Assignments

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26	27 After viewing the "Distance Learning in Session" PDF provided by the Jersey City Board of Education attached, please choose an area you will be focusing on improving this week. 11:59 PM	28 Interesting 4 minute video discussing adfontesmedia.com, a website that analyzes media bias. Also included is a chart Do you think this outlet has bias of its own? Why or why not? 11:59 PM	29 Using the attached Media Bias Chart from adfontesmedia.com, which of the following networks is the most neutral or balanced bias? 11:59 PM	30 Is it important to know about the owners of a website you are citing? Why? 11:59 PM	1 Record one thing you learned about evaluating sources for credibility, after watching this 3 minute video from the NC State University Library. 11:59 PM	2
3	4	5 Why do we celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the US? Hint: Use the contents section from this History.com article to find your answer quickly. History.com is sponsored by A&E television networks. LLC. 11:59 PM May the 4th be with you! What message is being conveyed in this video? 11:59 PM	6 Watch this 2 minute video describing why it's important to cite when you're writing. What is intellectual crediblity? 11:59 PM	7 This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. Your teachers have been working overtime during this remote learning. Take a minute to thank your teachers in any way you choose. An email, create a slide, make a poster using docs or slides, send an inspiring teacher quote, etc. Tell me who you sent a thank you to. 11:59 PM	8	9
10	11 We've talked about how important it is to evaluate our sources before deciding if it is credible and reliable. Using the CRAAP method, currency is the first step to making sure the source is credible and reliable. "When was the information published? Is it up to date?" Please attach an article discussing coronavirus. Answer the currency question. Tell when the article was published. Is it up to date? 11:59 PM	12	13	14 Is the "Coronavirus Update:" article attached current according to it's informtion? 11:59 PM If you've received a phone, tablet, or hotspot from our school grant program; please write a paragraph or two on how it has impacted your ability to complete your school work. The people from the grant are working on receiving more funding for future grants. Your submission will help them to obtain another grant. Please include your grade and classes the devices have helped you gain access and possible improvement. (NO MORE THAN TWO PARAGRAPHS) 11:59 PM	15	16
17	18 Create a slide about virtual learning. (Week long project) Day one: Replace the Title with your title. Subtitle is name, homeroom, and grade level. Make it your own. Change the theme, add an image, make a background. Remember, we use slides to present. Your audience would be in front of you 11:59 PM	19 Create a slide about virtual learning. (Week long project) Day two: List three things that you find to be a positive experience from learning at home. Watch the first 45 seconds of the attached video and add an image for each and see if you can animate the slide. 11:59 PM	20 Create a slide about virtual learning. (Week long project) Day three: List three things that you find to be a negative experience from learning at home. Watch the first 45 seconds of the attached video and add an image for each and see if you can animate the slide. 11:59 PM	21 Create a slide about virtual learning. (Week long project) Day four: Give suggestions of ways to make virtual learning more successful. The teachers would love your GENTLE feedback. **NEW--Watch the video to help you "Make Great Slides for Presentations". Much of the video will not pertain to this assignment since we are not presenting, I need you to put all info on the slide. But know when you are using a slide, it is truly just to enhance what you are speaking about and keep your audience engaged. 11:59 PM	22 Watch this 1 minute video of a bugle playing "Taps". Learn about how the song originated in the history.com article. Tell if you've ever heard this song? Where? How did it make you feel? Take this time to honor and mourn those that have fought and lost their lives defending our country. We have a long way to go to get it right. Use this time to recognize our freedom that others have died for; and what you can do to change the social injustices that still exist. Enjoy your extended Memorial Day Weekend. See you Tuesday! 11:59 PM	23
24	25	26	27 Check out the image "Mask Up!" from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Read the paragraph extracted from the CDC regarding why we should be covering our mouths. Which combination is the lowest risk of transmitting Covid-19? 11:59 PM	28 Watch this 2 minute video defining plagiarism and providing strategies for how to avoid plagiarizing. What are the conscequences (what happens) if you plagiarize? 11:59 PM	29 Learning is a crucial part of growing personally and professionally. Listed are ways that learning can help you. Which of these is incorrect? 11:59 PM Please complete this question again. Somehow it didn't submit properly. The video wasn't attached. Learning is a crucial part of growing personally and professionally. Listed are ways that learning can help you. Which of these is incorrect? 11:59 PM	30
31	1 Just in time for the weekend. Watch this video on "Why We Can't Just Pick a Movie." Select the term for having trouble making decisions bcause there are an overwhelming amount of decisions. If you'd like, in the private comments, tell me what series or movie you are watching this weekend? Have a wonderful weekend! 11:59 PM	2 Mr. Walker, Superintendent of Jersey City Public Schools quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I have attached a meme which further quotes Dr. King. Please read it and reflect. If this is too painful for you, I completely understand. I may never be able to know directly how you feel, but I am here and I grieve alongside you. Mr. Walker also stressed the importance of being "critical viewers of media, including print, television, internet, video, social media, and other digital spaces." This week I'll help you "imagine and make personal goals to promote a just society," as Mr. Walker has asked us to. 11:59 PM	3 What is the definition of a "bad apple"? Should a few "bad apples" represent the bunch? Why or why not? 11:59 PM	4 Did you share the NJ Department of Education survey regarding school opening with your parents? It needs to be completed by June 8th. 11:59 PM	5	6