Proportion Review interactive sites

Students,

Go tho this website and practice working with proportion in an interactive way and become stronger with it.  Remember practice makes it permanent!

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/ratio_proportion_math_eighth_8th_grade.htm

History Channel Link for Review

Students,

Visit this link to the History Channel Website that contains additional information about the American Revolution. Take notes, see the videos and become an expert on it.

Link:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history

American Revolution Clips

Students,

Check out this link that has clips about the American Revolution and links to other sites of information to continue your review.

Link:
https://sites.google.com/a/hsd.k12.or.us/hillishistory/causes-of-the-american-revolution

Blogpage with more American Revolution Clips for review

Go to this page to continue reviewing the events of the American Revolution, you might find more interesting facts to study.

Link: http://mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/videos/

Clips to review the American Revolution

Students,

Watch these clips about the various events of the American Revolution and take notes to study as you prepare for your finals.   As you take notes, pause the video, think about what you just heard and paraphrase the main points in your journals. Have fun with history!

Link:
http://www.havefunwithhistory.com/HistorySubjects/AmericanRevolution.html 

U.S. constitution Clips for Review

Students,

watch these videos about our U.S. Constitution to review as you prepare for your final before winter break. Take notes to study in your journal. Don't cram, not good.

http://www.history.com/topics/constitution/videos

Bill Nye the Science Guy Videos for science Review

Students,

watch these videos and take notes on what is happening and then try to make connections describing where  you would see this in real life outside of school, write down your thoughts in your notebooks.

Link:
http://pineridge.pusdk12.org/subsites/Cynthia-Smith/8th-Grade-Science-Videos-from-Class/

More online Science sites review extensions

Students,

Visit this site to review some concepts you might need to revisit by looking at the teacher's PowerPoint and handouts to review.

Link:
http://www.thesciencequeen.net/8Units.htm

8th grade science sites for review

Dear Students,

Please look at this site that has websites to review various science concepts for 8th grade science. Take notes as needed in your notebooks.

Link:
http://www.loudoun.k12.va.us/Page/98421

Online math game extensions

More online math practice link:
http://www.hoodamath.com/games/eighth-grade.html

Students continue practicing by doing these and keep track of the ones you got right and not correct in  your notebooks.

8th grade Khan Academy Math Review

Students,

Visit this link if you need to review any math concepts specially if you need to review how to solve equations and basic math concepts.

Take notes to take with you to study at home as needed.

Link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math

Link: Online Math Games to practice skills
http://www.math-play.com/8th-grade-math-games.html

Good Character leads to Succcess

Students,

Explore each of these topics about character and do the self evaluations in your journals then do a reflection paragraph about  your own character based on what you discovered and responded to.

Link:
http://www.goodcharacter.com/MStopics.html

Roots, prefixes and suffixes Everyday

Students,

watch this video that show examples from everyday life and start collecting to bring words into class from the outside.  Let's see how many you can collect and be ready to share where and in what context did you hear it or see it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAU2BIw0b-0

More review of Prefixes and suffixes and roots

Second video on prefixes and suffixes and latin roots.  Take notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zk4MnMJ-vE

Prefixes and Suffixes

Students

Watch the video on prefixes and suffixes and take notes. Then start thinking of words that have prefixes and suffixes from the readings in your other classes and start making a collection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zk4MnMJ-vE

SAT vocabulary Games to practice

Students,

Go to this link to pratice some sat terms online and let's see how many you get right.  Have fun with vocabulary.

In the notebook record the site you went to and the date and your results.

Link:
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/sat-games/

Online analogies practice

Dear Students,

Go to this link and try some analogies on line. Let's see how many you will answer right.

Link:
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogies/middle-school/middle-school-analogy-match/

Analogies Intro/Review

Students,

Watch this video about analogies to know how to tackle them when you work on them. Then go to the post titled online analogies practice and try some.

Link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts-K4PrGydQ

Language arts skills practices Menu Sites

Dear Students,

Go to the link below and select one ELA site to practice some skills. As you work them record your progress by writing the following:

Site:
Date:
Results:

Link:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/analogies_language_arts_eighth_8th_grade.htm

SAT/GRE vocabulary

Students,

Watch this clip to learn to these sets of words that are common but can be used in assessment type work or testing.   Take notes as needed because you might come across them in one of your other classes.  

Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2NDRaL4G0

The 6 most important decisions Site

Explore the book's website and record some of the finding you discover in your journal.  What did you find?

