Beginning - PM

Today we will be reading to each other out loud HelpWanted ads.

On-line job posting may have more detail and look like this:

Medical Surgical Nurse / Med Surg RN

Fill your stocking with extra cash this season! Medical Staffing Network has fantastic per diem opportunities in Gig Harbor, Washington for experienced Med/Surg Registered Nurses to help you add some cheer to your holiday shopping. Twelve-hour shifts are available now to qualified RNs. Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, flexibility, choice, and more when you work with MSN. Apply Now or contact Kris at 888.575.3754 for more details.

Why choose Medical Staffing Network?

Top Pay Rates

100% Daily Pay option

Variety of Employment Options and Flexible Scheduling

401K with company match

Highest bonuses and rewards!

Major Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability

Free CE's for Qualified Employees

Enjoy:

Immediate access to MSN staff

Great Locations/ prestigious facilities

Exclusive partnerships

Traveling options available. If you are a traveler, enjoy these additional benefits:

Free private housing or housing subsidy

Paid utilities

Travel expense reimbursement

Flexible tax advantage plan

Medical Staffing Network offers a variety of employment options: Per Diem, Local and Travel Contract, and Permanent Placement - Full Time and Part Time. Let us help you find the perfect Med Surg nursing job that fits Your lifestyle and Your schedule! As one of the largest and most reputable nursing and allied health staffing agencies, Medical Staffing Network has abundant opportunities available offering you stability as well as flexibility. As an MSN employee, you'll receive great pay and top benefits and have access to our dedicated staff, available 24 hours a day to work with you every step of the way.

Minimum Requirements: 1 year full time Med/Surg nursing experience within the last 3 years. Current state nursing license and CPR.

related: medical surgical, med-surg, med/surg, m/s, registered nurse, R.N., RN, BSN, nurse, nursing, healthcare, health care, medical, Gig Harbor, Vashon Island, Des Moines, Federal Way, Auburn, Milton, Puyallup, Spanaway, Lakewood, Tacoma, Dupont, University Place, Fox Island, Port Orchard, Bremerton, Washington, WA

Videos about Denmark and World War II

Beginning -PM

Today we will be using the internet to look up familiar phone numbers using one of the following websites:

http://www.dexknows.com/

https://www.google.com/

Advanced ELL

Think about when you first came to the US.  What do you wish you had done differently?

Computer Class

Click on the words Computer Class above.

Click on this link: minneapolis.craigslist.org 

Click on for sale.

search for: car saint paul

This will bring up all of the cars for sale in Saint Paul.

Click on a car that sounds good to you and type the name of the car and the year of the car in the comment box at the bottom of this post.

Computer Class Activity

Autumn Internet Hunt

Directions: Click the blue, linked words to go to a site with the question's answer. 
  
1. When I think of autumn, apple cider often comes to mind.
What is the difference between apple cider and apple juice?

2. How many days can a black bear stay in hibernation without eating?

3. Many animals migrate in autumn. Name the animal that makes the longest migration. Use National Geographic to find out.

4. When is the Autumnal Equinox?  What is it?

5. Why do American's celebrate Thanksgiving?

6. What are the ingredients in the Easy Pumpkin Pie recipe?

7. What is your favorite holiday?  What do you do to celebrate that holiday?

GED AM

Have a look at what the GED test in 2014 is going to look like:

http://www.gedtestingservice.com/educators/item-sampler-download

ELL Intermediate AM

Use the Internet browser to learn about services offered at different banks:

Wells Fargo Checking

TCF Bank Savings Accounts

Park Midway Checking Accounts

Beginning -PM

Find locations on map quest or map google


Click for map quest

http://www.mapquest.com/

Click for map google

https://maps.google.com/

Advanced ELL Journal Entry

This week in class we've been reading an article called "High-Tech Surveillance".  What is the Remote Lounge, as described in the reading?  What is your opinion of the Remote Lounge as a form of entertainment?  Would you like to visit a place like this?  Why or why not?

Need a Computer at Home?

 wants to give you a computer for very little money!

What you get: http://www.pcsforpeople.com/index.php/receive/what-you-get

How you get it: http://www.pcsforpeople.com/index.php/receive/how-it-works/9-receive/32-receiving-a-computer-in-st-paul

Ask about internet for only $10 a month!!!

1481 Marshall Ave
St. Paul, MN 55104
donate@pcsforpeople.com

info@pcsforpeople.com

(651) 354-2552

Office Hours
Monday - Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Closed: Saturday - Sunday

Computer Class

Ever wonder how the email you sent gets to the person you sent it to?

