Week8: Feb 27th–Mar 2nd

Highlights for the week:

  • View the BMS Public Calendar for this weeks events!
  • Tip: Use ctrl+f and enter the date (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) to jump quickly to the Blog entry for today!

Monday 27th:

- Part 1) Review

  1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
  2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
    • Go to this weather forecast site and tell me what the high temperature for today will be and what the chances for rain are (as a percent) 
    • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): Today’s high temperature should be ___ and we have ___
  3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
  4. Checkout these amazing waterfall images 

- Part 2) New

  1. View this slideshow on how to add layers in Interwrite 
  2. Explore this site to create cool looking images and backgrounds 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

  1. Capture 4 different Bomomo creations using IW.  Here’s an example of what that might look like: 
  2. Save your IW file to your S-drive as Bomomo Layers 
  3. Add layers to your IW page which show arrows and labels
    • Review the Google Presentation to review how to do this: http://goo.gl/SfGL4
    • Here’s an image which shows all of the IW layer controls:
    • Steps to add layers
    • Layer 1 should have your 4 Bomomo creations on it, and it should look something like this:
    • Bomomo Layers Slide1
    • Layer 2 should have arrows pointing to the Bomomo tools which you used, and it should look something like this:
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    • Layer 3 should label your favorites and it should look something like this:
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- Part 4) Through?

  1. Checkout more amazing waterfalls

    Tuesday 28th:

    - Part 1) Review

    1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
    2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
      • Please answer this question in your warmup form for today: What event coming up soon does this collection of images remind you of? 
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      • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): These images ___
    3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
    4. Checkout this backgrounds presentation which we will be starting on soon! 

    - Part 2) New

    1. How to create a new collection (folder) in your Gdocs 103 student folder 
      • View screencast
    2. Discuss process for adding layers in IW 
    3. How to create a Google Presentation 

    - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

    1. Create a new collection (folder) in your Gdocs 103 student folder
      • Name the collection 4th 6 weeks
      • Drag all of your work from the last grading period into it
      • Create an archive folder
    2. Ensure you’ve added 2 additional layers to your Bomomo Layers IW file 
      • Capture the entire IW page (including the expanded layers control box)
      • Save it as a jpeg to your S-drive and upload it to your Gdocs 103 folder as 1) Bomomo Layers
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    3. Begin creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds 

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. Checkout these mind mapping resources

      Wednesday 29th:

      - Part 1) Review

      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
      2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
        • Please decode this picture sentence and send me the word meanings in today’s warmup form   
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        • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This picture sentence ___
      3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
      4. Checkout these Popular Science Magazine Covers 

      - Part 2) New

      1. How 2 create a Google Presentation with a new background image for each slide
        • View screencast and walk through the first couple of slides together
        • This activity is designed to teach Google Presentations but also to refresh your memory on how to use these creative applications
        • Please make (or find) something new for each slide of this presentation!

      - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

      1. Begin creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds
      2. Complete your 1) Bomomo Layers assignment from yesterday if you haven’t already done so
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      - Part 4) Through?

      1. Checkout this Popular Science images slideshow
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        Thursday Mar 1st:

        - Part 1) Review

        1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
        2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
          • Please decode this picture sentence and send me the word meanings in today’s warmup form
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          • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This picture sentence ___
        3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
        4. Checkout this Popular Science Gallery 
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        - Part 2) New

        1. View and discuss this completed example Presentation for your current project: http://goo.gl/fGdXd 

        - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

        1. Continue creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds
        2. Here’s the list of slides you should have in your presentation:
          • Here’s a link to a completed example Presentation (also found in the 103 Student Demo folder)

          - Part 4) Through?

          1. Checkout these Rebus Puzzles (like our warmup) from Smart Kit
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            Friday 2nd: Folder checks every Friday!

            - Part 1) Review

            1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
            2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
              • Can you find the hidden Giraffe in this image? 
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              • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The hidden giraffe is ___
            3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
            4. Checkout these cool 3D chalk art illusions 
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            - Part 2) New

            1. 1st period: transfer our presentations into the new presentation editor (all other classes did this yesterday)
            2. Check Gdocs 103 Student Folders for assignments 1 & 2 

            - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

            1. Complete the Week8 Reflections Form 
            2. Complete assignments 1 & 2 from this week and make sure you have moved them into your Gdocs 103 Student Folder 
              • 1) Bomomo Layers
              • 2) New My Presentation Backgrounds 
            3. View this week’s video clip collection

            - Part 4) Through?

