Week10: Mar 19th–Mar 23rd

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!

Monday 19th:

- Part 1) Review

  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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    • Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
      • Please use the warmup form to tell me how your Spring Break went! 
      • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): Spring Break for me this year ___
    • Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
    • Checkout this interesting images website.  If you see something you really like, please send me an email with a link! 

    - Part 2) New

    1. Introduce Scratch! 
      • View the practice program for today and observe how the sprite moves
    2. If you like the Scratch program (free from MIT) and want to continue working with it at home, here’s a link to download it

    - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

    1. Copy the scratch folder from my J-drive to your S-drive 
      • Open the Scratch folder in your S-drive and double-click on the file inside called 4sqr rotate 
      • Double-click on the word repeat to run the program and observe the movement of the cat (a character called a sprite in this program)
      • Experiment with the program by changing some of the values in the white boxes of the program.  We will start by making the following changes and observe what happens.  (If something goes wrong, just exit out of the program and reopen it again)
        1. Change all of the 3s (red arrow) to 1s (there are 6 boxes to change from 3 to 1).  Run the program and observe what happens!
        2. Change all of the 90s(Blue arrow) to 180s (there are 5 boxes to change from 90 to 180). Run the program and observe what happens!
        3. Change all of the 240 X values to 120 (purple arrow) (if the number is negative, leave it as a negative!) to and all of the 180 Y values to 100 (again, if the number is negative, leave it as a negative!) 1s (there are 4 X boxes and 4 Y boxes to change). Run the program and observe what happens!
        4. If you made all of these changes correctly, it should function the same way as the example program at this link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20db/M-Mar19-small4sqr.sb
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    2. Create a new program (File then New) to use as we work through the following tutorials (don’t save changes to your original program)
      • View the learnscratch.org Lesson 1 tutorials at this link: http://learnscratch.org/sc1-l1
          Tutorial Part 1: Start Moving  Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experiment with the size and direction of the steps.
          Tutorial Part 2: Add a Sound  Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experiment with other sounds.
          Tutorial Part 3: Start a Dance  Scratch Activity: Reproduce the actions in the tutorial. Experiment step sizes and sounds.

          Extensions:
            -Experiment with step sizes: very small, small, larger, very large.
            -Experiment with sounds: select and combine different sounds.
            -Experiment with dances: two, three, more steps in the dance. Select and combine short and long steps.

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. Checkout this cool insect gallery

      Tuesday 20th:

      - Part 1) Review

      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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        1. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
          • Please use the warmup form to tell me what you think about the scratch program so far.  You can include any or all of the following 
            • Have you used the program before?
            • What do you like about it?
            • What don’t you like about it?
          • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): So far, I think Scratch ___
        2. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 
        3. Once you’ve completed the warmup, load the scratch program and read through part 2 below

        - Part 2) New

        1. View a script on how to trace the letter M in scratch 
        2. View a screencast of this script running   

        - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

        1. Use scratch to create a script to trace one of the letters of your first name.  
          • Choose a letter with straight letters to start (like M, N A, E, etc. but not letters like S or C with curves yet!)
          • Save your script in your scratch folder with the name Letter__ (like LetterM.sb for example)
          • Here’s a link to my example script: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20db/T-Mar20-letterM.sb
        2. Use screencast-o-matic to record a short video clip of your script as it runs
        3. View the other learnscratch.org Lesson 1 tutorials at this link: http://learnscratch.org/sc1-l1 or use the Linked Tutorials Gdoc

        - Part 4) Through?

        1. Checkout more bug images from http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0
          • We will be selecting your favorite in tomorrow’s warmup!
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          Wednesday 21st:

          - Part 1) Review

          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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            1. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
              • Please browse these critter images from http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0  
                • Choose the image you find most interesting
                • Send me a link to the image and tell me what you liked about it (copy the URL as in the example below and paste it in the form)
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              • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked ___
            2. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
            3. Open Scratch and continue working on your letter program from yesterday 

            - Part 2) New

            1. View the LetterM programs with the pen tool added (basic and multi-color versions)
            2. View today’s tutorials and introduce a new program with costume changes, pen changes and a keyboard trigger:

            - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

            1. Add the pen tool to yesterday’s letter program so that your letter is written on the screen 
            2. Practice with a new script where your sprite changes costumes 
            3. Add a keyboard activated function to your new script 

            - Part 4) Through?

            1. Check your grades in all subjects!  Remember, this grading period ends Friday 

              Thursday 22nd:

              - Part 1) Review

              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!)
                • Open the picture at the link below, capture it in IW, and outline and count the wolves which you are able to find 
                • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to find ___
              3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

              - Part 2) New

              1. Practice with fun effects! (Drawing)
                • How to add a drawing tool script
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              2. Practice with fun effects! (Movement)
              3. Meow-Puffs

              - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

              1. Experiment with fun Scratch effects! 
              2. If you discover or create something new, please make a short screencast of it to share with the rest of us!

              - Part 4) Through?

              1. Checkout this link:

                Friday 23rd: Folder checks every Friday!

