Inspiration 9: Partner VENN Diagrams

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Today students will use a graphic organizer to create and display information.  Students will choose a partner to create a VENN Diagram using Inspiration 8/9.  Students will create documents and upload files appropriately for credit.

STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING!

Students will review ALL of the directions below prior to starting the project!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY!

Standards Covered In This Class  

PA 3.7.7 & 11 Section C / ISTE 2011 / CSTA Tied With Common Core ELA/Math rev. 2014

Today
you will be creating VENN DIAGRAMS with a partner in class.  This is to
introduce you to Graphic Organizers and Inspiration 9.  We will be creating a City
Research Project next week.  Please let me know immediately if your computer does
not have the Inspiration9 software so I can load it for
you.



Complete the sheet below (In Class) on your own.  Then Create a Venn
Diagram with the Paper Copy in class.  Finally, create a digital version
using Inspiration 8/9 on your computer.  Follow the directions for
credit!

The whole point of this project
is to collaborate.  Open the VENN DIAGRAM template under the
English and Language Arts section of Sample Documents.  Fill
out the following survey (Copy and Paste into a document on your GDrive and SHARE for Credit):

EVERY STUDENT MUST TURN IN A VENN DIAGRAM WORKSHEET!  

EACH TEAM MUST SUBMIT ONE VENN DIAGRAM

COPY/PASTE THE VENN DIAGRAM WORKSHEET BELOW INTO A GOOGLE DOCUMENT AND SHARE WITH MR. S FOR CREDIT!

 

VENN DIAGRAM WORKSHEET

MY FAVORITE STUFF

Student:                                                                                              Date:

Address:  (Major City Block Closest To your Home)

Favorite List:

           Color:

           Food:

           Car:

           College:

           Class:

           Past-Time (Hobby):

           TV Show:

           Future Career:

           Movie:

           Number (1-10):

           Subject in School:

           Teacher:

           Restaurant:

           Store:

           Music:

Time of Your Life:

Vacation Spot:

Pet:

Historical Place:

Dessert:

Dinner:

Breakfast Cereal:

Musical Artist:

Cell Phone (Android/IPhone/Windows):

College Mascot:

Favorite Sports Teams

           Football (PRO):

           Football (College):

           Basketball (PRO):

           Basketball (College):

           Baseball (PRO):

           Other Sports Team:

Once



You Have Completed this survey, add all of your answers (keep them
short) to your side of the Venn Diagram.  Have your partner enter all
their answers on the other side and find answers you have in common to
populate the middle.  Finally, export the final paper (VENN DIAGRAM) as a
PDF to your desktop.  You must then open the PDF with Preview and SAVE
it as a JPEG (Picture File), upload it to your Google Drive, and SHARE the Document with Mr. S for credit.  Only one person on each team needs to SHARE the document.  MAKE SURE BOTH OF YOUR FULL NAMES ARE ON IT!  Work together and have

fun with this!

- Mr. S

Inspiration 8/9: Family Tree & Timeline Project 2015

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Today students will use a graphic organizer to create and display information.  Students will create a Personal Timeline and a Family Tree using Inspiration 8/9.

STUDENTS WILL ENTER THE CLASS QUIETLY AND BEGIN WORKING!

Students will review ALL of the directions below prior to starting the project!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE TODAY!

Standards Covered In This Class  

PA 3.7.7 & 11 Section C / ISTE 2011

CSTA Tied With Common Core ELA/Math rev. 2014

JOURNAL ENTRY #5

Open your TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL in your GOOGLE Drive.  Create the following entry at the top of the page (above previous entries):

21 October 2015 (Today's Date)

Topic:  Heritage 

Please
read the following article "What Is Heritage" below and create a Journal Entry (4-5 Sentences) about
why learning about your own family tree and heritage is important to
you.  Title the entry "My Heritage".  Please include a brief description of
where your family if from, and how you are going to spend time in search
of your ancestors.

What is Heritage?  

