Week3 (f14): Sep 8th–Sep 12th

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 using https://classroom.google.com
  • 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 8th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this Curvy puzzle by rotating the tiles until all of the lines match up.
     • http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities: 
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2. Create your own StudyStack account for use with vocabulary-related activities 
   • Sign-up here: https://www.studystack.com/SignUp.jsp
   • Use your school email address and password to create your account (you can choose your own appropriate username)
3. View Demonstration video for our next assignment 
   • Bonus video: Explosion in Papua
   • YouTube Assignment Demo: http://goo.gl/KRHCXA
4. View the list of words which describe feelings from a French Class. Notice how the cartoon faces help you to understand the words? We will be using animated GIFs to do the same thing (examples below the cartoons) 
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5. Open Google Classroom to find the links and materials you’ll need for our 1.5 (m) Labeled Vocab GIFs assignment 
   • https://classroom.google.com

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for todays assignment
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Sign-up for StudyStack: https://www.studystack.com/SignUp.jsp
   • YouTube Demo: http://goo.gl/KRHCXA
   • Cartoon Faces for feelings vocabulary: http://goo.gl/DZSHLQ
   • StudyStack Importer Sheet: http://goo.gl/AzT0mC
   • StudyStack Importer Directions: http://goo.gl/VNjsdj
   • Example Labeled Vocabulary Gifs: http://goo.gl/E9Xqzh 

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

1. Checkout our UIL Chess Practice announcement slide:

Tuesday 9th:

- Part 1) Review (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Skitch 4 of your favorite picture quotes from the site below to your desktop for use in an upcoming assignment: 
     • http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quote_pictures.html
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View special interest video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRTNvWcx9Oo
2. Test the GIFMaker site for use in an assignment we will start soon 
   • http://gifmaker.me/
   • Here’s an example I made this morning… you’ll be making your own version of this today:
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   • Here’s where you can find it on our Website calendar: http://goo.gl/9Bl2s6
   • …and here’s how I did it
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   • Here are the links you need to try this
     • GIFMaker site: http://gifmaker.me/
     • Gzaas (for your message): http://gzaas.com/
       • If you’re on the team or rooting for someone in particular, try using the jersey number instead of the word ‘Bears’
     • Football schedule: http://schools.bisdtx.org/default.aspx?name=bms.athletics
3. Continue working on our 1.5 (m) Labeled Vocab GIFs assignment 
   • https://classroom.google.com

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for todays assignment
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Sign-up for StudyStack: https://www.studystack.com/SignUp.jsp
   • YouTube Demo: http://goo.gl/KRHCXA
   • Cartoon Faces for feelings vocabulary: http://goo.gl/DZSHLQ
   • StudyStack Importer Sheet: http://goo.gl/AzT0mC
   • StudyStack Importer Directions: http://goo.gl/VNjsdj
   • Example Labeled Vocabulary Gifs: http://goo.gl/E9Xqzh 
   • GIFMaker site: http://gifmaker.me/
   • Gzaas (for your message): http://gzaas.com/ 
   • Football schedule: http://schools.bisdtx.org/default.aspx?name=bms.athletics 

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

1. Checkout our Website calendar for some important announcements for this week:
   • http://goo.gl/9Bl2s6

Wednesday 10th: UIL Chess Practice meets after school in our library today!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Experiment with the Flamepaint controls to write the word ‘Family’ as best as you can, and then Skitch it to your desktop for possible use later on 
     • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
     • Here’s my example:
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Here are a couple of cool no-tech video clips sent to me by a student through click-to-comment last night with 2 awesome endangered animals featured:
   • http://youtu.be/ZL0z6A9imIU (watch for the crocs waiting by the side of the pool!)
   • http://youtu.be/g7rZTZBOrqQ  (probably not a good idea for a pet, but fascinating to watch how well they get along!)
   • Note: starting today, the click-to-comment form will automatically collect your email address so I can give extra credit to contributers when they need it!
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2. Begin our 1.6 (m) Picture Quotes assignment 
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Here’s my example so far: http://goo.gl/qLcGCr
3. Complete your 1.5 (m) Labeled Vocab GIFs or any other assignments in Google Classroom if you haven’t already done so!
   • https://classroom.google.com 

