Week5: Sep 23rd–Sep 27th

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 23rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

  1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
  2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like after today: (view example folder here)
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    • Daily Warmup Activity:
    • Daily Warmup Response: Please drag your Skitch image into your 103 warmups folder
    • Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

    - Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

    1. Here are your reflection summaries from last week: 
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    2. Checkout this Real-World Demo animated gif from the Bing search engine 
    3. Browse this Bing homepage image archive
    4. Create a new Blank Drawing in your 103 student folder for our next project and name it 1.5 6 Sumos 
    5. Explore Sumopaint (view Intro, Symmetry, and Shapes clips)
      • Intro clip (video)

      • http://sumo.fm/#create

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      • …which you can use to create effects like these:
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      • Today we will experiment with Symmetry and shapes

        1. Symmetry (screencast)
        2. Shapes (screencast)
      • Capture the first 2 Sumopaint creations (symmetry and assorted shapes) using Skitch and drag them directly onto your new 6 Sumos Drawing. If you have any problems with that, try dragging them to your desktop and then onto your drawing.
      • Add the labels which you see above for all 6 images (we will add 2 images per day)

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

    1. This week we’ll be using IW to capture these 6 sumopaint effects
      1. Symmetry (screencast)
      2. Shapes (screencast)
      3. Sphere (screencast)
      4. Ice cube (screencast)
      5. Text Transform (screencast)
      6. Image (screencast)
    2. Here are some Sumopaint links which might help you (also on right-side panel)

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

    1. Check your grades frequently this week, since the 1st Grading Period ends this Friday!
    2. Checkout more of the Bing photo archive:

      Tuesday 24th:

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

      1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
      2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like after today: (view example folder here
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        • Daily Warmup Activity: 
          • Browse this Bing homepage image archive
        • Daily Warmup Response: Drag the warmup images into your Warmups and My Stuff Folders 
        • Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

        - Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

        1. Here’s a gif of our 3-Day Sumo Project goals
          • Sumo Project gif
        2. Today we will experiment with Spheres and Cubes
        3. Capture the next 2 Sumopaint creations (Sphere and Cube) with Skitch and drag them onto your 1.5 6 Sumos Drawing in your 103 Drive folder
        4. Your file should look something like this after today 
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        5. Experiment more with Incredibox which is now accessible!

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

        1. Screencasts of the 6 sumopaint effects we will be using in our project
          1. Symmetry (screencast)
          2. Shapes (screencast)
          3. Sphere (screencast)
          4. Ice cube (screencast)
          5. Text Transform (screencast)
          6. Image (screencast)
        2. Here are some Sumopaint links which might help you (also on right-side panel)

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

        1. Check your grades frequently this week, since the 1st Grading Period ends this Friday!
        2. Checkout more of the Bing photo archive:

          Wednesday 25th: Meet the Teacher Night (5:30-7:30pm)

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

          1. Please check your workstation 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: 
              • Click on the image below, use Skitch to capture it, try to solve it with the Skitch highlighter tool, and drag your results into your warmup folder
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            • Daily Warmup Response: Drag your Skitch capture and solution into your warmups folder
            • Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

              - Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

              1. View Chrome multi-task mode (YouTube version
              2. Today we will experiment with Transforms and Image Effects (like negatives) 
              3. Capture the last 2 Sumopaint creations (Transform and Negative) using Skitch and drag them onto your 1.5 6 sumos drawing in your 103 Drive folder
              4. It should look something like this (or the example in the Review section above) when you’re through: 
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              5. Check your 103 Folder to make sure it looks like the example below. Remember, all assignments are due FRIDAY!!!
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              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

              1. Screencasts of the 6 sumopaint effects we will be using in our project
                1. Symmetry (screencast)
                2. Shapes (screencast)
                3. Sphere (screencast)
                4. Ice cube (screencast)
                5. Text Transform (screencast)
                6. Image (screencast)
              2. Here are some Sumopaint links which might help you (also on right-side panel)

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

              1. Check your grades frequently this week, since the 1st Grading Period ends this Friday!

                Thursday 26th:

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

                1. Please check your workstation 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: 
                  • 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) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

                    1. ALL PROJECTS are due tomorrow!!!
                    2. Explore these fun Google Browser tricks 
                    3. Explore these fun Chrome experiments 
                    4. Complete your 1.5 6 sumos drawing 
                      • It should look something like this
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                    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                    1. Screencasts of the 6 sumopaint effects we will be using in our project
                      1. Symmetry (screencast)
                      2. Shapes (screencast)
                      3. Sphere (screencast)
                      4. Ice cube (screencast)
                      5. Text Transform (screencast)
                      6. Image (screencast)
                    2. Here are some Sumopaint links which might help you (also on right-side panel)

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

                    1. Check your grades frequently this week, since the 1st Grading Period ends this Friday!

                      Friday 27th:  End of the 1st 6 Weeks Grading Period  Folder checks every Friday!

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

                      1. Please check your workstation 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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                        • Friday Warmup Activity: 
                          • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
                        • Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

                          - Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

                          1. Complete your 1.5 6 sumos drawing  or any other 1st 6 weeks projects
                            • It should look something like this
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                          2. View the Friday video clips selection for this week

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

                          1. Screencasts of the 6 sumopaint effects we will be using in our project
                            1. Symmetry (screencast)
                            2. Shapes (screencast)
                            3. Sphere (screencast)
                            4. Ice cube (screencast)
                            5. Text Transform (screencast)
                            6. Image (screencast)
                          2. Here are some Sumopaint links which might help you (also on right-side panel)

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

                          1. Check your grades in all classes, since the 1st Grading Period ends this Today!