Week4: Jan 28th–Feb 1st

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 (use the Paint program or a Google Drawing rather than ‘Interwrite’ where you see it on this Blog)
  • 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 28th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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3. Red folders below haven’t saved their projects in their 103 folders so I can see them to grade them.  Please do so today so they will show up on your Progress Reports!
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4. Returned RUP forms?
   • 6th Period: Brock, Isaac
5. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • View this Harbin Ice Festival images slideshow and tell me which slide you liked best and why you chose it 
     • http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45805450/ns/travel-travel_photos/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked slide ___ because ___ 
6. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
7. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View examples of student creations for 1st Progress Reports
   • http://goo.gl/xnZiF
2. Explore WolframAlpha (WA) 
   • Watch these demo video clips:
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wolfram%20Alpha%20in%20a%20Nutshell.flv
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wolfram%20Alpha%20Stephen%20Wolfram%20Intro%20part1.mp4
   • WolframAlpha: http://www.wolframalpha.com/
   • Use this form to try some sample searches using WA: http://goo.gl/sVfVV 
3. Use Photovisi to create a menu of new, different or favorite  foods that you would like to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner  
   • Copy the image URLs from your web searches and then paste them in the Add Photos from My Computer window or save the images to your desktop clipart folder and add them from there
   • http://www.photovisi.com/
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4. Try this Fluid Water 3 interactive from the creator of Flamepaint 
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html

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

1. Here are the links you need again for todays assignments
   • WolframAlpha:  http://www.wolframalpha.com/
   • Photovisi:  http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Fluid Water 3:  http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html 

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

1. Check your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with any of these:
   • Flamepaint:  http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • 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 

Tuesday 29th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Returned RUP forms?
   • 6th Period: Brock
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • View the embedded Prezi below of the World’s Largest Passenger Ship and tell me which image you liked best and what you liked about it. To see the image numbers, put your cursor on the slider and it will popup, as in this image: 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked image number ___ because ___ 
5. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Try this Fluid Water 3 interactive from the creator of Flamepaint
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_water_3/index.html
2. Use Screencast-o-matic to record about 5-10 seconds of any flamepaint app and save it as an amimated gif
   • http://screencast-o-matic.com/
   • After you’re done recording, choose publish to Video File and then Animated Image (GIF) from the dropdown menu and rescale the size to 400px:
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   • Record 5-10 seconds of any of these and save it as gif2:
     • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     • 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
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   • Upload your recording to your Drive to get some extra credit points and to show someone at home what you’ve created :)
3. Complete your Photovisi menu of new, different or favorite foods that you would like to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner
   • Upload your menu to your 103 Student Folder as 4.5 Menu 
   • Here’s my example: (click here for larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Here are the links you need again for todays assignments
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
   • Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Flamepaint links: Record 5-10 seconds of any of these and save it as gif2:
     • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     • 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 

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

1. Check your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with any of these:
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • 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

Wednesday 30th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Open the slideshow below and tell me which animal looks the strangest to you. On the last slide, click on the picture to go to the Homepage of the site, explore it, and add a link to another slideshow which you think others might like to see in our warmups 
     • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/presentation/d/12s-K3P5484MEuH0fMPXZ8JX8ssw_b_a7zvoErfHbY3Q/present#slide=id.p
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think the ___ is the strangest and you should try ___ for another warmup 
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce 3D Sketch 
   • Watch video demo (no audio): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkKLH4qjScE
   • Create a 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • Record an animated gif of your sketch
     • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
     • Save it as a gif named sketch and upload it to your drive
2. Complete your 4.5 Menu (using Photovisi) of new, different or favorite foods that you would like to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner
   • Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Upload your menu to your 103 Student Folder as 4.5 Menu
   • Here’s my example: (click here for larger view)
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3. Experiment with Stykz (an advanced form of Pivot) 
   • Go to start, then programs, then the Stykz folder and click on this icon:  
   • If you would like to install it at home (and you have permission to do so!), here’s a link: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Installations/Install%20Stykz%201.0.2.exe

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

1. Links for today
   • 3D Sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ 
   • Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/ 

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

1. Check your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with any of these:
   • Stykz (in your Start/Programs)
   • Stykz home installation link (if you have permission to install it!): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Installations/Install%20Stykz%201.0.2.exe
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • 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 

