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Flash outline (About the SAT)
July 21st, 2008
This is an outline of my flash project.
Flash Outline
Intro: About the SAT (Frame 1)
Subjects: Critical Reading, Writing, Math
Non linear presentation, so there is no order for which subject goes first.
(Frame 2)Info on Critical Reading: two type of multiple choice questions (passage-based reading and sentence completion)
-passage-based reading: 48 questions based on passages that range from 100-850 words. –The passages vary from humanities, literary fiction, social studies, and natural sciences.
-Critical reading questions test how well you understand the written word.
-Recommend having a large vocabulary and learn latin/greek roots
-Approaches to crit. Reading: work on sentence completion questions first, mark your test booklet, the difficulty of sentence completion questions increases as you move through the question set, use process of elimination, consider related words-familiar sayings and phrases, roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
(Frame 3)Info on Math: 44 multiple choice questions and 10 student produced response questions
- the math section has four categories of questions: number and operations, algebra and functions, geometry and measurement, and data analysis, statistics, and probablilty.
- Approaches: Familiarize yourself with the directions ahead of time, ask yourself (what is the question asking and what do I know?), limit your time on any one question, keep in mind that questions are arranged from easy to hard, don’t make mistakes because of carelessness, work on your test booklet, use process of elimination, if you don’t know the answer, leave it blank, for grid-in questions you don’t lose points for wrong answers.
(Frame 4)Info on Writing: one essay (25 minutes), 49 questions on grammar, it tests your ability to use language in a clear, consistent manner and to improve your writing skills.
-Approaches: Read the directions carefully, and then follow them. Look at the explanations for each correct answer. Made an educated guess (eliminate the choices that you are wrong). Use abstract and concrete language to add variety to your essay.
IMPORTANT: Attending Momentum
July 10th, 2008
Hey Everyone!
So, after meeting with Dom from Tides/Momentum tonight, we’ve decided that anyone who wishes to be selected for the conference must email me or simon a short essay (300-500 words) on why they want to attend the conference and what sort of media piece they would create (podcast, video, otherwise). We will select students whose essays demonstrate an interest in the conference subject matter as well as a drive to create a short 3 minute media clip.
We can only take a limited number of students, so if you would like to go, you must complete this essay no later that Tuesday morning. Understand that this is not a writing competition, but a requirement for attending the conference, as there are a limited number of spots. Please feel free to comment on this post or ask me questions at anytime.
Link to Momentum homepage: http://www.tides.org/momentum
Trevor – trevor@lpfi.org
Simon – simon@sidehat.ch
My group’s podcast
July 8th, 2008
I. Song of my choice.
II. Intro
- SMASH intro ( All group member’s name, city, school, and year)
- “We’re here to talk about how SMASH students feel about having activities forced upon them. A typical day during our SMASH summer session consists of waking up, going to breakfast, going to class, going to lunch, going back to class, having a meeting, going to dinner, and finally tutorial. Unfortunately to add on to our busy schedules, it is required for us to participate in mandatory group activities. After having a full day of classes, many of us would like to go back to our dorms and rest, or just finish up some left over homework. We feel that these mandated activities take much of our free time away, which we could be using to do something else. We interviewed other SMASH scholars to see what they thought about these activities.
III. Interviews
- Questions to come later.
IV. Conclusion
- After having done all our interviews….(conclusion will be posted after interviews). But in the end we still believe that these activities should not be mandatory, but rather voluntary.
Group Outline- Activity
July 8th, 2008
I. Intro
- SMASH intro
- “We’re here to talk about how SMASH students feel about having activities forced upon them. A typical day during our SMASH summer session consists of waking up, going to breakfast, going to class, going to lunch, going back to class, having a meeting, going to dinner, and finally tutorial. Unfortunately to add on to our busy schedules, it is required for us to participate in mandatory group activities. After having a full day of classes, many of us would like to go back to our dorms and rest, or just finish up some left over homework. We feel that these mandated activities take much of our free time away, which we could be using to do something else. We interviewed other SMASH scholars to see what they thought about these activities.
II. Interviews
- Questions to come later.
III. Conclusion
- After having done all our interviews….(conclusion will be posted after interviews). But in the end we still believe that these activities should not be mandatory, but rather voluntary.
Evolving Technology.
June 20th, 2008
Welcome to the Creative Media Lab, also known as Technology I. The SMASH program begins this weekend which means the Technology courses are underway! This blog will soon be filled with multimedia assignments crafted by talented students. Please check this site throughout the summer to watch our progress and leave us feedback.
The course syllabus can be found here.