Taken from the following website https://www.umass.edu/chs/about/whatisheritage.html

Heritage is the full range of our
inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture.  Most important,
it is the range of contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that
we draw from them.  
Heritage includes, but is much more than
preserving, excavating, displaying, or restoring a collection of old
things.  It is both tangible and intangible, in the sense that ideas and
memories--of songs, recipes, language, dances, and many other elements
of who we are and how we identify ourselves--are as important as
historical buildings and archaeological sites.



Heritage is, or should be, the subject of
active public reflection, debate, and discussion.  What is worth
saving?  What can we, or should we, forget?  What memories can we enjoy,
regret, or learn from?  Who owns "The Past" and who is entitled to
speak for past generations?  Active public discussion about material and
intangible heritage--of individuals, groups, communities, and
nations--is a valuable facet of public life in our multicultural world.



Heritage is a contemporary activity with
far-reaching effects.  It can be an element of far-sighted urban and
regional planning.  It can be the platform for political recognition, a
medium for intercultural dialogue, a means of ethical reflection, and
the potential basis for local economic development.  It is
simultaneously local and particular, global and shared.

Heritage is an essential part of the present we live in--and of the future we will build.

 FAMILY TREE AND PERSONAL TIMELINE

Today you will design graphic organizers on Inspiration8/9.  Please create a
Personal Timeline and Family Tree in a digital format.  You must create
these from scratch using Inspiration 8/9.

YOU MUST CREATE A HAND-DRAWN VERSION BEFORE WORKING ON A DIGITAL VERSION ONLINE!


To
start, use a blank piece of paper to list your birthday, list all the
schools you have attended, list any significant events in your life
(birthdays, deaths, weddings, graduations, holidays, family trips,
honors, awards, or any other events you can remember) and the dates they
happened.  Open Inspiration 8/9 and open a New Blank Document.  Begin
to drag boxes into the timeline and label them in order.  Once you have
created your first box with a date underneath, you can now select the
box, copy and paste a new one next to it, and link them with an arrow. 
Continue until you have listed all the events up to today's date.  You
need to list 10-15 events to complete the project.

For the Family
Tree, make a complete list of all of your parents, step-parents, aunts
and uncles, brothers and sisters, grandparents, and any other family
members you can think of.  Now begin dragging in boxes and labeling them
with each person's name and date of birth (if you know it).  Now list
weddings in text between married couples.  Make sure to line up each
placemarker with others in the same generation.  Make sure you include
extended family (Aunts, Uncles, Brothers, Sisters, Etc.)  I would like
you to do your best to include at least 3 levels of your family tree. 
These should include siblings, parents, aunts & uncles,
grandparents, and anyone else you might know.  Once you have your
Timeline and Family Tree on one document, Go To FILE and EXPORT and save
it to the desktop as an IMAGE (JPEG) File.  Upload the JPEG File to
your Google DRIVE and SHARE the picture with me for credit. 

See the sample below for some more clarity.  Good Luck!

- Mr. S



Steps to complete Timeline/Family Tree Project:



1. Open Inspiration 8 / 9 on your Mac

2. Click DIAGRAM Button to create a blank Diagram

3. Drag enough blocks into the workspace to allow for one block for each person in your IMMEDIATE Family.

4: Label Each Block with Person's Title (Dad, Mom, etc.) and First Name

5. Connect each block with who is related to who.

6. For the Timeline, you must drag in at least 15 blocks.  

7. Label each block with event from your life.

8. Make a connection, in the order that the events occurred in your life, from one event to the next.

9. If you have not completed your work before class ends, SAVE your Inspiration File to Desktop and Upload it to Google Drive so no one can delete it.

10. Once complete, EXPORT your file as a Graphic Image and Upload the Picture to your Google Drive. 

11. SHARE the Graphic Image (Picture) with Mr. S for Credit.  DO NOT SHARE THE INSPIRATION FILE!  You will only get credit if you SHARE the appropriate file on time.

MY BIO / PIXLR / High School Choice 2015 (8th Grade)

 OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES

All students will complete a short journal (constructed response) entry about the technology article at the bottom of the post prior to beginning other assigned tasks.

