Week1 (s15): Jan 5th–Jan 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 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 5th: Student Holiday!

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

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Here’s what happened on this day last spring:

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    Tuesday 6th:

    - 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
    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. Logon to your Gmail account to get the access code for Google Classroom in an email from me 
      • Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
      • Copy the Access Code to use with your new class
      • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
      • If you’ve already used Google Classroom, you’ll see this: (click on the + sign to add this class)
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      • If you’ve never used Google Classroom, click on ‘Student’ and then you’ll see this: (click on the + sign to add this class)
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    2. Complete the form below to review many of the tools and resources available to you!
    3. Use Skitch to find and markup an image about cold weather and then drag it to your desktop for use in tomorrow’s warmup
    4. Here’s more info on Skitch for use anywhere: 
    5. If you complete everything early, review the Den calendar, presentations and information in Part 4 below

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

    1. Links for today

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

    1. Checkout the Den calendar and Den rules updates below
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    2. Den Presentations for this week

      Wednesday 7th:

      - 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: 
        1. 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. Skitch the following Gzaas message to your desktop for use tomorrow 
            • Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/ 
            • Video help with using Gzaas 
            • Create a Gzaas that says something like We’re on our way to Bastrop High School!
            • Here’s my example which has added noise to identify copying (Challenge: can you use the school colors and add a shadow?)
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          2. Skitch a map of the directions from BMS to BHS by Bicycle to your desktop for use tomorrow 
            • Link to Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps
            • Click the Directions option
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            • Follow the directions below and Skitch a view of your map, route and Bicycle distance to your desktop like this example
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          3. Skitch a couple of Streetviews or Earth views of BHS to your desktop for use tomorrow
            • Here’s an example Streetview
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            • …and an example Earth view
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          4. Complete the form from yesterday if you haven’t already done so!
          5. Practice the typing game you found in your warmup today, or search for a new one to try  

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

          1. Here are the links you’ll need for today
          2. DEN links and info for today 

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

          1. Checkout the cold weather that starts moving in from the North today

            Thursday 8th:

            - 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. Use (click-2-comment) to send me the link to the typing game you found in yesterday’s warmup and your name   
              2. Install the AdBlock extension
              3. Add our Skitches from our BHS/CRCA activities yesterday to a 3-slide template in Google Classroom
                • Open the 4.2 BHS (or CRCA) assignment in Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
                • The directions you’ll need for each slide are in the notes section
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                • Here are my example slides:
                • Slide 1 (both images should be linked)
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                • Slide 2 (no links needed on these images)
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                • Slide 3 (all 3 images should be linked) 
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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 cold temperatures from around the nation this morning

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                Friday 9th:

                - 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. Fridays are makeup days.  After you complete the weekly reflections form,  if you’re missing any assignments, you may use today to get caught up
                  2. Complete and turn-in any assignments with red corners in Google Classroom
                  3. Try any of these typing practice applications which you recommended in the form yesterday 

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

                  1. Links for today

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

                  1. Checkout this article on the new tiny computer ‘button’ wearables
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