Welcome to Mr. McCann's web page. I hope there's something
in here you'll find useful. I'll try to keep it updated as much as
possible. This is new to me so please be understanding.
For Washington State
Studies:
We will begin each semester
with a brief look at early northwest history. We will discuss some
the Native American's way of life and how they used the land around
them to live. We will then move on to discuss early exploration by
sea and by land, including names like Robert Gray, James Cook,
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. We will look at how our state
has grown through national booms and busts, including a closer look
at how we are affected by war-time industries. We will look at how
our state has come to where it is now from the end of WWII. We will
discuss some major court decisions and laws. We will end the
semester with a unit on the government of Washington State. We will
end with a test over that, as well as take a county test where
students will need to know where all 39 counties are on a blank
county map.
For Web Design:
We will begin each semester
with the forming of groups, based on what part of our school's
website they'd like to maintain. After groups are established I
will begin giving them a base of knowledge about web design and our
software called Dreamweaver. We will start by updating times,
dates, events, etc., then move on to adding pictures, borders,
affects, and pages. We will once a week take time to explore the
internet and review other websites. This will allow us to see what
we do well, as well as give us some ideas as to what we can improve
on. After we get going along, we will follow a weekly
schedule:
Monday will be a day to learn
new material I present. Tuesday will be a day to collect data and
make changes to our site. Wednesday will be a day to input changes
and upload those changes. Thursday will be a day for quizzes,
tests, &/or presentations from students. Friday will be a
research day.
Both of my classes are a one
semester class. However, Web Design students may sign up for a
second semester (which I encourage).
Sincerely,
Mr. McCann
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