Virtual tour

Compile a list of as many places as you can which allow you to take a virtual tour.

Mansion

Virtual tour: http://www.woodlandsmansion.com/vt.html

Parliament NZ
Virtual tour: Parliament NZ Tour

London Tour 
Virtual tour: London Tour

National Museum 
Virtual tour: National Museum Tour

Oxford
Virtual tour: Oxford tour


A Virtual tour is a great way to learn online without moving. You can learn lots by a virtual tour. On a virtual tour you buy a ticket online and someone talks and you move your mouse over where you want to look at. A weakness is that you would get lazy and the tour might be outdated. A strength is that the tour might be cheaper that a normal tour because an actual tour is\would be more expensive. I have looked at the mansion tour, the tour of Oxford and more. If you would like to look at some virtual tour click the links above. One of the best virtual tours that I liked was the Oxford one because you can see how big the school is and how many student attend Oxford. The bad thing is that you can't go into and look inside the buildings.

Skyping a class from Japan

What time do you normally go to bed on a school night?

what is going on in Ferguson, USA?

What is going on in Ferguson, USA?

Try My Quiz:
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TGC Visit

Today we went to Tauranga Girls College and we looked around the school. We got a pack where it tells us how much everything is. They showed us around the school  and we had to fill out a time capsule that we would see when we have finished Tauranga girls college in 2020. I like how TGC have a ton of choices and academic things that you can do. Also you stay with your tutor class for the hole 5 years in College which is pretty cool. At TGC there was a rubbish bin that was stuck into the ground. They also have their own pool and you can go into it in term 1 and term 4 in the summer time when it is hot, they heat to pool up to make it a little bit walmer.

Advice for years 7's Next Year

When you first start tauranga intermediate it is thrilling and exciting or you can be very nervous, there will probably someone in your class that you will know from you old school or something. Be sure that you be nice to everyone so you can make lots of new and lasting friendships. For the girls I suggest that you wear you P.E shorts on underneath you skirt. Be sure no the do anything that you are not allowed to do while in class time. If you do my ramsley will check you computer and you will get into a lot of trouble. Don't run to the canteen without a teacher because mr Diver might tell you off. Intermediate are some of you best schooling years. Make the most of everything and try your best. Make sure that you only use the Rimu toilets.

Life Ed Video

Sound quality: The sound was really good and there was not to much background noise.

Camera skill: The camera skills were good, especially the car part.

Acting: there acting was good and it looked real.

Editing: I liked the credit music at the end and the editing was good.

Poem: Timing for the poem was good and was the right speed.

Transformations.

Transformations mindmap

Internet forum

What is an internet forum?

It is an online discussion, people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.

Have you ever posted on a forum? Explain.

Yes, Last year when we did class questions.

What is a thread?A grouping conversation amongst users.

What is the forum administrator’s job?
To make sure that things behind the scenes run smoothly.

What are some different names for forums?
?

Find a forum on and provide a link for:

• Minecraft http://www.minecraftforum.net/
• Rugby http://www.therugbyforum.com/
• Swimming http://www.swimsmoothforum.com/

What do you think the rules for posting on a forum are?
Not to swear and be mean.
Dont laugh at what other people say.
Dont post stupid things.

What do you think the consequences are for breaking the forum rules?

Go to our class forum. Register using your school email.

Post a response to the thread topic and vote on the poll.

Read the posts of 3 others and reply to their posts.

Social edit

Technology Hurt or Help

I think that technology has hurt us a lot as people are getting more and more overweight, less active and more anti - social.  Back in the day kids would make tree houses and play outside but now kids are inside playing on there devices. Kids as young as 2 have there own iPad, iPod and other devices.

Life Ed

In Life Ed Michael told us all about drugs and alcohol and that there were 7 steps of the ladder, and that you should wait till you get to the 7th stage of the ladder until you make your decision on weather or not to use drugs. Drugs can affect you a lot like, family violence, jail, not be able to travel, and the worst being dead. There are many types of drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, wine, ecstasy, sprites, beer and tons more. There are about 3-5% alcohol, in beer, 12-15% alcohol in wine and 35-40% alcohol in sprites. It takes 1 hour for the body to consume a cup or glass of alcohol. Teenagers get drunk more easier\quicker because they have a faster absorption rate and that is when they do silly and stupid things.


