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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