Thursday 31st:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Capture the image belowusing IW. Then find and highlight the hidden objects in the picture and send me the number you are able to locate (there are 22 possible objects) 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Tire%20swing.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to find ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View Google Maps Intro Video (YouTube link for home viewing): http://goo.gl/WQ5ir 
2. Go to Google Maps and use IW to capture and label ‘Streetviews’ of the following locations. Copy and paste the coordinates (blue numbers) into Google Maps to go directly to those locations:
   • Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/
   • Click here to view Demo Video Clip
   • BHS: 30.1184,-97.3103
   • CCHS:  30.1407,-97.4706
   • Our new football stadium: 30.0956,-97.4654
   • The State Capitol Building in Austin: 30.2727,-97.7411
   • The UT Tower: 30.2848,-97.7395
   • +3 other locations that you’re curious about from this list of Austin Area Tourist Attractions (remember, you will need to find these in Google Maps Streetview… don’t capture images directly from the Tourist Site!)
   • There should be a total of 8 images with labels in your collection. Here’s a student example from last Spring:
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3. Copy and paste your collection from IW into a new drawing in your Drive folder called 4.6 GMaps1 
4. Complete your 4.5 Menu and your gifs of Fluid Water 3 and 3D Sketch 

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

1. View examples of all of your assignments in my Drive Demo Folder here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfQURBaGFFbmREcUk/edit
2. Links for today 
   • Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/
3. Links for this week’s activities
   • Record 5-10 seconds of 3D Sketch and save it as sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
   • Photovisi for your 4.5 Menu assignment: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Flamepaint links: Record 5-10 seconds of any of these and save it as gif2:
     • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     • 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 

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

1. Experiment with Stykz (an advanced form of Pivot)
   • Go to start, then programs, then the Stykz folder and click on this icon:
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   • If you would like to install it at home (and you have permission to do so!), here’s a link: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Installations/Install%20Stykz%201.0.2.exe 

Friday Feb 1st: Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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3. Friday Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! Please write 3 complete sentences in the big blocks of the form to get full credit!
4. Friday Warmup Response:
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete and paste your GMaps1 collection from IW into a new drawing in your Drive folder called 4.6 GMaps1  
   • Scroll up to Thursday for details on this assignment!
   • It should look something like this:
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2. Folder checks! Complete any missing assignments from your Drive folder; there’s a picture of what you should have at the top of today’s Blog entry.
3. View the Friday Video Clips selection for this week 

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

1. View examples of all of your assignments in my Drive Demo Folder here: https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfQURBaGFFbmREcUk/edit
2. Links for this week’s activities
• Record 5-10 seconds of 3D Sketch and save it as sketch: http://sketchtoy.com/
• Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
• Photovisi for your 4.5 Menu assignment: http://www.photovisi.com/
• Flamepaint links: Record 5-10 seconds of any of these and save it as gif2:
  • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
  • 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
• Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/

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

1. Experiment with Stykz (an advanced form of Pivot)
• Go to start, then programs, then the Stykz folder and click on this icon:
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• If you would like to install it at home (and you have permission to do so!), here’s a link: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Installations/Install%20Stykz%201.0.2.exe

Week3: Jan 21st–Jan 25th

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 (use the Paint program or a Google Drawing rather than ‘Interwrite’ where you see it on this Blog)
  • 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 21st: Staff and Student Holiday

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Tuesday 22nd:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. The end of the 4th Progress Reporting Period is next Monday.  View Calendar slide from BMS TV 
3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Checkout these animal eyes, and in your warmup form please tell me which slide you liked best (you can find the slide number where the red arrow points in the example below) and something your learned from the facts section about it (in the blue rectangle section) in a complete sentence! 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked slide ___ and I learned that ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View results of last week’s weekly reflections 
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2. Introduce how to save work to Google Drawing in your Google Drive 103 Student Folder 
   1. View Google Drive Demo Video (YouTube link for home viewing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJ9KzGQq0w
   2. View Examples in the 103 Student Demo folder: http://goo.gl/l0r7G 
   3. Logon to your Gmail here, and then click on Drive: http://goo.gl/AXLiZ
   4. No RUP List
      • 1st Period: Ashtin, DestinyS
      • 3rd Period: Terrell, Thomas
      • 6th Period: Brock, Isaac
   5. Discuss how to convert IW to Google Drawing (or MS Paint if you can’t logon to your account)
3. Demonstrate how to save a Pivot animation as an animated gif file to your desktop (like the following example) and then drag it into your Chrome Browser to play it
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   • Open any Pivot file which you’ve created (or make a new one) and then follow these steps:
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4. Introduce a new application for typing practice
   • Z-Type: http://www.phoboslab.org/ztype 
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   • If you try this, send me your highest score/level in (click-to-comment)!

