Week of Aug 30th – Sep 3rd

Highlights for the week: 

  • Plans for the Week (Spreadsheet)
  • This weekend is Labor Day weekend and there will be no school next Monday!

Monday 30th:

Today we will take the True Colors Online Assessment.  You can read more about this assessment here.  If you have trouble understanding any of the words in this activity, use the Longman Online Dictionary to help you!  Once you have completed the activity, use the form (#2 below) to enter your results.  Then please watch the 2 short TED talks (#4 & 5 below).

  1. True Colors 5 question quiz
  2. True Colors results form
  3. Longman Online Dictionary
  4. Watch this amazing 12-year-old’s 8min speech “What adults can learn from kids”
  5. Watch the story of this 14-year-old’s desire to learn and help his family “How I harnessed the wind”

Tuesday 31st:

Today we will complete the True Colors Online Assessment, introduce the OneNote Program and look at the features of StudyStack using the Power Words Study Stack.  Robotics classes will begin kit inventories today as well.

  1. True Colors 5 question quiz
  2. True Colors results form
  3. Longman Online Dictionary
  4. Study Stack Power Words

Wednesday Sep 1st:

Today we will introduce Wolfram Alpha as a search tool and as a math homework helper.  We will also continue our exploration of OneNote by capturing some Wolfram Alpha search information and by viewing an online tutorials course.  The links you might need today are in the ‘Key Sites – Tools’ section to the right of this blog.

Thursday 2nd:  

Seating charts will go into effect starting next Tuesday.  You can request who you would like to sit by using this form or by sending a text to 512-703-0308 with your full name, your class period, 3 names you would like to sit by and 1 name you would not like to sit by.  I will try to honor these requests in the order in which they are received, but there are no guarantees!  If there are behavior issues involved you may be assigned a specific seat without regard for your request. 

Friday 3rd:  

Today we will demonstrate the following capabilities in our OneNote practice file :

  1. Prove that we can draw a sample figure and one other figure on the drawings tab
  2. Capture images of the Google Maps locations of at least 3 any 7 wonders from Wikipedia on the pictures tab
  3. Create a table and insert the Power Words and definitions from Study Stack in the table
  4. Copy and save 3 internet links on the Internet Links tab (one to 308 Today, one to our Plans for the Week page, and a 3rd link to a location of your choosing)
  5. Type one question on the help tab

You can find a video tutorial called “Fri Sep 3rd” on how to do these things in the J-Drive/ BMercer/Today folder to help you complete these tasks.  When you find the tutorial, DRAG IT to your desktop before you try to open it or it will not play correctly!  By-the-way, I made a geometry name mistake when I recorded this… see if you can catch the mistake ;)

Additional Information:

  • Prezis
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Week of Aug 23rd – Aug 27th

Highlights for the week: 

Monday 23rd:

Today we will be working on some school start-up housekeeping chores and introducing some internet use policy information.  This will be my first year teaching technology applications (after many years of teaching science and other classes) and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to run a paperless classroom!

Tuesday 24th:

Today we will try to get all students logged on to their accounts, view information on EtherPad and practice using online forms for questions and comments.

Wednesday 25th:

The bell schedule for 8th grade will be different today due to a team assembly during 7th period.  Here’s a copy of the bell schedule for today.

Today we will test LanSchool, learn where to save work and find assignments on the school network drives, and work through the District Responsible Use Policy.  If you are having problems accessing the Plans for the Week, you can get to the RUP presentation through this link, and the RUP questions form through this link.

Thursday 26th:  

The bell schedule for 7th grade will be different today due to a team assembly during 7th period.  Here’s a copy of the bell schedule for today.

Today we will record a screencast on how to create a folder on your S-drive and try some advanced search techniques.  You might need this link to do your screencast if you can’t open the ‘Plans for the week’ spreadsheet.

