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7/5/2011

Update on goals

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Well, two weeks have passed since I set my goals.   How are you progressing toward your goals?  I made two goals for summer school.  First, I wanted my students to increase their understanding of how technology could help them learn on their own and how technology could help them create products which will grab other people's attention.  Secondly, I want to learn from my students what best meets their needs.  How am I doing?

The first goal is going well.  The students have learned how to take still pictures and mold them together into a movie.  The learned to add sound to the moving pictures and some of them will be adding narration to them shortly.  Students have learned to us digital photo editing software to change digital photos and make them look more like paintings.  Student have learned to create PowerPoint presentation with text and images.  Student have also learned to make simple web sites using a fantastic WYSIWYG interface at www.weebly.com.  The first goal is going well.

The second goal is a little more difficult to quantify.  I could see quickly that certain students learned more quickly than others and certain students needed more help guidance.  Some were more independent and some wanted to check in with me every few minutes to see if what they were doing was correct.  Moving around the classroom and asking the students questions is a quick way to assess their needs.  Also looking at the work they are producing to see if it matches the goal of the project or the assignment.  I need to create another form for the artist project.  This form will have blanks for the students to fill in to prompt them to answer the questions they need to answer in order to assess each artist's work.

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Chelsea Ng
7/5/2011 02:07:50 am

I wanted to type faster and I did. I need to keep practicing my typing to keep it up. I reached that goal

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Erika Lam
7/5/2011 02:08:22 am

I have been doing good so far. My two goals were learning more and growing taller. †he progress is pretty good :). I was 5 feet and now im 5 feet something! YAY!

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corwin
7/5/2011 02:08:59 am

So far I have been doing good on typing.I can type about 25wmp per minute.I think when my average is 30wmp I'm ready.On science I've been doing pretty good too.We did many stuff like paper airplane contests and telling why it worked or not.

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Erika Lam
7/5/2011 02:10:40 am

I have been accomplishing my goals good. My two goals were growing taller and learning more. I has been happening. I was 5 feet and now I'm 5 feet something :O. I also learned a lot so far in this summer <3

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Amber Morales
7/5/2011 04:30:27 am

I am still practicing my motiboction facts. I can typ aulittlebit fastePr

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Michelli C.
7/5/2011 04:30:33 am

I'm still working on my first goal but it seems to be going well.
My second goal is to complete my project for Mr.Aitken's computer class. But it's going very well, but I still need to fix some parts.

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victoria gonzalez
7/5/2011 04:30:59 am

Well I made first goal at summer school and it is typing faster and the second goal is that I am learning more about computers.

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Julieanna
7/5/2011 04:31:57 am

First, my goal was to do good on robotics. I reached that because our first robot,Shooter bot went fine. Now we're trying to make Color sorter. I also learned about robotics history. My other goal is to be a faster typer. I reached my goal because my mom told me I typed faster than usual and I know the keys better.(but I still have to look at my hands often)

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Ray Shell (From now on I won't say the real one because no one is using my name)
7/5/2011 04:32:31 am

I've been progressing very slowly in my goals.

My goals were to produce many products of arts and crafts with organizaion and become more knowledgable with sign language, computer shortcuts, USA information, etc.

I'm progressing most in the arts and crafts. Right now, I am completing a bead door curtain and designing patterns and colors on colourlovers.com.

I'm also progressing in knowledgable facts because I've been reading nonfiction books and spending time making projects and typing on the computer.

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Bryan
7/5/2011 04:34:35 am

my goals are going good, im doing better in class and not talking a lot.

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victoria gonzalez
7/5/2011 04:38:28 am

Well the goals that I approved two weeks ago was learning more about computers.Learning how to type faster.

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Justin Zhang
7/5/2011 04:39:41 am

I am doing good. I am good at writing and typing now, but haven't mastered them yet........

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caitlyn
7/12/2011 04:36:42 am

I been working out great on my goals the first one is the best I have been really good at typing these past few weeks and I think I will soon start trying to be the best student so far I think I can do it perfectly

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Ryan Lu link
7/20/2011 02:12:22 am

My favorite book series is Harry Potter because it shows new spells,new potions, and new enemies like the Basilisk or Tom Riddle.I like it because it all ways surprises you.

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Chelsea Ng link
12/17/2011 03:16:41 pm

Well, Mr. Aitken I made another website. Actually more than one. In my class, I had a classmate named Sarah Allen. She's so bossy! Ugh!!!! Anyways I just wanted to tell you I'm doing well. chelseang.weebly.com

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