Week17 (s15): May 4th–May 8th

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 4th:

- 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. Open your 6.06 Week17 Binder and add your first 3 slides
    • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
    • Generally, our remaining binders in the course will include the following pattern each day
      • Review something we’ve used in the course
      • Explore some sidebar item from 308Today for future Reference
      • Introduce some new tool or application that might be of use to you someday
    • Why do we use binders in this course?
      • as a log of what you've explored
      • it points to what you've learned, but it is not what you’ve learned
      • it provides evidence of your participation
      • it’s concise, which makes finding resources and evaluating effort much easier than collecting lots of separate files
      • in the process you are creating your own archive of your work
  3. Slide1: Binder Title Slide
    • Reminder: Do not copy my work on any slides unless I direct you too! …if you do, I won’t count it!
    • May is our last full month of school and there are a lot of important events coming up!
    • Here are the 4 things which should be on your Slide1 to help you to take notice of important upcoming events
      1. The Binder Title (you may use Favorite Fonts, Gzaas, Graffiti Creator or another application with fonts that you like)
      2. The word ‘May’ linked to our public calendar
      3. A Skitch of the calendar
      4. At least 2 icons marking dates which are important to you (search Google Images)
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  4. Slide2: Review our weekly reflections forms for ideas for forms you might make someday 
    • Here are the 4 things which should be on your Slide2 to help you to find example forms to use as patterns
      1. Favorite Form Title
      2. A Skitch of where the archive is located at 308Today
      3. A Skitch of this semester’s forms from the archive
      4. A Skitch of the form design from this semester which you liked best
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  5. Slide3: New! -  MakeBeliefsComix

- 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 since the last Progress Reporting Period ends this Friday!

    Tuesday 5th:

    - 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 hidden objects in the image below and mark them off with the Skitch highlighter
        • Click the image for a larger view
        • Bird Houses
        • Search for images of the most colorful birds in the world and Skitch your favorite with a link to the image URL on your warmup
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        • Here’s my example
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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. Continue your 6.06 Week17 Binder by adding your next 3 slides  
      • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
      • Reminder: our remaining binders in the course will include the following pattern most days
        • Review something we’ve used in the course
        • Explore some sidebar item from 308Today for future Reference
        • Introduce some new tool or application that might be of use to you someday
        • Please do not copy my materials (or they won’t count)… make your own cool stuff to share!
    2. Slide4: Review
      • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide4
        1. Title: Review
        2. The options from the Draw-a-stickman site: http://www.drawastickman.com/
        3. A link to the site
        4. 3 Skitches from your favorite episode
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    3. Slide5: Sidebar
      • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide5
        1. Title: 308 Today Sidebar!
        2. Skitch of section 11 with Visuwords identified with shapes
        3. A Skitch of the word connections using your choice of a synonym of ‘anticipation’ from the list below (you’ll have to type your choice since you can’t copy and paste from the image below)
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        4. A link to Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com/fullscreen/
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    4. Slide6: New
      • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide6
        1. Title: New!
        2. The Pulp-o-mizer homepage screen
        3. A link to Pulp-o-mizer: http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html
        4. An example which you create (like my Friday Song example! You might choose something to do with going to High School, your scariest subject, your greatest fear, something related to a family member to share with them, something for Mother’s Day, etc.) There’s a User’s Guide at the bottom of the page for help with this site!
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      • More examples to get you thinking:
      • Pulp-o-mizer examples

    - 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 damp forecast for the next week or so:

      Wednesday 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: 
        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. Algebra EOC information (Good luck with today’s testing!) 
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          2. Continue your 6.06 Week17 Binder by adding your next 3 slides
            • Add enough blank slides to get to a total of 12! 
            • This Binder will be our 2nd Major event this grading period!
          3. Slide7: Review
            • Here are the 3 things you’ll need on your slide7
              1. A Title: Review
              2. A shape with the 3 numbered steps for finding all of your binders (add a shape and double-click on it to add text)
              3. A Skitch of your binders in picture view with numbers and arrows for each step
            • Here’s my example (with added noise to deter copying). The Drive image and Collection of thumbnails below is courtesy of LourdesO… thanks and nice work Lourdes!)
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          4. Slide8: Sidebar
          5. Slide9: New

          - 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 the latest Star Search :)

            Thursday 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. Continue your 6.06 Week17 Binder by adding your last 3 slides  
                • Reminder: this Binder is a Major Grade! 
              2. IMPORTANT NOTE: Today’s activities are all centered around Mother’s Day, but if for some personal reason you cannot think about this, then you may substitute any other holiday!
              3. Slide10: Review
              4. Slide11: Sidebar
                • BrainyQuote Mother’s Day: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_mothersday.html
                • Here are the 3 things you’ll need on your slide11
                  1. A Title: 308 Today Sidebar
                  2. A Skitch of Section 11 with Brainy Quote marked
                  3. Search BrainyQuote for Mother’s Day and add at least 2 of your favorites (they don’t have to have images)
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              5. Slide12: New
                • Mother’s Day Card Creator: http://www.americangreetings.com/printable-cards/mothers-day 
                • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide12
                  1. A Title: New!
                  2. An image and link to the card creator site
                  3. An example card which you create using the site
                  4. If possible, add your cube or sphere from slide10 or a quote from slide11 to your card
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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 year’s national Speak Up report on the views of 431,231 K-12 students representing over 8,000 schools and 2,600 districts in the United States and around the world regarding their experiences with technology in the classroom

                Friday 8th: End of the Last 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. Please bring earbuds next week for Incredibox! Ms. Land now sells them in the robotics room (102) for $2 per pair
                  2. Assignments 6.05-6.06 are due 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 this Progress Reporting Period!
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