Welcome to Mr. Rogers' Homepage for the 2009-2010 school year!
First of all, welcome to my class! I hope that you enjoy yourself in my room but we also have a few things to learn throughout the year. This webpage (built with you in mind) is intended to help you to do well in my courses this year, and to give you a little bit of insight into who I am. Checking the class website on a consistent basis is important, especially for those of you who are cronically absent due to health problems (real or fake) and family emergencies. The site will keep you updated on everything going on in the classroom and it provides you with materials, assignments and links to other useful websites.
On the left you will find a NAVIGATIONAL TOOLBAR. On the toolbar their are options such as: About Mr. Rogers, Teacher's Schedule, Government, Psychology and Sociology Procedures, Calendar, Downloads, Websites and Reading Strategies. When you click on these you will get the following information:
About Mr. Rogers: This link will take you to an area that I will try to update from time to time. It is a little bit of an insight into my thoughts, opinions and dull, self-depricating humor. I have movie top ten lists, funny pictures from around the internet and some motivational tools to help you on a long day. P.S. Feel free to email me your Top Ten lists, I am always looking for a good flick to watch!
Teacher's Schedule: Why I made this a link I am not entirely sure. As is indicated in the title, this links you to my class schedule. I really hate being interupted while I am teaching so this may be useful for you. It will help you to avoid getting on my bad side! Try to visit me during 8th period and you should be great! If you need to see me on a lunch period though, do not hesitate to ask, just bring brownies or something please!
Course Procedures (for Government, Psychology, Sociology): Each of my classes has a different level of students and a different list of expectations for students. Next to the calendar this is the most important link over there. It lets you and your parents know what is expected of you in my classroom as well as the subject matter that we will be covering throughout the year. I know that this is a novel concept, but when I say that we are "covering" subject matter, that means that I intend for you to "LEARN" that subject matter! Therefore, you and your parents can see what it is that you will be learning before you start learning it!
Calendar: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LINK! This link will take you to a Firstclass calendar that allows you to see each day's agenda, assignments and occasionally even the lecture notes! It is practically like cheating when I give you this kind of stuff even when you are at home. For you not to take advantage of this is pure craziness! Also, because I am so kind as to post this information online, it cuts down on your ability to make excuses for late work. If you forget to ask about a worksheet from class...download it and print it out. DO NOT come to me at the end of the quarter with a finished worksheet and expect to get credit. (Not that these things would ever happen)
Downloads: I am not even sure exactly what I am going to use this for yet. I might put some bigger assignments or important information in this link but I will let you know before I do anything like that.
Websites: In this class we will be doing the occasional project that requires you to think outside of the box and do research outside of the class textbook. I have a list of very valuable sites for you to use in order to prepare for projects, debates and even tests. These websites will be listed here.
Reading Strategies: One of the most important skills to learn in all of social studies (and in life for that matter) is efficient reading. It is my assumption that most students will not even read this far down the page to get this information. (In fact: Bonus Question - 1 point bonus to anyone who can tell me the first president of the United States by the Friday 8/27) This link attempts to remedy that problem by giving you tips and tricks to reading textbooks and primary sources. I implore you to utilize some of these strategies to help you comprehend the required and supplemental readings in this class.
If I add any more links I will let you know in class. I am trying to make this class as easy to follow and difficult to understand as is humanly possible! Have Fun!
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