Tuesday, March 1st, 2016: Week 7, Day 1

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 7 assignments by Monday, March 7th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to Michaela for seeking out directions of how to complete an assignment and inquiring about alternative strategies to get your assignment submitted!

DID YOU KNOW?

This week for you 7.4 DF "Eat that Frog," we are looking at the items we dread doing on a daily basis! For myself, I hate cooking everyday! I wish I had enough money to hire a personal chef! I'm on a journey to become healthier with my eating habits and know that the food we cook at home is less fattening! So what, your frogs???????

Click the Link to see what are "FROGS"!!!!!

Eat That Frog Inspirational Movie - Movie

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/eat-that-frog/

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Friday, February 26th, 2016: Week 6, Day 4

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 6 assignments by Monday, February 29th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to all of my students working diligently!

DID YOU KNOW?
Sometimes we feel that technology can easily diminish our creativity. As a teacher, I can have a bias perspective of feeling like several gadgets can stifle a student's creativity. We live in a world where we're so connected and little effort is made to convey our messages. Since then, I have read and viewed various TED Talks that encourages the use of technology and balancing our creativity energy. Shilo Shiv discusses the valuable uses of technology to help increase our creativity. Take a look at her perspective of collaborating technology & creativity:


CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Thursday, February 25th, 2016: Week 6, Day 3

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 6 assignments by Monday, February 29th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to Erin and Jason for working on their assignments! I appreciate seeing students work daily.

DID YOU KNOW?
Here is a little inspiration, just out what one of former students created with Animoto! Have fun and be creative! I love viewing and learning each day about you!

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Wednesday, February 24th, 2016: Week 6, Day 2

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 6 assignments by Monday, February 29th by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you Erin, Robyn & Jason for working on Tuesday, February 23rd!

DID YOU KNOW?
This week you are required to use Animoto to create a short 30 second clip about your dreams. Animoto is a great way for you to share your ideas. Sign-up for a free account, you can link your social media accounts and downloaded music.
I created an Animoto for you to have a glimpse of my life! Hope you enjoy!

Week 6 Creativity


CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016: Week 6, Day 1

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 6 assignments by Monday, February 29th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you Rechon for reaching out to me, I appreciate your efforts to discuss your plans in this goals! I really enjoy talking to each of you!

DID YOU KNOW?
This week we are studying creativity! How many of you consider yourself creative beings! I am an advocate of pursuing your dreams! This week in 6.1 EP you will explore Maxwell's perspective of our dreams. I agree with #1, sometimes we can easily get discouraged by focusing on others dreams. Maxwell explains that this is one of the reasons our dreams are not fulfilled because of having lack of focus!

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Monday, February 22nd, 2016: Week 5, Day 7

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 5 assignments by Monday, February 22nd, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you Emily for being a weekend Warrior, I noticed you working on Saturday! You TOTALLY ROCK OUT!!!!!!!!!

DID YOU KNOW?

This week we discussed how individual waste time in our 5.2 EP assignment. In the news there's an article discussing the importance of maximizing time and putting gadgets to good use! I thought this article tied in perfectly with week's 4 time management unit and week's 5 leadership online. Click on the link to access how college students waste time when it comes to their studies:

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/09/living/cnn10-hacking-college/?frame=9&hpt=hp_c3

LATE WORK:

Late Work is accepted in the course. Points will be deducted for late work submission. However in order to receive credit for late work you must do the following:

• Follow directions as instructed in each assignment, if an assignment requires you to submit in the EP, DO IT!
• After you have finished your late work,
  • click the "LATE WORK DISCUSSION TAB,"
  • create a NEW THREAD/TOPIC,
  • add the ASSIGNMENT NAME in the subject line
  • in the response box: type the name of the assignment "3.1 Wordle"

This is required for late work submission!

Take a look at the video to help you with submitting late work!

http://www.screencast.com/t/6Fhkz21c

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

February 19th, 2016: Week 5, Day 4

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 5 assignments by Monday, February 22nd, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you Michaela for reaching out to me to clarify a grade mistakes on my part! Hey! I can make mistakes, we are all human!