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

1. Google’s YouTube Channel 
   • http://www.youtube.com/user/Google
2. 3pics and Thinkmap1 information and examples
   • http://goo.gl/QOcmO 

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

1. Find the link to logon to your grades in section 3) on the right side of this Blog (2nd link down) and logon to check your grades
   • Login ID: (Student ID number or lunch code)
   • Password: (same as the one you use when you start your computer)

Wednesday 23rd:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Returned RUP forms?
   • 1st Period: Ashtin, DestinyS
   • 3rd Period: Terrell, Thomas
   • 6th Period: Brock, Isaac
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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   • Here’s the Grid view of the files
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try Z-Type and send me your Final Score and your Words Per Minute. You can try a couple of times to raise your score :)  
     • http://www.phoboslab.org/ztype
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): My Final Score was ___ and I typed ___ WPM  
5. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Review the steps for saving something from IW into your Google Drive 103 Student Folder
   1. Logon to your gmail (http://goo.gl/AXLiZ) and click on ‘Drive’
   2. Click on your 103 Student folder (it should be highlighted in red if you have it opened)
   3. Click the red Create button and choose Drawing from the dropdown list
   4. Open your IW file to the page you want to copy
   5. Use ‘ctrl+A’ to select everything on the page and ‘ctrl+C’ to copy all of it
   6. Click on your drawing and use ‘ctrl+V’ to paste your IW page onto your drawing… then resize it to fit
   7. Click the words ‘Untitled Drawing’ and enter your file name in the popup box
   8. Check to make sure you’ve saved it in your 103 Student Folder so I can see it!
2. Demonstrate how to save a Pivot animation as an animated gif file to your desktop (like the following example) and then upload it into your 103 Student Folder as 4.3 Pivot.gif where you will be able to see it play at school or at home
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   • Open any Pivot file which you’ve created (or make a new one) and then follow these steps:
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   • Open your 103 Student folder and drag your pivot.gif file from your desktop to your folder.  It should look like this once you’ve done that
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3. Introduce a new application 
   • Try Fluid Fire 3 from the same person who created Flamepaint
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html 

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

1. View the Prezi on how to convert IW to GDraw 
   • http://prezi.com/hmm0q7jywj-8/iw-to-gdraw/
2. 3pics and Thinkmap1 information and examples
   • http://goo.gl/QOcmO 

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

1. Checkout your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with Fluid Fire 3:  http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html

Thursday 24th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Returned RUP forms?
   • 1st Period: Ashtin, DestinyS
   • 3rd Period: Thomas
   • 6th Period: Brock, Isaac
3. Here’s a message for you!
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4. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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5. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this memory test game to see how many digits you can remember. Send me the number correct (circled in the image below). It’s possible to cheat, but please don’t!  Try to find out what you are really able to remember :) 
     • http://www.easysurf.cc/memtsbn.htm
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to remember ___
6. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
7. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Demonstrate and explore the color scheme designer to help you choose colors which go well together for websites or projects 
   • http://colorschemedesigner.com/
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2. Copy the Clipart folder from my J-drive to your desktop 
   • Here’s another place for clipart:
     • GDrive Resources Folder (Clipart): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StNzZhNzI5ZGYtMWY2Yy00MDJiLWFmNDUtODgxZjNjYzM1MGQ1/edit
3. Introduce Photovisi (view screencast)
   • http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Use the following template
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   • We’ll be making a practice collage like this partially completed example:
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4. Create a Photovisi collage using clipart which you have copied from my J-drive
   • It should have at least 4 photos in it
   • It should be saved or captured and uploaded to you 103 Student Folder as 4.4 Photovisi
   • You can find more clipart using the MS Office clipart site
     • Tip: you might be able to right-click and copy the URL of your clipart selection and add it directly to your collage (you can see how to do this in the video demo)
   • To find background colors that go together well, use the Color Scheme Designer 

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

1. Help with Photovisi
   • Photovisi site: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Demo video: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/How2/Photovisi%20Practice%20Demo.flv
   • MS Clipart site:  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
   • GDrive Resources Folder (Clipart): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StNzZhNzI5ZGYtMWY2Yy00MDJiLWFmNDUtODgxZjNjYzM1MGQ1/edit
   • Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/ 

