Monday, January 6, 2025

Welcome Back to 2025!! Assigned 1/8, due 1/10 - Minor

Today let's get 2025 started with a fun little assignment.

Since it's a new year I think it's appropriate that we look back at the year 2024 and reflect upon the things that happened in that year. 


First - let's make sure your Google Site is ready for the new semester.

Under Pages in the main panel on the right, create a new subpage and title it 2nd semester (you can break this down by 9 weeks if you would prefer, but at least make a new one for the second semester).

Once you have this subfolder made, move it on top of your home page. You can tell what your home page is because it has a little House next to the name.

When you are done with this, your Pages pane should look like this:


I have a 1st semester folder, but you may not, you might have a 1st 9 weeks or even a 1st and 2nd 9 weeks folder. That is fine. You can make a subfolder called 1st semester and put the ones from last semester in it if you want. Your organization system should work for you, but I also want you to make it easier for me to find your work. As a reminder - it is always so much easier for me when you title your subpages the same as the assignment, for example, today's assignment should be called Welcome back to 2025!! The better you name things, the easier it is for me to find it and give it a grade.


Once your Pages pane looks like mine, make sure you use the 3 dots to the right of 2nd Semester to make your subpages. I have it highlighter here so you can see it easier:


If your Pages pane is a mess, and you need help getting it all cleaned up, please let me know so I can help you. I want to stay organized and I want to be able to easily grade your work.

Now, let's move onto today's assignment and look at some photos and think about 2024 a little bit.

Go to the following websites and look at the photos there. On your Google Site post your THREE (3) favorites and tell me why it was your favorite photo of the year. I have included a few websites for you to look at, spend at least 20 minutes looking at these sites. You may have to wait for the images to load AND you may need to search out the images on Google as you probably can't download the image directly. You will also probably have a slideshow to look at - please make sure you are looking at more than the first photo. You should read the stories of those photos you find compelling if there is a link to do so.

https://time.com/7176286/top-100-photos-2024/

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/year-end-2024-photos-best/



https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2024/specials/year-in-pictures/

Second, lets write about some things you found interesting this year. Below I have listed 5 prompts - on your blog please find a photo that goes with each prompt and then write a paragraph about each. Why did you chose that as your main choice, what things attracted you to that choice and why was it the best of 2024? To help you a little I have put a link below the prompt that may or may not help you. You are free to find your own sources.

1. What was the best song of 2024?





3. What was the most important news story of the year 2024?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/briefing/the-year-in-news.html


https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-stories-talking-2024/story?id=115979843

4. Who was the most important person of 2024 in your opinion?

https://time.com/7200122/person-of-the-year-2024-shortlist/

5. What was the biggest sports OR entertainment story OR sports/entertainment person of 2024 (you should Google what is appropriate for your choice), I leave this one to you to find a photo for.

Finally, I want to know more about your holiday break.
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1. Tell me what is the one thing that happened on your holiday break that you will remember? 

2. What are your resolutions (things you want to do this year, your major goals) for the 2025 year?

3. What are you looking forward to in 2025?

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