8th-grade students will learn about the High School Choice procedures for the School District of Philadelphia.  They will use research tools and websites to help them complete the application process in class.  They will then present their choices to their parents for final submission before the deadline.  6th and 7th grade students will continue to use online collaboration
tools (Google Drive) to create a 10-slide multimedia presentation. 
Students will follow directions and use photos, text, and color to
highlight specific facts about their topic.  Students will be able to
understand the difference between a written report and how writing for a
presentation requires bullet-style sentences.

STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS
WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY ASSIGNED TASKS.  PLEASE FOLLOW ALL
DIRECTIONS AS GIVEN FOR FULL CREDIT!

  

8th-grade students will participate in a presentation and workshop about High School Choice.  Other

students will log into their Google Drive and
open a New PRESENTATION.  Students will learn the basic tools used to
create a presentation.  Students will create a MY BIO Presentation about
themselves.  Students will use Google Images to
select pictures for use today.  Students will Copy the pictures selected
to the desktop of the computer they are working with.  Students use
PIXLR.Com to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and add pictures to their
project.  Students must complete the steps below to CREATE and SHARE a
MY BIO Presentation for credit.

EVERYONE:

Today you will start by reading the story
at the bottom of the page.  Please Open your Google Drive Document
"TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL" and create an entry for today as listed below:

JOURNAL ENTRY ACTIVITY:

Today's Date (15 October 2015)

Topic:  3D Heart

Please
write 3-4 sentences on how you felt after you read the story from CNN
below.  What do you think about a 3D Printer creating a device like
that?  What impact did it have on the girl's life?  What changes in
technology could help you in the future?

 

8th GRADE STUDENTS ONLY  (All Others See Instructions Below):

Today Everyone will be discussing the High School Choice Process for the
School District of Philadelphia.  Mrs. Cohen will be presenting how to
apply to high schools, how to get your parents to approve your choices,
and how to access the School District of Philadelphia website.  Please
use the following links to help you along the way:

High School Choice PREZI Presentation (Click Here)

School District of Philadelphia Main Page

SDP School Selection Site

SDP High School Directory Guide (pdf)

Are you ready to apply?  Click Here To Log Into SchoolNet and Get Started!

You will need to get your parent/guardian permission to finish the
application process.  Tomorrow we will go over your transcripts!  Most
of the staff here at Crossroads are willing to write a Letter of
Reference, but you need to ask.  You need to make sure you are finishing
your work, coming to school on-time and every day.  Your transcripts
from last year mean a lot, but a letter from us may help get you in.  Do
your best, stay out of trouble, and let us help you help yourself!

6th and 7th GRADE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS:

When you have completed your Journal Entry you may work on finishing your MY BIO Project.  When that is complete, and turned in correctly, you may then work on PIXLR.COM or Typing.com for the remainder of the class.  Please look in the APPLICATIONS FOLDER on your computer and see if you have a program called INSPIRATION 8 or 9.  We will be using this in class over the next couple of weeks.

Have A Great Day!

- Mr. S

How a 3-D-printer changed a 4-year-old's heart and life

By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN

Updated 6:35 PM ET, Tue October 6, 2015 | Video Source: CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/06/health/3d-printed-heart-simulated-organs/index.html

Mia
Gonzalez spent the first 3½ years of her life missing out. She had to
skip day care and dance classes because she constantly had colds and
pneumonia. When Mia could go out and play, she was easily winded and
took multiple asthma medications to try to help her breathing.

After
about 10 hospital stays, doctors realized that Mia had a malformation
in her aorta, the vessel that pumps blood from the heart. The 4-year-old
would need an operation to close off the part of her aorta that was
putting pressure on her windpipe and making it hard to breathe, swallow
and get rid of phlegm when she got a cold.

"We
freaked out to go from thinking she had asthma to being told she needed
to have open heart surgery," said Katherine Gonzalez, Mia's mom.

But
Mia's malformation was complicated. The surgeons at Nicklaus Children's
Hospital in Miami, where Mia was treated, might have been apprehensive
about the procedure were it not for a new technology: the 3-D printer.

