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Dec 18 Tech Art Review Class Work & ELF!

Attendance Tech Art Review - &  Elf - last 1 hr 45 min!

Dec 17 2020 Cover Letter and Resume Work & Tech Art Assessment Lesson.

Attendance. First Half: Laptops - Cover Letter and Resume Work - Assign 10 & 11.  If you are waiting for edits from me - please - in small groups - create a document re: 10 most common interview questions and how to answer these. Do this on paper pls. No cheating with the ol'google on this on. Second Half: Tech Art Assessment Lesson - class will divide into groups and each be assigned a page (as listed below) of a selection of Tech Themed Art To Critique. Tech Art Critique.    Kristen Mattson’s  Discussion Cards   - Class Discussion Re: Results. 

Dec 16 2020 Cover Letter & Resume Work & Grammar Lessons

Attendance. Review Education Planner Scavenger Hunt. Laptops - to work on and complete - Teams > Assign 10 & 11 Cover Letter and Resume - both blocks work to finish.  If time - Continue with Grammar Lessons.

Dec 15 2020 Cover Letter & Resume Updates & BC Education Planner Scavenger Hunt

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Attendance First Half: Cover Letter finish updated version. Task - to Assign 10 - upload to Teams > Assign 10 the .doc copy you moved over from My Blueprint & your Updated Sample Template copy you were working on from yesterday. Library Computers to break 10:10am. Complete Resume Updates -  Teams > Assign 11.  2nd Half -  Damion Present - Hackathon Thomas - Present - Hackathon Resume Lesson - review.  Interview Tips: Brainstorm Session  Vid. Before: During: After: Education Planner Group Scavenger Hunt. 

Dec 14 2020 CLE Presentation & Cover Letter Updates

Attendance. First Half: Prep for CLE Presentation - overview.   CLE Presentation 9am-10:15 Zoom.  Break 10:15-10:25  Second Half: Laptops. 10:25-11:40  Nolan/Evan & Thomas Presentations - Hackathon. Review Found Poem Assignments. Class. If you have not completed this task please do so prior to moving forwards with the Cover Letter Assignment as noted below.  Cover Letter Lesson. Update existing Cover Letter.  Once updated complete upload to Teams > Assignment 10 Cover Letter Sample

Dec 11 2020 Attendance & Cover Letter & Resume Word Doc Creation & Found Poems & Collage

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Attendance - in black folder - top of rolly black cart.  Review Found Holiday Poem Assignment so that students know what to move onto after Task 1 is complete below.  First Half:   Task 1:  To Library Lab: Students - rewrite/move your cover letter and resume content from my blueprint (which you did with Mr Rourke) to a word doc- save in your one drive. - DO NOT COPY PASTE YOUR COVER LETTER AND RESUME TEMPLATES  FROM YOUR MY BLUEPRINT'S - it will not transfer well.  Note: Students - be sure to create a new folder in your One Drive Title: Cover Letter/Resume. Title each of your .docs Cover Letter & Resume Task 2 : 2nd Half - students can start earlier on the below with Ms. Mackenzie in the classroom if some get through the above task quickly.  Equipment - You will need to sign out from the library: Scissors/Glue Sticks. Classroom Equipment: I have prepped white paper and magazines for you on my black rolly cart in the space.  Students to complete - Assign 9 in TEAMS!  Found Holid

Dec 10 Half Day - Hackathon Pres & remainder of Most Likely To Succeed

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Attendance  Download Teams Apps to your phones.  Any remaining Hackathon Projects. - E.g. Thomas Remainder of Most Likely To Succeed. 45 min onwards. Info re: Updated BC Recovery Benefit Payments - open as of Dec 18 2020 British Columbians will soon be able to apply for the BC Recovery Benefit. This one-time, tax-free payment of up to $1,000 for families and single parents, and up to $500 for individuals, will help support British Columbians who are dealing with the pressures of COVID-19. To apply you will need your: Social insurance number 2019 income tax notice of assessment from the CRA If applicable, spouse’s 2019 income tax notice of assessment from the CRA Direct deposit information Learn more: gov.bc.ca/recoverybenefit

