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== 8/27/12 - Hi 8th graders! I am so happy to see some of you begin to add yourselves to the Wiki and start looking around and posting. Right now, you seem to be interested in my introduction, which is fine, but I want to hear about all of you, too! These summer assignments will be due our first full week of school, so instead of waiting until then to get your work done, take advantage of the time you have now! Shout outs to Shaunnon and Spencer for posting some great work so far and I will continue to comment and provide feedback. I want to hear from more of you and write to you all one-on-one, so please start posting! I'll visit the site a few times a week and look forward to more discussion. If you have been viewing the page, but not joining or commenting, then now is a great time to start! Very shortly we will be together in the classroom with lots of new assignments and work to get done in all of your subjects! You have lots of new teachers and some old favorites for your 8th grade year, so get involved now! Enjoy the rest of your summer and I'll see you on the discussion board! ==

(HAVE YOU JOINED THIS WIKI YET? IF NOT, CLICK THE "JOIN NOW" BUTTON THAT POPS UP IN THE UPPER-LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS PAGE! ONCE YOU JOIN, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO POST COMMENTS!!)
==I hope you have all enjoyed your summer so far and appreciate those of you who reached out to me in my email! I have been hard at work at MLS getting ready for next year and looking forward to sharing lots of great learning experiences with you!==

At the end of the year, your advisers should have distributed a summer project - you can find a copy here: [[file:Summer Project Guarneri.docx]]
==I mentioned in this assignment that we would be utilizing technology and will have class in the computer lab daily. I am looking forward to being able to share lots of great online tools and teach you about lots of great things you can accomplish with a computer.==

==Sound like all technology? Well, we will also be continuing your 7th grade study of American history by exploring topics from the Civil War up to today. Classes will be a hybrid mix of social studies, technology, reading, writing, math, science, engineering, government, and more, so get ready for social studies like you've never seen it before!==

==As instructed, I hope you have spent some time looking at the Wikispaces page and creating a free account (and practicing your typing!). Some of you have already contacted me and I have done my best to reply to your questions. Hopefully, this updated page helps clear up some things!==

Below, I have posted a video, "Wikis in Plain English," to help you figure out how to use the site. If you have questions, create a new post in the "questions" page (on the list on the right).
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=__Ready to get started? Here are the steps that you should complete for the first full week of school! We will review your work in class!__=
 * 1) ==Visit the "Introductions" page (on the list on the right) to read a little bit about me and to post an introduction about yourself. Please only use your first name online and create a "new post" for yourself. Feel free to "reply" to other 8th graders who post introductions throughout August and September.==
 * 2) ==Visit the "Civil War" page (on the list on the right) to read about a small assignment to complete for September. Since I was unable to post this sooner in the summer, I have shortened this task considerably (you're welcome!). Considering the topics you learned about in 7th grade, we will pick up the story of American history at the point when the North and the South are immersed in the Civil War.==