Week6: Feb 11th–Feb 15th

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 11th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Handshakes are now optional for the rest of the semester
3. Here’s a view of this week at-a-glance (click on the calendar below to go to the live version) 
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4. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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5. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Checkout this website which has the top 100  American Speeches (many of which you can listen to).  In your warmup for today, please tell me which speech looks most interesting to you and send me the title of the speech! 
     • Site link: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked the speech entitled ___   
6. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
7. 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. Here are the results from your reflections last Friday (sticky notes are sums of 4s & 5s) 
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2. Introduce and explore Wordle!
   • How to change Wordle Fonts, Colors and Layout: (YouTube link for viewing at home)
   • Link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create 
   • Copy this green practice text, paste it into Wordle, and explore the options to see the effects: Words Words Words Words repeated repeated repeated repeated often often are are larger larger larger larger larger larger when pasted into Wordle Wordle

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   • Here are the menu options at-a-glance

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   • Challenge!  Can you get Wordle to list the seven colors of the rainbow in matching colors (like this example)? Here are the colors: ROYGBIV (Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet)

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3. Create 3 Wordles using different sets of words, layouts, fonts and colors.  Here are some ideas:
   • Link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
   • Use the first names of  important people in your life (family, friends, pets)
   • Use fun activities or hobbies (try to make the things you like best larger than the others)
   • Copy and paste some text from 308 Today
   • Copy and paste some text from a Google Search on any appropriate topic you choose
   • Try the colors of the rainbow challenge
4. Capture your Wordles using the InterWrite camera tool
   • Save your Interwrite file to ‘My Documents’ as Wordles
   • Here’s an example of what your file might look like
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Help with Wordle
   • Link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
   • How to change Wordle Fonts, Colors and Layout: (YouTube link for viewing at home) 

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

1. Checkout these images of the big winter storm in the northeast this weekend:
   • http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50743037/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
2. …or these from a storm in 2011:  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41367748/displaymode/1247?beginSlide=1

Tuesday 12th:

- 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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3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Open the World Population Counter at the link below
     • http://breathingearth.net/
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   • Put your cursor over the US and view the current population (demo in class)
   • Please enter the current population of the US and 1 other country of your choice in your warmup for today
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The current population of the US is about ___ and the current population of ___ is about ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. 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. Open your Wordles Interwrite file from ‘My Documents’ and add today’s activities
   • Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Your completed file should after today’s activities look like this:
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2. Practice an easier method for controlling the sizes of words in a custom Wordle.  Open the Wordle Advanced page at this link:http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Copy and paste the following list into the top box: 

     Largest:20
     Large:16
     Regular:12
     Small:8
     Smallest:4

   • Change the color, layout and font to create your own unique Wordle

   • Capture and add this Wordle to your collection and label it Sizes Activity

3. Practice the solution to yesterday’s Color Challenge.  Open the Wordle Advanced page at this link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Copy and paste the following list into the bottom box: (remove any spaces that get added after each string before you click ‘Go’ or all but one of your words will be black in color!)

     Red:1:FF0000
     Orange:2:FF8000
     Yellow:3:FFFF00
     Green:4:008000
     Blue:5:0000FF
     Indigo:6:4B0082
     Violet:7:9400D3

   • Change the color, layout and font to create your own unique Wordle

   • Capture and add this Wordle to your collection and label it Color Challenge

4. Create a sphere or a cube using sumopaint
   • Link to Sumopaint:  http://sumo.fm/#create
   • Here are the stops for creating your sphere or cube
     • Copy your favorite Wordle from your Wordles Interwrite file
     • Paste it in paint (Start/Programs/Accessories/Paint)
     • Save your Paint file as a jpg file to your desktop named WordleSumo
     • Open the file in Sumopaint:  http://sumo.fm/#create
     • Create a cube or sphere from these menu options
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     • Capture your creation in your Wordles Interwrite file.  It should look something like this:
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5. Copy the contents of your Wordles IW file and paste them in a new drawing in your Drive folder called 4.8 Wordles 
   • Here’s what it should look like: http://goo.gl/OPkbG 

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today’s assignments:
   • Link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
   • Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Link to Sumopaint: http://sumo.fm/#create 

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

1. Checkout this collection of Wordles from 308Today
   • http://www.wordle.net/gallery?username=308Today

Wednesday 13th:

- 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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3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this pattern memory game a couple of times and send me your highest score. 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/pattern-memory/
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): My score was ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. 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 yesterday’s 4.8 Wordle assignment. It should look like this: 
2. Capture today’s Valentines Day prep activities in a new IW file and then copy your work into a new drawing in your drive called Valentines Day. Share your collection with your valentines by inviting them to view it by their email address.
   1. Try this Valentines Day cookie creator
      • http://www.theoworlds.com/valentine/
      • Your creation might look something like this
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      • To send it to someone, click Done and then copy the link (blue oval) to paste in an email
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   2. Create a Gzaas as a valentine
      • http://gzaas.com
      • Here’s an example
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   3. Create an advanced Wordle with any of the information below (paste in the bottom window)
      • Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
      • Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/ (tip: use the Color List tab to get more hex codes easily!)
        • Happy Valentines Day!:10:A60000
        • Happy Valentines Day!:8:E7003E
        • Happy Valentines Day!:6:F36D91
      • Here’s an example
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   4. Create a Sumopaint Valentines Design: http://sumo.fm/#create
      • Here’s an example using the 3D brushes heart stamp
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   5. Here’s an example of what your collection might look like
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   6. To share your creations from your Drive drawing, follow these instructions:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Here are the links for today
   • Valentines Day cookie creator: http://www.theoworlds.com/valentine/
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com
   • Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
   • Sumopaint: http://sumo.fm/#create 

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

1. Checkout this Valentines Day activities site, and if you find anything worth sharing, please send me a link in (click-to-comment) 
   • http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/valentines-day/

Thursday 14th:

- 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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4. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Click on the image below, capture it with IW and help each other to find as many of the words as you can.  Send me the result in your warmup form for today!  
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___ words 
5. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
6. 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. Try these fun Google Browser Tricks 
   • View today’s interactive Google Doodle
   • Paste this exact phrase in the Omnibar: Do a barrel roll 
   • Paste this exact phrase in the Omnibar: Askew
   • Try this link: click here (and throw the pieces around)
   • Click on this link and then on the insert coin button
   • Explore any of these other Interactive Google Doodles
   • Go to this site and click build
   • Legos: go to this site and click build
   • Guitar
   • Reverse
   • Sphere
   • Underwater
   • Zerg rush
2. Try any of the Valentines Day Interactives at the link below 
   • http://karenogen.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-interactive-games-and.html
3. Complete any missing assignments from your drive folder! 
   • Happy Valentines Day!

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

1. Here are the links for our projects this week
   • Valentines Day cookie creator: http://www.theoworlds.com/valentine/
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com
   • Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
   • Sumopaint: http://sumo.fm/#create 

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

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

   Logon here to check your grades!

Friday 15th: Folder checks every Friday!

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Monday is a
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3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. 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!
5. Friday Warmup Response:
7. 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 from your folder. There should be 11 assignments and they should look like this: 
   • http://goo.gl/l0r7G
2. Continue the video selection which we started yesterday 

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

1. Here are the links for our projects this week
• Valentines Day cookie creator: http://www.theoworlds.com/valentine/
• Gzaas: http://gzaas.com
• Wordle Advanced link: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
• Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/
• Sumopaint: http://sumo.fm/#create 

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

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

Logon here to check your grades!