EACH QUIZ IS WORTH 200 POINTS. (THANKS TO IVANIA FOR POINTING THAT OUT). WE NEED A LITTLE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO DO THE ATTEND / PARTIC. HERE IS THE FORMAT: 0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.12.550.(att+ast+lakers+701q1) RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION: --> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT A '.' (PERIOD) SEPARATES EACH FIELD? THE ASCII COLLATING SEQUENCE MOVES LEFT TO RIGHT, WITH LETTERS (65-90) RATED HIGHER THAN NUMBERS (48-57), SO A-Z 0-9 0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.12.550 SORTS HIGHER THAN 0123.CHAPA.ARNOLD.2001.06.11.550 --> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? ("DON'T UNDERSTAND" IS AN OK ANSWER THIS IS AN ADVANCED CONCEPT.) YOUR PORTFOLIO-NOTEBOOK DOCUMENTS YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. YOU SHOULD HAVE PLASTIC SHEET COVERS. --> DO YOU HAVE A VIEWBINDER WITH PLASTIC SHEET COVERS? IF NOT, WHEN WILL YOU HAVE THIS? (AS A CLASS PROJECT, WE WILL BUY A BOX OF 200 AT COSTCO TO GET THE BULK DISCOUNT -- ELSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE.) THE ATTEN / PARTIC FORM SHOWS A RUNNING TOTAL OF YOUR ATTENDANCE AND TOTAL POINTS TODATE. IT IS A VALUABLE VERIFIABLE RECORD OF YOUR PERFORMANCE. IT IS A GRADE BOOK, SIGN-UP SHEET, AND A STATISTICAL DATA BASE THAT MAPS, TRACKS YOUR PERFORMANCE, AND CAN BE USED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IF YOU SEE THAT YOU ARE FALLING BEHIND, IT ALSO RECOGNIZES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. --> RESPOND WITH 'AGREE' OR 'DISAGREE' AND A COMMENT.
NOTES ON THESE QUIZZES: EACH OF THESE QUIZZES IS WORTH 200 POINTS, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED! THAT IS, YOU CAN NOT PASS THE CLASS WITHOUT DOING ALL THE QUIZZES! (ABOUT 5 OR 6 OF THEM -- I WRITE 1 PER WEEK). THE IMPORTANT CONCEPT ABOUT THESE QUIZZES IS -- THAT YOU AND YOUR CLASSMATES SHARE A COMMON VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, AND YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO READ WHAT THEY SAY, AND BUILD ON THEIR THOUGHTS TO CREATE YOUR OWN. LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, THINK ABOUT YOUR RESPONSES, AND STATE YOUR OWN 'SMACK' -- SAY IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS -- PERSONALIZE AND INTERNALIZE THE INFORMATION -- MAKE IT YOURS AND WRITE IT DOWN! --> RESPOND WITH 'AGREE' OR 'DISAGREE' WITH COMMENTS.
