Week16: Apr 29th–May 3rd

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 29th:

- 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!)
   • Please browse the images at the link below and follow the directions you see in the example below the link.  Use the back arrow of your browser to return to the underwater images page. 
     • http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/underwater/?page=1
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked ___ and I learned that ___ 
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)

Here are your responses to last Friday’s reflection questions: (click here to view full size)

1. Test your GlogsterEDU logon using the information at the link below 
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period: http://goo.gl/q1GFM
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2. View these Glogster intro video clips
   • ABC News clip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/1%20ABC_NEWS_-_Glogster_is_the_leading_online_creative_tool_for_kids.flv
   • Glogster in 90 Seconds: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/Glogster_in_90_seconds.flv
   • Glogs Screencast: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/Mr%20Mercer%27s%20Glogs%20Screencast.flv
3. Explore these example Glogs from the screencast
   • About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
   • Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
4. Turn-in your 6.1 Prezi Fun assignment by copying each stop to a slide in a new Google Presentation in your 103 Drive folder 
   • Open your 103 Drive folder and creat a new Presentation
   • Name your presentation 6.1 Prezi Fun
   • Use Skitch or IW to capture each stop or ‘frame’ of your Prezi
   • Paste each capture on a new slide of your Presentation
   • It should look something like this:  http://goo.gl/Om7v2 

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

1. Links 
   • What is Glogster?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period:  http://goo.gl/q1GFM
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
   • Glogster Official Blog: http://blog.edu.glogster.com/
2. Glogster Demo Glogs
   • About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
   • Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
   • Positive Personality: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/ 

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

1. Checkout the Glogpedia library for project ideas
   • http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
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Tuesday 30th:

- 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!)
   • Checkout this site which makes custom retro magazine covers at the link below and tell me what you think of it in your warmup 
     • You could use it to make a parting gift poster for a class, teacher or friend, or use it in a project (as you’ll see in the Glogster intro Prezi for today
     • http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think ___
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. View this Prezi with instructions on how to use Glogster and your 1st Glogster Project ‘About Me’
   • http://prezi.com/zmt3olg8hrnd/glogster-tools/?kw=view-zmt3olg8hrnd&rc=ref-184673
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2. View these ‘getting started’ tutorial clips on Glogster 
   • Wall tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/1%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20Wall%20Tool.mp4
   • Text tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/2%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20Text%20Tool.mp4 
3. Start your first Glogster Project called About Me which you could use to introduce yourself in future classes
   • It should have 4 areas with at least 3 images in each area
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   • Here’s my example: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Links 
   • What is Glogster?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period:  http://goo.gl/q1GFM
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
   • Glogster Official Blog: http://blog.edu.glogster.com/
   • Prezi on Glogster tools: http://prezi.com/zmt3olg8hrnd/glogster-tools/?kw=view-zmt3olg8hrnd&rc=ref-184673
2. Glogster Demo Glogs
   • About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
   • Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
   • Positive Personality: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

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

1. Create more fun retro posters using Pulp-o-mizer
   • http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html

Wednesday 1st:

- 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 ProProfs Copy That pattern memory game and send me your score at the end and what you thought of the game 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/copy-that/
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___ and I (liked/did not like) it 
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. View this demo Glog on Friendship 
   • http://jukeum.edu.glogster.com/friendship/?=glogpedia-source
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2. View these ‘getting started’ tutorial clips on Glogster
   • Image tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/3%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20image%20tool.mp4
   • Graphics tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/4%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20graphics%20tool.mp4 
3. Continue your first Glogster Project called About Me which you could use to introduce yourself in future classes
   • It should have 4 areas with at least 3 images in each area
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   • Here’s my original example: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
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   • …and here’s part of a new one I’m working on: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/glog1-s13
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Links 
   • What is Glogster?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period:  http://goo.gl/q1GFM
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
   • Glogster Official Blog: http://blog.edu.glogster.com/
2. Glogster Demo Glogs
   • About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
   • Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
   • Positive Personality: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

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

1. Create more fun retro posters using Pulp-o-mizer
   • http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html

Thursday 2nd:

- 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!)
   • Try this Sea Creature Word Search and send me the number you are able to find. (click on the image for a larger view)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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. Some big weather changes ahead, starting around noon today! 
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2. Here are a couple of online dictation sites to try which can help when you have some writing to do but would rather not type (or handwrite): 
   • http://ctrlq.org/dictation/
   • https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html 
3. Continue your first Glogster Project called About Me which you could use to introduce yourself in future classes 
   • Use the help links below or scroll up to yesterday’s Blog entries for information
   • Capture your Glog in 2 halves (top and bottom) and paste them into a new drawing in your 103 Drive folder called 6.2 About Me
   • Here’s a link to view my example drawing: http://goo.gl/48n09
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4. There are lots of changes in the near future involving wearable technology and the interactions between us and the the linked-in things around us. Here’s a keynote address video about some of them:  
   • YouTube link for home viewing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBkmUgl4yKI 