No longer 'inoperable'

Earlier
this year, the hospital got a 3-D printer that makes exact replicas of
organs that doctors can use to plan surgery, and even do practice
operations. The printer uses images from patients' MRI or CT scan images
as a template and lays down layers of rubber or plastic.

Dr.
Redmond Burke, director of pediatric cardiovascular surgery at Nicklaus
Children's Hospital, meditated on the model of Mia's heart for a couple
of weeks. He showed it to colleagues for their input and even carried
it around in his gym bag for quick reference.

Burke
finally had the "Aha!" insight. Instead of making an incision on the
left side for this type of heart defect, called double aortic arch, he
should cut into Mia's chest from the right.

Doctors used a 3-D printer to make a model of Mia Gonzalez's heart.

"Without
the model, I would have been less certain about (operating on Mia) and
that would have led me naturally to make a larger incision that could
possibly cause more pain and a longer recovery time," Burke said.

Using the model, "there was no doubt, and surgeons hate doubt," he added.

He
attributes the model with saving the team and patient about two hours
in the operating room because he was able to have a clearer plan to do
the surgery.

Burke and his colleagues
have created models for about 25 young patients with congenital heart
defects. In the past, they might not even have operated on some of these
patients because the surgeries seemed too tricky, but "it's very
unlikely I will ever call someone inoperable (now) without holding a
model in my hand," Burke said.

About 75
hospitals in the United States, and around 200 worldwide, have a
printer such as the one used to make a model of Mia's heart, said Scott
Rader, general manager of Stratasys, which sells the printers.

Although
3-D printers have been used clinically for the last 20 or 25 years to
make prototypes for surgical tools and other uses, they only started
churning out simulated organs in the last few years, Rader said.

Doctors
have used the simulated organs to prepare for all kinds of tricky
operations, such as surgery to remove a brain tumor or to correct a
severe cleft palate, Rader said. Doctors can operate on them with
regular surgical tools "again and again and again until you think of the
optimal way to do surgery," Rader said.

'The biggest secret that nobody knows about'

The models can also help train medical students and explain complicated procedures to patients such as Mia and her family.

Eventually,
the printers could be used to produce actual organs that can be
transplanted into patients; just replace the rubber and plastic printer
"ink" with human cells.

"We are going to see massive advances in the next five to 10 years of how to take the technology to this point," Rader said.

Mia's surgeon carried around a model of the girl's heart for weeks.

Simulated
organs are "a disruptive technology which radically changes how we talk
to patients, how we prepare for an operation, how we do the operation
and how we teach," said Dr. Daniel B. Jones, professor of surgery at
Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Simulation and Skills
Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

However, the technology is not widely in use in hospitals or medical schools yet.

"This
is like the biggest secret that nobody knows about," said Jones, who
has done research on surgeons' impressions of using simulated organs.
Even those who do know about the technology might feel uncomfortable
showing patients a model of their tumor, for example, and discussing it
with them in depth.

Hospitals are starting to invest in the technology, which is more realistic now that prices have come down, Jones said.

The
printer and software usually cost in the range of $100,000, which is
less than a CT scan or MRI setup, Rader said. He predicts that interest
in the technology will continue to grow as research shows how using
simulated organs leads to better surgical outcomes and shorter operating
times.

The models have also been
invaluable in helping patients and their families feel confident that
they are doing the right thing, said Burke, who operated on Mia.

Seeing
the model "made it seem like a simple surgery, it put you at ease,"
said Gonzalez, Mia's mom. "(Mia) was used to hospitals and IVs, but to
explain that you're going to have surgery and be in pain, that is all
different," and the model helped put it in perspective, she said.

Four
months later, the surgery seems like ancient history to Mia. She has
forgotten all about her surgical scar, her mother said, and had little
pain. Although she has had some minor colds, none has landed her in the
hospital. A month later, she was even able to participate in her dance
recital.

OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES

 Students will use online collaboration tools (Google Drive) to create a 10-slide multimedia presentation.  Students will follow directions and use photos, text, and color to highlight specific facts about their topic.  Students will be able to understand the difference between a written report and how writing for a presentation requires bullet-style sentences.

STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS
WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY ASSIGNED TASKS.  PLEASE FOLLOW ALL
DIRECTIONS AS GIVEN FOR FULL CREDIT!

 
Students will log into their Google Drive and open a New PRESENTATION.  Students will learn the basic tools used to create a presentation.  Students will create a MY BIO Presentation about themselves.  Students will use Google Images to
select pictures for use today.  Students will Copy the pictures selected
to the desktop of the computer they are working with.  Students use PIXLR.Com to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and add pictures to their project.  Students must complete the steps below to CREATE and SHARE a MY BIO Presentation for credit.

MR. SCRIBNER'S EXAMPLE PRESENTATION

 Original Project Link - Autobiography PowerPoint Project

SEE EXAMPLE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (PART I) BELOW THIS POST

Hello Everyone,     

Your
assignment is to create a GOOGLE DRIVE PRESENTATION Slide Show that is all about
you.  Here is a list of the requirements and some suggestions for what
to include in your slides.

A)   Part 1 {100 points}                                         

i)     Presentation

(1) Saved as “(Your Name) Bio” and emailed to Mr. S

(2) Have a logical order to your slides

(a) Do NOT follow the slide suggestions order

(3) Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation

(4) Have 10 Slides

(a) Include a Title Slide

(b) Include a Birth Information Slide

(5) Have at least 4 Graphics/Photos that are related to their slides

2)   Slide Suggestions

a)  You may use these suggestions or come up with your own

i)     Make all your slides have appropriate content

Slide Suggestions

Slide	Contents
**Title	First and Last Name Student Number
**Birth Information	Birthday Birthplace Length, Weight, and Time
Accomplishments	List at least three accomplishments.
Career	What you want to be? How you will do this?
Class Schedule	What is your schedule this semester?
Dislikes	Identify your dislikes.
Family Information	Family Size Parents Names Siblings
Favorites	Identify your favorite things.
Friends	Who are you friends? What do you do with them for fun?
Goals	List short-term goals (for the year). List intermediate goals (for the next 3 years). List long-term goals (for the next 10 years).
Hobbies	Identify your hobbies.
Job	What is your job? What are your job duties?
Likes	Identify your likes.
People	Have different people make comments about you.

            ** Required Slide

Part 2

      _____ / 5 points               Saved as “Bio”

      _____ / 5 points               Logical Order to Slides

      _____ / 5 points               Correct Spelling, Grammar, & Punctuation

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 1 – Title Slide

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 2 – Birth Information Slide

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 3 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 4 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 5 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 6 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 7 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 8 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 9 –

      _____ / 5 points               Slide 10 –

      _____ / 5 points               Graphic 1 –

      _____ / 5 points               Graphic 2 –

      _____ / 5 points               Graphic 3 –

      _____ / 5 points               Graphic 4 –

   

TOTAL

      _____ / 85 points

GOOD LUCK!!! 

STEPS TO COMPLETE PROJECT (READ ALL DIRECTIONS FIRST!):



1. Sign into Google Drive

2. Open NEW Slides Presentation

3. Rename SLIDES "(Your Last Name) MyBio P(?)"

4. Open new Browser Tab to Google Images

5. Select VEIW IMAGE of Full Size Pictures (You need at least 4 pics)

6. Save Images or Image URL's for Use In Presentation

7. Choose Template Style

8. Begin to enter personal information on each Slide.

9. Complete each slide by adding information and photos

10. SHARE with Mr. S for credit!  DO NOT EMAIL!  JUST SHARE IT!

11.  Be Prepared To Present This To The Class In The Future!

Example of Mr. Scribner's Autobiography:

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MR. SCRIBNER

I was born in Bloomington, Indiana.  I was
raised in Indiana, Virginia, and  Missouri until I was in the Second
Grade.  My family moved to Western Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  I
attended the Upper Perkiomen School District from 2^nd to 8^th Grade.  I was then transferred to St. Pius X High School in Pottstown, PA for grades 9-12.

