tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837862082221990982023-11-16T02:36:17.720-05:00Mr. D's BlogIn this Blog you will see my viewpoint on anything related to computers, video, photography, and many other points that may be related to my students.Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-47648041264850092032012-01-20T08:42:00.000-05:002012-01-20T08:42:11.101-05:00The End Of The Semester<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A semester of high school is made of a lot of learning, a lot of creativity and some fun along the way. The main reason for high school is to prepare you for a career or career plan after Grade 12. Progress depends on your own ability to move forward during your years at Heights. It is very important to put your own plan in place and stick to it, see that you are achieving what is necessary to be successful.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How have I progressed since the beginning of the semester?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What was my highlight of the semester?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How am I getting ready for the final exam?</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-68275306690689616762011-12-09T12:39:00.002-05:002011-12-09T12:50:52.292-05:00First Full Week...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We're finishing our first full week in CommTech, yaaa!</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We've had a smooth start at using Adobe Dreamweaver and have learned about a few tools along the way.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Name 3 things that have increased your interest and made the week (and a half) a little more exciting. Explain in full sentence form (minimum of 3 sentences).</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Also, feel free to modify or add an additional game or other element to your blog.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>These tools are located under the heading "Design" above.</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-46080914567730873852011-12-09T10:19:00.001-05:002011-12-09T10:21:04.315-05:00Killing the Stroke!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read this short article and explain in your own words how to easily switch the Stroke and Fill settings for a specific shape simply by pressing a key on the keyboard. There are 2 ways in which you can perform a switch. Explain in sentence form.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.indesignmag.com/Content.asp/id/tipoftheweek-2011"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.indesignmag.com/Content.asp/id/tipoftheweek-2011</span></a>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-19849784048561839692011-12-09T08:50:00.000-05:002011-12-09T08:50:47.713-05:00Flash Vs. HTML5<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Adobe Flash Player has long been the tool of choice to bring animation and videos to the Internet until Apple discontinued the use of Flash on the iPod and iPad. So we are waiting for the ultimate replacement software. HTML5 could be the one.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Find 3 reasons that HTML5 is equivilent to Adobe Flash, and 2 features that it still does not have, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by checking out this site:</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/05/14/html5-vs-flash-what-you-havent-heard/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/05/14/html5-vs-flash-what-you-havent-heard/</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Write your answers in clear sentences describing each point to the best of your knowledge so far.</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-84092603347945807162011-12-01T21:16:00.000-05:002011-12-01T21:16:47.827-05:00A Bad Situation Turned Good<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever had a bad situation that appeared to be a little threatening, but due to some good old positive thinking, you were able to turn it into a good situation?</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0 goog_qs-tidbit-hilite">Sometimes the only way to make the best of a bad situation is to find a way to turn it all around. Find something you can do to flip the problem into a solution.</span> </span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A common one might be when a person is being bullied because that person is not very popular, and you step in as a friend and help the person walk away from the situation. Talking someone out of a situation takes a lot more nerve and confidence than joining in and being another bully.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever been in a bad situation, where your bravery has helped someone else?</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or have you been in a bad situation where changing your tone with someone else has made the situation more positive?</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Explain your experience with one of the two situations above.</span></strong>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-67731643691926464192011-11-11T08:33:00.002-05:002011-11-11T08:38:21.261-05:00What is a Cenotaph?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireqEpet0PDFbnh2nWJqVXFHWn6k1WKm40KiohvBUuPBW8sOcYtEhln8mLnHRXue6bCrTGUfnMt4S9FkhcNQPu8ol5KfvKA_mHEld813DgWsP4nwyVgSPwiAGLlHLg2GooX3tWIWKtUy_M/s1600/guelph_cenotaph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireqEpet0PDFbnh2nWJqVXFHWn6k1WKm40KiohvBUuPBW8sOcYtEhln8mLnHRXue6bCrTGUfnMt4S9FkhcNQPu8ol5KfvKA_mHEld813DgWsP4nwyVgSPwiAGLlHLg2GooX3tWIWKtUy_M/s1600/guelph_cenotaph.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Remembrance Day has been an event that is held all over Canada to remember those who have fought and who have lost their lives at war. This is in remembrance of all people involved in all war's of our time and before.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cenotaph's are a monument that are recognized on Remembrance Day. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What is a Cenotaph and what does it represent?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What incident happened in Montrial last weekend that affects how a whole community will feel on Remembrance Day this year? Explain how Canadian Forces Sgt. Brangwyn Jones feels about this incident.