Hi Parents and Research and Writing Students,
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.
Just a few updates:
Our APA Style Rough Draft is DUE this THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4.
I am requiring the students to please turn in their rough drafts to TURNITIN.COM as well as EDMODO before 11:59 p.m. on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4.
Please email me if you have any questions. I think the students are working really hard on their papers! Excited to read them!
Miss Coach Allie Park
Research Paper DUE December 18
For a link to the Research Guidelines, please click here.
Leadership Interview Due Monday
College Powerpoint Due Friday: Presentations begin Friday
Benton, Kayla
Wilson, Taylor
Law, Justin
Oliver, Haley
Edwards, Hannah
Crowe, Cameron
Monday
Capps, Grace
Grant, Leah
Saunders, Jeffrey
Knotts, Jessica
Pyle, Shelby
Crowe, Catherine
Crowe, Catherine
Tuesday
Capps, Griffin
Gilmore, Madison
Murphree, Hunter
Williamson, Savannah
Crowe, Catherine
Gilbert, Leigh
Crowe, Catherine
Gilbert, Leigh
Johnson, Megan
Knotts, Katie
McCall, Mallorie
Roberts, Coleby
Starling, Andrew
Berrey, Abigail
Barron, Cailyn
Harris, Savanna
Mobley, Elisabeth
Riley, Morgan
Wood, Conner
Rogers, Tanner
Rogers, Tanner
Monday
Johnson, Tucker
Roberts, Taylor
McQuagge, Tristen
Riley, Rachel
Johnson, Ryan
Dietrich, Ashley
Henderson, Patrick
Hixon, Rush
Sanders, Morgan
Hughes, Shelby
James, Jeremy
Hi Parents,
As you probably know, I use the virtual classroom for the senior's, "Research and Writing" class. If you would like to keep up with our assignments, please see the details below.
How to Sign Up Parents (Teacher)
The first step to signing parents up is to provide the parents with the 6-digit Parent Code (this is not the same as a Group code). Each student has one unique Parent Code attached to his/her Student Account.Finding the parent code is easy for teachers and parents. You can print a list of Parent Codes for your group, and find it in two places:- On the Student’s Account: The parent code is found on the bottom of the left side panel of a child’s Edmodo home page.
- In the "Members" tab of a group: Go to a group's, home page, click the "Members" tab, and click "More" > "Parent Code" next to a student's name.
Once the Parents have the parent code, they can then create their parent account with these simple steps:- Visit www.edmodo.com and select the “I'm a Parent” button, just below the student and teacher sign up buttons.
- Fill out the registration form with the unique parent code, the relationship with the child and a valid email address.
- Select the “Sign Up” button to complete the sign up process.
Note: Once the parent has created the Parent Account, the parent is automatically observing any Group that the child is part of in his/her Account. A Parent Account allows you to see a limited view of your child's activity. Any Group the child adds in the future will be added to the Parent Account as well. You can also provide parents with the Parent Sign Up Guide.- Please see the Parent Codes below:
| Name: | Parent Code |
| Allie Park | |
| Amberlyn Baker | zsfuj2 |
| Cailyn Barron | 3x6tnx |
| Kayla Benton | a9ycc6 |
| Abigail Berrey | q78jgc |
| Grace Capps | sdydtu |
| Griffin Capps | ckcx42 |
| Griffin Capps | vjzfn9 |
| Ellie Cotton | iwf4bq |
| Cameron Crowe | bahqtn |
| Cat Crowe | 7yjuay |
| Ashley Dietrich | yu6bmu |
| Hannah Edwards | pxysmg |
| Leigh Ann Gilbert | un7mtn |
| Madison Gilmore | 7ebhy5 |
| Leah Grant | nkhu4c |
| Savanna Harris | jybk4k |
| Patrick Henderson | d96xds |
| Rush Hixon | uhpwiu |
| Shelby Hughes | cu7isw |
| Jeremy James | r5murh |
| Megan Johnson | mnsjvt |
| Megan Johnson | 5wq2ei |
| Ryan Johnson | 9xrdbx |
| Tucker Johnson | 4b7gtk |
| Jessica Knotts | 263496 |
| Katie Knotts | 4hg7d9 |
| Justin Law | v5pgdv |
| Mallorie McCall | 2a54by |
| Mallorie Mccall | u2byvb |
| Tristen Mcquagge | pmi24t |
| Elisabeth Mobley | 8zn29d |
| Hunter Murphree | 3p342a |
| Hunter Murphree | e8jbtw |
| Haley Oliver | 6eg7fe |
| Haley Oliver | meakf5 |
| Shelby Pyle | mh8k9t |
| Morgan Riley | ee8qxr |
| Rachel Riley | 7cxpxf |
| Coleby Roberts | fjuyaj |
| Taylor Roberts | mcbkyt |
| Tanner Rogers | ubazbw |
| Morgan Sanders | kw6fss |
| Jeffrey Saunders | ksidvk |
| Jeffrey Saunders | ae3qhy |
| Drew Starling | zrjmkw |
| Savannah Williamson | 6g8xxn |
| Taylor Wilson | myiz96 |
| Conner Wood | u5iijh |
Research and Writing Syllabus
Coach Allie Park
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to prepare students for a millennium that began – in many cases – the year they were born. Since “tomorrow is already here”, our students should be ready for it. They should be able to make use of a wide variety of devices –known collectively as “computers”-- to collect and store information, retrieve what they have found at a later date, analyze what they have discovered, as well as communicate their findings with their peers. They should be able to articulate using a wide variety of formats; not just the written word, but also through numbers and formulas, graphs and charts, and presentations using images and text. Students will be taught how to research and develop topics through research papers.
