Affirmative Action

Should race be considered in college admissions? The debate has raged on since 1961, at least. Most recently, a 2003 landmark Supreme Court case ruled 5-4 that race can be used as a factor in admissions decisions. However, the Court also ruled that colleges cannot assign race to specific point or quota systems.

Vote for or against Affirmative Action

Blog Posts

You are expected to create at least one blog post everyday, as well as comment on three blogs. Post your own original thoughts and ideas. about the world and your life. Your blog needs to be school appropriate including pictures and graphics (Remember the grandma rule, make your grandma proud not embarrassed!!).

First Day

I'm Ms Chambers and I'll be your teacher for 10 weeks, 13 weeks or a semester.

Let me know what you would like to learn about in class. Before we can use the computer everyone needs to turn in their AUP policy.

Make sure that you understand the proper use of the computers at school.

Reset Passwords

Reset your email password before you leave for summer vacation. You have to be at a LAUSD campus to reset you password.

Click on the link: Student Password Reset

Last Day

Last day to finish your work. Make sure you take all your work off the computer and off the back wall.

Final Weeks

Make sure you have everything you need on your jump drive and wikispace. I will be deleting all work on the computers by Friday, June 13th.

I will deleting the class blog links on my blog. If you want the blog website addresses of your friend's make sure you add them to your Google Reader or you own blog links.

Turn in your final work assignments.

Book Binding

If you want your work to be bound in a spiral book (like my samples); it'll cost $6. You need to have your assignments completed and money by Friday, June 13th.

Items that should be included in your book:

• Title Page - Your Name, 2007-2008, Ms. Chambers Computer Class
• Table of Contents
• Wanted Poster
• Autobiography Outline
• Autobiography
• All About Me
• Quiz About Me
• Restaurant Menu
• Skittle Report
• Road Rally Map
• Road Rally Place to Visit
• Road Rally Itinerary
• Road Rally Mileage
• Road Rally Scrapbook
• Road Rally Newsletter
• 6th Grade Overview/Thoughts
• Anything else you would like to include.

Good Luck

Almost the end....

It is almost summer time but we need to keep working.

Last assignements:

• PowerPoint about your Road Rally
• Road Rally Newsletter

Once the assignments are completed you can have your bound (put in a book, like our sample books).

Miles Per Gallon

Excel

Skills: create a table, 2 graphs, 2 pictures, use formulas to multiply and divide

Objective:

1) How many gallons of gas does each car use every day of the trip?

2) How much does the gas cost for each car every day of the trip?

Step:

1) Choose an exotic and normal car.

2) Find the Miles Per Gallon (MPG) on the highway for each car.

3) Create a table with: days, miles, gallons for each car, price of gas, cost of gas for each car as columns. Write the days in the first column. (see sample below)

4) Complete the table. (see step 2 for miles; gallons = miles/mpg; cost of gas = price of gas * gallons) Use formulas to find the number of gallons and the cost of gas, don’t just write the answer.

5) Create a graph that compares how many gallons each car u ses, every day of the trip.

6) Create a graph that compares how much gas cost for each car, every day of the trip.

7) Include Pictures of both cars.

Days	Miles	Gallons Car 1	Gallons Car 2	Price of Gas	Cost of Gas Car 1	Cost of Gas Car 2
1	(see step 2)	gallons = miles/mpg			cost of gas = price of gas*gallons
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Itinerary

You should be creating an itinerary of your daily activities. Be sure to include the places you'll visit in your writings. You can think of the project as a journal of your daily activities.

Places to Visit

National Parks

1. Name, City, State

2. Name, City, State

3. Name, City, State

4. Name, City, State

Major Mountain Ranges

1. Name, State

2. Name, State

Museums

1. Name, City, State

2. Name, City, State

3. Name, City, State

4. Name, City, State

5. Name, City, State

Amusement Park

1. Name, City, State

You can start your itinerary. What is an itinerary? (click here) Create an itinerary for each day of travel. Make sure you include all the places you are going to visit in your itinerary.

