Computer Lab: December 21, 2011

1. Pre-CNA Portfolio:
Make edits to your portfolio.
Make sure you have a cover sheet.
Send the final version to cnajvs@gmail.com.


2. Holiday Vocabulary:

Crossword Puzzle


3. Listening:

Holiday Traditions


4. Pronunciation:

Vowel Sounds


5. Review:

Tons of Snow!

Computer Lab: December 14, 2011

1. My Pre-CNA Portfolio
Click HERE to see an example portfolio.

First Step: Put all the pieces together!
During the past 3 months, we wrote four compositions. We wrote about ourselves and about CNAs. Now, we are going to put all of our compositions together to make our Pre-CNA portfolio. These are the parts you need:

1. About me (in your e-mail)
2. Why I want to become a CNA (posted as a comment on our blog)
3. My traits (posted as a comment on our blog)
4. The skills a CNA must have (in your e-mail)

Find the documents. Then, copy and paste them into one WORD document. Keep them in the order that you wrote them: 'About me' is first, "Why I want to become a CNA' is second, etc.

Second Step: Write a conclusion
At the end of your portfolio, write a short conclusion. Your conclusion should have at least 4 sentences. Answer these two questions:
1. What did you learn in this class?
2. Why do you think you will be a good CNA?

Third Step: Make a title page
Your portfolio needs a title page. Follow the example given by your teacher. Add a picture and change the font (the style of the letters).

Computer Lab: December 7, 2011

1. Writing: Why I will be a good CNA
Open Microsoft Word. Write about why you will be a good CNA. When you are finished, check your writing. Then, save it to the desktop as your name + CNA. For example: AlainaCNA. Then, e-mail it to cnajvs@gmail.com

2. Practice
Must

More Modals

Can

3. Introduction to Idioms
Idioms are words that when put together, have a new meaning. Take the quiz and try to guess the meanings of the idioms. You can click on the link next to 'more about this idiom' to learn more.

Idioms with animals

More Idioms

*During class, meet with Alaina to make your pronunciation recording.

Computer Lab: November 30, 2011

1. Job Skills
Click on the link below. Enter your zip code and e-mail address.

Gateway to Careers

1. Next, click on "Assess Yourself".
2. Then, click on "Match your Skills to Occupations".
3. Then, click on the blue link "My Skills My Future".
4. Enter a job you had before (ex. homemaker, cashier, teacher, etc.). Hit 'enter'.
5. Look at the list of jobs that use similar skills. Find one job that you like. Click "compare skills".
6. Answer these questions. Write your answers on a piece of paper. Then, type your answers as a comment to this blog.

2. Just a Housewife
Click on the link below. Take the quiz. Write your answer on the score sheet.

Vocabulary

3. Pronunciation and Vocabulary
Click on the links below. Listen to the words. Practice saying the words out loud. Then, do the activities. Write your score on the score card.

Personality Traits

Just a Housewife: Housework

4. Listening
Listen to the conversation. Then take the quizzes. Write your scores on the score sheet.

Housework

5. Review
Take the quiz below. Then write your answer on the score sheet.

When/If+ verb

Computer Lab: November 23, 2011

1. The Right Job for My Personality

Job Seeker's Guide

Click on the link above. Enter your zip code and e-mail address.
Next, click on "Assess Yourself". Read the information on this page.
Then, click on "Match your Interests to Occupations".
Then, click on the blue link "Interest Profiler".
Read the directions. Click "Next" to take the quiz.

After you take the quiz, use the information to fill out "My Interest Profile".

2. Writing: Correcting Mistakes
Correct the mistakes in your composition, "Five of my personality traits".
If you are finish, post it as a comment on this blog.

*Follow-Up
If you finish early, you can read your classmates' comments on this blog. Enjoy!

Computer Lab: November 16, 2011

Character Traits:

Warm-Up

Five Adjectives Quiz

More Character Traits

Negative Prefixes Practice


Listening:
Family

Computer Lab: November 9, 2011

1. Reading

Washing Hands

Washing Hands Quiz

Answer the questions. Write your answers on the back of your score sheet:
1. Why is it important for health workers to wash their hands?
2. What are some common diseases spread by not washing hands?
3. According to experts, how should you wash your hands?

