Week3: Sep 10th - 14th

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 10th:

- 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!)
   • Please complete the Week 2 Reflection Form if you have not already done so!  We didn’t have a very good completion rate last Friday (see graph below).  I’ve made some adjustments to Friday’s plan to make that easier for you.
   • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHh4Q1R5b29RR3VQRnlYYWtkRENBYnc6MA#gid=0 
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- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
2. The 1st Progress Reporting window ends Friday, so please complete your assignments in all of your classes so you can start of with an excellent first Progress Report!  
   • Discuss how to logon and check your grades using the link in section 3) on the right-side panel of this Blog
3. View this slideshow on some activity on our sun which took place on Aug 31st and use (click-to-comment) to tell me what you think about the images
4. Introduce Thinkmap1 assignment
   • Create a Thinking map which has the following areas in it:
     • Your name in the center
     • Things that are important to you in the next area
     • People or experiences that caused those things to become important to you
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   • Click on the image below to view a larger version
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   • Click on the image below to view a larger version of the example map
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   • Watch a video demo of how to create the shapes for your thinking maps
5. Explore the Microsoft Clipart Site for use with your Thinkmaps 
   • http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Begin working on your Thinkmap1 assignment using Interwrite 
   • Search the web for the images you would like to use
   • Explore the clipart site: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/ 

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

1. Checkout how small Earth is relative to our Sun in the image below for reference while viewing the slideshow on some activity on our sun which took place on Aug 31st  

Tuesday 11th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s something we’re going to learn how to make later on in this course (how to turn an image like a thinkmap into a cube): (click-to-comment) 
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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 what you liked about it in a complete sentence! 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked slide ___ because ___ 
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Here’s a summary of your reflections from last week: 
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- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. There are no new click-to-comments to report :(
2. Introduce 3D Sketch 
   • Please (click-to-comment) to tell me what you think of this program! 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Continue to develop your Thinkmap1 with 8 total images or graphics (4 in each zone).  I’ll be walking around asking you to show me what you’re making :)
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   • If you cannot find the pictures you’re looking for, consider creating something (like this Gzaas): (click-to-comment)
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   • …or this Flamepaint example: (click-to-comment)
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. The cooler weather got me to thinking about places where it really gets cold…  Checkout some examples:
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Wednesday 12th:

- 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!)
   • View the images of clouds at the Dropbox link and tell me which image you liked best and what you like about it 
     • Website link
     • Here are 2 examples from another sites:
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   • 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 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
2. If any of you have shown 3D Sketch to someone outside of this class, please tell me about it using (click-to-comment)!
3. View an introduction to Screencast-o-matic:
   • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/SOM%20Overview%20Start_Recording.flv
4. View a demonstration of how to use Screencast-o-matic to record how to find photos and illustrations of clouds and then record your own example!
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 
   • Clipart: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/  

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Make a practice recording of how to find clipart or how to make something with any of the programs below  
   • Clipart: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
   • Gzaas:  http://gzaas.com/
   • Flamepaint:  http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • 3D sketch:  http://hakim.se/experiments/html5/sketch/
2. Create a jpg picture file of your Thinkmap1 assignment and save it to your desktop as Thinkmap1 Photo 
   • Here’s the demo video link (using camera tool) again: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/IW%20to%20Paint%20to%20JPG.flv 

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

1. Checkout some more cool cloud formations at the link below:
   • http://www.jornolsen.com/index.php?module=media&category=gallery/Cloudscapes&start=0
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Thursday 13th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. New!  Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like after today:
   
