Week6 (f14): Sep 29th–Oct 3rd

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 using https://classroom.google.com
    • 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 29th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
  4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
    • Use our 2.1 Week6 Warmups template to capture and save our warmup for today
  5. 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-2-comment)

  1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
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  2. Create a new Prezi account for use soon (or logon to your current account) 
  3. View this week’s plan in all core classes
  4. Begin our 2.2 (m) Word Clouds project by editing the Title Slide and by adding the contents below to Slide2

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

  1. Links for today

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

  1. Checkout Google Doodle’s 16th Birthday Doodle from just a couple of days ago

    Tuesday 30th:

    - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
    4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
    5. 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-2-comment)

    1. Continue our 2.2 (m) Word Clouds project by editing slides 3 & 4 according to the directions below which you can pause on any slide to view: 
    2. Slide 3 should have these 5 things on it: 
      1. A link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
      2. A link to Important people of the American Revolution: http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx 
      3. A Wordle in red, white and blue on a black background with some text about one of the important people (you choose the person). Here are the color codes you will need for this slide:
        • Black background:  #000000
        • Blue:  #0000ff
        • Red:  #ff0000
        • White:  #ffffff
      4. A Skitch (use print screen again) of how to add custom colors
      5. A Skitch of your custom color palette with your colors added
    3. Slide 3 should look something like this: 
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    4. Slide 4 should have these 4 things on it:
      1. A link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
      2. A link to Important people of the American Revolution: http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/people.aspx 
      3. A picture about one of the important people (you choose the person)
      4. A Wordle in custom patriotic colors with some text about the important person in the picture (Here’s a link to the Patriotic Colors info: http://goo.gl/bI3xAO)  
    5. Slide 4 should look something like this: 
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    1. Links for today

    - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

    1. Explore and experiment more of  This is sand:

      Wednesday Oct 1st:

      - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
      4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
        • Use our 2.1 Week6 Warmups template to capture and save our warmup for today, and since it’s the 1st day of October, it seems fitting that we should be thinking about carving pumpkins!
        • Here’s my example 
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      5. 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-2-comment)

        1. Continue our 2.2 (m) Word Clouds project by editing slides 5 & 6 according to the directions below. Here’s my demo copy of what your project might look like so far:
        2. Slide 5, where you learn to control the sizes of each part of your Wordle, should have these 3 things on it: 
          1. A link to Wordle Advanced: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
          2. A Skitch of the top box and example from the Wordle Advanced page 
          3. A Wordle of our new Bears mantra/slogan (poster on the wall above the phone in the computer lab)
            • BEARS
            • Be
            • Engaged
            • Accepting
            • Respectful
            • Safe
            • Hint: Use numbers from 1-10 and it will save you a lot of time editing if you copy the contents of the box before you click Go, so you can paste everything back in to make changes! Make sure there are no spaces at the end of each line or you might have problems loading your Wordles! 
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        3. Slide 5 should look something like this:
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          • Challenge!!! Do you think you can get yours to look like this (with BEARS in maroon)?
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        4. Slide 6 where you learn to use phrases and control the sizes and colors of each part of your Wordle, should have these 3 things on it: 
          1. A link to Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
          2. A Skitch of the bottom box and example from the Wordle Advanced page
          3. A Wordle in Patriotic Colors (get your color codes from this slide http://goo.gl/wjfwkj) with these lines from the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride”:
            • LISTEN my children,
            • and you shall hear
            • Of the midnight ride
            • of Paul Revere
            • The people will waken
            • and listen to hear
            • The midnight message
            • of Paul Revere
            • Hint: Use numbers from 1-10 and it will save you a lot of time editing if you copy the contents of the box before you click Go, so you can paste everything back in to make changes! Make sure there are no spaces at the end of each line or you might have problems loading your Wordles!
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        5. Slide 6 should look something like this:
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        - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

        1. Links for today

        - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

        1. Checkout these amazing pumpkin carvings!

          Thursday 2nd:

          - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
          4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
            • Use our 2.1 Week6 Warmups template to capture and save our warmup for today
          5. 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-2-comment)