Check out this great video!

http://www.google.com/green/storyofsend/desktop/

Just click "Start the Story" to begin.

GED Science

Review the Scientific Method:

http://www.exploratorium.edu/evidence/

Read about some important experiments in history:

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-science-experiments.htm

Design your own experiment!

If you have time, review evolution by reading about some of these interesting adaptations:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/adaptations

Beginning PM

Learn how to read the Metro Transit bus schedules this week.

Click here:
http://metrotransit.org/

Workplace Rights

Go to this link to read about workplace rights: http://www.aflcio.org/Issues/Civil-and-Workplace-Rights/Your-Rights-at-Work

Editorial Cartoon

Go to this Editorial Cartoon.   What symbols do you see in the cartoon?  What message does the cartoon give?  Do you agree or disagree with the cartoon?  Click on "Comments" to answer. 

You can also take this quiz on "so do I" and "neither do I."

Beginning - PM

Find a recipe on the link below and read out loud with a partner.
 http://visualrecipes.com/

More recipes:

GED Writing

Practice planning and writing an essay about a life experience:
Punch Essay

Now try writing an essay on your own (or with a partner) about one of the topics here:
Essay Topics

If you're interested, have a look at what the 2014 GED test is going to look like

Computer Lab

Looking for something to do in computer lab?  Check out these great videos that review what we have learned in class and give you an introduction to what we will be learning!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PL2G93TNB1GXsU7LvTxgIeSbaPztQKjqNj&hl=en_US 

Please note: Some vocabulary is different, so please remember the vocabulary you learned in class. (Example: Video --> CPU.  Class --> System Unit)

Beginning- PM

Activity #1  Let's make a calendar with Starfall! Click on the link below.

http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/calendar/load.htm?f&n=main

Activity #2Click on the link below to explore math with starfall.
http://more2.starfall.com/m/math/add-subtract-demo/load.htm?f
http://more2.starfall.com/m/math2/multiply-divide-demo/load.htm?f

Activity #3 Click on the link below to explore "how to tell time" http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1648

Computer Class - Using Email

Today we are going to learn how to use email!

But FIRST try this game to warm up your computer skills!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/computer-basics/lessons/clicky-mouse-game

Click on the LINK

• click on the arrow to begin play
• click on PLAY NOW
• click on HELP to read the directions
• click on the red X and play away!

Computer Class Activities

• Practice using the Paint software with the mouse (NOT the touchpad)
• Start Menu --> Programs --> Accessories --> Paint
• Folder Excercise
• Practice creating a new folder
• Create and save a document to your new folder
• Try moving it to the Documents folder, then back to your new folder 

AM Advanced ELL Journal Writing

What do you think makes a good photograph?  Explain your answer.

Computer Class - Using the Mouse

Practice controlling the mouse with these exercises.

http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html

Was that easy?  Try these exercises!

http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm

When you are finished, open Paint from the Start Menu and create some beautiful art with your newfound mousing skills!

Skills: Click, Double Click, Right Click, Click and Drag, Scroll

Beginnging-PM

Learn how to use Starfall.

http://www.starfall.com/

Beginning - PM

Explore weather reports on the internet.

www.noaa.gov

http://local.msn.com/weather.aspx

Connecting to the Internet

Today, lets learn about ways to connect to the internet.

Download the worksheet by clicking here.

Creating a new email account

Students, Today we are going to practice filling out internet forms and understanding security codes.

click on the hyperlink below to create a new email account on yahoo.com

mail.yahoo.com

Is this a secure website?

I did many things yesterday.  I woke up at 7:00AM.  I cooked potatoes for breakfast.  After that, I drove to Neighborhood House and prepared for class.  We studied the past tense.  I sent some e-mails after class.  I did not watch TV. 

What are some things that you did yesterday?  What time did you wake up?  What did you eat?  Who did you talk to?  What is something you did not do?

Games!

Lets play some vocabulary games!

Start here with prepositions.

When you finish you can play any of the other games.

What do you like to eat?

For breakfast, James likes to eat potatoes and eggs.

For lunch, James likes to eat potatoes and steak.

For dinner, James likes to eat french fries and fish.

What do you like to eat?  Please click "comments" to answer.

Make a doctor's appointment

Click here to start!

Domain Types activity

The Domain types of a website is the last part of the website address.  The most common is .com but there are many others like .org - .edu - .gov and more.


The domain types also tells you about the kind of group that made or uses the website.


