Re-do System

I think that teachers do this re-do system is to let us have a second chance to do our work and get a better grade. I think this system is important to my learning because I can fix the mistakes I have made and know what I did wrong. I like this system because I get to have a second chance in my work. What I dont like about this system is that sometimes I wont get my work back and I will hand in my work late.

A Dog Risks his Life to Save Four Kittens.

When there was a fire in ta house with two dogs, one of the dogs managed to escape. But the other dog stayed in the house to guard four kittens as the flame spreads through the house. The animals were rushed to safety but they had to have medical treatments. All of the animals are safe now and doing well.

Why did the dog try to save the kittens?
Where did it happen?
When was the fire?

A church in Eangland is going to make Halloween less scary.

People think that it is hust not right to dress up in costumes of monsters. They think that it is too scary for children. Instead of dressing like vampire and ghosts they prefer children to dress like pirates to go trick-or-treating. They are also organizing over 500 Halloween parties that are not as scary. Mark Davis, the bishop of Middleton, said that he has seen some very grusome mask selling in supermarkets and stores. Some of the parents also didnt want gruesome things. They asked the supermarket and they agreed to stop selling some of the gruesome masks.

Did the children agree with this?
How many people agreed with this?
Where are some supermarkets that stop selling the gruesome costumes?

Planning

I think some of the best resources to start with on a research or a project is wikipedia. I think that wikipedia is a good source because each of the topic contains lots of information and the informations are all very well writen and most of the words are easy to understand. Other websites such as worldbook is also a good choice but you must be careful because some websites may contain fake information.

Some of the websites I often use when doing a research are wikipedia. I also might use world book but since I have just been introduced to worldbook so I haven't really got a chance to use it. If I really lack of information then I might do a random websites off google search but I will always be careful and try to find out which information is fake and which information is real.

Crazy Weather in Australia

Australia is very famous for its hot for its hot and sunny weather. But a really weird storm hits Australia and huge hailstones falls out of the sky. 11000 thunder strikes was recorded during the storm. Thousands of houses was left without power. The hailstones were the size of golf balls and the wind reached 62 miles per hour!

1.What damage did the storm cause?
2.How long was the storm?
3.Did anybody got killed?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7685700/7685777.stm

UFO Unidentified Flying Object!

A pilot of a flying plane shouted a warning to his partner after spotting a flying object. This incident happened in 1991. The pilot said that the object he saw was brown and missle shaped. There were 19 files like this created between 1986 and 1992. Lots of sightings has been described in a very similar way. Lots of the people said that these objects were wingless. The ministry of deffence is in charge of there files. The files are stored in a place called the National Archives in Kew Gardens which is a place for very important information

1.Are UFOs real?
2.What did the ministry of deffence do?
3.Where did the sightings come from?

Snake Skin Message!

There are lots of people in this world that keeps snakes as pets but did you know that some people think its relaxing with snakes slithering on them!? Well, in Israel, a salon has opened and they let snakes slither on the customers to help the ease their pain. Ara Barak came up with this idea when she saw how comfortable and relaxing her friend looked when her friend was holding her pet snake. The typed of snakes has a different effect. For example, the large Florida king snakes help aching muscles, while smaller snakes like milk snakes creates a fluttering effect! None of the snakes there are poisonous but if that dosent convince you how about a mouse message?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7684400/7684491.stm

Cat Mystery

There is a 1000 award for who offers to try to find out why 28 cats has died in a few weeks in Somerset in Western England. Some experts think that the cats are being poisoned. In Bourneville Estate in Weston Super Mare there were lots of poisoned cats found. It looks like a normal town but people have been fearing that somebody is doing this on purpose. Vets are advising people to take extra care of their cats. A vet named Becky Martain said that cats who are being poisoned turns very lazy and slow. Some people think its a coincident but some other people think that someone is putting poison in the cat food they left outside. Everybody has a different idea but everyone thinks that this mystery needs to be solved.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7670000/newsid_7676600/7676692.stm

Obama Stops the Campaign

Barack Obama has cancelled the events on Thursday and Friday because of his sick 85 years old grandma. Instead of going to Des Moines, Iowa, Madison, and Wisconsin, Mr Obama is going to Hawaii to see his grandmother. Meanwhile, his rival Jhon McCaine has been campaigning in Missouri and he claims that he will ead America into a new direction. The campaighn spokesperson said that Obama's grandmother is the most important person in his life. Obama was raised in Hawaii with his mother, grandfather, and grandmother. He lived there until the moment he left for collague.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7680000/newsid_7681300/7681376.stm

Studing Skills I am Already Using

One of the studying skills I am already using is concentrating part. I can write my homework as long as I need to 1-2h but as long as there is a break in between. The learning skills I really need to work on are the re-writing and the summary skills. I am very bad at these two skills because I lack of patience and hate sitting at one place reading and memorizing the same thing over and over again. I am also very bad at remembering things so skills such as re-writing and summary dont work very well for me. I use the traffic light skill but I only do when there are huge tests or projects or else I rarely use them because of the time they take up.

