Some students have begun e-mailing their assignments in this week or bringing them in electronically to turn in. In the science room, we actually don't have a printer, so students need to either load the assignment onto a shared folder on the school's network or e-mail the assignment. If students are e-mailing the work, they need to double check the e-mail address (Ms.PhysicalScience@gmail.com), and make sure that the assignment is in a .doc format as that is what the school's computers can read. Cutting and pasting doesn't really allow them to use the specific format that is required this year, so it really needs to be sent s an attached file.
If students don't have Microsoft Word at home, they can download OpenOffice for free. Many of the programs are highly compatible with Microsoft's versions. Make sure when saving that they are in a Microsoft 97-2000 version rather than the .odt version.
Also, many students with newer computers are finding that the new version can't be opened here at school. These files end with the extenision .docx (or .pptx for powerpoint etc). To change this you just need to go to SAVE AS and switch the file type, which is the same process you would use to switch the OpenOffice files into a .doc file.
Assignments are due on the day they are posted, but students won't be penalized if they get the assignment in by Friday of that week. Students should not take too much liberty with this policy though because if they do, they will tend to forget or end up with several hours homework on Thursdays. Not wise. Students should make every effort to finish assignments on time, but if they are struggling with an assignment that is due Wednesday, for example, I'd rather them try it, go over it in class or get extra help from me, and finish it successfully by Friday than just be frustrated and not finish the assignment at all
