7th Grade Technology

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We are taking a survey in class and students are to finish this at home. The link above is another example for you to try. Here is what we are doing in class:

We will graph this and look for what which intelligence(s) you have at this point in time (seventh grade).

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Hi everyone,
These are the ten slides which are required for completion by Monday, November 3rd.
The School – title slide
The Favorites – Personal and School
Wordle – your twenty words
Multiple Intelligence Graph
Multiple Intelligence Chart
Photoshop Exhibit
Wacky Fairy Tale
Bio-Poem
Food Web
Sixth Grade – First Slide
Extra credit for Ms. Sileo’s “Pizza Project” and Mr. Suthers’ “Vote for Your Candidate [...]

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This is the link for the free download. We used it at UConn this summer and have used it last year in class here at Scofield Magnet Middle School. It can be used to record or to mix and edit sound. We are using it at present for our podcast for Ecosystems [...]

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We are attempting to begin a community service project at our school centered upon cyber-safety and “netiqette”.  We live in an online world and it is only expanding, yet what we do online and how we live online has serious implications attached.  I wasn’t able to go to Chris Hansen’s talk at UConn on October [...]

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Hi all,
This week we will be working with Mr. Forde’s young scientists to develop an in-class “food web” or chain. We will create the web using Inspiration to develop the product. This, of course, will be added to your portfolios.

Let’s look at the subject material first:

Some links to look at:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain/
Energy Transfer – Components [...]

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Students, Parents and Teachers,
We have been using PowerPoint to develop an ongoing and relatively simple way to showcase our learning in the 7th grade technology class. Every student will develop and save their own portfolio. This is the basis for the fourth quarter grade as well as a portion of the student’s grade [...]

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We are now taking the data which you received from your multiple intelligence survey and have the task of creating a column graph and a pie chart.  This will graphically display your current “strong” intelligence(s) and all of the nine intelligences which were surveyed.
Today there are three links to look at from About.com
The first site [...]

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The theory of multiple intelligences was developed in 1983 by Dr. Howard Gardner, professor of education at Harvard University. It suggests that the traditional notion of intelligence, based on I.Q. testing, is far too limited. Instead, Dr. Gardner proposes eight different intelligences to account for a broader range of human potential in children [...]

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This will be our Edublog this year for you to learn or review what we are working on in technology class.  As you know, this class does alternate with art class – so at any time you can check in to see what you have missed.  
 
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