English Unit: Challenges & Opportunities

     In this English unit, I learned that if you don't rise up to challenges and try to overcome them, you won't accomplish anything. By overcoming challenges you can open up new opportunities, for example: taking up a challenge like a swimming course (ex: bronze cross & medallion) you can get the opportunity to become a lifeguard and get paid money. I also learned that if something bad does happens, don't sit a fret about it forever, do something to change it.

     I think this holiday I'm going to try putting some of this to use and who knows? Maybe you will too.

Screencast-O-Matic

This is my school project with screencast-o-matic.

Alienware m14x laptop and TacX mouse

     Yesterday, I received my Alienware TacX mouse. This mouse is great it is super comfortable and has more than all the features I need. This "moused' surely pasted my expectations.


     My laptop is a different story. Apparently my laptop arrived where my dad works and he was supposed to take it home but he forgot. So I hope the M14X lives up to my expectations and I hope my dad brings it home tonight!

     It took a week and a little bit after the purchase until they got here. and it took four days after they were shipped. Overall, the preliminary ship date set by Dell was off by three days, and my laptop and mouse arrived the day after.

Here are some pictures of the mouse.

If you would like to check out some more Alienware products click here

Now I am from Canada, if you are from another country you can change it at the top left hand side of the site.

Discovery Education Reviews

Video- Living History: Living in Ancient Greece: This was an overall pretty good Video. It gave lots of information on Greece. it talked about the land, religion, and the Olympics. I like how they gave the topics equal information. I think this video would be best for gr. 6 or 7 to 8 or 9.

Game- There are only two games- Leon's Math Dojo: Counting to 12, and Fishy Fractions: Fraction and picture math. These games are for gr. 1-5 at most. As you may know I am in gr. 8 and my abilities far exceed the purpose of this game.If you were in younger grades though, I could see how these games could help them with their counting and fractions

Here is the website:

Discovery Education

Ctrl + F trick

This is the Ctrl + F trick, it lets you find an article on a page.

Weebly site

If you want to see my updated weebly site go to:

Prezi

Weebly Site

        In Computers class, we have been working to create our on sites on Weebly.com
Here is the link to my site:zmr7.weebly.com