Useful Links
************************************************************************************************************
Our site code is: castlev
Student usernames (ID #s only - not DCSD) and passwords (read) have been provided in class.
************************************************************************************************************
username = student first name initial, last name initial (both lower case) and id#= Tom Smith = ts555555
password = same as username
************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************
************************************************************************************************************
If you want feedback on your paper before turning it it to your teacher, try:
**********************************************************************************************************
Expository Essay Online Graphic Organizer
**********************************************************************************************************
Find PRO/CON Articles by using these links.
*********************************************************************************************************************************************
Cover It Live Blog: Are Video Games Bad for You?
**********************************************************************************************************
Read about Sports Scandals
Compound Sentences Study on Quizlet
Compound Sentence Practice Form
**********************************************************************************************************
End of Term 1 Self-Reflection Survey
Guidelines for Classroom Edmodo Use:
- Students will post respectful, appropriate comments.
- Students will thoughtfully read and respond to other students' posts.
- Use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation (no texting talk).
- Use school email for username
- Use school id for password
Teenagers in the Times (The Learning Network, New York Times)
1st Quarter Self-Reflection for Read/Write Strategies
- To create your blog, log on to Kidblog.
- Sign in as a student and enter the secret class code (provided by Mrs. Boyd).
- Sign in to your own personal account:
- Display name - First name (or First name and last initial with a period)
- Password - your student id #
- Guidelines for Blogging:
- Your blog must be in your own words - no plagiarizing!
- Edit your work before posting.
- Post respectful, appropriate comments.
- Thoughtfully read and respond to other students' posts.
Blog 1:
Post a blog telling your readers a little bit about yourself, the topic of your blog, and why you are interested in this topic.
Websites with Interesting Articles:
Facebook - Getting to Know My Classmates
- Access this link to a Facebook template
- Download the template to the desktop
- Save as Your partner's name Facebook Page
- Interview your partner
- Complete the Facebook template
- email the Facebook page to susan.boyd@dcsdk12.org
1st Quarter Mid-Term Self-Reflection
1st Quarter End of Term Self-Reflection
October Blog on Video Game Article