State Capitols

Do you know your state capitols? Take the quiz and find out. Post your score in the comments.

State Capitol Quiz

State Capitol Matching Game

Travel Details

You should have your google map completed (route marked), making sure that you pass through at least 15 states and 8 state capitols (they don't need to be one of your days to count).

We will be finding out more details about each city that you will be visiting and verifying that each location is less than 550 miles apart!!

You need to find the following details about each location in a document:

• Miles
• Travel Time
• Total Miles
• Population
• Elevation
• Temperature

Sample Outline

Starting Point: Los Angeles, CA (any West Coast City)

Day 1: Las Vegas, NV (each day will have a different city)

• Miles:
• Travel Time:
• Total Miles:
• Population:
• Elevation:
• Temperature:

Day 2-9 the same details as Day 1.

Day 9: Washington D.C. (everyone will have the same Day 9)

Hints:

1. Use google maps to find the miles (from the day before to the end point) & travel time.
   
2. Use google keyword search to find population, elevation and temperature.
   
3. Total miles refers to how many mile you have traveled the whole trip to that point (hint: add up all the miles you've traveled so far).

Google Maps

Your Google map should be completed today!! Nine days - less than 550 miles apart!! (Sample Map)

Create a document that lists the 15 states and 8 state capitols you visited. (You can change your map if you didn't visit enough state capitols or states.)

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Starting Point: (west coast city)
Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
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Day 9: Washington D.C.

Goodbye Brooke

A Virtual Road Rally

Students choose a specific starting point on the West coast of the United States and travel to Washington D.C. in 9 days.

Road Rally Parameters:

• 550 miles per day is the maximum number of miles you can go.
• Students are required to visit:
• 15 states
• 8 state capitols
• 4 national parks
• 2 major mountain ranges
• 5 museums
• 1 amusement park
• 9 days to get to Washington DC

Travel Details

• Mileage
• Total mileage
• Travel Time
• Population
• Elevation
• Temperature
• States Visited

Assignments:

1. Places to Visit and Map with route marked (MS Word)

2. Travel Details (Mileage, Travel Time, Population, Elevation, etc)

3. Outline of Places to Visit (States, Capitols, National Parks, etc.)

4. Itinerary for the Trip (Day 1 – Day 9)

5. Mileage (Excel)

6. Scrapbook of the Trip (PowerPoint)

7. Newsletter (MS Word)

Step 1

1. Decide what city and state you are going to stay in for the nine days.
2. Create a map, using google maps, mark the eight cities you will spend the night and draw a line connecting the cities. ( Create a route map.) (sample map)

Start Here: Google Maps - log in with your LAUSD/Blogger account

Road Rally Instructions

Vote for Brooke!!

Brooke will be singing two Niel Diamond songs, hopefully she does a good job.

Freshman P.E. Reqirements

Can you pass??

Boys:

• 24-45 sit-ups
• 14-30 push-ups
• 9 1/2 minute run or under

Girls:

• 18-32 sit-ups
• 7-15 push-ups
• 11 minute mile run or under

Use your P.E. class time wisely!! These maybe the requirements for you when enter High School. If you can't pass these your freshman year you may end up taking PE for four years instead of only two.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/state&id=6104460

Converting Audacity into a Mp3 File

Follow the directions:

1. Use this file and download it http://www.gaclrecords.org.uk/lame_enc.dll
2. Once it is downloaded copy it
3. Open my computer, go to C, into program files, and into the Audacity folder
4. Paste the file just inside the audacity folder
5. Open audacity, go to edit, and go to the bottom and click preferences
6. Select the tab that says file format
7. At the bottom click "Find Library" in the mp3 section
8. At the top there is a drop down called "Look in" and select My computer
9. Click C disk, go in program files, in the Audacity folder, and then select lame_enc.dll
10. Then go in file and click export as Mp3 then choose where to save it and click save
11. Then another menu will come up and write the name of the file and artist.

• Don't forget your money for lunches (Thursday & Friday) and souvenirs
  
• Bring a warm jacket & camera
• Pack light - you will be carrying your items for a long time!!