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • review the memory test game and see if your score has improved: http://www.easysurf.cc/memtsbn.htm
   • Send me the number of digits which you are able to remember in your warmup form
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to remember ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
2. View a demonstration of how to convert your IW1 and Thinkmap1 IW files into pictures that you can turn in for your project folder grade (the most important grade you get!)
   • Method 1 (my favorite): ctrl+A (select all IW contents), then ctrl+V (paste into paint), then save as a jpg file
   • Method 2: Demo video link (using camera tool): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/IW%20to%20Paint%20to%20JPG.flv
3. Demonstrate how to upload your first 2 assignments and a practice screencast into your GDocs 103 Student Folder.  You can also view the screenshot in Part 1) for today for helpful information.  Here are the 2 assignments: 
   • 1) IW1 (this should have 3 creations using Gzaas and/or Flamepaint and 3 different styles of shapes)
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   • 2) Thinkmap1 (about you: this should have 4 images or text blocks inside of the large oval and 4 more in between the rectangle and the large oval)
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- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete your 1st 2 Interwrite assignments, convert them to jpg images using Paint and save them to your desktop 
2. Practice recording a screencast of something you create and upload it to your 103 Student GDocs folder to share with a friend or someone at home
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/  

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

1. Checkout the forecast for the next few days …we should be seeing some rain!
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Friday 14th: Folder checks every Friday!

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. This is the last day of the first Progress Reporting Period.  You might want to check your grades in all of your classes (the logon link is in section 3 on the right-side panel of this blog – link 2)  
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: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNxWGE5Rkd5cno4b3VTbHNOcmZhYVE6MA 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
2. Check your gmail for a link from me to the 103 Student (demo) folder which will have examples of everything you should have in your 103 Student Folder!
3. Answer questions about your first two InterWrite assignments and how to save them to JPEG picture files 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete your 1st 2 Interwrite assignments, convert them to jpg images using Paint and save them to your desktop.  They should look something like these examples: 
   • 1) IW1 (this should have 3 creations using Gzaas and/or Flamepaint and 3 different styles of shapes)
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   • 2) Thinkmap1 (about you: this should have 4 images or text blocks inside of the large oval and 4 more in between the rectangle and the large oval)
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2. Practice with any of the programs we’ve learned since the start of this class
3. View the Friday video clips for this week 

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

1. Checkout this slideshow of sites in and around London
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Week2: Sep 3rd–Sep 7th

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 3rd: Holiday

Here’s some information on Labor Day from the History Channel (click-to-comment)

Tuesday 4th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC  
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • View the District’s Responsible Use Policy in the Prezi below and tell me very briefly (and in a complete sentence/sentences) what you think the purpose of that document is.  For example, what is it for, or what are you agreeing to when you sign it? 
     • http://prezi.com/fjo3roz7ljvx/responsible-use-policy-rup/
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think that the reason we have a RUP is ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
   • Here’s what you thought of the programs which we used last week:
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- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce StudyStack on Keyboard Shortcuts 
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
2. Introduce the InterWrite Workspace program 
   • Video Tour:  https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/file/d/0B1J3MHR052StWjl3RnlLS2FXNms/edit 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Practice using the StudyStack on Keyboard Shortcuts 
   • Take the quiz after you have learned the 7 shortcuts (keep practicing and taking it until you get 100%)
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2. Practice using IW to draw lines, arrows, shapes, highlights, text boxes and capture images

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

1. Checkout this information on Hurricane Irene from around this time last year
   • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Irene
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2. For Den, view the following information on Bullying:
   • You can add your own comments here: Bullying click-to-comment
   • Lesson1 outline
   • Prezi
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Wednesday 5th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review how to lock your workstation: (ctrl+alt+del)
3. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
4. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • What do you think is happening in this picture, or what do you think is going to happen? (complete sentences please!)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think ___
5. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce section numbers on right side panel
2. Introduce this StudyStack of Basic Computer Terms
3. Continue to introduce the InterWrite Workspace program
   • Video Tour: https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/file/d/0B1J3MHR052StWjl3RnlLS2FXNms/edit
4. Introduce additional Escape Motions Simulations 
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3 

- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Practice using IW to draw lines, arrows, shapes, highlights, text boxes and capture images  
2. Explore Escape Motions Simulations   
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3
3. Use IW to capture at least 3 FlamePaint Creations or Gzaas (or both!)
   • Save your IW file to your desktop as IW1
   • Link to FlamePainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
   • Here’s an example (4 different color paintings):
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   • …and here’s another example (3 different Gzaas)
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Practice the StudyStack of Basic Computer Terms
2. Checkout this article on Whooping Crane Migration (with help!)
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Thursday 6th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review drill procedures (1st period)
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this memory test game (which I’ll demonstrate for you): http://www.easysurf.cc/memtsbn.htm
   • Send me the number of digits which you are able to remember in your warmup form 
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to remember ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. Explore some amazing paintings which look like photographs
2. New click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC
3. Here’s how to block someone on Facebook (from a click-to-comment post) 
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4. Introduce Titanpad (video demo) practice format /123a,b,c 906
   • keep your comments positive, friendly and appropriate (behavior grade!)
   • we will use this in class only today and tomorrow… after that we will be switching to Google Docs for collaborative typing
5. Introduce shapes tool in IW and collect some examples of your work for fun and practice! (click here for larger view) 
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- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Create an IW collection of Flamepaint/Fluid Water/Fluid Fire works like the example above 
   • Save your file to your desktop as IWpractice 
   • FlamePaint
   • Fluid Water 3
   • Fluid Fire 3
2. Practice with Titanpad! 
   • create a new pad with the person next to you
   • keep your comments positive, friendly and appropriate (behavior grade!)
   • we will use this in class only today and tomorrow… after that we will be switching to Google Docs for collaborative typing

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

1. Checkout more of these amazing paintings which look like photographs
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Friday 7th:

- 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!)
   • Open this Google A-Z Webpage View
     • Scan through it for things you might like to learn about or try for yourself
     • Copy and paste the 3 that you are most interested into the Daily Warmups Form (like you see in this screenshot with hotspots):

       

   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): These sites looked the most interesting to me:  ___
3. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer

- Part 2) New (click-to-comment)

1. View click-to-comments (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC 
2. After you complete your weekly reflections, and during the video clips for this week, I’ll be walking around the room asking you to show me your IW1 assignment from yesterday for a grade.  It should have pictures of 3 things which you created (using FlamePaint , Fluid Fire 3, Fluid Water 3 or Gzaas) and 3 different shapes with line and fill colors like this example (which you can click to enlarge):
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- Part 3) Do - Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Complete the Week2 Reflections Form (Please remember to use complete sentences on the last 2 reflections!)  
   • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHh4Q1R5b29RR3VQRnlYYWtkRENBYnc6MA#gid=0
2. Complete the IW1 assignment which should be saved to your desktop
3. Explore links on the right side panel of this Blog or any of the programs which we have used this week (scroll up to review them).  Flamepaint, Fluid Fire and Fluid Water are all in block 13 on the right.
4. View the video selection for this week 

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

1. Checkout these animal tracks images from this past week
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Week1: Aug 27th–Aug 31st

Highlights for the week:

• Welcome to the 2012-2013 School Year!
• This week is all about 1) getting you oriented to the campus and classroom policies and procedures and 2) getting you connected to your accounts and key resources
• 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  (click-to-comment)

1. (tip: when you put your cursor over words, if they change color and underline themselves, they are links to other websites which you can click-to-view)
2. Handout logon information and view classroom blog at this address
3. Click here for a message from me!
4. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
5. Click here to see photos of the BMS Staff
6. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Click here to explore the open-house presentation
     • Choose the slide number that you find most interesting and in your warmup form, please tell me the slide number and what you liked about it in one or more complete sentences!
     • Here’s how you find the slide number :)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked slide number ___ because ___ 
7. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer! 

- Part 2) New  (click-to-comment)

1. New feature for this Blog:  Use (click-to-comment) to share your thoughts with me about what we do in each section of every day whenever you like and add your 6-digit lunch code at the end if you would like me to reply to you specifically!  :)  
2. Introduce Forms
   • Daily Warm-up Form
   • Rest Room Form (the pass is a CD hung on the wall by the door)
3. BMS Campus floorplan (how to open your locker demo)
4. BMS Bell Schedule (regular day)
5. BMS Website forms packet info page
6. Introduce Gzaas (view demo clip)
7. Introduce Pivot (which you can use when the network is down)
   • View student demo clip
   • 1742 frames demo gif

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…   (click-to-comment)

