tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66932523569140782642012-02-10T06:13:22.117-08:00PBL ClassJoy Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465150970775136462noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693252356914078264.post-16871878020162916242012-02-06T06:24:00.000-08:002012-02-10T06:13:22.136-08:00"Kickin' It On Route 66" PBL<strong><em><span style="color: black;">Friday, February 10, 2012 </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Good Luck to the High School Baskball Teams!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">GO ROADRUNNERS!</span></em></strong><br />Remember to keep adding up those Skype Points!<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Did you know... </span></em></strong><br /> <span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em>... that today is Utah Jell-O Day? On this date, the state legislature made Jell-O the official state snack of Utah. According to Kraft Foods, Utah residents eat more Jell-O per capita than the other 50 states. Lime is a particular favorite. Celebrate your own Jell-O Day, no matter where you live!</em></span><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Today's Quote: </span></em></strong><br />"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, which is why we call it the present." <br />-- Bil Keane <br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Today's Weather </span></em></strong><br /><strong>Today:</strong> Sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph. <br /><strong>Tonight:</strong> Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind at 6 mph becoming east southeast. <br /><br /><strong>Saturday:</strong> Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southwest between 17 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.<br /><strong>Saturday Night:</strong> A 10 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 7 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.<br /><br /><strong>Sunday:</strong> A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph increasing to between 15 and 18 mph. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.<br /><strong>Sunday Night:</strong> A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 5500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 20%<br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>E-Pals</em></strong> </span><br />http://www.epals.com/ <br />Check and respond<br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>Keyboarding</em></strong> </span><br /><a href="http://www.keyboardingonline.com/">http://www.keyboardingonline.com/</a> <br />Hands covered and key for seven minutes<br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong><em>"Kickin' It On Route 66"</em></strong>. </span><br /><em>Complete your Test! Last day to work on this!</em><br />Work on your products for your Route 66. Decide what section of Route 66 you will cover then create postcards and the road trip journal.<br />Monday we will:<br />1. Decide what your group will include into your letter to the schools you will be contacting on Route 66. Please do this on MS Word. When completed send me as an attachment to my e-mail account <a href="mailto:joyb1@epals.com.">joyb1@epals.com.</a><br />2. Divide up your section of Rt. 66 for thew Postcards and Journals Foremen/Forwomen, Please send me how your group has divided this up (with the name)<br />3. Begin Postcards<br />4. Work on the Journal of your groups "Route 66 Roadtrip".<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Route 66 Products:</span></em></strong><br />E-Mail to Schools (create letter first)<br />Postcards (5 each)<br />Journal of Roadtrip<br />Logo ( everyone makes one then decide on the best one)<br />TV Commerical<br />Brochures (1 each)<br />Song<br />Photo Story of Historical Facts<br />Souvenirs and memorabilia <br />Karaoke<br />Map<br /><br /><span style="color: black;">What you need to include: </span><br />State Capital <br />When Rt. 66 was started in your state. <br />When Rt. 66 was finished in your state. <br />Information about Rt. 66 realignment with dates. <br />Mileage of Route 66 (was) <br />Mileage of Route 66 now <br />Cities on all routes of 66 <br />Schools you have contacted on 66 <br />Historical facts<br />Route 66 Ghost Towns <br />Tourist Attractions <br />Landscape <br />Create a Map of Route 66 for your state <br />Pony Express Information <br />Stage Coach Route Information <br />Find how the towns/cities on Rt. 66 got their names. <br />Any Fred Harvey Houses in your state? If so tell history <br />Check out Drive Ins, Diners and Dive on Food Network for places along Route 66<br />What cities were in the movie Cars? <br />Include information on Native American Tribes in your state (any REZ on Rt. 66?) <br />Largest City, population <br />Smallest City, population<br />Famous people <br />Impact I-40 has made on cities on Route 66 <br />When was I-40 started?<br />When was I-40 completed? <br />What other Highways replaced Route 66?<br />When was the dust bowl? What impact on your state?<br />What President was in office when Rt. 66 began construction? <br />Who's idea was Route 66?<br />What was the total cost of constructing Route 66?<br />What was the total cost of the highway that replaced Route 66?<br />How many total miles is the highway that replaced Route 66?<br />Feel free to leave comments with any other question you may have about Route 66.<br />Railroad Tracks (route) compared to Rt. 66?<br /><br /><span style="color: black;">CITIES that I have located on Route 66 per state:</span><br />Illinois 58<br />Missouri 56<br />Kansas 3<br />Oklahoma 49<br />Texas 16<br />New Mexico 29<br />Arizona 28<br />California 40<br />This does NOT include any realignments.<br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: black;">Do you have any ideas? If so please leave a comment.</span></em></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6693252356914078264-1687187802016291624?l=joyburro1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joy Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465150970775136462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693252356914078264.post-21905009425036797022012-01-30T08:07:00.000-08:002012-02-03T06:07:50.069-08:00"Kickin' It On Route 66" PBL<em><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Friday, February 3, 2012</strong></span></em><br /><em><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Remember to keep adding up those Skype Points!</strong></span></em><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Quotes of the Day:</span></em></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">"Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers</span></strong><br /><strong><br /><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue;"><em><strong>Did you know... </strong></em></span><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">... that today is Moon Soft Landing Day? In 1966, the USSR's Luna 9 landed on the moon near the Ocean of Storms. The first spacecraft to soft-land on the moon successfully, Luna 9 sent back the first photographs taken from the surface of the moon.</span><br /><strong><br /><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue;"><strong><em>Today's Weather</em></strong> </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind around 7 mph. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Northeast wind between 5 and 7 mph. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind between 3 and 5 mph. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind between 3 and 5 mph. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"><em>E-Pals</em> </span></strong><a href="http://www.epals.com/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">http://www.epals.com/</span></strong></a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Check and respond</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"><em>Keyboarding</em> </span></strong><a href="http://www.keyboardingonline.com/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">http://www.keyboardingonline.