New Marking Period

I am hoping that this will take off a little more now that we are done with delays and cancellations. If you are interested in being a guest blogger for us, please let me know. If there is a topic that needs to have information put out there, please let me know.

Now for some MAJOR KUDOS

- the 3rd marking period iPad class: Your movies were great. I think for the most part, they were honest and opened up a great deal of discussion. Keep up the amazing work. 
- RR English 8: I think you guys have me teetering on the edge of my pinnical as an educator. I gave you want I needed to cover yet, you spoke up, decided to tackle research and you guys are setting the rubric for the assignment. By now you guys know what I expect from you. Thanks for making me teary eyed in class. 
- Mrs. Lilley: We owe use a HUGE Thank you. You turn on the app store, you turn off the app store. You are allowing us to customize the iPads for each student. Thank you. 

Information and Updates

Dates to know: 

April 2-4 Spring Break

April 18 No School: Good Friday

April 23 Arts Festival

April 30 Midterms

May 1 Reading OAA

May 6 Math OAA

May 7 Science OAA for 8th grade. BE QUIET IN THE HALLS

10 Things To Remember When Emailing Your Teachers

Welcome to the inaugural post for our iPad class. I hope that we will be able to have some guest bloggers to pass along important information to us.

Top 10 Tips for E-mail Etiquette

10.Think, write, and think again.

9. Use the subject line to let people know the purpose.

8. Always start with a greeting and end with a signature. "From My iPad" is not a closing.

7. Do not send all of your messages as URGENT. Ever hear the story of the little boy who cried wolf?

6. Don’t SHOUT at your recipient.

5. Proof, spell check and use proper formatting.

4. Remember that your tone of voice can’t be heard in your email

3. Be brief and to the point.

2. Teachers do not appreciate slang or text talk.  For example, "Yo. Wuz up, dog?"

1. Remember that email is not private.