308 Today: Thurs Nov 5th

Thurs Nov 5th

General Plan:

Today we will:

Begin new section on Chemistry of Life

Links and Tasks for today: (save files to your desktop before opening!)

Read textbook Chpt 1 sect 1 (pgs 24-30)
Complete the associated workbook pages (pgs 5-7, questions 1-19)
Watch ‘Life in the Underbrush’ and complete Video Review sheet

Additional Information:

I will be at conferences from Wed, Nov 4th, through Fri, Nov 6th

General notes about this Classroom Blog

Use ctrl+F to find anything on the page quickly!

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- Everything we do in this class is listed on this Blog

so students who are absent can easily find what they’ve

missed and even complete work while they are absent!

- Nearly every assignment can be completed at home

or anywhere with an internet connection using

Google Classroom

- Fridays are makeup days

so students who have trouble completing assignments have

this extra time every week to get caught up!

- You can see examples of every activity

in this Spring 2019 Public Examples Folder

Blog Archive: Semester Cross Sections (by week)

(edit/pub/copy)

Wk1 | Wk2 | Wk3 | Wk4 | Wk5 | Wk6

Wk7 | Wk8 | Wk9 | W10 | W11 | W12

W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18

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BISD Calendar (2018-19)

Spring 2019 Calendar

BISD Calendar for Next Year (2019-20)

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Weekly Plans

4th Grading Period

--- 4.1p Plans Week1: Jan 7-11

--- 4.2p Plans Week2: Jan 14-18

--- 4.3p Plans Week3: Jan 21-25

--- 4.4p Plans Week4: Jan 28-Feb 1

--- 4.5p Plans Week5: Feb 4-8

--- 4.6p Plans Week6: Feb 11-15

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5th Grading Period

--- 5.1p Plans Week7: Feb 18-22

--- 5.2p Plans Week8: Feb 25-Mar 1

--- 5.3p Plans Week9: Mar 4-8

--- 5.4p Plans Week10: Mar 11-15

--** Spring Break **

--- 5.5p Plans Week11: Mar 25-29

--- 5.6p Plans Week12: Apr 1-5

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6th Grading Period

--- 6.1p Plans Week13: Apr 8-12

--- 6.2p Plans Week14: Apr 15-19

--- 6.3p Plans Week15: Apr 22-26

--- 6.4p Plans Week16: Apr 29-May 3

--- 6.5p Plans Week17: May 6-10

--- 6.6p Plans Week18: May 13-17

--- 6.7p Plans Week19: May 20-24

--- 6.8p Plans Week20: May 27-31

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Fall 2018: entire semester by week

Spring 2018: entire semester by week

Fall 2017: entire semester by week

Spring 2017: entire semester by week

Fall 2016: entire semester by week

Spring 2016: entire semester by week

Fall 2015: entire semester by week

Spring 2015: entire semester by week

Fall 2014: entire semester by week

Spring 2014: entire semester by week

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Spring 2019: public examples folder

Fall 2018: public examples folder

Spring 2018: public examples folder

Fall 2017: public examples folder

Spring 2017: public examples folder

Fall 2016: public examples folder

Spring 2016: public examples folder

Fall 2015: public examples folder

Spring 2015: public examples folder

Fall 2014: public examples folder

Spring 2014: public examples folder

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Weekly Reflections Forms

Reflection Forms Archive

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4th Grading Period

--- 4.1r Week1: Jan 7-11

--- 4.2r Week2: Jan 14-18

--- 4.3r Week3: Jan 21-25

--- 4.4r Week4: Jan 28-Feb 1

--- 4.5r Week5: Feb 4-8

--- 4.6r Week6: Feb 11-15

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5th Grading Period

--- 5.1r Week7: Feb 18-22

--- 5.2r Week8: Feb 25-Mar 1

--- 5.3r Week9: Mar 4-8

--- 5.4r Week10: Mar 11-15

-** Spring Break **

--- 5.5r Week11: Mar 25-29

--- 5.6r Week12: Apr 1-5

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6th Grading Period

--- 6.1r Week13: Apr 8-12

--- 6.2r Week14: Apr 15-19

--- 6.3r Week15: Apr 22-26

--- 6.4r Week16: Apr 29-May 3

--- 6.5r Week17: May 6-10

--- No form this week: May 13-17

--- 6.7r Week19: May 20-24

--- No form this week: May 27-31

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Learning Goals and Notebook Bookmarks

This week I learned! (Spring 2019)

--- Notebook Bookmarks (Spring 2019)

This week I learned! (Fall 2018)

--- Notebook Bookmarks (Fall 2018)

This week I learned! (Spring 2018)

--- Notebook Bookmarks (Spring 2018)

This week I learned! (Fall 2017)

--- Notebook Bookmarks (Fall 2017)

This week I learned! (Spring 2017)

This week I learned! (Fall 2016)

This week I learned! (Spring 2016)

This week I learned! (Fall 2015)

Forms and Information

1) Mr. Mercer:

- About me (INTP: other types / Green - All types: find yours)

---(Additional general True Colors profiles info)

BMS Short URLs List

BMS Technology Support & Education

BISD Teacher Website

- Gradebook Help Guide (for staff)

- Mr. Mercer's Yearbook (please sign anytime!)

