Week15: Dec 10th–Dec 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!
• 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 10th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Dress warmly the next few mornings… it will be very cold!
3. 
4. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
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5. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this number series memory game and send me your score 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/safe-cracker/
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   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
6. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
7. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

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

1. Preview our Final Project: Create a collection of key applications with links so you can find them and use them in other classes in the future.  Use which ever of these 3 applications you like best to create it: Google Presentations, Prezi or Glogster 
   • My example Google Presentation Version: http://goo.gl/Dvopc
   • Title slide + 1o slides of the applications we’ve used this semester
   • Each day you will see a preview of a different version (tomorrow: Prezi and Wed: Glogster)
   • Here’s a complete list of required sites if you plan to use Google Presentations for your project (you’ll need a title slide plus the following):
     1. Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
     2. InterWrite (no link needed)
     3. Flamepaint: http://escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     4. Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
     5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
     6. Wordle basic: http://www.wordle.net/create or Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     7. Neave Interactives: http://neave.com/ or Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
     8. Scratch (no link needed)
     9. Prezi: http://prezi.com
     10. Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/login/
2. Continue working on our 2nd Glogster Project on a Positive Personality trait
   • Day3 - follow the directions on the project page: http://goo.gl/uagck 
   • When you complete your project, capture it with IW, paste it into a new Google Drawing in your 103 Student Folder and name it 4 Positive Personality

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

1. Click the link below for help with this project!
   • http://goo.gl/uagck  

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

1. Check your grades for Progress Reports (the grading period ended Friday and you should receive the reports either Thurs or Fri)
2. Your participation grade last week depended mostly on the contents of your 103 Student Folder, which should have 3 projects in it and should look like this:
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Tuesday 11th:

- 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Find the hidden objects at the link below and send me the number you are able to find in your warmup 
     • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Hidden%20Objects/Graduation.jpg
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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. Preview our Final Project: Create a collection of key applications with links so you can find them and use them in other classes in the future. Use which ever of these 3 applications you like best to create it: Google Presentations, Prezi or Glogster
   • My example Prezi Version: http://prezi.com/7jaed3qgfwgm/key-sites-review/
   • Title frame + 1o frames of the applications we’ve used this semester
   • Each day you will see a preview of a different version (tomorrow: Glogster)
   • Here’s a complete list of required sites if you plan to use Prezi for your project (you’ll need a title frame plus the following):
     1. Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
     2. InterWrite (no link needed)
     3. Flamepaint: http://escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     4. Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
     5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
     6. Wordle basic: http://www.wordle.net/create or Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     7. Neave Interactives: http://neave.com/ or Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
     8. Scratch (no link needed)
     9. Google Presentation: http://docs.google.com
     10. Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/login/
2. Complete our 2nd Glogster Project on a Positive Personality trait
   • Day4 - follow the directions on the project page: http://goo.gl/uagck
   • When you complete your project, capture it with IW, paste it into a new Google Drawing in your 103 Student Folder and name it 4 Positive Personality 

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

1. Glogster Positive Personality Project Page:  
   • http://goo.gl/uagck
2. Final Project Examples:
   • Google Presentation version: http://goo.gl/Dvopc
   • Prezi version: http://prezi.com/7jaed3qgfwgm/key-sites-review/ 
   • Glogster version: (link provided tomorrow)

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

1. Check your grades for Progress Reports (the grading period ended Friday and you should receive the reports either Thurs or Fri)
   • Here’s a link to the grades logon: https://skyward.bisdtx.org/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsstu/fwemnu01.w 

Wednesday 12th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your complete 103 student folder should look like:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try the object matching game below and send me your score! 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/memory/
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): My score was ___
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. Final Project: Create a collection of key applications with links so you can find them and use them in other classes in the future. Use which ever of these 3 applications you like best to create it: Google Presentations, Prezi or Glogster
   • My example Glogster Version: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/key-sites-review
   • 
   • Images and links to 10 of the applications we’ve used this semester
   • Here’s a complete list of required sites if you plan to use Glogster for your project (you’ll need a title plus the following):
     1. Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
     2. InterWrite (no link needed)
     3. Flamepaint: http://escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
     4. Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
     5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
     6. Wordle basic: http://www.wordle.net/create or Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
     7. Neave Interactives: http://neave.com/ or Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
     8. Scratch (no link needed)
     9. Google Presentation: http://docs.google.com
     10. Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/login/
2. Complete our Final Project
   • Google Presentation: Save the Presentation file as 5 Key sites (link to my example)
   • Prezi: Capture your Prezi with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Prezi site (link to my example)
   • Glogster: Capture your Glog with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Glog site (link to my example)

