Schedule


 * Spring 2009 - Schedule**

Week 1 (March 9-12)  ** [|NETS]: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Monday (3/9) ** **Tuesday (3/10)** Repeat Monday's lesson **Wednesday (3/11)** **Thursday (3/12)** Repeat Wednesday
 * 1) Assign computers.
 * 2) Password/account login sheet.
 * 3) Set up accounts for **[|wiki], [|Google]**, and **[|Twitter]**.
 * 4) Students will link their **Twitter account** to a list in the class wiki and follow each other as well as a predetermined list of news stations and congressmen.
 * 5) Talk about adding hashtag **#valts**.(Since students accounts are protected their tweets do not show up on the grid. If a student shares something of interest I will RT (retweet).
 * 1) Digital citizenship: What Not to do Online and how to develop a good reputation online. Go over **Web 2.0 AUP** and consequences for not adhering to the policy.
 * 2) Revisit list of VALTS Twitters and add the PM students. Veteran students need to show returning students how to set up Enhanced Bookmarks on iGoogle page. Also need to discuss RSS and Google Alerts.

**  Judicial Branch

**  Nebraska Social Studies: 12.3.2, 12.3.3, 12.3.4, 12.3.6 *12.3.9 [|NETS]: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6   **Week 2 (March 17-19) ** ** __Monday (3/16) __ ** **No school (Spring Break)**   **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 120%; text-align: left; display: block;">__Tuesday (3/17)__ **<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">  <span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">**[|11.1 Federal Courts]** Read pages 305-310 and complete outline over the section. We will do this as a group if all goes. 11.1 quiz Discuss current event pertaining to the judicial branch. For this first one students will be directed to the new and improved **[|class blog]** to continue the discussion that starts in class. The topic for this week is a case that the Supreme Court heard back in November regarding the use of profanity and the First Amendment. If there is time the students will start looking for current events pertaining to the judicial branch on Twitter and Google alerts. <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29); background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);"><span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 123, 255);"> ** __Wednesday (3/18)__ ** Repeat 3/17

__ **Thursday (3/19)** __<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128); display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**[|11.2 Lower Federal Courts]**. 11.2 quiz. Discuss current event related to judicial branch. Students will post an article pertaining the judicial branch on the wiki. One will be picked to discussed as a group. <span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; display: block;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center; display: block;">__**<span style="font-size: 156%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 3 (March 23-26) **__
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">__Monday (3/23)__ ** Repeat 3/19

__**Tuesday (3/24)**__ <span style="display: block; font-size: 108%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 134.4%; color: rgb(0, 128, 128); display: block; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 76.8%; display: block; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> **__Wednesday 3/25__** 11.3 The Supreme Court 11.3 Quiz Current event pertaining to the judicial branch. __** Thursday (3/26) **__ <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"> Repeat 3/25 <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">**(PTS Conferences--- 4:30-6:30)** <span style="font-size: 64%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 190%; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 4 (March 30- April 2) **<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 130%;"><span style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">**__Monday (3/30)__**12.1 Questions/QuizCurrent Events (Respond to blog post 1 on False Accusations)
 * SNOW DAY**<span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">

<span style="background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);">**__Tuesday (3/31)__** Students on Field Trip (few students left in class) Project Day w/students (????)

__**Wednesday (4/1)**__ <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 104%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Virtual Field Trip: US Supreme Court 9.1 Questions and Quiz <span style="background-color: rgb(251, 249, 249);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-size: 108.8%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 104%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> __**Thursday (4/2)**__ <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 130%;">Repeat 3/30 <span style="font-size: 64%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 104%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">

<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 123, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(90, 230, 40);"> <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);">**<span style="font-size: 200%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block;">Executive Branch **  <span style="font-size: 108.8%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"> <span style="color: rgb(90, 230, 40);">   <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 5 (April 6-9) ** <span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Repeat 4/2
 * Nebraska Social Studies Standards: 12.3.2, 12.3.5, 12.3.6, 12.3.8, *12.3.9
 * [|NETS]: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
 * __Monday (4/6)__**

__**Tuesday (4/7)**__ Country Government Day (All students)

__**Wednesday (4/8)**__ Project Day 1

__**Thursday (4/9)**__ Project Day 2 <span style="font-size: 170%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 6 (April 13-16) <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(0, 255, 255);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; display: block;"> **<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; display: block; font-size: 70%;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">**__Monday (4/13)__** No school - Easter

9.2 Questions and Quiz Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News
 * __Tuesday (4/14)__**

__**Wednesday (4/15)**__ 9.3 Questions Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News

Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ** <span style="background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 7 (April 20-23) ** === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);">**__Monday (4/20)__**     === === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"> 10.1 Questions and Quiz <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);">     === === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"><span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);">Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);">__**Tuesday (4/21)**__      === === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"> Repeat 4/20      === === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);">__**Wednesday (4/22)**__      === === <span style="color: rgb(58, 144, 29);"><span style="color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"><span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block; background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193);"> 5.1 Questions and Quiz  <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193); font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News  <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193); font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**__Thursday (4/23)__**   <span style="background-color: rgb(179, 92, 193); font-size: 140%;">Repeat 4/22   ===
 * __Thursday (4/16)__** <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 9.3 Questions

Legislative Branch <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(149, 25, 210);"> <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 123, 255);"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">**<span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(206, 13, 13);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 8 (April 27- 30) ** <span style="color: rgb(149, 25, 210); font-size: 90%;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__**Monday (4/27)**__ 5.2 Questions and Quiz <span style="font-size: 64%; color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News <span style="font-size: 72%; color: rgb(149, 25, 210);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> __**Tuesday (4/28)**__ Repeat 4/27
 * Social Studies Standards: 12.3.2, 12.3.6, *12.3.9
 * <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 120%; color: rgb(149, 25, 210);"> <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[|NETS]: <span style="color: rgb(149, 25, 210);">2, 3, 4, 5, 6

__**Wednesday (4/29)**__ 5.3 Questions and Quiz <span style="font-size: 64%; color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News <span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(149, 25, 210);"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> __**Thursday (4/30)**__ <span style="display: block; text-align: left; font-size: 144%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ** Repeat 4/29

<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 9 (May 4-7) __<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Monday (5/4 ) __ ** <span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Project Day 2 **<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">

__Tuesday (5/5)__ **<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Project Day 2 **<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__Wednesday (5/6)__ **<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Project Day 3
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">__Thursday (5/7)__ **  <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block;"> Project Day 3 **

<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 10 (May 11-15) ** **__Monday (5/11)__** Project Day 4

Project Day 4
 * __Tuesday (5/12)__**

7.1 Questions and Quiz <span style="font-size: 64%; color: rgb(73, 201, 69);"><span style="display: block; font-size: 160%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left;">Current Event/Blog/CNN Student News <span style="font-size: 80%; color: rgb(206, 13, 13);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 120%; text-align: left; display: block;">
 * __Wednesday (5/13)__**
 * __Thursday (5/14)__**   ** Repeat 5/13

<span style="background-color: rgb(0, 123, 255);">Week 11 (May 18-20) ** <span style="font-size: 140%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; display: block;">**__Monday (5/18)__** View projects & tie up loose ends

View projects and tie up loose ends
 * __Tuesday (5/19)__**

VALTS Picnic: TBD
 * __Wednesday (5/20)__**

Teacher inservice
 * __Thursday & Friday (5/21-5/22)__**