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

1. Checkout your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html

Friday 25th: Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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3. Returned RUP forms?
   • 6th Period: Brock, Isaac
4. Checkout this request from Mr. Hyatt on 308 Today Quick Notes
5. Friday Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! Please write 3 complete sentences in the big blocks of the form to get full credit!
6. Friday Warmup Response:
8. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Folder checks today! I’ll be asking you to show me the contents of your student drive folder to make sure you have these 4 assignments completed for Progress Reports: 
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2. Complete your Photovisi collage using clipart which you have copied from my J-drive
   • It should have at least 4 photos in it
   • It should be saved or captured and uploaded to you 103 Student Folder as 4.4 Photovisi
   • You can find more clipart using the MS Office clipart site
     • Tip: you might be able to right-click and copy the URL of your clipart selection and add it directly to your collage (you can see how to do this in the video demo)
   • To find background colors that go together well, use the Color Scheme Designer
3. View the video clips collection for this week

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

1. Help with Photovisi
   • Photovisi site: http://www.photovisi.com/
   • Demo video: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/How2/Photovisi%20Practice%20Demo.flv
   • MS Clipart site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
   • GDrive Resources Folder (Clipart): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StNzZhNzI5ZGYtMWY2Yy00MDJiLWFmNDUtODgxZjNjYzM1MGQ1/edit
   • Color Scheme Designer: http://colorschemedesigner.com/

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

1. Checkout your grades in all of your classes for Progress Reports
2. Experiment more with Fluid Fire 3: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/fluid_fire_3/index.html
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Week2: Jan 14th–Jan 18th

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 (use the Paint program or a Google Drawing rather than ‘Interwrite’ where you see it on this Blog)
  • 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 14th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. If you have shown anybody any of the things you learned last week outside of class, please tell me about it using (click-to-comment)
3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Take this StudyStack Quiz on computer shortcuts and send me your score for your warmup. If you don’t do well, try some review games and then take the quiz again and send me your new score! 
     • http://www.studystack.com/quiz-821253
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View and discuss the results of your program ratings from last week: 
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2. View the weather forecast for today and the next few days 
   • click here for this week’s forecast
   • click here for today’s hourly forecast
   • click here for the simple local radar animation
   • click here for the advanced local radar
3. Select a class timer (or more than one)
   • Please remind me when we have 5min left in class!
   • click here for the regular day bell schedule …it’s also in section 7) to the right
4. Explore the Interwrite Workspace (IW) Program 
   • Discuss why it’s important to stop doing other things (like Pivot) and pay close attention when we introduce new material like this.  We cover a lot in this class and everything builds and works together… it’s easy to get behind quickly!
   • Use this Prezi to help you find and explore the IW tools
5. Complete the first video clip on Daniel Tammet from last Friday (time permitting)

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

1. Information about Interwrite Workspace from the authors of the program
   • Overview: http://www.einstruction.com/products/mobile-interactive-whiteboards/workspace
   • Video tutorials from the authors: http://iwl.einstruction.com/support/wstutorials.html 

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

1. Continue working on pivot animations or exploring Flamepaint
2. Try this Studystack of basic computer terms!
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-829007

Tuesday 15th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me! 
2. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Checkout these amazing paintings that look like photographs and tell me which one you liked best and what you liked about it 
     • To tell me which one you liked, look for the title in front of the colon underneath or nearby the image (like the example below)
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     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/308T/dailymail.co.uk-No_theyre_not_photographs_Astonishing_acrylic_paintings_which_are_so_detailed_they_look_like_they_wer.pdf
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked ___ because ___ 
3. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
4. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Continue exploring Interwrite (IW) tools and functions
   • This image will show you the properties bar at the bottom of many of the tools in IW
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   • View demonstration screencast as a class and follow the instructions
2. Complete these IW activities as a class  
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3. Here’s an example of what you might create and the links you’ll need to create it
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • Gzaas:  http://gzaas.com/
   • Microsoft Clipart: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
   • Example
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Video demonstration of Interwrite Workspace tools and functions 
   • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/file/d/0B1J3MHR052StWjl3RnlLS2FXNms/edit
2. Information about Interwrite Workspace from the authors of the program
   • Overview: http://www.einstruction.com/products/mobile-interactive-whiteboards/workspace
   • Video tutorials from the authors: http://iwl.einstruction.com/support/wstutorials.html 

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

1. Review your keyboard shortcuts Studystack (first link below) and take the practice quiz again if you like (2nd link below)
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
   • http://www.studystack.com/quiz-821253 