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

1. Final Project Examples:
   • Google Presentation version: http://goo.gl/Dvopc
   • Prezi version: http://prezi.com/7jaed3qgfwgm/key-sites-review/
   • Glogster version: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/key-sites-review
2. Glogster Positive Personality Project:
   • Project Page: http://goo.gl/uagck
   • Example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/ 

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

1. Check your grades for Progress Reports (the grading period ended last Friday and you should receive the reports either Thurs or Fri)
   • Here’s a link to the grades logon: https://skyward.bisdtx.org/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsstu/fwemnu01.w 

Thursday 13th:

- 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Find a cool quote from the site below and share it with me in your warmup for today 
     • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_motivational.html
     •  
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I like this quote: ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

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

1. Complete our Final Project
   • Google Presentation: Save the Presentation file as 5 Key sites (link to my example)
   • Prezi: Capture your Prezi with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Prezi site (link to my example)
   • Glogster: Capture your Glog with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Glog site (link to my example)
2. If you have completed everything, please help another student to complete theirs!

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

1. Final Project Examples:
   • Google Presentation version: http://goo.gl/Dvopc
   • Prezi version: http://prezi.com/7jaed3qgfwgm/key-sites-review/
   • Glogster version: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/key-sites-review
   • View the 103 Student Demo folder (with examples of completed projects): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StRFgyM2pXWFBVZUU/edit
2. Glogster Positive Personality Project:
   • Project Page: http://goo.gl/uagck
   • Example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/ 

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

1. Check your grades for Progress Reports (the grading period ended last Friday and you should receive the reports either Thurs or Fri)
   • Here’s a link to the grades logon: https://skyward.bisdtx.org/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsstu/fwemnu01.w 

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. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
   • 
3. Friday Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Please complete the final Weekly Reflections Form for this semester! 
4. Friday Warmup Response:
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

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

1. Complete our Final Project
• Google Presentation: Save the Presentation file as 5 Key sites (link to my example)
• Prezi: Capture your Prezi with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Prezi site (link to my example)
• Glogster: Capture your Glog with IW, paste it into a Google Drawing named 5 Key sites in your 103 Student folder, and add a link to your actual Glog site (link to my example)
• Here’s a complete list of required sites:
1. Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
2. InterWrite (no link needed)
3. Flamepaint: http://escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/#top
4. Photovisi: http://www.photovisi.com/
5. Sumopaint: http://www.sumo.fm/#home/
6. Wordle basic: http://www.wordle.net/create or Tagxedo: http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html
7. Neave Interactives: http://neave.com/ or Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/
8. Scratch (no link needed)
9. Prezi: http://prezi.com or Google Presentation: http://docs.google.com
10. Glogster EDU: http://edu.glogster.com/login/
2. If you have completed everything, please help another student to complete theirs!
3. View the video clips selection for this week 

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

1. Final Project Examples:
   • Google Presentation version: http://goo.gl/Dvopc
   • Prezi version: http://prezi.com/7jaed3qgfwgm/key-sites-review/
   • Glogster version: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/key-sites-review
   • View the 103 Student Demo folder (with examples of completed projects): https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B1J3MHR052StRFgyM2pXWFBVZUU/edit
2. Glogster Positive Personality Project:
• Project Page: http://goo.gl/uagck
• Example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/ 

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

1. Check your grades for Progress Reports (the grading period ended last Friday and you should receive the reports either Thurs or Fri)
• Here’s a link to the grades logon: https://skyward.bisdtx.org/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wsstu/fwemnu01.w 

Week14: Dec 3rd–Dec 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!
• 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 3rd:

- 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Go to this site and create some snowflakes!  http://snowdays.me/
   • For your warmup, please evaluate the site (tell me what you like and/or don’t like about it!)  
     • 
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I (liked/didn’t like) ___
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 are your results from last week’s reflection questions:
7. 