Here is the link:
http://www.seancovey.com/teens.html

Exploring Study Skills Websites

Students,

Visit this link to see all the sources to practice and discover tools to access and make studying better besides approaching it from a different lens.

Here is the link:
https://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/Study+skills+tools

Record in your journals the sites you think would help you the most and explore it then write a little blurb about what you do on that site.

Research Scanvenger hunt Practice

Students,

Do this task and record your answers in your journals to practice basic research skills needed when finding specific information.

Link:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_hunt3.shtml

Literary devices in poetry: extended metaphors

Students,

Review extended metaphors by watching this video then take out your poems you are working in class as reference and try to create 2 or 3 of your own.  Here is the link:

http://www.powtoon.com/show/e2F1o5v0TUX/simile-metaphor-extended-metaphor/

Solving Equations with Variables on both sides Review

Watch this video and review your class notes.  Try to rework the ones you missed in class.  Here is the link:

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-solving-equations/cc-8th-linear-equations/e/linear_equations_3

Math Proportional Relationships Review

Students,

if you are struggling with this math concept, watch this and take notes to help yourself.  Then review your notes from class and rework some of the problems you have missed in class.

Here is the link:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/cc-7th-ratio-proportion/cc-7th-proportional-rel/v/analyzing-and-identifying-proportional-relationships-ex1

SQ3R reading stratgey

Students,

Watch this video on this strategy to help yourself as a reader.  This strategy can be applied to the texts you read in all your classes. Take notes and here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dhcSP_Myjg

After this go this link that contains a short text to see how you can apply this strategy to this digital article:

https://newsela.com/articles/ebola-patient/id/5439/

Self Control Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOi4FR2UruA

Watch the clip and then respond to this writing prompt in your journal: Write about a time you used or lost self control with others.

Give as much details as possible and it needs to be at least 1 page and half long. Remember, me the audience was not present so I need to visualize that moment.

Decisions!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4UOvtPcl6I

after hearing and watching the video, write a reflection sharing your opinions about what you heard.

My Learning Brain!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgLYkV689s4

How much do you know about your own brain and your own learning? Watch and find out and try to make connections to how this information you have heard applies to your brain when you are learning in your classes?  Write a reflection in your notebook about your own thoughts about your learning brain. 

How your brain learns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZsQ9PjSW0

Watch the clip and respond by reflecting on what you heard and think of how does this apply to you and your own learning in school or studying at home.  Take notes as  you need to then do your reflection in your notebook. 

Study skills 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLVtIUj2_VE

Watch this tip and think of how or what can you do at home to set up your space.  Make a brief sketch of the ideal space you would like to have or create to study at home in your journal. 

Breaking bad Habits

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

Watch this clip to think can you change any bad habits you might have regarding your studies or daydreaming in class.  Pause it as needed to respond to what she is asking you to think about something.  Write it in your journal. 

Improve your study skills!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW7OAMByfJY

Watch the clip and every once in a while pause it to respond to the speaker's quesiton and write down the tips he is giving.  Write a reflection about your study habits and how can you change or improve them if they are not on top shape?  Write your reflection in your journal.

Time Management

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUk6LXRZMMk

Based on the information you heard in the clip, how can you improve using your time effectively to complete all your tasks related to school?  Respond by making a comment on our blog page. 

How to deal with anger when you are frustrated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsVq5R_F6RA

Write your thoughts and a reflection in your journal about what you heard and how can you find ways to differently when  you get angry when frustrated.

Don't Procrastinate!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvcx7Y4caQE

Think about what you heard and think of how you can improve if you happen to do this often.  Write a reflection in your journals.   Share with a partner and together come up with ideas of how you can help yourselves to not procrastinate.

How to study for tests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPTh8OEBwEo

Watch and take short notes on the tips given and start making your plan and marking your calendars.

Note Taking 2

Note taking Clip 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAhRf3U50lM

Watch and think of how can you apply this to your other classes and respond by writing a post or comment on our page.

Taking notes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pM5hEgBk4

Watch this video to review cornell note taking so anything we read you can create them to review and record your thoughts about the text you are reading.

Hello To All!

Hello students,

The clips on this blog is to help you get information so you can plan to improve or strengthen skills to study better or complete assignments.  As you watch the videos take notes of the information given and because they are at  your own pace, you can rewatch them as needed.   Feel free to make comments about the information shared with you on the clips too and how you will plan to use this information to help yourself.  

Thank you for paying attention in completing the classwork we will be doing in class.