One of these activities is making a hand-held Chalk Hill spirit fan. Did you know that students can earn Larsen Bucks for completed assignments on which they have earned an A- or above. Larsen Bucks can be used to buy things from Mr. Larsen's extensive collection of pens, pencils, erasers and pencil grips. The applications we use are M. S. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Students are also taught Internet basics and safety as well as how to insert text and graphics from a web page into a report or other document.
Students work at their own rate.
When the majority of students have finished a unit, we go on to the next unit. Students who work slowly or who have been absent are given an extra day per week to catch up while students who are finished can work on enrichment projects. An example given to me a few years ago explains what is meant by transparent. Once a tool becomes familiar, it becomes transparent and the project, not the tool, is seen as the ultimate goal. Have a Happy and Healthful Year 2001-2002.