</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><em>Find the answers in this article:</em></span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/26/girouard-park-cenotaph-vandalized.html">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/26/girouard-park-cenotaph-vandalized.html</a></span></strong>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-78211226687156758952011-11-04T10:37:00.000-04:002011-11-04T10:37:59.073-04:00Random Acts of Kindness<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Random Acts of Kindness is a time when a person willingly and spontaneously performs a good deed for someone else. This type of gesture is promoted world wide to encourage people to do a good turn.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Where and when did this tradition start?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Have you performed a random act of kindness recently?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>If not, what could you do to randomly help someone else?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Remember, this activity is a good way to upgrade your writing skills - write in full, detailed answers ;-)</em></strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-65139963379368636042011-10-28T08:15:00.005-04:002011-10-28T08:49:34.717-04:00Oooh, It's Halloween...Verry Scarrry!!!<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54SFYXAheQPiJTuXP6I_Mpv4s9eQSbWqjEMJldhg6f09lXiG8h7oxyGJx0yDwZYd0IKZLhzKXPdO4cTAlFGqC2Jg4KzvCM-y_a3ST0jdeb1fmI1YE7t7dJZbRvePriNBtu3Nmv23Pg43u/s1600/halloween_skulls_135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54SFYXAheQPiJTuXP6I_Mpv4s9eQSbWqjEMJldhg6f09lXiG8h7oxyGJx0yDwZYd0IKZLhzKXPdO4cTAlFGqC2Jg4KzvCM-y_a3ST0jdeb1fmI1YE7t7dJZbRvePriNBtu3Nmv23Pg43u/s320/halloween_skulls_135.jpg" width="91" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IEVBqlyuuOUiopV1Yq83ga39z3Pgjb3tnDUFTGWUYI5L3mdl-oeuoCCoQWeV62ax2FqzTkBnkUr7y7JNtGWiYXH2Zcy5UrB6xyV5fmqNELyj-45ttTAQE_rho8koL53YDVAjCInYLcNM/s1600/happy-halloween5-source_oti.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IEVBqlyuuOUiopV1Yq83ga39z3Pgjb3tnDUFTGWUYI5L3mdl-oeuoCCoQWeV62ax2FqzTkBnkUr7y7JNtGWiYXH2Zcy5UrB6xyV5fmqNELyj-45ttTAQE_rho8koL53YDVAjCInYLcNM/s1600/happy-halloween5-source_oti.gif" /></a><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Halloween has been around for...a long time...and every year, we enjoy getting dressed up and scaring someone or just simply having fun! For many years now, I have enjoyed taking my 3 daughters out trick or treating, and just having a memorable time watching them walk up to some very scarrry halloween houses. One of the most scarrry houses that we have seen had lots of grave stones, pumkins and a couple of scarrry looking zombies in front of the house, but what we didn't see until we got right up to the house was Freddy Krueger on the roof top with a real chainsaw and as we were leaving, a corps rose from the coffin on the front lawn. </span></strong></div></div><br />
<strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">OOOOHHH, VERRRY SCARRRY!!!!</span></strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">What scarrry experiences have you had so far on halloween?</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1uofRd1ataJjFmsNyc8c-GGFPTIbuw6khcCftD1rviOiEipAFy2shy4YFGE6jk0oKCPnQMxlkF2U50Nwa5tdPZwqUmjnmWE6PSruQ66K7U9Zj7VSP_WrJCm33ZmCS0Lr_9X_4soMhVkt/s1600/1-mummy-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1uofRd1ataJjFmsNyc8c-GGFPTIbuw6khcCftD1rviOiEipAFy2shy4YFGE6jk0oKCPnQMxlkF2U50Nwa5tdPZwqUmjnmWE6PSruQ66K7U9Zj7VSP_WrJCm33ZmCS0Lr_9X_4soMhVkt/s1600/1-mummy-1.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">Give us some <em>scarrry </em>details to excite our halloween spirits!</span></strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaj7r7fy1ZBraIR-I1lL3vneWfN0U5TKA6Pi1eAQP1uhtCjtI7eols-lqEzyEk9A9oZ7HsAyOKzLOyzLaBdYC4sdxN1jWJLompI1rzxCebY93tUtBffEr9rPyqT0w2VKqtLNqaENwKrPe/s1600/halloween-pumpkin-animated-gif12-source_nku.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="79" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWaj7r7fy1ZBraIR-I1lL3vneWfN0U5TKA6Pi1eAQP1uhtCjtI7eols-lqEzyEk9A9oZ7HsAyOKzLOyzLaBdYC4sdxN1jWJLompI1rzxCebY93tUtBffEr9rPyqT0w2VKqtLNqaENwKrPe/s320/halloween-pumpkin-animated-gif12-source_nku.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">Also, add some scarrry halloween visuals to your blog as we are running a contest today for the scarrriest halloween blog - win a very tasty prize on Monday!!!</span></strong></div><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Explain how a photo would be enhanced for a specific newspaper or magazine and include how 3 Photoshop tools would be used to prepare the photo (minimum of 3 sentences).</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-28324009465272363562011-10-13T21:40:00.000-04:002011-10-13T21:40:05.889-04:00My Favourite Teacher<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>I would say that my favourite teacher of all time was my French teacher in high school. </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Mr. Campitelli was an entertaining teacher who did a great job delivering lessons and made everyone feel welcome in his class. He was a true mentor as he talked to all of his students and really got to know them well. He would also talk about life experiences and gave good advise when needed.</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Have you ever had a favourite teacher, a teacher that you feel has really been a true mentor who has helped you to learn better, someone who you feel has done an outstanding job teaching you?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Write a full three sentence (or more ;-) paragraph explaining who that outstanding teacher might be. If you don't have one, write about what would make a good teacher for you.</em></strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-74287124243435231982011-10-06T22:32:00.004-04:002011-10-07T10:15:50.324-04:00Steve Jobs - one of the most successful icons of our time<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Steve Jobs has created one of the most successful types of technology in the past half century. The personal computer has evolved over the past forty years, becoming smaller and faster, to meet the needs of the computer market.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Using Steve's Timeline, </strong></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2394240,00.asp#fbid=d-uZyzkFg-X"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Steve Job's Timeline</strong></span></a> (click here)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Try to answer the following questions:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What year did Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start their first computer company?