November 2016

Information Fluency

Today we went through some stations in the library about how to decipher between true and/or false information. A few of the strategies I used were:

  1. First off, I would look at the URL and the domain – .com means anyone can make it whereas .org is an organization, .edu is from an education, and .gov is from the government.
  2. I scanned the site for credible information – I clicked on all the hyperlinks and verified the information with it and used my previous knowledge to help.
  3. I checked the site for contact information or the “about us” section – if there is no information to contact the author it shows that they aren’t credible.

We also went onto the library site and read some online magazines. Here is one that I read and the instructions for how to get on:

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&custid=s1239813&profile=aph

Library page logon use your school logon: 132-first.initial.last.name and your school password

Ebsco logon: riversiderapids

Gale PW: student

Something I learned today was that at Riverside, we have access to an entire library full of online magazines and articles free of charge for us to use. With tons of bountiful information, these sources are credible and very easy to use.

I hope that we will be able to do more activities like this in the future! I had a lot of fun and learned a lot.

 

Static Race

In our science lesson today, we used fur to charge the lucite sticks which then moved our ruler by using static electricity. In this challenge, we raced our classmates to see who had the best methods and materials for the key to success. The winning team got their ruler to spin around ten times without being touched at all, only using the charged lucite sticks (static electricity). We took snapshots and video footage of our race from the beginning to the end. It was a fun way to learn about and experiment with the use of static electricity!

Our video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9ATFh7T5ONSM2NhaUpHQ3FyZlk

L’Émission #2 : Franchement! Que-fais tu avec ta vie?!

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Franchement! Que-fais tu avec ta vie?!

Volià des opinions d’Olivia, Kennedy, et Aileen à propos de la vie quotiedenne des adolescents dans le 21 siècle. Tu ne croiras pas cet avec qui nous devons vivre

Émission #2 : Les modes de notre génération

Les vêtements, les objets, même les styles de cheveux! C’est tout les choses qui sont essentielles pour être à la mode. Voici nos opinions et pensées à propos de ceci.