November 5th Learning Log!

        Today in class, we changed seating plans so that we are sitting with the people that are reading the same novel as us. Each group then got a piece of blank paper and we were told to write and brainstorm what we want to learn from the novel we are going to read. It's okay if you don't actually learn that after you read the novel, it's just what you want to learn and what you think you are going to learn when you are reading the story. We handed the paper in. Ms. Lees then showed us how to use Inspiration (which is a program on the computer) for taking notes. She showed us how to create diagrams and change them into an outline so that it would be more convenient when we our organizing our notes. After that, we had to fill out a booklet with the people in our group blogs. We also got the computers and looked up some things regarding the booklet.

         We changed seating plans and we sat next to the people who are reading the same novel as us so that it would be more efficient to talk with them about the novel so we wouldn't have to move every time and it's also good because we get to meet and talk to new people! We wrote down what we wanted to learn about the novel because it gives us a better understanding of the novel and it also helps us when we are actually reading the novel. We got the booklet about our group blog so that we could see which parts we are lacking in and try to make them better! It is a really good way to reflect on what we have been posting on our blog. The computers helped us determine which days we posted on and if anyone commented on our posts or not!

         Learning how to use Inspiration is very useful because it helps you take notes in an organized manner and it helps you study too! There are a lot of different ways to use Inspiration so learning it from someone who already knows how to use it is very helpful and saves a lot of time!

        Homework:
     
        Come in for flex tomorrow if you didn't finish your notes or if you didn't sign out a Pathways textbook!
        Work on your genius hour projects at home!

       Tips:
     
       Read the textbook from page 9 - 20 and 31 to the end very carefully so you can get the notes down carefully and you can find all the main points.