Mrs. Church is away from technology until 11:45

I'm administering a 3-hr test today...I'll be incognito until 11:45.

Projects and Glossary graded! :)

All Projects and glossary submissions are graded.  :)

Checklist- Due This Week!

It's a very busy week.  Use your time in class, and arrange with your teacher, if you need time in the lab outside of class time.   

(20pts) Glossary [DUE October 29]- Monday

(10pts) Technology Use [DUE October 30] Assignment- Tuesday

(100pts) Rosetta Stone Week 6 [DUE October 31] Assignment- Wednesday

(60pts) Rosetta Stone [DUE November 1]- Thursday (This is NOT optional)

(30pts) Speaking Activity - Reflection [DUE November 2] Assignment- Friday

(15pts) Module 2 Test [DUE November 2]- Friday

Almost done with projects...

These projects look great!  I'll be done with projects tomorrow evening...if you see a note from me in the submission section, please read.  Some of you had broken links and I couldn't open it, and a few of you need to call me so we can discuss the project you submitted, so I can get clarity on some things. 

Check your grades with your campuses!

How can you make your grade higher?

Do ALL your Rosetta Stone lessons from here on out!  Nothing is worth more points after this week, than those Rosetta Stone lessons.  (Example:  Speaking Activity is worth 35 pts., but Rosetta Stone is worth 100 pts.).  Get it?  Good. :)

Grades are updated

The following grades have been updated:

1.  Rosetta Stone Check (100 pts)- first 10 lessons of Unit 2
2.  Rosetta Stone Check (100 pts)- first 20 lessons of Unit 2
3.  Discussion Board (20 pts.)- Day of Dead Video
4.  Reading Comprehension (15 pts.)- Origens of Hispanic Culture
5.  Reading Comprehension Quiz (5 pts.)

For a total of 240 points so far for Module 2. 

PROJECT ADVICE!

You need to re-read the project guidelines...some of you are getting carried away and not doing what the directions say...it must be a well-researched recipe that is authentic, from a Spanish-speaking country...it can NOT BE TEX-MEX.  I want to know what site it came from, what country it comes from, etc. 

Go back and read the project guidelines and make sure you are doing all it says. 

Example of video project...

This doesn't include the sentences, (which are a required part of the project), but shows the video...I don't need a long 'ole video...just short little clips.  I hope this helps. 

If you don't have a phone or way to film little clips, then pictures that document the whole cooking thing, is great, but you'll need at least 6 pics of the process.  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edc_yPmocMI

********This Week's Deadlines Checklist; LOOK!

Monday: Working on Project and other deadlines, once finished

Tuesday:  Working on Project and other deadlines, once finished

Wednesday: Recipe Project Due  (Must be submitted through GVS...do not email, message or text the project...it must be submitted through the Project Submission area)

Thursday: Reading Comprehension and Quiz Due

Friday:  Frida Kahlo Art Review Quiz

Next Monday:  Glossary Due! 

Discussion boards and RS grade updates by Mon. PM

I found missing discussion boards...if you didn't post your discussion board post to my original one, it was in a different place.  But it's all good now and your grades are waiting there, to show off for you. :) 

Rosetta Stone is taking me about 5 minutes to load each page, and I have 47 of you kiddos, so I'm going to run a de-bugging program on my computer, hoping that will do the trick, which will take overnight.  I'll update your grades with the last Rosetta Stone check in the AM. 

Two items due this week! :)

Hello my little ninjas.  :)  Thank you for your patience on the Rosetta Stones...I'm working through them in the order they were submitted to me, and will have your grades by the morning.  :) 

This week you have 2 things due:
     1.  Your reading comprehension
     2.  Your reading comprehension quiz

REMEMBER, NO POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANSWERS THAT WERE ENTIRELY TRANSLATED BY A TRANSLATOR!  (And yes, I can very easily tell).  If by the morning, you have no grade, that will be why.  I want to help you with your Spanish and would rather have an answer you tried your best at, so I can identify your problem areas and help you, which is much better than trying to tell google why their translator stinks so badly. :) 

ALL GRADES ARE WITH YOUR TEACHER

All the grades have been given to your campus facilitator.  The GVS site is not updated in time for the grading cycle, so please refer to the spreadsheet I sent to your teacher 5 minutes ago, for your updated grade. 

READ THE NEWS FEED TITLED, "Bonus- what you all need to know."

***BONUS-What all students need to know!

There has been some confusion about the point total and bonus.  There is no error in the 600 total.  The 4th Rosetta Stone check was only for 3 lessons, (totalling 30 points), but they would get double points for it, totally 60 points, instead of 30, hence, "bonus."  Perhaps the word "BONUS" deterred any of the kids from doing it, so I took the average column down to 540 points...this time. 

 

***Important:  In the future, please know that the  BONUS is not an optional assignment, but you do get double the points for completing it in its entirety, and 0 points, (which does hurt you), if you don't do them.  I won't be able to adjust it in the future.  I hope this helps, and sorry for the confusion.  Please call me if you have any questions. 

Grady, Tahoka, Northside, O'Donnell & Golson!

Your *updated* grades have been sent to your campus facilitator.  Please check with them for your updated grade.  NOTE:  Grades in GVS are not current, and have not been updated.  Only the spreadsheet I have sent your campus facilitator have your updated grades. 

GRADES*******

Updated grades are being sent to your campus today.  Anything you send me today and tomorrow does NOT count, because there is no time to grade that.  They should have been done by the due date.  If you notice you have a zero for something that you KNOW you did, you need to:

1.  Tell your teacher to email me at holamrschurch@gmail.com with your name, the assignment in question, and how you sent it, (my email, GVS, text msg).

If you email me asking me your grade or if I received something, I haven't responded because I'm too busy grading your make-up/late/missing work to stop and respond.  I think you would rather me get your stuff graded, right?  :)  All grades will be updated at your campus (check with your teacher), by this afternoon. 

IMPORTANT: grades and re-submissions

I'm calculating grades as we speak, adding in the bonus points.  Your grades should be sent to your campus facilitator by the end of the day. 

MUY IMPORTANTE:  If you didn't turn something in on time, (let's say your glogster project or speaking assignment), then you turned it in and still don't see a grade...it's because I don't know you turned it in late.  You must send me a message or an email that tells me I need to go back and check the system for your late assignment, so that you get credit.  A 70, is wayyyyy better than a 0.  I always tell my students, "Would you rather have $70 or $0?"  Let me know if you did something after the due date so that I can check.