Country Quiz website

Here is the link to the website we used in class to practice our countries for North America and the Caribbean. There regions will not match up with ours and they will include some areas that are not considered countries, but still a good place to practice!

Country Quiz Website

The World's Most Typical Person

World Population Milestone

Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year!

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Study Jams!

Wow! Study Jams is a collection of songs, slideshows and other resources for learning math and science. Thre are over 200 resources. A great place to go brush up on some math and science skills or get a visual and auditory lesson in a topic you struggle with in class! Check it out!

Study Jams!

Voki! Voki! Voki!

Did you know you can create an avatar and then tell it what to say? Or you can record your own voice.  A great addition to a blog or wiki! Go give it a try.

Voki.com

2010 - 2011 School Year Has Begun!

Well, we are underway in 8th grade social studies.  Classes started by looking into the Multiple Intelligences, or the different ways we learn.  We took a  survey to show us our strengths and weaknesses in learning. 

We have also taken a look at the different levels of critical thinking.  Taking after B. Bloom's taxonomy on thinking we created lighthouses with the different levels with the understanding that the higher up on the lighthouse the better you can see, just like at the higher levels of thinking the better you can understand. Ask to see your student's lighthouse and ask him/her to explain it. 

Next we will be moving into Economics!