The Hillwood Herald

Each Friday, we write the blog of the school which is by the upper graders. We have it every morning on Friday from 9:00 to 10:30. We are assigned a topic to write about by Ms. Moorhead. We than research the topic and write a post about it. Afterwards we post it and people who read the Hillwood Herald read it! Sometimes. we work together and sometimes we are visited by the Design Squad or other people. We also video each other about the posts we did. Close to the end of the posting, some one tells the rest of the class about their post Currently, we are choosing a partner to work with, and with the partner, we are going to create an over sized design of creations which Adam and Judy talked about in the past. Many important topics we write about is the events that happen at the Hillwood Herald like Walk-a-Thons and Pennies for Patients. Besides doing current events on the computer, we write about them at school on paper as well which we talk about on Friday.

Anya's Interview

Write a Bio About Judy

Use the following information and write a story — a biography — about Judy. Include an image of her from the PBS Kids site. At the end of your article, include five questions that you would like to ask Judy.

Judy is a product designer and mechanical engineer in the IDEO Palo Alto office. As a member of the Design Community, she contributes to projects through human factors, concept development, design thinking, prototyping and engineering. Her projects have ranged from packaging designs of medicines to food and children’s toys to pet products. Her background combined with her experience in rapid prototyping and creative design exploration makes her versatile in both engineering and multidisciplinary projects. Before joining IDEO, she worked as a Mechanical Engineer for Underwriters Laboratories designing and building automation equipment. Judy studied at North Carolina State University, where she earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Industrial Design. Her graduate research studies focused on children’s flexible, unpredictable play patterns and created transformative toys to stretch the imagination of a child. As a grad student, one of her designs was accepted for 2006 production by IKEA.

The Lord of the Flies: A Review

Student Assignment: Brigette and Julian F.
(Thank Irene for your assignment!)

This assignment should tell Herald readers both about Google Books and the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. (You may also want to include biographical material about the author, who -- interestingly -- won a Nobel Prize for Literature.)

First, look at the book on Google Books. Tell readers about the experience -- what is Google Books and how might students use it? Then, write a review about the book. Read this Wikipedia entry about Google Books.

Be sure to link to a variety of places regarding the book and include images.

Assignments: March 12

Computer 1
Oil Disaster Update: Julien G.

Computer 2
Facebook and Your Privacy: Irene T.

Computer 3

Speaker of the House Update (the President in town): Brigette W.

Computer 4
Bay Bridge Update — What's the Latest?: Zach O.

Computer 5
The Lord of the Flies: A Review: Julian F.
(If you have time, create a new front-door survey and then a Wordle.)

Computer 6
Peeps in All the Odd Places!: Anya
(If you have time, create a new front-door survey and then a Wordle.)

Computer 7
The Pigman: A Review: Rubina
(If you have time, create a holiday Worlde.)

Computer 8
Meat-eating Plants in SF!: Brendon W.

Computer 9
Facebook and Your Privacy: Lance Y.
(If you have time, create a new front-door survey and then a Wordle.)

Computer 10
Hamlet Comes to Town: Camryn
Video-Clip Captions: Camryn

Hamlet at the Library This Sunday

Student Assignment: Camryn

Shakespeare's "Hamlet" will at the Ingleside Library on Sunday at 2 p.m. Write a news story announcing the event (where is it, what time, who can go), and then explain what Hamlet is about. (Use this page for information about the performance, and this Wikipedia page about "Hamlet.")

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Assignments, from September 10

Click to find out what your assignment is this week. If you are a returning student, feel free to begin your assignment early or peruse the assignment of your fellow classmates.

Also, if you have a laptop, please bring it in, even if you are not sure that it will work on Hillwood's wireless setup.