Digital Learning Environments

1. Ms. C’s Site
Website Planning Document
Overview Page
PURPOSE
The purpose of this site is to provide resources and information about my 7th grade language arts class
for my students to use individually.
OBJECTIVES
Students will navigate through an interactive website to find information about Ms. Castellana’s 7th
grade language arts class including:
1. Homework
2. Weekly Vocabulary
3. School Events
4. Calendar
5. Assignment Due Dates
6. Useful Links
7. Blog
AUDIENCE
The audience for this site is students in the 7th grade class who need information or updates regarding
the class.

2. Ms. C’s Webpage Content
This document contains all of the content that is to be inserted on Ms. C’s Webpage.
Homepage
Welcome to our class webpage! This site is meant to be your helper in guiding you throughout an exciting
year in language arts.
Questions???
Contact me: Ashley.Castellana@carrollcountyschools.com
122 Bay Springs Rd
Villa Rica, Ga 30180
Room #317 Blue Hall
Planning Time: 12:30-1:30
Meet your teacher- pic
More About Me- Prezi link
45 Days left until School
Fun Fact
I will post an incomplete fact related to a grammar or writing topic we have learned about this year. Your
answer (whatever completes the fact) may be submitted at any time throughout the week. The first student
to submit the correct answer will receive a prize. Check the site daily, as you never know when a new post will
pop! Good luck! 
CURRENT FUN FACT:
PNSQIHFW stands for what? 
SEARCHYOURSELF
“A Fun Research Tool”
Web 2.0 tool “eyeplorer” will be embedded here as a resource forresearch

3. Calendar
Check calendar frequently for important upcoming events and assignments. Clock on event for details! 
(This is an actual calendar that will show important upcoming dates)
ELA PRINTABLES
Current Unit of Study:
Checkhere forvariousforms and documentswe use inclass.
Homework
Monday –
Tuesday -
Wednesday -
Thursday –
Friday –
*This list does not reflect any assignments that were not completed in class.
*Students should complete any missing assignments as soon as possible and may check the
“While You Were Out” bulletin board each week for missing work.
Vocabulary
There will be four major essays assigned this school year. Each of the words below are to be used
in the essay students will be writing. Words must be used and spelled correctly in the essay.
Essays 4+
Incorporate your choice of words from essays 1-3.
Essay 3:

4. 1. sustain (v) – to support, nourish, and keep up, to suffer
2. steadfast (adj) – constant, not moving or changing
3. ample (adj) – more than enough, large
4. abashed (adj) – embarrassed, ashamed
5. devise (v) – to think out, plan, and figure out
Essay 2:
1. articulate (v) – to speak clearly and distinctly
2. convey (v) – to communicate (a message, information, etc.)
3. delve (v) – research deeply or intensively
4. naïve (adj) – having or expressing innocence
5. relevant (adj) – bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand
Essay 1:
1. vex (v) – to annoy or agitate someone
2. perturb (v) – to trouble, make uneasy, or disturb
3. outlandish (adj) – strange, exceeding reasonable limits
4. tedious (adj) – long and tiresome
5. vitality (n) – strength, energy, liveliness
Visit the link below to visit the Sadlier-Oxford website to listen to the vocabulary words used in
context.
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/iwords.cfm?sp=student&level=C
Infinite Campus
Clickhere tologinto Infinite Campustoviewgrades.
Login- 5 digitlunchnumber(ex.12345)

5. Password- BirthdayMonthdayyear(ex.070597 for July5, 1997)
CRCT PRACTICE
Clickhere toaccess GA OAS.
What is the Online Assessment System (OAS)?
The Online AssessmentSystem(formerlyknownasthe CRCTOnline System) enablesstudentsinGeorgia’spublicschools
to access teststhatconsistof the same kindsof questionsasappearontwo of Georgia’send-of-yearassessments,the
Criterion-ReferencedCompetencyTests(CRCT),the Endof Course Tests(EOCT),the GeorgiaHighSchool Graduation
Tests(GHSGT), andthe GeorgiaWritingtests.The Online AssessmentSystem(OAS) isavailable throughoutthe school
yearso that teacherscan integrate testingonCRCT,EOCT andGHSGT subjectswiththeirteachingof those subjects.
What is my login information?
The Georgia ID number is the user name. This information can be found on Infinite Campus, or you can email
me. The password is the student’s birthdate.
Example 01/05/1998
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Click here to access Study Island.
Username: firstname.lastname-bsm
Password: birthday
Example 11/19/1999, 1/11/1999, or 7/6/1999 – no 0 in front of a one digit month or day
Announcements
Voicethread will be inserted here with weekly class announcements.
“LIKE” us on Facebook! 
or check out our new school webpage www.bayspringsmiddle.com
Yep,there’san app for that!
After July1st
, BSMS will have an app for iPhone and Android.
Detailswill follow. 

6. Bay Springs Open House will take place August 9th, 2012. 7th and 8th grades will meet in the cafeteria at
5:30pm, and the 6th grade will meet at 6:15pm. We hope to see you there!
Monday August 13, 2012
Congratulations Coach Fred Tucker!
UBC
The Ultimate Bobcat Challenge is an exciting way for you to earn rewards from the school by just completing
these simple monthly challenges each 9 weeks.
Monthly Challenges:
August – School paperwork returned by Friday, August 17th
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
Studentsof the Month are chosenbasedon Bay SpringsMiddle School’sThree R’s:respectful,responsible,andready
(tolearn).The studentsare chosenbecause theyexemplifythe three R’s.The studentsare leadersinacademics,
behavior,andextra-curricularactivities.
August- ?
Blog
Thisis yourpage to expressyourselfinmyclassroom.Itisyour wayof lettingme know how youfeel aboutthe class,
ideas,assignments,environment,etc. Youmay alsoblogto one anotherbuteverythingneedstostayschool
appropriate.Thissite isarecordedand can be heldagainstyoufor disciplinarymatters.
WHY BLOG?
<ImbedYOUTUBE video“studentblogging”here >
Subscribe toblog

7. Website Planning Story Board
Ms. C’s Site

8. This is an area where a count down will be placed
Stating under it “_____days left until school” - It was cut off during scanning

13. Column on left hand side stays the same. It was cut off for some reason.