Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Blog Assignment: 9/26-9/30 National Child Passenger Safety Week

~Last week was National Child Passenger Safety Week~
Did you know that crashes are the leading cause of death for children from 3 to 14 years old?
AND...Have you ever heard, most accidents happen within a mile from home?


Blog Assignment:
Blog Title: Child Passenger Safety Week

1. Explore these two sites, http://www.nhtsa.gov/Safety/CPS and http://www.dmv.org/ia-iowa/safety-laws.php to find out more information about how you can stay safe.

2. Tell us 3 facts you learned or found interesting. Tell us one thing you plan to do to stay safe in a vehicle.

3. Edit and Publish (no "Labels")



Friday, September 16, 2011

Happy Constitution Day Everyone!!


In honor of Constitution Day, September 17th,
on Monday, we will be having a lesson called
"The Constitution....What the heck is that?"

On September 17th, 1787 the Constitution of the United States was finished and signed. According to About.com, "The Constitution gives us no less than the owners' manual to the greatest form of government the world has ever known." To view this article and for more info about Constitution Day, click on About.com above.


Here's a video to watch over the weekend. Hopefully after Monday you will have a little more knowledge about the Constitution than Barney Fife does.....

Blog Assignment 9/14-9/19

Your first Blog Assignment is due on Monday, 9/19. The second date in the title will always be the due date of your blog assignment.

Title your post: Globes vs Maps
Write 2 Paragraphs
P1= Pros and Cons of Globes
P2= Pros and Cons of Maps

Add 2 images- one of a map, the other a globe.
Labels this post: geographytools (no space)

Publish Post

How to add an image:
Go to Google in a new internet window. Click on the images tab. Search "maps" or "globes". When you find the image you like, place your mouse upon the image and Right Click. Now hit, Save Picture As or Save Image As. Rename the image (globe or map). Make sure you are in your My Pictures folder (if not, hit "Library" or "My Documents" on the left side of the new window, find "My Pictures" folder, and double click on it.) Hit Save.

Go back to your blogger window. While writing the post, at the top there are several different tools, like bold print, color, center, etc. Find the one that is a small light blue and green square. It will say "Add image". When you click on it a new window pops open. Click "Choose Image". Your "My Pictures" Folder should open up and you can select the image you want. (If it doesn't you will have to find the "My Pictures" folder-see above.) You can then choose to center the picture, etc. Click upload image.

TIPS
You will be graded on spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
If you cannot finish your post, hit save now. When you come back to blogger, go to "Edit Post".

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Blogger


Please continue to set up your blogs. Do not post anything yet. If you do not have a working Gmail account, please do that first, then set up your blog. Once your blog has been created, you may change the design. This is done easily by clicking Design and then Template Designer. You can select a premade template by hitting "Apply to Blog". If you want to get creative, select Advance and change the font color and size. You can also change the Layout of your page as well (how things are placed/arranged on your page.) Remember, your blog should be easy to read. Don't forget to sign out when you are finished.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Back By Popular Demand

The Latitude and Longitude Rap



5 Themes of Geography

Geocaching 101

I hope you enjoyed our Geocaching Adventure yesterday. I will be posting some pictures soon! Here is the video that we watched in class. Remember, check out www.geocaching.com to look for Geocaching Adventures in our area!

New Site

Braida's Blog has now been moved. You still need to visit the Grade 6 site at Weebly, but the Blog will be here. You can access the blog by going to Braida's Blog on the class website, it will just navigate you away from that site and take you here. You can also go here directly by typing: http://www.braidagrade6.blogspot.com/. Please bookmark these addresses for easy access (add to 'favorites' or save to Delicious account.