Week4 (s14): Jan 27th–Jan 31st

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
  • 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 27th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here) 
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4. Friday Makeup Activity: 
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for last week! 
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Interested in UIL Chess?  The UIL competition takes place Saturday at CCMS and there are still some slots open for the Chess event, so please let me know if you are interested! (You must be passing all classes to compete, but you can still practice with us Tues after school)
   • View some practice materials at this link: http://goo.gl/xl1zTI
   • Here’s the event schedule:
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2. Please complete your 4.1 Project and any missing files for Progress Reports! 
   • View the list and examples at the top of today’s Blog entry if you need to
3. View all student 103 Drive folders to check for completeness
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5. View the video clips selection for last week 

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

1. Video demos: 
   • Video help with your P4 Spreadsheet Lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%20%27About%20me%27%20Spreadsheet.mp4
   • Video help with your 4.1 Project Drawing: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
2. My example files:
   • P4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PhXC8sNVV0hBIfe2hJkokf6jp2o5_7Zvizp32zAd5lE/edit#gid=0
   • 4.1: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
   • P5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfYXpGYzdscXdOZnM/edit?usp=sharing

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

1. Check your grades in all classes. The 4th Progress Reporting Period ends Today!  
   • Logon here to check your grades
2. Look like we’re headed for more icy weather tomorrow morning (forecast link). Both of our weather makeup days are in June, by-the-way. Here’s a link to the BISD Calendar (check the bottom left corner): BISD Calendar Link
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Tuesday 28th: Due to the weather delay and high number of absences, today’s plan has been postponed until tomorrow!

- WEATHER DELAY: We will start 2 hours later than usual this morning

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Wednesday 29th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Create a new folder called Old Files in your 103 Drive and move all work from 1st Progress Reports into that new folder
     • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20an%20Old%20Files%20folder%20in%20your%20103%20Drive.mp4 
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Move all work from 1st Progress Reports into a new Old Files folder
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Overview for today
   • Review ratings from last week (step 2)
   • Explore Wolfram Alpha and complete a form (step 3)
   • Copy a clipart folder from the J-Drive to your desktop (step 4)
   • Explore the Photovisi application and create your first Photovisi Collage P6 (step 5)
   • (5th Period Only): We will be using this test file at some point during class today
2. View your ratings of last week’s programs and activities:
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3. Explore Wolfram Alpha and complete the fact finding practice form
   • Watch these demo video clips:
     • Wolfram Alpha intro clip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wolfram%20Alpha%20in%20a%20Nutshell.flv
     • Fact finding Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wolfram%20Alpha%20fact%20finding%20demo.mp4
     • Link to Wolfram Alpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
   • Tip: To copy and paste from the form below, click and drag over the area you wish to copy and while continuing to hold the mouse down, press Ctrl + C with your left hand
4. Copy the clipart folder from my J-drive folder to your desktop for use in upcoming assignments  
   • Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20copy%20Clipart%20folder%20from%20J-Drive.mp4
   • Here are the steps
     • Open ‘My Computer’
     • Double-click on the J-Drive
     • Scroll down to ‘bmercer’ and open the folder
     • Drag the Clipart folder to your desktop
     • Wait for the folder and files to be copied to your desktop
     • 5th Period Only: Conduct Slides test with Clipart using this test file
5. Explore the Photovisi collage maker 
   • Link to Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Create a Photovisi collage using clipart which you have copied from my J-drive or any other images which you have collected so far (like examples of your work)
     • It should have at least 4 photos in it so don’t use the top 3 for this assignment!
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     • When you’re finished with it, capture it with Skitch and save it to your 103 Drive as p6
     • Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi%20with%20clipart%20demo.mp4
     • Here’s my example p6 file:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. YouTube video files for today (YouTube versions should work at home) 
   • Wolfram Alpha intro clip (YouTube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRGNS6z5bLY
   • Fact finding assignment demo clip (YouTube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vygyNPa7DOQ
   • Copy Clipart folder from J-Drive to desktop: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20copy%20Clipart%20folder%20from%20J-Drive.mp4
   • Photovisi demo clip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi%20with%20clipart%20demo.mp4
2. Links for today
   • WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
   • Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/ 

