Week of February 27- March 2, 2017

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MONDAY/TUESDAY CLASSES

This week will be fun!
Lessons for this week will follow a few items of interest.
The ID Cards that we were supposed to receive last week had a glitch and had to be sent back, so we will get around to those soon!

Tuesday is "Mardi Gras". To celebrate, we will have a bit of fun! Wear a costume if you would like, Mardi Gras beads will be given out.
If you have any feathers, sequins, etc, bring them with you to class, Ms Lee is going to help make masks for Tuesday. It is a traditional Mardi Gras thing!
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Our lessons this week:
First, we will start out with a fun video on Mardi Gras it is short and informative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTYcgnqAzqE
 
This week we will look at interactive pages that are dealing with Ecosystems.

There are numerous links that will help you learn about ecosystems, and can be fun!

The first link is to an interactive Corral Reef, it shows the connections between the reef, the fish and the other animals and plants that coexist there. 

Corral Reef Connections

You can click on this connection and go directly to the interactive  page, make sure you can find all the interlinked animals/plants etc. 

The second is a short video to watch. You can go to this link and click on the video to watch. 

Energy Flow in the Coral Reef System  This is a short video highlighting the ecosystem of a coral reef. Click on the link and watch it!

WEDNESDAY/ THURSDAY CLASSES 

Our Aztec Lesson will be in Math this week

Foundations: Math> Preparing for Algebra> Writing Basic Equations

Pre-HSE:  Mathematics> Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities> Understanding Algebra

GED Prep: Mathematical Reasoning> Solving with Equations> One Variable Inequalities 


Links for this week:

Mardi Gras Video

Coral Reef Connecitons

Energy Flow in the Coral Reef System

Aztec Software


EXTRA LINKS FOR Mardi Gras and  ECOSYSTEMS:

What is an Ecosystem

Another video on Ecosystems that is interesting

Coral Reef Ecosystems

 What are Coral Reefs and What's Their Purpose?
another Mardi Gras Link

February 20-23, 2017

We will have a busy week once again!

Homerooms will be going as a group, one by one, over the course of the next few days to receive student ID Cards. 

You must go with your Homeroom, and must stay for the duration of ALL students in your Homeroom receiving their ID. The class will return to Deadrick Hall together.

You will be advised on the time and day that you will participate, please attend classes each day this week. 

Our classwork this week will consist of

Mon.-Thurs.-   Typing.com for 5 minutes.

Mon./Tue Classes--  Lesson on Spam


Wed/Thurs Classes- 


email Assignment: 
Email Instructor -

Bullet List Icon sample

Bullet List-
of "Painting Supplies" 
It must be labeled as Painting Supplies
the list must contain these items:  
{Name and Home room on top left--email message as a  List. Use the Bullet icon to create the list. -Label the List (Center the Label)- "Living Room Painting List"   
  -(List of Items needed in bullet form)- 
 Masking tape, 1 gallon Taupe paint, Paint Roller, Paint brush, Roller pan,  Plastic sheeting, Cleaning rags,  

AFTER you have emailed your assignment, please work in Aztec:

AZTEC

Foundations: Foundations Using Language> Writing Skills> Developing Paragraphs with Details and Examples

Pre-HSE: Writing> Writing Skills> Creating an Outline

GED Prep: Reasoning Through Language Arts> Writing Skills> Elements of an Essay


There are new posts in the Sports page and the Upcoming Events page

Links for the week

Spam  

More About Spam

Upcoming Events

Sports

Representatives Cesar Blanco and Brooks Landgraf are going live at texastribune.org/events

Watch the event that is taking place at Odessa College Saulsbery Center

                               
https://livestream.com/texastribune/events/6673056

Tobacco free campus

Odessa College programs including 30 for 30 and the Wrangler Fit Challenge demonstrate our commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles and behaviors; and this August, the Board of Trustees approved a new tobacco policy:

Effective March 13, 2017

The Odessa College District prohibits smoking and the use of tobacco products and e-cigarettes on College District property, in College District vehicles, and at College District-related activities, unless the use is in a designated area approved by the College President.

The use of tobacco products is only permitted at designated smoking areas on the Odessa College campus. Designated smoking areas are no closer than 30 feet to building entrances and have been identified and clearly marked as smoking areas. To see a campus map showing the designated smoking areas, click here. Receptacles for extinguishing smoking materials have been placed in appropriate locations on campus.

Tobacco use at the Andrews,  Monahans and Pecos extension centers as well as the American Legion Field and Graham Center is prohibited within 30 feet of the building/facility entrances.

