*****From time-to-time I'll put things here that will help you become a better student and learner.*****

Here is a simple and easy-to-understand video by a 5th grade teacher, on how to get used to opening your locker. Our locks are pretty much the same as the one he demonstrates, so with a little practice you'll do fine in no time at all. Practice. Practice. Practice.

One of the first things Coach Gallion wants to see from you, is a commitment to practicing good manners - TO AND FOR EVERYONE.

How do you study? You might be surprised to learn that you've been going about it in the wrong way. Listen to this information and apply it to your 6th grade social studies course. Especially interesting to Coach G, was the part about eliminating background "rhythmic beats" and substituting classical music instead.

Are you a good listener, or do you think it should always be YOUR turn to talk? You can learn a lot by being an active listener. After all, we DO have TWO ears and ONE mouth, for a reason.

Things To Help You Learn

You might think you know what respect is, but DO you, really? Listen to people your own age, talking about it.

www.flashcardmachine.com

With this site you can make, use, share and research, by making your own flashcards !!

www.ducksters.com/

A really cool site, where you can use interactive skills and test your history knowledge

www.solpass.org/

A great place to review your knowledge, test your memory and make learning more enjoyable !

On This Day in HistoryHistorical events, birthdays and deaths on this day in history. Our archives are fully searchable and contain over 100,000 things that happened in history.

This is a site to which you have already been introduced. You will use this a lot this year (and beyond)

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Dr. Marvin Byrd

Vision Chasers

This gentleman and fellow educator speaks my language ! Expect to see a lot of his videos, this year in my class. Thanks, Dr. Byrd ! Great, dynamic stuff !

Dr. Marvin Byrd

How do you set goals?

Dr. Marvin Byrd

Do YOU have trouble staying focused while you work in class (and anywhere else) ?

Dr. Marvin Byrd

You may not always like "Old School" but sometimes it is still better than new or being a "Knock Off."

Let's review how to use Screencastify.com

...and for my Spanish-fluent students.....

Here are numerous tutorials, directly from the Support page at Screencastify.com. Please let me know if any of these product-provided videos are unstable or fail to work properly. Thanks

Walter Cronkite (CBS) sadly, but professionally tells America, that President Kennedy had been killed. 1963

He was everybody's "uncle" and we all felt safe when he reported even the worst of news.

.....and he delivered the sad news that Dr. King, Jr. had been slain.

Then, we went into space, and Uncle Walter made us feel like we were there, too.

Another of my favorite reporters, Paul Harvey, was a master storyteller. No one will ever come close to his nostalgic, sincere delivery and his very honest assessments of our nation's fabric. You however, are welcome to try, to be the next Paul Harvey.

Some of you have asked me about the skill of writing in Cursive. Here is a simple approach, to get you started.

Here is another, which is good bit more technical, on how to create and connect all letters, in Cursive. Good luck with this skill set, which used to be a standard part of every American's learning.

A motivational speech by Admiral McRaven, about the value of even the simplest task

Rick Rigsby on the wisdom of a third grade dropout

Dreams sometimes really can come true.

A little help with knowing and using your Roman numerals, since History is a subject requiring the use of them.

Here are some tutorials about how you can create presentations, using Prezi.

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