AlgConn Update for the week of February 7, 2000

26. Journal Prompt for the Week of February 7, 2000:
Free Write

Your 3rd Nine Weeks Draft Pre-Portfolio is due Monday, February 7, 2000
by 2:30 PM. This Portfolio should have the Checklist in the front, and
then the 7 items, in order, including the Complete Journal Writings
(1-24). Each item should have a unique Cover Instrument (CI). Then in
the back you should have the 2nd Nine Weeks Portfolio followed by the
1st Nine Weeks Portfolio, and then the Pre-Portfolio, in order. Your
Progress Report grade will come from this Portfolio, and you will be
laying the foundation for the end of Nine Weeks Portfolio. If you do
well on this Pre-Portfolio, indications are that you will do well on the
nine weeks. It might be wise to have me look at one or two items in your
Portfolio before you finish it. Most people now "understand" the
Portfolio, so you could also check with your classmates to see how they
are doing it. Don't forget that the Ability to Test Item must be the
Fall Final Examination, and to get the full value of this item, which is
30% of your grade, you must Correct the items you missed, and Reflect on
why you missed each item. All items in this Portfolio should come from
the Fodder list (below). Place the Portfolio IN MY HAND when you are
finished with it.

You may build your Pre-Portfolio using the following Fodder:

* Journal (writes 1-25)
* Fall 99 Final Examination with Corrections and Reflections - Your
Ability to Test
* Email on your 2nd nine weeks Portfolio grade, Email on your grade for
the Fall semester, or your notes over the Fall Final Examination (only
one of these)
* Dueling Histograms
* Ball Bounce I
* Performance Assessment FALL99
* TI on the Web
* FOILING with Mr. Young
* Quiz on FOILing
* Your Algebraic Connections Web Page - See guidelines.
* Other work from AlgConn as you think appropriate (and approved by me)

This week:
# Go to LabII (aka Lab III) on Monday to finish construction of your
Pre-Portfolio. 
# Write in your Journal. 
# Look over your Pre-Portfolio when I return it, calculate your grade on
it, and email it to me. Place it in a safe place for use at the end of
the nine weeks. 
# Check your grades on the Grade Viewer.
# Explore TI-Interactive!
# Start Ball Bounce II.
# If you don't have a Graphing Calculator, you need to get one.
# Look at the new information on the AlgConn Web Page.
# Please note that the announcements have a listing of which computer
labs are open and when, and where you can locate Graph Links to use
around the building.

If you have questions or need some help, please see me, or one of your
fellow students. See the Syllabus for information on how to get outside
of class help.

DAY
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David A. Young
Fayetteville
dyoung@fayar.net
dyoung7@prodigy.net
http://fasst.fayar.net