March 21, 2007

Dear Carmody Middle School Elective 7th Grade Parents and Students:

1. For those parents are seeing a trend of "Spring Fever" with their child's computer class grades on the Carmody Parent Portal at: https://campus.jeffco.k12.co.us/campus/portal/jeffco_IC.jsp, there is is still things that can be done to rectify this situation. Dr. Data has come up with additonal explanations on how your child's missing assignments can be quickly reversed. Hope these suggestions are helpful.

• All of daily the work can indeed be done at home for whatever work is not finished.  This has always been an on-going procedure. 

• See newsletter #7 posted on my web site sent today for details.  This newsletter #7 can be read at:   http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/winter2007/newsletter7.html . The other six newsletters are located at:  http://www.kuzmich.com/parent_newsletters.html
• Newsletter #7 covers upcoming progress reports, special 150 point makeup assignments opportunities over spring break and much more.  I am even offer extra credit for work done at home over spring break.

• The curriculum assignments can be accessed, printed and done at home if you have access to a computer with the Internet by going to:
  
  Word processing:  http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/claris_syllabus.html
  
  Database:  http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/database_syllabus.html#Management
  
  About the only assignments that can't be done at home are the typing tests which have to be done at school. She can stay with me daily till three p.m.  My guess is that might like to do them at home.
  
  
• For your information, all of six database assignments the past two weeks have included the answer sheets to help the students the concepts involved in doing database assignments.  See the links below for clue (answer sheets) given to all students.  Forthcoming database assignments will also have answer sheets. Note: required password to open up the database assignments below is "drdata".
  
  Presidents #1 Worksheet - assignment #1 - C-3. Special clue sheet available with not only the answers, but more importantly, specific steps in learning how to use a database to search for the correct answers: President No. 1 Clue Sheet . Learning objective : After completing this lesson, the student will be able to search a database on the by choosing the field to be search. Name of the data file to be opened up in Clarisworks is: "Pres.cwk."
  
  Countries and Capitals of the World , assignment #2 - C-4 and C-5. Special clue sheet available with not only the answers, but more importantly, specific steps in learning how to use a database to search for the correct answers: . Country Assisted Clue Sheet. Learning objective: After completing the lesson, student will be able sort by selecting which field to be searched.
  
  Denver Broncos Player Background Worksheet - assignment #3 - C-6: Special clue sheet available with not only the answers, but more importantly, specific steps in learning how to use a database to search for the correct answers Bronco Player Clue Sheet . Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  Rivers of the World - Thursday, assignment #4 - C-7 and C-8: Special clue sheet available with not only the answers, but more importantly, specific steps in learning how to use a database to search for the correct answers: Rivers of the World Clue Sheet. Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  Colorado Avalanche Worksheet - assignment #5 - C-9 and C-10: Avalanche Clue Sheet. Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  Inventor's Worksheet - Tuesday, assignment #6 - C-11 and C-12 . Inventor's Clue Sheet Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  Colorado Rockies - Wednesday, assignment #7 - C-15 and C-16 : Special clue sheet available with not only the answers, but more importantly, specific steps in learning how to use a database to search for the correct answers: Colorado Rockies Clue Sheet . Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  Our Solar System - assignment #8 - C-18 and C-19: Solar System Clue Sheet . Learning objective : After completing the lesson, the student will be able to display the correct data answers by searching in the sort mode.
  
  8th Graders: go to http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/business/Lesson_Plans.html and all assignments can viewed, printed and done at home. Just go to weeks 6, 7, 8 and 9 and you will have the entire 4th grading period's assignments available for your perusal. And all submitted missing assignments will also earn 150 points if only submitted to Dr. Data on Tuesday, April 3, 2007.
  
  
• Motivating Makeup Work Strategy
  
  A special offer of 150 points for each database assignment completed at home over spring break with Dr. Data's special database search engine that is located below. simply print out the assignments and have a parent sign a short note verifying that the student completed from the on-line database cited below at: http://www.adlineagency.com/kuzmich. And submit to Dr. Data only on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 for the extra points.
  
  You Can Do On-Line Database Assignments for Home Use 24/7
  
  Namely, you don't need Clarisworks to do the database assignments over the Internet whereever you are over spring break. The link below is for the instant web publishing of Dr. Data's class databases at: http://www.adlineagency.com/kuzmich . Use the following account information and you have access to all of the database assignments that can be done at home. You do not have to have Clarisworks or Appleworks on your home computer in order to do the assignments on your home computer.
  
  
• Account Name: john (be sure to use lower case for "john") Password: "drdata" (be sure it is lower case)
  Go to layout to find specific database file to work on (Pres, bronco, inventor, etc.).. This on-line database works just like Clarisworks or Appleworks on our PC lab computers.
  
  Progress reports will go out on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 which will still give students some time to finalize makeups, especially with makeups at home.  In my newsletters, I have urged parents to check the Carmody Parent Portal daily for any missing work since the Parent Portal is updated daily before I ever leave school for your convenience in accessing each student's work.   The Carmody Parent Portal can be accessed at:  ps://campus.jeffco.k12.co.us/campus/portal/jeffco_IC.jsp    All seven newsletters can be accessed at:  http://www.kuzmich.com/parent_newsletters.html .
  
  Closing Comments
  
  It is never too late to fix whatever missing assignments have not yet been graded and without penalty if done before the end of the present grading period on Friday, Aprill 13, 2007.
  
  Note:  Fridays are usually make up days with no new assignments given to help students stay on top of their assignments better.
  
  Hope this information is helpful. And in particular, may your child take advantage of doing the assignments over spring break with 100% web-based instruction with all assignments available for downloading and printing as outline above any place in the world with a computer connected to the Internet even if the family is on vacation!!!! What a deal.
  
  Till next time,
  
  Dr. Data