            1. Continue our 2.2 (m) Word Clouds project by editing slides 7-9 according to the directions below. Here’s my demo copy of what your project might look like so far:
            2. For today’s assignment, you’ll need to check Google Classroom for 2 images to download (the bear and George Washington)  
            3. Slide 7, where you learn to upload an image into Tagxedo and use the invert function, should have these 3 things on it: 
              1. A link to Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
              2. A Tagxedo cloud of the bear logo using the blue words below 
              3. A Tagxedo cloud of the bear logo inverted (words around the bears head) using the blue words below 
                • BEARS
                • Be
                • Engaged
                • Accepting
                • Respectful
                • Safe
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            4. Slide 7 should look something like this (I’ve added directions in red): 
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            5. Slide 8, where you learn to load a webpage into Tagxedo, experiment with custom colors and practice with the invert function, should have these 3 things on it: 
              1. A link to Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
              2. A Tagxedo cloud of George Washington using this website in the Load window: http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-first-president/ten-facts-about-washingtons-presidency/ 
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              3. A Tagxedo cloud of George Washington inverted using the same website. Here are the color codes you might need  
                • Black:  000000
                • Blue:  0000ff
                • Red:  ff0000
                • White:  ffffff
                • Here’s how to add a RWB (Red White Blue) color theme
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                • Paste this in the top window:  'RWB' 000000 0000ff ff0000 ffffff
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            6. Slide 8 should look something like this (I’ve added directions in red):
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            7. Slide 9 should be your ‘the end’ slide with any appropriate cool word cloud you can find with the research tool.  Here’s my example with directions:  
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            - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

            1. Links for today

            - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

            1. Checkout more of the Pyramids Tour from our warmup! 

              Friday 3rd:

              - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
              4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
                • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
                • Go to Google Classroom to complete the form: https://classroom.google.com
                • It should look like this
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              5. 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-2-comment)

                1. Complete the following assignments in Google Classroom which are due Today!
                  • TurnIn
                2. Your 2.2 (m) Word Clouds project should look something like this example:
                3. If you’ve completed your assignments, please help someone else who needs it!
                4. Try any of these activities:

                - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com
                2. Links for each assignment this week can be found in part 3 of each day above

                - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                1. Checkout our classroom blog visitors stats for this past month. It’s cool to see how many people from other countries are checking out what we’re working on!:

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                Week5 (f14): Sep 22nd-Sep 26th

                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 using https://classroom.google.com
                  • 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 22nd:

                - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
                4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
                  • Use our new weekly warmups template to capture and save our warmup for today 
                    • Google Classroom (for template): https://classroom.google.com
                    • Create something with Surface and Skitch your creation onto our s1.10 Week5 Warmups Drawing. Be sure to add a link to Surface to the link symbol (like in the example below)
                    • Surface: http://lab.aerotwist.com/webgl/surface/
                    • If you have trouble loading it in Chrome, try Firefox!
                    • Here’s my example for today:
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                5. 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-2-comment)

                1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
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                2. View Light Room and Ant Art video clips
                3. Begin our s1.11 (m) 1st GP Review project. Follow the directions on the template assigned to you in Google Classroom.

                - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                1. Here are the links you’ll need for today’s assignments

                - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since it’s the last week of this grading period!

                  Tuesday 23rd: Pep Rally Today @3pm

                  - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
                  4. Here’s a view of our Pep Rally Bell Schedule today: 
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                  5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
                    • Capture the heart at some point where you think it looks interesting, and add it to your s1.10 Week5 Warmups Drawing. Be sure to add a link to Heart to the link symbol (like in the example below)  
                  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-2-comment)

                  1. View largest animals  video clip
                  2. Continue our s1.11 (m) 1st GP Review project by completing our 2 slides for today, slides 5 & 6. Follow the directions for each slide in red below: 
                    • Here are the directions for Slide 5:
                      • Slide 5) Search Google Images for animated atoms at this link:
                        http://goo.gl/8HkfLp Add at least 5 different examples and a
                        WordArt Title using Favorite Fonts. Add the link to Favorite
                        Fonts to the link symbol at the top of the slide.
                    • Here are the directions for Slide 6:
                      • Slide 6) Search the Bing Homepage Gallery for a cool Space image
                        to add as a background for your slide and then add a quote from
                        either quotes site on slide 2 or another site of your own which
                        you like.  Add the link to the Bing Homepage Gallery to the link
                        symbol at the top of the slide.
                  3. Here are my example slides 5 & 6 for today: (If you would like to know how to add the shadow to the quote on slide 6, let me know in class today and I’ll show you!)