START701 QUIZZES: HERE IS GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS: THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THESE QUIZZES ONLY REINFORCE A CERTAIN TYPE OF LEARNING -- SHORT MEMORY, QUICK RESPONSE [NOT, DEEP, PROFOUND, CRITICAL THINKING!] THEY HAVE A CERTAIN USEFULNESS. USE THEM TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION. BUILD UP YOUR QUICKNESS. DONT FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM. QUICKNESS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CRITICAL THINKING. THE GOOD NEWS IS -- (3 EXAMPLES) MY NEPHEW MIKE TOOK ABOUT 100 OF THESE, HITTING TOP SCORES, THEN TOOK AND SCORED WELL ON THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAM, AND GOT INTO A TOP GRAD SCHOOL. MY DAUGHTER CYNDI USED MY SET OF VOCABULARY LESSONS (CURRENTLY NOT SUPPLIED) TO PREPARE FOR THE GRE, ALSO, AND HIT HIGH SCORES AND WENT TO ONE OF THE BEST GRAD SCHOOLS. (3) I PASSED THE DMV EXAM WITH 0 OR 1 ERROR AFTER TAKING AND PASSING MY OWN DMV EXAMS. HOW ABOUT THAT? YOU TOO CAN USE THEM. THESE EXAMS ARE A CARRYOVER FROM 'LEGACY' PROGRAMMING -- ASK ME WHEN I WILL CONVERT THEM TO THE WEB -- MAYBE LATER THIS SUMMER. BUT, THEY ARE CLEAN, HELPFUL (ESP. WITH THE PRINTOUT) AND GO A LONG WAY TOWARD BUILDING READING COMPREHENSION OF TECHNICAL MATERIAL. ---> WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE QUIZZES? (TWO OF MY ALL-TIME BEST STUDENTS [CUTTER AND WENDY] DISLIKED THESE QUIZZES WITH A PASSION. OTHERS, LIKE "TRAY", DO EVERY ONE THEY CAN FIND. SO IT IS ABOUT 'LEARNING STYLES' -- EACH OF US LEARNS BEST BY DIFFERENT MODES: DRILL AND PRACTICE, EXAMPLES, 'HANDS-ON', LISTENING, WATCHING, BY TEAMS, OR ALONE (I USE 'DEEP' CONCENTRATION) -- OTHERS ARE VISUAL-SPATIAL, LOGIAL-LINEAR.) ---> OPTIONAL: COMMENT ON 'LEARNING STYLES' ANY WAY, THERE ARE OVER 80 QUIZZES; YOU NEED TO PASS 50 @ 20 POINTS EACH FOR A MAX CREDIT OF 1000 POINTS. I WILL SET UP A COMPUTER TO GIVE YOU A GRADE SUMMARY SHEET (GRADE YOUR QUIZZES BY COMPUTER). BUT YOU KNOW IF YOU PASSED A QUIZ IF YOU DONT GET THE 'RETAKE QUIZ' MESSAGE. ---> DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS. YES OR NO?
MOVING AHEAD: SOME STUDENTS, LIKE IVANNIA, ARE GOING THRU EVERYTHING IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM, TRYING EVERYTHING ... I HAVE (1) ONE WORD TO SAY ABOUT THIS! "BRAVO!" (YOU MAY DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME! IT IS ABOUT teaching and learning and technology-transfer using the most modern delivery system! --> FIND AT LEAST ONE OTHER, NEW PROJECT IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM STATE ITS NAME. --> SEE IF YOU CAN FIND AND RUN A JAVA PROGRAM ABOUT COLOR. --> TELL WHAT FEATURES IN THE VIRT CLASSROOM THAT YOU LIKE.
LAKERS PICTURES: I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR RESPONSSE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT! YOUR PROFESSIONAL WORK-ATTITUDE, ALONG WITH THE THRIVING 'TEAM-CONCEPT', WITH YOUR 'DOING EACH PROJECT AT THE PERFECTION-LEVEL WILL CAUSE US TO GO 'DEEP' INTO THE ASSIGNMENT LIST, AND WORK AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL TO YOUR BENEFIT. ---> COMMENT.
HOUSEKEEPING: 1) WHY SHOULD YOU PRINT OUT BLACK AND WHITE TEXT NOT USING THE COLOR PRINTER? (2500C) 2) ASK ME TO USE SOME HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO PAPER TO DEMO ITS SUPERIORITY. 3) PRINTER NOT WORKING? LOG OFF AND BE SURE THAT YOU ID THE COMPUTER AS 'K-304' (IT CONNECTS YOUR STATION TO THE 'PRINTER-GROUP') 4) ASK ME FOR SOME EQUIP. REPAIR FORMS. PLS FILL THEM OUT IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS, SO THE TECH CAN FIX THEM LATER IN THE DAY. ---> RESPOND TO QUESTION 1. COMMENT AS YOU LIKE.