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General Website Links for CDS Students
From time to time I add links for each grade level in the Links section listed to the left. Also, there are times when I update the "General Links" section to include sites that apply to all CDS Middle School grades. For example, we learned about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of our Multicultural Studies this week. As a supplement to items we discussed and saw, there a couple of links that I thought would be helpful for deeper investigation. Take a look, and check from time to time for additional links. I'll be posting a link soon for traditional King Cake from a famous bakery in Louisiana (my home state)...just in time for Mardi Gras!



SIGN UP TODAY! Website offers student involvement and learning using games!
In some of the classes we have discovered the online community at icivics. Using games and interactive animated movies, students learn more about various aspects of U.S. government and civic action. For starters, I have activated a lesson relating to Supreme Court decision making that kids can do over the break. Students are encouraged to set up an account (with parent permission/assistance since the accounts require an email address).

Students play games to collect points, and with those points they can "spend" them by voting for various project proposals that are posted to icivics.org. Every three months the site organizers award the most voted project with an award. More information can be obtained by clicking on the "Impact" tab at the top.

Please contact me with any comments, concerns, or questions.


Do you want immediate updates?
If you are interested in receiving up-to-minute updates for CDS teacher websites, please click on the "RSS" icon below the list of links. For Mr. Murad's history site, the icon is located to the left below "Office Hours."


Reminder: LearnTCI student access
Student access for the history textbooks has arrived! In class this week I will guide the students through the process of setting up their individual accounts. Once setup, each student will be able to access the reading material from any computer via the website: www.learnTCI.com Also, there are reading challenges that can be completed for many of the chapters that will help reinforce some of the information learned in class.


CDS History Google Docs Account
In an effort to make writing papers, creating presentations, and more efficient and accessible, I've created a Google account for all history classes. This will allow students to create, share, and transport documents between school and home (whether working in groups or individually). Also, if students don't have access to Microsoft Office, Google Docs allows them to create compatible files for free (Word, Powerpoint, etc). The account is public (for the classes...not the general public), and the login and password will be given to students in class.


 
Last Modified: Thursday, Feb. 09, 2012
 
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