                - Part 1) Review

                1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                2. 5th 6 weeks Progress Reports ends today!  Here’s what should be in your Gdoc folder for my class: 
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                  1. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                    • Open the pictures at the link below  There are 11 of them with hidden objects in them.  In your warmup, tell me which picture you liked the best and why you liked it.
                    • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked picture number ___ because ___ 
                  2. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

                  - Part 2) New

                  1. Demo Scratch by-the-numbers with a Go to function 
                    • Demonstrate the R by-the-numbers program
                    • Get a copy of this program by clicking here!

                  - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                  1. Please complete this weeks reflection form 
                  2. Please complete your Scratch Letter Program.  If you had trouble with it, try using the By-the-numbers program above to help you!  It should have the following:
                    • It should have some text in it
                    • It should have a color change in it
                    • It should use the pen tool to write the letter
                  3. View this weeks video selection

                  - Part 4) Through?

                  1. Checkout the inside of a Space Shuttle in this image

                  Week9: Mar 5th–Mar 9th

                  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!

                  Monday 5th:

                  - Part 1) Review

                  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!)
                    • Try this pattern memory game and send me your score at the end.  You do not need to enter your name! 
                    • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): My score was ___
                  3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                  4. Checkout this sketchpad site: http://www.williamfawcett.com/websketch/ 
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                  - Part 2) New

                  1. Watch the Google Presentations Demo Slam to see an example of what’s possible with this software!
                  2. Learn how to add animations and transitions to a Google Presentation 
                    • View demo presentation (also in your Gmail)
                    • In this demo presentation, you do not need to include the tan background slides or the red text and arrows… they are for instructional purposes only! 

                  - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                  1. Start creating your animations and transitions presentation called 3) AnTs 
                  2. Here is the list of slides to add to your presentation today.  All slides must be numbered! 

                  - Part 4) Through?

                  1. Checkout these amazing scrolling panoramas

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                    Tuesday 6th:

                    - Part 1) Review

                    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!)

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                      • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This means ___
                    3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

                    - Part 2) New

                    1. Introduce and practice with this Kaleidoscope Painter 
                    2. Review the screencast-o-matic introduction video 

                    - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                    1. Practice using Screencast-o-matic to practice recording either of these 2 things: http://screencast-o-matic.com/ (remember to click the run button when it appears!) 
                    2. Finish creating your 3) AnTs presentation 
                      • Make sure your presentation has 3 slides like the Demo presentation below
                      • 3) AnTs (Mr. Mercer) demo presentation (also in the 103 Student Demo folder)
                    3. Make a screencast of your 3) AnTs presentation using http://screencast-o-matic.com/ (remember to click the run button when it appears!)  

                    - Part 4) Through?

                    1. Checkout more amazing panoramas

                      Wednesday 7th:

                      - Part 1) Review

                      1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
                      2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like after today: 
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                      3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
                      4. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                      5. Checkout this ascii generator (turn words and phrases into characters) 

                      - Part 2) New

                      1. Use IW to help you solve this maze (save the IW page with the maze and the one with the solution for the new presentation which you will be making)

                      - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                      1. Create a new presentation called Just for fun and add these slides:
                      2. Record a screencast with audio which explains how to add Word Art and Animations to a slide in Google Presentations (to help you remember how to do this in the future!)
                        • Save your screencast as 5) How to add Word Art and Animations to slides and upload it to your Gdocs 103 student folder
                        • Here’s a link to my example screencast (which is also in the 103 Student Demo folder)

                      - Part 4) Through?

                      1. Checkout this panorama of the World’s Tallest Mountain

                        Thursday 8th:

                        - Part 1) Review

                        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!)
                        4. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                        5. Checkout another maze to capture and complete using IW

                        - Part 2) New

                        1. Review all Gdocs student folders for completeness (use the screenshot above or open the 103 Student Demo folder below to compare with your folder)

                        - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                        1. Complete assignments 1-5 and the Just for Fun presentation in your Gdocs folder
                          • Here’s a link to the 103 Student Demo folder with examples of everything you should have:
                        2. View the Friday video clips selection a day early (since I won’t be here to show them tomorrow)

                        - Part 4) Through?

                        1. Checkout this panorama of Hawaii

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                          Friday 9th:  Have a great Spring Break!

                          - Part 1) Review

                          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!)
                          4. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                          5. Checkout this image ;) 
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                          - Part 2) New

                          1. Checkout the weather forecast for spring break in the image below

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                          - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                          1. Please complete the Week9 reflections form
                          2. Please add the following slides to your Just for Fun Presentation 
                            • Slide 4: A Kaleidoscope Painter creation (http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html)
                            • Slide 5: The solution to another maze from this site (please don’t copy and paste one of their posted solutions!)
                            • Slide 6: Choose your favorite warmup game from this week, practice it, capture the score page of your highest score (using IW, paste it in paint as a jpg) and upload it onto slide 6
                            • Slide 7: Create a have a Great Spring Break slide (with animation) using any appropriate  tools or background images that you like
                            • View my example Just for Fun Presentation with these new slides in it (if you have trouble with this link, it’s also in the 103 Student Demo Folder)
                              • http://goo.gl/v5bTz
                              • This image shows all 7 slides from my example presentation numbered in bright green

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                          - Part 4) Through?

