Thursday April 9

Hello everybody,

Your schedules should be completed by now. We have 3…and a half new tasks today.

We will be sharing our schedules in the student communication channel and not in small groups as suggested yesterday. To post share an assignment on any chat channel, please go to the area where we chat. You will notice that on the bottom, there is a paper clip symbol. Click on it, and then click recent. From there, find your schedule assignment and finally, click Upload a copy. Wait for the file to upload, and then click send like you normally would send a message. As more people upload their schedules, look at their schedules and reply to at least one person’s schedule with a comment.

Your second task of the day is to do a little bit of French! We will be using Duolingo. Please make sure you either CLICK HERE to sign up, or use the class code URUQCS. For more instructions, click here or go to the general –> files –> tutorials tab within Teams. Signing up will require your email address. Make sure to use your DIGITS@edu.burnabyschools.ca one. Once you’ve signed up, go ahead and try Duolingo out! Start from the beginning. Spend around 15-30 minutes on it because again, we’re just trying to get used to new tools. Start with BASICS and NOT the placement test!

Your third task of the day is to search for a self-directed art activity. Normally in art, I choose an activity for you but with this art project, you will be choosing your own mini-project. This mini-project is your passion project and can be done whenever you feel like you need a break. It doesn’t have to be BIG but it shouldn’t be something that can be done in 15 minutes. Be mindful of the materials that you need. If you do not have a lot of art materials at home, then simply pick something that requires fewer materials! There are tons of cool projects that only require pencil and paper. There’s no theme for this assignment. Do not go out and buy materials. We are resourceful and can find cool projects using materials we have at home 🙂 Some of you may want to create your own art activity. Yes, you can. Just make sure you clearly describe to me what you have planned.

• You will need to copy and paste the idea that you’d like to do in a new assignment page. If you do not remember how to copy and paste, research it! (Hint, you have to right click). Please be sure to do this so I know what you will be working on.You need to have an idea submitted by the end of next Tuesday. This will give you some time to look at a lot of different projects.
• There is a temporary chat channel called “Art Ideas”. This is where you can share ideas of cool projects that you found online. I will also be posting projects that don’t require a lot of supplies here throughout the day.
• You can begin your project anytime, but a deadline will be near the end of this month. Plenty of time 🙂

Your third and a half task of the day is a survey. It’s really short and straightforward! You can find the survey (called a quiz) in the ASSIGNMENTS tab on the left. This is just to let me get a sense of how you’re doing on Teams before we dive into some more learning next week. Please be honest and mature when doing this quiz. Put some thought as your input can influence the learning experience for everybody.

That’s a wrap for this week! Enjoy your well-deserved long weekend! A rough outline of the weekly schedule for next week will be posted on Monday evening. See you Tuesday on Teams!