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue;">Hands covered and key for seven minutes</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">"Kickin' It On Route 66"</span></strong></em><br /><span style="color: blue;">What you need to include: </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">State Capital </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">When Rt. 66 was started in your state. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">When Rt. 66 was finished in your state. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Information about Rt. 66 realignment with dates. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Mileage of Route 66 (was) </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Mileage of Route 66 now </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Cities on all routes of 66 </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Schools you have contacted on 66 </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Historical facts</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Route 66 Ghost Towns </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Tourist Attractions </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Landscape </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Create a Map of Route 66 for your state </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Pony Express Information </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Stage Coach Information </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Find how the towns/cities on Rt. 66 got their names. </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Any Harvey Houses in your state? If so tell history </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Check out Drive Ins, Diners and Dive on Food Network for places along Route 66</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">What cities were in the movie Cars? </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Include information on Native American Tribes in your state (any REZ on Rt. 66?) </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Largest City, population </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Smallest City, population</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Famous people </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Impact I-40 has made on cities on Route 66 </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">When was I-40 started?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">When was I-40 completed? </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">What other Highways replaced Route 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">When was the dust bowl? What impact on your state?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">What President was in office when Rt. 66 began construction? </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Who's idea was Route 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">What was the total cost of constructing Route 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">What was the total cost of the highway that replaced Route 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">How many total miles is the highway that replaced Route 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Feel free to leave comments with any other question you may have about Route 66.</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Railroad Tracks (route) compared to Rt. 66?</span><br /><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">CITIES that I have located on Route 66 per state:</span></strong><br /><span style="color: blue;">Illinois 58</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Missouri 56</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Kansas 3</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Oklahoma 49</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Texas 16</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">New Mexico 29</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Arizona 28</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">California 40</span><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">This does NOT include any realignments.</span></strong><br /><strong><br /><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Route 66 Products:</span></strong></em><br /><span style="color: blue;">Logo</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">TV Commerical</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Brochures</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Postcards</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Song</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Photo of Historical Facts</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">E-Mail to Schools</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Journal of Roadtrip</span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Souvenirs and memorabilia </span><br /><span style="color: blue;">Karaoke</span><br /><span style="color: black;"><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Do you have any ideas? If so please leave a comment</span></strong></em>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6693252356914078264-2190500942503679702?l=joyburro1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joy Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465150970775136462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693252356914078264.post-15981616136009063572012-01-23T06:49:00.000-08:002012-01-27T06:22:12.467-08:00PBL is "Kickin' It On 66"<span style="color: #660000;"></span><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Friday, January 27, 2012</span></strong></em><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." -- Aristotle </span></strong></em><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Todays Weather:</span></em></strong> <br /><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Today: Sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph. </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">E-Pals</span></em></strong> <strong><em>Tonight: <span style="color: blue;">Mostly clear, with a low around 22. North wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm. </span></em></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Check and respond</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.epals.com/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">http://www.epals.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong><br /><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Keyboarding </span></strong></em><br /><a href="http://www.keyboardingonline.com/"><strong><span style="color: blue;">http://www.keyboardingonline.com/</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Hands covered and key for seven minutes</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">My Portfolio</span></strong></em><br /><strong><em><span style="color: #38761d;">TODAY IS LAST CLASS PERIOD TO WORK ON COVER LETTER AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY! SOME OF YOU NEED TO KICK IT UP A NOTCH OR TWO TO GET THIS DONE! </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color: #990000;">PLEASE bring in or e-mail pictures !</span></em></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will begin My Portfolio using the Power Point template</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will open the My Portfolio Folder on the Tech Lab Server and save the template under your own name on your server.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will write a cover letter. The cover letter will analyze your school experience as a whole. It will include details of your academics, citizenship and vision of the future.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will write a autobiography.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will include 4 sections in your autobiography: birth to two years, three years to five years, kindergarten to third grade, fourth grade to present year.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">The first two sections can be on one slide.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You have a paragraph on a slide for each grade you have attended. So you will have at least one slide per grade level.