1. Complete the lab behavior contract form
   • Here’s a link to the Behavior Contract form
2. Submit a question or comment using (click-to-comment) 
3. Experiment with Gzaas
   • Create a fun message for someone that’s important to you and save a link to it on your desktop
4. Explore the Pivot Animation program (on your desktop)

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

1. View my profile information, and +1s page on Google Plus
2. Explore this Blog!  (explore the links on the right side panel)

Tuesday 28th:

- 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!)
   • Open up Internet Explorer and try to logon to your gmail account 
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   • In your warmup form, please tell me in a complete sentence if you were able to logon to your gmail or not and how your first day at school yesterday went for you!
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I (was/was not) able to logon and my first day was ___  
3. Daily Warmup Response:  Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer 

- Part 2) New   (click-to-comment)

1. Use (click-to-comment) to ask one question about this campus or this class or to tell me something good that happened to you yesterday!  
2. Introduce the lab behavior contract form
   • Here’s a link to the Behavior Contract form
3. Introduce Gzaas (view demo clip) and explore some examples!
   • Link to Gzaas:  http://gzaas.com/
   • My example: http://gzaas.com/kh2pd
   • What colors go well together?  Try this color selection tool!
   • Student examples:
     1. http://gzaas.com/p8acXev
     2. http://gzaas.com/hIdHEUY
     3. http://gzaas.com/D6AC
     4. http://gzaas.com/StK31i
     5. http://gzaas.com/wQKzl5
     6. http://gzaas.com/yS3M
     7. http://gzaas.com/O0Ric
     8. http://gzaas.com/4IGF
     9. http://gzaas.com/nxzDr
     10. http://gzaas.com/Ty0LwFk
     11. http://gzaas.com/ielhb
     12. http://gzaas.com/zhv7ZVJ

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…   (click-to-comment)

1. Create a custom ‘Thank-you’ Gzaas to someone who is important to you and paste the link to your Gzaas in the form below:   
   • Link to form: https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dF9wN1pWVy1LYTFZalZPVHFCQTFJZ0E6MQ#gid=0
   • Here’s the part you paste in the form:
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2. Explore the Pivot Animation program (on your desktop) 

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

1. Checkout this information on Hurricane Isaac:
   • Hurricane Center 
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2. View a video demo of how to open your locker

Wednesday 29th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Review click-to-comments here: http://goo.gl/iA4mC 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Is the Venezuelan Poodle Moth real? Please 1) see if you can find the answer to this question and 2) send me the answer and a link to where you found your information about it in your warmup question for today!
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     • Here are some other interesting looking moths and caterpillars: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1J3MHR052StNnZTQk5idFdsNjQ 
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The Venezuelan Poodle Moth (is/is not) real and I found the answer here: ___
4. Daily Warmup Response:  Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Please try Gzaas again and use (click-to-comment) to let me know if it is or isn’t working for you!
   • Here’s a test message for you:  http://gzaas.com/smwHw 
   • Here are some of your creations from yesterday (right click on links and choose open link in a new tab):

     http://gzaas.com/CslxnRG
     http://gzaas.com/9UDw0a
     http://gzaas.com/PumxZs
     http://gzaas.com/X1zh
     http://gzaas.com/N6scZP
     http://gzaas.com/ruPpZ
     http://gzaas.com/vs5rCLd
     http://gzaas.com/PuhIG
     http://gzaas.com/tVgo
     http://gzaas.com/Un3d
     http://gzaas.com/x2Nwc
     http://gzaas.com/kDjpSb
     http://gzaas.com/3SJYuTH
     http://gzaas.com/4dFoLh
     http://gzaas.com/OMlcngZ
     http://gzaas.com/tItqUT2
     http://gzaas.com/YdL0J
     http://gzaas.com/Njba
     http://gzaas.com/LtQt
     http://gzaas.com/s230v
     http://gzaas.com/yBwp
     http://gzaas.com/WVToNsY
     http://gzaas.com/3Het
     http://gzaas.com/DoA2QqW
     http://gzaas.com/nvU0j
     http://gzaas.com/jTV9Hu
     http://gzaas.com/FDddQUX
     http://gzaas.com/iWmF

