Wordle - Defining Economics

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Word Clouds and Enigmas!

Good Morning:
Today is Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Yesterday, we began Ch.1 "An Economic Way of Thinking" and you answered three questions to three real-world scenarios. Today, you will learn how to apply an economic way of thinking to help see the role that economics plays in various types of decision making. Economics provides a way of looking at and questioning what happens around us.

Adam Smith, the father of modern economics, left us with this quote:

"Every man is rich or poor according to the degree in which he can afford to enjoy the necessaries, conveniencies, and amusements of human life."

Click on the comments below, sign in and tell me what you think this quote means.

TECHNOLOGY SAFETY

Today is Monday, September 20, 2010

Technology is such a wonderful thing, however, it can also get some people into trouble. On the other hand, if you are taught how to use technology in a safe way, then it should not be a problem. Today's activity involves watching a short movie about protecting your information online. I would like you to find the short 3 minute video on the left-hand side of this blog called "Protecting Your Information Online in Plain English" and then I would like you to respond to this posting and include three important things to remember about putting your information online.
Click on the comments word below and leave a comment with your g-mail account information. As always, have a great day, and happy blogging!

SECURE PASSWORDS!

Good Morning...Today is Sunday, September 17, 2010
Today's video is about secure passwords...

Passwords are essential to using the Web and criminals have become very good at guessing them. This video teaches the risks and how to create a secure password and keep it secret. Includes points on:

• Common risks related to passwords
• Creating a secure password
• Keeping your password secret
• Risks of using shared computers

Please click on the video below and after you are done watching it, please leave a sentence or two below under comments to tell me what you learned.
As always...happy blogging!

http://www.commoncraft.com/secure-passwords-video

PARTICIPATION IN YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT

TODAY IS MONDAY, JUNE 7, 2010
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE? PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME CHANGES TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON GLOBAL WARMING, OR OFF-SHORE OIL DRILLING...
WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO NEXT IS FOR YOU TO IMAGINE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU COULD ENSURE THAT DELAWARE'S SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES VOTE THE WAY YOU WANT...
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN CIVICS CLASS TO GET IN-TOUCH WITH YOUR STATE GOVERNMENT. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS POSTING AND SHARE AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET YOUR "VOICE" HEARD...
AS ALWAYS...HAPPY BLOGGING!

Constitution Whiz Kid!

Good Afternoon Social Studies Bloggers!

Today is Wednesday, May 12, 2010 and today's posting is about becoming a Constitution Whiz Kid! The last two class lessons have focused on the Amendments to the Constitution. Amendments are additions or changes to the Constitution. Today, I would like you to take a little trip down the "interactive Constitutional timeline" and then come back to today's posting and tell me about some new and cool information you learned from today's journey.

Here are the directions: click on the link http://www.constitutioncenter.org/timeline/flash/cw.html As soon as your interactive timeline loads and begins it will read the preamble. Listen and read through the preamble on the opening screen. When the Preamble stops, proceed to the the date 1791 on the timeline and begin looking, listening and exploring what was happening during the time the Amendments were being added to the Constitution. You will need headphones for this activity...and Please, remember to come back to today's posting and leave a comment. You should re-read today's posting before leaving your comments! Blog onward soldiers...

T.G.I.F.

Good Afternoon Bloggers!

Thank goodness it is Friday...Today we will continue working on changes in QD and total demand. Please take out the demand packet 3-1 and 3-2 and your red pen so we can discuss and correct it. Before we get started I would like you to take this little pre-test on demand and email me your results and then after we correct the homework, you will return to this posting and take the test again and see if your results are different. After you email the results of your post-test, come back to today's posting and leave me a comment about what you learned over the last two days from working with demand curves.

Lastly, have a freaky Friday, work hard and always do your best!!!

Pre and Post Test Link here http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/popup.php?lesson_number=550&flash_name=em550_interactive4.swf