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

1. View clip: ABC News intro video on Glogster
2. View clip: Glogster in 90 seconds
3. Test your logon to your Glogster account 
   • Click here to see your Glogster nickname (your password is your ID# – lunch code)
   • 
   • You can also get to the logon screen by clicking on this link: Click here to logon to Glogster
4. View video tutorials on how to add a wall, a page wall, and text to a new practice Glog called ‘About Me!’
   • Wall tutorial: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/1%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20Wall%20Tool.mp4
   • Text tutorial: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/2%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20Text%20Tool.mp4 
5. Create a new practice Glog called ‘About Me!’ which you could use, for example, whenever you start a new class and are given an assignment to tell a little bit about yourself
   • My screencast on this first project: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/Mr%20Mercer%27s%20Glogs%20Screencast.flv

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

1. An important note about Glogster EDU! 
   • Glogster EDU accounts are created by teachers for their students, and as a result, teachers have complete control over the content and visibility of student Glogs. If you have any doubts at all about whether or not something you would like to add to a Glog is appropriate or not, choose something else that you are certain is appropriate to use instead! If you have to ask, that indicates doubt… choose something else! If I have any doubts I will remove the content of concern, or the entire Glog, or your entire account (and I sincerely hope I don’t have to do any of these!)
2. Glogster ‘About Me’ demo links 
   • 

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

1. Create some more snowflakes! http://snowdays.me/ 

Tuesday 4th:

- 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try this pattern memory game (if it isn’t blocked), and if it works, please send me your score 
     • http://www.proprofs.com/games/pattern-memory/
   • If the site above is blocked, try this one and send me the number you get correct instead:
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I scored ___
4. Daily Warmup Response: Use the Daily Warm-up Form to record your answer
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

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

1. View this Prezi:http://prezi.com/zmt3olg8hrnd/glogster-tools/
2. Make a folder in ‘my documents’ to collect and save images for your About Me Glogster project.  Copy the images from IW to paint and save them as jpg files in your new folder. You’ll need images for each of these 4 areas: 
   • Family (things you like to do with your family)
   • Favorites (places or things that are important to you)
   • Fun (places, things or activities)
   • Food (favorite foods or places to eat)
   • You should be able to search Google right from your Glog
3. View Glogster video tutorials on 
   • How to add images to your Glog: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/3%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20image%20tool.mp4
   • How to add graphics to your Glog: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Glogster%20Videos/4%29%20Glogster%20EDU%20Basic%20-%20graphics%20tool.mp4
4. Continue working on your About Me Glog
   • Here’s a link to logon to Glogster:  http://edu.glogster.com/login/
   • Here’s a link to the nicknames list:  http://goo.gl/TnXy7
     • Class period+BMS+First Name+Last Initial
     • Example: 6BMSFirstL
   • When you’re done with your Glog: 
     • Capture it with IW
     • Copy/paste it into a new Google Drawing in your 103 Student Folder
     • Name your drawing 3 About Me

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

1. Use this Prezi to help you!
   • http://prezi.com/zmt3olg8hrnd/glogster-tools/

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

1. Checkout the Glogpedia (library of Glogs) for ideas
   • http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/

Wednesday 5th:

- 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try the word search at the link below and send me the number of words you can find (hint: there’s help with this in today’s blog entry if you can find it!) 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Word%20Searches/CardsWordSearch.png
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I found ___
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. Good News!: The Google Search Feature in Glogster should work now!
   • 
2. Complete your 1st Glogster Project 3 About Me 
   • When you’re done with your Glog:
     • Capture it with IW
     • Copy/paste it into a new Google Drawing in your 103 Student Folder
     • Name your drawing 3 About Me
   • Student Examples Slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NFUX-B0JLTqAwn2FGGEtC-QhR6X-kjLoDmunsi7E7HY/present#slide=id.p
   • It should look something like this:
   • 
3. Begin our 2nd Glogster Project on a Positive Personality trait 
   • Project Template Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positivepersonality/
   • Project Example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/
   • Project Directions Prezi: http://prezi.com/xi4qhyouoyjv/positive-personality-glogster-project/ 
4. To get started on your project, you should work on these things:  
   • Choose a word from this list: http://goo.gl/lhbtl
   • Create a Google Document with your ‘notes’ like this example: http://goo.gl/d55YR
     • add the definition of your word
     • add 2 translations of the definition (one must be Spanish!)
   • Create a new blank Glog called Positive Personality and start working on zones 1&2

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

1. Positive Personality trait project help links
   • link to logon to Glogster: http://edu.glogster.com/login/
   • link to the logon nicknames list: http://goo.gl/TnXy7
   • Project example notes page: http://goo.gl/d55YR
   • Project Template Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positivepersonality/
   • Project Example Glog: http://mercer432.edu.glogster.com/positive-personality-template/
   • Project Directions Prezi: http://prezi.com/xi4qhyouoyjv/positive-personality-glogster-project/ 

