Week1 (s14): Jan 6th–Jan 10th

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 6th: Student Holiday!

Try to stay warm on your last day of the Winter Break!

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Tuesday 7th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Logon information handed out (if you need it)
2. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
3. Logon information handed out (if you need it)
4. We will use the Chrome web browser in this class
   • The icon to launch Chrome looks something like this:
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   • If you don’t see it on your desktop, look in Start/Programs
   • Please open Chrome!
5. Check your grades for the 1st Semester in all classes while we wait for everyone to get logged on to their computers
   • Logon here to check your grades 
6. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this typing game for todays warmup
     • http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
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7. Daily Warmup Response: no response needed today!
8. Check the last few click-to-comments from last semester and my responses to them: http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View the Day1 Course Overview Prezi (Presentation): 
   • Video version: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Day1%20s14.mp4
2. Introduce Skitch, a screen capture and annotation tool which we will use more than any other program in this class 
   • View this video tutorial on how to use Skitch on an Android phone: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/103%20Laptop%20Temp%20Share/Skitch/Tutorial%20of%20Skitch%20for%20Android.mp4
   • Link to download Skitch for home or phone use (with parental permission): http://evernote.com/skitch/
   • Skitch for Windows Guide (also on right side panel): http://evernote.com/skitch/getting_started/windows/
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Skitch%20Demo%20s14%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4
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3. Introduce and explore Gzaas, a colorful full-screen message application 
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Gzaas%20s14%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4
   • Click here: http://gzaas.com/
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   • Here’s a link to my example: http://gzaas.com/XHeOAjc
   • …and here’s what it looks like
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Day1 overview video:  
   • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Day1%20s14.mp4
2. View the Skitch for Windows Desktop Guide
   • http://evernote.com/skitch/guide/windows/#1
3. Video help with Skitch 
   • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Skitch%20Demo%20s14%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4
4. Video help with Gzaas
   • https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Gzaas%20s14%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4 

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

1. View the weather forecast for today:  http://goo.gl/GYTLNk
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2. Checkout our BMS Bell Schedule (regular day) in case you’ve forgotten when your classes start and end:
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Wednesday 8th:

- 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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3. Here’s a thank you message for you all!  
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4. Daily Warmup Activity:  
   • Try this typing game again for todays warmup
   • Capture your score with Skitch and drag it to your desktop
     • http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
     • Here’s my example
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5. Daily Warmup Response:  Capture your score with Skitch and drag it to your desktop
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. Open your 103 Drive folder from an email which I sent you 
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20get%20to%20your%20103%20folder%20from%20Gmail%20%28s14%29.mp4
   • Logon here to get to your Gmail
2. Upload your warmup file from your desktop to your 103 Drive folder and rename it W1 (for Warmup 1) 
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20upload%20a%20file%20to%20your%20103%20Drive%20and%20rename%20it%20%28s14%29.mp4
3. Create a Gzaas to say thank you to someone important in your life or for something which is important to you
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Gzaas%20thank%20you%20demo%20%28s14%29.mp4
   • Here’s a link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com
   • …and here are some examples created by previous students (plus one of mine… can you spot it?)
   • Capture your Gzaas with Skitch and drag it to your desktop
   • Drag it into your 103 Drive and rename it P1 (for Practice 1)

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

1. Video help for todays assignments
   • How to get to your 103 Drive folder from your Gmail: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20get%20to%20your%20103%20folder%20from%20Gmail%20%28s14%29.mp4
   • How to upload a file to your 103 Drive: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20upload%20a%20file%20to%20your%20103%20Drive%20and%20rename%20it%20%28s14%29.mp4 
   • How to create a thank you Gzaas and Skitch it to your desktop: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Gzaas%20thank%20you%20demo%20%28s14%29.mp4

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

1. Checkout our rainy forecast for the next few days
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Thursday 9th:

- 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. To get to your 103 Drive from Gmail, follow these steps: Logon to Gmail (above) and then 1) click on the 9 little boxes symbol and 2) click on the Drive icon 
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4. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like after today’s warmup: (view example folder here)
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5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this picture memory game and Skitch your score into your 103 Drive folder as W2.  
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/memory/
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     • Here’s my example score (you don’t need to enter your name)
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6. Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your score into your 103 Drive folder as W2
7. Here are our first two 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. Practice an easier way to jump to today’s date on 308 Today, or to find any text on a website or most documents
   • Scroll to the top of the page and look for this
     • Tip: Use ctrl+F and enter the date (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.) to jump quickly to the Blog entry for today!
   • Use ctrl+F and enter 9th since that’s the date today… your screen should jump down to today
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2. Practice using ctrl+F to find the following (copy and paste the blue text below into the ctrl+f search window):
   • The words Logon Links 
   • (Take a guess before you try this… you might be surprised) How many times the letter v shows up on this page
   • pivot installation so you can download it at home if you are allowed to
3. Try using Chrome to do these tasks for you (copy and paste the blue text into a new tab) or highlight, right-click, and choose Search Google
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   • As a timer:  timer 5 seconds
   • As a calculator: 85 x 15 =
   • As a dictionary: Define amuse
   • As a map: Seattle map
   • As a translator (this one you have to copy and paste in a new tab): translate hello how are you
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   • For many other special types of Google Searchers: http://www.google.com/help/features.html
4. View some Pivot Demos
   • Float Away
   • Christmas
   • Pivot Movie Scene
   • 1742 frames demo
5. Try the following to make Pivot more fun and interesting
   • View sample animations
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   • Add a custom background (like the movie scene)
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   • Add letters or other figures
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   • Create your own custom figure
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   • Add colors, resize and flip your characters
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6. Launch the Pivot program from your desktop or Start/Programs menu and create a Pivot animation for fun and practice
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Here are some installation files if you’re allowed to install your own programs at home
   • Pivot Installation (a copy of the version we use here at school)
   • Skitch for home or phone use: http://evernote.com/skitch/ 

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

1. Checkout our campus website
   • Bastrop Middle School Website

Friday 10th: 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. Check all student 103 Drives to see if everyone has the following 3 assignments in them (view example folder here)   
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2. View the video clips selection for this week 

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

1. Here are the installation files again if you’re allowed to install your own programs at home
• Pivot Installation (a copy of the version we use here at school)
• Skitch for home or phone use: http://evernote.com/skitch/ 

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

1. Checkout our District Calendar to see when our next day off is (click on the calendar image for a larger view) 
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