2. Vocabulary

Family Quiz

Family Listening Review


3. Grammar

Simple Past Review

Going to and Will

In Order to+purpose


4. Listening and Pronunciation

Listen and Repeat

Listen and Type

Computer Lab: November 2, 2011

1. Writing: "Why I want to be a CNA"
Objective: Write a paragraph about why you want to be a CNA. Answer the questions your teacher gave you in class. Post the paragraph as a comment on this blog.

2. Goals:
Objective: Read the paragraph about setting goals. Then answer the questions. Record the score on your answer sheet.
Job Goals

3. Pronunciation:
Listen to the pronunciation of the -ed endings of the verbs. Practice saying the verbs out loud.
Practice the -ed ending

Objective: Take the quiz on the pronunciation of -ed endings. Write your score on the answer sheet.
Simple Past

4. Grammar and Vocabulary:
Objective: Take each of the quizzes below. Record your score on your answer sheet.
Family

After/ Before

Fall, Feel, Fill

Past Tense of 'to be'

5. Reading and Test Taking Strategies:
Objective: Improve your reading and testing-taking skills by taking this practice quiz. Record your score on the answer sheet.
Guessing Words in Context

6. JUST FOR FUN!
Objective: Learn about a common American tradition while practicing your grammar. Record your score on the answer sheet. Have fun!
Jack-o'-lantern

Computer Lab: October 26, 2011

Prepare your presentation for Friday!

1. Timeline: Click on the link below and look at the list of people. Pick one person who interests you. Listen to their story and read along.

Amazing People

After you listen to the story, make a timeline of the important events in their life. You should have at least 8 events in your timeline.

When you finish your timeline, you can start part 2, Writing.


2. Writing: Next week, you are going to give a presentation on the life and goals of this person. Open Microsoft Word and write a summary of the person's life. Answer these questions:

Paragraph 1:
1. Who is this person?
2. What did he/she do?
3. Where did he/she live? When was the person alive?
4. Why is this person important?

* Now, you will present the timeline you made of the person's life

Paragraph 2:
1. What was the person's goal? Why did this person want to achieve this goal?
2. What obstacles did the person have?
3. What were the person's strengths?
4. What people helped this person achieve the goal?
5. What resources did the person use to achieve the goal?
6. What was the person's strategy to achieve this goal?

Paragraph 3:
1. Did the person achieve their goal? How do we know?
2. Why is this person important to you?
3. What do you think of this person?

When you finish, save the document on the desktop. Save the document as the famous person's name (for example, Martin Luther King). Then, e-mail it to cnajvs@gmail.com

3. Note Cards: When you finish, you can write your presentation on note cards. You have three note cards: One note card for paragraph 1, one note card for paragraph 2 and one note card for paragraph 3.

When you finish, you should practice your presentation. Check your grammar and pronunciation. Do you know how to say all the words?

Computer Lab: October 19, 2011

1. Pronunciation: Open Voice Recorder. Record yourself reading the exercise from class. Pay close attention to the past tense endings. When you finish, listen to your recording. Check your pronunciation.

2. Listening: Click on the link below and look at the list of people. Pick one person who interests you. Listen to their story and read along.

Amazing People

After you listen to the story, make a timeline of the important events in their life. You should have at least 8 events in your timeline.


3. Writing: Next week, you are going to give a presentation on the life of this person. Open Microsoft Word and begin to write a summary of the person's life. Answer these questions:

Paragraph 1:
1. Who is this person?
2. What did he/she do?
3. Where did he/she live? When was the person alive?
4. Why is this person important?

Paragraph 2:
1. When was the person born? Where?
2. Where did the person grow up? What was the person's family like?
3. Did the person go to school? Where?
4. Did the person get married? When? To who?
5. Did the person have children? How many?
6. Were there any other important events in the person's life?

Paragraph 3:
1. What was the person's goal? Why did this person want to achieve this goal?
2. What obstacles did the person have?
3. What were the person's strengths?
4. What people helped this person achieve the goal?
5. What resources did the person use to achieve the goal?
6. What was the person's strategy to achieve this goal?

Paragraph 4:
1. Did the person achieve their goal? How do we know?
2. Why is this person important to you?
3. What do you think of this person?