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

1. Links 
   • What is Glogster?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period:  http://goo.gl/q1GFM
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
   • Glogster Official Blog: http://blog.edu.glogster.com/
2. Glogster Demo Glogs
   • About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
   • 6.2 About Me (Google Drawing example): http://goo.gl/48n09
   • Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
   • Positive Personality: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

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

1. Create more fun retro posters using Pulp-o-mizer
   • http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html

Friday 3rd:  Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. We’re on the Pep Rally Bell Schedule for today due to the Faculty-Student basketball game this afternoon 
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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 your first Glogster Project called About Me which you could use to introduce yourself in future classes 
• Use the help links below or scroll up to Wednesday’s Blog entries for information
• Capture your Glog in 2 halves (top and bottom) and paste them into a new drawing in your 103 Drive folder called 6.2 About Me
• Here’s a link to view my example drawing: http://goo.gl/48n09
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2. View the video clips selection for this week

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

1. Links 
   • What is Glogster?: http://edu.glogster.com/what-is-glogster-edu/
   • Logon to GlogsterEDU here: http://edu.glogster.com/login/ 
   • Glogster logon info by class period:  http://goo.gl/q1GFM
   • Glogpedia: http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/
   • Glogster Official Blog: http://blog.edu.glogster.com/
2. Glogster Demo Glogs
• About me: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/about-me3/
• 6.2 About Me (Google Drawing example): http://goo.gl/48n09
• Math ‘Octagon’: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/math-word-wall-example/
• Positive Personality: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/

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

1. Checkout this view of our school calendar for this year!
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Week15: Apr 22nd–Apr 26th

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 22nd:

- 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 word search (You should see 2 columns of words …if part of the image is cut off, right-click it and open it in a new tab)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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. Here are the results of your reflections from last week
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2. View some images from yesterdays COTA motorcycle racing
   • http://photos.speedtv.com/gallery/MotoGP_Grand_Prix_of_The_Americas_2013/slideshow/Marc_Marquez_Leads_Jorge_Lorenzo_and_Stefan_Bradl/03kVcIKgwLeYE
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3. Create a 5th 6 Weeks folder in your 103 Drive folder and drag all files from the 5th 6 Weeks grading period into the new folder 
   • Here’s how:
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4. Create a new Prezi named 6.1 Prezi Fun with at least 6 stops on something fun for you.  Here are some examples to explore which might give you some ideas:
   • Six Flags Streetview Tour: http://prezi.com/fosk47zfngnh/six-flags-streetviews/?kw=view-fosk47zfngnh&rc=ref-184673
   • Largest Passenger Ship: http://prezi.com/y5gsmxa5ufhb/largest-passenger-ship/?kw=view-y5gsmxa5ufhb&rc=ref-184673
   • Gzaas Demo: http://prezi.com/6z_505boc8ic/intro-to-gzaas/?kw=view-6z_505boc8ic&rc=ref-184673
   • Try something with animation like this: http://prezi.com/btybqbdycoir/practice2/?kw=view-btybqbdycoir&rc=ref-184673 
   • Something just for fun: http://prezi.com/22k6dzzha0s9/just-for-fun-demo/?auth_key=f25f260016d3051bcec8e3099863882a772ff28f&kw=view-22k6dzzha0s9&rc=ref-184673
   • An event like this Gulf Oil Spill Prezi: http://prezi.com/i4htdpraflvu/gulf-oil-spill/?kw=view-i4htdpraflvu&rc=ref-184673
   • Your favorite college campus: http://prezi.com/zdcsmcl5dkph/university-project/?kw=view-zdcsmcl5dkph&rc=ref-184673
   • Places you would like to see: http://prezi.com/q-xcm18zgoc8/reuse-world-geography-project/
   • Balloons 3D: http://prezi.com/rn1paxe59ayl/prezi-3d/
   • High School Student Project Demo: http://prezi.com/q-xcm18zgoc8/reuse-world-geography-project/
   • Search for more ideas here: http://prezi.com/explore/popular/ 

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

1. Links
   • Search Prezi for ideas: http://prezi.com/explore/popular/ 

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

1. Checkout our public calendar for this week
   • http://goo.gl/A5Oom
2. Remember this site? http://gzaas.com/4YANsl2 
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Tuesday 23rd:  STAAR Testing Day

