DMA Weekly Update
Week of September 14, 2020
Questions About Transportation
I know some of you have been asking about transportation for academies students who have chosen to return to face to face instructions. It's my hope after the district has a better picture of the number of students request face-to-face instruction, FBISD transportation will be better able to coordinate bus routes for pick-up and drop-off. If you have specific questions about your child transportation you can contact FBISD Transportation at (281) 634-4077 or email them at
transport.support@fortbendisd.com.
For further concerns or questions you can always go on FBISD Let's Talk and voice your concerns or questions. This is the best way for FBISD leadership to hear your concerns and questions.
FBISD HARN College Fair- Live TEAMS
Event Links Every Wednesday, August 26 – September 30; 8:00AM, 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 2:30PM
Students, welcome to the first VIRTUAL COLLEGE FAIR! Over the next six weeks, you will have the opportunity to interact with 24 different colleges around the US. Each Wednesday, we will be conducting four, one-hour sessions with two universities in each session. The live events will take place in Microsoft TEAMS, please see below for the links to each session. We will record each session and share after the event on this webpage for those who are unable to attend.
Zoom Meeting Expectations
I want to remind students that MSA Zoom meetings/events are school and academy sponsor events and FBISD Student Code of Conduct applies and enforce. I ask that students adhere to the following expectations.
- Demonstrate courtesy and respect for all participants and guests
- Behave in a responsible manner by turning off your mic, video, and refraining from using the annotating tool without permission from the meeting host.
- Ask thoughtful questions during Q&A
- Be in compliance with host requests
- Comply with all guidelines noted within the SCC (School Code of Conduct)
Message to Freshmen
If you have not join Schoology course yet , please use the following code Class of 2024 - 6F9F-7XCM-4WGFF to join. This where you will need to upload your enrichment assignment.
Remind Codes
Remind:
Text the correct code to the number 81010
@dmaco2021 – C/O 2021
@dmaco2022 – C/O 2022
@dmaco2023 – C/O 2023
@dmaco2024 – C/O 2024
Schoology Codes
Schoology Code
Class of 2021 - FG6CQ-RZD6J
Class of 2022 - 8JNQT-6XRNF
Class of 2023 - 6WX8-CP4H-9F2WT
Class of 2024 - 6F9F-7XCM-4WGFF
Virtual String Pulling - September 21
Learn how to make unique artistic pieces with string and paint. First Colony Branch Library staff will demonstrate how to dip string into various colors of paint and use a string-pulling technique to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art. This will be a pre-recorded video. A link to the video will be added here the day of the scheduled program.
MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
The City of Sugar Land is now accepting applications for our Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council for the 2020-2021 class.
To apply, students must:
- Be incoming high school junior
- Residents of Sugar Land city limits or ETJ
- Complete online application here
Applications close September 22 at 11:59pm. For more details and instructions visit the MYAC website.
Please share this information with your eligible students!
For any questions, please contact us at myac@sugarlandtx.gov.
Online Enrichment
Edx FREE Course
Find any course that is related to digital media on https://www.edx.org/ Send me an email of the course for approval before taking it.
DMA Student Body Meeting
September 10, 2020
October 8, 2020
November 12, 2020
December 10, 2020
January 14, 2021
February 11, 2021
March 11, 2021
April 8,2021
Fall Volunteer Hours
The academies have revised its requirement for Fall Semester volunteer hours. Students are only required six volunteer hours for the Fall Semester. Your safety is the number one priority; therefore, all-volunteer hours should be obtained virtually. Please see virtual volunteer hours opportunities in the Volunteer Opportunities section below.
The academies will reduce volunteer hours to six hours for the fall semester. We still want to encourage students to have the opportunity to safely volunteers virtually/online. Below are some online volunteer opportunities for students.
Color A Smile Virtual Volunteer Opportunity
Details
Organization: Color a smile, a Non-profit organization, 501 (C) (3). Founded in 1986.
Students take printouts from the website, color them and mail it to Color A Smile foundation. Before mailing, Mr. Lam needs to approve the hours based on the coloring sheets worked by the students and track it for MSA. The below link explains steps required for tracking volunteer credits.
Instructions for the volunteer work and credits
Tutor Students Online
Teensgive.org allows individuals in 9th-12th grade a bevy of opportunities to tutor peers online. The application process has a fast turnaround time, and you can be helping a child in need within a week of submission. Schoolonwheels.org allows students aged 16-18 to provide tutoring services to peers through virtual means. Those aged 12-15 can also volunteer, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Learntobe.org is another option for connecting tutors and in-need students on a virtual platform. Before signing up for these opportunities make sure you get your parent permission.
Archive Historical Documents
Fans of history may be interested in becoming citizen archivists for a non-profit organization such as the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Would you enjoy transcribing speeches made by Franklin Roosevelt, case histories made by the Tennessee Valley Authority during the Great Depression, or cataloguing Purple Hearts awarded between 1942-1963? All of these tasks are awaiting the help of virtual volunteers right now. The Smithsonian also engages citizen scholars in tasks such as transcribing diaries of prominent Americans or joining the Wikipedia Volunteer Program’s efforts to strengthen the website’s offerings on Smithsonian-relevant content.
Before signing up for these opportunities make sure you get your parent permission.
Digital Media Academy
Email: donald.lam@fortbendisd.com
Website: www.fortbendisd.com/digitalmedia
Location: 3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City, TX, USA
Phone: (281)634-3106
Twitter: @DigitalMediaACA
Virtual String Pulling - September 21
Learn how to make unique artistic pieces with string and paint. First Colony Branch Library staff will demonstrate how to dip string into various colors of paint and use a string-pulling technique to create one-of-a-kind pieces of art. This will be a pre-recorded video. A link to the video will be added here the day of the scheduled program.