Week11: Nov 5th–Nov 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!
• 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 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 5th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period.  Check your grades in all of your classes throughout the week to make sure you have completed all of your assignments!
3. There’s a Pep Rally today!  :)  Here’s the Bell Schedule:
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5. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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6. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Send me the number of faces that you are able to find in the image below 
     • Capture the image below with IW and circle the faces as you find them
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/The%20forest%20has%20eyes.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to find ___
7. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
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. Explore Google Earth using the kmz file below 
   • Click here and save the Local Places fall2012 kmz file to your desktop
   • Double-click on the Local Places fall2012 kmz file to open it in Google Earth
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2. Create a new presentation in your 103 Student Folder called 6 Google Earth Project 
   • View my example presentation here: http://goo.gl/6dKPY
   • Your first two slides (1&2) should look something like this:
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   • Follow the directions on the project page in the help section below!

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

1. For help with this project, please use the project page link below
   • Google Earth Project Page 

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

1. Check your grades in all subject areas! This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period. 

Tuesday 6th:

- 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!)
   • Here’s the solution to yesterday’s warmup: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/The%20forest%20has%20eyes%20%28solution%29.png
   • Use this timer link (multi-funtion timer – click on the green ‘up’ arrow) to time how long it takes you to solve the maze at the link below.  Capture the maze with IW and use the highlighter to mark your path through it. 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Mazes/circlemaze.jpg
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to solve the maze in ___
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. Please provide feedback today on the Chrome Browser which we should all be using now (Start/Programs/Google Chrome).  Use (click-to-comment) to send me your comments about how well it works for you and what you like or don’t like about it!
2. Explore Google Sky using the kmz file below
   • Click here and save the SkyTour kmz file to your desktop
   • Double-click on the SkyTour kmz file to open it in Google Sky
   • Make sure you switch to Sky Mode to view the tour
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3. Continue working on your 6 Google Earth Project Presentation 
   • View my example presentation here: http://goo.gl/6dKPY
   • add the next two slides (3&4) on Sky which should look like this:

   

   • Follow the directions on the Project Page in the Help section below 

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

1. For help with this project, please use the project page link below
   • Google Earth Project Page 

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

1. Check your grades in all subject areas! This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period. 

Wednesday 7th:

- 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!)
   • The winning times from yesterday’s maze were in the 30-40 second range.  Lower times were posted, but those were not on the first try or the timing began after the maze was partially completed.  We’ll try this again another time and I’ll run 1 clock and provide a link so that nobody can complete it unfairly :)
   • Explore the Google Election Results Map at the link below.  In your warmup, please tell me how you feel about the results of the election! 
     • https://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/results
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I feel  ___
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. Explore Google Mars using the kmz file below (view Mars demo video clip) 
   • Click here and save the MarsTour kmz file to your desktop
   • Double-click on the MarsTour kmz file to open it in Google Mars
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2. Continue working on your 6 Google Earth Project Presentation
   • View my example presentation here: http://goo.gl/6dKPY
   • add the next two slides (5&6) on Mars which should look like this:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. For help with this project, please use the project page link below
   • Google Earth Project Page  

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

1. Check your grades in all subject areas! This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period. 

Thursday 8th:

- 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!)
   • Use this timer link (multi-funtion timer – click on the green ‘up’ arrow) to time how long it takes you to solve the maze at the link below. Capture the maze with IW and use the highlighter to mark your path through it.
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Mazes/Maze%204.20.12.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I was able to solve the maze in ___
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. Answer this question
   • Why do you think we should (or should not) explore the Moon, Mars or other planets we can reach?
   • Use (click-to-comment) to send me your answer
2. Explore Google Moon using the Apollo Missions and any other Layers of your choice and view the following related video clips
   • Moon demo video clip
   • Kaguya satellite imagery
   • Apollo video restoration project
   • Google Earth 3D building construction
3. Continue working on your 6 Google Earth Project Presentation
   • Add your last 2 slides (7&8) from Google Moon

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

1. For help with this project, please use the project page link below
   • Google Earth Project Page 
   • You do not need to download anything for your Moon slides today
   • Open Google Earth and switch to Moon mode
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   • Slide 1 should have 3 images from the Apollo Missions Layer
   • Slide 2 should have 3 images from any other layer in Google Moon
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2. Your 6 Google Earth Project Presentation slides should look like this:
   • View my example presentation here: http://goo.gl/6dKPY
   • The last two slides (7&8) on Moon which should look like this:

   

   Here’s an image of all of the project slides in my example presentation:

   

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

1. Check your grades in all subject areas! This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period. 

Friday 9th: 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:

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. Conduct folder checks for the 2nd 6 weeks grading period
2. Complete your 8 slide 6 Google Earth Project Presentation 
3. View the Friday Video Clip selections for this week 

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

1. For help with this project, please use the project page link below
• Google Earth Project Page
• View my example presentation here: http://goo.gl/6dKPY
• Here’s an image of all of the project slides in my example presentation:
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Check your grades in all subject areas!  This is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period.

