Week13 (s15): Apr 6th–Apr 10th

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 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
      • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
      • There are only 6 more regular class days to practice STAAR vocabulary in this course, so please take your time and learn the terms well to help you do your best on the tests!
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      • Quizlet People of the Revolution: http://quizlet.com/77693722/flashcards 
      • Make sure you only use these questions types!
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      • Here are the 3 things you need on your warmup for today
        1. The Quizlet title showing the subject and linked to this: http://quizlet.com/77693722/flashcards 
        2. At least 2 Scatter scores
        3. Your Test grade of at least a C (but try to get an A+!) showing the top 2 questions and your score. (It took me 3 attempts to get an A+, so keep at it!)
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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:
  2. This will be our last full week on coding.  We will have only 2 more days of coding after this week (days 5&6 on the calendar in the warmup section above) trying out things like game coding and coding with sound.  Here’s some info on why learning coding is important and why we’re doing these activities! 
  3. Open your 5.12 Week 13 Binder and add the following to your first 2 slides
  4. Slide1: Title slide with a pattern library background 
  5. Slide2: Stage11 with these 3 things on it… sign in to Code.org here first using sign-in with Google: http://studio.code.org/users/sign_in 
    1. Favorite Fonts Title
    2. Your final creation on the last stage (as a background for your slide)
    3. A link to Stage 11: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/11/puzzle/1
  6. Here’s my example slide2 with numbered steps 
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  7. Help with stage 11 if you need it! There are other solutions, but here’s how I approached several of the steps in the stage (click 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 articles on why learning coding is important and on other learn-coding resources
  2. Here’s our forecast for the week: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602

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    Tuesday 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: 
    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. Saw this and thought it was interesting (from this collection). When it comes to programming, just give it your best shot…  adopt an attitude that’s open to the experience :)
    2. Open your 5.12 Week 13 Binder and add the following to your next 2 slides (slides 3&4)
    3. Slide3: Stage13 with these 3 things on it… sign in to Code.org here first using sign-in with Google: http://studio.code.org/users/sign_in 
      1. Favorite Fonts Title
      2. Your final step of Stage 13 (as a background for your slide)
      3. A link to Stage 13: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/13/puzzle/1
    4. Here’s my example Slide3  
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    5. Help with Stage 13 
      • Click this link (or on the image below) to see help for every step of this stage
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    6. Slide4: with these 3 things on it  
      1. Favorite Fonts Title
      2. Something interesting which you found in the featured Scratch projects for this month at this link  Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/featured/?date=this_month
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      3. A link to the project you liked. Here are some examples that I found that were interesting to me
    7. Here’s my example Slide4  
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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 15 places to play Google Maps Pacman

      Wednesday 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: 
        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. A few more words to consider… 
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          2. Open your 5.12 Week 13 Binder and add the following to your next 2 slides (slides 5&6) 
          3. Important Note for this stage: Type exactly what they show in quotes in the directions on the left side panel and do not use Capital Letters or your program won’t run correctly. Watching the video tutorials and viewing my Help images will help you get through this most challenging stage! 
          4. Slide5: Stage15 with these 3 things on it… sign in to Code.org here first using sign-in with Google: http://studio.code.org/users/sign_in 
            1. Favorite Fonts Title
            2. Your final step of Stage 15 (as a background for your slide)
            3. A link to Stage 15: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/15/puzzle/1
          5. Here’s my example Slide5  
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          7. Help with Stage 15 
            • Click this link (or on the image below) to see help for every step of this stage
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          8. Slide6: with these 3 things on it  
            1. Favorite Fonts Title
            2. Try both of these projects (follow the instructions you see to run them) and Skitch the one you like best to your slide6. Try editing either if you like
            3. Add a link to the project you liked best (Project 1 or 2)
          9. Here’s my example slide6
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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 any of these other Scratch 103lab Demo projects

            Thursday 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. Notice the goal here (in programming and in all of education) is to keep an open mind about your experiences? 
              2. Open your 5.12 Week 13 Binder and add the following to your last 2 slides (slides 7&8)
              3. Slide7:  Combine your results from the last 2 simple and fun stages
              4. Slide8: Shows your final progress through all of the stages (this will take 2-3 screenshots to fit all of your stages and trophies)
                • 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. Checkout this STAAR Vocabulary practice tool which has been created to help you and your teachers to organize and practice vocabulary for all core classes

                Friday 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. 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. You should complete and turn-in the following today. Please don’t forget to click Turn-in for each of your assignments in Google Classroom! 
                  2. Here’s a fun ‘tech-in-the-workplace’ gif.  No loafing around from this worker!  …wait

                  - 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 important reminders for next week!
                    • The 5th Grading Period ends next Friday, so check your grades frequently to make sure you’ve turned everything in on time!
                    • Our class will only meet 5 times in the next 2 weeks (and 2 of those will be Fridays!) due to Science/History rotations and STAAR testing. Here are the days we will be meeting:

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