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How long can you last on Dance Dance Revolution?

I am quite sure that those of you who were involved in the video gaming scene back in the late 1990s would definitely have heard of this arcade phenomenon known as Dance Dance Revolution, where you are supposed to align your movement with indicators on the screen right in front, stepping on the corresponding sensor pad at the right time in order to progress in the game. Of course, many iterations of this game have been released after that including those with motion sensors, but the one which started it all off was the Dance Dance Revolution franchise.

Who would have thought that a video game like that might end up as a world record of sorts in the Guinness Book of World Records? Carrie Swidecki, a 35-year-old public school teacher from Bakersfield, California actually decided to prove to the world that she has the endurance to play the game for 15 hours straight – adding on to that 17 minutes and 44 seconds, besting the previous world record which stood at 13 hours, 33 minutes and 56 seconds that was set in the UK last October.

Carrie is the world record holder under the Longest Marathon on a Dance/Rhythm Game category with Dance Dance Revolution, or more affectionately referred to as DDR. According to Carrie, “I couldn’t be more excited to have broken the Guinness World Record through exergaming. I started playing Dance Dance Revolution 10 years ago, and when I saw that it was helping me become more physically fit, I integrated it into my physical education program at school and the students love it. Since then, I’ve become more active, lost 75 pounds and set a new world record!”

This second grade teacher trained for half a year in order to make this attempt, and her presence would surely boost the case for students at her school pestering their parents to purchase a new Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3, that’s for sure!

How to Use a Classroom Planner: Using an Effective Recording and ...

Having a classroom planner is one of the most important resources of both a new and seasoned teacher. It is the heart of all classroom organization and most of it shows the importance of student accountability. Try using these easy to implement step-by-steps to make grade and record keeping easier.

This user friendly Lesson Planner and Record Book makes it easier for you to organize your new teaching post with multiple pages of seating charts, parent contact pages, classroom list and schedules and grading sheets.

You need to know which tests, quizzes, classwork and projects you wish to record and keep ongoing cumulative grades . Leave a column empty to show a new semester. You could also calculate an average for all the grading components or each component separately.

If you ultimately decide to record every major piece of work, then highlight those columns of grades that will be ultimately calculated in the student's final average making it easier to read and on the eye. You can also use a separate page for this.

Material management systems like learning management systems , give an exact student accountability profile in terms of work habits and handing in work. How do you relate for example, to those students who didn't do the homework assignment or handed it in late? You simply make a dash, and circle it to show that it is a late classwork or homework assignment. A grade that has only a dash, remains for all intensive purposes, an unturned assignment. Count the number of circled or uncircled dashes and deduct accordingly from the student's overall cumulative semester grade.

Example of a classroom rule: If a student didn't hand in homework or any other piece of classwork three times during the semester, you could lower the student's grade by five points. A similar system goes for handing in work late.

Use a similar system for student behavior and attitude with regard to lateness . Use an " L " to indicate lateness. You can use a " D " to indicate discipline. If the discipline problem has been resolved either through the homeroom teacher , a phone call to the parents or a talk with a student, then cross it with a line. Otherwise, it will be a perfect reminder for you that the issue or problem has remained unsolved and needs your attention.

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