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What was the name of their first computer?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Name a current Apple device that you are currently using or would like to use?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>(write each answer in sentence form)</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-81873256351496256522011-09-30T08:22:00.003-04:002011-09-30T08:24:19.065-04:00The 31st Annual Terry Fox Run For The Cure<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Terry Fox Run for the Cure has been an emotional event for me over the years because it all started when I was a teenager. Terry Fox has been an icon across Canada, that many people are dedicating themselves to support by raising money to find the cure for cancer. The Run for the Cure started in 1980 and continued on Wednesday, as many classes all over Canada were filling cans to raise money and awareness.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">What does the Terry Fox Run mean to you?</span></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How much money has been raised throughout the world so far?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>How much money was raised at College Heights on Wednesday?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>(if you don't know now, ask around and when you find out, add it to your post)</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-11220015718923031112011-09-23T08:38:00.000-04:002011-09-23T08:38:05.181-04:00Getting The Most Out Of The Course<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Periodically we are going to treat the blog as a journal and report on our progress in the course. We are moving very quickly through our first unit, so now is the time to review some of the highlights so far.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>In all courses you learn to use new tools to do different things. Your job today is explaining how some of these tools work and how you are using them.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Pick 3 of the most important tools that you have learned recently and explain the following in 2 clear sentences for each tool:</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>1) What does the tool do?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>2) How have you used to the tool in your work this week?</strong></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Remember, 2 sentences for each of the 3 tools.</strong></span></em>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-29510423959679089952011-09-16T08:20:00.002-04:002011-09-16T08:22:11.331-04:00The First Full Week...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We're finishing our first full week at College Heights for the 2011-2012 year, yaaa!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>All sorts of activities have been going on to get students motivated and involved in classes and outside of the class. This ranges from the Grade 9 Day to Intramural sports and Teams.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Name 3 things that have increased your interest and made the week (and a half) a little more exciting. </strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Explain in full sentence form (minimum of 3 sentences).</strong></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial;"><em>Also, feel free to modify or add an additional game or other element to your blog.</em></span></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial;">These tools are located under the heading "Design" above.</span></em></strong>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-59521392199266887962011-06-10T08:36:00.000-04:002011-06-10T08:36:38.118-04:00Getting Ready...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>You've got 6 days left until exams, and the school year will be finished.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Everyone has to deal with this in different way, using different strategies to be successful.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>List your top 5 priorities for the next week and write a paragraph about how you are going to meet them.</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-49067381098392404252011-06-03T08:34:00.000-04:002011-06-03T08:34:26.922-04:00Filming "The Life of a Pencil"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We have spent the last week creating our own versions of "The Life of a Pencil" and are now finished and ready to show our work. Several jobs were created in the process of making this video.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What job(s) did you have in the making of your video?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What was the hardest part of creating your video?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What was the most enjoyable part?</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><em>Answer each question with a minimum of 2 full sentences.</em></span></strong>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-69647900447418423092011-05-20T08:35:00.000-04:002011-05-20T08:35:11.423-04:00Career Cruising Investigation<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Over the past week, we have been using Career Cruising to investigate the possibilities of working in the field of Communication Technology. You now have a much better picture of what kinds of jobs are available to you in a related field. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Do you feel that you have learned about a field that might offer you a profitable future?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Does this require you to go to college after high school?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Out of a range of 1 to 10, what is the chance of you going in this direction? Explain your plan at this point.</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-26655401460953899122011-05-06T08:36:00.000-04:002011-05-06T08:36:16.186-04:00Mother's Day<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mother's Day has been around for many years, as long as I can remember anyway. It's a day to make Mom's feel extra special for the time they have devoted to their family, all year long. Like all special occasions, Mother's Day had to have started at some time and somewhere.