Today, research websites with different domain types and talk about the information you find.


First, click the HYPERLINK to download the activity.
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdcE04aGVKNjZ3WG8

Beginning-PM

Tonight will practice exploring "apartment searching" on http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hhh/

Answer the following questions.

1. What three things do you like about this apartment?
2. What three things do you NOT like about this apartment?

GED Class-Compare and contrast poems:

http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/04/sorelle/poetry/wwii/poetry.html

Website Addresses

Click the hyperlink to view the exercise:


Link:   https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdeFlUZnVUYlhuV28

High Beginning Quiz

This is a quiz about the Possessive Adjectives.  The questions will be about using the words His, Her, My, Our, and Their correctly.

Amy has a cat.  Her cat is grey and white.

Jesse has a blue bike.  The bike belonged to his Mother.

I love to eat rice.  My favorite food is rice.

Neighborhood House is a small school.  Our school is very nice.

Khanh and Keng have names that start with the same sound.  Their names both start with the letter K.


Now, take the quiz:     http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm

assessment link

http://www.digitalliteracyassessment.org/assessment/proctored

An Unexpected Adventure

Do you drive a car?  Are you a good driver or a bad driver?  Do you have a story about a ride in a car?  Click "comments" to write your answer. 

When is it?

Click here to find the worksheet!

High Beginning - In, On, or At

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9704/dg-in-at-on.html 

Students, Click on the Link above to go to the sentence quiz.  Read each sentence then view the answer.  If you guessed the answer wrong.  Write it down in your notebook.

After you are done, open Microsoft Word and type the sentences you wrote down.

Beginning-PM

Today we will be exploring the internet with a few activities.

Activity #1Click on the link below to explore math with starfall.
http://more2.starfall.com/m/math/add-subtract-demo/load.htm?f
http://more2.starfall.com/m/math2/multiply-divide-demo/load.htm?f

Activity #2 Click on the link to learn how to use a calculator online.
http://calculator-1.com/

Activity #3 Click on the link to practice telling time.
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4186
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4003

Advanced ELL-AM

http://adsoftheworld.com/media/tv/

#1 Describe the Classroom

write 3 sentences about objects in the classroom.  What is on the wall? How many computers do you see?  How many desks are in this classroom?  What else can you tell me about the classroom?

#2 Spot the Difference

 
Find the difference between these two pictures, then write a sentence telling what the difference is.


Example:  
In the top picture, there is a sign that says "meeting in progress" 
In the bottom picture there are no papers on the desk.

Computer Class -> Laptop vs. Desktop

There are many differences between a Laptop and a Desktop computer.

VS. 

Write a comment and say one thing that is different and one thing that is the same for a laptop or a desktop computer.

June 21, Evening

Today we are going to practice using Skills Tutor.

Click HERE to get started.

Use the information on your orange card to log in.

Getting to Know Each Other

Good Morning Students!

Let's learn about each other today.  Write a comment on this post to introduce yourself, tell us:

-Your Name
-The Place where you were Born
-How long you have lived in Minnesota 



If there is time, write another comment with a question like -- "Do you have any children?"

Beginning - PM

Today we will learn how to use Starfall.

http://www.starfall.com/

Summer Quarter Begins!

Welcome to Neighborhood House!


Whether it is your First or Fifth year with us, we Welcome you!  




It is going to be a HOT HOT Summer on the West Side.


Tell us what you will do to stay cool and have fun.

Last Day of Computer Class

Students, DOWNLOAD this document and answer the questions.  

Then, save the document and email it to the teacher as an attachment.

Worksheet:  https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdS0hITTVrQXVVZ0E

Last Day of Spring Classes!

Today try 3 different activities.

First order the foods into the food groups:  
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/nutritionforkids/games/foodgroupsgame.html

Next, try activities about Food Labels:  
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/labelpractice
 
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/foodlabels

Practice reading lables here:

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/comparelabels/

Next try this:

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife/labelpractice

If you finish all those activities you can choose one from the list that you like:

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife

Downloading Files

Students, we need to DOWNLOAD some files for today.

Cover letter template - https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSddjdCOFdqU0pZejg

Resume Sample - https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdeGhoX1A4dzZIUkE

Computer Certificate - https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdam5oWi11REl2d1k

Secret Agent Teacher - https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwNToG_jWxSdcENvNFBkYTJSWGs

Grocery Shopping

Today, Try Practice Grocery Shopping Activities.