Week10: Oct 29th–Nov 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!
• 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 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 29th: Student Holiday

Tuesday 30th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. 1 slide challenge competition
   • You have the rest of this week to complete your slide
   • When you’re ready to submit it, rename it  c1 Slide Challenge (the letter ‘c’ means complete and will keep the file from sorting with your other assignments.  I will search for files with this name, so if you don’t name your file correctly, it won’t show up in the search and won’t be added to the collection for voting
   • Include your first name and class period somewhere on your slide (so you get credit for your work!)
   • You may enter more than once if you want to try different ideas
   • Voting will begin next week!
   • If you have questions, comments or ideas, use (click-to-comment) to send them to me!
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!)
   • There are 22 objects hidden in the image below.  Open the image, capture it with IW, and mark off the objects as you find them.  Send me the number you are able to find in your warmup.
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Tire%20swing.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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
7. Here are the results of your reflections from last week:
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- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View the Wind Map of the USA and see if you can see the effects of the hurricane in the Northeast
   • http://hint.fm/wind/
   • Use (click-to-comment) to tell me what you notice
2. View the Google Crisis Map for Hurricane Sandy 
   • http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy
3. View this State-by-state impact site from MSNBC: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/29/14781430-a-state-by-state-look-at-superstorm-sandys-impact?lite 
4. View the slideshow images from the Hurricane 
   • http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49560895/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
5. This week’s Project of the Week will be to create a Presentation with the name: 5 World Streetviews It should have the following:
   • 7 slides (one for each continent)
     1. North America
     2. Asia
     3. South America
     4. Africa
     5. Antarctica
     6. Europe
     7. Australia
   • Each slide should have 3 labeled images from each continent and a Wordart title with the name of the continent:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Information on the 7 continents and a special Google Maps link to streetview imagery from each
   • Information about the continents: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/contnent.htm
   • Streetview images from the 7 continents:  http://www.maps.google.com/sevencontinents (the continents on this page are in the order of the list in part 2 above)
     • Click 'More places' (red arrow below) to reload the page with new locations from each continent or drag pegman around (blue arrow below) to explore the vicinity of the selected location.
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2. How to add Wordart:
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3. Here’s a link to my example presentation (which I’m still editing) in the 103 Student (Demo) folder: 
   • http://goo.gl/N0p7F

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

1. Continue to explore the hurricane information in part 2 above or the Streetview images from the 7 continents: http://www.maps.google.com/sevencontinents 

Wednesday 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!)
   • View the following 2 slideshows from hurricane Sandy. Choose 1 photo from each slideshow that you feel was the most significant to you, and send me the slide numbers of each in your warmup for today:  
     • Here’s the link to both slideshows: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49596252/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
     • Slideshow 1:  (click on the Aftermath tab)
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     • Slideshow 2: (click on the Hurricane tab)
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I chose slide ___ from the first show and slide ___ from the second
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. I’ve decided to give extra credit to anyone who completes a 1 slide challenge project (as much as a full assignment, depending on the detail in your slide).  Here are the directions again:
   • 1 slide challenge competition
     • Create a one slide presentation in your 103 Student Folder with best animation effects you can think of
     • Here are 2 example challenges: Click here to view
     • You have the rest of this week to complete your slide
     • When you’re ready to submit it, rename it  c1 Slide Challenge (the letter ‘c’ means complete and will keep the file from sorting with your other assignments.  I will search for files with this name, so if you don’t name your file correctly, it won’t show up in the search and won’t be added to the collection for voting
     • Include your first name and class period somewhere on your slide (so you get credit for your work!)
     • You may enter more than once if you want to try different ideas
     • Voting will begin next week!
     • If you have questions, comments or ideas, use (click-to-comment) to send them to me!
2. View these Halloween Safety Tips! These are especially important for any of your younger siblings… help protect them (and you) by reviewing these common sense tips if you’re going out tonight!) 
3. View the Google Doodle for today: http://www.google.com/ 
   • Click on each of the doors and the objects within
   • Move your cursor around to discover other objects to click on
4. Continue working on your 5 World Streetviews project for this week 
   • Here’s a link to the Project Page:  https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bl9tYRA3WzO0JI6cmlFpJV6NEkVhruCyBPeRBR6_xro 

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

1. I’ve added a new Project Pages Folder which will contain the information you need for each weekly project
   • Here’s a link to the Project Pages Folder (which can also be found in section 4 on the right side panel): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StN3R5VmdFeTFoM2M/edit
   • Here’s a link to our current 5 World Streetviews Project Page: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bl9tYRA3WzO0JI6cmlFpJV6NEkVhruCyBPeRBR6_xro

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

1. Continue exploring the Halloween Safety Tips! These are especially important for any of your younger siblings… help protect them (and you) by reviewing these common sense tips if you’re going out tonight!) 