We learnt that when\ before you go out to drink you should always have food before so that the process of digestion the alcohol can take a little longer. Class A drugs in New Zealand are: Methamphetamine, Magic Mushrooms, Cocaine, Heroin and LSD. If someone is caught with any of these drugs they can face up to 6 months in jail or if you are the supplier of the drug then you can face life in jail. Kids can start taking drugs at the age of 13 and do it for the rest of there life. Once you start it is really hard to quit but talking drugs can ruin your life make you go bankrupt and steal from family members. Taking drugs can make you look 20 years older then you already are and you also can get scabs on your face and make you ugly.

Web of Addiction Poem

Walking up the ladder year after year, waiting to make that big decision coming up somewhere.

Watching others take the drug, choose your decision wisely and don't become a addic thug.

But one night at a party you take the pill that makes you ill and raises your bill, You look at your reflection in the mirror and think to yourself I have to be a quitter. 

Day by day, night by night things are tough but get better in sight.

Finished?

Play Border Patrol.

Interactive Health Games

Look for other online games which help with drug and health education. Put the links on this doc.

RImu Logo

Wizard Of Oz Quiz

Use the 7 servants to write 7 questions for The Wizard of Oz movie we are watching for Availll.

Put the 7 questions onto a quiz: Quizyourfriends.com

Room 42 blog site.

Link: http://www.quizyourfriends.com/take-quiz.php?id=1411061449555244&a=1&

South Korea

Research South Korea.

Create a mind map on an app of your choice.

• start in the centre
• topic headings and subheadings
• VERY FEW words, single words only
• add pictures as prompts
• be ready to share
• colour code similar ideas.

Is the book disappearing?

I think that books are not disappearing because there are still tons of libraries,book shops and online book shops. people think that the "book book' will disappear in about 30 years, but i think that it will take at least another 50-60 years.

In America there are about 30,000,000 trees cut down each year for books to be printed on. And we need trees for oxygen. Books are expensive if you have a lot of them but I bet you would rather carry a lite kindle\ebook then carry a heavy book around. In room 42 there are 9 out of 31 students that have a kindle at home.

If you dropped an ebook then it would most likely break but it you had a book  it would be fine. Since 2005 a 25% drop has occurred where children don't read in there outside of school time. Ebooks are quite popular and tons of people are changing to then as they are light, portable and you can have hundreds of books on it at a time.

Magic Mushrooms

Research one illegal drug in depth.

Find out:

• class
• describe how the drug looks
• how it is made
• ways the drug is used
• how it affects the user
• streetnames
• negative health effects it has on the user
• dangers

Write a summary in paragraphs. No pictures.

 Magic mushrooms is a class A drug, the drug looks like a normal mushroom with a long white stem and a brown pointed top. The magic mushroom is not a plant witch means that it is grown from a spore. To make magic mushrooms you need to fill the kit with water, let the water absorb, remove the water. Put the kit in the plastic bag and place it in a good spot. Then wait. harvest, dry and then start over if you want. 

1) What do these symbols on our flag stand for? a) Blue background - is the blue skies and seas. b) Stars - The stars represent the Southern Cross. c) Union Jack - It represents New Zealands past. 2) Name the 3 flags of the 3 countries which are combined to make the Union Jack - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland. 3) When did we first use this NZ flag ? - June 19, 1902 4) What flag did we use from 1840 until then? - United tribes of New Zealand. 5) From 1834 to 1840 we used the United Tribes Flag. Insert an image of this flag. 6) Who kept chopping down the flagpole in Kororareka? Why? 7) What are the other official flags of NZ. Who are they used for/when are they used? Tino Rangatiratanga - Since 1990, the Tino rangatiratanga flag has been used by some Maori as an alternative to the official New Zealand flag, and a symbol of Maori independence. The Silver Fern - The silver fern flag is often seen at sporting fixtures involving New Zealand teams or individuals. There are many variations, but it is typically the image of a silver fern on a black background. Insert an image of the National Maori Flag. When did this flag first fly officially? 8)# Now you understand the basics of our present flag, work on a design for the flag you feel NZ should have. Insert your image. Think about: *what flags of other countries look like *which icons are important to New Zealanders *is your flag representative of our society *the colours and what they represent *what will go in the top left corner -the most clearly seen part of the flag even when there is no wind and the flag hangs down. *how the rest of the world will identify NZ from this flag