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Brainy Picture Quotes
   • Bing Homepage Gallery
   • Thinkexist.com
   • Search-word ideas
   • Favorite Fonts 

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

1. Check your grades in all core classes by logging on here (the 1st Progress Reporting period ends Friday!):

   Logon here to check your grades

Thursday 11th: Open House @BMS 5-6:30pm

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Here’s a link to this evening’s Open House YouTube video for those who can’t make it
5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Create a few more Flamepaintings for todays GIFMaker activity… write words  like ‘Friends, Food, Movies, Music, Fun’. You’ll need a total of at least 4 paintings (including ‘Family from yesterday) 
     • http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
   • Here are some examples 
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6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View video clips 
   • Elephant swimming
   • Stop-motion animation
2. Explore how to create and split/edit GIFs
   • GIFMaker site: http://gifmaker.me/  
     • Create a GIF with your warm-up Flamepaintings (Start your GIF with the Family Flamepaint)
   • GIFMaker splitter site: http://gifmaker.me/exploder/ 
     • Split and edit a GIF
   • Add your GIFs to the 1.7 GIFs assignment template
   • Here’s my example:
3. Complete our 1.6 (m) Picture Quotes assignment or any other assignments which are due tomorrow!
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Here’s my example so far: http://goo.gl/qLcGCr
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

1. Links for today
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/
   • GIFMaker: http://gifmaker.me/ 
   • GIFMaker splitter: http://gifmaker.me/exploder/

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

1. Practice for UIL Chess (which meets every Wednesday afternoon in the library)

Friday 12th: Last day of the 1st Progress Reporting Period!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
• Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
• Go to Google Classroom for the link to the form: https://classroom.google.com/h
• The form should look like this:
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5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Complete the following assignments in Google Classroom which are due Today!   
   • Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here)
   • https://classroom.google.com
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2. Help someone who hasn’t completed their assignments! 
3. Try any of these activities: 
   • Activities Page

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

1. Here are the links you’ll need for this week’s assignments
• https://classroom.google.com
• Brainy Picture Quotes
• Bing Homepage Gallery
• Thinkexist.com
• Search-word ideas
• Favorite Fonts
• Flamepainter 
• GIFMaker
• GIFMaker splitter 

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

1. Checkout the forecast for the next few days… looks like we might get some much-needed rain
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Week2 (f14): Sep 1st–Sep 5th

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 using https://classroom.google.com 
  • 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 1st:

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Tuesday 2nd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Explore Flamepaint, create something cool with it, and Skitch it into an email addressed to me 
     • Link to Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
     • Here’s my email address: bmercer@bisdtx.org 
4. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
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2. Discuss how to make the Holiday gif (shown on Monday above) 
   • http://goo.gl/8POYuD
3. Discuss our 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment
   • The (m) means it’s a major grade!  (major=60%  / daily=40%)
   • https://classroom.google.com 

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

1. Links for today 
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Holiday gif presentation: http://goo.gl/ouj44Y 

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

1. Checkout this remarkable collection of moth images:
   • http://www.quora.com/Insects/Is-the-Venezuelan-Poodle-Moth-real
   • Collage of images (in the event the site is blocked at school)
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Wednesday 3rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Create a Flamepaint background to add to your 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment 
     • Keep it simple and open so you can still read your slides. Most of you should use a white background so you can still read the text on your slides. Here’s my example:
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     • Skitch it to your desktop to add to your slides as a background later
     • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php 
4. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Use the Slides Home Screen and Screencast-o-matic to record your animation from yesterday to save to your desktop as a gif for the last slide of your 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment   
   • Slides Home Screen
   • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 
   • Here are the settings to save your recording as a gif:
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2. Continue working on your 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment
   • Add your Flamepaint background to all slides
     • Here’s my example background again (keep it simple and open so you can still read your slides!):
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     • You might need to move your text around on your slides like I did here:
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   • Add your animation gif to the last slide
     • Here’s my example gif which I created in the demo yesterday:
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     • And here’s my example last slide with gifs added:
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   • https://classroom.google.com  

