Week of Mar 21st–Mar 25th

Highlights for the week:

  • TEKS for this week – 4A, 5A, 7F, 8B, 8C, 11A

Monday 21st:

- Part 1) Review

  1. Agendas out and copy the highlighted sections of Part 3 below
  2. Check your gmail for information from your teachers!
  3. Logon here to check your grades for Progress Reports this week (assignments 5-1 through 5-7).  Remember, you must send me an email when you complete an earlier assignment if you want me to update your grade!
  4. Here’s a link to the assignments track sheet for the 5th 6 weeks grading period (if the link doesn’t work, copy and paste the following into your browser): spreadsheets.google.com/a/bastrop.isd.tenet.edu/ccc?key=0AqKAVUPhkLlndEJQM2xWVGFnUDlTSlE2TEpaWnpqUFE&hl=en#gid=0

- Part 2) New

  1. See your Glogs on our BMS Website!  Do your best and impress our guests!
  2. Watch Tsunami Video Clip

- Part 3) Do

  1. View the LA Vocab List and make your word selections (If the link doesn’t work, logon to Google Docs and look in the view folder for your class period)
  2. Begin working on 5-8 Language Arts Vocabulary Glog. Use the template called “LA Word Wall” to create your Glog (you should see it when you logon to your Glogster account)
  3. Here’s a link to the Help Glog
  4. Here’s a Demonstration Glog for this assignment

- Part 4) Through?

  1. Most of you have screencasts to complete from your Science and Math Glogs which are lowering your PR grades.  These will be the only record of your work once your accounts are deleted, so please complete these so we won’t lose what you’ve done (and to raise your grade)!
  2. Check out Izzit Current Events Articles here:  izzit.org/events/index.php

    Tuesday 22nd:

    - Part 1) Review

    1. Agendas out and copy the highlighted sections of Part 3 below

    - Part 2) New

    1. Here’s a presentation of your work that I believe will be projected in the cafeteria during lunch.  If the link doesn’t work, try pasting the green text  in your browser:  docs.google.com/present/view?id=dds8qr5b_461c28vbncg&interval=5&autoStart=true&loop=true
    2. View a video on a Student Designed Education

    - Part 3) Do

    1. View the LA Vocab List and make your word selections (If the link doesn’t work, logon to Google Docs and look in the view folder for your class period)
    2. Continue working on 5-8 Language Arts Vocabulary Glog. Use the template called “LA Word Wall” to create your Glog (you should see it when you logon to your Glogster account)
    3. Here’s a link to the Help Glog
    4. Here’s a Demonstration Glog for this assignment

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. Check out this Tween Tribune article

      Wednesday 23rd:

      - Part 1) Review

      1. Agendas out and copy the highlighted sections of Part 3 below
      2. Logon to your Google Docs and check your Gmail

      - Part 2) New

      1. Watch the video clip on GPS and tracking endangered elephants
      2. Watch clip on how GPS works

      - Part 3) Do

      1. Continue working on 5-8 Language Arts Vocabulary Glog. Use the template called “LA Word Wall” to create your Glog (you should see it when you logon to your Glogster account)
      2. Record a screencast of your LA Glog.  Name your screencast ‘5-9 LA SC’ and upload it to your 103 folder.
      3. Here’s a link to the Help Glog
      4. Here’s a Demonstration Glog for this assignment

      - Part 4) Through?

      1. View these Polar Bear Cub images

        Thursday 24th:

        - Part 1) Review

        1. Agendas out and copy the highlighted sections of Part 3 below
        2. Logon to your Google Docs so the other links for today will work (hopefully!)
        3. Please look in your G-Docs View folder for Glogster Videos and send me an email if you can play any of them.  Thanks!

        - Part 2) New

        1. Use this Online Link Scanner to test suspicious links before you click (especially useful at home!)
        2. View the updated Student Links Map
        3. Choose your History Vocabulary word from the list in your G-Docs View folder

        - Part 3) Do

        1. Begin working on 5-10 History Vocabulary Glog. Use the template called ‘History Word Wall’ to create your Glog (you should see it when you logon to your Glogster account)
        2. Complete your 5-8 LA Glog and record a screencast of it (if you haven’t already done so). Name your screencast ‘5-9 LA SC’ and upload it to your 103 folder.
        3. Here’s a link to the Help Glog 

        - Part 4) Through?

        1. Read this article on other planets like our in the Milky Way Galaxy
        2. Check out these Animal Tracks Photos

          Friday 25th:

          - Part 1) Review

          1. Agendas out and copy the highlighted sections of Part 3 below
          2. Logon to your Google Docs so the other links for today will work
          3. Check your Gmail for a message about Progress Report Grades

          - Part 2) New

          1. Choose your History Vocabulary word from the list in your G-Docs View folder if you haven’t already done so
          2. Watch this TED Talk on the Future of Education

          - Part 3) Do

          1. Complete the Reflections for the Week Form  There are some new questions this week.
          2. Continue working on your TAKS Vocabulary Glogs. Use the updated Student Links Map to help you find what you need for your Glogs

          - Part 4) Through?

          1. 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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