Afternoon Schedule (no bells)

• 1:45-2:20 – 1st Period
• 2:25-3:10 – 2nd Period
• 3:15-3:50 – 3rd Period

Wednesday 24th:  STAAR Testing Day

Afternoon Schedule (no bells)

• 1:45-2:20 – 5th Period
• 2:25-3:10 – 6th Period
• 3:15-3:50 – 7th Period

Thursday 25th:  7th Grade Field Day

Afternoon Schedule

• 1:45-2:20 – 1st Period
• 2:25-3:10 – 2nd Period
• 3:15-3:50 – 3rd Period

Friday 26th:  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) 
   • 
3. 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!
4. Friday Warmup Response: 
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. If you haven’t already done so, please create a new Prezi named 6.1 Prezi Fun with at least 6 stops on something fun for you.  Here are some examples to explore which might give you some ideas:
• Ice cream!: http://prezi.com/cp1sehi-htjp/61-prezi-fun/
• Six Flags Streetview Tour: http://prezi.com/fosk47zfngnh/six-flags-streetviews/?kw=view-fosk47zfngnh&rc=ref-184673
• Largest Passenger Ship: http://prezi.com/y5gsmxa5ufhb/largest-passenger-ship/?kw=view-y5gsmxa5ufhb&rc=ref-184673
• Gzaas Demo: http://prezi.com/6z_505boc8ic/intro-to-gzaas/?kw=view-6z_505boc8ic&rc=ref-184673
• Try something with animation like this: http://prezi.com/btybqbdycoir/practice2/?kw=view-btybqbdycoir&rc=ref-184673 
• Something just for fun: http://prezi.com/22k6dzzha0s9/just-for-fun-demo/?auth_key=f25f260016d3051bcec8e3099863882a772ff28f&kw=view-22k6dzzha0s9&rc=ref-184673
• An event like this Gulf Oil Spill Prezi: http://prezi.com/i4htdpraflvu/gulf-oil-spill/?kw=view-i4htdpraflvu&rc=ref-184673
• Your favorite college campus: http://prezi.com/zdcsmcl5dkph/university-project/?kw=view-zdcsmcl5dkph&rc=ref-184673
• Places you would like to see: http://prezi.com/q-xcm18zgoc8/reuse-world-geography-project/
• Balloons 3D: http://prezi.com/rn1paxe59ayl/prezi-3d/
• High School Student Project Demo: http://prezi.com/q-xcm18zgoc8/reuse-world-geography-project/
• Search for more ideas here: http://prezi.com/explore/popular/
2. View this weeks video clip selection

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

1. Links
• Search Prezi for ideas: http://prezi.com/explore/popular/

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

1. Checkout STAAR in the rearview mirror!
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Week14: Apr 15th–Apr 19th

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 15th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Remember: Students are having issues with uploading or pasting images into their projects due to bandwidth issues. With that in mind, these adjustments to what we do when we’ve completed our work should help
   • PLEASE DO NOT play any web based games or activities unless it’s during the last 10 min of class AND you have completed all of your assignments
   • If you’ve completed everything before the last 10 min of class, you may do any of these things which will not affect others who are working on their projects
     • Pivot
     • Scratch
     • Any programs in your start/programs menu that do not run in a browser
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!)
   • Try this warmup and send me your score! 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
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. Review results of your reflections from last week 
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2. View this Prezi on our next project (the last of this grading period)! 
3. Explore the Artpad Site for this project 
   • http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/

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

1. Site links you’ll need for this project 
   • Gmail logon (to get to your 103 Drive folder): http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   • Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/
   • My Animations Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
   • Draw a Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/ 

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

1. Check your grades in all classes since this is the last week of the 5th 6 Weeks grading period! 
   • Logon here to check your grades 

Tuesday 16th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Remember: Students are having issues with uploading or pasting images into their projects due to bandwidth issues. With that in mind, these adjustments to what we do when we’ve completed our work should help
   • PLEASE DO NOT play any web based games or activities unless it’s during the last 10 min of class AND you have completed all of your assignments
   • If you’ve completed everything before the last 10 min of class, you may do any of these things which will not affect others who are working on their projects
     • Pivot
     • Scratch
     • Any programs in your start/programs menu that do not run in a browser
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!)
   • Word Search Warmup: please tell me how many words you found while thinking about summer which will be here soon!
   • If part of the image below is missing, right-click on it and choose open image in new tab
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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. Continue with our 5.7 My Animations project 
   • Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Check the Help section below for more links
2. Explore ‘Draw a stickman’ and choose an episode for your project (you may use both if you like) 
   • http://www.drawastickman.com/
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   • Capture images near the beginning, middle and of your episode
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Site links you’ll need for this project 
   • Gmail logon (to get to your 103 Drive folder): http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   • Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/
   • My Animations Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
   • Draw a Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/

