Middle School Favorites Link Available Here (Side Bar Link Coming Soon)

As Promised, here is a page for middle school favorites
https://fhsalmc.blogspot.com/p/middle-school-favorites.html 

Submit what frequently school related websites you feel should be added to deidre.williams@lrsd.org

Bibliography and More

Reminders and Tips 

*You must acknowledge all sources read, taken from, etc. to avoid plagiarism.

*Find this handout and other helpful links at www.fhsalmc.blogspot.com (You can find links to Pebble Go Next and Myon books as great non-fiction sources; see the Elementary Favorites Tab).

*One of the parts of your science fair report is a bibliography (usually the last page of a report).

*Students may use MLA Format (sample above but know that winning projects moving to district/regional/state competitions may require APA).

*There are a number of web resources that can assist in the format of citations including but not limited to: Google Docs (Tools > Explore > search for or cut and paste website > Use Cite as Footnote > Cut citation > Paste citation in bibliography (remove footnote #) and Easy Bib (easybib.com).

*On the bibliography, sources should be listed in alphabetical order by the first word in the citation.

*For the full report, the media specialist suggests using the Tab key instead of the space bar for multiple spaces (example: table of contents spacing to pg#), inserting page breaks to keep sections on the correct page, and insert page numbers (see steps by using help and typing in underlined words on Google Docs or Microsoft Word).

Makerspace Exploration Begins in the Media Center - Computer Science Week - Unplugged, "My Robotic Friends"

Traveling Circuits: Robot Friends Video
https://hourofcode.wiki.dublinschools.net/Unplugged+High+School

Traveling Circuits: My Robotic Friends (Information and Instructions)
http://csedweek.org/files/CSEDrobotics.pdf 

My Robotic Friends (Demonstration from Act Out Games)
You Tube (staff must login to computer to view You Tube Videos)


http://travelingcircuits.blogspot.com/2012/12/30-minute-my-robotic-friends-k-12.html

Traveling Circuits: My Robotic Friends (Binary)
http://code.org/files/CSEDbinary.pdf

Once students complete their coding assignment, he or she will have an opportunity to explore other Makerspace Kits including but not limited to:

Lego 

Goldi blox

Makey/Makey and other circuit kits

Spider and other robot kits

Sphero Robot Ball

& More

Teachers interested in these kits to use in their classroom should contact the media specialist.

Aviator’s Club will meet Wednesday, Oct 31.

Sign-up online at: https://goo.gl/forms/CrOSYVHnhVeEkCJm2

 

About: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nt_ENSrCCYnW79H8IZgjPtnDRPr_pEod/view?usp=sharing

Destination Imagination Resources

Team Challenges Synopsis (Be sure to download full document as well)
http://www.destinationimagination.org/challenge-program/2018-19-challenge-previews/
(videos may need access to YouTube, see your teacher at school)





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Duties of a Team Manager
https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/10-team-manager-duties/


How to Organize a DI Team Meeting  (#Let the Team Make the Decisions=Facilitate)

see DI YouTube

Note: Open meetings with Ice Breaks/Team Building Activities
-Activities from weareteachers.com:
*Applause, Please (Think find ___, getting hot; getting cold but instead use applause)
*All My Friends (Filling in the blank: I enjoy ___, person with same interest swtich with someone in the group, person without a switch, goes in the middle and says "All my friends and starts fill in the blank again
*Hey, Me Too (variation of above using auction paddles)
*Common Ground (4 corners = Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree, and Strongly Disagree; students together in the middle; designee reads statement; students go to the corner that expresses their opinion)
*Body Parts (teacher calls body part- example: 4 knees; students form a group of four students nearest them to join together 4 knees- new partners for each call)
see site for more including;*Detective  and *Storytelling Round-Robin

Parent/Team To Do
1-Each Team Member/Family Give Team Managers a Calendar of Other Obligated Dates
2-


About Instant Challenge (Parent Help Needed, email request sent to 1 team)

https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/instant-challenge-practice-ideas/    &
https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/how-does-an-instant-challenge-work/
-team should create a check-list using these sources (Pre-During-Post IC's)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMTmcEF-CHo (must be logged in on school computer as staff)

FHSA Online Resources and CALS Tech Cards 2018-19

Lego Challenge Sign up

Click here to sign-up:   Sign-Closed 11.5.2018 (See Mrs. Williams for questions)