Required Textbook: NONE. This course is meant to be 100% digital, so introducing paper (“tree-ware”) books would be self-defeating. Besides, a great part of this course involves students to find new sources of information and new approaches to using technology; only when our students begin to surpass us will true progress be made. By the time, information is codified in a textbook, that information becomes already known and therefore not all that new.
Everything that each student will need will be taught the tools that they need for the class such as email address, dropbox account, etc.
Supplemental Readings and Materials:
Please see my blog the class and the Edmodo weblink. This allows everyone with a direct interest in the course to see what has happened on any given class day, complete with hyperlinks to relevant materials –documents, other websites, etc etc. Students who need a reminder of what happened earlier on that day benefit; so do students who were absent from class. Additionally, parents and guardians can also stay informed as to what is transpiring from day to day and week to week.
Local Library/Home Internet access:
Students may need to make use of online resources to complete various assignments, outside of the computer lab. If students cannot access these resources at home, there are several possible alternatives, including:
- An internet connected computer at a friends house
- A similar computer at a relative’s house
- Local libraries also routinely offer the use of computers and internet access to those who hold a library card.
- Additionally, there are many local businesses which offer free wi fi service for those students who may own a portable computer but do not have internet access at home.
Open-Door Policy: I want all of my students to enjoy my class and to be successful. Students and parents can feel free to email me anytime, with any questions or concerns, at apark@pikelib.com. Additionally, a great deal of information for this course will be uploaded to the blog and the Edmodo website.
Materials: We have a fully functioning computer lab at PLAS, and all assignments in this class are done in an exclusively digital fashion – 100% on the computer. Therefore, there should not be any need to bring in equipment or supplies of any kind. However, if students wish come to class with any a digital device of their own ---- laptop, netbook, tablet – that, to my way of thinking, is also perfectly acceptable. (Please note: smartphones or cellphones of any type will not be permitted for such use. Besides all other considerations, the screens are simply way too small for Coach Allie be able to read and therefore assist the students using them.
Handing in assignments: As mentioned above, I strive to create a 100% digital classroom. To this end, I will be creating a separate folder for each student in an online “cloud” at dropbox.com, where all their work will be stored. (The parents or guardians of each student will also be granted access to their child’s online folder, so that they may follow their progress in the class.) All assignments will be handed in to the individual student folders, both at the end of each class for classwork, and on or before the due date in the case of homework. Late assignments are welcome, but they will result in minus five points being deducted for every day late. Assignments are considered on time if they are turned in before the beginning of the class period in the case of homework, or just before the end of the class in the case of classwork. I generally avoid the use of flash drives, as my experience has shown it is not practical to collect work in this fashion.
Since this is a computer class, I absolutely will not accept assignments of any kind in a paper format; the only possible exceptions will be for formal assessments, and even in that case, I am searching for an all digital solution. Tomorrow is already here.
Make-up Work: Students have as many days as they missed school to make up work. So, if students missed one day of school, they have one day to make up their work. If students come to school late or leave early, and miss class, they are responsible for getting any assignments that are due to Coach Allie that day. (In any event, I try to post what happened that day on the class blog.) Failure to make-up work in the time allotted will result in a zero. It is the student’s responsibility to ask teacher or fellow students for make-up work.
Due Dates: All assignments are due on the due date. Exceptions will be made on an individual basis and must be approved by the teacher in advance. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made to this rule.
Formal Assessments: Formal assessments will be in the form of free response or multiple choice. If students talk or communicate in any other way during an assessment, they will earn a zero.
Performance-Based Assessments: For each unit, students will be required to create or construct something that requires them to apply the information they have learned throughout the unit. See “assignments” section for policies regarding these types of assignments.
Portfolio: All students will have a Computer Applications portfolio which will be hosted at the same “DropBox” where they turn in all of their work. This portfolio will consist of student samples of various assignments completed during the course of the semester.
Grading: All assignments – irrespective of type – are assigned a value based upon the number of their discrete parts. Each part is then assigned the value of one “1” point. That part of the assignment has either been completed, or it has NOT been completed; there is no middle ground. At the end of each marking period, the total number of possible points is divided into the total number of points earned by each student. The resulting percentage is that student’s grade.
Classroom Rules:
- Come to class with an open mind.
- Participate, participate, participate.
- Be timely, prepared, and organized.
- Take responsibility for yourself and your education.
- Be respectful, tolerant, and compassionate towards others.
- Other class rules will be based on precedent. This means that new rules/procedures may be added based on prior instances and previous cases within specific classes.*
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