Computer Lab: October 12, 2011

1. Pronunciation: Click on the link below, then click 'start'. Listen to the way both words are pronounced. Then take the quiz. Click on the arrow to listen to the next set of words.

ball/bowl

Ordinal Numbers

2. Listening: Click on the link below. Listen to the conversation, then answer the questions. Record you score when you are done.
Schedules

3. Grammar Practice: Click on the links below. Then do the activities. When you finish, record your score on a piece of paper. You can do the activity many times until you get a score you are happy with.
Capitalization

Questions and Answers

Verbs and Pronouns Review

Computer Lab: Oct. 5

Welcome to the Computer Lab!

1. Listening Practice:
Listen to the phone conversation. Then do the practice activities. When you finish, raise your hand and show the teacher.

Could I leave a message?


2. Computer Vocabulary:
Complete the sentences with the correct word. When you are finished, record your score on your paper.

Using Computers


3. Grammar Practice:
Do the grammar practice quizzes below. You can take the quizzes as many times as you want. Record your best scores on a piece of paper to give to the teacher.

A kind of...

Definitions

Prepositions

Computer Lab: Sept. 21

1. Computer Lab Warm-Up:
*Mouse Skills: First click here. Do the four mouse warm-up activities on the website.
**Typing Skills: When you finish number 1, go here to practice typing. After you do the practice, if you think you are ready, click here and take the typing test! How fast can you type?


2. Introduction to Computers:
What do you know about computers? Learn some new computer vocabulary! Click on the link below and study the words. Listen to the words and practice the pronunciation. Then, do the practice activities. When you are done, raise your hand and show the teacher your score.

In the Computer Lab


3. Listening Practice:
Click on the link below. Listen to the conversation between the man and the woman. Then, answer the questions. Show your answers to the teacher.

A telephone call

When you are finished, open up Microsoft Word. In the conversation, there are 5 polite questions that the speakers ask. Listen for the questions and type them in Microsoft Word. Two questions begin with the word 'may', two begin with 'could' and one begins with 'would'. Type your name at the top of the paper and e-mail it to me.

5. Pronunciation Practice:
Click on the link below. Can you hear the difference between thirteen and thirty? Take the quiz. Practice saying the words. Raise your hand and show the teacher your score when you are finished.

Thirteen/Thirty


4. Grammar Practice:
Click on each of the links below to do the grammar practice. When you finish one practice activity, raise your hand and show the teacher your score. Then, you can start the next activity.

Polite Questions

Pronouns

Verbs

Question Words

Computer Lab 6/29

Welcome to the computer lab!
Listen to the teacher and follow the directions below.


1. Mouse Skills: First click here. Do the four mouse warm-up activities on the website.


2. Typing Skills: When you finish number 1, go here to practice typing. After you do the practice, if you think you are ready, click here and take the typing test! How fast can you type?


3. Listening and Job Interview Skills: When we are all ready, Alaina will tell you to click here. We will listen to the audio and answer the questions. Write down your answers on a piece of paper and give them to Alaina at the end of class.

Computer Lab 6/22

1. First click here. Then, do the four mouse warm-up activities on the website.



2. When we are ready, Alaina will tell you to click here. Then, click on your name and listen to your pronunciation. You can also click on the words walkwork and beetbit to listen to a recording of the teacher.



3. When we are ready, Alaina will tell you to click here. We will listen to the audio and answer the questions.

A letter from Marie Michel

Dear CNA student.

My name is Marie Michel. I am a pre CNA student at JVS. I would like to be a CNA because I want to take care of some people with disabilities and give them my help. I would like to ask you certain questions about the program.

Did you take the pre-CNA first?
How long did you take it?
Are you ready for the final test?
What will you do after studying the CNA?
Where did you get a job?
What do you think about JVS? Does it hire students?

I am glad to meet you. Thank you. See you later.

Sincerely,
Marie Michel

A Letter From Marthe Charles André

Dear CNA student,

My name is Marthe Charles Andre. I am a student in the pre-CNA class at JVS. I want to be a CNA because I'd like to work with patients. I'd like to ask some questions about the program:

Are you the program and classes very good ?
What are the benefits of being a CNA ?
Do you think CNAs are important health care workers in society ?
Why did you become a CNA ?
What's the process after we finish ?
What difficulties did you face in the CNA program ?