Thursday Nov 1st:

- 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!)
   • View this presentation and tell me which slide number you liked best and what you liked about it 
     • https://docs.google.com/presentation/pub?id=16DR1WV4ctrilOzt04Vdn-WSdq0-ehpL_R_lrxUzaTJE&start=true&loop=true&delayms=8000
   • 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. 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. Explore this file World Streetviews Spreadsheet which you will need for the next step
   • If you would like to add a favorite site, send me your idea and a link using (click-to-comment) and I’ll add it with your name :)
2. Add slide 8 to your 5 World Streetviews Presentation 
   • You should choose 3 images from this file: World Streetviews Spreadsheet
   • It should look something like this:
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3. Continue working on your 5 World Streetviews project for this week 

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

1. Use this Project Page to help you complete this week’s weekly project
   • 5 World Streetviews Project Page: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bl9tYRA3WzO0JI6cmlFpJV6NEkVhruCyBPeRBR6_xro 

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

1. Checkout more amazing critters at the gallery link below
   • http://blepharopsis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0

Friday 2nd: 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. Take a Streetview Tour inside of the Whitehouse at this link: http://goo.gl/maps/UW3f7 (Thanks Joaquin!)
2. Complete your 5 World Streetviews project for this week
   • It’s due today!
3. Complete your 1 slide challenge extra credit project
   • Be sure to save it in your 103 Student Folder and name it c1 Slide Challenge when you’ve completed it (so I can search for it)
4. View the Friday Video clips collection for this week

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

1. Use this Project Page to help you complete this week’s weekly project
   • 5 World Streetviews Project Page: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bl9tYRA3WzO0JI6cmlFpJV6NEkVhruCyBPeRBR6_xro

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

1. Checkout the BISD calendar at this link.  Next week is the last week of the 2nd 6 weeks grading period!

Week9: Oct 22nd–Oct 26th

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 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 22nd:

- 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 after today:
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3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Go to Google.com and type the following in the search window:  1054/17= 
     • A calculator should popup, and you should see the answer in a couple of places.  Experiment with some of the calculator functions while you’re there.  In your warmup, please tell me the answer to the math question!
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): 1054/17= ___
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  
6. Here is the summary of your weekly reflections from last week:
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- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Copy and explore a 10 Function Custom Calculator Spreadsheet 
   • Logon to your Gmail and then click on this link to open the calculator: http://goo.gl/mj42z
   • Choose File then Make a copy to save one for yourself!
2. Answer the questions in this form using your new copy of the Calculator
   • Here’s a link to the form: http://goo.gl/XQCyF
3. Explore a new creative designs site called Bomomo
   • Here’s a link to the site: http://bomomo.com/
4. Create a new Drawing in your 103 Student Folder called Bomomo
   • Capture 3 examples of different Bomomo creations (you can add more if you like)
   • Label them 1, 2 & 3 in order of your favorites
   • Add a Wordart label like Bomomo in the center of the drawing (and for an extra challenge, link your Wordart to http://bomomo.com/
   • Here’s an example:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Help with the 10 Function Calculator
   • Here’s how to make a copy
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   • Click here to view a video help file (complete with barking dog background noise – sorry!) on how to use this tool
2. Help with the calculator form
   • Here’s what the form looks like (you can click on it to go to the form):
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3. Help with Bomomo  
   • Here are the basic tools and functions:
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4. Help with GDraw
   • How to add Wordart:
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   • How to change the font, add colors and add a hyperlink to it
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Check your Progress Report grades.  You should receive your Progress Reportcards on Thursday :)

Tuesday 23rd:

