Michael's Class - Thursday, April 16th TO DO

Here are the links for today's meetings:

1. Make sure you follow Gillian's instructions for logging into student groups at the bottom of this post. In short, make sure you are logged directly into your PPS account on your device and using a "Chrome" browser if possible before clicking any links. If you can't get into your student group email Michael (mjansa@pps.net). If you can't get into the whole group meeting at the end, text Gillian.

2. Join your new student group at 11:00. Expectations, conversations prompts (see the 2nd page), groups, and links are included in the attached "Digital Student Groups" document.

3. When you are done with your student group conversation, take a moment to click into Gillian's whole group meeting link at the top of the Google Classroom banner. This is just a check in to make sure our links and your PPS accounts are working. Once you've logged in and said hi to Gillian you can leave.

********BOTH CLASSES (Robin & Michael's)*********

4. Pick a page from your Digital Notebook to share for our meeting tomorrow. Place a star (or write "I want to share this page") on whatever slide you want to share. All students should have this done by 8:00 pm today!

5. Continue your daily work in your Digital Notebook, including responding to the Student Groups Reflection" if you haven't already done so.

6. Join us (on time please) for our Friday digital community circle through Google Hangouts Meet at 11:00. The link will be posted here.

Wednesday, April 15th To Do

Wednesday, April 15th TO DO:

1. Thanks for joining us in student groups today and thanks to many of Michael's students who worked with Gillian to help us navigate our tech issues.

2. Continue ahead with your daily reading, writing, ancient cultures, and choice engagement work. Update your Digital Notebook! Consider completing your "Student Group Reflection" and be thinking about which page of work from your Digital Notebook you want to "star" and share with your core class community for Friday.

3. Meet again tomorrow at your usual times, Robin at 10:00 and Michael at 11:00. Tomorrow we are going to work through some tech issues all together then connect you into your student groups. We will update these details tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 14th - To Do

1. Join  your student group meeting. Links and conversation prompts are here - April 13-17 - Student Groups Links and Conversation Prompts. Conversation prompts are also posted to the bottom of this post.

2. Continue to make progress with your daily work and Digital Notebook.

3. Show back up for your student groups again tomorrow at 11:00.

Student Group Discussion Prompts
The goal is to digitally connect in your small group and spend at least 10 minutes in conversation and community discussing at least 4 of the following prompts

Choose at least 4 of the following prompts to discuss:
Even though these are scary and difficult times, can you still Tell Me Something Good?!

Required → How are things going on the Digital Notebook? What have you done so far?

Have you found anything that you think should be added to the “Choice Engagement” section of the Digital Notebook? What is it?

What does a typical day of life during the Coronavirus look like for you right now?

Have you found a book, show, song/band, movie, artist, other to be helping make things feel better for you right now? What is it?

What’s your best, worst, weirdest stuck at home food creation in the last week?

If you could become a combination of two different animals what would you become? What was your response? Now that you have had more time to think about it do you have anything more to add to it or do you want to make any changes? What ideas from other classmates during our digital community circle greeting most stood out to you?

What’s been inspiring you lately?

WOULD YOU RATHER…
Would you rather wake up in the middle of an unknown desert or wake up in a rowboat on an unknown body of water?
Would you rather be constantly sneezing or constantly have the hiccups?
If humans lost the ability to see all colors except one, which color would you want to survive?
Would you rather live in a treehouse or on a boat?
Would you rather be transported permanently 500 years into the future or 500 years into the past?
Would you rather Have a dog with a cat’s personality or a cat with a dog’s personality?
DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD ONES? SHARE THEM WITH MICHAEL!

Respond to the “Student Group Reflection” questions at the bottom of the Student Groups slide in your Digital Notebook by Thursday afternoon at the latest.

Monday, April 13th - TO DO

1. Please review Digital Learning - Community Expectations before joining our meeting today at 11:00. Please also check for a comment from me on your Digital Notebook from last week.

2. Join our Google Hangouts Meet digital community circle at 11:00 - https://meet.google.com/cew-ifqu-gmd. Come prepared to type in "Something Good" and respond to this very important question for our greeting - If you could become a combination of two animals together, what would those animals be and why?

3. Check out the April 13-17 Digital Notebook in your Google Classroom "Classwork." Make a copy of this for yourself, write your name on it, and go through it.