Non-smoking signs and notices will be updated at each entrance to campus buildings. The tobacco policy applies to all employees, students, independent contractors, and visitors.

Odessa College asks for your cooperation in abiding by the tobacco policy and reminding others to use the designated smoking areas at all times. The policy was designed to be respectful of tobacco and nontobacco users alike, and is intended to allow everyone the opportunity to enter all Odessa College facilities without encountering a smoke-filled environment. The only way this policy can be effective is if all of us ask individuals not abiding by the policy to please show the proper courtesy to others. Thank you for your assistance.

Links:

Cessation Resources

Designated Tobacco Use Map

FAQ - Tobacco Policy

Odessa College
201 W. University,
Odessa, TX 79764

432.335.6400

Week of February 13-16, 2017

This is going to be another fast paced week. We have a movie coming this week, and our focus of studies is around the "Loving Story"

You are required to complete these assignments:

Every class time:

Typing.com  Work on lessons for 5 minutes each day in class. Please watch the time, do not go over the 5 minutes. 

***Wednesday! We will meet at the Woods Building Room 119 - 9am sharp! There will be free popcorn! ******** Monday/Tuesday class

 http://www.lovingday.org/legal-map    
 Start at the beginning year and click on year progression to the year 1967.  What does the map look like in 1900 compared to 1967?


PBS.org    
Type in search box on this site:   Interracial Marriage. Scroll down through the list that comes up- Click on: An American story about a marriage worth fighting for. Watch the video (8 minutes).

What do you expect to learn from the movie this week? How do you think you will feel after watching this movie?

If you finish this early, work in AZTEC!

Wednesday/Thursday Classes!

**Our regular lessons as always are in Aztec**

Aztec - Language


  Foundations: 
 Lang.Writing Skills> Combining and Reducing Sentences                                                                                 
  Pre-HSE: 
Writing> Language Mechanics> Adjectives, adverbs and Other Parts of Speech                                                                                             
  GED Prep: 
Reasoning Through Language Arts>Development of Individuals, Events, and Ideas in Texts>Understanding Relationships


** Links for this weeks lessons:

typing.com

http://www.lovingday.org/legal-map 

pbs.org

Aztec

Week of February 6-9-- LONG READ, Important news!

Week of February 6-9, 2017 Plus EXTRA notices!   A LONG READ!

This will be a very fast paced week!

We are starting our keyboarding skills back up again, for the returning and the Jan. start students, this will be new.

The first 5 minutes of class will be for keyboard practice- GO TO- Typing.com, click on students, then pick your level (most will be on beginner) Please, when you finish and it states Words Per Minute and Accuracy, write down those numbers and which lesson you finished. 

Those will be turned in to the instructor.
Our lessons this week are two -fold: 

1. The Loving Story is the focus in your regular classes, and we will touch on it in Computer Literacy by reading the article at READWORKS.ORG/books/passages - the article is:
Shining Star- This is written for lower grades, so everyone should be able to read the passage with no problems.
2. Understanding how to write to a Congressman.
This will be in conjunction with the upcoming event that we are invited to participate in: the lunch and a conversation with state Sen. Kel Seliger and state Rep. Brooks Landgraf, moderated by Texas Tribune co-founder and CEO Evan Smith.
There is a link, which is on the whiteboard at the front of the class, you must RSVP to attend this lunch. 

There is also a link to the example of a letter to a Senator or Representative.

All students will print a copy of the example, and take it home to use to compose a letter. That letter will be written in Word2013. It will be attached to an email to the instructor. DUE- THURSDAY!

If you would like, you can also print out that letter to actually send to your Congress member.

We will utilize the Texas.gov site to find addresses for our State Congress members.

***We also have Aztec to work on this week! ***

Foundations- Math>Everyday Math Skills>Problems Using Money

Pre-HSE- Mathematics> Fractions> Changing Forms

GED Prep- Mathematical Reasoning> Quantitative Problem Solving with Data and Statistics> Determining Probability

Remember-- You must work in Aztec an hour per week, this week it is going to be hard to get any time in during class. 

***** There is a Free Performance of the Elephant's Graveyard******
If you have not seen this performance, it is very touching, very emotional.  Rather mature.
FREE, public performance of ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD on FEBRUARY 10TH at 7:30 in The Globe Theater at Odessa College!

Instructors email is on the white board in class!


Links for this week:

Readworks.org/books/passages   search - Shining Star

Representatives in Congress


Example of a Formal Letter  (fixed Link)

To RSVP for the Cesar Blanco/Brooks Landgraf luncheon