Last Week Before (Most of) Your Last Spring Break!

 

OK, so I guess I overestimated what we could do in a 25-minute period.  Worry not, I’ve really enjoyed our time discussing employability skills, proper ways to conduct yourself in public, how to handle difficult life situations, and other matters in which adaptability and flexibility really matter in life.  I truly feel we have made the most of our shortened class periods even though we have not completed our project. 

Now that we’ve established our tutorial will be broken down into multiple parts, my editors will need to work together to be as efficient as possible in completing their work.  As I always suggest, you should divide and conquer on this.  Maybe one of you can work on parts 1 & 2, another can work on parts 3 & 5, and both of you can collaborate to complete part 4.  This is just a suggestion, but I feel it will be the best way for you to make the most of your time.  

During this time, the rest of you will get onto our social media sites and discuss some of the things we've learned.  Share your expertise with the world but do it right.  Please show me your posts prior to hitting the "send" button.  Last week the tweet and Google+ posts you sent were wonderful.  Let’s make this week just as productive.  We should send out at least one correspondence/post daily, and by Thursday (Remember, we do not have school on Friday) the video should be ready to load.  

**Please understand these videos take time to load.  You should start loading at the beginning of the period and some of you might need to stay after class to ensure the finished product successfully loads.  This is why I suggest you start uploading tutorials on Wednesday**

Finally, on Thursday, you will write a blog post about what you plan to do with your final high school spring break.  Why am I asking you to blog about this?  I feel as if this will allow you to learn about proper planning, positively broadcast the responsible things you will do, and appreciate the fact that your high school careers are coming to a close.  I expect this entry to be at least 150 words and just break down a few of the things (obviously not everything… that would take a long time to complete) you plan to do.  Here’s an example of how I’d lay mine out:

Over Spring Break, I plan to do a lot of fun things, but in this post, I’ll describe three of the more exciting activities:

Take my kids to St. Bethlehem Park for a day:

Do you remember when you were in Kindergarten and your parents would take you to the park?  Was there anything better than spending a warm Spring day climbing the monkey bars and swinging on the swing set followed by a trip to the ice cream parlor?  Well that’s what I plan to do on the warmest day of my Spring Break…

I think you get the picture of what I’m looking for.  This should be a fun assignment as long as you have fun with it.  I really look forward to hearing what you have to say.  

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I’ll see you Monday!