308 Today: Week19: May 21st

Highlights for the week:

This week is the last full week of school and we have a long weekend at the end of it!
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Monday 21st: The last Monday of the 2011-12 School Year!!! (Next Monday is a holiday)

- Part 1) Review

Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!

Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:

Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)

Explore the user submitted weather photos at the following link and send me the URLs of 3 of your favorite photos (see the image below)

http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewimages.html

Use this new Student Submitted Links Form to send me your 3 favorite links!

http://goo.gl/CKA7a

- Part 2) New

5th Period Robotics class needs to do the warmup and reflection questions from last Friday since they did not have class. Here are the links:

Warmup: http://pages.citebite.com/d7s8t2jxfov

Week18 Reflections Form: http://goo.gl/c2NMd

Create slide 13 on Prezi for your Review Key Sites Presentation. Please include the following links!

A link to the Prezi Logon page: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/your/

A link to Week16 @308 Today: http://308today.blogspot.com/2012/04/week16-apr-30thmay-4th.html

A link to your practice Prezi on a typical day

A link to your Six Flags Prezi

A jpg of how to share a Prezi (so you can remember in the future!)

Here’s a link to my slide 13 example

http://goo.gl/4JvzY

Create a new Glog named Positive Personality

Here’s a link to my example Glog:

This Prezi introduces the project and provides links and information for completing it (it contains everything you need!):

http://prezi.com/xi4qhyouoyjv/positive-personality-glogster-project/

Positive Personality Glogster Project on Prezi

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

Create slide 13 on Prezi for your Review Key Sites Presentation.

Choose a word to use for your Positive Personality Glog project

List of words to choose from

http://goo.gl/JU67X

Create a Gdoc for collecting notes and information to use in your Glog (you can name it Glog Notes)

Begin creating your Glog using the Project Template which I’ve provided for you (starting with zones 1 & 2 of the template)! Use the embedded Prezi above to guide you! (Click the image for a full size view)

- Part 4) Through?

Checkout this article on some out-of-this-world current events!

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/05/spacex-and-eclipse/

Tuesday 22nd:

- Part 1) Review

Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!

Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:

Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)

Find the hidden objects in this Life in the Country puzzle and send me the number you are able to find in your warmup for today (click the link for a full size image)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/country%20search.png

Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___

Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

- Part 2) New

5th Period Robotics: All students should work on slide 13 and the Glogster project since I won’t be in class today

Here are some general project links to help you with your Glog

Link to list of words to choose from: http://goo.gl/JU67X

Link to my example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

Link to Prezi with instructions: http://prezi.com/xi4qhyouoyjv/positive-personality-glogster-project/

Link to example Gdoc notes on the word ‘Empathy’: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=14fHnWDY9QZzQmdZqKsfvTvbqwksJciiPDdqpmzvTlMQ

Link to image directions for Zones 1&2: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Images/Zones%201%262.png

Link to image directions for Zone 3: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Images/Zone%203.png

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

Complete slide 13 on Prezi from yesterday in your Review Key Sites Presentation

Here’s a link to my slide 13 example: http://goo.gl/4JvzY

Add zone 3 with synonyms and antonyms using Wordle to your Positive Personality Glog. For those of you who had trouble using the directions Prezi, here are some direct links for todays zone 3 assignment:

Link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create

Link to Dictionary: http://www.ldoceonline.com/

Link to Thesaurus (for synonyms and antonyms): http://thesaurus.com/

Click the image below for a full size view

- Part 4) Through?

Checkout these images of the eclipse which occurred Sun, May 20th

http://www.space.com/15780-photos-annular-solar-eclipse-may20-2012.html

Wednesday 23rd:

- Part 1) Review

Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!

Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:

Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)

Try this picture matching game again and send me the time it takes you to finish in the warmup form

http://gotofreegames.com/matchgame/free_concentration_game.htm

Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): It took me ___

Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

- Part 2) New

Create slide 14 on Glogster for your last Review Key Sites Presentation slide. Please include the following links!

Glogster Education Login: http://edu.glogster.com/login/

An image linked to your first Glog (my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

An image linked to your second Glog(my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/

At least one animation effect!

Here’s a link to my example slide 14 (which I’ve recorded as an animated gif below the link):

http://goo.gl/n45in

When you have completed your review Key Sides Presentation, Please use Screencast-o-matic to record your entire presentation playing… this will be the last assignment which we will upload to your Gdocs 103 Student folder!

The flv video file should be named 7) Key Sites Presentation

Here’s a link to Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Here’s a link to my example (which is also in the 103 Student Demo folder): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

Create slide 14 on Glogster for your last Review Key Sites Presentation slide

Please follow the directions in the New section above!

Record your entire Presentation playing using Screencast-o-matic, save it as an FLV file, and upload it to your Gdocs 103 Student Folder as 7) Key Sites Presentation

Here’s a link to Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Here’s a link to my example video: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

Add zone 4 with 3 example sentences using your word to your Positive Personality Glog. Here are some direct links for today’s zone 4 assignment:

ThinkExist Quotation Finder: http://en.thinkexist.com/

Click the image below for a full size view

- Part 4) Through?