- The Mercers’ Retirement Guestbook (please sign anytime!)

- Open House Door Sign 2018

- Open House 2018: What do we learn in this class?

- Open House 2015 YouTube Video

- Open House 2014 YouTube Video

- Open House Prezi 2013 (YouTube Video)

- Staff Links Map (primarily for BMS staff)

Emergency Substitute Plans

2) Information for all BMS students

**Occasionally sites get hacked, so please email me

if you ever find anything inappropriate on this site

so I can investigate! ~Thankyou!!!**

308 Quick Notes

Applications & Resources List

BMS Quick Reference Cards

BMS Vocabulary and Word Walls Resources

Click-to-comment published feedback

Course Overview Prezi (Fall 2016 update)

Course overview video (Fall 2015 version)

Friday Song (for former students... thanks Brent!)

How to identify reputable internet sources (search)

Khan Academy YouTube Channel

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BISD Calendar (2018-19)

BISD Calendar (Spring 2019)

BISD Calendar for Next Year (2019-20 rev 3.13.19)

BISD Twitter (School cancellations)

BMS Campus Bird's-eye View (labeled)

BMS Campus Expectations

BMS Public Calendar

BMS Robotics Links

-BMS Robotics Club Booster

BMS Teachers' Sites & Email Addresses

BMS Twitter Page

Current time and date

How to open your locker (video demo)

Link and Virus Scanners

-Online Link Scan

-Virustotal.com (files and URLs)

River Crest Prediction (Colorado @Bastrop)

-KXAN low water crossing closures

-LCRA Hydromet Gauges

Speedtest.net (check your connection speed)

Twitter (weather/news/alerts)

Weather 10-Day Forecast

- Weather Services List

- WunderPhotos (weather photos archive)

- Pollen Forecast

Why shake hands the correct way?

3) Logon Links

1) Logon here to get to your Gmail

1) ...and use: @student.bisdtx.org

2) Logon here to check your grades

3) Logon here to get to your Prezi Account

---- How to create a Prezi account and logon to it

4) Examples & Grading

*Google Classroom*

*103 Fall 2017 Activities Demo Folder*

--- This folder contains examples of all assignments

*Help Videos Folder* (in Gdocs)

--- This folder contains screencasts & 'how-to' videos

---Grading Outline---

Generally, each week you will receive grades in the following areas:

1) Warmups

2) Reflections

3) Notebooks (collections of activities which are weighted much more heavily than the other grades)

5) General Forms

1) Hall Pass (also Restroom Form)

2) Questions or Comments Form - FAQs

3) Unblock Website Request Form - results list

4) Share Websites Form - results list

5) Share Something You Know Form

6) Student Submitted Links Form (3-links)

6) Classroom Rules

Try this 'THINK before you Speak' method to prevent problems!

T - is it true?

H - is it helpful?

I - is it inspiring?

N - is it necessary?

K - is it kind?

Rules for: phones, music, games, hall passes and questions

- PMGP? poster

1) As a class, we will help each other to learn! (Working together we will learn much more than we can as individuals!)

2) Please stay in your seat unless you have permission to leave it! (This rule is to help protect your personal space and materials!)

3) Please be polite!

(If you have any doubts, it isn't polite! Being polite is the quickest and easiest way to improve your relationships with just about anyone)

aaaaaaaaaThank You!!!

7) Bell Schedules

Updated for 2017-18

-Bell Schedule: Regular & Pep Rally

8) New Student Information

-Browser Setup Links

-Course Overview Prezi (Fall 2016 update)

-Course overview video (Fall 2015 version)

9) Student Submitted Links

Results Webpage View

--for your College Glogs--

US Universities by State (thanks Austin!)

Index of American Universities (thanks Esai!)

--Robotics--

Project NXT (thanks Justin!)

Legos Building Ideas

Make Online: Lego Building Archives

--Words--

Studyblue Online Flashcards (thanks Ryan!)

Word List Maker (thanks Gatlin!)

10) About Computers

BISD RUP (Responsible Use Policy)