{"id":1158,"date":"2012-11-08T14:52:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T22:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otacharter.org\/fifthgrade\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2015-02-27T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T17:42:56","slug":"student-learning-journals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/student-learning-journals\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Learning Journals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\">Learn<\/span> -&gt; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Create<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong> -&gt; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>Share:\u00a0Your\u00a0<em>Best<\/em> Work Published Here<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>STUDENT LEARNING JOURNALS are\u00a0<strong>online Portfolios that Follow OTA Children From Grade to Grade.<\/strong>\u00a0Click on the Links Below to see Work from Last YEar\u2019s FOURTH Grade and check back often To Follow Along As Your Children Complete Fifth Grade Projects ANd Post them to Their Blogs to Share with You.<\/h3>\n<p>2014-2015 Fifth Grade Student Blogs<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #373737;\">\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otacharter.org\/ashleyt\" target=\"_blank\">Ashley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otacharter.org\/nayelib\" target=\"_blank\">Nayeli<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/maxb\" target=\"_blank\">Max<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/davidb\" target=\"_blank\">David<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otacharter.org\/benjamind\" target=\"_blank\">Diego<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/elenas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elena<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/evanc\" target=\"_blank\">Evie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/parisc\" target=\"_blank\">Paris<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/christinac\" target=\"_blank\">Christina<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/madelinec\" target=\"_blank\">Maddy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/frankied\" target=\"_blank\">Frankie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/evanf\" target=\"_blank\">Evan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otacharter.org\/jeremym\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/liamf\" target=\"_blank\">Liam<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/benf\" target=\"_blank\">Ben<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/gavinf\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/tylerf\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/porterh\" target=\"_blank\">Porter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/karissal\" target=\"_blank\">Karissa<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/maxximus\" target=\"_blank\">Maxx<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/natalia\" target=\"_blank\">Natalia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/anasofiam\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Sofia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/parkero\" target=\"_blank\">Parker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/jackp\" target=\"_blank\">Jack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/belar\" target=\"_blank\">Bela<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/gavynr\" target=\"_blank\">Gavyn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/angelor\" target=\"_blank\">Angelo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/tatyms\" target=\"_blank\">Tatym<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/simones\" target=\"_blank\">Simone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/jacksons\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/willt\" target=\"_blank\">Will<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/gavinw\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #4e3594;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otacharter.org\/yasminh\" target=\"_blank\">Yasmin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Intro and Guidelines for Student Web Logs (Blogs)<\/p>\n<p>Dear OTA Students:<br \/>\nYour personal Learning Journal is designed to help you create a record of<strong>\u00a0<em>your<\/em>\u00a0quality work<\/strong>\u00a0(and your growth over a year) in the 8 OTA Core Learning Strands\u2014\u00a0Music, Science, Math, Seminar, English, Art, History, &amp; Outdoor Ed.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Categories\u00a0available in the sidebar are set to match those 8 Strands and you should\u00a0<strong><em>mark every post with one or more of those categories<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why Create An Online Learning Journal?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Blogs are very\u00a0<strong>powerful content-management systems<\/strong>: which means they allow you to create a beautiful, multimedia record of a year\u2019s worth of work and retrieve it instantly when you need it (by just clicking on the category of posts you want to see or by using the SEARCH Box to find all posts with the word \u201cmusic\u201d or \u201cfootball\u201d etc.)\u2014 but only if you\u00a0<em>use the Categories!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Publishing your work on your\u00a0<strong>Web Log ( = \u201cBlog\u201c<\/strong>) will often be the last step in earning a\u00a0<strong>Passing Grade on a Project<\/strong>, or<strong>extra credit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>When you are ready to apply to high school (choice programs like IB or an art magnet, or a private school) your Blog will be a<strong>Portfolio<\/strong>\u00a0of all your best work that might just help you get in.<\/li>\n<li>You work hard to earn a passing grade on your OTA Projects, why throw them away? Now you can keep them, share them, go back and improve them as you learn more. If the work\u2019s\u00a0<strong>worth doing it\u2019s worth keeping<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>To Create Your Learning Journal You Will Have to Learn to:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Scan, convert, and upload Text and Images (working with .doc, .pages, .pdf, .txt, .jpb, .png, inspiration, etc. files). Note: before you can upload word or pages documents you must convert them to pdfs or images.<\/li>\n<li>Create Slideshows and manage image databases.<\/li>\n<li>Edit and convert movies and music or sound files (working with .mov, .wmv, .qt, .mp3 etc. files), and<\/li>\n<li>Use the WordPress dashboard (content management system) to create, edit, categorize, and publish posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Things You Can Change On Your OTA Blog:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Header\u2013from pre-selected photos in second quarter (Q2). In Q3 you can customize it with\u00a0your own\u00a0photography or artwork.<\/li>\n<li>The Picture of the Week\u2013you add a new picture every week\u2026 from\u00a0<em>your own<\/em>\u00a0or classmate or teacher\u2019s photos or scans or artwork.<\/li>\n<li>The Background image\u2013from preselected photos or your own photography or artwork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Things You Can\u2019t Do:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Upload copyrighted images from the web (use\u00a0<em>your own<\/em>\u00a0photographs or artwork\u2013or find public domain images)<\/li>\n<li>Upload violent or obscene photos, images, or text.<\/li>\n<li>Change the Theme Options (other than Content Left\/Right). Why not? \u201cDark\u201d makes your blog illegible; \u201cNo Sidebar\u201d removes Categories and makes it impossible to find your content!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Does every post on your Blog have to be 100% your original work?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>No, you can upload your research, timelines, news articles, photos, etc. so long as you use the\u00a0<strong>fair use practice<\/strong>\u00a0(copy a small portion of the article, the link back to the original source. But for the most part your site is a tool that helps you complete the\u00a0Learn\u2013&gt;Create\u2013&gt;Share\u00a0learning path:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Learn<\/strong>\u00a0something new (skill or concept: a new song on the piano, how to write a sonnet, how to write a persuasive essay or speech, how to set a volleyball, how to solve a \u00a0new math problem, how to program a robot )<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create<\/strong>\u00a0something with that new skill or knowledge (a GarageBand recording, a poem, a speech, a winning team in sports, a book of real-world math problems, your own video game, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share<\/strong>\u00a0your creation with the world (post it to your Blog)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In other words, what we\u2019re interested in is\u00a0<strong>what\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0learned and what\u00a0<em>you<\/em>\u00a0created<\/strong>,\u00a0not in seeing a fan site for someone else\u2019s work (band or a movie or an anime story), no matter how great it is! (but if you want to create one of those outside of school, the skills you learn here will help you do that. And when you leave OTA you can take the blog with you.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0Learn -&gt; Create -&gt; Share:\u00a0Your\u00a0Best Work Published Here STUDENT LEARNING JOURNALS are\u00a0online Portfolios that Follow OTA Children From Grade to Grade.\u00a0Click on the Links Below to see Work from Last YEar\u2019s FOURTH Grade and check back often To Follow Along &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/student-learning-journals\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1158"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4512,"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1158\/revisions\/4512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyofteaching.lwn-stg.194-164-93-166.plesk.page\/fifthgrade\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}