Week2 (s15): Jan 12th–Jan 16th

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 12th:

- 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
     • Skitch your highest level reached in this application https://santatracker.google.com/#gumball
     • Use this Gumball image for your link symbol:
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     • Here’s my example warmup with the 3 things you’ll need: 
       1. Your score
       2. The gumball image linked to the application
       3. The letters Mon in purple… you can make them exactly the same color as the score background using this color code: #8D23A9
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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:
   • Click here to view responses 
2. Add the ColorZilla Extension 
   • Click here to add ColorZilla Extension
   • You should now see these 2 icons on your URL bar (the order doesn’t matter)
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3. Open your 4.4 Week2 Collection file in Google Classrooms  
   • follow the directions and links at the bottom of slides 1-4
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Video help: Configuring Java for today     (add these 5 sites below to Java console)
     1. Escapemotions: http://www.escapemotions.com/
     2. Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html and http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.php
     3. Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html and http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.php
   • You’ll need to clear your Chrome History CTRL+H after configuring Java for the applications to run in Chrome today
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4. Here are my example slides for today (with added noise to discourage copying) 
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Gumball: https://santatracker.google.com/#gumball
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/products/flamepainter/index.php
   • Video help: Configuring Java for today 
   • Escapemotions: http://www.escapemotions.com/
   • Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
   • Fluid Water 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
   • Other Experiments: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments.php

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

1. Checkout our weather forecast for this week
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Tuesday 13th:

- 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
     • 15 Traits Of The Ideal Employee: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACtjqCji4F5GU5_Vu7Uy7hsFB-IjxEDzFaY/
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     • Click on the image below for a larger view (help each other find at least 10 of the words!)
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     • Here’s my example warmup with the 3 things you’ll need:
       1. Your solution to the puzzle (with at least 10 of the words)
       2. A work-related icon (you can search for your own if you like) linked to this: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACtjqCji4F5GU5_Vu7Uy7hsFB-IjxEDzFaY/
       3. Change the colors of the letters Tues to black and add a thin black frame around the word using this line tool
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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. Add the Google URL Shortener extension 
   • Goo.gl extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon 
2. Add 3 Google Tips Cards to slide 5 of your 4.4 Week2 Collection file 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Google Tips Site: https://www.google.com/get/googletips/
   • Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.4%20s15%20Project%20Videos/Google%20Tips%20Cards.mp4 
   • Here’s my example slide 5
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3. Add this Streetview University Campuses information to slide 6 
   • Browse this Campuses Views Site for the campus you think looks the coolest: https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/university-campuses?gl=ca
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   • Here’s my example slide 6 with the directions on it
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- 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
   • Goo.gl extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon 
   • Google Tips Site: https://www.google.com/get/googletips/
   • Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.4%20s15%20Project%20Videos/Google%20Tips%20Cards.mp4 
   • Campuses Views Site: https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/university-campuses?gl=ca 

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

1. Checkout this picture quotes site which we’ll be using later on in the course:
   • http://www.brainyquote.com/
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Wednesday 14th:

- 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
     • 10 Longest Animals in the Ocean: http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-10-longest-animals-in-the-ocean-150113.htm
     • Try this link if you can’t advance through the slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1olb3tX0_lswlMTS12YXOzN0uCXCBCalYXiuTKGNchKA/edit?usp=sharing
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   • Choose your favorite of the 10 animals, and then do a Google Image Search for more photos of that animal. Add at least 3 images to your warmup for today like my example below
   • Here’s my example warmup with the 2 things you’ll need: 
     1. 3 images of your favorite animal from this Discovery News link: http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-10-longest-animals-in-the-ocean-150113.htm
     2. The Discovery News Website Logo linked to the 10 Longest Animals page
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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. Add the Pixlr Editor App from the Chrome Web Store 
   • Link to Pixlr App: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
   • If you’ve done this correctly, you should see the Blue Butterfly when you click the Apps button on your Chrome Toolbar like this example:
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2. Use the Pixlr Editor App to color the SharkZillaBlank file and add it to your 4.5 SharkZilla! assignment in Google Classroom
   • Here are the steps for this assignment
     1. Right-click the blank image below and choose open link in new tab… then Skitch it to your desktop
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     3. Watch this Video Help clip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.5%20s15%20SharkZilla%20Project%20Videos/4.5%20SharkZilla%20assignment%20help.mp4
     4. Open the Pixlr App and use it to open and edit your Skitch image from your desktop
     5. Open your 4.5 SharkZilla! assignment in Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     6. Use the ColorZilla extension to pull the colors you need to fill your blank image from the images which are already on the assignment. Here’s a link to the ColorZilla extension if you haven’t added it yet: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp?hl=en-US
     7. Tip: If some colors spill outside of the lines, use the Pixlr Pencil Tool to fill in the gaps and try again!
     8. Replace the blank image on your 4.5 assignment with your filled one using Skitch
   • Here’s my example 4.5 SharkZilla! assignment
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links for today
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • 10 Longest Animals in the Ocean: http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-10-longest-animals-in-the-ocean-150113.htm
   • Pixlr App: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
   • ColorZilla extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp?hl=en-US
   • Video Help clip: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.5%20s15%20SharkZilla%20Project%20Videos/4.5%20SharkZilla%20assignment%20help.mp4 

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

1. Checkout more interesting info from Discovery News
   • http://news.discovery.com/
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Thursday 15th:

- 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
     • Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
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     • Create and solve your own word search with at least 10 words (you can use the premade wordlists if you like by clicking on the link depicted in this image)
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     • Here’s my example which you may use and solve if you like (click on the image for a larger view)
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     • Here’s my example completed warmup file
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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. Add the Web of Trust extension to help you to know if a website is safe (virus/malware free)  
   • Web of Trust extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wot/bhmmomiinigofkjcapegjjndpbikblnp?hl=en-US 
2. Transfer your entire 4.5 SharkZilla drawing to slide 7 of your 4.4 Week2 Collection file and edit each of the elements on the slide 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.5%20s15%20SharkZilla%20Project%20Videos/Transferring%20Google%20Drawings%20to%20Google%20Slides.mp4
   • Here are the edits you’ll need to make: 
     1. Flip the shark drawing horizontally (so it’s swimming in the opposite direction) and add a colored frame around it (in this example, I used blue, but you may choose any color you like)
     2. Resize and tilt each of the 3 photos and then add colored frames around each photo
     3. Change the color of the link to something that’s bright and easier to read
   • Here’s my example slide 7
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3. Create a Pivot animation for your ‘The End’ slide 8, save it as a gif and drag it onto slide 8
   • Click this desktop icon to load Pivot
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   • Here’s how to save a Pivot animation as an animated gif
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   • Here’s my example
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   • …and here’s my completed 4.4 Week2 Collection example

- 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
   • Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
   • Web of Trust extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wot/bhmmomiinigofkjcapegjjndpbikblnp?hl=en-US 
   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/4.5%20s15%20SharkZilla%20Project%20Videos/Transferring%20Google%20Drawings%20to%20Google%20Slides.mp4 

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

1. Create more Pivots for fun, like this example
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Friday 16th: Monday is a holiday!

- 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. Please ensure you complete and turn-in the following assignments today!
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
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- 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
• Week2 Reflections Form 

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

1. Checkout the following important announcement about Monday, Jan 19th!
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