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!
- Some notes for Parents/Guardians who view this Blog:
- Everything we do in this class is listed on this Blog (so students who are absent can easily find what they’ve missed and even complete it while they are absent!)
- Nearly every assignment can be completed at home or anywhere with an internet connection (use the Paint program rather than ‘Interwrite’ where you see it on this Blog)
- Friday’s are makeup days so students who have trouble completing assignments have this extra time every week to get caught up!
- You can see examples of every project we do at this Public Examples Folder Link
Monday 12th:
- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)
- 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 Prezi at the link below and answer the following 2 questions in your warmup for today 1) Have you ever heard of Prezi before? 2) Does it look more interesting to you than PowerPoint or other slideshow programs?
- http://prezi.com/22k6dzzha0s9/just-for-fun-demo/?auth_key=f25f260016d3051bcec8e3099863882a772ff28f
- Use the arrows to go forward or backward in the Prezi
- Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I (have/have not) heard of Prezi before and ___
- Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)
- Checkout this Google Storybuilder Demo
- http://goo.gl/OkDIO
- Here’s a link to the storybuilder: http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com/builder
- View Prezi Intro and Tutorial Video clips
- Intro clip: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Prezi/PreziIntro.mp4
- Getting Started clip: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Prezi/Prezi_Tutorial_Getting_Started.mp4
- Create an account at Prezi.com
- Click on this link for directions: http://goo.gl/ZkcBH
- Explore this Demo Intro to Prezi as a class: http://prezi.com/lrevacgsnqr9/intro-to-prezi/
- Create your own Practice Prezi (name it Practice Prezi)
- Open the Process Template
- Experiment with the Features of Prezi
- Try other themes
- Create more Prezis using different themes
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)
- Use the Intro to Prezi to help with the toolbar functions
- You can make a copy of this Prezi and edit it for yourself
- http://prezi.com/lrevacgsnqr9/intro-to-prezi/
- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)
- Checkout this Kaleidoscope Painter
Tuesday 13th:
- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)
- 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 Prezi at the link below, and in your warmup for today tell me 1) if you like it and 2) what you think might make it better
- Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I (liked/didn’t like) the Prezi and I think ___
- Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)
- Open this Prezi to help you with today’s assignments (I’ll be projecting it in class)
- Create a new folder in your 103 Student Folder called 2nd and move all assignments from the 2nd 6 Weeks into that 2nd folder
- Experiment with the Kaleidoscope Painter
- http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
- Capture 4 different versions with IW
- Paste each one into paint and save them as jpg files on your desktop
- Create a new Prezi called Practice2
- Sketch some trees with the highlighter
- Upload your Kaleidoscope creations
- Try adding animation effects
- View my example at this link: http://prezi.com/btybqbdycoir/practice2/
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)
- Use this Prezi to help you with today’s assignments
- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)
- Experiment some more with the Kaleidoscope Painter
Wednesday 14th:
- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)
- 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!)
- There are 21 hidden objects in the image below. Please send me the number you are able to find in todays warmup.
- Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to find ___
- Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
- Here are the results of last week’s reflection questions:
- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)
- Experiment with the sites below (if any are clocked, just move to the next one on the list; they should all be open soon though)
- Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
- Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/ (If Episode1 is blocked, try Episode2. You can experiment with the Epic link at home if you like)
- 3D Sketch (we’ve used this before, but we’ll need it again for this project): http://hakim.se/experiments/html5/sketch/
- Begin your 1st Project of the 3rd 6 Weeks
- View this Project Prezi Demo with instructions
- http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/
- Complete yesterday’s Practice2 Snowflakes Prezi
- Here’s a link to your Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/my/
- My example Prezi: http://prezi.com/btybqbdycoir/practice2/
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)
- Here is the Prezi which will help you with today’s new project assignment
- My Animation Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/
- Logon to Prezi here: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/my/
- …and the Prezi which will help you with yesterday’s assignment
- Assignment Prezi: http://prezi.com/cyo6bls5xgqo/november-13th/
- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)
- Continue to explore any of these sites
- Kaleidoscope painter: http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
- Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
- Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
- 3D Sketch: http://hakim.se/experiments/html5/sketch/
Thursday 15th:
- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)
- 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!)
- Use IW to complete this Thanksgiving Word Search. In your warmup for today, please send me the number of words you are able to find (there are 17 words in the puzzle)
- Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to find ___
- Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)
- Explore Google Search Stories
- View 3 example clips
- My example clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2JnUuYkGhM
- Search Story Video Creator: https://searchstories-intl.appspot.com/en-us/creator/
- Continue working on your 1 My Animations project Prezi
- Check the help section below for links
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)
- Here is the Prezi which will help you with your 1 My Animations project assignment
- http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/
- Logon to Prezi here: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/my/
- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)
- Continue to explore any of these sites
- Prezi Explore (showcase): http://prezi.com/explore/
- Kaleidoscope painter: http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
- Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
- Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
- 3D Sketch: http://hakim.se/experiments/html5/sketch/
Friday 16th: Folder checks every Friday!
- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)
- Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
- Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
- Friday Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
- Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! Please write 3 complete sentences in the big blocks of the form to get full credit!
- Friday Warmup Response:
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)
- Complete your first project of the 3rd 6 Weeks - 1 My Animations project Prezi
- See the help section below
- Folder checks to see how your projects are going!
- View the Friday video clips selection for this week
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)
- Here is the Prezi which will help you with your 1 My Animations project assignment
- http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/
- Logon to Prezi here: http://prezi.com/login/?next=/my/
- Here’s my example from the 103 Student Demo folder:
- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)
- Have a Great Thanksgiving Break!!!
- Please use (click-to-comment) to let me know how your break is going :)
