Who is involved?
Austin School District, parents, employees, administrators, school board
Who does/did the situation affect?
employees
Who said so?
officials
What is happening?officials expect to trim $63 million overall and draw $43 million from the district's reserves, meetings are being held and they are saying that there might be a lot of teachers laid off.
What did happen? The school is in debt and have no money. Meaning the teachers are being laid off.
What are the consequences?The teachers may have a hard time finding a good job they like.
What is different about this?schools need to have a tough budget
What are the choices?draw money from the district's reserves
When did or will this happen?April through August.
When was this discovered?a week before March 30, 2011
Where?
Where did or will this happen? At last week's budget forum
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? To discuss the district's cutting 1,153 jobs, which is necessary, officials said, to balance the proposed $688 million 2011-12 operating budget.
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost? $94.4 million
How many people does this affect? 1,153
How do you feel about this? I feel that AISD should have paid better attention to money issues before this happened.
Who?
Who is involved? Randy Velarde
Who does/did the situation affect? Velarde, the team, fans, and coaches
Who said so?
What?
What is happening?
What did happen? Velarde purchased performance-enhancing drugs
What are the consequences? is charged with four counts of lying and one count of obstruction for telling a grand jury in 2003 that he didn't knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen?
When was this discovered?
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Japan
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? injection of human growth hormone
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this?
I feel that the guy should be punished.
Who?
Who is involved?
Who does/did the situation affect? The people in japan
Who said so?
What?
What is happening? The levels of radiation in ocean waters off Japan's embattled Fukushima Daiichi plant continue to skyrocket
What did happen?
What are the consequences? Fishing is not allowed within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the plant
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen? March 11
When was this discovered?
Where?
Where did or will this happen? Tokyo
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen? Nuclear plants exploded
How?
How did it or will it happen? Nuclear plants exploded
How much does it cost? 25 trillion yen ($300 billion)
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this? I fell very sorry this happened and hope they are able to contain the radiation.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Africa Powerpoint
- I really like the pictures in the powerpoint! The are very cool and interesting. I can tell he took a lot of time taking the pictures.
- My favorite was the one with the lion sitting looking to the side, because it has good composition and i like how it is in the rule of thirds.
b. He really loves animals in africa. He was inspired by their colors and patterns.
c. He wants the people to see how they are and the environment they live in. The are beautiful interesting animals.
d. "You wouldn't take a portrait of a human being from a hundred feet away and expect to capture their spirit; you'd move in close."
Monday, April 4, 2011
Element of News
Proximity: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/04/04/gulf.spill.bonuses/index.html?hpt=T2
Prominence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html?hpt=T2#
Timeliness: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.jet.wreckage/index.html?hpt=T2
Oddity: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/04/04/hancocks.japan.victims.limbo.cnn?iref=allsearch
Consequence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2
conflict: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/04/democrats.republicans.2012/index.html?hpt=T2
Human interest: http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/04/news/companies/mcdonalds_jobs/index.htm?hpt=T2
Prominence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/afghanistan.troops.killed/index.html?hpt=T2#
Timeliness: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.jet.wreckage/index.html?hpt=T2
Oddity: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/04/04/hancocks.japan.victims.limbo.cnn?iref=allsearch
Consequence: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/04/japan.nuclear.reactors/index.html?hpt=T2
conflict: http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/04/04/democrats.republicans.2012/index.html?hpt=T2
Human interest: http://money.cnn.com/2011/04/04/news/companies/mcdonalds_jobs/index.htm?hpt=T2
warm up
who: Barack Obama
what: launched his bid for re-election.
when: April 14th, 2011
why: To do re- Election
where: In Chicago
how: making visits to key early voting states and meeting with supporters across the country.
what: launched his bid for re-election.
when: April 14th, 2011
why: To do re- Election
where: In Chicago
how: making visits to key early voting states and meeting with supporters across the country.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Basic News Writing
Who?
Who is involved?
Who does/did the situation affect?
Who said so?
What?
What is happening?
What did happen?
What are the consequences?
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen?
When was this discovered?
Where?
Where did or will this happen?
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this?
Who is involved?
Who does/did the situation affect?
Who said so?
What?
What is happening?
What did happen?
What are the consequences?
What is different about this?
What are the choices?
When?
When did or will this happen?
When was this discovered?
Where?
Where did or will this happen?
Why?
Why did this happen or will it happen?
How?
How did it or will it happen?
How much does it cost?
How many people does this affect?
How do you feel about this?
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Student of the month answers
. What is your name?
Danielle O'Donnell2.How do you feel about being student of the month?
I feel great! I feel like i accomplished my goals!3.Are you happy to be student of the month?
Yessss! very happy4.Was it hard?
ummm... Yess in a way, it was a lot of work.5.What does it take to be student of the month?
Good grades, positive attitude, behavior, good attendance6.How sure were you that you would become student of the month?
Pretty sure7.Who helped you become student of the month?
Pretty sure7.Who helped you become student of the month?
Myself and of course my teachers.8. What did you do to work for this?
maintain a good gpa.9.How is student of the month determined?
Good grades and a good leader.
10.As student of the month what are you required to do?
Good grades and a good leader.
10.As student of the month what are you required to do?
Help people out and set a good example.11.Do you enjoy being student of the month?
yes, it is a lot of work but i like being recognized by the students12.How did people respond to you becoming student of the month?
They were all proud.13.What is good about being student of the month?
They were all proud.13.What is good about being student of the month?
Get awards.14.What is bad about being student of the month?
you have to speak in front of everybody.15.Do you think being student of the month is important?
yes16. why?
Because it looks good in college applications17.What is expected out of student of the month?
Motivate students to work harder.18.What other activities are you a part of?
color guard19.Does this affect your education?
Yes it does.
20.Can you be student of the month for more than a month?
I could, but everyone deserves a chance.
20.Can you be student of the month for more than a month?
I could, but everyone deserves a chance.
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