Spring Map Testing

A week ago all highschool had MAP testing for the third time this year. All my scores improved, which means I've learned many things this year and that makes me very happy.
My feelings of this last testing we had are much better than the October MAP testings. In October my scores weren't that good, they were pretty average and I wasn't very proud about myself. I think it was because of the week, there were many things going on like halloween and my mind was just set into something else. Besides that, I wasn't getting that much sleep since we had loads of homework, I guess it was just the wrong week. Also, the process seemed different, in October it was going kind of slow. Unlike this spring, it was just much harder and boring to have to sit infront of a computer answering 52 questions. Spring was very easy for me and it went very fast. Not only that but, it was in a perfect week, we weren't having any tests nor any homework. Plus, its the last one this year, what a relief! In conclusion, last weeks MAP testings were the best this year.

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Presentations

Today in class, I saw three great presentations that gave me better ideas. I am positive that when we put these presentations together into one, it will turn out to be excellent and amusing. This was very helpful, it gave me plenty more ideas for my own powerpoint. If I could change it I would talke a little bit about the teachers. The sixth graders need to be prepared for all the different teachers expectations and requirements. Besides that, I would add in the different materials they need to be ready for class. In addition, I would put a little bit more of animations, words, and movement. I thought it was a little boring to just have one background and one picture for each slide. In conclusion, these presentations were very helpful.

Presentation

There are many students that use Powerpoint the wrong way. Last year, in sixth grade, we had a student who did a book talk presentation that took about 10 minutes. She kept on going on with her plot that took, for me, more than an hour. She only had pictures that moved all over and they were hard to understand since they were moving around everywhere, it distracted me. Besides that, she wasn't talking clearly so it was hard to understand how she related her pictures together. I got really bored and I think the teacher did too because she was about to shut her presentation off. Not only that but, most of the class was falling asleep since the presentation was taking too long and was way too boring. As you can see, Powerpoint sometimes supports your ideas and others it's just used wrongly.

Earth Day Peer Evalutations

Yesterday, when we did peer evaluations of videos from eighth and twelveth graders, I learned that I should've made it more fluid and taken better pictures. Some of the pictures I took of Earth could've been more professional. I could've taken some with a beautiful sunset or when the sky is getting dark but its in the process and turns kind of reddish, pinkish, orangish. Besides that, some of my pictures didn't really go with what my poem was saying. I put a picture of the waves which had nothing to do with a part of what the poem said. Not only that but, the pictures that didn't enhance the poem made the video slow down a bit since it wasn't permitting it be fluid. If I could change my video, I would absolutely put and take professional pictures, maybe add parts of the poem as lyrics, choose a more original song, and try to represent Earth in a way everyone can understand and try helping it. All in all, what I learned will eventually help me for next time and do a better job.

When I graded the two videos I was assigned, one from eight and the other from twelveth, I was very impressed. The eighth grade video was a very interesting to watch although I wasn't sure the pictures had much to do with the poem. Also, I thought the lyrics helped a lot with what was going on in the pictures which represented what Earth was actually made of. The twelveth grade video was really professional. The pictures were amazing, they had beautiful sunsets and green forests. Besides that, in a very simple way it explained how we can lose all the pretty things of Earth if we don't start taking care of it. To be honest, they were both great and I really enjoyed grading them.

Biography

My name is Piesonsitos, I got this name because of my feet. Since I was a little kid my best friend would always tell me, "Wow, you have great use of your feet", so she decided to call me Piesonsitos, and with time my parents started calling me that too and everybody else. To be honest I wasn't impressed, I use my feet for everything, I walk, run, jog, kick, stretch, sometimes I even use them to pick up stuff when I don't have my shoes on and don't feel like bending down to pick it up with my hand. Besides that, I must take advantage of my precious feet, I must enjoy them like if I were to lose them tomorrow.

I was born in a town called Athlete's Foot, about five hours away from New York City where my friends and I love to go shopping. Athlete's Foot isn't as big as it sounds, it is divided into small neighborhoods, usually with a sports center infront of it since everyone loves doing sports. I live in the smallest neighborhood and as weird as it sounds we all walk around barefoot, at all times no matter what, I'm telling you I have great use of my feet. The school I go to is called Leglock and I've been going to that school my whole life and successfully I've received a great education. All my friends there think I'm different, and I am, I adore going up to people and squeezing their cheecks, is that unusual? Yeah, I thought so, but hey there's nothing wrong about being different.

As you can see, I didn't talk much about myself because I don't think it's that important, I mean I'm 14, I'm medium size, I like to eat, sleep, dream, and spend time with my friends. I am grateful for having a family that loves me and cares about me, for having a home, and getting a good education in a great school. I am very open-minded and I am open to any new friendships.

8th Grade Animation

The eighth graders did an amazing job on their animation video. I thought it was very interesting to see what each student wanted to put on their part of the video which showed part of their personality. Also, I enjoyed the creativity of everybody, lots of color and motion. Everybody had their different way of making their part of the video and in the end somehow it all came together to create somehting fantastic. Besides that, it was amusing to find who was who in the video. It's easy to locate the different personalities of each person and their artistic ways. In addition, I liked that there was musci to it. The music made the whole thing totally better and the characters were totally moving to the rhythm which made it even funner. In conclusion, the eighth graders did an incredible job, they so deserve a 10!

12 things to do when there's no power (7)

Electricity is a recent discovery that humans use in their daily lives. This incredible recourse provides us with light, tv, internet, and many other valuable things. Life without electricity would be hard, at least in my case. I wouldn't be able to watch the news on tv, nor see at night, nor get online, and chat with my friends on Facebook. Not only me but most people would also have a hard time without it for the same reasons. Because of these reasons, its important to conserve this resourse that we need in our daily lives.

When the power goes out there are many things you can do. First, you should light up a candle so you can have a little sight of what is going on. Second, you should look for people around you so you don't feel alone and have someone to talk to. Third, you should look for your ipod or something battery or charged-like so your not so bored. Fourth, stay away from anything electrical, like cables plugged-in or stuff like that. Fifth, don't panic nor worry about anything, there must've been a problem. Sixth, hope for the light to come back and laugh about it.

Not only that, but when the power goes out try to act normal or continue whatever you're doing, it's not a big deal. Besides that, call a friend from your cellphone if you have credit, so you both can laugh about it. Eighth thing to do to not get bored is play around with your family, hide something and make them find it without the lights. Nineth, make sure that your not the only one with the power off, that its at least the street or a couple houses. Tenth, don't stay alone in a room by yourself, you might get scared of your shadow or anything around you. Eleventh, don't leave the house until the lights come back on. Last but not least, do not go crazy and running around the house or building, its not going to help anyone or you, be careful with every step you take. In conclusion, these are the twelve things you can do when the power goes off to not be bored and to be safe.