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

1. Checkout the weather forecast for today
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Thursday 30th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Find the hidden objects and Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as w10
     • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Warmups/Hidden%20Objects/Tire%20swing.png
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as w10
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Overview for today 
   • Add a Chrome Extension by URL (step 2)
   • Add images to Photovisi by URL (step 3)
   • Find project images using the Microsoft Clipart Site (step 4)
   • Introduce our 2nd project 4.2 (step 5)
2. Install the Adblock Plus Chrome extension by clicking on the link below, then on the +Free button, and finally on the Add button
   • https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
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   • If you do this correctly, you’ll see this icon at the top right of your Chrome URL window
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3. Video help of how to add Microsoft Clipart directly into a Photovisi collage: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20add%20clipart%20to%20Photovisi%20collage.mp4
4. Search the Microsoft clipart site for photos that you would like to add to your next Photovisi Menu collage project 4.2 or for other clipart in general:
   • Microsoft clipart site
   • Food
   • Breakfast
   • Lunch
   • Dinner
   • Dessert
   • Snacks 
5. Begin our next project (4.2) using Photovisi to create a menu of new, different or favorite  foods that you would like to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner  and add text labels and headings to your menu
   • Your project must have the following
     • A background image of a blank menu
     • At least 3 images (one for each meal)
     • Labels for each meal
     • Try to find new or different foods that you would like to try instead of the same old things!
     • Look at the examples below for ideas
   • Copy the image URLs from your microsoft clipart or other web searches and then paste them in the Add Photos from My Computer window or save the images to your desktop clipart folder and add them from there
   • Photovisi site link: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Video help on how to add a background and text for this project: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi%20Menu%20Project%20Demo.mp4
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   • Student examples from the past (click the image below for a larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Video Demos 
   • How to add Microsoft Clipart directly into a Photovisi collage: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20add%20clipart%20to%20Photovisi%20collage.mp4
   • How to add a background and text for this project: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi%20Menu%20Project%20Demo.mp4
2. Site links
   • Adblock Plus Chrome Extension 
   • Microsoft clipart site
   • Photovisi 

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

1. Checkout this Chess practice game site
   • http://www.sparkchess.com/

Friday 31st:  Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here) 
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4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Please complete any missing work for this week (4.2, P6 or W10)
   • Warmup link  w10:
   • Photovisi Practice P6:  http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Photovisi Menu 4.2:  http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Here’s where we stand with new files (if you need help, ask another student near you with a green folder!)
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2. Try adding the Adblock Plus extension again: Adblock Plus Chrome Extension   
3. View the video clip selection for this week

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

1. Video Demos 
   • How to add Microsoft Clipart directly into a Photovisi collage: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20add%20clipart%20to%20Photovisi%20collage.mp4
   • How to add a background and text for this project: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi%20Menu%20Project%20Demo.mp4
2. Site links
   • Adblock Plus Chrome Extension 
   • Microsoft clipart site
   • Photovisi  

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

1. Checkout this Chess practice game site which is unblocked now!
   • http://www.sparkchess.com/
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Week3 (s14): Jan 20th–Jan 24th

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
  • 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 20th: Staff and Student Holiday

