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 2nd:
- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)
- Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
- Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
- Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- This is sand: http://thisissand.com/
- Browse the gallery for some amazing creations like these
- Here’s my example
- 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)
- Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
- Click here to view your ratings summary graphs
- Open your 4.11 Week5 Binder and add Bing images as backgrounds for each of your 8 slides in the collection
- Use this link to find your images
- Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/
- To add images as slide backgrounds, right-click on the slide and choose ‘Change background…’, then click Image – Choose… as you see below
- Slide1: Here are my example backgrounds with the Title and Subtitle for the Title slide added (you may choose whatever Favorite Font you like)
- Slide2: Create 3 or more Sumo Symmetry Drawings to add to Slide2 for today
- Link to Sumo: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Video help: with the Sumo Symmetry Tool
- Your images will look best on a transparent background… here’s how to open and save a Sumo image with a transparent background
- Here’s my example with 4 Sumos on transparent backgrounds with 2 to 6 points of symmetry added
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- This is sand: http://thisissand.com/
- Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/
- Sumo: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Video help: with the Sumo Symmetry Tool
- Part 4) Through? (click-2-comment)
- Checkout the recap from the amazing game last night if you missed it:
Tuesday 3rd:
- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)
- Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
- Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
- Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- A Maze Race: http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/
- Add your warmup link to this link symbol:
- Here’s my example warmup
- 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)
- Slide3: Add these Chrome Apps and Extensions http://goo.gl/VTBzb0
- Be sure to add all extensions marked in the list with a green x-box before moving on!
- Here are the 3 things you need on slide3
- Skitch a picture of the list from this file: Chrome Apps and Extensions http://goo.gl/VTBzb0
- Add the Title Apps and Extensions with a Favorite Font and link it to the list
- Skitch your extensions bar showing the extensions you’ve added
- Here’s what my slide3 looks like with the 3 things you should have on it
- Slide4: Create a Sumo Mask of your slide background
- Save this file to your desktop as SumoMask: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/SumoMask.png
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- View this Video help file and follow the directions exactly!: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Create%20a%20slide%20SumoMask.mp4
- Here’s what your Slide4 will look like if you follow the video directions exactly! (…but your background might not be birds and I’ve added noise to my example to discourage copying)
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- A Maze Race: http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/
- Chrome Apps and Extensions: http://goo.gl/VTBzb0
- Favorite Fonts
- SumoMask file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/SumoMask.png
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Video help for creating slide4: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Create%20a%20slide%20SumoMask.mp4
- Part 4) Through? (click-2-comment)
- Checkout our weather, which improves gradually up through this weekend!
Wednesday 4th:
- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)
- Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
- Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
- Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Use this for your warmup link symbol:
- …and link it to this site: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/312996#view=notes
- Complete this word search from The Giver for your warmup
- There are no backwards or diagonal words!
- Help each other to find them all! (click the image for a larger view)
- Here’s my example warmup
- 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)
- Slide5: Create a Sumo Mask of your name for your slide background
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Video help1: Create a mask with your name
- Favorite Fonts
- It should look something like this (…but with your name!)
- Video help2: (from yesterday – start video at 20seconds!) Use Sumo to cutout your name letters for your mask
- Here’s what your Slide5 will look something like after you create your name mask and drag it onto your slide
- Slide6: Change your slide6 background to a space image background and create at least 3 Sumo Planets to add to it
- Try the Bing link below, but if it doesn’t work, use a regular Google Image search for space
- Bing homepage gallery search (click the Space category): http://www.bing.com/gallery/
- Watch the video to learn how to create planets with Sumo
- Video help3: Create planets with Sumo
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Make 3 different planets to add (try using Google searches for ocean, clouds and agate for your squares). Here are my example planets… you must make your own to get credit for this!
- Here’s my example slide6
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- The Giver Vocabulary lists: http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/312996#view=notes
- Favorite Fonts
- Video help1: Create a mask with your name
- Video help2: (from yesterday – start video at 20seconds!) Use Sumo to cutout your name letters for your mask
- Bing homepage gallery search (click the Space category): http://www.bing.com/gallery/
- Video help3: Create planets with Sumo
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Part 4) Through? (click-2-comment)
- Checkout these amazing blue lava images from an Indonesian volcano
Thursday 5th:
- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)
- Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
- Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
- Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Explore these browser tricks (they may not all work at school… if one doesn’t work or is blocked, just move on to the next! If you know another, better one, use that instead)
- Askew: (Type ‘askew’ in the Google Omnibar or click here)
- Epic: http://www.toobigtouse.com/ (Click the link and wait… don’t enter a search)
- Barrel Roll: (type ‘do a barrel roll’ and enter or click here)
- Zerg Rush: zerg rush - Google Search
- Mirror: http://elgoog.im/
- Pac-Man: 30th Anniversary of PAC-MAN
- Snake: http://elgoog.im/snake/
- Gravity: Google Gravity
- Sphere: Google Sphere
- Under Water: http://elgoog.im/underwater/
- Skitch your favorite to your warmup for today and make your own symbol to link to
- Here’s my example link symbol (with noise added)
- …and here’s my example completed warmup for today (and 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-2-comment)
- Algebra students… here’s an online calculator to help you with understanding your topics. Please checkout the links below and let me know using click-2-comment if you think this might be useful to you.
- Calculator: http://www.mathpapa.com/algebra-calculator.html
- Calculator tutorial: http://www.mathpapa.com/calc/tutorial/
- Calculator example problems: http://www.mathpapa.com/calc/examples/
- Slide7: Add at least 3 different 3D shapes (1-sphere, 1-cube, 1-cylinder) using Skitched images from the Bing Homepages gallery. Your browser will be less likely to lockup during this activity if you close as many tabs and other applications as you can, and if you’re still having problems, Skitch the ‘locked-up’ view so I know you tried!
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Bing homepage gallery search): http://www.bing.com/gallery/
- Note: cubes will look very dark unless you make the adjustments below!
- Here’s my example slide7 (you only need 3 images but you can certainly add more if you like!)
- Slide8: Add at least 3 other Sumo filters or adjustments (using any images you like) and label them with the effects you used… have fun with this and explore lots of options and settings!
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- There are lots of Adjustments and filters to choose from and experiment with:
- Here’s my example slide8 (again, you only need 3)
- Slide9: Add a cool ‘The End’ Mask with any appropriate background image you like!
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Here’s how to add a new blank slide to your binder
- Here’s my example slide9
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Sumo.fm: http://sumo.fm/#create
- Bing homepage gallery search: http://www.bing.com/gallery/
- Part 4) Through? (click-2-comment)
- Checkout the forecast for this upcoming weekend… it’s looking great!
Friday 6th:
- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)
- Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
- Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
- Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
- 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:
- 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)
- Please complete and turn-in the following 2 assignments and the reflections form in Google Classroom
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
- Week5 reflections form
- Part 4) Through? (click-2-comment)
- Checkout the updated weekend weather forecast… still looks great!