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

1. Checkout this image for today!
   • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Word%20Searches/CardsSearchSolution.png

Thursday 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:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Try either or both of these Brain Games for your warmup and send me your times! 
     • Colors Word Search: http://www.proprofs.com/games/word-search/color-word-search/
     • 
     • Continents Crossword Puzzle: http://www.proprofs.com/games/crossword/ 
     • 
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I finished the ___ 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. Important note about creating a new Glog!
   • 
2. View new 2nd Glogster Project Page 
   • http://goo.gl/uagck
3. Complete your 1st Glogster Project if you haven’t already done so!
   • View more completed student examples: http://goo.gl/bgDgz
4. Continue working on our 2nd Glogster Project on a Positive Personality trait
   • Follow the directions on the project page: http://goo.gl/uagck

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

1. Click the link below for help with this project!
   • http://goo.gl/uagck

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

1. Checkout the Glogpedia (library of Glogs) for ideas
   • http://edu.glogster.com/glogpedia/

Friday 7th: 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:
   • 
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. Continue working on our 2nd Glogster Project on a Positive Personality trait
• You should have Day1 and Day2 of the project page completed
• Project Page:  http://goo.gl/uagck 
2. View this week’s video clip collection

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

1. Click the link below for help with this project!
• http://goo.gl/uagck 

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

1. Check your grades in all classes for upcoming Progress Reports! 

Week13: Nov 26th–Nov 30th

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 26th:

- 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 IW to complete this Frosty the Snowman Word Search.  In your warmup for today, please send me the number of words you are able to find (there are 42 words in the puzzle). This is challenging, so get help from the students next to you if you need it! 
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Word%20Searches/Frosty.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. Here are your responses from your reflection questions from the week before Thanksgiving:

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

1. Explore Scratch
   • Take a trip to a Harvard Lecture!
     • View some of the Harvard basic computer programming lecture on Scratch: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/Scratch%20Videos/Harvard%20CS50%20Scratch.flv
     • Please use (click-to-comment) to tell me if you think viewing this Harvard Lecture was interesting to you
   • 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
     • http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_1.4_Download
2. Copy the scratch folder from my J-drive to your desktop
   • Open the practice program file called Move-Stage
   • Click on the blue blocks and observe how the sprite moves
   • Click on the stage icon to change stages
   • View the Lesson 1: Start Moving Tutorial at the link below
   • http://learnscratch.org/learnscratch/GS_01.html?ml=1 
3. Experiment with Motions and Stages
   • Challenge:  See if you can get your sprite to move all around the edges of the stage and back to the center again
   • This tutorial might help you: http://learnscratch.org/learnscratch/SS_01_03.html?ml=1

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

1. Here are the basic control features of the Scratch Program using the Move-Stage Scratch file

 

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

1. Checkout this Scratch Tutorials List 
   • https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Aa5MHFVrzkpnhpzaApW6W6huSNObObweCbxysjFCdCU

Tuesday 27th:

- 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 word search:
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Word%20Searches/FrostySolution2.jpg
   • 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.
     • http://www.eyecanlearn.com/hidden%20pictures.htm
   • Here’s a sentence starter (or you can choose your own): I liked picture number ___ 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. Capture a picture in IW which shows that you can do these things: 
   • View Video Demo: http://youtu.be/KB1DwJyhi0I
   • Make copies of a sprite
   • Change the sizes of a sprite
   • Change the colors of a sprite
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2. Capture a picture in IW which shows that you can draw on the stage with different colored lines
   • View Video Demo: http://youtu.be/WAXCb1J8fhM 
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3. You can use one picture for both of the above if you like… here’s an example: 
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4. Write a program to have Scratch draw a line for you
   • View Video Demo: http://youtu.be/QEsZ8KHP3_Q
   • Capture your program and stage with IW
   • Here’s my example, (but yours will need to draw the line in a different color and in a different location!)
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5. Save your IW file with your work from today to your desktop as Scratch for use later on in a project.  It should look something like this:

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

1. Use this Prezi to help you!
   • Click on any image to zoom-in to a clearer view
   • http://prezi.com/wb64owhq-l5n/scratch-projects/ 

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

1. Checkout other Scratch example projects from the Scratch File Menu:
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Wednesday 28th:

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

1. Please check your laptop for damages and report problems to me!
2. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like:
   • 
3. Daily Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Use IW to complete this Santa’s Reindeer Word Search. In your warmup for today, please send me the number of words you are able to find (there are 22 words in the puzzle).
     • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Word%20Searches/SantaSearch.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