Tuesday 21st:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Skitch your highlighted solution to the maze into your 103 Drive as w7. If you can’t solve it, Skitch as far as you get! 
     • Link to maze: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Warmups/Mazes/BearMaze.jpg 
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your highlighted solution to the maze into your 103 Drive as w7
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities: (view section 4 on the right-side panel) 
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2. Check your grades for incompleted weekly reflections from weeks 1 & 2
   • You are responsible for missed assignments during absences! Just check 308 Today and ask someone else or me  if you have any questions… you can even complete most assignments while you are absent.
   • Logon here to check your grades
   • 60% means not completed
3. Create a new Spreadsheet in your 103 Drive Folder called P4 to use to plan our first project file.
   • Your spreadsheet should have 2 columns 
     • People: Who are the most important people in your life? (for example, parents, siblings, relatives, friends, athletes, musicians, clubs or organizations)
     • Interests (places, activities, things): What are your favorite things to do or have and where do you or would you like to go someday?
     • In other words, you like (what) because of (who)?
   • Video help:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%20%27About%20me%27%20Spreadsheet.mp4
   • Here’s my example:
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4. Create a new Drawing in your 103 Drive Folder called 4.1 which will be our 1st project file 
   • This Drawing will be a collection of the people and interests which are most important to you in pictures (and words, if there are no pictures for some of the people). Fill up the space with as much as you can about the people and things that matter the most to you!
   • You need 3 shapes on your drawing (2-ovals and 1-rectangle) arranged like this:
     • Inside the center oval (blue in my example below): Your FIRST name
     • Inside the middle oval (orange in my example below): Your favorite interests (places, activities, things)
     • Inside the outer rectangle (red in my example below): The most important people in your life who led you to discover those favorite interests
   • You also need at least 5 images in each area (or Wordart/Gzaas labels if you can’t find images for family or friends) for a total of 10… I have many more in my example file below  :)
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
   • Here’s my example: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Video demos to help with today’s assignments: 
   • Video help with your P4 Spreadsheet Lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%20%27About%20me%27%20Spreadsheet.mp4
   • Video help with your 4.1 Project Drawing: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
2. My example files
   • P4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PhXC8sNVV0hBIfe2hJkokf6jp2o5_7Zvizp32zAd5lE/edit#gid=0
   • 4.1: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit

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

1. Check your grades in all classes. The 4th Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!  
   • Logon here to check your grades
2. Cold, icy weather ahead: http://www.wunderground.com/news/wintry-weather-possible-gulf-coast-20140120
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3. Here’s the forecast for this short week: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602 
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Wednesday 22nd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this Curvy puzzle by rotating the tiles until all of the lines match up. Skitch your solution to your 103 Drive as W8. 
     • http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution to your 103 Drive as W8.
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Explore this 3D Sketch application
   • View some example sketches: 

     Christmas Tree:  http://sketchtoy.com/20613702

     Tree: http://sketchtoy.com/20613881

     Street signs: http://sketchtoy.com/20614061

     Math Symbols: http://sketchtoy.com/20614305

     Solar System: http://sketchtoy.com/20614449

     Staircase: http://sketchtoy.com/20614514

   • Create your own here: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • To rotate your screen in Sketchtoy, use the left and right arrow keys or hold the spacebar down and left-click-drag right or left (best for fine-turning your screen!)
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2. Use screencast-o-matic to record a Sketchtoy playback, save it to your desktop as a Gif file named p5 and upload it to your 103 Drive 
   • Follow these steps to replay your Sketch for your screencast:
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   • Link to Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ (remember to use 800x600 to record!)
   • Settings to save as a Gif file (rescale to 300px):
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   • My example P5 Gif
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3. Continue working on your 4.1 project Drawing
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
   • Here’s my example: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Video demos to help with today’s assignments: 
   • Video help with your P4 Spreadsheet Lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%20%27About%20me%27%20Spreadsheet.mp4
   • Video help with your 4.1 Project Drawing: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
2. My example files
   • P4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PhXC8sNVV0hBIfe2hJkokf6jp2o5_7Zvizp32zAd5lE/edit#gid=0
   • 4.1: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
   • P5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfYXpGYzdscXdOZnM/edit?usp=sharing
3. Links for today
   • Sketchtoy: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

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

1. Check your grades in all classes. The 4th Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!  
   • Logon here to check your grades
2. Checkout the forecast for Thurs/Fri:
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Thursday 23rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Skitch your favorite animal eye (and the name of the animal it belongs to) into your 103 Drive as w9 
     • http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/animals/news-incredible-beauty-animal-eyes-macro?image=2
     • If the images at the link above do not load here at school, try another Curvy Puzzle instead.  Here’s the link again: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy
     • Here’s my example:
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your favorite animal eye (and the name of the animal it belongs to) into your 103 Drive as w9
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View some great examples of 4.1 projects being created right now
   • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GDCPg2cOWUwwGC3E6eEccUL5L_RlKCpsfFjxP1t4vBY/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=6000
2. Continue working on your 4.1 project Drawing. Since this is the last regular workday before Progress Reports, you have the entire period to work on (and hopefully complete) your projects, or any other missing assignments 
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
   • Here’s my example (or look at any examples of student work in the slideshow above): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
3. Check to make sure your 103 Drive has the all of the following files. If not, use ctrl+F to find and complete them!  
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4. If you’ve completed your project, please help someone else finish theirs or continue exploring any of these applications which we’ve used in class so far:

