Blogging in Moodle

1. You'll want to finish any activity you are working on first.
2. Click on your user name (probably near the bottom of the Moodle page or near the upper right part of the page)
3. Click the Blog tab
4. Click Add a New Entry
5. Entry Title: Type a title in the Entry Title.
6. Format:leave as Moodle auto-format
7. Publish to: select Anyone on this site
8. Tags-Offical tags: leave alone
9. Tags-User defined tags: type a tag if its for an assignment
10. Click Save changes when you are done
11. You can also read other students' blogs. If comments are turned on, remember to keep them positive and constructive. Teasing online is just like teasing someone face-to-face and is not acceptable behavior.

You can watch BrainPOP Blogs, BrainPOP Digital Etiquette, and BrainPOP Cyber Bullying if you have never seen them before.

FLOSS is an acronym for Free-Libre-Open-Source-Software. Why pay hundreds of dollars when you can get legally, free or low cost open source software? Here are some of Mr VanScoyoc's recommendations.

• Ubuntu.com Linux OS
  
• Firefox Web Browser
• OpenOffice.org Text Docs, Spreadsheets, etc
• Stellarium.org Astronomy program
• The GIMP Photo/Graphics Editor
  
• Moodle.org E-Learning Software (Coyotepod runs on Moodle and Linux)
  

GLCE

Grade Level Content Expectations for the State of Michigan

Middle School Science

Covered in Fifth Grade

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Covered in Sixth Grade at RCMS

• S.IP.M.1 Inquiry Process
• S.IA.M.1 Inquiry Analysis and Communication
• S.RS.M.1 Reflection and Social Implications
• E.SE.M.1 Soils
• E.ST.M.3 Fossils
• E.ST.M.4 Geologic Time
• E.SE.M.4 Rocks
• E.SE.M.5 Plate Tectonics
• E.SE.M.6 Magnetic Field of Earth
• E.ES.M.8 Water Cycle
• E.ES.M.4 Human Consequences
• E.FE.M.1 Atmosphere
• E.ES.M.1 Solar Energy
• E.ES.M.7 Weather and Climate
• E.ST.M.1 Solar System
• E.ST.M.2 Solar System Motion
• E.ES.M.6 Seasons

Covered in Seventh Grade

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Covered in Eight Grade

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Resources

1. Michigan Department of Education - Grade Level Content Expectations
   

A   | 94 or better

A - | 90-93

B+

B

B -

C +

C

C -

D +

D

D -

E