Week8: Feb25th–Mar1st

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 or a Google Drawing 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 25th:

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

  1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
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  3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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    • Please complete last Friday’s Weekly Reflections form if you went to the track meet, or were absent or forgot to do it.  Here’s a link to the form: http://goo.gl/TZLrL
    • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
    • 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)

    1. Choose your favorite file from the 4th 6 weeks and share it with at least one other teacher and me 
    2. Create a Drive folder called 4th 6 Weeks and drag all files into it
    3. Introduce Google Drawings 
    4. Create a new Drawing and follow the directions on the example below. Save your drawing in your drive as Drawing Practice (with no number)
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    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

    1. Links for Today!

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

    1. 4th 6 Weeks report cards should be handed out Thursday

      Tuesday 26th:

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

      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
      2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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        • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
          • Can you find the hidden Giraffe in this image? Please don’t give the answer away! 
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          • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The hidden giraffe is ___
        • 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)

        1. Explore these websites for creating cool background designs for Google Drawings and Presentations, and for our next assignment 
        2. Create, share and play your own Tic-Tac-Toe Game using Google Drawings for our first project file of the 5th 6 Weeks
          • Here are some student examples:
        3. Demonstration in class: http://goo.gl/BHszY
        4. Please follow these steps:
          • View demo tutorial clip: YouTube link
          • Create a new Drawing in your 103 Student Folder called 5.1 Tic-Tac-Toe
          • Add a cool background for your game (like the student examples above).  Here are some ideas for your background:
          • Add lines for your gameboard (thick, brightly colored lines work best) and create 2 custom shapes with 5 copies of each:
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          • Try adding Wordart!
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          • To play your game with someone, share your drawing by clicking the share button and typing the name of the person next to you
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          • Here’s a reference guide for the Google Drawings Toolbar:
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        - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

        1. Backgrounds Links for today’s assignment 
        2. Completed example: http://goo.gl/c3pfk 

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

        1. 4th 6 Weeks report cards should be handed out Thursday

          Wednesday 27th:

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

          1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
          2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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            • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
              • Please decode this picture sentence if you can 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 says ___
              • Here’s the solution to yesterday’s warmup
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            • 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)

              1. Make a copy of this Checkers Template, share it with someone next to you, and play one quick game of checkers with them 
              2. Explore this site to create cool looking images and backgrounds
                • http://bomomo.com/
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                • Capture 4 different Bomomo creations using IW.  Here’s an example of what that might look like:
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              3. Create a new Drawing in your Drive called Bomomo and paste your collection onto your new drawing file like this additional example from this morning: Link to example file
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              4. View Google Presentations Intro clip: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Google%20Docs%20Intro%20videos/Google%20Presentations.flv
              5. View 450 slide Google Presentations demo: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Google%20Docs%20Intro%20videos/Google_Demo_Slam_Epic_Docs_Animation.flv 
              6. View example Presentation of our next Project: http://goo.gl/fGdXd

              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

              1. Here are the links for today’s assignments

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

              1. 4th 6 Weeks report cards should be handed out Tomorrow 

                Thursday 28th:

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

                1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
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                3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                  • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                    • What famous cartoon character does this picture sentence name?
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                    • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This is ___
                  • 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)

                    1. Create a new Presentation called 5.2 My Backgrounds 
                    2. Here’s the list of slides you should have in your presentation:

                    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                    1. Links for today

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

                    1. Grades should be handed out soon, but you can check this link to see them now: 

                      Friday Mar 1st: Folder checks every Friday!

