4.01.2005

A Crow in a Pear Tree

Respond to one of the facts and the image below.




1. Crows are survivors. They succeed anywhere, under any conditions. They do whatever it takes to make it and will be the last one standing when disaster strikes. It doesn't matter what it takes - picking through trash, cleaning a carcass on the road, fighting a hawk twice their size - the crow will win out.


2. Crows are determined. They get what they want. Again, they do what it takes to attain their goals and obtain their wants.


3. Crows have no fear. They look upon everything in the world as normal and common. There is nothing to fear in the mundane.


4. Crows delight in solitude and companionship. Some birds must be solitary, others must be paired, many must exist in groups. Crows move into and out of any of these situations with ease. They are as content with themselves as they are with a mate or with a crowd (splendidly termed a "murder").


5. Crows get along well with most everyone. Crows are often found in very mixed groups of birds. They move among them with obvious ease, but without ever losing their unique identity.


6. Crows are smart. They problem-solve, they evaluate situations, they make choices based on analysis.


7. Crows have personality. Crows do not blend into the background. They do not morph into a clone of their compatriots. They have individuality, specific behaviors, likes and dislikes.


8. Crows are independent. They march to the beat of no other drum but their own.

Crow facts credited to Ms. Cauthron - Science/Soy Expert

3.30.2005

Starting Out

A Sketchbook of MHS will be a collaborative project as well as an adventure for individual students to create individual blogs for the last major project of the Media Class. To begin with you will need to create a blog by following the steps as outlined at blogger.com.

1. Remember to keep your screen name free of profanities and appropriate for this project.
2. Your blog name can be something that you may use in the future, so choose carefully.

Once you create your blog, you will follow the instructions for the daily/weekly assignments.


First Assignments

1. Create your own blog. Blogger has a "help" link to assist you or follow the on-line tutorial. There is also a "help" link located at the top right corner of their web page.

2.Underneath the title of this blog you will see a quote of the day. Leave your thoughts about that quote and/or respond to other comments. The quotes will change, so your response may be unrelated to previous posts.

3. Create links in your blog to the other members of this blog for easy access.

4. Find a quote for others to respond to and post that quote. Post it using the settings tabs.

5. Take a photograph using one of the digital cameras and post that image as part of your profile.