The past and… the future
Posted by mrlane on 10 December 2009
We are fast approaching the Winter Break and the end of the calendar year. With this in mind I thought I would review some of the information you provided to me in November, introduce blogs (which will be our major focus of the month and the upcoming months). I also figured this would be a good time to share with you the major/minor changes that will occur in January when we will return from break. So here is what I have:
November’s Poll of the Month
Last month’s poll asked “If you could only do one of the following extreme sports, which one would it be?”. The results were as follows:
It is clear that almost 40% of you would like to try bungee jumping, almost 20% like the idea of giving hang gliding a try, and a solid 16% of you are not interested in any of the options. So for those 16%ers, is there an extreme sport you are interested in?
As a side note, I found it fascinating that three of the four lowest ranked extreme sports, I was avid participant in one (rock climbing); have tried one more than once (spelunking (caving)); and would love to give the third (ice climbing) a try. What does that say about me…:) Interestingly, they all have something in common – what is it?
Pre-trimester Survey
The Pre-trimester Survey (this was the survey you completed online that asked you about your computer use and habits) provided the following interesting tidbits of information:
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72 total students completed the survey (28 students in 4th period, 22 students in 5th period, and 22 students in 6th period)
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41 were male and 31 female
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66 students have computers at home
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62 of these 66 have Internet access at home
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when asked how they use computers…
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25 students said they use computers almost daily to play games
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26 students said they use computers almost daily to complete school work
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53 students said they use computers to access the Internet almost daily
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over 30 students use social networking (e.g., My Space, Facebook, etc.) to communicate on an almost daily basis
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almost 30 students never use social networking (e.g., My Space, Facebook, etc.) to communicate
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when asked if they perfer to use “computers to do school work instead of using pencil and paper” – 53 students (out of 72) agreed or strongly agreed
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when given the statement “I generally enjoy school work.”
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33 students disagreed or strongly disagreed
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25 students neither agreed nor disagreed
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this means that 58 of 72 students are ambivelant (do not care) about their school work
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Does this seem like a lot to you?
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There is so much more information available through the actual report which you can find here: http://safe.mn/1Kj
December’s Poll of the Month
This month’s poll is a result of the very interesting weather we have had this past week. By the way, I have a funny story about the weather, hanging Christmas lights, and Mr. Lane that you can here. Please take a moment to complete the poll (found to your left); you have until December 31, 2009 to submit your vote.
Upcoming Changes to Success Wednesday
When we return from Winter Break we will be making both major and minor changes to our Success Wednesday schedule. First, we will be moving the location we meet - no longer will we be in the Computer Lab (Room 3) – we will now be in the Project Room (Mr. Waldo’s PLTW class will be moving to the Library). This will allow us to use tables rather than computer work stations to complete our work.
Secondly, we will be using the first part of each Wednesday to work on different areas of your core curriculum (math, English, history, and science). For example, we might work on reviewing how to find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) or we might review how to identify adjectives in a sentence. We will also be providing those of you who have mastered certain skills enrichment activities to expand your knowledge base. We will also be going over test-taking strategies in preparation for the upcoming testing (yes, I know it is scheduled for April – but time does fly when you are having fun).
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WOW!! Apparently I had a lot more to cover than I thought… Maybe next time I will plan this out a bit better and split up my thoughts and create two posts. Anyhoo… Now I would like to hear from you. Please do the following:
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Complete December’s Poll of the Month.
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Tell me:
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if there is an extreme sport you would like to try that wasn’ t included in November’s Poll of the Month or
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what the three extreme sports I have either done or want to do have in common (you will have to think this one through on your own) or
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if there was a particular statistic from the Pre-trimester Survey that stood out in your mind (you found it interesting) - this could be one of the stat’s I shared with you or it could be one that picked out from the survey link or
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what response you chose for December’s Poll of the Month or
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your thoughts about the upcoming changes to Success Wednesday.
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Please remember you are writing to more than just me - the whole world is watching. I, and the world, look forward to reading your comments…
December 18th, 2009 at 4:59 am
I like the changes to Success Wednesday!
