Week of May 2nd–May 6th

Highlights for the week:

  • TEKS for this week – 1F, 4A, 5A&C, 8A,D&E, 11A, 12D

Monday 2nd:  Student Holiday!

    Tuesday 3rd:

    - Part 1) Review

    1. All grades have been entered so please check them to see the extra credit assignments which you have created
    2. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
    3. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)
    4. You should have the following things completed
      • Make a folder called Project1 in your S-drive
      • Create a Chogger Comic strip, review it using this form, and make a screencast avi file and save it in your Project1 folder as ‘Chogger sc’
      • Create a 3-scene Dvolver Movie, review it using this form, and make a screencast avi file and save it in your Project1 folder as ‘Dvolver sc’
      • Create a Voki Speaking Character, review it using this form, and make a screencast avi fileand save it in your Project1 folder as ‘Voki sc’
      • Use Windows Movie Maker to collect your 1st 3 screencasts into one Movie.  Save the Movie in your S-drive as a new project called ‘6-1 Project1a’ until it is completed so you can continue editing it.  When the movie is completed, publish it (save it as a movie file named6-1 Project1a) and upload it to your 103 folder to be graded

    - Part 2) New

    1. View example 6-1 project1a
    2. Today we will start 6-2 project1b which will include our next 3 programs for review

    - Part 3) Do

    1. Test this: Tagxedo Word Cloud
    2. Rate it: using this form
    3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
    4. Save it: as ‘ tagxedo sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. Check out these Sony World Photography Award Winners 2011

      Wednesday 4th:

      - Part 1) Review

      1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
      2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)

      - Part 2) New

      1. Demonstrate Flockdraw (single user)
      2. Continue 6-2 project1b which will include our next program for review
      3. Demonstrate Flockdraw (group of users)

      - Part 3) Do

      1. Test this:  Flockdraw
      2. Rate it: using this form
      3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
      4. Save it: as ‘ flockdraw sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

      - Part 4) Through?

      1. Complete ‘ 6-1 Project1a ’ and upload it to your 103 folder
      2. Check out these Popular Science Wonders of the Year 2020

        Thursday 5th:

        - Part 1) Review

        1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
        2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)

        - Part 2) New

        1. Watch Dabbleboard intro video clip (better traditional shapes and diagrams)
        2. Demo Dabbleboard (single user)
          • Use Clipart to make your drawings more interesting (download to desktop and then upload to Dabbleboard)
          • Demo how to add curves
        3. Demo Dabbleboard (group of users)

        - Part 3) Do

        1. Test this: Dabbleboard
        2. Rate it: using this form
        3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
        4. Save it: as ‘ dabbleboard sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

        - Part 4) Through?

        1. Try Board800 or CoSketch (other collaborative whiteboards)
        2. Check out these Big Picture photography competition entries

          Friday 6th:

          - Part 1) Review

          1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
          2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)

          - Part 2) New

          1. Watch the following video clips:
            • Ultimate Dog Tease
            • TED Interactive Books
            • People are Awesome
            • TED talk: Augmented Reality Maps
            • 3D Roadrunner Cartoon
            • TED filter bubbles
            • Moose in a sprinkler
            • TED Architecture that interacts

          - Part 3) Do

          1. Complete the Weekly Reflection Form (some of the questions are new)
          2. Complete your screencasts of  these programs:
          3. Use Windows Movie Maker to collect the 3 screencasts above into one Movie.  Save the Movie in your S-drive as a new project called ‘ 6-2 Project1b ’ until it is completed so you can continue editing it. 
          4. When the movie is completed, publish it (save it as a movie file named 6-2 Project1b ) and upload it to your 103 folder to be graded

          - 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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