            1. Checkout more 3D chalk art illusions
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            Week7: Feb 20th–Feb 24th

            Highlights for the week:

            • View the BMS Public Calendar for this weeks events!
            • Tip: Use ctrl+f and enter the date (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) to jump quickly to the Blog entry for today!

            Monday 20th:

            - Part 1) Review

            1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
            2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
              • Find the Special Event Bell Schedule (underneath the classroom rules on the top-right side panel) 
                • In your warmup form, please tell me what time 1st period is scheduled to end tomorrow
              • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): 1st Period tomorrow will ___
            3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
            4. Checkout this quote:  Something to ‘think’ about! 
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            - Part 2) New

            1. Try this memory test game with binary numbers (ones and zeros) 
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            2. Explore the ‘My Calculator’ Spreadsheet (view screencast)
            3. Introduce the Favorite Streetviews Spreadsheet (view screencast)

            - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

            1. Try this memory test game with binary numbers
              • Send me an email with the highest number you are able to get correct
            2. Create a copy of the My Calculator spreadsheet and add your name in place of ‘Copy of’ 
            3. Check your Gmail for a link to the Favorite Streetviews spreadsheet for your class period and add your favorite views of the first 2 locations
            4. Check your 103 folder to make sure you have completed these 7 assignments so far, and if you haven’t, please complete them!  
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            - Part 4) Through?

            1. Checkout these cool scenic photos from this G+ photo album 
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              Tuesday 21st:

              - Part 1) Review

              1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
              2. Check the Special Event Bell Schedule for changes to your first 3 class periods today
              3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
              4. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
              5. Checkout these Panoramio images (this looks like fun!)
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              - Part 2) New

              1. Introduce the Time Duration Calculator 
                • Use the calculator
              2. Introduce Memory Games from this site 

              - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

              1. Check the current time on your laptop and use the Time Duration Calculator to find out how many hours and minutes there are until school ends today 
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              2. Add streetview image links to 3 new locations in the Favorite Streetviews spreadsheet for your class period (look in your Gdocs 103 folder to find the spreadsheet again!) 
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              3. Practice any of the memory games

              - Part 4) Through?

              1. Checkout this slider puzzle or any of the other sidebar links at this site 

                Wednesday 22nd:

                - Part 1) Review

                1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                  • Please answer the following question in your warmup form for today 
                    • If you could travel anywhere in the world for free, where would you like to go and what would you like to see there? 
                  • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): If I could travel ___ and I’d like to see ___
                3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                4. Checkout the Student creations video collection from last spring

                - Part 2) New

                1. Play student creations video clip
                2. Introduce Tagxedo (view screencast)

                - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                1. Create 3 Tagxedo Wordclouds using the assigned shapes below: 
                  • http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
                  • You can use words from any appropriate website or text selection (including this Blog)
                  • Image 1: Use the  Handprint shape
                  • Tagxedo handprint
                  • Image 2: Use the USA shape
                  • Tagxedo USA
                  • Image 3: Your choice but use the shape outline as in the example below! 
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                2. Capture all three of your creations in using IW and save the file as 8) Tagxedo in your S-drive.  Save room for tomorrow’s addition (like this example) 
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                3. Roboticsbegin designing a wheeled vehicle with a steering mechanism OR with 4-wheel drive (view video selections)
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                - Part 4) Through?

                1. Checkout this Solar Eclipse from outer space
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                  Thursday 23rd:

                  - Part 1) Review

                  1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                  2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                    • Try this challenging picture matching game and send me the number of clicks it took you to solve it 
                    • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): It took me ___
                  3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                  4. Check your gmail for information about today’s Tagxedo assignment!