Friday 27th:  

Today we will finish up some earlier work.  Here are some links you may need:

Additional Information:

  • Prezis
  • Current Topics Resources  
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Week of May 31st – Jun 3rd

Highlights for the week: 

  • Last week of school!
  • Over the summer all student home folders will be deleted!   If there is anything in your home folder which you would like to keep, you will need to save it to disk, flashdrive or burn it to a CD.
Monday 31st: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Holiday

Tuesday 1st: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Continue Final Exam Review Rotation Activities
  2. Our Final Benchmark will be this Wednesday, with makeup exams on Thursday 

Wednesday 2nd: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Final benchmark exam

Thursday 3rd: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Makeup benchmark exam
  2. Last day of school

Friday 4th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Have a great summer! 

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Week of May 24th – May 28th

Highlights for the week: 

  • This week we will complete our previous rotation, go on a field trip, and begin final benchmark review
Monday 24th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Field trip money due ($3.00)
  2. Complete Rotation activities from last week

Tuesday 25th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Watch the following clips
  2. Check current grades and complete makeup work
  3. Field trip tomorrow!

Wednesday 26th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. 7th Grade Field Trip to Lake Bastrop 

Thursday 27th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Begin Final Benchmark Review Rotation Activities
  2. My students report to Ms. Tamez room 306

Friday 28th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Continue Final Exam Review Rotation Activities
  2. My students report to Mr. Champagne room 305
  3. Our Final Benchmark is scheduled for next Wednesday
  4. Enjoy your long weekend! (No school Monday!)
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Week of May 17th – May 21st

Highlights for the week: 

  • Continue our exploration of Simple Machines   
Monday 17th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Study Forces and Motion Review Key
  2. Forces and Motion Test
  3. Try Trebuchet simulations:
  4. 7th period PBIS survey and Laptop Collection

Tuesday 18th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Warmup video clips
    • ‘collaborative music’
    • MIT energy research
  2. Energy Video Clip Questions
  3. Energy Section Summary
  4. Complete Under the Sea

Wednesday 19th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Rotation Day
  2. BMS Awards Ceremony, 7PM in the Main Gym 

Thursday 20th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Rotation Day 

Friday 21st: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Field Trip money ($3.00) due 4th Period on Monday
    • 7th Grade Field Trip next Wed, May 26th
  2. Makeup Force and Motion Tests

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Week of May 10th - May14th

Highlights for the week: 

  • Continue our exploration of Simple Machines   
Monday 10th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Oil spill update 
  2. Discuss rotation schedule for next 3 days
  3. Complete Robots and Newton’s Laws/Simple machines examples
  4. Last day to complete missing assignments for Progress Reports

Tuesday 11th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Oil spill update 
    • Text your opinion to room 308 Google Voice number (posted in class)
    • Text format: First name, science teacher’s name, “I think we should/should not continue drilling for oil in the gulf because/but only if/etc…”
  2. View Trebuchet Information and simulations:
  3. Outdoor Trebuchet activity
  4. Force and Motion Word Search

Wednesday 12th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Rotation Day (Same as Tuesday 11th)

Thursday 13th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Rotation Day (Same as Tuesday 11th) 

Friday 14th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Warmup Terminal Velocity: Man vs Falcon 
  2. Forces and Motion Review Key (Test Monday!)
  3. Forces and Motion Jeopardy
  4. View Trebuchet simulations:

Additional Information:

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Week of May 3rd – May 7th

Highlights for the week: 

  • Begin our exploration of Simple Machines   
Monday 3rd: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Student Holiday

Tuesday 4th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Changes to agenda use
  2. Warmup - View Rabbit and Snake
    • What do you think is going on in this clip?
  3. Introduce Simple Machines
    • PDF Version Notes Part A
    • Campus location scavenger hunt
      • Mark what it is, where it is, and what it does on your map
      • Take a picture
      • Text what it is and where it is to this location: send @wif25334 + your message to 87884

Wednesday 5th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends Monday May 10th.  Please check the Assignments List for missing work!
  2. Warmup – Newton’s 3rd Law in Slow Motion
  3. Download and view or complete the following materials for today from the J-Drive - Today folder
  4. Make sure you have completed Simple Machines Part A and your Scavenger Hunt Maps from last class and your (these will be returned for you to look over and complete if necessary)
  5. If you have extra time at the end of the period, try these Trebuchet Simulations

Thursday 6th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Warmup Speed Test Clips (J-drive Today)
  2. Oil spill update 
  3. Newton’s Laws practice text (describe the Law and give an example)
  4. Download and view or complete the following materials for today from the J-Drive - Today folder
  5. The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends Monday May 10th.  Please check the Assignments List for missing work!

