Week10 (s15): Mar 9th–Mar 13th

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 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. 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. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
  2. Turn in your Google Pilot Forms for a free 90% Project Grade!
  3. Open your 5.6 Week10 Binder and use the backgrounds link in the notes section or below to add a different background to Slides 1&2 for today
  4. Make a copy of this Customize Prezi example to edit this week as we learn about, explore and record the various ways to customize a Prezi

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

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

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

  1. Checkout our forecast for the week, which after today is looking pretty good!

    Tuesday 10th:

    - 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 editing your Customize Prezi file by adding the next section   
    2. Open your 5.6 Week10 Binder and add backgrounds to slides 3&4 and information from this search list of reusable Prezis on your current topic in Language Arts: The Diary of Anne Frank 
      • List of reusable Prezis on Anne Frank: http://goo.gl/ZpnVpm 
      • Since these are reusable, you can make a copy and edit them for your ELA class if you like!
    3. Slide3: 
      • Add a background from the link in the notes section and these 3 things
        1. Skitch of a Prezi you like (big picture view so you can see everything) from this list: http://goo.gl/ZpnVpm
        2. Skitch of a closeup of your favorite part of that Prezi with an arrow from where it is located
        3. A link to the Prezi so you can find it again for your language Arts class
      • Here’s my example slide3 (click the image for a larger view)
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    4. Slide4: 
      • Add a background from the link in the notes section and these 3 things
        1. Skitch of a different Prezi you like (big picture view so you can see everything) from this list: http://goo.gl/ZpnVpm
        2. Skitch of a closeup of your favorite part of that Prezi with an arrow from where it is located
        3. A link to the Prezi so you can find it again for your language Arts class
      • Here’s my example slide4 (click the image for a larger view)
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    - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

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

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

    1. Checkout these top Science Stories from early 2015 

      Wednesday 11th:

      - 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
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          • Anne Frank Vocabulary (find any of the definitions for the words at this link): http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/24704#view=notes
          • Help each other to find all of the words (none of them are backwards and there are no diagonals in this puzzle)
          • Click the image for a larger view to Skitch
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          • Challenge: Can you change the color of the vocabulary.com logo to a shade of brown like you see in my example?
          • Here’s my example warmup
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        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. Turn in your Google Pilot Forms for a free 90% Project Grade!
          2. Continue editing your Customize Prezi file by adding the next section     
          3. Open your 5.6 Week10 Binder, add backgrounds to slides 5&6 and edit copies of reusable Prezis related to your current topics in Math:  https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/document/d/1UVKg4wEoLLD563a2MeSLkSWyYlx2_kZQ1EcncGIAO9w/edit#heading=h.fbska01s9g6n 
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          4. Slide5: 
          5. Slide6: 
            • Add a new background from this list: http://www.one-tab.com/page/MjidCerBQ5WO2AVEJ2hRYg
            • Make a copy of this Prezi to edit: https://prezi.com/wnpba2jma6ap/quadratic-functions/
            • Skitch a ‘before’ shot (number 1 in example)
            • Edit your copy of the Prezi to change the theme, rearrange the shapes and change the fonts and colors
            • Skitch your Theme Wizard to show your edits (number 2 in example)
            • Skitch an ‘After’ shot (number 3 in example)
            • Here’s my example slide6… with different colors and all of the circle frames rearranged (you don’t need the red numbers on your slide)
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          - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

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

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

          1. Checkout our forecast for Spring Break, which is looking pretty good!

            Thursday 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
                • Find all of the objects in this hidden object search (click the image for a larger view to Skitch)
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                • Search Google Images for some cool looking colored Easter Eggs to add (linked to the image URL)
                • Challenge: Can you make your image egg shaped?
                • Here’s my example warmup
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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. Turn in your Google Pilot Forms for a free 90% Project Grade! 
              2. Continue editing your Customize Prezi file by adding the Thursday and Friday sections 
                • Open your Copy of Customize Prezi from yesterday
                • Your Prezis: https://prezi.com/your/ 
                • Skitch the 3 steps for changing your background to the fourth Sticky Note and title it: Thurs – Edit Background
                • Here’s my example
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                • Search for an image of your favorite Spring Break activity (like favorite video game , or book, or movie you would like to see) to add to the fifth and final sticky note and title it: Friday – Favorite Break! 
                • Here’s my example
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              3. Open your 5.6 Week10 Binder and complete your final two slides 7&8 according to the directions below
              4. Slide7: 
                • Add a different background from this Slide Backgrounds List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/MjidCerBQ5WO2AVEJ2hRYg 
                • Search Reusable Prezis for Civil War Battles: Click Here
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                • Make a copy of one you like and choose Edit
                • Add a frame with 2 Likes and another with 2 Ideas for improving the Prezi. Here’s my example slide7 (click image for larger view)
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              5. Slide8:
                • Add a different background from this Slide Backgrounds List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/MjidCerBQ5WO2AVEJ2hRYg 
                • Add a Skitch of your Copy of Customize Prezi
                • Link your Skitch to your Prezi… here’s how to get your link
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                • Here’s my example slide8
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              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

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

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

              1. Check your grades in all classes since tomorrow is the last day of the 5th Progress Reporting period!

                Friday 13th: Last day of the 5th Progress Reporting 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 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. Turn in your Google Pilot Forms for a free 90% Project Grade! 
                  2. The 5th Progress Reporting Period ends today! Please ensure you have turned in assignments 5.1-5.5 today! 

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

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

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

                  1. Check your grades in all classes since today is the last day of the 5th Progress Reporting period!
                  2. Have a great…

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