                  - Part 2) New

                  1. Find and add custom images to Tagxedo

                  - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                  1. Create at least 2 custom shapes and upload them to Tagxedo to create word clouds to add to your collection. 
                    • Search for basic, high-contrast shapes or text (or create text using Gzaas) like these and save them to your S-drive or desktop:
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                    • Upload them into Taxgedo through Shapes/Add image (red arrows below)
                    • Here’s a link to Tagxedo:  http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
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                    • Then Load text or Websites (like we did yesterday) and choose the colors and fonts you like to create clouds like these:
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                    • Once you’ve added at least 2 custom shapes to your previous work, your completed project should look something like this:
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                  2. Convert your project into a jpg file (using Paint), save it as 8) Taxedo and upload it to your Gdocs 103 folder as the final assignment in this class for the 4th 6 weeks grading period
                  3. Practice any of the memory games

                  - Part 4) Through?

                  1. Checkout SimilarSiteSearch for other word cloud creator programs or to find new resources similar to your favorite web apps!

                    Friday 24th: Folder checks every Friday!

                    - Part 1) Review

                    1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                    2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                      • Go to this website http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html, enter your approximate weight, and tell me how much you would weigh if you were  
                        • on the Moon
                        • on Jupiter
                        • on the Sun
                      • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I would weigh ___ on the Moon, ___ on Jupiter and ___ on the Sun
                    3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                    4. Checkout this cool Exploratorium Website  

                    - Part 2) New

                    1. Today is the last day of the 4th 6 weeks!  Please make sure you have completed all assignments.  Your Gdocs 103 folder should look like this:
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                      • Check previews of each of your files to make sure you (and I) can see them!  Here’s how (red arrows):
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                      • …and your final assignment named 8) Tagxedo should look like this:
                      • 8) Tagxedo
                      • Remember to save it as a jpg and upload it to your 103 folder!

                    - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                    1. Complete the Week 7 Reflections Form 
                    2. Complete any assignments which are missing from your Gdocs 103 Student Folders
                    3. View this week’s video clip collection 

                    - Part 4) Through?

                    1. Checkout more of the Exploratorium: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ 
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                    Week6: Feb 13th–Feb 17th

                    Highlights for the week:

                    • View the BMS Public Calendar for this weeks events!
                    • Tip: Use ctrl+f and enter the date (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) to jump quickly to the Blog entry for today!

                    Monday 13th: Student Holiday! 

                      Tuesday 14th:

                      - Part 1) Review

                      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                      2. Check your gmail for a short Valentine’s Day video treat :)
                      3. Even though this is Valentine’s Day, Eating and Drinking is not allowed in the computer lab to protect you (keyboards have lots of germs) and the equipment!
                      4. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                        • View this Wordle and choose at least 3 words that you don’t already know the definition of to send me in the Daily Warmup Form. Try to choose the words that you’re most curious about.
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                        • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The 3 words I would ____
                      5. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                      6. Checkout this message for you (and the cool paper castle in the through section at the bottom of today’s post)!

                      - Part 2) New

                      1. Explore how to create a Wordle from a block of text or a website (screencast here)
                        • Go to the Wordle create website here: http://www.wordle.net/create
                        • Type or copy/paste this phrase into the text box: Hello, how are you?  Happy Valentines Day!
                        • Copy and paste a couple of the words several times like this and watch what changes when you click ‘Go’
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                        • Then try copying and pasting the following: Hello~how~are~you~? Happy~Valentines~Day~!
                        • Then try copying and pasting the following in the Advanced Wordle bottom text window at this link:  http://www.wordle.net/advanced

                          Hello, how are you?:5:FD0006
                          Happy Valentines Day!:10:9A001E

                        • Explore menu options (view screencast)
                      2. Practice with a block of text from this article on Positive Thinking from the Mayo Clinic to practice Wordle functions
                      3. Learn how to create a copy of the Student Custom Wordle Creator
                        • Time permitting, use the Student Custom Wordle Creator to make custom Wordles

                      - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                      1. Create 2 random Wordles using appropriate text selections which you choose
                      2. Try the Mini-tutorial in your email today
                      3. Create 2 Colors Wordles using the Student Custom Wordle Creator
                        • Capture and add them to your IW Wordles gwb file
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                        • Save them in your IW file 

                      - Part 4) Through?

                      1. Checkout this cool paper sculpture: ‘Castle on the Ocean’
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                        Wednesday 15th:

                        - Part 1) Review

                        1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                        2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                          • Find the capital city of Spain and the number of people that live there now (search the web for the answer!) 
                          • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The capital of Spain is ___ and the current population is ____
                        3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                        4. Checkout this streetview location while you wait for others to complete the warmup!

