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Assignment Notebook has been totally revamped and redesigned to provide students with a premium experience tracking assignments, test, and quizzes for an affordable price… free! Assignment Notebook offers remote storage for across device syncing for a low price as well, though these features are not required in order to utilize Assignment Notebook’s powerful features. Gone is the old design of a “notebook” style user interface, in favor of a more powerful, more organized interface that makes keeping track of assignments more straight forward, and more fun. We have also added several new features around assignment/class tracking. To help make the user experience even better, we have added several new features such as a dark mode theme and haptic feedback on events. [Summary] The “Summary” tab is the tab where you will be shown a crucial summary of your class schedule and due assignments, all in one place. You are also able to prioritize your assignments by simply dragging them in the order that you prefer. This screen will show you exactly what you need to see as quickly as possible, so you can get back to what you need to do. [To Do] The “To Do” tab will give you the full list of all incomplete assignments, as well as quizzes and tests that are upcoming. You can edit these listed items directly from this tab, or add new ones from the “Add” tab. If you tap on an assignment, test, or quiz, you will be taken to the detail screen that gives you all relevant details regarding this item. Details such as when the item is due, when it was assigned, or any relevant notes or class details you may have provided when creating the assignment. [Add] The way you add classes and assignments has changed for the better. You are now able to track classes that have different times on different days. You are also able to more quickly specify the remaining class details. Adding assignments has slightly changed as well, now you are able to see more relevant class details for the classes you are currently taking. This provides you with much better insight as to what class you are actually adding the assignment to. [Schedule] The “Schedule” tab will give you your class schedule in an easy to understand view. It allows you to jump directly to specific days by just tapping on the calendar icon and choosing the day that you wish to view. When you find the class you wish to view, you can just tap on it to view the assignments, tests, and quizzes that are upcoming for that class. If you wish to edit that class instead, just hold down on the class for a few seconds and you will be able to edit these class details or remove it from your calendar. [Terms of Use] https://leaseassistant.com/?page_id=176

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What's new in version 7.0.2: - Small bug fixes What's new in version 7.0: - Project creation! - You can now create projects that you can work on and keep track of with your classmates - Adding your classmates so you can more easily collaborate outside of school - Messaging and group chats with your classmates - Share assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, and notes with the simple scan of a QR code

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Homework management system: Calendar vs. assignment notebook

Katie November 15, 2021 executive function , homework , organization , productivity

By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed.

I’m frequently asked about the difference between a calendar and an assignment notebook. They are not the same. At all. While both are essential pieces of a student homework-management system, they each have a unique function. The bottom line: Neither a calendar nor a basic assignment notebook is sufficient alone, and they should instead be used together.

All student planners (assignment notebooks) come with a weekly spread. A weekly spread could be on one page of the planner or it could span two pages.

Some student planners come with a monthly calendar. Usually, a monthly calendar spans two pages, with or without monthly tabs for easy flipping. A calendar by itself, without a weekly spread, is not a sufficient homework management system.

When choosing an assignment notebook ( here’s how to pick one ), pick one with both a monthly calendar and a weekly spread. ( Here’s a good, basic assignment notebook suggestion , or this one too .) Why? An ultimate homework management system requires that students keep track of two different types of information:

• Time-sensitive information
• Tasks and assignments

If you’d prefer a single, one-page homework tracker, try this daily homework tracker here or this weekly homework planner here . I have made them with love, of course.

What about digital calendars?

Digital calendars are excellent, as long as you use them consistently. If you only use your digital calendar sporadically, you won’t trust it, and if you don’t trust it, it won’t work. If you want to use a simple assignment notebook with just a weekly spread, and then use a digital calendar for the calendar component, go ahead. 

Here is my complete step-by-step tutorial on how to use Google Calendar for school .

What goes on a calendar?

The calendar section of an assignment notebook is for time-sensitive information, excluding daily homework assignments. This includes the following items:

• Project deadlines
• Tests and quizzes
• After school meetings
• Field trips and special events
• Early releases and early dismissals
• Practices and games
• Appointments
• Reminders to bring something to school on a particular day

Again, the calendar section is not where you write your daily homework assignments.

What goes in an assignment notebook?

The weekly spread of an assignment notebook is for nothing other than homework assignments. This is where you simply list out the homework you have to do for each class. Don’t forget that studying for tests is an implied assignment. Teachers won’t always tell you to study before a test, because that’s the expectation – so write down your study sessions as if they are homework assignments.