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

1. Links for today 
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Holiday gif presentation: http://goo.gl/ouj44Y 
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 
   • Demo Copy of 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment with a background, gifs and comments added: http://goo.gl/VhH6Mc

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

1. Check to make sure you can access your grades
   • Logon here to check your grades

Thursday 4th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Try this vocabulary game sent to me by one of my former students yesterday, and if you do really well, tell me in class or send me an email with a Skitch of your score! 
     • http://www.knoword.org/
     • If you have trouble with the link above, try this StudyStack instead: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
4. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Here are our objectives for today: 
   • Explore, analyze and summarize key links and information in a creative adaptation of a Slides presentation template
   • Convey transformative-related language and meaning through the creation of an animated gif. Are your viewers able to infer meaning from the transformation which you create? 
     • Here’s an example… do we each have a primitive side to our personalities which we try to keep hidden but which comes out occasionally?
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2. Complete our 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment. Insert duplicate slides after 10, 11, 12 & 13 and follow these directions to edit your duplicates! 
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3. Delete slide 2 when you’re all through! (…hey, that rhymes!) 
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4. Here’s what your final presentation should resemble:

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

1. Links for today 
   • Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
   • https://classroom.google.com
   • Holiday gif presentation: http://goo.gl/ouj44Y 
   • Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 
   • Demo Copy of 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment with a background, gifs and comments added: http://goo.gl/VhH6Mc

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

1. Play chess to practice for our UIL chess competition in January. Let me know if you would like to be on the team!
   • http://www.sparkchess.com/

Friday 5th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view example folder here) 
4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
   • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
   • http://goo.gl/0IPPlL
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. View click-to-comments responses (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol
2. This is interesting… here’s a look at how many views from other countries our classroom Blog has received this month!
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3. Our 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment which is a major grade, is due today! 
• Here’s what all of your assignments so far should look like: (view example folder here)
• You should have 17 slides in your presentation (13 of them were given to you… you only had to duplicate 4 of them), and it should look something like my example: http://goo.gl/38wg2A
• Here’s a link to Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com
4. If you’ve finished and turned-in your 1.4 assignment, explore any of the links from our Applications and Resources List

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

1. Links for this week 
• Flamepaint: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
• https://classroom.google.com
• Holiday gif presentation: http://goo.gl/ouj44Y 
• Screencast-o-matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ 
• Demo Copy of 1.4 (m) Where’s my stuff? assignment with a background, gifs and comments added: http://goo.gl/VhH6Mc
• Applications and Resources List

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

1. Checkout this picture quote… makes you think doesn’t it?
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Week1 (F14): Aug 25th–Aug 29th

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
  • 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 25th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon information handed out (if you need it)
3. Logon here to make sure you can still get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
4. We will use the Chrome web browser in this class
   • The icon to launch Chrome looks something like this:
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   • If you don’t see it on your desktop, look in Start/Programs
   • Please open Chrome!
5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Practice typing with Z-type while everyone gets connected
     • http://phoboslab.org/ztype/
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- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. We will be using Google Classrooms which is brand new for this class, and might not yet be activated for you yet. To try to join this class, click on the link below and enter the code for your class which will be projected on the screen. If you need to logon, use your full student Gmail address IDnumber@student.bisdtx.org  
   • http://classroom.google.com
   • Again, don’t be surprised if this does not work yet!
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2. Complete the form below to review many of the tools and resources available to you! 
   • Tools and Resources Scavenger Hunt Form
3. Review Skitch, the screen capture and annotation tool which we will probably use more than any other program in this class. Just experiment with some of the options in the image below to refresh your memory and make sure everything is working correctly 

   • View this video tutorial on how to use Skitch on an Android phone: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/103%20Laptop%20Temp%20Share/Skitch/Tutorial%20of%20Skitch%20for%20Android.mp4

