National Geographic 9-11 Interview With George W. Bush Video Link
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
3. W
Read more…The 90-year-old Warren Buffett has added nearly $13 billion to his net worth this year as shares in his industrial and insurance conglomerate have risen up quite a bit. While Buffett has just gotten the $100 billion mark, he's still
Read more…You can get two points extra credit for each time you reply to this post explaining how you encountered our course content out in "the wild". For CWI, current events do not count.
Read more…Believe it or not, it is said that Paul Revere never yelled the famous phrase, “ The British are coming!” How did we end up with this phrase and how did we end up giving Paul Revere credit for it? He never even made it into the streets of Concor
Read more…FIRST SEMESTER TEST SCHEDULE
2014-2015
Make-up Test Day – Friday Dec. 19
Wednesday, December 17 Thursd
Read more…You will be taking the Social Studies ITED test on Tuesday, October 21st. Below you will see that you can earn up to 20 extra credit points for the second quarter if you improve and/or do well on the Social Studies ITED test. Improvement is based on
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All extra credit is done individually unless specifically stated otherwise. You can earn up to 50 extra credit points per quarter. I believe students should always have a second chance if a test or project didn't go their way if they are willing to w
Read more…New Student Help Guide
1. Go to mrbruns.ning.com and sign up for my website.
2. Your username(Full name) should start with the number from the period you have my class followed by your name. For example, 4Tom.
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US History Book Online
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Mr. Bruns' Educational Ideology:
Fifteen Tips for a Successful Presentation
1. Know your content.
a. Do not rely on notecards/Powerpoint--Be present
b. Make good eye contact with the audience
c. Do not memorize-speak from the heart
d. Use Powerpoint as an outline and then expand fr
Here is a checklist to help students who are struggling with the assigned blog entry.
Written Assigned Blog Checklist:
• Include at least two images or one video
o They should relate to the topic
• Use paragraph form –
o separate each main idea i
1. Do them! You can take notes on the blog section of my website, on a Google Doc or on paper.
-If you take notes on a Google Doc, you still need to hyperlink your notes into the blog section of my website. Be sure to give me editing options as well.
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