Week13 (f14): Nov 17th–21st

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 17th:

- 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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup. Add your results for today to your 3.4 Week13 Warmups file in Google Classrooms 
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Use either of the links below for your warmup today (sent by Jessica!) 
     • 2048: http://cyberzhg.github.io/2048/
     • Mobile (smaller) version 2048: http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
   • Here’s my example
   • 
   • Here’s what you need
     1. Skitch of your results
     2. Skitch your highest score tile and link it to the game: http://cyberzhg.github.io/2048/
     3. Recolor Mon with one of the tile colors (use the ColorZilla eyedropper to choose a color)
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:
   • http://www.evernote.com/l/ACtdaJ5wWTpIxajEhBRVO4BwZUsibXNovyA/
2. Please complete this survey on our recent Fun Day activities 
   • http://goo.gl/KNyoXt
3. Complete our 3.5 Graphing Practice assignment (tutorial) which you’ll find in Google Classroom
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • 2048: http://cyberzhg.github.io/2048/
   • Mobile version 2048: http://gabrielecirulli.github.io/2048/
   • WikiHow Create a Graph in Google Sheets:http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Graph-in-a-Spreadsheet-on-Google-Docs  

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

1. Checkout our forecast for this last week of school before our Thanksgiving Break!
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
   • 

Tuesday 18th:

- 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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Take the Impossible Quiz (help each other!): http://www.theimpossiblequiz.net/impossiblequiz.html
     • Try to get to at least question 10
     • hint: all of the answers are on this page!
     • 
     • Here’s what you need: 
       1. When you get down to 1 life, take a picture of the question to put in your warmup
       2. Skitch ‘The Impossible Quiz’ logo and link it to the quiz
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. Review using Pixlr to color an image for use on slide4 of our Canva Presentation 
   • 
   • Here are the steps 
     1. Open the image at the link below and right-click save to your desktop: http://goo.gl/iZTrbe
     2. Open the Pixlr App
     3. Use the fill bucket to color the image and save it to your desktop
   • Video help with colors: http://goo.gl/dSH9Yj 
   • Links to add ColorZilla and Pixlr if you don’t have them yet (click to go to web store to add them)
     • ColorZilla
     • Pixlr
2. Open your Canva presentation and add your colored drawing to a new slide4 of your presentation
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 
   • 
   • Here’s what slide4 should have on it:
     1. The image you colored with Pixlr
     2. A Text title which references your favorite Thanksgiving foods
     3. At least 5 different images of foods you would like to have for Thanksgiving
   • Here’s my example so far: https://www.canva.com/design/DAA_4YLxhEg/OqvbcJsThdH0sL_a-94fPA/view

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

1. Here are the links you need for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Quiz help 
   • Image to color: http://goo.gl/iZTrbe
   • Video help with colors: http://goo.gl/dSH9Yj
   • Add ColorZilla and Pixlr if you don’t have them yet
     • ColorZilla
     • Pixlr
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 

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

1. Check your grades frequently this week since Friday is the end of this progress reporting period!

   Logon here to check your grades

Wednesday 19th:

- 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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Choose the Animal jaws that you think are the most interesting to you: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACsYSOogoR9ExqkAdUkgHlFlMzXHzJLYfoE/ 
     • Warmup Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pixlr/BatEffects.mp4
     • Skitch the jaws you like best to your desktop and modify the image in Pixlr to look even more scary… then Skitch your results to your warmup for today. Here’s my example with the numbered steps below the image:
     • 
     • Here’s what you need: 
       1. An edited version of the Jaws you choose
       2. Your original version of the Jaws linked to this: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACsYSOogoR9ExqkAdUkgHlFlMzXHzJLYfoE/
       3. Adjust the text box colors, fill and outline to go with your effects
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. Open your Canva presentation and add a new Slide5 to your presentation
   • Important Note!  This Canva Project will be your only project grade for the 3rd Progress Reporting Period (which ends Friday!), and it will count for 60% of your grade, so please keep up with it!
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 
   • Add this OneTab extension to make lists of your tabs like the one you’ll see below: OneTab
   • Browse this links list for Holiday Events in our area to use on your slide5: http://www.one-tab.com/page/NMstTa4LTkCyXC5eNbXfWA
   • 
   • Here’s what slide5 should have on it:
     1. A Text title which uses at least 2 different colors
     2. A collection of at least 5 different images from this links list (same link as above): http://www.one-tab.com/page/NMstTa4LTkCyXC5eNbXfWA
2. Here’s my example Canva presentation with 5 slides so far: https://www.canva.com/design/DAA_4YLxhEg/OqvbcJsThdH0sL_a-94fPA/view

