Week19 (s14): May 19th–May 23rd

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 19th:

- 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: 
      • Solve the Time Word Search and Skitch it into your 103 Drive as 6W14a. Then create your own Word Search and Skitch it into your 103 Drive as 6W14b (you don’t need to solve this one!) 
    • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch 6W14a and 6W14b into your 103 Drive
    • 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:
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    2. View this week’s Field Trip Schedule 
    3. Install AdBlock extension:  http://goo.gl/voKJGo
    4. Continue with our Final Project by adding Slides/Frames 8&9

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

    1. Examples of past final projects
    2. Each slide or frame should contain the following 5 things:
      1. The name of the program
      2. A link to the program
      3. An example of something new which you will make with the program, or a picture related to it (if it’s a new program) 
      4. Your personal rating of the program (1 to 5 stars)
      5. Some sort of positive comment about it (what you liked or what might make it better for you)
      • Slide or frame numbers and Program links

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

      1. Try today’s Google Doodle Rubik’s Cube
      2. Checkout the pleasant forecast for the last full week of school this year!

        Tuesday 20th:

        - 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 Rubik's Image Cube into your 103 Drive as 6W15 
          • 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 video and screenshot of my current project example: 
          2. Continue with our Final Project by adding Slides/Frames 10&11

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

          1. Examples of past final projects
          2. Each slide or frame should contain the following 5 things:
            1. The name of the program
            2. A link to the program
            3. An example of something new which you will make with the program, or a picture related to it (if it’s a new program) 
            4. Your personal rating of the program (1 to 5 stars)
            5. Some sort of positive comment about it (what you liked or what might make it better for you)
            • Slide or frame numbers and Program links

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

            1. Checkout these field trip links for this week

              Wednesday 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: 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: 
                  • Try this driving game (thanks Jaycob!) and Skitch your results into your 103 Drive as 6w16  
                    • Tip: For a faster Skitch, tap the print screen button (1) on your keyboard and then (2) choose ‘New’, then (3) ‘Clipboard’ and then (4) crop the image
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                    • http://www.guygames.com/small-car.html
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                • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your results into your 103 Drive as 6w16 
                • 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 our Final Project by adding Slides/Frames 12&13 
                    • Slide/Frame 12: (Review) Neave or Bomomo http://neave.com/imagination/ or  http://bomomo.com/ 
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                    • Slide/Frame 13: (New) Draw.io https://www.draw.io/
                    • Follow the steps below to create a new drawingimage
                    • You should be able to drag n’ drop images (including Gifs) from your computer to your diagram
                    • Here’s my example, which is a picture math equation for a recipe for a healthy drink!:image

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

                  1. Examples of past final projects
                  2. Each slide or frame should contain the following 5 things:
                    1. The name of the program
                    2. A link to the program
                    3. An example of something new which you will make with the program, or a picture related to it (if it’s a new program) 
                    4. Your personal rating of the program (1 to 5 stars)
                    5. Some sort of positive comment about it (what you liked or what might make it better for you)
                    • Slide or frame numbers and Program links

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

                    1. Check your grades as we get close to the end of the year whenever you like here:

                      Thursday 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: 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: 
                          • Skitch your solution to the maze into your 103 Drive as 6w17 
                            • Click the image below for a larger view
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                        • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution to the maze into your 103 Drive as 6w17 
                        • 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 our Final Project by adding Slides/Frames 14&15   

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

                          1. Examples of past final projects
                          2. Each slide or frame should contain the following 5 things:
                            1. The name of the program
                            2. A link to the program
                            3. An example of something new which you will make with the program, or a picture related to it (if it’s a new program) 
                            4. Your personal rating of the program (1 to 5 stars)
                            5. Some sort of positive comment about it (what you liked or what might make it better for you)
                            • Slide or frame numbers and Program links

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

                            1. Checkout our long weekend weather forecast, which looks pretty nice at the start anyway!

                              Friday 23rd:  Monday is a holiday!

                              - 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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                                • 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. Check your Final Project to make sure you have all of the following Slide or Frame numbers and Program links in this order!
                                  2. View the video clips selections for this week 
                                  3. Explore any of these applications or resources which we’ve used in this class so far

                                  - Part 3) Help with your Final Project so far - (click-to-comment)

                                  1. Examples of past final projects
                                  2. Each slide or frame should contain the following 5 things:
                                    1. The name of the program
                                    2. A link to the program
                                    3. An example of something new which you will make with the program, or a picture related to it (if it’s a new program) 
                                    4. Your personal rating of the program (1 to 5 stars)
                                    5. Some sort of positive comment about it (what you liked or what might make it better for you)
                                    • Slide or frame numbers and Program links
                                      • See the list in Part 2) above 

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

                                    1. Checkout the UT 2014 Commencement Address which was delivered last Saturday (May 17, 2014):
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