- Part 2) New   (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce StudyStack and use (click-to-comment) to tell me which game or activity you like best 
   • Basic science vocabulary on cells (see if you can get them right!): http://www.studystack.com/studytable-279652
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   • General testing terms (more challenging!): http://www.studystack.com/studytable-291659
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2. Introduce Pivot (which you can use when the network is down)
   • View student demo clip
   • 1742 frames demo gif
   • Christmas
   • Float Away

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…   (click-to-comment)

1. Create a Gzaas message if you haven’t already done so and send it to me using the form link below! 
   • Link to Gzaas:  http://gzaas.com/
   • Link to form:  http://goo.gl/fzpEI
2. Practice using StudyStack:  Search for a subject or use the examples in the New section above! 
   • Link to StudyStack: http://www.studystack.com/
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-279652
   • http://www.studystack.com/studytable-291659
   • Use (click-to-comment) to send me a link to a StudyStack which you like
3. Practice using Pivot 

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

1. Checkout this cool (as in ice cool) idea!  Here’s a question to think about… why does the fin stay upright? (Ask your science teacher to explain the answer to you!)
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2. Get an update on the hurricane here: Hurricane Center
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Thursday 30th:

- 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!)
   • Use the built-in calculator at http://www.google.com/ to find the percentages of my students who chose 7 or more on each of the surveys below at the end of last semester
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The percentage that thought they learned a lot was ___ and the percentage that thought those things were useful was ___
3. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
4. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC 

- Part 2) New   (click-to-comment)

1. Use ctrl+F to find words on any webpage (and to jump to today’s date on 308 Today) 
2. 1st period try StudyStack from yesterday 
3. Set your browser zoom level to 100% (bottom right corner of your browser) to introduce FlamePainter
   • View the demo presentation here:  http://goo.gl/Qz9eu
   • When experimenting with Flamepainter, change 1 slider at a time (1 variable at a time scientifically) and see what effect that has on your designs
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
4. Introduce how to add a background to a Pivot Animation and how to save it as a gif file so it will play anywhere without needing the Pivot Program
   • View a student example on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/8B2dvV8Hdxc

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…   (click-to-comment)

1. Experiment with Flamepaint Please tell me what you think of this program with (click-to-comment)
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
2. Experiment with Pivot 
   • It’s on your desktop :)
3. Experiment with StudyStack 
   • http://www.studystack.com/

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

1. Checkout the MSNBC Storm Tracker and click on Isaac:
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2. More news on Isaac 
   • http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/29/13543307-more-coming-slow-moving-isaac-dumps-more-water-on-flooded-areas?lite

Friday 31st: 3-day weekend!

- 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!)
   • Take a look at the article below starting with the highlighted section 
     • http://pages.citebite.com/x4r7d0k4mcbc
   • Please tell me if you think starting class with a handshake as you enter the room is a good or bad idea and why you think that way!
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think handshakes (are/are not) a good idea because ___
3. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
4. Review click-to-comments here (blue is new!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC  

- Part 2) New   (click-to-comment)

1. Introduce the general plan for Friday's
   • If you are ever absent, check the day you missed to complete the assignments which you missed (or complete them from home during your absence!)
   • View clip (recorded last semester) on weekly reflections form which we do every Friday:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la2r0cxEZI4&feature=youtu.be

- Part 3) Do - Today students will…   (click-to-comment)

1. Complete the Week1 Reflections Form 
   • https://docs.google.com/a/bisdtx.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE1FMjlDT0RONFNyazJOcDAwQldTeGc6MA#gid=0
2. Create something with Flamepaint
   • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
3. Experiment with Pivot
   • It’s on your desktop :)
4. Explore StudyStack.  If you find a stack or an activity you like, please tell me about it in (click-to-comment) 
   • http://www.studystack.com/
5. View the Friday video selection

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

1. Checkout these amazing sea slug images: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/earth/6531070/Nudibranch-Brightly-coloured-sea-slugs-photographed-using-a-macro-lens.html
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Open House 2012

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