The focus of this web
site is to HELP EACH STUDENT
S-U-C-C-E-E-D. To that end, this
web site strives to provide the following:
1) a supplemental classroom instruction/
presentation medium
2) an archive for classroom notes and
activities for students who, for any reason, miss class
for one or more days
3) a communications hub for classroom
expectations and policies, homework and projects, quiz and test
schedules, etc.
4) links to external on-line resources, such
as lesson-by-lesson self-assessments (a.k.a. "Quik Cheks")
from our textbook provider, Glencoe Publishing (www.glencoe.com),
and more...
5) Links are colored coded for your convenience.
Green = tutorial
movie
Blue = lesson
tutor of worksheet
Black =
information
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Students are NOT REQUIRED to use this web site
outside of class. The site is a resource for extended
learning. Just as a student may pursue independent
study, extra help from the classroom teacher or tutoring and
support services, so may they make use of this web. While
not a requirement, students will be encouraged to access
the web, particularly to catch up on missed assignments
and class notes, or avail themselves of the on-line
self-assessments.
Acknowledgement:
Many of the glossary definitions contained herein are derived
directly or indirectly from the Glencoe/McGraw Hill text:
"Algebra 1 - Integration, Applications, Connections",
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Westerville OH, 1998. [return
to glossary]
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The web site is not
intended to be used stand-alone or for home-based
instruction. One should not expect to simply surf
the slide show and learn. Certain pages are tied
directly to classroom-based lessons and activities, and thus may
appear to be out of context to an "outsider."
Students should understand that success in this classroom is
based on participation in classroom activities, completion of
all assigned work, rigorous note-taking and effective study and
organizational skills. The web site is designed to
supplement, not replace, all of these required
activities and attributes.
This
site is best viewed on
Internet Explorer v5.0 or higher. Your screen pixel
resolution should be set to about 1024 x 768. Please see
me or e-mail me with any difficulties in viewing the site.
Surf's Up!
Mr. DeTommaso
[email protected]
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Course
notes, homework, labs, review sheets and other important documents can be found
here as Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format)
files. To view and print these files, you will need to install the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader 5 program on your computer. The program can be downloaded from
the Adobe
Website. I post documents in PDF format for several reasons. First, it saves
time and server space for me. Second, the PDF documents are true replicas of my
in-class documents and are "printer friendly" in a way that web pages
are not. I hope that they work well for you also.