Friday, May 23, 2008

Summer Time!


Have a delightful summer! You have been a wonderful class and I hope to see you all around the halls next year.


Enjoy the break!



Thanks,

Mr. Ferrell

Friday, May 16, 2008

Questions?


As we wrap-up our study of the Middle Ages I would like to know about any remaining questions you have about your topic.

Please write at least one question and post the question to the blog.

Also, if you see a question you can answer ... answer it! Just be sure to explain in your comment exactly what question you are answering.

Enjoy!
Mr. Ferrell

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Collaboration?


collaboration
1 : to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
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This wiki project required you to work together with your peers to accomplish your task. There were some frustrating moments during this project and most of the time it focused on working with the "OTHER" team. Even though there were some rough times you all did very well.

Please write about your experience with collaboration during this project. If you are stuck you will see four blog-starters below. Please write 3-5 sentences in your paragraph.
  • What did you learn about collaboration through this project?
  • What are the benefits of collaboration?
  • What are difficulties of working with other people?
  • Why is it important to learn to work well with others?
Thank you,
Mr. Ferrell

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Wiki Update


Please write about the most interesting aspects of your topic.


Here are some blog-starters


What part do you enjoy? Why do you enjoy it?

What do you find interesting about your topic? Creepy? Crazy?

If you were going to tell your best friend about your topic what would you tell them?

Why is your topic important?


Thanks,

Mr. Ferrell

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Middle Ages Exploration #1




Today you began working on the Middle Ages Exploration project. As you look ahead at this project I would like you to answer these two questions:

1. What do YOU think is going to be the best part about your topic?
2. What is going to be the biggest challenge of this project?

Thank you,
Mr. Ferrell