Wednesday 16th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. I need someone to test the link below for me and let me know if it works for you!
   • http://screencast-o-matic.com/
3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Find and open the BISD Calendar in section 2) on the right side of this Blog and tell me the day of the week and the date of our first holiday in February 
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The first holiday in February is on ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete our 3pics assignment from yesterday. Here’s an example of what you might create and the links you’ll need to create it (10 min timer set): if you’ve already completed this assignment, please help another student who isn’t as good at this as you are!
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Microsoft Clipart: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
   • Example
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2. Introduce Thinking maps (Circle Map)
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   • Google Search for thinking maps circle map: http://goo.gl/hzzGU
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3. Create a Thinking maps (Circle Map) which will tell me a little more about you   
   • View demo clip: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Interwrite/IW-ThinkMap1-review.flv
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   • Center oval – First Name and Last Initial (ex. Audrey W)
   • 2nd Oval – Text and/or pictures which represent things which are important to you (this could be things like family, friends, fun, sports, hobbies, places, music, etc.)
   • Rectangle (frame) – Text and/or pictures which explain why those things are important to you or what made them important to you (reasons why could include past experiences, role models, family,  friends, etc.)
   • Create a thinking map like this example (here’s a link to a larger view)
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4. View examples of student work in the help section below 

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

1. Circle maps and our Thinkmap1 assignment 
   • Google Search for thinking maps circle map: http://goo.gl/hzzGU
   • Demo screencast on how to create your Thinking Map using IW: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Interwrite/IW-ThinkMap1-review.flv 
2. Examples of Thinkmap1
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Find the link to logon to your grades in section 3) on the right side of this Blog (2nd link down) and logon to check your grades
   • Login ID: (Student ID number or lunch code)
   • Password: (same as the one you use when you start your computer)
   • The login screen looks like this:
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Thursday 17th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Click here to view a message for you! 
3. Daily Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • What, when and where was the lowest natural temperature (not in a lab) ever recorded on the surface of the Earth (in °F)? You’ll have to look this one up on the internet… open a new tab in Chrome and type your question directly into the Chrome Omnibox like the picture below: 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View these 2 short video clips on Browsers and the Chrome Omnibox 
   • What is a browser (YouTube Link to view at home): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BrXPcaRlBqo
   • About the Omnibox (YouTube Link to view at home): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RtyJhzVffSA
2. Record a short (1min) screencast of how to create a Flamepaint or Gzaas (you don’t need to record your voice). You don’t need to save it unless you would like to!
   • Here’s an example: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How2%20make%20FlamepaintHello.flv
   • Screencast-o-matic website: http://screencast-o-matic.com/
   • Gzaas website: http://gzaas.com/
   • Flamepaint website: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
3. Complete our 3pics assignment from Tuesday. Save your file to your desktop as 3pics
4. Complete our Thinkmap1 (Circle Map) assignment from yesterday which will tell me a little more about you. Save your file to your desktop as Thinkmap1
5. If you’ve already completed these assignments, please help another student who isn’t as good at this as you are! 

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

1. Interwrite Projects Page for 3pics and Thinkmap1 information and examples 
• http://goo.gl/QOcmO

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

1. Continue exploring the programs we’ve learned so far. Consider using a new IW file to capture a bunch of your creations to share with us later!
   • Gzaas website: http://gzaas.com/
   • Pivot (on your desktop)
   • StudyStack: http://www.studystack.com/
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top 
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://screencast-o-matic.com/

Friday 18th: Folder checks every Friday!

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. In case you didn’t know…
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3. Friday Warmup Activity: (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! Please write 3 complete sentences in the big blocks of the form to get full credit!
4. Friday Warmup Response:
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View and explain the Interwrite Projects Page for 3pics and Thinkmap1 information and examples 
   • http://goo.gl/QOcmO
2. Complete our 3pics assignment from Tuesday. Save your file to your desktop as 3pics
3. Complete our Thinkmap1 (Circle Map) assignment from yesterday which will tell me a little more about you. Save your file to your desktop as Thinkmap1
4. If you’ve already completed these assignments, please help another student who isn’t as good at this as you are!
5. View our Friday Video Clips collection for this week 

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

1. Interwrite Projects Page for 3pics and Thinkmap1 information and examples
• http://goo.gl/QOcmO 

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

1. Find the link to logon to your grades in section 3) on the right side of this Blog (2nd link down) and logon to check your grades
• Login ID: (Student ID number or lunch code)
• Password: (same as the one you use when you start your computer)
• The login screen looks like this:
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