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reate a gif from a youtube video using animated gif generator.

You can use any APPROPRIATE youtube video.

You will need to sign up to animated gif generator.

You can use your school email.

Embed your gif into your blog.

Fix Writing

"Morning class," greeted Miss Green. It was an ordinary day and everyone was sitting at their wooden desks, with pens and pencils by their side, the sweet sound of voices filling the room brought music to my ears. I decide to listen in on Britney's conversation with Ella, "OMG last night I reached into my bag to get out my book and it wasn’t there," explained Britney. "No way," replied Ella. That exact thing happened to me I was sure I put it into my bag this is a little strange, I thought to myself why are things disappearing?

Eventually the bell went and it was time to go home. I told my mum what I had witnessed at school. And she was lost for words. That night I couldn't get Brittney and Ellas conversation out of my head, I grabbed my laptop out of my bag to google this mystery as I unzipped the case, I looked down only to see that there was no laptop in my bag this is insane! I decided to look in my other pocket of my bag and to my surprise, my lunch box was also missing.

The sun was shining birds singing, it seemed like an ordinary day. I walked into my class that is usually full of colour but not today. My class looked like a prison cell, "what happened I gasped?" "Don't worry kids assured Miss Green, we have a thief in our class and I am going to get to the bottom of this one by one." Miss Green started checking our bags, everyone seemed relaxed except for James, Miss Green made her way down the line and james was last to be checked. "Oh!" said Miss Green looking rather lost, "what is this she asked James?" as she pulled out two books, a pencil case my laptop, and two class posters from James bag.

I was utterly shocked to say the least, "I am so sorry," cried Iames, "its just that everyone has laptops or books and our class is so colourful, that I wanted to take some of it home to make my house look better," " the truth is that you should be happy with what you have and not want stuff from other people."

Story Jumper

Read this free book made on StoryJumper

Correct this

Punctuate this correctly.

It needs

• fullstops
• commas
• apostrophes
• capital letters
• speechmarks
• question marks
• exclamation marks
• paragraphs

It was a monday morning, I just got woken up by my mum to get ready for school. I got out of bed and reached down for my uniform, but it wasnt there. I looked under my bed, under my pillows, but I couldn't find my uniform anywhere.

"Kaidin have you gotten in the shower yet?" 

"No mum I cant find my uniform." 

" well you better find it quick or you will be going to school in your onesie!" 

" But mum I cant find it anywhere it’s like its just disappeared!" 

"Oh sure just like all your other stuff huh, Kaidin?"

" I got a note to go to school with to say that my uniform is lost and that I have to wear mufti just for today." 

Which was a pain because every teacher i walked past asked why i'm in mufti and where my uniform is so I just showed them the note and moved on when I got home I went to go grab my iPod from where I always put it but I looked and that wasn't there either I yelled out to my mum,

"Mum have you seen my iPod?"  

"No but do you know where did you last put it mum, if I knew where I last put it do you think i'd be asking you where it is."  

Sorry just trying to help I thought to myself that.

"I'll try to find it later so I ran into my room to go on my PS3 but surprise surprise it’s not there Mum!" 

"Oh what now Kaidin?" 

"I know you're up to mischief tell me where all my stuff is Kaidin!"

"Do you really think I would hide your uniform away from you so you would go to school in your onesie?" 

