WEEKLY CLASS REPORT
House of Uhuru 08/22/09


Opening Comments:
Because Ethan is on vacation, this class was taught by Sally only. A new volunteer, Jon, observed and helped some students during lab time.
Attendance:
Terrell was away today. Ahnjayla showed up early and was frantic, because apparently she’d had a family emergency and had to leave soon. She asked to present her paper first, then posted a blog, then left. She understood that she would be marked absent. Everyone else was present for the whole time.

INTRODUCTIONS OR OVERVIEW:
We started by going over the topics for the day.

1ST TOPIC COVERED:
Ahnjayla and Dexter presented their papers first, then Harriet and Roxana volunteered to present theirs a second time. Jerry said he didn’t want to try again, and explained how he had gotten choked up on Tuesday. Then, students voted on who should read their paper at graduation, and Roxana won the election. She was excited and will be prepared to go on Tuesday night.

2ND TOPIC COVERED:
We discussed graduation in conjunction with some structured internet exploration. Together, students logged onto the CDD website and looked at pictures of the most recent graduation so that they knew what to expect. Then we went to google maps and went over how to get directions, using the House of Uhuru as a starting poing and the graduation location as an end point for an example. Several students wrote down these directions to give to their family members, and everyone wrote down the address.

3RD TOPIC COVERED:
After this, I explained how to do a blog post and what a blog is. All students posted and understood. The only student missing a blog post is Terrell, because he was absent.

LAB TIME
During lab time, students could finish their blog posts or type their papers. Several students finished typing their papers early and explored the internet. Everything was appropriate and they enjoyed the free time.
Additional Comments

All students are very grateful and excited about graduation.