January 29, 2009

Dear 7th & 8th Dr. Data Computer Class Parents:

"Particular Excitement In The Air": Success for Both 7th & 8th Grade Dr. Data's Computer classes.

Special note: In your child is still not doing as wellas desired in Dr. Data's classes, Don't take lightly of : Success Guaranteed in Dr. Data's 7th & 8th Grade Computer Classes if Students/Parents Follow These Guidelines! Very important web page for both parents and students. Students can't fail if parents and students do their fair-share! and Dr. Data means that.

Here are some tips for your perusal to also assist both students and parents..

  1. Grades are usually posted daily before Dr. Data leaves school by 4 p.m. So parents and students can have a daily intelligent dinner conversation about what their child did in my class on a daily basis. Strongly suggest that you use your Carmody's Parent Portal at https://campus.jeffco.k12.co.us/campus/portal/jeffco_IC.jsp If parents don't have a log in for Carmody Parent Portal, you need to to go to the school office in person to obtain because of security. Note: sometimes Dr. Data will complete posting grades late in the evening occasionally. So check in the morning for updates if you feel there are some missing grades from the previous day.

  2. 8th Grade Classes: please bring your digital cameras or telephones with camera capabilities or photos for the next week to be scanned so that you can put them on your ten business cards you created last week. Be sure to bring the appropriate USB cables to transfer files from your digital camera/phone to your computer workstation. See Week 4 for details as we embrace multimedia capabilities with you inputting photos all week! If you don't have cables, you can text message the photos to your e-mail account and download and use them accordingly on your business cards.

  3. 7th Grade Classes: We are now into the Word Processing unit for the next four weeks, but you will also have extra-credit opportunities to make posters/banners for your favorite teacher at Carmody whenever they finish the day's assignment.

  4. Must see to believe it! Creativity in the Carmody Computer Program. Dr. Data is now sponsoring many extra-credit opportunities for both 7th and 8th grades to do on computers for Carmody faculty members. Whenever they have finished their daily and/or weekly work, these students can be assigned to undertake special assignments for Carmody staff and to be rewarded extra-credit . Most of the seventeen projects deal with multimedia applications including graphics and layout, such as newsletters, banners, flyers, PowerPoint slide shows, web pages, and much more. For more details, go to http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Projects.html for actual samples of work done by our students for Carmody's faculty. Not only a great way to provide valuable services to our faculty, but talented students who participate in these extra-credit projects can also apply to be a student assistants next semester specializing in creative computer generated projects for Carmody. With practice, both my 7th & 8th grade computer students will gain confidence and real-work experience using computers as they contribute to the Carmody environment. And I already have some qualified 7th grader students who will be doing award certificates for our faculty for Carmody staff as well for extra-credit. If your 7th or 8th grade child would benefit from such experiences , please e-mail Dr. Data about this matter as several faculty members already have projects to be done ASAP! Already several award certificates designed by 7th graders are now posted at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Projects.html for your perusal.

  5. Both 7th and 8th Grade students can and should double or triple their typing speed over this semester only if they practice daily at home between 10 to 30 minutes a day. To accomplish this, go to the first unit of instruction at my keyboarding instruction web site at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/keyboard_lessons.html. And practice diligently. Most students level off in their typing speeds but those that practice at home can and will double or triple their speed over the semester!

    6. Below are some good free on-line web sites for your child lto practice their typing at home on a daily basis and/or at school between 10 and 30 minutes a day. Eventually going through all four web sites throughout the semester. And these web sites are free! Nothing to purchase.

  6. Reminder: your child can earn 25 extra-credit points every week if you print out their progress report each week from Carmody's Parent Portal and sign and date the print out. See the Carmody Parent Portal at: https://campus.jeffco.k12.co.us/campus/portal/jeffco_IC.jsp

  7. Reminder: students can earn unlimited extra-credit for every page (2 points per page) if they type assignments for their other teachers. Just have your child submit the graded paper to Dr. Data after being graded. Unlimited number of points!!! So encourage your child to type all school papers and earn credit both the other teachers and Dr. Data simultaneously!

  8. Need to contact Dr. Data, please e-mail him at: jkuzmich@earthlink.net for quick response: morning, afternoon or evening and yes, even over the weekends.

  9. Have a great weekend!

Hope this helps and looking forward to a successful semester. Please stay in touch with Carmody's Parent Portal at https://campus.jeffco.k12.co.us/campus/portal/jeffco_IC.jsp which is your true reality check 24/7 for Dr. Data classes.

Till next time,

Dr. Data