ICA-CP: 1/27/09

Good morning!

All of the grades I have for Q3 are in Powerschool. This includes three Question of the Week blogs with the topics of: terroists using MySpace, trauma and stress reduction by playing video games, and the impact of eletronic waste on the environment (required 2 links in addition to response). This is a reminder of how your blogs are graded.

1) Blogs are worth 25 points maximum for answering the question of the week on time with at least 250 words and with research links as required.
2) If your blog is less than 250 words but is submitted on time, you do not get full credit. You get 1 point for each 10 words maximum. That means, even though your response is short, it must be thoughtful.
3) If your blog is late, 5 points are deducted.
4) If your blog does not have required research links, 5 points are deducted.

Grades in Powerschool do not look very good right now. Most of the class needs to do the homework in the Fundementals of Java textbook and re-take the tests. On the Java Syntax part of the test, the highest score was 88 out of 105 points (84%). On the data types portion, it was 43 out of 70 points (61%).

This week, you all have homework most likely. Also this week, your Eliza programs are due on Thursday. I think it's going to be a hectic one!