Week13: Nov 18th–Nov 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)

  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: Skitch your favorite snowflake image to your 103 Drive as w8
    • 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 how you rated last week’s programs and activities: 
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    2. Begin our 3.2 Snowflakes Project   
    3. Center Title: Choose a font for the word Snowflakes and decorate it however you like with at least 1 image  
    4. Images zone: Use the snowflake image galleries from our warmup  
    5. Kaleidoscope Zone: Create your own custom snowflake designs

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

    1. Links for this project

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

    1. Checkout your grades in all classes. The 3rd Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!

      Tuesday 19th:

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

      1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
      2. The 3rd Progess Reporting Period ends this Friday! 
      3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here
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        • Daily Warmup Activity: 
          • Work together to find at least half of the words in this word search (9 words or 1 column). Skitch it into your 103 Drive as w9 
            • Click on the image below for a larger view to capture if you like 
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        • Daily Warmup Response: Skitch your warmup into your 103 Drive as w9 
        • 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. Continue our 3.2 Snowflakes Project  by adding the next 2 zones to our Prezi  
        2. Snowdays Zone: 
        3. Silk Zone:  
        4. Remember our 10min rule for doing anything other than today’s assignments… if you finish early, you may check your folder to make sure it’s up-to-date, browse Scratch, or better yet, help somebody else with their project!
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        - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

        1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

        1. Check your grades in all classes. The 3rd Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!

          Wednesday 20th:

          - 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: 
              • Explore the activities at the link below. Skitch your favorite activity on the main map and then drag it into your drive as wu10 (as in my example below)
            • Daily Warmup Response: Skitch your favorite Happiness Island activity into your drive as wu10 
            • 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. Continue our 3.2 Snowflakes Project  by adding the last 2 zones to our Prezi
              2. Sumo Zone: 
              3. Explore links: 

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

              1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

              1. Check your grades in all classes. The 3rd Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!

                Thursday 21st:

                - 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: Skitch your favorite, add a title and save it into your drive as wu11
                  • 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. Add a path to our 3.2 Snowflakes Project 
                    2. Skitch your completed project into your 103 Drive as 3.2 Snowflakes 
                      • Here’s my example
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                    3. Things you can do if you finish early: Remember our 10 min rule for games!

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

                    1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

                    1. Check your grades in all classes. The 3rd Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!
                    2. Checkout the weather forecast for the next few days… rain then cold!!! 
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                      Friday 22nd:  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: 
                        • 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. Check to make sure you have all of these assignments completed. Here’s a link to the examples folder so you can see what each one should look like: 
                          2. View this weeks video clips selections 

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

                          1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

                          1. Checkout Check your grades in all classes. The 3rd Progress Reporting Period ends Today!
                          2. Here’s an updated weather forecast:
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                          Week12: Nov 11th–Nov 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: Pep Rally Today!

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

                          1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
                          2. Today we have a Pep Rally. Here’s our bell schedule for today: 
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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: 
                              • It’s going to get much colder later on this week, which made me think of today’s warmup activity below the forecast 
                                • Forecast:
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                                • For your warmup today, find at least 15 words in this word search and Skitch them into your 103 drive as w4.  Help each other to get done faster!
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                            • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your warmup with at least 15 words into your 103 drive as w4
                            • 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 how you rated last week’s programs and activities: 
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                            2. Create a new presentation in your 103 Drive called 3.1 Scratch 
                            3. Explore this Scratch Connect-the-dots program:  
                              • http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/14094090/ 
                              • Create something using the program by dragging the dots into a shape and then pressing ‘C’ to connect them. Here are the directions:
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                              • Capture your Creation and add it to slide 3 of your 3.1 Scratch Presentation. Here’s my example:
                              • Slide 3:
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                            - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                            1. Links and files 
                            2. Video Demos

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

                            1. Checkout this scratch Educational Stuff studio and see if there’s anything there that you can use

                              Tuesday 12th:

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

                              1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
                              2. Updated weather forecast…  cold!
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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: 
                                • Daily Warmup Response: Skitch your solution to the maze into your 103 Drive as w5 
                                • 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. Continue your 3.1 Scratch Presentation by adding new blank slides 4 & 5 and following the directions below 
                                2. Challenge! Can you get your letter to form like this, where the numbers all drift down to form the letter at the start?
                                  • R by the numbers 

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

                                1. Links and files 
                                2. Video Demos

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

                                1. Checkout this simple Scratch program: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/14051488/
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                                  Wednesday 13th:

                                  - 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: Skitch your score into your 103 Drive as w6
                                    • 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. Reminder, once we begin Part 2, Games (other than those in Scratch) are not allowed until 1) the last 10min of class and 2) all assignments for the day are completed (or unless you are given permission to do so)! 
                                        • Consequences for not following: Loss of logon privileges Friday
                                        • What can you do if you have completed your assignment today? Anything within the Scratch Site (explore and try and remix any programs created by others)
                                      2. Create a new Prezi account for use next week 
                                      3. Continue your 3.1 Scratch Presentation by adding new blank slides 6 & 7 and following the directions below 
                                        • Scratch link: http://scratch.mit.edu/
                                        • Slide 6:  Try both of the programs below, choose the one you like best and remix it so that it does something different. Capture your stage and program, and add it to Slide 6 with a Wordart title and link your picture to the program (like my example Slide 6)
                                          1. Drifting triangle: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/14093101/
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                                          2. Expanding triangle: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/14093356/
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                                        • Here’s my example Slide 6
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                                        • Slide 7 (last slide): Explore the homepage by clicking on the link below, find programs that you like, choose your favorite, capture it and add a link to it on slide 7
                                        • Here’s my example slide 7
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                                      - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                                      1. Links and files 
                                      2. Video Demos

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

                                      1. Checkout the cold weather forecast for the next few days!

                                        Thursday 14th:

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

                                        1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
                                        2. 1st Period returns here for Den today!
                                        3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here
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                                          • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                                          • Daily Warmup Response: Skitch your favorite image from the space gallery into your 103 Drive as w7 
                                          • 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 these Prezi intro video clips 
                                            2. Logon to your Prezi account to make sure it works
                                            3. Create your first Prezi for this class called ‘Practice Prezi’ 
                                              • Here are the directions (in a Prezi)
                                            4. Skitch a view of your entire Practice Prezi into your 103 Drive as p3 
                                              • It should contain whatever you get done today
                                              • …and it should look something like this:
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                                            5. Explore any of the Scratch links sent by students in click-to-comment

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

                                            1. Logon to Prezi: http://prezi.com/login/
                                            2. Help with Prezi

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

                                            1. Checkout this demo Prezi on the Gulf Oil Spill

                                              Friday 15th:  Folder checks every Friday!

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

                                              1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
                                              2. Report to your 2nd Period class for den today!
                                              3. 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. View the Formula 1 track in streetview here: http://goo.gl/KwrDmi
                                                  2. Complete your Practice Prezi into Skitch it into your 103 Drive as p3 
                                                    • View this week’s video clips selection

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

                                                    1. Logon to Prezi: http://prezi.com/login/
                                                    2. Example Prezis
                                                    3. Help with Prezi

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

                                                    1. Checkout this turkey!
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