End of the Class - Spring 2012

All,

We have reached the end of the WEB class. Is everyone ready for Spring Break! Tell us about the class. What did you like the most about the class? What would you have us do differently? What was the most important thing that you learned from the class? Do you think the class was beneficial?

Be honest as we need your input to make the class more beneficial for future 170 students.

Have a great Spring Break everyone!

Regards, 

Email Addresses - Yea or Nay

All,

We are thinking about assigning all middle school students an email address next year as an additional tool for students and teachers to use as communication method.  What do you think are the benefits and possible implications that this might have?  Would you email your instructor if you were provided an email address?  Should it be a Gaggle address or a sd170.com address?

Let us know your thoughts....

Regards,

Mr. Mrosek

Externalities Video

All,

Please review the following video from the Khan academy and post your thoughts on the video about externalities.

http://www.khanacademy.org/science/microeconomics/v/positive-externalities

Regards,

Edward Mrosek
CIO

Definitions

Rival: Your consumptions limits the consumption of others

 Excludable: Your consumption can't be limited

*Rival: Your consumption of a good or service limits the consumption of others

 Externality: Cost or benefit not transmitted through prices associated with an action.

Fortune 500 CEOs

All,

Research a CEO from one of the Fortune 500 companies. List the name of the CEO and the company that they work for. What type of education does he or she have? What is their approximate salary? How long have they held that position? What is their highest level of education?

ISAT ISAT ISAT

ISAT Tests....What Do You Think....

OK so now that ISAT testing is over let's see if live in school gets back to normal. This week I want to hear your thoughts on standardized testing and it's effect on education. Tell me what you think about the ISAT process and how it affects you, your teacher, and our school district. Your response could be a thought you already had or could be a response to any of the following topics:

1. Talk about the testing process...(Timeline..silence in the halls...anyhthing related to testing)
2. What preparation did you go through for the tests...
3. Is/should your teacher be held accountable for the results of your test?
4. Is it fair to be assessed on a single test given once a year?
5. Do some students do better on tests than others?
6. Should testing be at the state level or the federal?

Your response does not have to be to any of the above questions - these are only suggestions to get your noggins cooking. Responses must be a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. 

Dear class,

I would like you to read the quote below by Theodore Roosevelt and comment on what it means to you.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Posted by:
Superintendent Amadio

Law of Demand Summary

Please post a summary of the Law of Demand video that was sent to you today via Gaggle...

Regards,

Mr. Mrosek

Computers/iPads for Student Use

In the web class all students are assigned an individual computer that they can store documents on and log into their own profile. How beneficial would this be in an individual classroom if students had a computer for their personal use everyday?   Would you prefer to use a computer or an iPad?

Should the students be allowed to take the computers home? What drawbacks would this bring?

Inheritance-What Would YOU Do?

You just got word that you have inherited $50,000 from a long lost deceased relative.  Your parents have given you permission to decide what you can do with the inheritance.  Your future is in YOUR hands.  What would you do with the money?  Please elablorate, giving reasons for your decision.

A Rising Superstar is Born

Recently a Knicks basketball player has made headlines and YouTube videos with his basketball heroics.  The New York Knicks have won 6 straight games while he has been on a tear making layups and three point shots to finish games.  Please reply back with information on who this is, what his accomplishments have been and where he graduated from college.  What does this say about perseverance and the need to stay in school?  You must also comment on a fellow classmates post.

3-5 sentences and also 3-5 sentences on a a fellow classmates comment....

No Free Lunch....

Milton Friedman was a celebrated Nobel Prize-winning economist and his monetarist theories were highly influential on the Ronald Reagan and Great Britain’s Margaret Thatcher administrations in the 1980s and 90s. Friedman certainly believed that 'there's no such thing as a free lunch' and he published a book with that title in 1975.

      Using at least 5 sentences, explain what you think the common saying, “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” means.

Investing and Facebook

WEB class,

Do the terms invest and save mean the same thing?  Is there a difference?  

Facebook is launching an IPO today.  What does that mean and who will it affect?

Please research and post your thoughts.

Mr. M

Definitions

Incentive - A reward or punishment used to motivate or change behavior.

Welcome to the WEB Class!

All,

Welcome to the WEB Class. Please Introduce your self and post something unique about your self.

For instance....

I'm Mr. Mrosek, I was born in July so I never got to bring treats to school when I was younger. I love technology and finding new ways of learning and interacting with others. This blog will be a weekly requirement for all to post prior to class starting. See you all every Wednesday!

Regards,

Mr. M.