Why is it important and how can you have a clear answer in GSP?

I think it is both important to have the right answer and to have a clear answer. If you hadve a correct answer but you did it is very hard to understand and the people who reads it can get confused easily, then there is no point in doing it. But is you got a wrong answer but it is very easy to understand and read, then even if the people can read it it is still the wrong answer. So I think that a answer should be clear because the people who reads it can understand it, and have the correct answer.

Bloom's Pyramid

Warning! All of these examples are ALL MADE UP

Creating-Making something-I created this soup-I made this soup

Evaluate-Judge-I evaluated how good she plays the piano-I judged her on how good she plays piano

Analysis-Observing-I Analised her piano skills-I observed how she plays piano.

Applying-carrying out a procedure-I applied for this sport-I am carrying out a procedure.

Understanding-know/get something-I understand how to do multiplication in math-When I learned about it I get how to do it

Remembering-recalling memory-I rememered a old friend when I saw her-When I saw my old friend I recalled her from my memory.

Reflection on Blogging

What is blogging and why is it good for students and teachers?

A blog is very similar to an online journal. The journal-like pages on a blog can consists of pictures and photos. When another user goes to that blog the user can leave a comment about that blog post. When blogging you can reflect on your own experience as well as others. Teachers can communicate with students using blogging and parents can see and learn about what their child is learning. When students blog they can reflect on others blogs and allows teachers to correct their mistakes and learn from them. Blogging is also very fun for students and allows the student to be more engaged.

How do you blog?

You know what blogging is but you might ask the question "How DO you blog?"
Its very simple actually. You can post a article, or something that happened in your life, ect. Then you write about you topic in your blog by giving it a main part of the post. Writing a blog post is just like writing a e-mail. A blog is a easy way of sharing you information on the internet.

Why should I write a blog?

There is actually NOT ONE single reason to write a blog. A blog is just a tool for you to do work and a way to share your ideas.

Can I blog on my laptop?

Blogging takes place right on your web browser. All you need to do is log into your blog. Just like a e-mail. There are lots of applications on blogging.

Getting started.

Before you get started you must remember that your blogs can be seen by you parents, friends, and family. So try not to write anything that will get you into trouble. Then the rest is very easy. You just log in to you blog and start blogging!

Some tips about blogging.

1. Imagine that you are someone else. How would you feel if you were looking at you own blog?

2.Since blogging takes place online the chances of getting caught is very slim. However, dont forget that there is a actual humen being in front of the computer so please dont think that a low stander of personal behavioer is ok.

3.It is perfectly ok that one area may be rude in another area but SPREADING RUMORS is unacceptable.

4.When people read you message or post they are wasting their time to read something worth reading so dont post things that are not even worth looking at.

5.Make yourself look good online.

6.Share your knowledge with other people. There are lots of people asking questions and if you know one of the answers then answer the question.

7. Expressing you opinion strongly is ok but it is forbidden to send angry letters or threaten the person who dosent agree with you.

8.Respect other peoples privacy.

9.Dont abuse you power. SOme people have more power than other people but they DO NOT have the right to take over or control them.

10.Forgive other peoples mistakes. People make mistakes but forgive them.

Safty when blogging.

On some of the blogs there are lots of inappropriate sites. So be informed about the risks and do NEVER EVER give out personal information. When you are chatting know who you are chatting to. You can also fake your information.

Commenting on other people's blogs.

commenting on other people's blogs is like walking into their house and starting a conversation with them. Be specific and try not to change the subject. Just what is more annoying than to go to a place where it says "One Piece" but when you go in there there are teachers talking about homework? Try to contribute new information. 15 people just giving the same information over and over again i just useless. When there is a comment that says "Things like how are you?" e-mail it to the person who commented instead. Also be respective all the time.

Starting a comment.

Here are some things you gan do to start a comment
# This made me think about…….
# I wonder why…….
# Your writing made me form an opinion about…….
# This post is relevant because…….
# Your writing made me think that we should…….
# I wish I understood why…….
# This is important because…….
# Another thing to consider is…….
# I can relate to this…….
# This makes me think of…….
# I discovered…….
# I don’t understand…….
# I was reminded that…….
# I found myself wondering…….
Or make up your own.

Where have all the 2.0 students gone? (I wrote this extra topic even if i think its not inportant because its on the learning quest....)

Most of the students has gone to collage or moved on with their own lives.

What I Learned in the Section on Learning and Thinking

In this section of the learning quest I learned about learning and thinking. I learned alot about steps to learning and how I can learn. These things include things like skills, learning, understanding, bloom's taxonomy, steps to learning, and learning skills. I learned lots of things that I usually woudnt have even think of learning. For example, usually I woudnt just ask myself the question "What does learning really mean?", or "What are the steps to learning?". But know I understand more about learning and thinking. One of the things I learned are learning tools, which has proven to be very useful. I learned how to words like knowledge has a deeper meaning. Before I would just say that knowledge is just something you know but it is actually very complicated to even just explain the word. This lesson also made me think how I learn things. I will think how I learned things and ask what steps did I take to learn this thing. I also used lots of things on mindmapping.

