Week2: Sep 3rd–Sep 7th

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 3rd: Holiday

Here’s some information on Labor Day from the History Channel (click-to-comment)

Tuesday 4th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC  
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • View the District’s Responsible Use Policy in the Prezi below and tell me very briefly (and in a complete sentence/sentences) what you think the purpose of that document is.  For example, what is it for, or what are you agreeing to when you sign it? 
     • http://prezi.com/fjo3roz7ljvx/responsible-use-policy-rup/
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think that the reason we have a RUP is ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
   • Here’s what you thought of the programs which we used last week:
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- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce StudyStack on Keyboard Shortcuts 
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
2. Introduce the InterWrite Workspace program 
   • Video Tour:  https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/file/d/0B1J3MHR052StWjl3RnlLS2FXNms/edit 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Practice using the StudyStack on Keyboard Shortcuts 
   • Take the quiz after you have learned the 7 shortcuts (keep practicing and taking it until you get 100%)
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2. Practice using IW to draw lines, arrows, shapes, highlights, text boxes and capture images

- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Checkout this information on Hurricane Irene from around this time last year
   • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene
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2. For Den, view the following information on Bullying:
   • You can add your own comments here: Bullying click-to-comment
   • Lesson1 outline
   • Prezi
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Wednesday 5th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review how to lock your workstation: (ctrl+alt+del)
3. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
4. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • What do you think is happening in this picture, or what do you think is going to happen? (complete sentences please!)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think ___
5. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce section numbers on right side panel
2. Introduce this StudyStack of Basic Computer Terms
3. Continue to introduce the InterWrite Workspace program
   • Video Tour: https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/file/d/0B1J3MHR052StWjl3RnlLS2FXNms/edit
4. Introduce additional Escape Motions Simulations 
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Practice using IW to draw lines, arrows, shapes, highlights, text boxes and capture images  
2. Explore Escape Motions Simulations   
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3
3. Use IW to capture at least 3 FlamePaint Creations or Gzaas (or both!)
   • Save your IW file to your desktop as IW1
   • Link to FlamePainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • Here’s an example (4 different color paintings):
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   • …and here’s another example (3 different Gzaas)
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Practice the StudyStack of Basic Computer Terms
2. Checkout this article on Whooping Crane Migration (with help!)
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Thursday 6th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review drill procedures (1st period)
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this memory test game (which I’ll demonstrate for you): http://www.easysurf.cc/memtsbn.htm
   • Send me the number of digits which you are able to remember in your warmup form 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to remember ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Explore some amazing paintings which look like photographs
2. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
3. Here’s how to block someone on Facebook (from a click-to-comment post) 
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4. Introduce Titanpad (video demo) practice format /123a,b,c 906
   • keep your comments positive, friendly and appropriate (behavior grade!)
   • we will use this in class only today and tomorrow… after that we will be switching to Google Docs for collaborative typing
5. Introduce shapes tool in IW and collect some examples of your work for fun and practice! (click here for larger view) 
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- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Create an IW collection of Flamepaint/Fluid Water/Fluid Fire works like the example above 
   • Save your file to your desktop as IWpractice 
   • FlamePaint
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3
2. Practice with Titanpad! 
   • create a new pad with the person next to you
   • keep your comments positive, friendly and appropriate (behavior grade!)
   • we will use this in class only today and tomorrow… after that we will be switching to Google Docs for collaborative typing

- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Checkout more of these amazing paintings which look like photographs
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Friday 7th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

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!)
   • Open this Google A-Z Webpage View
     • Scan through it for things you might like to learn about or try for yourself
     • Copy and paste the 3 that you are most interested into the Daily Warmups Form (like you see in this screenshot with hotspots):

       

   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): These sites looked the most interesting to me:  ___
3. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. View click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC 
2. After you complete your weekly reflections, and during the video clips for this week, I’ll be walking around the room asking you to show me your IW1 assignment from yesterday for a grade.  It should have pictures of 3 things which you created (using FlamePaint , Fluid Fire 3, Fluid Water 3 or Gzaas) and 3 different shapes with line and fill colors like this example (which you can click to enlarge):
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- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete the Week2 Reflections Form (Please remember to use complete sentences on the last 2 reflections!)  
   • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHh4Q1R5b29RR3VQRnlYYWtkRENBYnc6MA#gid=0
2. Complete the IW1 assignment which should be saved to your desktop
3. Explore links on the right side panel of this Blog or any of the programs which we have used this week (scroll up to review them).  Flamepaint, Fluid Fire and Fluid Water are all in block 13 on the right.
4. View the video selection for this week 

- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Checkout these animal tracks images from this past week
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