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Welcome Again Today! Another busy one.

Sign in and out EVERY Day with your Advocate! Thanks Log In, Check Email and Open wiki - first thing when you arrive. Please don't wait to be told. Personal initiative is crucial to your success at FP.

__**Short**__ **Response:** Please copy this prompt and paste into a word doc. When finished please email to your English teacher. Thanks
 * //** Learning Fun? Write about your best **// learning experience //** (it didn't have to occur in school!) What made it so enjoyable? How does that learning impact your today? **//


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 * [[file:Website and Blog.docx|Download]]
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Set up Website and Blog - design - layout - etc.

Explore Big Picture - Watch Ted Talk

Please start a new document... Insert the web address - URL of the picture and the short description at the bottom of the picture. **Write 2 paragraphs about the picture. In the first describe the picture. In the second, why the picture captured your attention (and emotion). Why did it "resonate" with you? What does it say about you?**
 * Big Picture** - scan through the Big Picture and find a picture that trips your trigger!!! Save the picture to your Skydrive and insert it into the word document. (Can try to copy and paste, may get different results/options).

__**Infinite Campus**__ - find your schedule and find your credits! We need to save these usernames and passwords to our file! Thanks Gene





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Short Writing - Suppose you could not live in Iowa, but wanted to stay in the US. Where would you choose to live? Why? What specifically appeals to you about that region? How might it impact what you do for a living and in your spare time. Find a picture of the area and insert into document. Thanks

Brain

Watch short clip on - Deb Roy on TED talk. Goal Setting

[|https://docs.google.com/a/fpdmtr.org/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGJmT2xETGZrcGNyWDlZT0NxcXZGdkE6MQ#gid=0]

Brain - Start short writing assignment on brain. Please complete and send to your English Teacher by next class period.

Sign up for a daily email lesson from [|websearch.about.com](Make sure you know YOUR email address - ends with **@fpdmtr.org** TR class only.

Junk Pile


 * Watch TED Talk on Pictures**

Insert the web address - URL of the picture and the short description at the bottom of the picture. **Write 2 paragraphs about the picture. In the first describe the picture. In the second, why the picture captured your attention (and emotion). Why did it "resonate" with you? What does it say about you?**
 * Big Picture** - scan through the Big Picture and find a picture that trips your trigger!!! Save the picture to your H drive and insert it into the word document. (Can try to copy and paste, may get different results/options).

Careers - We will sign up for I Have a Plan. Another user name and password to save!!





You may need to work on three surveys in IHAP outside of class. They are:
 * Work Interests**
 * Work Values, and**
 * Career Clusters**

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After signing in, they can be found by clicking on **"Career Planning"** and then on **"Learn about Yourself"**. It will open to a Table with 6 questionnaires; we will be doing the 3 listed above.

Google - Sign into your **gmail; check the About.com message.**

To find the Big Picture web address, please search the term "big picture" in Google. It should be at or very near the top; the Boston Globe is "parent" organization. Add link gadget.
 * Set up iGoogle page**; create an FP tab, and subscribe to Big Picture blog - and add Box of Links gadget

You will be working ino pairs. We'll try to have each pair interview 2 advocates. Each should last no more than 10 minutes. Take turns asking questions. Ask the most important ones first! Each should take notes; record in the 3rd and 4th columns. Responses may generate an aditional questions - ask them if time permits. (If you run out of time go back and ask advocate at another time. HINT: your advocate is a good source of info - ASK them periodically!))
 * Please open and review your KWLM for FP document.**
 * You will be adding items to the K and W columns. We will use the class responses from Friday's survey. Use them to add items to the columns**
 * Once you are finished, print (page 1 only).**

AM session - we need to do these between 8:15 and 8:45.

PM session - between 1:15 and 1:50

When you have finished, sit with partner for a few minutes and review what you heard.

Learning Style Classification - See is you can identify the style (A, K or V) and "X" it in if it applies to you. Here are desrciptions from wikipedia for each of the syles -

Please open your Gmail and your Blog. My blog is at [] Student blogs should be listed on the right side. Please read 2-3 student posts and comment on at least one. The topic was a enjoyable learning experience.


 * On your blog, create a Post on this topic**: Suppose you could not live in Iowa, but wanted to stay in the US. Where would you choose to live? Why? What specifically appeals to you about that region? How might it impact what you do for a living and in your spare time. Find a picture of the area and insert into your post. Thanks


 * Careers** - Open I Have a Plan - []

Do Survey on Work Values and Skills (Michelle will show you "how to") ICE Journal - respond to items #1-3

Learning Style Classification - Learning Styles Classification.docx See is you can identify the style (A, K or V) and "X" it in if it applies to you. Old day 3