Growing up in rural Pennsylvania had many advantages.  I was active in
sports, outdoor activities, and once I was in Middle School, I was able
to ride my bicycle just about anywhere.  I also had many part time jobs
since the age of 12 to support myself.  I started working on farms in my
area to make extra money.  I bailed hay, milked cows, and chased calves
around the barn when I accidentally left the gate to their pen open.  I
then spent time working for a stone mason who lived on our block.  I
spent a summer lifting bricks and blocks, mixing cement and building
scaffolding systems.  I learned a lot.  I also delivered papers, worked
at local fast food restaurants, and did maintenance work on a local golf
course throughout High School. 

My grades were horrible throughout school.  I graduated at the bottom of
the class from my high school despite scoring very well on standardized
tests.  I was accepted at Shippensburg University in 1986 for a summer
program called Act 101.  I was also accepted to the Antonelli School of
Art and Design for my photography skills.  In hindsight I probably
should have gone to the Photography School.  I did not succeed in
college and partied too much.  Eventually I flunked out.  It was not all
bad though, I was put in the position of needing to join the Army
Reserve to help pay for school, and the leadership skills, training, and
discipline would ultimately make that one of the best decisions I have
made in my entire life.

I went to Basic Training in 1988.  I was stationed at Fort Jackson, SC
for Initial training and Fort Gordon, GA for “Commo” school.  I made
some of the best friends of my life while serving my country.  I have
excelled at military training and went on to be deployed twice overseas
after 9/11.   I am still very interested in the firearms training,
first-aid, and other classes I was required to take.  My military
service also allowed me to see the world and to really have an
appreciation of what being born in the USA means.  I have seen the
advantages that are taken for granted by others who have not had the
same vision of poverty and war.  I am thankful for those experiences as
well.

I was married in 1992 to my oldest son’s mother.  I was divorced and now
am re-married to the mother of my other son’s.  My sons are 19, 7, and 5
and are awesome!  I just celebrated my 10^th anniversary of my marriage to my wife this year.  We live in our home near King of Prussia, PA.

I
began to try to be a teacher while at Shippensburg in 1987.  I wanted
to be a history teacher, but found my way into other jobs as I needed
more money to support a family.  I started in sales and customer service
for various companies in the Philadelphia area in 1991.  With a new
family and child to support, I took whatever job was available at the
time.  I gradually, over the years, was able to turn one opportunity
into another while moving from job to job every 3-4 years.  I got better
at sales and more professional in my manners and appearance.  I have
sold building products, health care services, engineering services,
coatings and paints, and ultimately ended up as a kitchen designer and
architectural sales representative.  I also went to Gwynedd Mercy
College from 2004-2006 and finished my degree in Business Administration
20 years after beginning it at Shippensburg.

While on deployment in the Middle East in 2008, I was given the
opportunity to take my Praxis (teacher’s) exams.  I scored very well
with no preparation.  When I returned from overseas, I went back to
Gwynedd and enrolled in the Teacher Certification program.  I also
approached the School District of Philadelphia for a job.  I was given
an Emergency Certification and allowed to teach in January of 2009.  I
was at University City High School for 3 years and now I work here at
Crossroads Accelerated Academy at Elverson!

In addition to teaching,  I coach many sports for my sons, I play
volleyball and lead worship and missions teams at my church, and I spend
time with my family as much as possible.  I am also a Boy Scout Leader
for my sons.  I am interested in sports, video games, and construction
projects around my home.  My family and I also enjoy spending time
outdoors fishing, camping, hiking, and riding bicycles. 

Foods
I enjoy include anything grilled, ice cream, and spinach dip with
pumpernickel bread.  I love to cook and enjoy cooking with my
7-year-old.  My goals are to complete my Masters Degree,  continue to
coach and work with the Boy Scouts, improve the conditions here at Crossroads and continue to teach as much as I can. 
Ultimately I might want to be a Principal or a Counselor as well.