In each daily space, list your assignments by class, like below:

• Math: worksheet; page 167 in textbook #4-28
• English: read chapters 4 and 5 in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Science: Edpuzzle
• History: write 3rd body paragraph for essay; find another primary source
• Spanish: Study imperfect vs preterite endings for Friday’s quiz

Write down all assignments on the day they’re assigned, not on the day they’re due. For example, if you are assigned a math worksheet on Monday that’s not due until Thursday, write math worksheet in Monday’s space, not Thursday’s space. If you don’t get to it Monday, rewrite it in Tuesday’s space on Tuesday. This post here explains exactly how to use 3 specific symbols in your assignment notebook for this exact purpose.

Once you write down all your assignments, get to work and do them. Don’t know what to do first? Here’s a simple 4-step method for prioritizing homework .

Final notes on the perfect homework management system

The calendar vs. assignment notebook debate isn’t that complicated, but it certainly comes up a lot with my students and their parents. The truth is that you really need both in order to have a fully functioning homework management system. Whether you use a digital calendar or an analog calendar doesn’t matter too much, but I hold tight to my suggestion of using an analog assignment notebook. Whatever you do, you can not rely on your memory for keeping track of homework and due dates; that’s not a thing, it’s silly, and you are way smarter than that.

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Want to make sure that your child gets his homework done every night — and learns about planning and how to prioritize?

Teach him to use a homework planner. Whether you call it an “assignment notebook,” a “student planner,” or a “homework organizer,” it serves the same purpose: helping a child keep track of school assignments, materials, and time.

I’ve worked with many well-meaning students who swear they wrote down their assignments only to find that they left out critical details. For instance, Cindy wrote down that she had reading homework, but forgot to note the questions that were to be answered.

As a teacher and a mother, two rules have worked for me: Encourage your child to write down assignments in his planner word for word, and ask his teacher to look over the planner before he leaves class.

The teacher should check to make sure all assignment information has been noted, and that all books and/or materials needed to complete the assignment are in his backpack. When this becomes routine to your child — and it will — teacher supervision will no longer be necessary.

Using a homework planner will increase your child’s chances of getting his assignments done, and it will also help him develop skills — juggling responsibilities, allotting time, planning ahead — he needs to become more independent. The earlier you begin this process, the easier it will become for your child. Here are some teacher-tested tips to maximize a planner’s use.

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Take the Long View

In addition to noting homework assignments, you and your child should schedule his extracurricular events. If you enter “Gym day on Monday and Wednesday,” include a reminder for him to pack gym shoes in his book bag the night before.

A notation about Thursday’s piano lesson may include a prompt to practice every day for 15 minutes. This will give your child a view of the week ahead and reveal any conflicts between school and extracurricular activities.

Keep Track of Materials

Create a checklist of books and materials your student needs to bring home each day, and paperclip it to the planner. Make blank copies of the checklist and attach a new one every day.

Learn to Prioritize

After school, have a snack together and open the planner. Look over the list of homework assignments for that day, asking him to estimate how much time it will take to complete each one. Write the estimate next to each assignment. Then help him prioritize his work — math first, reading second, social studies third.

When everything has been completed, check to see whether your estimates were close. The more your child does this, the better he’ll become at allocating time.

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Place sticky notes, of various sizes and colors, in the planner to remind your child about special school events or tasks — asking the math teacher for help with last night’s homework, for example.

Break Projects Into Tasks

All kids, especially those with ADHD , have difficulty with long-term planning. When your child has a big test, or is assigned a complicated project, use the homework planner to break it down into manageable mini-tasks. If he’s been assigned a report about an animal of his choice, mark the due date with a colored marker and work backward, allotting a day or so for selecting a topic, another few days for researching the elements of the report, and enough time to write a rough and a final draft.

Cross Things Off

Encourage your child to draw, in pencil, a thin line through each task as he finishes it, and to “X” out the entire list of assignments at the end of the night. He’ll feel a sense of accomplishment, just as an adult does when deleting items from his to-do list.

This simple action reinforces one of my favorite messages to students: Put yesterday behind you. Each day is a new beginning.

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Creating an Assignment with a Class Notebook Page

Sara Wanasek

Take full advantage of Microsoft Teams by using both Class Notebook and the Assignments feature . Class Notebook is a great place to house your content and different work from your students. But, to track their work and grade it, you’ll want to use Class Notebook in conjunction with the Assignments feature.

If you aren’t tracking when students turn in their work or grading their work in the Class Notebook pages, you can just distribute the pages to students and review them manually. 

Create an Assignment with a Class Notebook Page

Create a Page to Assign

First, make sure you are logged into your Microsoft EDU account so that you have access to both the Class Notebook and Assignment pivot in Teams.

To be able to make an Assignment based on a Class Notebook page, we first need to have a Class Notebook page that we plan on assigning to our students.  