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Marthe Charles André

A letter from Patrips

March 3rd, 2011

Dear CNA student,

My name is Patrips Fleurival. I'm a student in the pre-CNA class at JVS. I want to be a CNA because I like to take care of some people who need care. I would like to ask you some questions about the program:

How many weeks does it take to finish the CNA-program?

What difficulties did you face at the CNA-program?

What are the rules and expectation at the school and on the job?

Why did you chose to learn CNA?

What do you think about the CNA job?

Do you want to work like a CNA for the rest of your life?

Thank you for reading my letter.

Sincerely,

Patrips.

Letter from Chermide Louis

3/9/2011

Dear CNA student,

My name is Chermide Louis. I am a student in the pre-CNA class at jvs. I want to to be a CNA because I love helping people, for example the elderly. I'd like to ask you some questions about the program.

How many weeks did it take to finish the CNA classes?
Did you have difficulties learning if english is your second language?

Do you like being a CNA, and why?
What was it like for you taking classes?

Do you plan to work as a CNA for the rest of your life?
Do you want to go to school to become an LPN?

Thank you for reading my Letter

Sincerely,
Chermide Louis

A letter from Gerard

Dear CNA student,

My name is Gerard Fortune. I am a student in the pre-CNA class at JVS. I want to be a CNA because it was my dream to help people and take care of them. I would like to ask you some questions about the program.

How long is the program? Does J V S hire you when you finish? For the future, do you think you are going to work all your life as a C N A ? Did you shadow a C N A ?

Sincerely,
Gerard FORTUNE

A letter from Marie Maryse Paul

Dear CNA student.

My name is Marie Maryse Paul. I am from Haiti. I live in Boston. I 'm a student in the pre CNA class at JVS. I want to perform care with some people. Providing care is a good activity to make every one comfortable.

I would like to ask you some questions.

.How long is the CNA program?
.What difficulties are there on the job?
.AfterI finish , do I have to work for JVS ?

Thank you. It was nice to meet you.

Sincerely.

Marie Maryse Paul

A letter from Abeana Edouard

Dear CNA student,
Hello, my name is Abeana. I am a student in the pre-CNA class at jvs. I want to be a cna because I want to help people. I 'd like to ask some questions about the program.

After I finish, do I have to work for jvs ?
What's the process after we finish?
How many weeks does it take to finish the CNA program?
Are there other programs at jvs to do after the CNA like LPN ?

Thank you for the opportunity you gave to me. God bless you.

Sincerly,
Abeana Edouard

A Letter From Marie Claire - Rose Paul

Dear CNA Student,

I am Marie Claire - Rose Paul, a student in the pre-CNA class at JVS. I want to be a CNA, because in our current society there are many people who are sick. I'd like to work for them and help them to keep healthy for a long time. I would like to ask you some questions about the program :

How long were you in the CNA program in JVS ?
Tell me about the job of a CNA and how JVS may help me to achieve it.
Will JVS help me learn new skills in the health care field ?

It' s a pleasure to talk to you about the pragram. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Marie Claire -Rose Paul

Pre-CNA Students: Writing a letter

Pre-CNA Students: You can write your letter to a CNA student on this blog.

First, click on the link that says "New Post". You can find it at the top right side of the screen.

Second, write a title in the space that says "title". Your title should be "A letter from (your name)"

Then, type your letter in the big text box. Check your spelling and grammar.

Finally, when you are finished, click the orange bar that says "Publish Post".


If you followed all these steps, then your letter should be posted on main page. A CNA student will read your letter and write a reply to your questions.

CNA Students: Writing a reply letter.

CNA Students: You can use this page to read the letters from Pre-CNA students and write a reply.


First, type your letter in the box below the letter you wish to reply to. Check your spelling and grammar.

Second, click on the drop-down box next to the words "comment as" and select "Name/URL". A small box will appear.

Next,carefully enter your full name. Do not enter anything in the space that says URL. Click "continue"

Finally, click on the link that says "post comment".

If you followed these steps, your reply should be posted on the main page. Thank you for your letter!