                          1. Checkout this message for you!
                          2. Here’s another Panorama for you! http://www.airpano.ru/files/Iceland-Waterfalls/start_e.html

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                          Week8: Feb 27th–Mar 2nd

                          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!

                          Monday 27th:

                          - Part 1) Review

                          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!)
                            • Go to this weather forecast site and tell me what the high temperature for today will be and what the chances for rain are (as a percent) 
                            • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): Today’s high temperature should be ___ and we have ___
                          3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                          4. Checkout these amazing waterfall images 

                          - Part 2) New

                          1. View this slideshow on how to add layers in Interwrite 
                          2. Explore this site to create cool looking images and backgrounds 

                          - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                          1. Capture 4 different Bomomo creations using IW.  Here’s an example of what that might look like: 
                          2. Save your IW file to your S-drive as Bomomo Layers 
                          3. Add layers to your IW page which show arrows and labels
                            • Review the Google Presentation to review how to do this: http://goo.gl/SfGL4
                            • Here’s an image which shows all of the IW layer controls:
                            • Steps to add layers
                            • Layer 1 should have your 4 Bomomo creations on it, and it should look something like this:
                            • Bomomo Layers Slide1
                            • Layer 2 should have arrows pointing to the Bomomo tools which you used, and it should look something like this:
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                            • Layer 3 should label your favorites and it should look something like this:
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                          - Part 4) Through?

                          1. Checkout more amazing waterfalls

                            Tuesday 28th:

                            - Part 1) Review

                            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!)
                              • Please answer this question in your warmup form for today: What event coming up soon does this collection of images remind you of? 
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                              • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): These images ___
                            3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                            4. Checkout this backgrounds presentation which we will be starting on soon! 

                            - Part 2) New

                            1. How to create a new collection (folder) in your Gdocs 103 student folder 
                              • View screencast
                            2. Discuss process for adding layers in IW 
                            3. How to create a Google Presentation 

                            - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                            1. Create a new collection (folder) in your Gdocs 103 student folder
                              • Name the collection 4th 6 weeks
                              • Drag all of your work from the last grading period into it
                              • Create an archive folder
                            2. Ensure you’ve added 2 additional layers to your Bomomo Layers IW file 
                              • Capture the entire IW page (including the expanded layers control box)
                              • Save it as a jpeg to your S-drive and upload it to your Gdocs 103 folder as 1) Bomomo Layers
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                            3. Begin creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds 

                            - Part 4) Through?

                            1. Checkout these mind mapping resources

                              Wednesday 29th:

                              - Part 1) Review

                              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!)
                                • Please decode this picture sentence and send me the word meanings in today’s warmup form   
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                                • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This picture sentence ___
                              3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                              4. Checkout these Popular Science Magazine Covers 

                              - Part 2) New

                              1. How 2 create a Google Presentation with a new background image for each slide
                                • View screencast and walk through the first couple of slides together
                                • This activity is designed to teach Google Presentations but also to refresh your memory on how to use these creative applications
                                • Please make (or find) something new for each slide of this presentation!

                              - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                              1. Begin creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds
                              2. Complete your 1) Bomomo Layers assignment from yesterday if you haven’t already done so
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                              - Part 4) Through?

                              1. Checkout this Popular Science images slideshow
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                                Thursday Mar 1st:

                                - Part 1) Review

                                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!)
                                  • Please decode this picture sentence and send me the word meanings in today’s warmup form
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                                  • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): This picture sentence ___
                                3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                                4. Checkout this Popular Science Gallery 
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                                - Part 2) New

                                1. View and discuss this completed example Presentation for your current project: http://goo.gl/fGdXd 

                                - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                                1. Continue creating a new Google Presentation called 2) My Backgrounds
                                2. Here’s the list of slides you should have in your presentation:
                                  • Here’s a link to a completed example Presentation (also found in the 103 Student Demo folder)

                                  - Part 4) Through?

                                  1. Checkout these Rebus Puzzles (like our warmup) from Smart Kit
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                                    Friday 2nd: Folder checks every Friday!

                                    - Part 1) Review

                                    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!)
                                      • Can you find the hidden Giraffe in this image? 
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                                      • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The hidden giraffe is ___
                                    3. Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
                                    4. Checkout these cool 3D chalk art illusions 
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                                    - Part 2) New

                                    1. 1st period: transfer our presentations into the new presentation editor (all other classes did this yesterday)
                                    2. Check Gdocs 103 Student Folders for assignments 1 & 2 

                                    - Part 3) Do - Today students will…

                                    1. Complete the Week8 Reflections Form 
                                    2. Complete assignments 1 & 2 from this week and make sure you have moved them into your Gdocs 103 Student Folder 
                                      • 1) Bomomo Layers
                                      • 2) New My Presentation Backgrounds 
                                    3. View this week’s video clip collection

                                    - Part 4) Through?

                                    1. Checkout more 3D chalk art illusions
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