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

1. Here are the links you need for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Animal jaws: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACsYSOogoR9ExqkAdUkgHlFlMzXHzJLYfoE/ 
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 
   • Holidays links list: http://www.one-tab.com/page/NMstTa4LTkCyXC5eNbXfWA
   • My example Canva presentation with 5 slides so far: https://www.canva.com/design/DAA_4YLxhEg/OqvbcJsThdH0sL_a-94fPA/view

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

1. Checkout these snow images from yesterday
   • http://mashable.com/2014/11/18/crazy-new-york-snow-photos/
   • 
   • And from this search: http://goo.gl/yFbkEv

Thursday 20th:

- 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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Take the impossible Quiz 2: http://www.theimpossiblequiz.net/impossiblequiz2.html
     • Try to get to at least question 10
     • Same hint!
     • 
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. Create Word clouds of things you are thankful for in Tagxedo AND Wordle (at least 1 using each) to use on Slide6 of your Canva Presentation  
   • Tagxedo:  http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     • Custom Tagxedo ideas
       • Gzaas word template using Thanks!: http://gzaas.com/RciuBN
       • Thanks! image ready for upload: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Gzaas/Thanks.jpg
       • Custom color scheme (copy/paste/edit): first code is background
       • 'Green Blue Orange' 002B05 007080 4080a0 f0f0f0 d0a030 c06010
   • Wordle:  http://www.wordle.net/create 
   • …or Wordle Advanced: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Here are some ideas for text to use
     • A-Z Thanksgiving List: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACt_lOgN-d1PgLK6tcZ6Jk0l_Ib7qcC7p4E/
     • Names of Family, friends, pets, foods, fun, places
     • Text of favorite articles, poems, songs (search for lyrics)
2. Open your Canva presentation and add the last Slide6 to your presentation
   • Important Note!  This Canva Project will be your only project grade for the 3rd Progress Reporting Period (which ends Friday!), and it will count for 60% of your grade, so please keep up with it!
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/ 
   • 
   • Here’s what slide6 should have on it:
     1. The Wordle you made above
     2. The Tagxedo you made above
     3. A collection of at least 5 different text and graphics images from this links list (same link as above)
        • There are 11 in my example, and I found lots of graphics here:
        • 
3. Here’s my example Canva presentation with 6 slides: https://www.canva.com/design/DAA_4YLxhEg/OqvbcJsThdH0sL_a-94fPA/view 

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

1. Here are the links you need for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Part Deux
   • Tagxedo:  http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
   • Wordle:  http://www.wordle.net/create 
   • Wordle Advanced: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/  

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

1. Check your grades frequently this week since Friday is the end of this progress reporting period!

   Logon here to check your grades

Friday 21st:

- 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:
   • 
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 these assignments (this is the last day before the end of this progress reporting period!)
   • Week12 reflections Form: http://goo.gl/forms/jN4D0zxPbx
   • Canva Presentation: https://www.canva.com/
2. Here’s my example Canva presentation with 6 slides: https://www.canva.com/design/DAA_4YLxhEg/OqvbcJsThdH0sL_a-94fPA/view 

 

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

1. Here are the links you need for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Tagxedo:  http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
   • Wordle:  http://www.wordle.net/create 
   • Wordle Advanced: http://www.wordle.net/advanced
   • Canva: https://www.canva.com/
   • Google Map of Bastrop restaurants: https://www.google.com/maps/search/restaurants+in+bastrop+tx/@30.1061124,-97.3198207,16z

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

1. Check your grades since today is the end of this progress reporting period!

   Logon here to check your grades

2. There are only 3 weeks left in this semester and in this course!