DID YOU KNOW?
Management Theorist Simon Sinek explains people feel safer and are productive with Good Leadership! Leadership skills are valuable for ensuring people are efficient in their working environment. Sinek studies fortune 500 corporations and discovers what will work best for employees. Sinek's work is very similar to Goldsmith's articles that you will analyze this week. Take a look at Sinek's TED Talk video:

LATE WORK:

Late Work is accepted in the course. Points will be deducted for late work submission. However in order to receive credit for late work you must do the following:

• Follow directions as instructed in each assignment, if an assignment requires you to submit in the EP, DO IT!
• After you have finished your late work,
  • click the "LATE WORK DISCUSSION TAB,"
  • create a NEW THREAD/TOPIC,
  • add the ASSIGNMENT NAME in the subject line
  • in the response box: type the name of the assignment "3.1 Wordle"

This is required for late work submission!

Take a look at the video to help you with submitting late work!

http://www.screencast.com/t/6Fhkz21c

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Thursday, February 18th, 2016: Week 5, Day 3

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 5 assignments by Monday, February 22nd, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to Kirsten and Robyn for working hard on Wednesday, February 17th!

DID YOU KNOW?

We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, And along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results. -- Herman Melville

When answering this question consider how our lives are interconnected and how we we are woven into other lives. Have you ever heard, "the world is small," well it is, we are connected in a special way.

Make sure you elaborate and provide real world examples (use online sources) to validate your perspective!
Remember when responding to journals:

• It is acceptable to copy/paste the quote in your post, however I will count the quote towards your 150 word count.
• A 150-word count usually consist of 7-8 complete sentences, this is why it is important to elaborate by using your own personal experience or recent current events to support your claims.

I look forward to reading your posts!

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

February 17th, 2016: Week 5, Day 2

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 5 assignments by Monday, February 22nd, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to my hard workers for Tuesday, February 16th!

• Dean
• Rechon
• Turner

DID YOU KNOW?

As, a reminder: Week 5 is now open for everyone.  If you haven’t finished week 4, then you need to finish that first, and then move on to week 5.


This week you will used padlet to design a graphic organizer of the various ways people waste time. Padlet is a easy tool to use, contact me if you're having any issues. Make sure to copy/paste the link of the completed design in your EP!


Take glimpse at one of my past student's padlet!!!

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

February 16th, 2016: Week 5, Day 1

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 5 assignments by Monday, February 22nd, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to Sarah for having strong discussion forum response, Sarah makes sure to elaborate and respond to multiple people in the DF! This is a great way to increase your overall grade!

DID YOU KNOW?

As, a reminder: Week 5 is now open for everyone.  If you haven’t finished week 4, then you need to finish that first, and then move on to week 5.

Week 5 focuses on “Leadership Online”.  In this unit, you will be researching some articles online, and giving your thoughts to discussion boards.  This week is top-heavy in discussion boards, with only one EP assignment and one journal, but 5 discussion boards!  Be sure to be active in them! Leadership online is an unusual unit, as it is often difficult to see quality examples of leadership on the internet, but some great examples are still out there!

For more information: http://www.online-leadership-tools.com/

Real World Application:  No 'serious person' should doubt man behind climate change, says Tony Blair  What do you think about the prime minister’s commentary on global warming?  Do you think that the issue is blown out of proportion?  Global warming is a great example of a topic that you can find leadership in the “pros” as well as the “cons”.  It comes down to personal beliefs.  Any thoughts?

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Monday, February 15th, 2016: Week 4, Day 7

GREETINGS!

 Week 4 will focus on time management. One of your first assignments is to create a planner, this is a great way to prioritize your commitments. By using a planner you can quickly do an urgency analysis and determine what is most important for your accomplish this week. Remember to provide time for an escape activity, something that you enjoy to take off the stress. After reflecting at the end of this week it should be clear what you value in your life!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 4 assignments by Monday, February 15th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to my weekend workers:

• Ciara
• Sarah

DID YOU KNOW?
In our society, we are known for being connected by several different innovations. Sometimes, we can easily abuse technology in a way that it can hinder our growth. This week has been filled with finding multiple ways to strategize effectively on managing time. Ian Goldin's perspective of time involves the equality of technology and the overall benefits. Its a great view to see a different viewpoint on how mis-management of technology can hurt our advancement in life. Don't ever believe I'm trying to down-talk technology, but we all have pros and cons for its daily uses.

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Friday, February 12th, 2016: Week 4, Day 4

GREETINGS!

