Programs we use in class:
Qconnect (double click the address to access link) This is where you can check your child's grade 24/7. All assignments are listed but you must click the tiny "show all" button, to get the details. I suggest you bookmark this and check it weekly.
learn.conejousd.net (double click the address to access link)This is our school district's place in the cloud. Go to the Google Crome browser and click the sign-in button, top right. All CVUSD students and teachers have an account. (It's the student's ID followed by @learn.conejousd.net.) Then search classroom.google.com. This is where my students type their writing assignments and submit them to me. All their documents are saved here in their own portfolio. They also receive an email address. This is a protected "cloud" and does not open student information to the world wide web.
Useful sites (triple- click the address, then right-click your mouse, and chose the site. :
Scholastic Book Clubs:
http://www.scholastic.com/home/
To make a bibliography
www.citationmachine.net/mla7/cite-a-book/manual.
Easiest way to create your bibliography.
To find a great book for your reading taste.
www.goodreads.com/list/tag/young-adult
Remember all independent reading must be approved by the parents, in order to support different family values.
To fix your grammar demons while having fun!
http://www.grammar-monster.com/
Cure all your grammar weaknesses with interactive activities that give mini lessons when you get something wrong.
Learn to Touch-Type
typing.com
Free program to practice touch-typing so you don't waste time during homework and testing by slow typing skills.
Check media, movies, etc. to see if it's appropriate for you
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Help learning to use transitions: (Copy and paste into your browser)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5HZpmJpfSI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gku-vSf9Rk
Sentence variety and sentence grammar (Copy and paste into your browser)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-JRCuwpasA&list=PLx9XZ3ExcjQ9Aq_hftRvXAMtNJf-iOuRm
Writing with Descriptive Detail: "Show Don't Tell"(Copy and paste into your browser)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSoRzTtwgP4
Help With Homophones (Copy and paste address into your browser.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUa4FqVn2pA
How to punctuate dialog (copy and paste address into your browser)
https://www.schooltube.com/video/ff82d1ab269446d98a46/Properly%20Punctuating%20Dialogue:%20Introduction
Figurative Language: What it is, how to use it. (Copy and paste address into your browser.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wzQi_nE8rE
Argument Essay: Introduction (Copy and paste address into your browser.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lzGy5gizKg
Argument Essay: How to plan your essay (Copy and paste address into your browser.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAUKxr946SI