The 5 Student Outcomes

How I did and did not follow the 5 student outcomes in science class.

Persons of High Character
How I did well:I sometimes listen to the teacher.
How I didn't do well:I most of the time didnt listen to the teacher.

Critical Thinker
How I did well:I thought about things that might happen before we did the experiment.
How I didn't do well:I was daydreaming.

Effective Communicator
How I did well:Me and Lian talked about the experiment.
How I didn't do well:I was chatting with my friends.

Active Learner
How I did well: I was observing the change in the moth ball.
How I didn't do well:I was too lazy to listen.

Community Contributor
How I did well: I helped holding the thermometer.
How I didn't do well:I was messing around.

Wildfire in California!

So far two people has died because of the wildfire and 1200 people had their homes torn by the wildfire. 1000 firefighters has been trying to put the flames out but the blowing winds are fanning the flames making it very hard to put the fire out. The man in charge of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has declared a state of emergency in two of its counties. Lots of wildfires occur in southern California during October and February. The reason why is because the desert wind blows into the area drying out plants and makes it more likely for a wildfire to start. Hopefully there wont be anymore wildfires this year.

How I gained a new skill, nowledge, and idea.

Skill-Piano
I learned piano by practicing it every day.
How I used it in new situations-When I am very bored and have nothing to do I will play piano to kill time.

Knowledge-Counting Money
My tutor told me which money equals how much when I was four.
How I used it in a new situation- I use it to buy drinks at seven-eleven.

Idea-I got a new idea of how to draw.
How I usd it in a new situation- I used it in my drawing class

A Weird and Wacky Pet Shop in New York

A very unusual pet shop has opened in New York. Everybody that goes inside looks so shocked. The animals in the shop are behaving very weirdly. For example, there is a monkey that watches TV all day. But none of them are real, because it is actually an art exhibition. The animals there may all look very cool but there is also a serious side about them all too. This exhibition is to make people think about our relationships with animals and how we treat them. Fish strips in a goldfish bowl might represent that lots of people love keeping fish as pets but also thinks its ok to eat them. Banksy, the shops owner said "I wanted to make art that questioned our relationship with animals and the ethics and sustainability of factory farming, but it ended up as chicken nuggets singing."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7660000/newsid_7663500/7663560.stm

Pet Cat, Pet dog, Pet Donkey?

Lots of people share their homes with cats and dogs, but imagine a donkey! That's what the Ferrier family in Cornwall do. Jackie says that some people might think its weird but she thinks its perfectly normal. "She has always been allowed indoors, and its just part of the family life now. She is part of the family. Why shut her outside?" she says. Jackie says that the family loves anials an without them, this world would be a lonely place.

Warning to earphones!

It might not seem surprising but listening to loud music with earphones can damage you hearings. If you listen to loud music every hour a day in 5 years the damage can be permanent. If someone beside you can hear the music then the music is too loud. People suggest that you put a limit to your mp4 or ipod. The spokesperson from the EU are worried that when young people listen to music they are damaging their ears without knowing it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7660000/newsid_7666500/7666581.stm

Experts in the UK and Japan caught 17 strange looking fish near Japan. Researchers are very excited about the new fish they found. They caught this fish that is living under 6000 meters under the ocean. These snailfish live in total darkness and near-freezing temperature because in the part of the ocean they live sunlight cant reach them. These fish feeds on thousands of shrimp like creatures. Researchers found out that they live in groups. These are one of the animals that live in one of the most extreme environments on Earth.

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7650000/newsid_7658400/7658435.stm

Message to the Aliens!

There has been about 500 drawings, text messages, and photos being sent to a planet that is about 20 light years away from Earth. There are lots of topics. Some of the topic even includes family relationships to world peace. The planet they are being sent to is because people think that it may be able to support life. However, we will need to wait a long time because it will take 40 years for the reply to reach earth.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/default.stm

Parachute Over Everest!!!

The skydivers were one of the first people to parachute the worlds highest peek! There are three adventurers. One from New Zealand, UK, and Canada. They are going to freefall for one minute before they open up their parachutes. They are going to open their parachutes after jumping from 9000 meters. When they jumped off the plane they had to use breathing equiptment, extra-thick parachute, and special suits to be able to make the journey saftley. The trip took 15 years to plan.

Polar bears hearing.

How do you test a polar bears hearing? It sounds like a joke but its actually true! Scientists in California are testing to see if the sound of the Arctic ice melting is effecting the bears hearing. The Arctic is usually very quiet but the ice, which is needed for polar bears to survive, are melting! The scientists are curious about how sensitive bears are to these noises. The scientists are worried that the increasing noise might scare the bears or make them think its a sign of food. Scientists found out that a bears senses are more sensitive then humans. Now scientists want to find out how bears in the wild are reacting to these noises.