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No Classes ||=  ||
 * Assignment Calendar - //Assignments are listed by DUE DATE//**
 * = 28 ||= 1-Mar ||= 2 ||= **3 Begin 2nd Half** ||= 4 ||=  ||
 * = 7 ||= **8** ||= 9 ||= **10** ||= 11 ||=  ||
 * = **14** ||= **15** ||= 16 ||= **17** ||= 18 ** Begin Spr Break ** ||=  ||
 * = 21 ||= 22 ||= 23 ||= 24 ||= 25 || ** Spr Break ** ||
 * = **28** Classes resume ||= **29** ||= 30 ||= **31 Pentominoes** ||= 1-Apr ||=  ||
 * = **4** ||= **5 SketchUp** ||= 6 ||= **7 Project Plan** ||= 8 ||=  ||
 * = **11 Excel** ||= **12 SET ** ||= 13 ||= 14 MDY at NCTM ||= 15 ||=  ||
 * = **18** ||= **19** ||= 20 ||= **21** ||= 22 Good Friday
 * = **25** ||= **26** ||= 27 ||= **28** ||= 29 Classes end ||=  ||
 * = May 2 Exams ||= 3 ** Last Mtg 12:30-2:30 ** ||= 4 Exams ||= 5 Exams ||= 6 Exams ||= ** Individual appts with MDY ** ||
 * Final Reflection Info** [[file:Final Reflection.doc]]

Your own plan can be written as a chart the way that this student did. [[file:ProjectPlanz_Student.doc]]
As you think about your projects over the next couple of weeks, remember that this is a math class with math credit. Of the activities listed, some have a "technology" emphasis and some have a "pedagogy" emphasis. Others like Sketchpad and Logo are definitely "mathy" in emphasis. One of the things to keep in mind is a collection of activities that has sufficient //math// emphasis. You and I will be working together to make sure that you end up with a good balance of types of activities.

Here is a rubric for your WikiPage.

Grading for some of the bigger projects will follow these guidelines.

**Pentominoes:** Write 12 procedures to draw the pentomino pieces, using my drawings as a guide. Pay particular attention to the name for each piece and for the start/stop location. Then write procedures to draw the two puzzles on the handout. Name them using your initials, puzzle1mdy and puzzle2mdy. Save your workspace in a file that you upload to your LOGO wikipage called pents_mdy. Due at 10 pm on 3/31.

//Note that the word Pentominoes in the previous paragraph is an ANCHOR that is the destination for the Pentominoes Link from the calendar cell on 3/31. For info how to use this, you can check here.//

**SketchUp:** Complete the two design projects (Gr 1-5 and Gr 6-9) given in the Google SketchUp Teacher Guide. Save them as two separate files uploaded to your SketchUp wikipage. Due at 10:00 pm on 4/5.

**Personal Project Plan:** Using the Project Menu above as your guide, set your own personal goals for projects. A simple model summary is given above as well, see ProjectPlanz_Student. Before I leave for Indy on 4/13, we will have a few minutes of conversation so I can give you feedback on your plan.

**Excel Lists, Pictures, Formulas & Real Life:** We will spend a some classtime on Tuesday working on a set of activities. Upload your finished file to your Wiki. You can use different "worksheets" for the different tasks on the handout. You can add comments directly to your worksheet by "merging cells" to make "text boxes" for some of your answers.

The first auto loan calculator I shared with you presumed 0% finance charge when calculating monthly payments. That is probably not too realistic, unless your parents/grandparents are loaning you the money for the car.

Here is a [|better one] that allows you to enter an interest rate to help you find the monthly payment.

When investigating interest rates for car loans, there is a difference between rates for buying a new car and a used one.