Dec 9 2020 Hackathon Presentations & Most Likely To Succeed - The Future of Education a Film Review

Attendance Review: Pre Break Work  Review: Post Break Work  Collect any last permission forms re: formal letters. Hackathon Presentations - first half.  2nd half - Intro to Most Likely To Succeed Then - Most Likely To Succeed Documentary Viewing - The Future of Education a Review - for rent on Vimeo for those students not in attendance.  Class Discussion Questions. Q: What do you like/dislike about High Tech High? Q: What do you believe schools NEED to provide to students today? Q: What do you feel that you need to learn to be successful in your chosen career/life path?

Dec 8 2020 Film Study - Green School Bali

  Letters to seniors - review - re: permission forms - final good copies - laptops - print and submit. Q: 3 who airdropped their permission forms - need your names on them FYI. *If you are done your letter - then  Prep for Hackathon Presentations - Dec 9th tomorrow and beyond if we need to. Alternative Education - sample -  Green School's 10 year anniversary documentary

Dec 7 Formal Letters & Christmas Room & Door Decorating

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Attendance What is a block letter/formal letter? Formal letter lesson. What is Block Format? In block format, everything including your contact information, the date, the employer’s contact information, the body of the letter, and the greeting and closing, is all left-justified. It gives a clean and professional look to your letter.' In block format, the letter is single spaced with exception of a space between each paragraph (as well as a space above and below the date, and above and below the signature)  Complete Formal Letter for local seniors in isolation.  Formal Letter Drafts: Quasi Sample Above. Assignment to be completed within Teams - Assignment 8. Submit in teams. Tell me verbally when it has been submitted. I will provide edits in red before break - print and decorate :) This should be complete prior to break 1:50pm. 2nd half - Christmas Decorating!  Christmas door decorating and room decorating!  Feel free to put on Christmas music!  Door decorating supplies - large pie

Dec 4 2020 Final Day to Complete Hackathon Project & Formal Letter Review & Creation

Hand out of permission forms :) Letters for vulnerable :) From yesterday's 'Future of Work' piece: Alternative Living Review Man Quits Job in Finance to Grow Food and Develop Permaculture Food Forest | From Finance to Farmer Final day to work on Hackathon Project Assign 7 - continue on Teams.  Time to work on and catch up/finalize - work for Mr. Rourke. My Blueprint - completion of your Cover Letters/Resumes in My Blueprint. 

Dec 3 2020 Future of Work, Hackathon Project Continue and Complete

Next: How Does The Internet Work? Video 3min. Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all. Thoughts? Discussion.  3. - View -  The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepared  3 min.  Thoughts? Discussion.  Teams Assignment 5 - The Future of Work: Will Our Children Be Prepared Please complete the Teams Assignment 5 question sheet for this video in Teams > General > Assignments. Complete Assignment 6 and move on to Assignment 7 Teams - Hackathon Project - work to complete by end of class. 

Dec 2 2020 Last Day Careers, Optimizing The World, Covid 19 Hackathon Cont . . .

Careers - First Half 2nd Half - As a class to read the following piece  Radically Optimizing the World  by Mr. JM. Class discussion.  Answer questions via Teams > Assignment 4.  We are continuing our work via the lead of Mr. Techno Future, Jean Marc LaFlamme one of Canada's original 'hackers' and Canadian Governmental Website Creators & Serial Online Entrepreneurs.  Next Up - You are going to prep for and implement your very own pair or individual Hackathon on the topic of the big ol'C word these days - Covid19 & the Future of Revelstoke (and beyond).  What the heck is a Hackathon? A  hackathon  (also known as a  hack day ,  hackfest  or  codefest ; a  hacking marathon)  is a design sprint-like event; often, in which individuals collaborate intensively on projects. The goal of a hackathon is to create functioning systems, software or hardware by the end of the event. [1]  Hackathons tend to have a specific focus, which can include the language used, the opera