Fourth Blog Assignment '19: Flipgrid Video Passion Project Pitch

For this assignment, we will be using Flipgrid to make brief passion project pitch videos. Please answer the following questions in your video pitch, which should be no longer than 60 seconds.
1) What are you planning to do for your passion project? Ex: Create a step-by-step video tutorial on how to shoot a basketball free throw OR Spend 10 hours volunteering at the South Hadley Food Pantry and publish a vlog or blog post describing my experience OR Create a public service announcement video on how people can do a better job at recycling or reducing their carbon footprint.
2) How does this project relate to your interests, abilities, or hopes/desires/wishes?
3) Who will your project help? What will it improve or better or fix?
4) What is your next step? What do you need to do to get the ball rolling with your project?
Post your Flipgrid video by clicking HERE or entering Flip Code f9c09a 
Your passion project pitch videos are due by the end of class on Friday, Oct. 26. 

Third Blog Assignment '19: Passion Project Peer Blog Comments

1) Go to bgseminar.blogspot.com

2) Choose any five of your classmates’ blogs to read and leave a comment on. 

3) Read the most recent post about your classmates’ passion project idea. 

4) Click in the comment window below the blog post and answer the following in one to two sentences per question.
a. Who is the project helping? Who could benefit as a result of this project being completed?
b. How does it appear this project idea allows your classmate to pursue one of their passions? What is it your classmate seems to enjoy or care about?
c. What is your favorite thing about this project idea? What do you like best about it?
d. Which aspect of the project do you think could be most challenging or difficult? Offer one piece of advice or a suggestion that might help your classmate’s project succeed.
e. End your comment with a word of encouragement or positivity.

5) Press “publish” to ensure your comment posts on your classmate’s blog

6) Once you’ve commented on five blogs (you are free to choose from any of the three Grade 9 Seminar blocks), you will post a comment to this blog post with the following information:
a. Your First Name and Last Initial, along with your seminar block (D, F, or G)
b. The names of the five classmates’ blogs you commented on

7) Press “publish.” Note that step #6 is essential for you to get credit for your blog posts. I will then read your comments on your classmates’ blogs to ensure you answered all four questions in one to two sentences and gave helpful feedback.

Example passion project comment response:

Nice idea here Chloe and April. It appears your project will help both veterans and shelter dogs. Excellent! I assume you either care about animals or have an interest in helping veterans, or both. I like this idea because of its specific focus on who it benefits. I also like that it gives you a chance to do some baking - is that one of your interests? I think your goal of raising $200 is realistic. Have you thought about getting permission to sell your baked goods during lunch? As for the donation jars, I would be careful about putting them in places where they could get stolen. I look forward to seeing your project develop!

First Google Site Assignment Fall 2023: Passion Project Topic Contemplation

Take a look at your Genius Hour/Passion Project mind map. Review the possible project ideas you came up with on the back of your mind map. Does one of them stand out as something you're interested in doing? Or, have you come up with a new idea since creating your mind map? For this your first site post, please write a solid paragraph (at least 5 well-written sentences) about your potential project idea. What are you thinking of doing? What interests, problems, skills, or questions would you like your Passion Project to incorporate? If you're still unsure of what you'd like to do, what are some questions you have? What is making it difficult for you to make a choice? Please feel free to ask me any questions in class so I can help you. Also, don't hesitate to bounce ideas off your classmates as well. Once your paragraph is written, include an image that relates in some way to what you wrote.    

First Blog Assignment '19: Organizational Status Reflection

Follow the instructions below to create your first blog post for Grade 9 Seminar:

1) Log into your Google Account

2) Go to Blogger.com

3) Click on the orange “New Post” button

4) Title the post “First Blog Assignment: Organizational Status Reflection”

5) Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Answers not in complete sentences will be eligible for a maximum of 50% credit. Please label each of your answers a., b., c., d., etc. Please answer each question on a new line.

            a. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being not organized at all and 5 being extremely organized, how organized are you? Explain you rating in one to two sentences.

            b. How do you keep track of your school assignments? Do you use a planner? Google Calendar? My Homework app? Something else?

            c. How often do you update your planner/calendar/app? Every period? A few times a day? Once a day?

            d. How well does this system work for you? Does it allow you to know what is due and when, or do you sometimes miss or forget assignments? Explain your answer in a couple of sentences.

            e. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 being you’re rarely able to locate your handouts and materials, and 5 being you never lose anything, how well would you say you’re able to keep, organize, and retrieve class handouts, notes, and other materials needed for your classes? Explain you rating in a couple of sentences.

            f. In thinking of the six habits of organized people, which one do you think could help you be more organized than you are now? (1. Keep it simple. 2. Develop routines. 3. Put everything in its place. 4. Keep a to-do list. 5. Don’t be a perfectionist. 6. Toss and purge routinely.) Why? Explain your answer in two sentences.