- 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!)
   • View the poster from Mercedes-Benz at the link below, and in your warmup, please tell me what you think it’s trying to show you about your brain 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/TheBrain.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I think this poster shows us ___
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 Google Presentations intro and demonstrations video clips
   • Google Presentations Intro Video: http://goo.gl/dKwJX
   • Discussions Demo: http://goo.gl/hedtR
   • Epic Presentation: http://goo.gl/FDcvj 
2. Open your 103 Student folder and create a New Google Presentation called 4 Presentation Backgrounds 
   • Here’s an example slideshow: http://goo.gl/l4nxe
   • It should have 8 slides, each made with a different tool.  Add a link to the tool on each slide so you can find it again when you use this in the future.   Here’s a list of the tools you’ll need for each slide:
     1. Title Slide: Plain color background from Google Presentations
     2. Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     3. MS Clipart: http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
     4. Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
     6. Neave: http://neave.com/
     7. Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
     8. Google Presentations (insert image): Stock Photos
3. Why are we doing this project?
   • to learn how to create a shareable presentation
   • to review all of the programs we will use to make our backgrounds
   • to create a list of resource slides to use in future projects in other classes (with examples and links to the tools that made them)
4. Complete the 2 assignments from yesterday
   • There was a technician here yesterday afternoon to fix the issues that we were having with the links, so everything should work now :)

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

1. Here’s how to create your 4 Presentation Backgrounds: 
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2. Here’s how to choose a theme and rename it
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3. Here’s how to add 7 more blank slides until you have a total of 8 slides for your presentation
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4. Here’s what the 1st 4 slides should look like:
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5. …and here are the last 4:
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Check your Progress Report grades. You should receive your Progress Report cards on Thursday :)  

Wednesday 24th:

- 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!)
   • There are 2 giraffes in the image at the link below.  One is obvious, the other is hidden… find the hidden one and tell me where it’s located in your warmup for today (please don’t give the answer away… give others a chance to look for it!)
     •  https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Illusions/HiddenGiraffe.jpg
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): The hidden Giraffe is ___
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  
6. If you’re feeling bad lately, this might be the reason: Checkout the PollenCast for Bastrop for the next few days:  Here’s a link to the site 
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- Part 2) Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. View 2 examples of animations in Google Presentations 
   • Example 1:  Click here
   • Example 2:  Click here 
2. Add at least 1 animation effect to the Title of your 4 Presentation Backgrounds
   • Example 2 of this project above has several effects added
   • Experiment with different types of animation
   • You can add more than 1 effect if you like 
3. Continue working on your Google Presentation called 4 Presentation Backgrounds
   • View yesterday’s help information for directions:  Click here 
   • Here are the links to all of the programs you’ll need:
     1. Title Slide with animation: Plain color background from Google Presentations
     2. Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     3. MS Clipart: http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/
     4. Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
     6. Neave: http://neave.com/
     7. Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
     8. Google Presentations (insert image): Stock Photos

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

1. Help with adding animation:
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Check your Progress Report grades. You should receive your Progress Report cards tomorrow :) 

Thursday 25th:

- 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!)
   • There are 21 objects hidden in the image below.  Open the image, capture it with IW, and mark off the objects as you find them.  Send me the number you are able to find in your warmup. 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Doghouse21hidden.png
   • Here’s the solution to yesterday’s hidden Giraffe problem: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Giraffe%20solution.jpg
   • 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  
6. The Dance Bell Schedule for tomorrow has been updated:  Here’s a link

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

1. Please complete the 4 Presentation Background assignment.  It’s due tomorrow! 
   • Follow the directions and help information from the last 2 days above
2. Challenge: For those who have completed the 4 Presentation Background assignment, try this single slide animation challenge:
   • Create a one slide presentation in your 103 Student Folder with best animation effects you can think of
   • Name your presentation 1 slide challenge
   • I’ll submit your anonymous entries to the BMS staff to vote on next week
   • Here are 2 examples: Click here to view 

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

1. Here are the pieces which I used for the challenge example (first slide).  You can see the animation settings panel on the right: 

Here’s a link to the file which you should be able to copy to see how it works: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PvlB-WbWaC14RZ8DZMt6Q5khac5jXeHVLUODqPRpSpg/edit

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

1. Check your Progress Report grades. You should receive your Progress Report cards today :)  

Friday 26th: 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  
7. We’ll be on the Dance Bell Schedule today.  Here’s what it looks like:

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

1. Please complete the 4 Presentation Background assignment. It’s due tomorrow!
   • Follow the directions and help information from the last 2 days above
2. Challenge: For those who have completed the 4 Presentation Background assignment, try this single slide animation challenge:
   • Create a one slide presentation in your 103 Student Folder with best animation effects you can think of
   • Name your presentation 1 slide challenge
   • I’ll submit your anonymous entries to the BMS staff to vote on next week
   • Here are 2 examples: Click here to view
3. View the Friday Video Clips selection for this week :)

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

1. If you need help with any makeup assignments for this week, please ask in class today!

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

1. Monday is a holiday! Have a great long weekend :)