                        - Part 2) New

                        1. Introduce Collaborative Spreadsheets (view screencast)
                          • Logon to your Gmail and open the file which has Collaborative Spreadsheet by Class in the name
                          • ‘Star’ the file so you can find it easily for the next few days
                          • Caution! Anyone who uses this file in an inappropriate or uncooperative way will loose the right to edit it and will only be able to view what the rest of the class is doing!  This will also lower you participation and behavior grades for this class!
                          • Follow the directions as we all work on this file together at the time
                        2. Create a Wordle of a speech like the example below to add to your collection (view screencast)
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                        - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                        1. Participate collaboratively on a group-edit Gdoc spreadsheet 
                        2. Create a Wordle based on a top 100 speech of your choosing (use the site below to choose your speech)
                        3. Complete and number Wordles from yesterday and today on a single page in your IW ‘Wordles’ file in your S-drive (like the example below) 
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                        - Part 4) Through?

                        1. Checkout this additional information on Madrid!
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                          Thursday 16th:

                          - Part 1) Review

                          1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                          2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                            • Choose any country you like and find it’s current population (search the web for the answer!). If you can’t think of a country, use the World Population Counter site below to help you find an interesting country to use!
                            • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I chose the country of ___ and the current population is ____
                          3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                          4. Checkout this World Population Counter 
                            • At the site, put your cursor on any country to see the current population
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                          - Part 2) New

                          1. Explore the World Population Counter
                          2. Continue working with our Collaborative Spreadsheets
                            • Logon to your Gmail and open the file which has Collaborative Spreadsheet by Class in the name
                            • ‘Star’ the file so you can find it easily for the next few days
                            • Caution! Anyone who uses this file in an inappropriate or uncooperative way will loose the right to edit it and will only be able to view what the rest of the class is doing! This will also lower you participation and behavior grades for this class!
                            • Follow the directions as we all work on this file together at the time
                          3. Use Sumo Paint to make a sphere or cube out of your Wordle speech 

                          - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                          1. Open the Collaborative Spreadsheet for your class period, find the current population of your assigned city and add it to your assigned block to share with the rest of the class 
                          2. Use Sumo Paint to make a sphere out of your speech Wordle  and then add your sphere to your IW Wordles collection.  Here are the steps which we will work through together: 
                            1. Copy the speech Wordle which you’ve already added to your IW Wordles collection
                            2. Paste it into paint and save it as a jpg to either your S-drive or your desktop
                            3. Go to Sumo Paint and open the file you just saved. Here’s a link to Sumo Paint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/
                            4. Create your globe.  Here’s how:
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                            6. Capture your Globe with IW and add it to your collection as 4) Speech Globe.  Here’s what your final collection should look like:
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                          3. Save your IW Wordles file in your S-drive.  We will upload the finished collection tomorrow!

                          - Part 4) Through?

                          1. Checkout this Streetview of Tokyo, the World’s most populous metro area (city and nearby related areas). Did you know there was a Disneyland there?
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                            Friday 17th: Folder checks every Friday!

                            - Part 1) Review

                            1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                            2. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                              • Go to the BMS Public Calendar and tell me in your warmup form when the last day of the 4th 6 weeks will be, and if you’re competing in the Bear Relays (on the same day) let me know what events you will be competing in!
                              • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The last day ___
                            3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                            4. Checkout the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in streetview!  While you’re there, explore more of Paris :)
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                            - Part 2) New

                            1. Folder Checks: Review your Gdoc 103 Student Folders to make sure you have each of the following (remember, next week is the end of the 4th 6 weeks grading period!). Check the student demo folder to see what each assignment should look like!
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                            - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                            1. Complete and upload your IW Wordles collection
                              • Remember to use paint to convert it to a jpg file before you upload it!
                              • It should look like this (with labels):
                              • Wordles
                            2. Complete the Week 6 weekly reflection form
                            3. Complete any assignments which are missing from your Gdocs 103 Student Folders
                            4. View this week’s video clip collection 

                            - Part 4) Through?

                            1. Checkout this slideshow of things to do in Paris!
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