First, Find All the Items on a Grocery List


Second, Choose the Best Items on the Grocery Shelves

ELL Advanced AM

Learning Styles

Write a paragraph about your learning style:

Videos About Phone Messages

Today we are going to watch videos about talking on the phone and taking phone messages.  


Watch the first video then press Pause and answer the questions on your worksheet before watching the next video.


Click on the Link below to go to the videos.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00m1mQFF5zo&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL08BD1E7179D831EA 

Money

Are you good with money or bad with money?  How do you try to save money?  Click on "Comments" to answer.  Please give examples!

Beginning -PM

Click on the links to practice family vocabulary.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7596
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6781

Investigating Available Jobs

Look at these Job Postings and answer the questions about each position on your worksheet.


PCA - Personal Care Attendant


Housekeeping Aide - Bethesda Hospital


Warehouse Worker - Forklift Operator

What Job do you think is the best?  Why?  Which Job would you apply for?


Search For A Different Job Here - CareerOneStop.org

Jobs

What job do you want to do?  Why?  Why do you like it?  What education do you need?

Click "Comments" to write your answers.

High Beginning PM, Listening

CASAS listening practice here:

http://hubbs.spps.org/listening_practice_3.html

Advanced ELL-AM

Here is a chance to practice conditional sentences:

http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/if-then1.html

Beginning- PM

Tonight we will get directions from 
Your Home Address to Neighborhood House using  http://www.mapquest.com/directions
 or 
http://maps.google.com/

1. Click  on  A and enter your home address.
2. Click on  B and enter 179 E. Robie, Saint Paul, MN 55107.
3. Then click on the green directions tab.

Advanced ELL AM

Phrasal verbs practice:

stuff.co.uk/phrasal.htm

Introduction to ACLU

http://www.aclu.org/guardians-freedom

Beginning-PM

Learning how to use the Metro Transit Bus.

Click here: www.metrotransit.org

1. Starting point is your home address.
2. Destination is Neighborhood House
   - 179 East Robie Street, Saint Paul, MN 55107.

High Beginning - Maps and Buses

Today we will use Google Maps to find an address and directions.


First, CLICK HERE to go to the Google Maps website.

Advanced ELL AM

Phrasal Verb Questions

1. How often do you eat out?

2. Who do you get along well with?

3. What happens if you talk back to your teacher?

    

4. Do your friends ever drop by uninvited?

5. Do you ever have to take care of one of your relatives?

6. Have you ever run out of gas?

  

7. Have you ever run into your teacher at the supermarket?

8. What do you think you should cut down on?

Directions: Please answer the questions.  Put the question's number next to each answer.

Example) 

1. I eat out every meal! 

4.  When I was a kid I ran into my teacher at the store and I shrieked.  I hid behind my cart while my teacher talked to my mom.

High Beginning PM May 1

Directions and Google Maps

Download the questions from a google doc here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERD_cVsFlDkMDHScXpecdR48HWfCrB0bfXmd_q-mVOM/edit


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERD_cVsFlDkMDHScXpecdR48HWfCrB0bfXmd_q-mVOM/edit

Most parents send their children to school.  However, in the United States, many parents choose to teach their children at home.  Do you think that homeschooling is a good idea or bad idea?  Write about your opinion and give reasons to support your viewpoint.

Descriptive Adjectives And Feelings

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

In a comment, Write a sentence describing one of the five pictures. For example 

"The man in picture 1 is angry at his computer."

Beginning - PM

Find a recipe on the link below and read out loud with a partner.
 http://visualrecipes.com/

More recipes:
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/cooking-with-kids/banana-smoothie-714686/print/
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/quick-meals/grilled-cheese-and-pepperoni-1032623/print/
http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/quick-meals/neapolitan-spaghetti-677212/print/

The link below is a game on reading recipes.
http://pbskids.org/mayaandmiguel/english/games/cooking/index.html

Advanced ELL AM Questions

Good morning, Advanced students! 

Please answer three of the following questions:

1.  When do you feel the happiest?

2.  What are you most proud of?

3.  What is something many people do not know about you?

4.  What surprised you most about the United States?

High Beginning -PM

Today you will be practicing physical and emotional adjectives with the following activities:

Activity #1
http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/uk/tour/london#exercises

Activity # 2
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2941

 Activity #3
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3410

Activity #4
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6039

Activity#5
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4669




Using the adjectives you learned so far, describe the picture below. 
Write your answers in the Comment Box. 

