Week of May 9th–May 13th

Highlights for the week:

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

Monday 9th:

- Part 1) Review

  1. Check your Gmail in Firefox for an email from me today about grades!
  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)

- Part 2) New

  1. View these images of the current Mississippi River flood 

- Part 3) Do

  1. Complete your screencasts of  these programs (if you haven't already done so):
  2. Due Today: 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. 
  3. 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 today!

- Part 4) Through?

  1. Check out this Hubble view of the Lagoon Nebula, and view these other nebulae on the MSNBC Photoblog website as well:

    Tuesday 10th:

    - Part 1) Review

    1. Progress Reports grades must be turned in today!
    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)

    - Part 2) New

    1. As a class we will complete this Guided Gmail Sub-account form for creating an email sub-account
    2. Start ‘ 6-3 Project1c ’ with 3 new programs to review
    3. The first program will be Prezi:

    - Part 3) Do  (First: Complete any missing assignments for Progress Reports!)

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

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. Explore this website: http://www.earth-touch.com

      Wednesday 11th:

      - Part 1) Review

      1. Check your Gmail for your sub-account reminder
      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)

      - Part 2) New

      1. View this presentation on Photography
      2. Continue ‘ 6-3 Project1c ’ with our next new programs to review
      3. The next program will be SlideRocket:
        • View the SlideRocket Demo interactive
        • Create an account using your Gmail sub-account

      - Part 3) Do

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

      - Part 4) Through?

      1. View Texas Spider Encounters Website (thanks Gatlin!)

        Thursday 12th:

        - 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 2 demo video clips on Timeline Creation Tools
        2. Explore this collection of timeline creation tools

        - Part 3) Do

        1. Test this: Dipity Timeline Creator
          • Try creating an account with your student Gmail and if that doesn’t work,
          • Try creating an account with your Gmail sub account: 
            • bms308g+_ _ _ s11@gmail.com (where the blanks are your initials and class period)
        2. Rate it: using this form
        3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
        4. Save it: as ‘ dipity sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

        - Part 4) Through?

        1. View one of the Popular Science Galleries

          Friday 13th:

          -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 a variety of video clips :)

          - 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 ‘ 6-3 Project1c ’ 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 6-3 Project1c ) 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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