Checkout these MSNBC Supermoon 2012 slideshow images

!http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47310606/ns/technology_and_science-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1#.T7yydkVYv6g

Thursday 24th:

- Part 1) Review

Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!

Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:

Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)

Find the hidden objects in this Tire Swing puzzle and send me the number you are able to find in your warmup for today (click the link for a full size image)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Tire%20swing.png

Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___

Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

- Part 2) New

Makeup links list

Slide 13 on Prezi

A link to the Prezi Logon page: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/your/

A link to Week16 @308 Today: http://308today.blogspot.com/2012/04/week16-apr-30thmay-4th.html

A link to your practice Prezi on a typical day. Here’s my example: http://prezi.com/o5-scst2nc-j/practice/

A link to your Six Flags Prezi. Here’s my example: http://prezi.com/fosk47zfngnh/six-flags-streetviews/

A jpg of how to share a Prezi (so you can remember in the future!)

Here’s a link to my slide 13 example

http://goo.gl/4JvzY

Slide 14 on Glogster

Glogster Education Login: http://edu.glogster.com/login/

An image linked to your first Glog (my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

An image linked to your second Glog (my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/

At least one animation effect!

Here’s a link to my example slide 14 (which I’ve recorded as an animated gif below the link):

http://goo.gl/n45in

Record your Review Key Sites Presentation

The flv video file should be named 7) Key Sites Presentation

Here’s a link to Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Here’s a link to my example (which is also in the 103 Student Demo folder): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

Add zone 5 with 3 graphics/images related to your word to your Positive Personality Glog. Here are some direct links for today’s zone 5 assignment:

Google Search: https://www.google.com/

Click the image below for a full size view

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

Complete slides 1-14 of your Review Key Sites Presentation. Here’s my example:

http://goo.gl/Cy3Nt

Record your entire Review Key Sites Presentation using Screencast-o-matic, save it as an FLV file named 7) Key Sites Presentation , and upload it to your Gdocs 103 Student folder. Here’s my example:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

Complete your Positive Personality Glog. Here’s my example:

http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

- Part 4) Through?

Checkout this slideshow of images from Mars on MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37473791/ns/technology_and_science-picture_stories/

Friday 25th: Folder checks every Friday! Bell Schedule for today!

- Part 1) Review

Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!

Here’s what your completed 103 student folder should look like:

Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)

Please explore the Nature Photography site below and send me the links to 3 of your favorite images

Open this form and when you find a photo which you like, copy the URL (web address) and paste it in the form (you need 3 links)

If you would like to explore images of the eclipse, go to the Solar dropdown option shown in the picture below

http://corypoole.com/

Use the Student Submitted Links Form to send me your 3 favorite links!

http://goo.gl/CKA7a

- Part 2) Repeated from yesterday

Makeup links list

Slide 13 on Prezi

A link to the Prezi Logon page: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/your/

A link to Week16 @308 Today: http://308today.blogspot.com/2012/04/week16-apr-30thmay-4th.html

A link to your practice Prezi on a typical day. Here’s my example: http://prezi.com/o5-scst2nc-j/practice/

A link to your Six Flags Prezi. Here’s my example: http://prezi.com/fosk47zfngnh/six-flags-streetviews/

A jpg of how to share a Prezi (so you can remember in the future!)

Here’s a link to my slide 13 example

http://goo.gl/4JvzY

Slide 14 on Glogster

Glogster Education Login: http://edu.glogster.com/login/

An image linked to your first Glog (my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

An image linked to your second Glog (my example link): http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/

At least one animation effect!

Here’s a link to my example slide 14 (which I’ve recorded as an animated gif below the link):

http://goo.gl/n45in

Record your Review Key Sites Presentation

The flv video file should be named 7) Key Sites Presentation

Here’s a link to Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Here’s a link to my example (which is also in the 103 Student Demo folder): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

Add zone 5 with 3 graphics/images related to your word to your Positive Personality Glog. Here are some direct links for today’s zone 5 assignment:

Google Search: https://www.google.com/

Link to my example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

Click the image below for a full size view

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…

Do individual progress checks looking for these 3 things

7 items in your Gdocs 103 Student Folder (image of contents at the top of today)

14 slides in your Review Key Sites Presentation

Positive Personality Glog progress (linked in slide 14)

Complete slides 1-14 of your Review Key Sites Presentation. Here’s my example:

http://goo.gl/Cy3Nt

Record your entire Review Key Sites Presentation using Screencast-o-matic, save it as an FLV file named 7) Key Sites Presentation , and upload it to your Gdocs 103 Student folder. Here’s my example:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/7%29%20Key%20Sites%20Presentation.flv

Complete your Positive Personality Glog. Here’s my example:

http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

View the Friday video clips selection

- Part 4) Through?

Checkout more images from the Cory Poole Nature Photography site

http://corypoole.com/