Re-Dos for assingnments

Why do you think they do this?
I think Mrs Smith and Mr Truchon gives us a second chance for assignments because, we can learn from our past mistakes and redo them for better grades.

Why do you think this might be important in your learning?
This might be important in our learning because we have to redo it to understand what we did wrong and so we can use trial and error to learn.

What do you like about this approach?
I like this because we can get a better grade and to earn more knowledge.

What do you dislike about this approach?
I don't like this, because we have to do extra work even when you get to have better grades.

Why is it better to get information from a book or an online encycopedia than searching it on a search engine.

I think it is better to get information on a search engine, because you can decide whether you want the information or not. There are more options in the search engine than searching it on a online encyclopedia. When you are searching on an online encyclopedia or a book, you usually know the information is correct, but when you are searching on that, you usually won't get all the information you need. When searching on a search engine, you have more options and more information that you can get and use. When searching on wikipedia you have tons of information but most you don't really get what it is saying.

Boo Boo, the smallest dog in the world

Boo Boo:

A tiny dog from America called Boo Boo has been named as the smallest pooch in the world.

At just four inches (10.16cm) tall, the Chihuahua is the world's smallest dog in height, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

Boo Boo's owner, Lana Elswick, breeds Chihuahuas, and said Boo Boo was the size of her thumb when she was born.

Mrs Elswick told an American newspaper that the Chihuahua is a total diva, and her favourite food is crisps.

Boo Boo hasn't got much bigger since being born a year ago, weighing just 42.5 grams (1.5 ounces).

Mrs Elswick explained that she had her dog measured in May, but didn't send it to world record bosses until June.

She found out that Boo Boo was the smallest dog in the world on 10 September in an email.

The tiny dog is about the same height as a mobile phone.

What happened to the dog, has the dog been in an accident that caused him to become so small?
Why is the dog so small.
How can the dog survive when it was born according to the size.

Hamster gives up life on-the-run

Zoe Appleby was looking after Fudgie for a friend when the furry explorer made a run for it and shot down a hole in the kitchen floor.

Everyone feared the worst when even fire crews using a chocolate-covered camera and vacuum cleaner couldn't find Fudgie and tempt her to come back out.

But now she's tired of life underground and climbed back into her cage by herself.

Zoe's dad, Derek Appleby, saw Fudgie back in her cage as he got ready for work on Thursday morning.

Her mom, Angela, said they were so happy that she was back.

"When my husband found her, it was like Christmas morning for the children," she said.

"We were so relieved and immediately called Heather, who had loaned Fudgie to us, to let her know the good news."

How come the hamster gave up life on the run (My hamster ran out outside and did not return yet)?
What happened to make him want to come back into the cage, was it food shortage?
Why did they let the hamster come out so easily?

Finding the answer is not aways the most important

Finding the answer is not always most important, because the journey to the answer is more important than the answer. Have anyone wanted to show you something but you don't know what that is. Imagine that thing is on a mountain and when you are climbing up the mountain, you are very excited but when you see that the thing is just a rock, you will realize that the result is not the most important but the journey is the most important. This is also the same as understanding the question. When you see a question, have to understand the calculations and not just finding the answer. If you understand the calculations, you can use the same calculations next time you see a question that is similar to the other question.

Reflections on Learning

I learned a lot about learning during the past few weeks. I learned about how to concentrate when your doing homework.
I learned about how to learn best like removing distractions or taking breaks from time to time.
I learned about Bloom's Taxonomy and the different levels of learning.
I learned about how to blog and how to use mindmeister.

Reflections About Blogging

I learned a lot about blogging, such as:
-Don't let anyone access to your private information and do not tell others your private information.
-Always be alert for suspicious people
-If you meet someone online, be careful because it might be someone who is lying just to take advantage of you.
-When you are blogging, you have to remember everyone will be able to see the post once you posted it

Study Skills

Best types of Learning

-Removing distractions and improving concentration

-Maintaining a balance between homework and other activities

-Reducing stress, such as that caused by test anxiety

-Subject-specific study strategies

-Speed reading

-Note taking

-Preparing for exams

-Time Management

-Self Motivation

-Talking to serious students

A.S.P.I.R.E.

A:Approach / attitude / arrange

S: Select / Survey / Study

P: Put aside / peice together

I: Inspect / Investigate / Inquire

R: Reconsider / Reflect / Relay

E: Evaluate / Examine / Explore

5 Student Outcomes

Active Learner

I was an active learner because I recorded all the data and answered all the questions.
I was not a active learner because I wasn't concentrating on my work.

Effective Communicator

I was an effective communicator I communicated with my group efficiently.
I was not an effective communicator when I was not listening to my group and not sharing ideas.

Community Contributor

I was an community contributor when I helped clean up the equipment.
I was not an community contributor when I banged the holder a bit to harder (It didn't break of crack Mrs. Smith)

Critical Thinker
I was an critical thinker because I solved all of the problems on the lab by myself.
I was not an critical thinker when I was just sitting around waiting for my group to tell me the answer.
Person of High Character

I was an person of high character when I helped my group a few problems they did not know.
I was not an person of high character when I refused to give them the answers to the questions.

Wild fires raging in California!

Huge wildfires are causing chaos in California.So far, two people have died and about 12,000 others have had to leave their homes as the flames tear through neighborhoods north of Los Angeles.

Who:Wildfires
What:Wildfires are raging in California
When: October 14
Where:Los Angeles

Top toys for Christmas!

A cupcake maker, High School Musical dance mat and Star Wars voice changer are among the top new toys for Christmas.Toy sellers have come up with a list of all the latest gadgets and games they think you'll be desperate to get your hands on.

Who: Toys
What: New toys for Christmas
When: October 15
Where: America

Man has first two arm transplant

Karl Merk lost his arms in a farm accident six years ago, but in July, doctors did a 15-hour operation to fix the donor arms to his body. But doctors say it could take up to two years before he can properly use his hands again.
Who: Karl Merk
What: Karl Merk is the first person to have both of his arms double arm transplant. Doctors fixed the donor arms to Karl Merk's body.
When: October 9 2008
Where: In a surgery room
Why: To fix the man's arm.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7660000/newsid_7660500/7660502.stm

'Deepest ever' living fish found

Scientists think that they discovered the 'deepest ever' living fish ever. Experts from the UK and Japan caught 17 of the strange-looking snailfish on camera nearly five miles under the Pacific ocean, near Japan. Researchers are pretty excited about their find as they said the only other examples of life at that depth were old specimens that are held in museums.

Exotic pets could make kids ill

Lizards, turtles, even hedgehogs can make children ill. American experts says that some pets carry bugs which they can pass on to children and old people to make them sick, and other animals like iguanas and monkeys can bite or scratch causing infliction.

What do you think about caning?

Teachers think that some kids are now behaving so badly in school that the only way to keep them under control is by beating them with a stick. One in five teachers think they should be allowed to use a stick called a cane to hit you as a punishment. You cannot cane children at school now because it is against the law. In the past, teachers were allowed to use physical punishment on badly behaved kids.