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Where and when did Mother's Day originate or start?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What do you plan to do for your Mom on this Mother's Day weekend?</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-55052730341226641572011-04-29T07:14:00.000-04:002011-04-29T07:14:15.290-04:00Starting a New App<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Two or three weeks ago, we started a new unit and have started using a new computer application. Usually, starting a new application requires learning a lot of new stuff, to do new things. In this case, we are using another Adobe app that has a lot of similar functions as the other apps that we have already learned.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">What functions (2) have you found the same (that you already knew). Explain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you feel that using apps from the same group, Adobe, has increased your learning ability? Explain in 3 sentences.</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-56993417806710361952011-03-04T06:59:00.001-05:002011-03-04T07:02:17.982-05:00How Accurate is a Weather Forecast?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For centuries, we have been predicting the weather patterns that flow around the earth every day. For centuries, we have also been complaining about the lack of accuracy in the forecast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Visit </span><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/forecast-accuracy-time.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/forecast-accuracy-time.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to find the answers to these questions:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Is forecasting the weather a simple task or a very complex task? Explain in a minimum of 3 sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">How does the accuracy of the weather forecast of today, compare to the accuracy of 20 yeas ago? Look for a specific comparison.</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-87159889144176403932011-02-25T08:50:00.000-05:002011-02-25T08:50:55.182-05:00Our School Checkup<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was a new experience for us all as we prepared ourselves to show the district checkup team what we have to offer at College Heights. The checkup was from one end of the school to the other, experiencing the lessons carried out in the classes to the procedures carried out in the main office. What a day it was!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Were you prepared for the day?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you feel that the team was impressed?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Write a minimum of 3 sentences to answer the questions.)</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-39784400206293548712011-02-18T08:46:00.000-05:002011-02-18T08:46:11.022-05:00Family Day<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Family Day has not been around for too long. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">In Ontario, who created Family Day and when was it started?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Why was it started?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My plans for Family Day are:</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">(Write a sentence or 2 for each.)</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-89529989471652395852010-12-10T08:41:00.001-05:002010-12-10T08:43:36.114-05:00It's Christmas Time...<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Christmas season is a time of all sorts of special and magical events. It is a time of giving! Of course spending is not always necessary if you are giving from your heart. It can also be a time when you do something special for someone that is close to you.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>On this occasion, what special things have you encountered? Something that you did for someone else or something that was done for you?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>And what special plans do you have for the upcoming holiday season?</strong></span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-36647332021715232072010-12-03T09:00:00.000-05:002010-12-03T09:00:49.247-05:00Responsible Gambling<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had an entertaining and infomative assembly on Wednesday, focussing on Youth Gambling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gambling is a way of getting money, but is also a very risky way, with a very low chance of winning. Many people spend their life savings with the hope of winning big, but never succeed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you feel that the assembly had a strong message?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Do you feel that young people should stay away from gambling and why?</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283786208222199098.post-68067308339397497102010-11-26T07:32:00.003-05:002010-11-26T09:10:39.331-05:00Stand Up @ Hieghts<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Stand Up Day at Heights was another success! We have been running this program for 3 years now and it is getting better every year. Last Friday, so many of the students and teachers got right into the spirit of the day by dressing in pink, getting pink fingernails, or tassles put in their hair. Magic 106.1 joined us for their morning show and let Sergio Stucco and Jessica Hannah experience talking on the air. We enjoyed the messages delivered by Abolute, concerning various ways in which we can all make life better for ourselves and others. Accompanied by Bondless, who I feel is a band that really reached out to us all in their music. And finally, we all enjoyed some entertaining and enjoyable games and experiences in the gym, as we watched or participated in various activities. It was a hoot to see the male teachers being waxed. What a scream!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What did you feel about the day?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you think that the message is getting out to the students?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Arial;">Can you think of anything else that we should do next year that would really make the day an even greater success?</span>Mr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05234873400590889400noreply@blogger.com0