subscribe to it. Is it worth the money? Does it help you find out more information
about careers? Write about this for a
minimum of five minutes in your journal
MESSAGE FOR ADVANCED CLASSES
ONLY:
Advanced students who have good
typing scores and are not involved in an after school extra curricular
activity, please see Mrs. Leiker TODAY about a job opportunity at MJ
Electric. You are NOT committing to
anything but could be contacted regarding a paid job they have after school. Thank you!
Journal
Entry
Friday,
October 17, 2008
DID YOU KNOW?
High School athletes have higher grades and lower
dropout rates and attend college more often than non-athletes. – Minnesota
State High School League
By a 2 to 1 margin for males and a 3 to 1 margin for
females, student-athletes do better in school, do not drop out and have a
better chance to get through college – University of Chicago
The one yardstick to predict “success” in later life
(self-satisfaction and participation in a variety of community activities two
years after college) is achievement in school activities. Not useful as predictors are high grades in
high school or college or high ACT scores.
– College Testing Service
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans say high school sports teach
students lessons about life they can’t learn in a classroom; 9 in 10 believe
sports contribute to health and fitness. – USA TODAY
95 percent of Fortune 500 executives in 1987
participated in school athletics (only 47% were National Honor Society
Members). – FORTUNE MAGAZINE
**This information was taken from a brochure distributed by the
Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA).
QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO ANSWER:
Do you participate in high school athletics? Why or why not? What do you think about these statements? Do they make you want to participate in high school athletics? Do you think high school athletics is good for our youth and their future? Write for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM on your answers and to the statistics listed above.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
October 10, 2008
Visit all of the following
websites and read the information included about a world wide physics
experiment which has been named
the ‘big bang machine’ (please
don’t run the videos right now).
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10052081-76.html
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1008_3-6245225-1.html?tag=mncol;txt
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10050008-93.html?tag=mncol;txt
Write about this physics and
what you think about it for a minimum of five minutes in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
October 3, 2008
In your journal, tell me why
you think something like school spirit and school homecomings are
important. What kinds of things do you
do to improve school spirit? What kinds
of things does school spirit do for the entire community? When a school has great school spirit and an
entire community supporting the school, how does that help the community? Write about this for a minimum of five minutes
in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
September 26, 2008
Do a google
search (or any appropriate search engine) to find information on GPS locators
for children. What does GPS technology
mean for the future generations to come?
Do some cell phones now have GPS systems in them? Which ones?
How can an item like this improve the safety of children of today and
your children in the future? How else
might a technology like this help parents?
How do you think this technology might help the disabled such as the
blind? Do a search for a sonic
navigation system. What is the purpose
of this device? Do you think all people
will eventually have a GPS locator attached to them (or in them) possibly by
government requirements? How might this
help fight crime? What else might this
prevent? What other benefits do GPS
systems provide? Write about this for a
minimum of five minutes in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
September 19, 2008
What
does it mean to be an INDEPENDENT learner?
When you read this, did you think you had to ask somebody else right away
what an independent learner is? If you
did, you are not yet an independent learner and you should strive to better
yourself in this area. Think about it BY
YOURSELF. Answer BY
YOURSELF. You have STARTED to
become an independent learner. Look up a
few internet resources on being an independent learner. See if you can find any ‘tips’ on becoming a
better independent learner. What did YOU
find? Having faith and confidence in
your ability to do something is just a start but an important one in the path
to becoming a great thinker. Write your
reactions to this thought process for five minutes minimum in your journal.
Journal
Entry
Friday,
September 12, 2008
Visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks
and read what Wikipedia has written about the September 11 attacks. Write for a minimum of five minutes on the
following questions and any other information you obtained from the article: “What do you think could cause the kind of
feelings that would make others celebrate the loss of lives in America?” “What kinds of things do you think the USA
can do to prevent future attacks?” “How do
these kinds of subjects effect an election year such as this?”
Journal
Entry
Friday,
September 05, 2008
Please write me a paragraph offering me your commitment to success in this course. What are your goals for the course, such as the grade you intend to make for the first marking period and the first semester? What would you like to learn in this class? Give me specifics!! What are your goals with regard to your CRP points in this class (Computer Responsibility Points – Correct Use of the Internet and Class Time on the Computer, Computer Participation Points, etc.)? You must write for five minutes minimum on these questions/this topic. You will keep the SAME journal ALL YEAR LONG. Save it as something appropriate to your home drive. Do NOT plan to start a new journal each marking period. This same file will be used until May when school ends. All journal entries should be kept in the SAME Microsoft Word file.