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

1. View my example Scratch Presentation
2. Create a new presentation in your 103 Student Folder called 2 Scratch 
   • Slide1 Title:  Scratch
   • Slide2:  Sprites and Lines
   • Slide3:  Draw a line program
   • Slide4:  Make a shape program
   • if you would like to work ahead on tomorrow’s assignment, here’s what we will be adding to our presentation:
   • Slide5:  Make a letter program
   • Slide6:  Something fun
3. Open the Scratch by-the-numbers Template for use in today’s assignments:
   • Here’s a link to the program: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/By-the-numbers.sb
4. Create Draw a shape program using the by-the-numbers template
   • I’ll demonstrate how to do this in class today
   • Capture your program with IW
   • Copy/paste it into your presentation

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

1. How to create a new presentation
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- Part 4) Through? (click-to-comment)

1. Checkout this Scratch Shapes Program for some ideas:
   • https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/4%20shapes.sb

Thursday 29th:

- 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 Falling for Autumn slideshow and tell me which slide you liked best and what you liked about it 
     • http://slideshow.nbcnews.com/slideshow/travel/falling-for-autumn-49302079/
   • 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. View my example Scratch Presentation (including slides 5 & 6 for today), as well as some additional programs from the help section below for ideas 
2. Complete your 2 Scratch Presentation which should have the following 6 slides after today (purple slides are new for today):
   • Slide1 Title: Scratch
   • Slide2: Sprites and Lines
   • Slide3: Draw a line program
   • Slide4: Make a shape program
   • Slide5: Make a letter program
   • Slide6: Something fun
3. Open the Scratch by-the-numbers Template for use in today’s assignments:
   • Here’s a link to the program: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/By-the-numbers.sb
4. Create Draw a letter program using the by-the-numbers template
   • Write a program to draw the first letter of your name
   • Capture your program and stage with IW
   • Add it to slide 5 of your 2 Scratch Presentation
5. Create Something Fun using Scratch for your final program
   • Consider adding a different background or having your sprite talk (like the Scratch goes to the movies example above)
   • Capture your program and stage with IW
   • Add it to slide 6 of your 2 Scratch Presentation

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

1. View some Scratch example programs for your Something fun slide:
   • 4 shapes at once: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/4%20shapes.sb
   • PenBox: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/PenBox.sb
   • LetterM: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/DrawLetterM.sb
   • LetterR: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/R-By-the-numbers.sb
   • Scratch goes to the movies: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/Scratch%20goes%20to%20the%20movies.sb
   • MeowPuffs: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/Meow-Puffs.sb
2. View my example 2 Scratch Presentation in the 103 Student Demo folder  
   • 103 Student (Demo) Folder
3. Use any of the tutorials from this Scratch Tutorials List
   • https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Aa5MHFVrzkpnhpzaApW6W6huSNObObweCbxysjFCdCU  

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

1. Checkout the Scratch Homepage
   • http://scratch.mit.edu/

Friday 30th: 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:
   • 
3. Friday Warmup Activity (2min timer if necessary – no talking while you complete your warmup please!)
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! Please write 3 complete sentences in the big blocks of the form to get full credit!
4. Friday Warmup Response:
6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/iA4mC

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

1. Complete your 2 Scratch Presentation which should have the following 6 slides  
   • Slide1 Title: Scratch
   • Slide2: Sprites and Lines
   • Slide3: Draw a line program
   • Slide4: Make a shape program
   • Slide5: Make a letter program
   • Slide6: Something fun
   • View my example: 2 Scratch Presentation
2. View the video clips selection for this week 

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

1. View some Scratch example programs for your Something fun slide:
   • 4 shapes at once: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/4%20shapes.sb
   • PenBox: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/PenBox.sb
   • LetterM: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/DrawLetterM.sb
   • LetterR: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/R-By-the-numbers.sb
   • Scratch goes to the movies: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/Scratch%20goes%20to%20the%20movies.sb
   • MeowPuffs: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/197021/Scratch%20dbPublic/Meow-Puffs.sb
2. View my example 2 Scratch Presentation in the 103 Student Demo folder
   • 103 Student (Demo) Folder
3. Use any of the tutorials from this Scratch Tutorials List
• https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Aa5MHFVrzkpnhpzaApW6W6huSNObObweCbxysjFCdCU

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

1. Checkout the Scratch Homepage
   • http://scratch.mit.edu/