Mr. Denton's Digital Classroom: January 2012

Jan 31, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Story of US: World War II

The event that pulled America out of a depression, and into a war
America's manufacturing power
Rosie the Riveters
New American developments in technology
Daylight Bombing Raids
D-Day
The Atom Bomb
A new world order and a changed America

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

If you haven't turned in your scrapbook yet, get it done!
Thursday

Map Quiz #3 (Europe 1)

Friday

Binder Check #2

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/31/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Review: Alexander the Great
Ancients Behaving Badly: Alexander

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Thursday

Map Quiz #3 - Europe (1)

Friday

Ancient Greece Test
Vocabulary Due
Binder Check #2

Today in U.S. Historry: 1/30/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Complete Inter-War Years Activity
Hitler's Super City

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

If you haven't turned in your scrapbook yet, get it done!
Thursday

Map Quiz #3 (Europe 1)

Friday

Binder Check #2

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/30/12

Jan 29, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

New CNN Log Sheet (#3)
Map for Europe #1
Complete Persian Wars WS
Quick Peloponnesian Wars Discussion/Activity
Anticipation Guide: Alexander the Great

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Thursday

Map Quiz #3 - Europe (1)

Friday

Ancient Greece Test
Vocabulary Due
Binder Check #2

Today in U.S. History: 1/30/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Scrapbooks Due
New CNN Log Sheet (#3)
Europe #1 Map
The Inter-War Years Activity

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Thursday

Map Quiz #3 (Europe 1)

Friday

Binder Check #2

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/27/12

Jan 27, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Athens/Sparta Notes
The Persian Wars

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Next Friday

Ancient Greece Test
Vocabulary Due

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/26/12

Jan 26, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Scrapbook Day
No Map Quiz This Week
Test Next Friday

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/23/12

Jan 23, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

BEHAVE
If you haven't turned in your scrapbook yet, take care of business!

ESSENTIAL SCRAPBOOK CONTENT FOR "GREECE":

The Greeks vs. the Persians
Themistocles and the Navy
The Mycenaeans, Agamemnon, and his tomb.
The formation of city-states, and their competition with one another
The Tunnel of Samos
Themistocles and the Athenian Navy
Pericles, The Delian League, and the Parthenon

VOCABULARY

TOP TEN

Polis
Democracy
Tyrant
Reason
Logic
Hellenistic
Hubris
Direct Democracy
Phalanx
Acropolis

ALL-STARS

Cleisthenes
Pericles
Socrates
Aristotle
Alexander the Great

2nd Tier

Agora
Helots
Hoplites
Solon
Archon
Plato
Homer
Lyric Poetry
Herodotus
Thucydides
Euclid
Eratosthenes
Archimedes

Today in U.S. History: 1/20/12

Jan 20, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

CNN (Observations)
Map Quiz
Scrapbook Day
Binder Check

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)
Binder Check #1

Next Tuesday(?)

20s/Great Depression Test

Skyward

Vocab Due

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/20/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Map Quiz
Binder Check
Outline: Intro to Ancient Greece

Begins on Page 127

Scrapbooks Due TODAY

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)
Binder Check #1

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/19/11

Jan 19, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Graphing Activity
Maps
ITA: Scrapbooks

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)
Binder Check #1

Next Tuesday

20s/Great Depression Test

Skyward

Vocab Due

BINDERS:

Up Front:

Class Lowdown
Calendar
Scrapbook Materials
Glossary
Geography
CNN

Section/Unit 1:

Lowdown Sheet
Unit Vocab

1st people WS
Foundations of Civilization TAG
Anticipation Guide
Resources of Egypt
Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
Hieroglyphics WS

Today in U.S. History: 10/19/11

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

My Deal Activity
Finish Face the Music
Maps

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)
Binder Check #1

Next Tuesday

20s/Great Depression Test

Skyward

Vocab Due

BINDERS:

Up Front:

Class Lowdown
Calendar
Scrapbook Materials
Glossary
Geography
CNN

Section/Unit 1:

Lowdown Sheet
Unit Vocab

20s Overview
Video Questions (In Returned Work Tray)
20s Project Materials
"Ingredients" Notes
Data on Depression Materials
My Deal Activity (Today)

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/18/12

Jan 18, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Test: Ancient Egypt
New Map

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Binder Check #1
South America Map Quiz

Today in U.S. History: 1/18/11

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Data on the Depression
Face the Music
Maps

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Thursday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)

Friday

Binder Check #1

Next Tuesday

20s/Great Depression Test

Skyward

Vocab Due

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/17/12

Jan 17, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Scrapbook Day: "Egypt"
New Map

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Tomorrow

Test: Ancient Egypt

Thursday

South America Map Quiz

Friday

Binder Check #1

Today in U.S. History: 1/17/11

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Save Projects (Grab a laptop)
Notes: The Ingredients of Disaster
Intro to Vocab
New Maps (South America)

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Thursday

Map Quiz #2 (South America)

Friday

Binder Check #1

Next Tuesday

20s/Great Depression Test

Skyward

Vocab Due

Facebook Will Have 1 Billion Users by August

Jan 12, 2012

No, that's not a typo. One BILLION users. If you're wondering how big that really is, let's put it this way: If Facebook were a country, it would be the third-largest in the world, just behind China and India. Next in line would be the United States, with just over 300 million. No, that's not a typo, either. Facebook has 3 times as many users as the U.S. has PEOPLE. Pretty impressive considering that less than a decade ago you couldn't even join unless you had a Harvard email account. Now, the social media site has branched out from college kids to teens, grandparents, and everyone in between.

So, what do you think about all this? Is it an impressive accomplishment? What about the impact of Facebook on society? Positive or negative? Why?

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/12/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Finish E/E: Ancient Egypt
Scrapbook Intro
ITA: Begin Scrapbook/Vocab

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

North America Map Quiz

Next Wednesday

Test?

Next Friday

Binder Check #1

Today in U.S. History: 1/12/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Story of US: "Bust"

Economic boom ends with a crash
Unemployment
The impact on banks
Natural disaster on the Great Plains
Roosevelt and the New Deal
Role of Hoover Dam and Mt. Rushmore Construction
Conflict brewing abroad and a historic boxing match

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #1
Save Projects

Next Friday

Binder Due

CNN Student News: 1/12/12

Today in Western Civilizations: 1/11/12

Jan 11, 2012

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Finish E/E: Ancient Egypt

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

North America Map Quiz

Next Friday

Binder Check #1

CNN Student News for 1/11/12

Today in U.S. History: 1/11/12

TODAY'S RUNDOWN:

Last day to work on our 20s Project

REMINDERS/COMING UP:

Friday

Map Quiz #1

Next Friday

Binder Due

Playoffs, Anyone?

Jan 10, 2012

Last night's BCS Championship game received the lowest viewer rating since the beginning of the BCS era, which isn't surprising. It matched up two teams from the same conference who'd already played each other once (in another snoozer back in November), there wasn't much controversy to speak of, and the game itself was pretty brutal to watch. So once again, the big question surfaces: Should there be a playoff? The President thinks so. Many college coaches have admitted they do, too. Even a solid majority of the players, who, by the way, get some pretty great perks for playing in those bowl games, say they'd like to see a playoff. And what about the fans? In a poll taken 5 years ago, a whopping 85% say they'd love to see some sort of change. Can't imagine what those numbers would look like after last night.

What do you think? More competition, or tradition?