Now what’s gone missing now? My PS3 the whole thing, the controller is here but not my HDMI cable, power cord or my Elgato I really couldn't be bothered looking for all my stuff because it will take me hours! So I just thought of going for a bike ride I walk outside to get my bike and I couldn't believe it my bike  had no tyres by this time i've had enough, I went up to my um and said

"mum i know you’ve put all my stuff somewhere, please can i have it back!" "Kaidin I have hidden your stuff away would you like to get it back?"

" Yes where is it where is it where is it right here?" 

My mum led me to her bedroom, my stuff was all scattered around the room. My PS3, the power cord, the HDMI and my Elgato!

My iPod was under her drawers, and my bike tyres were under Liams bed, my uniform was in my muns drawers!

"Okay thanks mum for hiding my stuff!"

"Thats okay i'll do it again sometime hahaha, yeah right."

Write a PEEL paragraph about a family member (Mum, Dad, brother, sister etc.)

You must:

Decide on your umbrella Point  about him/her

Give at least 3 Explain reasons, each with an specific Example

Finish with a Linking sentence back to your P statement.

Use sequencing words for your reasons

My Cat is the best cat in the world because it is really fluffy and when I am sick my cat comes up to me and licks my face. Also my cat is kinda like a personal alarm clock because when i have to wake up in the morning she just jumps up onto my bed and sits on my face, and I get like tons of fur in my mouth....yum? And lastly when I wake up in the morning he is always standing on my feet waiting to be feed.

Rimu is the best syndicate at tis!

Write a PEEL paragraph responding to this statement

Rimu is the best syndicate at TIS.

You must:

Decide on your umbrella Point

Give at least 3 Explain reasons, each with an specific Example

Finish with a Linking sentence back to your P statement.

Use sequencing words for your reasons

Rimu is the best syndicate because we have the best teachers that always help us. We have the most fun sport that always keep us fit. We work as a team and always help each other. The Rimu teachers always plan fun things for us to do, for example last night we had our rimu house social dance which was really fun and everyone enjoyed it!

2014 election results

What percentage of the vote did each party win?

National: 48.1%

Labour: 24.7%

Greens: 10%

NZ First: 8.9%

Conservative: 4.1%

Maori: 1.3%

Act: 0.7%

United Future: 0.2%

How will parliament look? (How many seats will each party have?)

National: 61 seats.

Labour: 32 seats.

Green: 13 seats.

NZ First: 11 seats.

Conservative: 0 seats.

Maori: 2 seats.

Act: 1 seats.

United Future: 1 seats.

Who is the Tauranga MP and which party is he/she from?

Simon Bridges from National.

Who came 2nd and 3rd for Tauranga?

Clayton Mitchell came 2nd from nz first and Rachael Jones was 3rd from Labour.

Who is the BOP MP and which party is he/she from?

Todd Muller from National.

What regional seat does the Prime Minister hold?

Helensville

How many people voted?

2.4 million

List all of the ministerial portfolios

Minister Of Education

Justice Minister

FInance Minster

Foreign affairs minister

Women Affairs Minister.

Who is the current Minister for Education?

Hekia Parata

What portfolio does John Key hold?

Name 1 change we will now expect to see in NZ in the next 3 years in

Education -

Health -

Environment -

Policing -

Tourism -

Sport -

2014 elections.

Election day rules

When is election day?
20th september

What hours can you vote on election day?

You can vote at a voting place between 9.00am and 7.00pm on election day

What date does this year’s election officially end?

12am On the 4th of October.

Summarise each of these rules for election day in your own words.

Hoardings - When the different parties put there election boards up.

Sign-written vehicles - In the election you have cars that carry signs/stickers.

Fixed signage on party headquarters and MP’s electorate offices - When the party leader has it's signature in the party office.

Delivery of election material prohibited - Must not mail in mail boxes on eletion day

Websites and social media - All parities have there own websites that show there policies and other things.

Processions and demonstrations -
You are not allowed to protest before 7pm, you can’t use a loudhailer

Streamers, rosettes, ribbons etc -

Can wear but can’t say the party name, logo

Clothing promoting the party or candidate

No tshirts, can wear party colours

Imitation ballot papers

Assistance to get to a voting place

At the voting place

Campaigning around advance voting places