Week17 (s14): May 5th–May 9th

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 5th:

- 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: use @student.bisdtx.org
  3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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    • Daily Warmup Activity: 
      • Use the Skitch highlighter tool to identify the objects in this hidden picture puzzle. Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as 6w6 
        • Click on the image below for a larger view to capture 
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    • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as 6w6 
    • 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. Preview the 6.1 Presentation which we will create to capture the details of our Glogs and to review Google Presentations
    3. Complete zone 4 of your Positive Personality Project by finding at least 3 Quotes or Sentences using your word (like the example below)
    4. View this TED talk on Gamification while we work on our projects  

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

    1. Project Links 
    2. Additional Project Resources

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

    1. Checkout the forecast for this week… hopefully we’ll get some much-needed rain!

      Tuesday 6th:

      - 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: use @student.bisdtx.org
      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 highest level reached into your Drive as 6W7 
        • 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. Continue with zone 5 of your Positive Personality Project by finding 3-5 images which are related in some way to your word (like the example below). Fill blank areas in your Glog with lots of Graphics and Animations so it’s fun and interesting to look at!
        2. To complete your project, create a new Presentation with 7 slides in your 103 Drive Folder called 6.1 . View the embedded Presentation below to see an example with instructions in green added to each slide: 
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        3. View another TED Talk on Gamification while we work on our projects

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

        1. Project Links 
        2. Additional Project Resources

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

        1. Checkout this plan for collecting energy in space

          Wednesday 7th:

          - 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: use @student.bisdtx.org
          3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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            • Daily Warmup Activity: 
              • Find at least 1/2 of the words and Skitch your solution into your drive as 6W8 
                • Open the image in a new tab for a larger view to capture
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            • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution into your drive as 6W8 
            • 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 new Google Documents images capability 
              2. Create a new Document in your 103 Drive called 6P5
              3. Complete your Positive Personality Glog 
                • See the help section below for examples, links and information
              4. Complete your 6.1 Presentation
                • See the help section below for examples, links and information 

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

              1. Project Links 
              2. Additional Project Resources
              3. 6p5 example document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ctUaAWDYJmMK3pMMCRX9O6K1rGIIHSQejCyGEorot0/edit?usp=sharing

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

              1. Check your grades in all classes. The 6th progress reporting period ends Friday

                Thursday 8th:

                - 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: use @student.bisdtx.org
                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 best score into your 103 Drive as 6w9
                  • 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 your Positive Personality Glog 
                      • See the help section below for examples, links and information
                    2. Complete your 6.1 Presentation
                      • See the help section below for examples, links and information
                    3. The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends tomorrow. Please check to make sure that your 103 Folder contains all of the following assignments and that they are named correctly!  (view example folder here)
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                    4. View this TED Talk on Gamification that can save lives in dire situations while completing your projects  
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                    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                    1. Project Links 
                    2. Additional Project Resources
                      1. 6p5 example document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ctUaAWDYJmMK3pMMCRX9O6K1rGIIHSQejCyGEorot0/edit?usp=sharing

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

                      1. Check your grades in all classes. The 6th progress reporting period ends Tomorrow!
                      2. Checkout the forecast for the next few days

                        Friday 9th:  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: use @student.bisdtx.org
                        3. Today we will be on the Pep Rally Bell Schedule 
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                        4. 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/TU5uol

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

                            1. Complete your Positive Personality Glog 
                              • See the help section below for examples, links and information
                            2. Complete your 6.1 Presentation
                              • See the help section below for examples, links and information
                            3. The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends today. Please check to make sure that your 103 Folder contains all of the following assignments and that they are named correctly!  (view example folder here)
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                            4. Consider making a Mother’s Day card or poster (since Mother’s Day is Sunday) using Glogster or Google Drawings by adding interesting images, graphics and/or quotes!
                            5. View the video clips selections for this week
                            6. Explore any of these applications or resources which we’ve used in this class so far

                            - Part 3) Help with our most recent assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                            1. Project Links 
                            2. Additional Project Resources
                              1. 6p5 example document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ctUaAWDYJmMK3pMMCRX9O6K1rGIIHSQejCyGEorot0/edit?usp=sharing

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

                              1. Check your grades in all classes. The 6th progress reporting period ends Today!
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