December 18th, 2009 at 5:00 am
I would like to go Sharkfishing.the three sports i would like to play is buggee jumping,Skydriver,and other stuff that is extreme and fun
December 18th, 2009 at 5:00 am
I would do snorkeling it looks fun as longs as there’s no sharks…
p.s. NO SHARKS!!!!!!!
December 18th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Skateboarding
Snowboarding
Skydiving
December 18th, 2009 at 5:06 am
My thoughts on the new sucess Wednesday is that it might benefit those that are having trouble in academic subjects. Though what would the people who are super smart and everything, what would they do?
December 18th, 2009 at 5:29 am
My thoughts of the up coming Success Wednesday are I think this is a
better way to do success Wednesday because will have books to our access
and some students can finish homework that they forgot they had get to
finish. The project room it would be some what quieter then in this
class on Wednesday.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:50 am
I could see that Mr.Lane likes to climb things.
For the poll for this month I choose “Winter” because that is the season that it rains, snows, vacations , Christmas and ect.
I dont really like the changes to “Success Wednesday” because if your done with your homework or classwork there nothing to do and if you need the computer to finish an assignment you cant use it.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:52 am
I want to go zip lining.
December 18th, 2009 at 5:53 am
Well I would choose cliff diving because I like to jump off stuff and I like to swim so I would choose cliff diving because I think it would be a good idea to combine those two and see the resoltes cause I can be doing the two things I do at once and the same time.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:13 am
I wouldn’t like to go bungee jumping because my brother broke his back doing that.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:23 am
The reason why I picked summer is because its fun and hot & I love to swim.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:45 am
I would like to try to rock climb and surf.These would be the extreme sports I would like to try in the near future.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:52 am
My favorite season is summer cause we have a long vacation.
December 18th, 2009 at 6:56 am
i voted for summer!;)
December 19th, 2009 at 6:11 am
My favrit season is Spring because its not to cold and its not that hot so thats why i like Spring.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:18 am
@ Johnnyp – Because I asked you to…
December 29th, 2009 at 2:33 am
@ nidia – Maybe someday I could put that poll together…
January 6th, 2010 at 5:04 am
I dont want to do any extreme sports
January 6th, 2010 at 5:09 am
i’ll try sky diving because it looks fun
January 6th, 2010 at 5:34 am
The EXTREME sport that I have done before spelunking is something I would love to do at least once a year it was fun dark but fun and very small routes to take when you go down the spelunking caves I don’t think spelunking is very extreme but it’s still fun.
January 6th, 2010 at 6:12 am
My favorite season is Spring because my birthday is in May and Spring is a warm season.
January 6th, 2010 at 7:00 am
My favorite seasons is summer because I can chill from school for two months
January 6th, 2010 at 7:12 am
no i wouldnt do any xtreme sports
January 6th, 2010 at 7:13 am
I voted for summer in December’s poll of the month.
January 6th, 2010 at 7:16 am
i really dont care about tha changes in sucsess wensday
January 7th, 2010 at 5:05 am
4. I chose winter for December’s poll of the month because it is my favorite season .
January 8th, 2010 at 5:27 am
my favorite is winter
January 9th, 2010 at 6:12 am
2. The three extreme sports that you chose had climbing in common
4. I chose winter for December’s survey because my favorite season is winter i just love the cold fresh air not the hot sun
January 14th, 2010 at 9:40 am
If I could try any extreme sport I would try sky diving. My mom tells me she will pay for me when I am 16 yeah! so I got 2 1/2 years to go. Every one else is to chicken to go. except
January 30th, 2010 at 2:50 am
my favorite season is summer i guess because u get swim alot
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:57 pm
The two most extreme sports i would like to do is Bugee jump and Sky diving. When i am 18 I would want to do the two sports to overcome my fears of heights. Sharkfishing would also be totally cool because im afraid of sharks but, I want to be extreme in my life before i turn 30.