Week 13 Wednesday December 5 2007

Today we will carry on with your Powerpoint Presentations

Remember they are due on Friday and will be presented in class

Here is a helpful link if you are having trouble finding ideas.
http://www.gizmag.com/ecogizmo/

IMPORTANT FYI:

StudyBuzz, the provincial exam prep site to help students improve
achievement, is now available free to all BC students. Edvantage Press and
Etraffic Solutions, the creators of StudyBuzz, would like to remind you that
BC students have free access through LearnNowBC. BC students have already
taken over 28 000 StudyBuzz tests in the past year.

How do students access StudyBuzz?
Students log in with their PEN numbers at the LearnNowBC site,
http://www.learnnowbc.gov.bc.ca/. This gives them free use of StudyBuzz,
Live Tutoring, Live Classes and Charged Up for Math & Science. An online
tutorial is available through
http://www.edvantagepress.com/studybuzz/tutorial.html.

Four steps to StudyBuzz:
1. Students log in, choose their course and do a series of online
assessments.
2. Students immediately receive a personalized study guide, summarizing
their strengths and weaknesses. The study guides provide solutions to
questions and reasons why incorrect answers are wrong.
3. Students focus their study time on their areas of weakness.
4. Students can retake the tests to see if they still have areas of weakness
in their provincial exam prep.

How do teachers access StudyBuzz?
Teachers access StudyBuzz through the Educator¹s link at LearnNowBC,
http://www.learnnowbc.gov.bc.ca/.. Your superintendent¹s office has your
district login access code.

What courses are available?
We now have 17 StudyBuzz courses available including Science 10; Essentials
of Math 10; Principles of Math 10, 11 and 12; Applications of Math 12;
Biology 12; Physics 12; Chemistry 12; Geology 12; Geography 12; History 12;
Social Studies 11; and more grade 11 courses.