To do that, under the General Channel we can go to the Class Notebook pivot. If you have never used the Class Notebook before, it will prompt you to create your notebook. If you need help with this, check out this Step-by-Step guide .

I create the page I plan on assigning in the Teacher-Only Space. This way my students won’t see the page until it is assigned. Click the + Page at the bottom in the correct section and add in your content for the students to complete.

Tip: You can add PDFs to Class Notebook pages and set them as the background for students to easily write and add text on top of. To do this, you can insert a file into your page as a Printout. Then, you will need to use the Desktop application of OneNote and right-click on the PDF and click Set as Background. Now students will not be able to move the PDF around on the page.

Create an Assignment & Attach the page  

Now that the page is created, the next step is to create the Assignment.  

Head into the Assignments pivot , and Create a New Assignment. If you need a refresher on creating and grading assignments, check out How to Use Assignments in Microsoft Teams: Quick 12 Minute Tutorial for Teachers . 

Add in the title and description for the Assignment. The next step is to attach the Class Notebook page. Click Attach a Resource , and click the Class Notebook option from the list on the side. Then, navigate to where you have placed the assignment, and attach it.

Lastly, you must choose where you want to place this assignment in the individual student notebook space. Once it is attached, you now can see that students can edit their own copy of the page.

Fill out the remainder of the assignment details, and click assign at the top!  

Review & Grade the Assignment  

Once the students have completed their work and turned in the Assignment, you can review it and grade it. Just view this assignment in the  Assignment pivot like you would any other assignment. Then, add in your feedback and grade it.  

In addition, you can go through the Class Notebook and choose to R eview Student Work. You can go through each individual student notebook to review their work and give them feedback. In doing it this way, however, you won’t have the opportunity to give the assignment a grade. So it is recommended to review and grade from the assignment tab.  

See how easy that was? Now you are a Pro at both Class notebook and the Assignments tab in Teams. If you have any other questions on how to take full advantage of Microsoft Teams, let us know in the comments below!

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Every student has different needs, which is why we offer a variety of elementary school planners and customization options. Choose between dated or undated agenda books, planners divided by subject or spiral-bound agendas.

Students can also choose a planner based on their grade level:

• Lower elementary students: In pre-K to second grade, students start to develop the basic skills associated with reading, writing and counting. With larger writing areas, study skills pages and color-coded assignment lines, our elementary school planners can help younger students learn skills such as organization and responsibility.
• Upper elementary students: Our semester and year-long daily student planners are an excellent tool for third- through fifth-grade students to continue developing the organizational skills they learned in earlier grades. Our planners for upper elementary students can also help them learn skills such as analyzing, organizing and prioritizing their work. Students can choose planners with a new theme every month.

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Each elementary school planner features laminated and rigid poly-back covers to withstand daily wear and tear. With spiral binding, the planners can withstand sticky fingers and travel from home to school and everywhere in between.

Students can choose a planner style that best fits their needs to develop ownership and self-confidence, keep track of their assignments and encourage conversations between caregivers and teachers. 

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PHILADELPHIA — The flight time on Bryce Harper’s grand slam Tuesday night was sufficiently lengthy to permit reflection.

With the win over Cincinnati and the profound hope that weather would allow the Phillies a chance to even their season record Wednesday with Zack Wheeler on the mound, enough of the season had elapsed for a decent ponder. One homestand is just one homestand. But given that the last two Phillies seasons were limited by disastrous Aprils, taking stock five games in would be more than a frivolous, premature worry.

They had been eventful ones, too. Two losses to Atlanta, a very different measuring stick in April than in recent Octobers. A comeback win over the Braves. Then an up-and-down first two against the Reds.

With every caveat about the early juncture of the season, the findings would remain preliminary. But there would be plenty to like over the opening stretch.

To start, well, the starters.

Save for Aaron Nola’s rough go against Atlanta, the other four Phillies starters had allowed five runs in 21 innings, none failing to get through five innings. Wheeler’s masterpiece on Opening Day was squandered by the bullpen. Cristopher Sanchez left with a lead Monday that didn’t hold up. But otherwise, the rotation’s first turn has looked as the Phillies would’ve envisioned.

Manager Rob Thomson was adamant about one aspect: Control. The four non-Nolas walked two and struck out 27 in their 21 innings.

“No walks,” he said. “Strike-throwing ability, because the stuff’s there. Just a matter of throwing strikes and getting soft contact, early contact, and they’ve been able to do that. And they’ve been able to get some whiff when they’ve needed it.”

There isn’t much in the way of liabilities glaring through the lineup quite yet.

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It largely looks like an order that is settled in town and has played together for multiple years.