4. Complete daily work, including reading, writing, ancient cultures, and choice engagement.

5. Be prepared to join us Tuesday at 11:00 for our student group meetings. 

Friday, April 10th - TO DO

1. Join us in our Google Hangouts Meet community circle --- meet.google.com/cew-ifqu-gmd

2. Update your Digital Notebook. Make sure there is evidence of your reading, writing, ancient cultures progress, and extension learning. Share this with one person in your family.

3. Be prepared to meet again as a whole class community on Monday at 11:00. Links will be posted here and in the Google Classroom.

4. Enjoy the weekend and sunshine in a safe and socially distant way. Share an appreciation with those you are sharing space with. 

Thursday April 9th - TO DO

Great work with your Digital Small Groups yesterday! We will do the SAME digital small groups today - Michael's @ 11am.

Use the links provided on the "Digital Student Groups - Year of the Mountain" doc attached to the top post of Google Classroom. Conversations prompts are slightly updated and at the bottom of that document with the Student Group links. They are also at the bottom of this blog post. Please also review the "Google Hangout Community Expectations"

Thursday, April 9th To Do:

1. Using the conversation prompts as a guide, respond to at least 4 questions for at least 10 minutes with your Student Group in the provided Google Hangout Meets link.

2. After your small group conversation fill out the Student Group slide in your digital notebook.

3. Continue reading, writing, and working through the ancient cultures table of contents in your digital notebook.

4. Be ready to show up for your whole class meeting Friday @ 11am for Michael's class. Google Meet links will be posted to this classroom tomorrow morning.

Student Group Discussion Prompts

The goal is to digitally connect in your small group and spend at least 10 minutes in conversation and community

Choose at least 4 of the following prompts to discuss:

• Even though these are scary and difficult times, can you still Tell Me Something Good?!
• Required → What is one thing you have been doing through your Digital Notebook that has felt engaging (or the least non-boring)? Writing? Reading? Ancient cultures? Extended learning? Explain.
• Have you been doing anything to stay connected socially to people while honoring the “Stay at Home, Save Lives” order by Governor Brown? Explain. 
• What’s your best, worst, weirdest stuck at home food creation?
• Are you a night owl or an early bird? Explain what that has been like for you during life in times of the Coronavirus
• If you could play any musical instrument what would it be and why? 
• What is the best song to have a socially distant digital dance party to? What is a dance move to go with that song?
• What has been the hardest part about having to stay at home to save lives for you? 
• What’s been inspiring you lately? 
• WOULD YOU RATHER…
• Would you rather walk backwards all day or not be able to sit down?
• Would you rather have to read aloud every word you read or sing everything you say out loud?
• Would you rather... be a kindergartner, 3rd grader, current grade, Freshman, or Senior
• Would you rather be covered in fur or scales?

Respond to the “Student Group Log” questions at the bottom of the Student Groups slide in your Digital Notebook

Wednesday, April 8th - TO DO

1. Please consider the following Google Hangouts Meet - Community Expectations - Michael's Class before your Student Groups today.

2. Student Groups and Google Hangout Meets links have been posted to the Google Classroom (if you have not joined, the class password is o2wjlyy) If you have any issues, I am available by email this morning. Let me know and I can help problem solve (mjansa@pps.net).

3. Discuss at least 4 of the questions listed below (these are also on Slide 6 of your Digital Notebook) for at least 10 minutes with your Student Group. You can expect myself, Gillian, or Debra to participate with your groups for part or all of the time.

4. Once done with your Student Groups, work on at least one section of your Digital Notebook through the Google Classroom.

5. We will meet again with the same Student Groups tomorrow at 11:00.


Student Group Discussion - Choose at least 4 of the following prompts to discuss:

• Even though these are scary and difficult times, can you still Tell Me Something Good?!
• Required → What is one thing you have been doing through your Digital Notebook that has felt engaging (or the least non-boring)? Writing? Reading? Ancient cultures? Extended learning? Explain.
• Have you been doing anything to stay connected socially to people while honoring the “Stay at Home, Save Lives” order by Governor Brown? Explain. 
• What’s your best, worst, weirdest stuck at home food creation?
• Are you a night owl or an early bird? Explain what that has been like for you during life in times of the Coronavirus
• What is the best song to have a socially distant digital dance party to? What is a dance move to go with that song?
• What has been the hardest part about having to stay at home to save lives for you? 
• What’s been inspiring you lately? 
• OTHER → STUDENT CHOICE!