   Pivot (on your desktop)

   Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/

   Z-Type: http://phoboslab.org/ztype/

   StudyStacks: http://www.studystack.com/

   Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/

   Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html

   Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html

   Other Experiments: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php

   Curvy puzzle: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy

   Sketchtoy: http://sketchtoy.com/

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

1. Video demos: 
   • Video help with your P4 Spreadsheet Lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%20%27About%20me%27%20Spreadsheet.mp4
   • Video help with your 4.1 Project Drawing: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20your%204.1%20Project%20Drawing.mp4
2. My example files:
   • P4: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PhXC8sNVV0hBIfe2hJkokf6jp2o5_7Zvizp32zAd5lE/edit#gid=0
   • 4.1: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11XHKar2BGzu6bvehQhcDHWnFjzgwRVDiownCXg1fvWQ/edit
   • P5: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfYXpGYzdscXdOZnM/edit?usp=sharing

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

1. Check your grades in all classes. The 4th Progress Reporting Period ends Tomorrow!  
   • Logon here to check your grades

Friday 24th:  Folder checks every Friday!

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Week2 (s14): Jan 13th–Jan 17th

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 13th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Click on the link below, find your favorite painting (these are not photographs!) and Skitch it into your 103 Drive as w3 
     • http://goo.gl/UPzOn8
     • Here’s my example
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5. Daily Warmup Response: 
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View your ratings of last week’s programs and activities: 
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2. View these images created using the Flamepainter application 
3. Explore and experiment with Flamepainter
   • Link to Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
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4. Create a new Drawing in your 103 Folder called p2. Skitch 3 or more example Flamepaint creations onto your drawing and arrange them
   • Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Flamepaint%20to%20GDraw%20Demo%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4
   • Here’s my example p2 Drawing
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Links to help with today’s assigments
   • Link to Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
   • Video help with Flamepainter to Skitch to Google Drawing: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Flamepaint%20to%20GDraw%20Demo%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4 

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

1. Experiment with these other cool applications from the creator of Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php
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3. Checkout our forecast through Friday
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Tuesday 14th:

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this word search game and Skitch your score into your 103 Drive as w4. Then try one other search from the list on the left side (picture below) but you don’t need to save the score from the second puzzle.
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/word-search/
     • You don’t need to enter your name
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your score into your 103 Drive as w4
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Explore StudyStacks to learn keyboard shortcuts
   • YouTube video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=geOJmK-7zgU
   • Try some review activities to learn the shortcuts
     • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
     • Here’s a link to Bug Match for this stack: http://www.studystack.com/bugmatch-821253
     • Here are the shortcut keys on your keyboard:
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   • Please take this practice quiz to see what you can remember:
     • http://www.studystack.com/quiz-821253 
     • Take the quiz after you have learned the 7 shortcuts (keep practicing and taking it until you get 100%)
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2. Complete a 10 frame (or more) pivot animation with a background image of your choosing, save it as a Gif file and upload it to your 103 Drive as P3 
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   • Here’s my example:
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3. Experiment with Fluid Fire 3 
   • Link to Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • You might see this (more than once). Here’s what to do:
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   • Here’s my example:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Links for today
   • Link to StudyStacks Keyboard Shortcuts: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
   • Keyboard shortcuts practice quiz: http://www.studystack.com/quiz-821253 
   • StudyStacks video demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=geOJmK-7zgU 
   • Link to Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • Link to Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/products/flamepainter/index.php