   • Link to download Skitch for home or phone use (with parental permission): http://evernote.com/skitch/

   • Skitch for Windows Guide (also on right side panel): http://evernote.com/skitch/getting_started/windows/

   • Video help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Skitch%20Demo%20s14%20%28no%20audio%29.mp4

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4. View this short video Pep Talk in class
   • YouTube link for watching at home 

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

1. Use (click-to-comment) to send me a question or comment anytime from anywhere, or just ask in class! 

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

1. Checkout this animated gif (…which I could look at for a very long time). Click on it to view more!
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Tuesday 26th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. If you haven’t already joined Google Classroom, please try again to join this class which should be working now.  To join, click on the link below and enter the code for your class which will be projected on the screen. If you need to logon, use your full student Gmail address IDnumber@student.bisdtx.org  
   1. http://classroom.google.com
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4. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Open the Pivot stick figure animation and create something fun with it while I help students with schedule changes get connected. Please help the person next to you if they don’t remember how to use the program!
     • Here’s an example Pivot saved as an animation (gif)
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     • Pivot desktop icon and program
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- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-to-comment)

1. Here’s our 1st assignment for the semester, which is due by midnight this Friday
   • We will use Gzaas to create titles for each of our core classes using a template which I’ve made for you. Here are images of the template and a completed example which I made for you
     • Blank template
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     • My completed example
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2. If you have joined Google Classroom, open our class by clicking on the link below and view everything you need for our first assignment:
   • http://classroom.google.com
   • You should see something like this with a list of files and links to help you:
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3. If you are not yet able to join Google Classroom, here’s what you need for your 1st assignment
   • Help with Gzaas video clip
   • Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Google Drawing template (please make a copy to edit it): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZQUsEsEqjRDRKrP07sUMDYMCZQs6kbg0-IOCW9O9X5Y&authuser=0
4. If you complete this assignment today, continue working with Pivot!
5. View the following video clips about motivation and working together
   • Kid President's Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!  (YouTube link for watching at home)
   • Union is Strength  (YouTube link for watching at home)     

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

1. List of links for today
   • Link to Google Classroom: http://classroom.google.com
   • Help with Gzaas video clip
   • Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Google Drawing template (please make a copy to edit it): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZQUsEsEqjRDRKrP07sUMDYMCZQs6kbg0-IOCW9O9X5Y&authuser=0

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

1. Checkout more gifs from the link below
   • http://mathani.tumblr.com/archive

Wednesday 27th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Daily Warmup Activity:
   • Try this picture memory game 
   • http://www.proprofs.com/games/memory/
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4. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Open Google Classroom for today’s assignment. If you need to logon, use your full student Gmail address IDnumber@student.bisdtx.org  
   • http://classroom.google.com
   • As a class we will discuss and complete our new 1.2 Chrome Quick Tasks assignment
2. Compose a new email to one of your core class teachers and add a copy of your Gzaas Title image for that class. You might need to search your Drive for your 1.1 assignment or make a new title with Gzaas and Skitch it into your email 
   • logon to your grades to find your teachers’ email addresses or go to this page of the BMS Website:  http://schools.bisdtx.org/default.aspx?name=bms.facstaff
   • You might want to say something like this (which you can copy and paste into your email or modify as you like):  Hello, I’m one of your students and I’ve made this title for you to use on documents, presentations and projects. I hope you like it!
   • Here’s a video demo of how to do this: http://youtu.be/v0c4oXco1JM
3. Complete your 1.1 Core Class Titles assignment if you’re still working on it
   • Use the links in your Google Classroom assignment if you need them
4. View some Pivot Demos
   • Float Away
   • Christmas
   • Pivot Movie Scene
   • 1742 frames demo
5. Try the following to make Pivot more fun and interesting
   • View sample animations

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   • Add a custom background (like the movie scene)

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   • Add letters or other figures

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   • Create your own custom figure

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   • Add colors, resize and flip your characters