                  - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                  1. Here are the links you’ll need for today’s assignments

                  - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                  1. Checkout today’s Google Doodle: First Day of Autumn 2014

                    Wednesday 24th:

                    - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
                    4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
                      • Capture the tentacles at some point where you think it looks interesting, and add it to your s1.10 Week5 Warmups Drawing. Be sure to add a link to Crazy Tentacles to the link symbol (like in the example below)  
                    5. 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-2-comment)

                      1. View 10 robots that will change the world
                      2. Continue our s1.11 (m) 1st GP Review project by completing our 2 slides for today, slides 7 & 8. Follow the directions for each slide in red below: 
                        • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com
                        • Here are the directions for Slide 7:
                          • Slide 7) Create a background for this slide using the Neon Flames link on slide 2.  Then search Google Images for Carbon, things made with Carbon or things made with Carbon Fiber and add the following to your slide 7
                            1. an element card for Carbon
                            2. at least 4 pictures related to Carbon that look interesting to you
                            3. a favorite fonts title with the word ‘Carbon’
                            4. the link to Neon Flames to the link symbol at the top of the slide
                        • Here’s an example of what your slide 7 might look like:
                        • SNAGHTML9d2223
                        • Here are the directions and links you’ll need for Slide 8:
                          • Link 1) StudyStack Unit 2 Atoms: http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-968755
                          • Link 2) StudyStack: http://www.studystack.com/
                          • Add the following to your slide 8:
                            1. a Skitch of the StudyStack Logo
                            2. 3 Skitches of your favorite review activities using Link 1 above. Practice the activities and then take the quiz (until you get a good score)
                            3. Skitch your best quiz score onto your slide with the answers to a couple of questions pixelated to show you know how to use that feature
                            4. link the Hyperlink symbol to StudyStack (Link 2 above) 
                        • Here’s an example of what your slide 8 might look like:
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                      - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                      1. Here are the links you’ll need for today’s assignments

                      - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                      1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since it’s the last week of this grading period!

                        Thursday 25th:

                        - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
                        4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
                          • Drag one or more images of your own onto the Wormz application and capture your favorite as it emerges in the center window. Add the capture to the Thursday section of your s1.10 Week5 Warmups Drawing. Be sure to add a link to Wormz to the link symbol (like in the example below)
                        5. 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-2-comment)

                          1. View the following video clips 
                          2. Continue our s1.11 (m) 1st GP Review project by completing our last 2 slides today, slides 9 & 10. Follow the directions for slide 9 in red below:
                            • Link1) SketchToy: http://sketchtoy.com/
                            • Link2) Screencast-o-matic:  http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
                            • Link3) Favorite Fonts: http://goo.gl/OoNK3f
                            • Add the following to your slide 9:
                              1. a SketchToy creation about how your week has gone so far, recorded as a GIF using Screencast-o-matic (use the arrow keys to turn your sketch while recording it)
                              2. a Favorite Fonts Title with ‘SketchToy’
                              3. link the Hyperlink symbol to Screencast-o-matic (Link 2 above)
                            • Here are the settings to save your screencast as a gif (do not record more than about 10 seconds or your file will be too large!)
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                              • Here’s my example recorded GIF:
                              • SketchToy
                            • Here’s my example slide 9
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                            • Follow the directions for slide 10 in red below:
                            • Here’s my example slide 10
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                          - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                          1. Here are the links you’ll need for today’s assignments

                          - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                          1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since it’s the last week of this grading period!

                            Friday 26th: Last day of the 1st Grading Period!

                            - Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
                            4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
                              • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week!
                              • Go to Google Classroom for the link to the form: https://classroom.google.com
                              • The form should look like this:
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                            5. 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-2-comment)

                              1. Today is the last day of the 1st Grading Period
                              2. Complete the following assignments in Google Classroom which are due Today!
                              3. Here’s what our completed s1.11 (m) 1st GP Review project should look something like:
                              4. If you’ve completed your assignments, please help someone else who needs it!
                              5. Try any of these activities:

                              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

                              1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com
                              2. Links for each assignment this week can be found in part 3 of each day above
                              3. Here’s what your assignments for this grading period should look like: (view example folder here)

                              - Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

                              1. Check your grades in all classes, since it’s the last day of this grading period!