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First Day in the Wonderlab

Published on Dec 05, 2015

My Class Work - 1st day

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

First Day in the Wonderlab

  • Be seated at your computer (make sure you have your station card)
  • Fill out the survey at your desk
  • Write your name and computer number on your index card
  • Work until I start class (you may not finish, but you'll have time)
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Congratulations

You're at Westwood 
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Vicki Davis

@coolcatteacher 
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What is this?

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Diamonds

Looking for your strengths 
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Mrs. Vicki Davis

@coolcatteacher 
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My Family

Husband: Kip, Children: James, Susan and John
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I'm a Wildcat

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GA Tech Yellow Jacket

I'm a Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech 
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Cell Phone Business

Market Analyst * General Manager 

Teaching Technology

Since 1997, 14th year at Westwood 
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Author

Reinventing Writing* Flattening Classrooms * 10 Habits of Bloggers that Win 
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@coolcatteacher

106,381 followers on Twitter 
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I love teaching!

Teenagers are AWESOME

Write on your index card

  • Your name (like you want to be called)
  • Your computer name
  • One thing you wonder about this class
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Procedures for the 3 E's

  • Entering the room
  • Being Excused
  • Exiting the Class
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How you come in the room

  • Station Card
  • Hand Sanitizer
  • Handouts
  • Log In Computer
  • Get Your Folder
  • Get Started on Today's Work (Bell Ringers)

Exit the room

  • Log off your computer
  • Chair under
  • Mouse up, keyboard up
  • Work turned in beside door
  • Stay in seat until bell ring
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Being Excused

  • Flip Your Station Card to Yellow
  • Fill out sign out log
  • Bring to Mrs. Davis
  • She signs
  • You go
  • Sign back in when you return.

Binder - 5 sections

  • WIP (Work in Progress)
  • Notes
  • Paper
  • Archive
  • Portfolio
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Grading Policies

Get a handout. Put under "archive" 
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Station Cards

  • Green- Good
  • Red - Help
  • Blue - Let's talk
  • Yellow - Excused from Room
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How Paperwork Flows

  • Papers for you (box by no whining sign)
  • Papers for me to grade (out by door)
  • Handouts by Door
  • Extra Paper (by Printer)
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Circling Up

  • Everyone in the circle
  • Do it quickly
  • One person talk at a time
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When I give you an assignment

  • Write it in your planner
  • Write it in your planner
  • Do it!
  • Do it!
  • Turn it in your folder (or how I specify) by the due date.
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Class Rules

Assignment 1: Read. Get Your Parents to Sign. 
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What does it take to be an honor graduate? in NHS?

Assignment 2 (9th grade only) 
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Essential Procedures

  • Circling Up
  • Bell Ringers
  • Haiku Learning (coming soon)
  • Bloomz (coming soon)
  • Kahoot (mobile phones)
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Survey & Login

  • Setting passwords
  • Remembering passwords
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Textbooks

Location & Care of Them 
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5 Things to Bring Every Day

  • Binder
  • Pen (multi colors)
  • Earbuds
  • Jump Drive
  • Calendar/ List
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Core Expectation

We are World Class.