Week 4 will focus on time management. One of your first assignments is to create a planner, this is a great way to prioritize your commitments. By using a planner you can quickly do an urgency analysis and determine what is most important for your accomplish this week. Remember to provide time for an escape activity, something that you enjoy to take off the stress. After reflecting at the end of this week it should be clear what you value in your life!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 4 assignments by Monday, February 15th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to the students on track, embracing Week 4 without a doubt! Thank you to my week 4 workers on Thursday, February 12th, thank you to Erin, Dean, Michaela and Turner.

DID YOU KNOW?

There are several times when we complain about not having enough hours in the day to take care of our responsibilities.  When people say this, I think about highly productive people and I think we all have the same amount hours just not the same motivation or circumstances. Time is one of our most valuable assets. I hope we all learned how to manage our time through planning and prioritizing our most important/urgent tasks.

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Thursday, February 11th, 2016: Week 4, Day 3

GREETINGS!

 Week 4 will focus on time management. One of your first assignments is to create a planner, this is a great way to prioritize your commitments. By using a planner you can quickly do an urgency analysis and determine what is most important for your accomplish this week. Remember to provide time for an escape activity, something that you enjoy to take off the stress. After reflecting at the end of this week it should be clear what you value in your life!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 4 assignments by Monday, February 15th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to the students on track, embracing Week 4 without a doubt! On Wednesday, Feb. 10th, I saw Robyn and Michaela working on Week 4 assignments!

DID YOU KNOW?
This week we are looking at Covey's Quadrant, this tool is used to help manage and determine our most important task. Take a look at what Ms. Crosby's Quadrant looks like for this week! Teachers have to find ways to manage themselves when it comes to their personal and professional lives.

Q1 Work on Lesson Plans Review daughter's homework Grade assignments	Q2 Make sure to wash clothes
Q3 Take out the garbage	Q4 Finish reading my novel Plan summer 2017 vacation

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

February 10th, 2016: Week 4, Day 2

GREETINGS!

 Week 4 will focus on time management. One of your first assignments is to create a planner, this is a great way to prioritize your commitments. By using a planner you can quickly do an urgency analysis and determine what is most important for your accomplish this week. Remember to provide time for an escape activity, something that you enjoy to take off the stress. After reflecting at the end of this week it should be clear what you value in your life!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 4 assignments by Monday, February 15th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank you to the following students that logged in class on Tuesday, Feb. 9th to complete assignments! In order to be successful you must work diligently on assignments daily!

• Kirsten
• Turner
• Robyn
• Ciara
• Dean
• Emily
• DeAuszlo

DID YOU KNOW?

• You can work ahead...I encourage you to do so!!!
• You can submit late assignment...just send me a message so that I know to grade your assignments
• I submitted progress reports on Tuesday night, they will available to your school on Thursday

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016: Week 4, Day 1

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 4 assignments by Monday, February 15th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank You Robyn for making adjustments to your assignment in order to submit on-time! I love when each of you take the initiative to make sure your work is completed!

DID YOU KNOW?
This week we will discover TIME MANAGEMENT! How valuable is time management when completing homework, competing in sports and dedicating quality time with family. What hinders you from completing tasks on time with time to spare? 

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!

Monday, February 8th, 2016: Week 3, Day 7

GREETINGS!

REMINDERS & DEADLINES  

1. Be sure you have completed Week 3 assignments by Monday, February 8th, by 11:55PM
2. Review the weekly checklist to ensure that you are completing/submitting all the required assignments.
3. Don’t forget to comment on the number of posts of classmates.

SHOUT-OUTS
Thank You Robyn for reaching out to me about posting your wordle!

DID YOU KNOW?
Henry Ford is one of the founder's of the automotive industry! Ford's vision was so great, he knew that working together is the only way to achieve the magnitude of success. Ford's cars are one of the best selling automobiles today because Henry Ford encouraged collaboration to meet the ultimate goal.

TIPS:

All posts should:

1. Be in complete sentences.
2. Contain proper grammar and capitalization including no lower case “I’s” or text speech
3. Be descriptive and thoughtful (make sure you are telling me something)

CONTACT me at danielle.crosby@ncpublicschools.gov if you need help or have any questions or concerns. You can also contact the Peer Tutoring Center on the homepage link for help when I am not available!
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