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Showing posts with label classroom. Show all posts

Friday, May 24, 2013

Teamwork Skills 3 of 10

Teamwork Skills
3 of 10

Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you’ll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be and expert in this important workplace skill.

Together
Everyone
Achieves
More
Individually you can achieve so much, but when you with others for a common cause, the same objectives, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize your talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of edification you can’t obtain by working alone.


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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success


Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success


Getting a college education doesn’t mean just absorbing facts and figures. It means building the skills and qualities you need to learn, think, and create your own – making you attractive to employers. You’ve already started learning these skills in high school, but school helps you fully


The 10 Key qualities
1.    Writing skills
2.   Speaking skills
3.   Teamwork skills
4.   Problem- solving skills
5.   Initiative
6.   Cool under pressure
7.   Attention to detail
8.   Time management
9.   Honesty
10.                      Love of honesty

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Friday, May 17, 2013

Exam day: Survival Tips Test-Taking Part 2


Exam day: Survival Tips
Test-Taking
Part 2

During the test
Read the directions.
It’s important that you follow the instructions exactly. For example, some questions may have more than one correct answer.

Answer every question.
Unless there is a penalty for wrong answers, try to answer every question; you may be able to get partial credit for those you begin but don’t complete correctly.

Ask questions.
If a question isn’t clear, talk to your teacher. If that’s not possible, explain your answer in the margin.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Online Learning Part 2


Online Learning
Part 2

More Tips
Finally, look beyond the article for more clues.

·       Read the website’s home page and About Us page. Look for a mission statement to learn more about the site, its purpose and the organization sponsoring it.
·       If there is an author listed, look for a biography that discusses the author’s education, profession and other relevant background. If there is no bio on the site, search for one elsewhere on the Web.
·       Check the date. Facts can change over time, so see if the site shows when it was last updated.
·       Presentation counts; look at everything from design to spelling. A clean, well-organized site shows a certain degree of professionalism.
·       Avoid sites that are pornographic, vulgar, inappropriate, below par, suggestive, and falsifying.

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Monday, May 6, 2013

It’s Online, but Is It On Target? Part 2


It’s Online, but Is It On Target?
Part 2

Research with Attitude
Conduct your research with the attitude of a skeptic. As you examine websites for clues that they’re trustworthy, ask these questions:
·      Who wrote the Web page? If you can’t identify the individual or organization responsible for the information, don’t use it.
·      What are the author’s qualifications for writing on the subject?
·      Has the article passed through an editorial process designed to ensure quality and accuracy?
·      What is the website purpose? Look for motives – like selling products or winning votes – that could result in biased or incomplete information.
·      Is the information accurate? Is it up-to-date?
·      Where did the author get this information?

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Friday, May 3, 2013

It’s Online but Is It on Target Part 1


It’s Online but Is It on Target
Part 1
Using the Web Wisely
Thanks to the Web, information is easy to find. However, it’s also easy to post something online. Anyone can do it.
You’ve probably used the Internet to research for a paper, to help you decide which product to buy or to form an opinion about current events. Looking up information online is fast and convenient. But when you do online research, it’s important to find sites you can trust.
Many websites claim to have facts, but are full of errors. Others present information in biased way- they only give one side of an argument. How can you tell a reliable source from an unreliable one? Also, it is critical that you post online only that which is descent and appropriate, never anything pornographic, vulgar, indecent, out of taste, untruthful, or obscene. Post those things that will make a good name for you and your organization, that will promote goodwill and be of benefit to the world.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Student Success statement


Student Success statement

“The first law of success…….. Is concentration; to bend all the energies to one point, and go directly to that point, looking neither to the right nor the left.”
William Matthews

Reflection: I agree because when you concentrate hard on what you want to achieve you can actually succeed in accomplishing it. Without concentration your dreams will fail no matter how much you think you can succeed without even trying. If you don’t even at least try to concentrate then what’s the point of even thinking that you will be a great person on the future. With concentration you can accomplish your goals little by little until eventually you have achieved everything you’ve ever wanted in life. 

SQ3R


SQ3R

SQ3R= Survey- Question- Read- Recite- Review

Question
As you survey the text, ask a question for each section. Ask what, why, how, when, who and where questions as they relate to the content. Here’s how you can create questions:
·        Turn the title, headings or subheadings into questions.
·        Rewrite the questions at the end of the chapter or after each subheading in your own words.

Write down your questions. Questions help you pay attention, understand the text better and recall the information more easily later on.

Read
Read one section of the chapter at a time, actively looking for an answer to your question for that section. Pay attention to bold or italicized text that authors use to make important points.
Be sure to review everything in the section, including tables, graphs and illustrations- these features can communicate and idea more powerfully that written text.
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Friday, April 5, 2013

Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You Part 2


Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You
                                            
Part 2

Positive aspects of distance education

·       Independence and time management: taking courses online lets you hone your ability to work on your own. You also gain experience in managing your time efficiently.

·       A flexible schedule: school can only provide a certain number of class periods in a single school day, and there may not be enough time for you to take everything you want. Because distance education lets you take classes outside regular school hours, it gives you the flexibility to explore all your areas of interest.

·       Advanced and specialized classes: some school can’t provide advanced and specialized classes. Distance education gives you the chance to gain experience in areas that would otherwise remain out of reach.

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You? Part 1


Distance Education: Is a Virtual Classroom for You? 
Part 1


You may want to take a class that your high school doesn’t offer. Under some circumstances, you can still enroll in the class----through distance learning.

Distance education means taking a class without being physically present where it is being taught. Internet-base technology lets students almost anywhere.

Some high schools agree to recognize distance-learning credits when they don’t have the resources to offer a course themselves. Distance education is often used to increase options in rural areas and for AP courses.

 For you, it might mean doing self-tutorial at home in the evening, or participating in the class that is 1,000 miles away, along with other high school student. Check with your school counselor to see what’s available.

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