All but Nick Castellanos seems to warming up to the season, and Castellanos’ hot-or-cold tendency means he’s one swing away from a stretch where he carries the team for a week. Johan Rojas and his enduring oh-for are another matter, though there is sufficient cover and Rojas is young enough that it won’t derail an otherwise productive order.

The bullpen has been stress tested, and the one failing structural component has been replaced, in Connor Brogdon’s designation for assignment on Tuesday. But even that brought a silver lining, Ricardo Pinto belatedly arriving from Rochester and working four stalwart innings to spare the bullpen and earn a save against Cincy.

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A season is not made in April, ask the 2022 New York Mets. But it can be unmade in the season’s first month.

The Phillies’ hopes of winning the National League East haven’t survived either of the last two Aprils — and many more Aprils before that, if we want to nitpick. For the last two at least, the flat first month belied the talent present in the clubhouse, making it all the more exasperating.

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In this assignment you will become familiar with some easily available spoken language processing systems and perform some basic analysis and manipulation of speech audio. The goal of this assignment is to familiarize yourself with some of the basic tools/libraries available and get you thinking about challenges in building spoken language systems.

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For the first part of your assignment, you will be investigating the performance of popular speech transcription and personal assistant services. Your task will be to interact with three different speech systems, document your results, and describe the types of failures or issues you discover in the writeup.

Speech Transcription (10 points)

First, compose some short (2-4 sentence) emails or text messages using the speech input button on your mobile keyboard (usually in the email or messaging app). Try your best to limit yourself to “everyday” sentences and “optimal” conditions (no obscure vocabulary, low background noise, etc) to gauge how well the system could work at its best. Try composing messages that include different domain-specific words (e.g. machine learning jargon) or proper nouns (e.g. restaurant or actor names) to challenge the system.

• Paste the results for one message in your writeup including any errors the system generated.
• What is the rough number of errors per word in your results? We can count an error as anything you would manually correct before sending the message/email.
• Describe how the system handles punctuation. Does it guess, insert no punctuation, or allow punctuation commands?
• Try composing a message where you correct yourself (e.g. “I’m leaving at five – delete that I meant 6”). Include the resulting text and comment on how the system handles attempts to edit the utterance and to quickly correct partial words.
• Try to break the system . For instance, speak in a different pitch, volume, or distance to the microphone. Try talking with background noises. If you know a different language, try speaking in that language. Show 2 example utterances and describe what types of errors the system makes, along with what you did to cause those errors. Can you consistently produce different types of errors using different approaches to break the system?

Personal Assistants (10 points)

Use Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa or any kind of similar speech-based personal assistant. In this section, you will try to perform a few goal-oriented interactions and describe how the system handles your requests. For each of the below, include a description or screenshot of the interaction. Depending on what system you are using, try to describe the interaction or include a screenshot if possible (not necessary to provide a verbatim description)

• Ask some factual questions about a favorite book, show/movie, sports team. Is the system accurate in its responses? How does the system handle follow-on questions? (e.g. “Who wrote The Great Gatsby? … When was that book published?”)
• Pretend you are searching for a restaurant for take-out food today. Try to explore possible restaurants, learn about their ratings/food, and start an order if possible. How many turns did you take in this interaction (a turn in dialog is each time you speak)? Were you able to explore new places and learn about them? Was the interaction completely speech-driven, or does your assistant prompt you to look at options visually?
• Create some calendar events that involve a meeting name and add details (location, attendees, or similar). If you offer a lengthy initial command, does the system add all the details you specify? If you start with a simple “make a calendar event” prompt, what questions does the system ask?
• Using any of the above themes, try an interaction where you “barge in” to edit or correct something (barging in is talking while the system is talking to you). Does the system allow for you to barge-in for corrections? Does it detect that you had something to add while it was speaking?
• Describe any types of error you found while completing the tasks above. When the system didn’t achieve the result you hoped, can you attribute issues to limited functionality (e.g. not allowing calendar events to have notes attached), issues with speech recognition, or knowledge of concepts in the world?

Part 2: Phonetic Transcription

In this section you will do some basic creation and editing of phonetic pronunciations.

ARPAbet Transcriptions (20 points)

• three [dh r i]
• sing [s ih n g]
• eyes [ay s]
• study [s t uh d i]
• though [th ow]
• planning [p pl aa n ih ng]
• slight [s l iy t]
• action [ae k t ah n]
• tangle [t ae ng g l]
• higher [hh ay g er]

Part 3: Audio analysis toolkits

Audio analysis notebook (70 points).

Complete the exercises described in the Colab notebook provided via Google Drive folder . Turn in a PDF of your fully executed Colab notebook, showing the plots you created. Remember to make a copy of the Colab notebook before you start working so changes will save!