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

1. List of links for today
   • Link to Google Classroom: http://classroom.google.com
   • Help with Gzaas video clip
   • Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Google Drawing template (please make a copy to edit it): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZQUsEsEqjRDRKrP07sUMDYMCZQs6kbg0-IOCW9O9X5Y&authuser=0
   • Video demo of how to send a title to a teacher: http://youtu.be/v0c4oXco1JM

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

1. Test your logon to check your grades 

   Logon here to check your grades

Thursday 28th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Please try this video link in class and let me know if it works for you
   • http://youtu.be/ZfsnjW46HRo
4. It’s been a busy week so far, but I hope you’re having fun!
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5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Play a game of checkers or chess at the link below.  If you are interested in competing in UIL Chess, please let me know!
     • Checkers 
     • Chess (follow the directions below)
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6. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. Go to Google Classroom, open your 1.2 assignment and install Ad Block  
   • http://classroom.google.com
   • Open the assignment from either of the green arrow links (Notice it shows you when your assignments are due - red arrows)
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   • While you’re here, check to make sure you’ve turned in this assignment!
   • Install Ad Block through the link at the top (or here)
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2. Capture and arrange images from the Bing Homepage Archive on a Google Drawing, our final assignment for this week (1.3 Photo Collage) 
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   • I’ll demonstrate how to do this assignment in class :)
3. Check to make sure you have completed and turned in our first 3 Google Classroom assignments! 

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

1. List of links for today
   • Link to Google Classroom: http://classroom.google.com
   • Help with Gzaas video clip
   • Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
   • Google Drawing template (please make a copy to edit it): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZQUsEsEqjRDRKrP07sUMDYMCZQs6kbg0-IOCW9O9X5Y&authuser=0
   • Video demo of how to send a title to a teacher: http://youtu.be/ZfsnjW46HRo
   • Install the Chrome Ad Block extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en
   • Bing Homepage Gallery: http://www.bing.com/gallery/

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

1. Checkout this image from the Bing Homepage Gallery
   • Caption idea: You can almost see the end of the week!
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Friday 29th:  Monday is a holiday!

- Part 1) Review   (click-to-comment)

1. Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
2. Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
3. Here’s what your 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
4. Friday Warmup Activity: 
• Click here to complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week!  Click submit when you’re finished and make sure you see a message that says you have submitted the form. If you still see questions after you click submit, then you missed something!
5. Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!): http://goo.gl/TU5uol

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

1. 3rd period 
• Complete assignment 1.3 which we missed due to the assembly yesterday
• http://classroom.google.com/
• Capture and arrange images from the Bing Homepage Archive on a Google Drawing, our final assignment for this week (1.3 Photo Collage) 
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• I’ll demonstrate how to do this assignment in class
2. All classes 
• Check to make sure your first 3 assignments in Google Classroom have been completed and turned in
• View student demo folder with examples of each assignment made by students
• Review student ‘Not Done’ list in each class

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

1. List of links for this week
• Link to Google Classroom: http://classroom.google.com
• Help with Gzaas video clip
• Link to Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/
• Google Drawing template (please make a copy to edit it): https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZQUsEsEqjRDRKrP07sUMDYMCZQs6kbg0-IOCW9O9X5Y&authuser=0
• Video demo of how to send a title to a teacher: http://youtu.be/ZfsnjW46HRo
• Install the Chrome Ad Block extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en
• Bing Homepage Gallery: http://www.bing.com/gallery/
• Week1 Reflections Form

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

1. Checkout the weather forecast for the long weekend (click the image to view the live forecast).  See you all Tuesday!
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Skyward Educator Access Refresher Training

- Session Details: July 23rd, 8:30-11:30, CCHS 

- Training Notes

• Sign-in spreadsheet: http://goo.gl/IxP3lO
• Table of Contents (asterisk *links are key training sections!)
1. Setup
2. Arrangement
3. Course description (from Eduphoria)
4. Resources list
5. *Training Outline
6. Surveys/Forms
7. *Screencasts Directory 

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