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

1. Checkout more StudyStacks in nearly any subject area
   • http://www.studystack.com/
2. Here’s a cool weather Gif
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Wednesday 15th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s the Gif I told you about yesterday:
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4. This was sent to me in an email at about 10pm last night (Really cool!!!):
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   • Thanks for sharing what you’re doing at home and for telling me about it!
5. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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6. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Review the StudyStack Basic Keyboard Shortcuts using any game you like and then take the practice quiz and Skitch your grade into your 103 Drive as w5. You can take the quiz more than once to raise your score 
     • Review: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
     • Quiz: http://www.studystack.com/quiz-821253 
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     • My example w5:
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7. Daily Warmup Response:  Take the practice Keyboard Shortcuts quiz and Skitch your grade into your 103 Drive as w5
8. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Complete the Computer Lab Behavior Contract below to ensure everyone knows the expectations for behavior in the lab
2. Check to make sure you saved your Pivot Animation yesterday as a Gif. Here’s how to tell the difference:
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3. Learn how to Zoom-in, Zoom-out and Reset using Chrome 
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4. Create a new folder in your 103 Drive called ‘My Stuff’ for you to save extra things that you find or make that aren’t graded in this course
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20a%20My%20Stuff%20folder%20in%20your%20103%20Drive.mp4
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5. Experiment with Fluid Water 3
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
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6. Practice using any of these applications
   • Pivot (on your desktop)
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Z-Type: http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
   • StudyStacks: http://www.studystack.com/
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
   • Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
   • Other Experiments: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php

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

1. Links for today
   • Create a My Stuff folder (Video help)”": https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20create%20a%20My%20Stuff%20folder%20in%20your%20103%20Drive.mp4 
   • Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html

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

1. Checkout more StudyStacks in nearly any subject area
   • http://www.studystack.com/
2. View our BMS Campus Website Presentation

Thursday 16th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Explore any of these Legoland locations in streetview (drag pegman onto the map). Find something cool to Skitch into your 103 Drive as w6  
     • Legoland California
     • Legoland Germany
     • Legoland Denmark (the home of Legos)
   • Here’s my example
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   • Here’s another example of Washington DC
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Find something cool to Skitch into your 103 Drive as w6
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View all teachers websites and email addresses 
   • http://schools.bisdtx.org/default.aspx?name=bms.facstaff
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2. Change Java security settings in order to run Flamepainter, Fluid Fire, Fluid Water and Screencast-o-matic
   • We will walk through this together as a class!
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Change%20Java%20Settings.mp4
   • After we change our Java settings, test Fluid Water 3 to make sure it works: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
3. Explore Screencasting 
• Video Intro: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/SOM%20overview.mp4
• Link to Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
• I’ll demonstrate how to do this in class today :)
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• Practice recording a screencast of how to do something on your computer, like how to make a Flamepaint or Fluid Fire creation. Save it to your desktop and view it, and if you would like to keep it, drag it into your new My Stuff folder in your 103 Drive 
4. Here’s a list of programs which you might want to screencast:
   • Pivot (on your desktop)
   • Skitch (on your desktop)
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Z-Type: http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
   • StudyStacks: http://www.studystack.com/
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
   • Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
   • Other Experiments: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php

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

1. Links for today
   • Video help with changing Java settings:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Change%20Java%20Settings.mp4
   • Link to Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
   • Screencast-o-matic intro video: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/SOM%20overview.mp4 

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

1. Checkout the forecast through the long weekend which looks great!  Monday is a holiday!!! 
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2. If you would like to know more about Java, here’s a brief description: http://java.about.com/od/gettingstarted/a/whatisjava.htm

Friday 17th:  Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here) 
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4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. If you were absent yesterday, you need to change your Java security settings in order to run Flamepainter, Fluid Fire, Fluid Water and Screencast-o-matic
   • Please follow the instructions in the video below and ask me or another student if you need help!
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Change%20Java%20Settings.mp4
   • After you change your Java settings, test Fluid Water 3 to make sure it works: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
2. Check all folders for these assignments. If you are missing anything, today is your chance to get caught up. Next week is the last week before Progress Reports! 
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3. Here’s a little more news on our Java sites… If you don’t want to keep clearing your browser cache every time you want to visit the sites, you can add their URLs (web addresses) to the Java Console Exceptions Site List, like you see in the image below:
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4. View the video clip selections for this week

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

1. Here’s a list of programs which you might like to practice screencasting on:
   • Pivot (on your desktop)
   • Skitch (on your desktop)
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Z-Type: http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
   • StudyStacks: http://www.studystack.com/
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
   • Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
   • Other Experiments: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php

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

1. Here’s some trivia which truly amazes me, considering I only have about 135 students…
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2. In case you didn’t know…
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   • Have a great long weekend and I’ll see you all back here next Tuesday!