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will have at least 11 slides</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 1 Birth to 5 years old</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 2 Kindergarten School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 3 1st Grade School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 4 2nd Grade School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 5 3rd Grade School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 6 4th Grade School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 7 5th Grade School, teacher, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 8 6th Grade School, teachers, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 9 7th Grade School, teachers, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned.(You may want to use more than one slide) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 10 8th Grade School, teachers, dates and one event, incident, project, experience or something you learned from EACH CLASS.(You may want to use more than one slide) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Slide 11 Tell your plans and goals for High School and then beyond High School </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will bring in or send by e-mail pictures at each grade level.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will set goals for your high school education.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will set goals for your beyond high school career or education.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will include anecdotes and details that are unique to you.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Such as: favorite relatives, toys, music, colors, television shows, friends, movies, foods, restaurants, neighbors, It can also include firsts, like your first tooth, friend, video game, cell phone, boyfriend/girlfriend.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will insert your pictures.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will organize the Portfolio deciding and changing the names of the classes.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will insert your projects.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will add projects from other classes along with comments to the projects.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will match each project to requirements, proficients and standards.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will revise the opening menu.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You may create family tree.(Optional)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You may choose to create a map showing where students have lived and/or visited. (Optional)</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will format the backgrounds and fonts.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will ask others for comments to the projects and portfolio.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will add music/voice.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will add or edit links to navigate between screens.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">You will edit the portfolio and revise as needed.</span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;"></span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue;"><img border="0" height="240" nfa="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TUy7atU1xF8/Tx1yQdCXzWI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/_gQvgN3rUQg/s320/Slide1.JPG" width="320" /></span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Kickin' It On Route 66</span></strong></em></div><strong><span style="color: blue;">Decide how you are going to break up the tasks. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Who will do what?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">The foreman needs to record this.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What you need to include: </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">State Capital </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">When Rt. 66 was started in your state. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">When Rt. 66 was finished in your state. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Information about Rt. 66 realignment with dates. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Mileage of Route 66 (was) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Mileage of Route 66 now </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Cities on all routes of 66 </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Schools you have contacted on 66 </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Historical facts</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Route 66 Ghost Towns </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Tourist Attractions </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Landscape </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Create a Map of Route 66 for your state </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Pony Express Information </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Stage Coach Information </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Find how the towns/cities on Rt. 66 got their names. </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Any Harvey Houses in your state? If so tell history </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Check out Drive Ins, Diners and Dive on Food Network for places along Route 66</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What cities were in the movie Cars? </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Include information on Native American Tribes in your state (any REZ on Rt. 66?) </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Largest City, population </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Smallest City, population</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Famous people </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Impact I-40 has made on cities on Route 66 </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">When was I-40 started?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">When was I-40 completed? </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What other Highways replaced Route 66?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">When was the dust bowl? What impact on your state?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What President was in office when Rt. 66 began construction? </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Who's idea was Route 66?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What was the total cost of constructing Route 66?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">What was the total cost of the highway that replaced Route 66?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">How many total miles is the highway that replaced Route 66?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: blue;">Feel free to leave comments with any other question you may have about Route 66.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">CITIES that I have located on Route 66 per state:</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Illinois 58</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Missouri 56</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Kansas 3</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Oklahoma 49</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Texas 16</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">New Mexico 29</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Arizona 28</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #660000;">California 40</span></strong><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><strong>This does NOT include any realignments.</strong></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6693252356914078264-1598161613600906357?l=joyburro1.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joy Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07465150970775136462noreply@blogger.com1