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

1. Check your grades in all classes since this is the last week of the 5th 6 Weeks grading period! 
   • Logon here to check your grades

Wednesday 17th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Remember: Students are having issues with uploading or pasting images into their projects due to bandwidth issues. With that in mind, these adjustments to what we do when we’ve completed our work should help
   • PLEASE DO NOT play any web based games or activities unless it’s during the last 10 min of class AND you have completed all of your assignments
   • If you’ve completed everything before the last 10 min of class, you may do any of these things which will not affect others who are working on their projects
     • Pivot
     • Scratch
     • Any programs in your start/programs menu that do not run in a browser
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!)
   • Find the hidden images at the link below and send me the number you are able to find in your warmup for today
     • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Warmups/Hidden%20Objects/Spring%20Rain.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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)

Rain followed by much cooler weather is in our forecast for the next couple of days: http://goo.gl/OUEce

1. Try this coding game: http://ptstech.net/lightbot.html
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2. Continue with our 5.7 My Animations project 
   • Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Check the Help section below for more links
3. Review 3D Sketch (which we’ve used before) 
   • http://sketchtoy.com/
   • Create at least 2 3D Sketches to add to your My Animations Prezi 
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4. Once you’ve completed your Prezi, use Skitch or IW to capture it and add it to a new drawing in your 103 folder called 5.7 My Animations 
   • Add a link to your Prezi at the top of your Drawing
   • Here’s a link to my example drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Site links you’ll need for this project 
   • Gmail logon (to get to your 103 Drive folder): http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   • Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/
   • My Animations Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
   • Draw a Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • 5.7 My Animations Drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1

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

1. Check your grades in all classes since this is the last week of the 5th 6 Weeks grading period! 
   • Logon here to check your grades 

Thursday 18th:

- 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 warmup activity and send me your score!  
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/colour-trap/
     • Here’s an example of how to play
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
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. Big weather change in the middle of the day today…
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2. Test this link for a Chrome Extension which could be very useful to you https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-captur/alelhddbbhepgpmgidjdcjakblofbmce
3. Create a quick program using the web based version of Scratch (which works at home without installing anything!) 
   • http://beta.scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/
   • Create the program which you see in the example below and follow the directions on the image
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   • Here’s a larger view of the program
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4. Try this Scratch 2.0 project: http://beta.scratch.mit.edu/projects/10112387/
5. Continue with lightbot:
   • lightbot 1: http://ptstech.net/lightbot.html 
   • lightbot 2: http://ptstech.net/lightbot2.html
6. Complete your Prezi, use Skitch or IW to capture it and add it to a new drawing in your 103 folder called 5.7 My Animations 
   • Add a link to your Prezi at the top of your Drawing
   • Here’s a link to my example drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Site links you’ll need for this project 
   • Gmail logon (to get to your 103 Drive folder): http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   • Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/
   • My Animations Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
   • Draw a Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • 5.7 My Animations Drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1

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

1. Check your grades in all classes since tomorrow is the last day of the 5th 6 Weeks grading period! 
   • Logon here to check your grades 

Friday 19th:  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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3. 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!
4. Friday Warmup Response: 
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. For some reason, I have  a craving for these now! 
   • http://goo.gl/a3WaV
2. Add these 2 extensions to Chrome if you haven’t already done so 
   • Awesome Screenshot: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/awesome-screenshot-captur/alelhddbbhepgpmgidjdcjakblofbmce
   • Goo.gl URL shortener: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk 
3. Complete your 5.7 My Animations project. It should look something like this:

(Click the image to view the Prezi or click here to view the Google Drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1 )

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

1. Site links you’ll need for this project 
   • Gmail logon (to get to your 103 Drive folder): http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   • Prezi logon: http://prezi.com/login/
   • My Animations Demo Prezi: http://prezi.com/uqekmzgdqb09/my-animations-2012/?kw=view-uqekmzgdqb09&rc=ref-184673
   • URL shortener for links with question marks: http://goo.gl/ 
   • Artpad: http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
   • Draw a Stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • 5.7 My Animations Drawing: http://goo.gl/Z0bV1

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

1. Check your grades in all classes since tomorrow is the last day of the 5th 6 Weeks grading period! 
   • Logon here to check your grades