Level 2 (due May 12, 2010) *worth 2 bonus points

The baseball and softball teams are raising money to help those who lost their homes to a recent tornado.  They are selling boxes of candy bars.  Here is some information that you can use to create a spectacular word problem:

1. Each box contains 10 candy bars.
2. The team is selling each candy bar for $1.00 each.
3. Each box of 10 cost the team $4.00.

Students who sold:
Keynan - 9 boxes
Dillon - 2 boxes
Bryant - 15 boxes
Coleman - 11 boxes
Klaire - 13 boxes
Alicia - 8 boxes
Lacey - 12 boxes
Mikayla - 9 boxes

You do the following:
1. Click on "comment"
2. Type a word problem using the information given.
    a. Include the solution.
    b. You must use two different operations in order to solve the problem you create
3. Type your first name
3. Choose "anonymous" and press "Post Comment"
4. Type in word for verification.
5. Try your best to use good grammar and spelling.

----Remember, the world (and your teacher) is your audience =)

My Reflection

So, what are my thoughts about this blog? I love-love-love seeing my students and friends reading my blog and commenting on my level 1 assignment. I loved sharing this during our class time and getting feedback from my students. What I don't love-love-love is the fact that I wasn't able to use the blog as I had initially hoped. I have worked diligently with our network administrator at school to try and get my students "permission" to blog at school. I researched the safety features of blogger.com and feel it is super safe for kids. However, convincing the powers-that-be that it is safe is another issue. My last "fly in the ointment" in getting my students to comment more is figuring out a way to get them that privilege at school. So until then, I have to rely on those families who have internet access at home or possible go to the public libraries to go online. So for now, this is just for fun. (which is really not a problem for me because it’s been fun since I began this blog!) Happy blogging!

Level 1 (due date April 2, 2010)

The solution is 24 days.
You do the following:
1. Click on "comment"
2. Type a word problem that will produce the solution of 24 days and type your first name. 
3. Choose "anonymous" and press "Post Comment"
4. Type in word for verification.
5. Try your best to use good grammar and spelling.
----Remember, the world (and your teacher) is your audience =)

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