His, hers, mine, ours, yours, and theirs

#1 - Try this activity using his, her, their, our, mine, and your

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?03

#2 -Try this activity using his, hers, theirs, ours, mine, and yours

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?04

#3 -This is another activity for practice:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5173

#4 -Try a 20 Question Quiz:

http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Possessive_Pronouns.htm

Beginning -PM

Eating Healthy

 

Click on the link below for some interactive activities:
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-tools-healthy-family/parents-interactive-my-plate

Google your favorite foods: https://www.google.com/

A Question for You

The lottery has been in the news a lot lately. A few people win a lot of money! Many more people win nothing. Some people who win money stay anonymous (nobody knows their names). Some people who win put their photos in the newspaper. What do you think? If you won, would you stay anonymous?

Is buying a lottery ticket a good idea? Why or why not? Please click on "Comments" to answer.

High Beginning -PM

 Examples of Family Relationships

Family Relationships   

                                        

Family types 

Nuclear family                                                                  Extended family 

(a family group that consists only of father,                (a family consisting of the nuclear gamily and their mother and children)                                                                                 blood relatives)                         

       husband                                                                                 grandfather(great-)                   cousin

       wife                                                                                         grandmother                              nephew

       son                                                                                          uncle                                            niece

       daughter                                                                                aunt                                             godmother

ü      Relatives

Relatives by marriage                                                             Second family

Father-in-law                                                                                   stepfather

Mother-in-law                                                                                 stepmother

Brother-in-law                                                                                 stepbrother

sister-in-law                                                                                     half brother

son-in-law

daughter-in-law

                                                                                                                                         

ü      Marital Relatioships                                                                                        

divorced	widow/widower
engaged	split up/break up
married/unmarried
separeted
bachelor/single girl
start a relationship

Ellipsis Practice

Johnny Depp Interview

Reading a Schedule - High Beginning

Click Here to View the Schedule

Questions:

1. What is the first class on the schedule on Monday?

The first class on Monday is ......

2. How many appointments are on Tuesday? What is the second appointment?

3. What day of the week has three appointments? What is the third appointment?

Post four comments to answer each of the questions. One for the first question. one for the second question. One for the third question and one comment to ask a question for the fourth instruction.

4. Write a question about one of the appointments. write if it is the first, second, third or fourth appointment that day.

Beginning -PM

Activity - How to read a Calendar

Activity #1
Use headphones and listen to "how to read a calender" on the link below.
http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/calendar/load.htm?f&n=main

Activity #2
Find dates and practice reading and asking each other.
Ask questions using "when is ___________?"
Example
Question:  When is Valentines Day?
Answer: Valentines Day is February 14.
Below is calendars and a list with 2012 events and holidays.
http://timeanddate.com/calendar/?country=1&year=2012
http://www.holidayinsights.com/everyday.htm

Activity #3
Find the the dates and label on your April/May calendar. Feel free to add "your personal" event/activities to your calender.

April Fools Day
Easter
Cinco de Mayo
Mothers Day
Memorial Day

High Beginning- PM

What Holidays do you Celebrate?

Below are some websites that may help you find pictures of some celebrations or festivals you might celebrate.
http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/online-education-world-holidays/  
http://www.mexconnect.com/tags/day-of-the-dead?type=Gallery
http://www.google.com/imghp

Once you find a picture(s) follow the directions below.

1. Find a picture(s) of a celebration.
2. Paste the picture(s) on a MS word document.
3. Type and describe the celebration on a MS work document.

High Beginning - Third Person

Let's Try Something NEW!


Click this Link to get the Activity

Beginning PM

Here are some activities that may help you read numbers and clocks..

 Click on the links below to work on a few activities with numbers.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/crossword_numbers2.htm
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3/write-numbers-in-words



When you are finished click on the links below to work on analog and digital clocks.
http://english-zone.com/grammar/telltime1.html
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-2/match-analog-and-digital-clocks

April 3, High Beginning PM

Listen to this conversation about daily activities and answer the multiple choice and vocabulary questions.

http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm

When you are finished, practice days of the week and months with these games

http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html

Passive Voice Practice

Quiz yourself on the passive voice:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/46.html

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ai118/esl-test.php

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-passive-voice-exercise2.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php


More information about active and passive verb forms:
http://englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html

PM intermediate Computer Lesson

Let's Play some typing games!


http://www.onlytypinggames.com/

Clothes for a Job Interview

How should you dress for a job interview?

What do you think? Please look at the pictures and then click "Comments" to answer.

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

Good or bad?

What should you wear to a job interview? Click on "Comments" to answer.