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

                      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                      2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                        • Here’s the solution to yesterday’s warmup  
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                        • 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)

                          1. Please make sure that you have started working on your 5.2 My Backgrounds Presentation and that it’s saved in your Drive folder so I can see it! 
                            • If you need help with the 1st 4 slides from yesterday, please let me know so you can get caught up today!
                          2. View the Friday video clips selection for this week 

                          - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                          1. Links for our current project (5.2 My Backgrounds Presentation)

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

                          1. Grades should be handed out today, but you can check this link to see them now:

                          Week7: Feb 18th–Feb 22nd

                          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 or a Google Drawing 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 18th:

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

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                            Tuesday 19th:

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

                            1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                            2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                              • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                                • Try this memory matching activity a couple of times and send me your best score
                                • http://www.proprofs.com/games/memory/ 
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                                • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
                              • 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)

                              1. Explore Tagxedo Word Cloud Creator 
                              2. Create a new IW file called Tagxedo and create and add the following
                                1. USA Map of 308 Today (you choose color, layout, etc.)
                                2. Any shape of your choosing with any text, color, layout etc.
                                3. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in the shape of Lincoln’s head
                              3. Here’s what your IW file should look like 
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                              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                              1. Links list for Tagxedo Project

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

                              1.  Check your grades in all of your classes. The 4th 6 Weeks grading period ends this week!

                                Wednesday 20th:

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

                                1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                                2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                                  • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                                  • 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)

                                    1. View the Bear Helmet Tagxedo Slide: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ziFjYMlFvb8aayfgV3rdvW2FMDHYcz5cQv1trzHXoDc/present#slide=id.g1bbd3bba_0_0
                                    2. Make your name in a black and white Gzaas using this pattern for your 4th Tagxedo image: http://gzaas.com/RHg6u
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                                    3. Search for a simple black and white silhouette image which might work in one of your core classes (like a microscope or the state of Texas) and save it to your desktop for your 5th Tagxedo image
                                    4. Find any simple black and white image of your choosing for your 6th and last Tagxedo image …or you can download any of the examples below from this link: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfUjl6V3I4VHJ1aTQ/edit?usp=sharing 
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                                    5. Upload your shapes to Tagxedo to create word clouds to add to your collection
                                      • Use text from any website you find interesting or type your own in the text entry block of Tagxedo
                                      • Here’s a link to Tagxedo:  http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
                                      • Upload them into Taxgedo through Shapes/Add image (red arrows below)
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                                    6. Here’s what your final IW Tagxedo collection might look like 
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                                    7. Capture All from your IW file and paste it in a new drawing in your drive folder called 4.9 Tagxedo.  This will be your final project assignment for the 4th 6 Weeks grading period!

                                    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                                    1. Links list for Tagxedo Project

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

                                    1. Check your grades in all of your classes. The 4th 6 Weeks grading period ends this week!

                                      Thursday 21st:

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

                                      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                                      2. Yes it’s…
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                                      3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                                        • Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                                          • Try this challenging maze, and then tell me if you were able to solve it or not. Click on the picture below and then capture it with IW to work on it! 
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                                          • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I (was/wasn’t) able to solve it 
                                        • 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)

                                          1. View Skitch App demo (YouTube link for home viewing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jCymmC9JFz4#!  (Link to download for windows at home: http://evernote.com/skitch/)
                                          2. Learn how to create your own Tagxedo color scheme! 
                                          3. For extra credit, to make up for a missing 4th 6 weeks assignment, or just for fun, try this: 
                                            • Create your own custom color Tagxedo
                                            • Use ColorPicker for your color codes: http://www.colorpicker.com/
                                            • Capture it with IW
                                            • Paste it in a new drawing in your Drive
                                            • Name it My Tagxedo 
                                          4. Complete 4.9 Tagxedo and paste it in a new drawing in your drive. It should look like this: 
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                                          - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                                          1. Links list for Tagxedo Project

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

                                          1. Check your grades in all of your classes. The 4th 6 Weeks grading period ends this week!

                                            Friday 22nd: Folder checks every Friday!

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

                                            1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                                            2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
                                              • 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)

                                                1. Complete any missing assignments for the 4th 6 weeks 
                                                2. View the video clips selection for this week

                                                - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                                                1. Links list for Tagxedo Project

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

                                                1. Check your grades in all of your classes. The 4th 6 Weeks grading period ends Today!