Week of Jan 24th–Jan 28th

Highlights for the week: 

  • There will be unusual schedules nearly every day this week except for Tuesday due to guest speaker (Mon), early release (Wed), and practice testing (Thurs & Fri)

Monday 24th:

- Review

  1. Agendas out and copy yellow
  2. Turn-in G-Apps permission forms. MISSING FORMS will lead to Parent Contact and then lunch detention and finally ISS unless there’s a green highlight by your name in the Assignments Track Sheet (which means you already have an account). It is critical for this class that you get this form turned in!
  3. Check the Assignments Track Sheet and your grades online.  Progress Report grades are due by 5pm tomorrow.

- New

  1. Bell schedule for today
  2. Logon to your Google Account and check to make sure you have created and shared (with me) a 103 folders in G-Docs
  3. View Sumo Paint demo video and 8th Grade Island Map Examples. View some demo images.

- Do 

  1. Create a Wordle (capture your Wordle and paste it in 1N-practice-pictures file, save with a user-code NOT your name, and enter your code in the Wordle locator form)
  2. If you need ideas for Wordles, use this link: Famous speeches
  3. Upload your Wordles to your desktop and upload them to your 103 folder
  4. Use this form Wordle locator form if you would like to find your Wordles online again
  5. Create a custom Island map using SumoPaint.  Upload an image to get you started and then use the custom brush sets to help you with your map.

- Through?

  1. View these National Geographic Award-Winning Photos from 2009

Tuesday 25th:

- Review

  1. Agenda Check Today: Agendas out (and open for me to check) and copy yellow
  2. Logon to your Google Account using Firefox and check to make sure you have created a 103 folder in your Docs and shared it with me!  Here’s a list of missing folders! 
  3. Check the Assignments Track Sheet and your grades online.  Progress Report grades are due today!

- New

  1. View Student Links Map: Discuss bright green links
  2. 103 folder check (missing or not shared folders list).  Please create a 103 folder and share it with me if you have not already done so!  You should have these 6 things in your folders: Thanks activity, sc1 (software), sc2 sumo, at least 2 photovisi collages, and Wordle 1 image
  3. Logon to your Google Account and open Gmail
  4. View How2 video clips: Create Contacts and Groups in Gmail
  5. Access the email address list through the Student Links Map

- Do 

  1. Create Gmail contacts for all of your teachers
  2. Create a Gmail contacts group called (My Teachers) and add the email addresses for all of your teachers to the group.  Check your grades online to see your teachers names if you need to.
  3. Compose an email to your teachers (using your new ‘My Teachers’ gmail group). Paste this phrase in the email (with your first and last name added where the blank is): Hi!  My name is _____ and I’m testing my new gmail account by sending you this email.  Please reply to let me know you have received this.  Thank you!
  4. Complete your Wordles and upload them to your 103 folder.  Create a Username and save your Wordle Creations to the web.  Find your web Wordles again by using this link with your username in place of 103:   http://www.wordle.net/gallery?username=103
  5. Continue experimenting with SumoPaint.  If you create something cool that you would like to share, upload it to your 103 folder!

- Through?

  1. Explore Life is Earth Site
  2. View the slideshow of the World Sand Sculpture Championship

Wednesday 26th:  This is an early release day (Early Release Bell Schedule)

- Review

  1. Agendas out and copy yellow
  2. Logon to your Google Account using Firefox and check to make sure you have created a 103 folder in your Docs and shared it with me!  Here’s a list of missing folders! 
  3. Check your Gmail for replies from your teachers

- New

  1. Try Wordle Advanced (which works great with phrases!)
  2. Copy this Wordle Advanced Form to your G-Docs and experiment with it (there’s a copy in the J-drive Today folder).  Use this link to find color codes.
  3. Save your experiments and choose a username to find them again (usernames are case sensitive!)
  4. Find your web Wordles again by using this link with your username in place of 103:  http://www.wordle.net/gallery?username=103  (as an example, try 709Share)
  5. Use this form Wordle locator form if you would like me to store your Wordle username for you

- Do 

  1. Create a custom Wordle and save it to your 103 folder as Wordle2
  2. Create a Username and save your Wordle Creations to the web.
  3. Complete yesterday’s Gmail assignment
  4. Continue experimenting with SumoPaint.  If you create something cool that you would like to share, upload it to your 103 folder!
  5. Check your 103 folder to make sure it has these 7 things in it: Thanks activity, sc1 (software), sc2 sumo, at least 2 photovisi collages, and Wordle 1 and 2 images

- Through?

  1. View this World’s Largest Passenger Ship Prezi (no path is set - browse photos by clicking on them)

Thursday 27th: This is a testing day with a modified bell schedule

- Review

  1. Periods 4 – 7 will meet today after testing
  2. 103 folder check:  Make sure it has these 7 things in it: Thanks activity, sc1 (software), sc2 sumo, at least 2 Photovisi collages, and Wordle 1 and Wordle 2 images
  3. Missing 103 folders (or folders not shared):
  • 2nd Period:  Matthew
  • 5th Period:  Darryl, Jose, Kaedie, Luis
  • 6th Period:  Conrad, Matthew
  • 7th Period: Alejandro, Brianna, Brittany, Kylie, Russell

- New

  1. View examples of student work
  2. Introduce the Wolfram Alpha computational search engine
  3. View WA Introduction Video Clip1 and Clip2 and Tour Webpage
  4. Try the following WA Searches (copy and paste 10 coin tosses ).  Try the same search in Goofram and compare your results

- Do 

  1. View ‘This Semester at a Glance Prezi’ to give you some ideas for the weekly reflection form
  2. Complete the Reflections for the Week Form (There’s an important new question this week)
  3. Try 3 searches in WA or Goofram and email me with what you searched for in each of your 3 searches
  4. Try any of these special Google Searches
  5. Complete or upload any missing assignments from your 103 Folder

- Through?

  1. View the snow storm photos from this week
  2. If you missed any of these, check them out now:

Friday 28th:  This is a testing day with a modified bell schedule

- Review

  1. Periods 1-4 will meet today after testing, so this plan is repeated from yesterday! (Yes, 4th period meets both days!)
  2. 103 folder check:  Make sure it has these 7 things in it: Thanks activity, sc1 (software), sc2 sumo, at least 2 Photovisi collages, and Wordle 1 and Wordle 2 images
  3. Missing 103 folders (or folders not shared):  2nd Period:  Matthew

- New

  1. View examples of student work
  2. Introduce the Wolfram Alpha computational search engine
  3. View WA Introduction Video Clip1 and Clip2 and Tour Webpage
  4. Try the following WA Searches (copy and paste 10 coin tosses ).  Try the same search in Goofram and compare your results

- Do 

  1. View ‘This Semester at a Glance Prezi’ to give you some ideas for the weekly reflection form
  2. Complete the Reflections for the Week Form (There’s an important new question this week)
  3. Try 3 searches in WA or Goofram and email me with what you searched for in each of your 3 searches
  4. Try any of these special Google Searches
  5. Complete or upload any missing assignments from your 103 Folder

- Through?

  1. View the snow storm photos from this week
  2. Check out the Media Shows from this Week!

Additional Help and Information:

  1. YouTube How-to Videos for this class
  2. G-Apps How2 Videos
  3. Prezis
  4. TED talks (browse TED talks list)
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