Friday 7th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Warmup: 7 Phenomenal Wonders of the Natural World
  2. Simple Machines section review
  3. Robots and Newton’s Laws/Simple machines examples
  4. The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends Monday May 10th.  Please check the Assignments List for missing work!

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Week of Apr 26th – Apr 30th

Highlights for the week: 

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Monday: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     
  1. Update Agendas
  2. View Student Lunar Phases Project  and Force and Motion Videos

Tuesday: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. TAKS Math testing in AM
  2. Electives in PM

Wednesday: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. TAKS Reading testing in AM
  2. Electives in PM 

Thursday: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. We will be meeting in room 213 during 4th & 5th periods due to 8th grade TAKS testing
  2. Update Agendas
  3. Force and Motion makeup quizzes (Review for quiz: Study Stack)
    • 4th period
      • Erin
    • 5th period
      • Conrad, Jordan, Stephanie
    • 7th period
      • Alex, Justin, Paige, Ryan
  4. Complete 1N and section summary packets from last week
  5. Introduce concepts related to Simple Machines 

Friday: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Update Agendas
  2. Assembly during 6th and 7th periods
  3. Introduce concepts related to Simple Machines

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Summer Opportunity

WHAT:  Summer Austin Pre-Freshmen Engineering Program (AusPrEP) at Huston Tillotson University
FOR:  Middle school students who are currently in grades sixth, seventh, or eighth are encouraged to apply for PREP year one.  Students currently in the fifth grade are encouraged to apply for the Pre-Algebra Institute. 
CRITERIA:  Interviews may be required to determine admittance to the program; Successful candidates will be notified of acceptance in May; Required Pre-Testing dates – May 1st and May 22nd; PARENT ORIENTATION is required for parents and participants and is scheduled for May 20, 2010 at 6:00p.m.; A commitment to AusPrEP is expected by May 31, 2010.
DEADLINE:  Application deadline –April 30, 2010 or until all seats are filled.
WEBSITE:  Application details and information are available at the following website:
http://ausprep.htu.edu/AusPrEPHome/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Thanks!
Marissa Graham, M.Ed.
mgraham@bastrop.isd.tenet.edu
P-16 Coordinator
Bastrop Independent School District

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Week of Apr 19th – Apr 23rd

Highlights for the week: 

  • Continue Forces and Motion
Monday 19th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

All classes:

  1. Update agendas
  2. New seating Arrangement
  3. Iceland Volcano Information
  4. Combine and complete 1N Force and Motion Parts A, B and C
  5. Review and complete Section 4-2 Summary

Tuesday 20th: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Update Agendas
  2. Complete 1N Friction handout.  You will need to download 3 Friction Videos from the J-Drive Today folder to do so. 
  3. Complete section 4-3 summary (this is homework if not completed in class!)

Wednesday 21st: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Update Agendas
  2. Shoe Drag Lab (in-class handout)
  3. (4th & 5th periods) Complete 1N Force and Motion Parts A, B & C packets
  4. (6th & 7th Periods) Review section 4-3 summary from yesterday

Thursday 22nd: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. Update Agendas
  2. Wikipedia article on Earth Day
  3. 4th & 5th periods complete Force and Motion Packets
  4. All classes combine and review section summaries 4-1, 4-2 & 4-3
  5. Match and share vocabulary terms and definitions
  6. Study Stack review for quiz tomorrow 

Friday 23rd: Links and Tasks (save files to your desktop before opening!)     

  1. Update Agendas
  2. 5th 6 Weeks Report Cards distributed 
  3. Bell Schedule for Mon-Wed of next week
  4. View World Geography Project
  5. Study for Quiz
    • Study Stack
    • Flash cards (as a class and/or in groups)
  6. Force and Motion Quiz
  7. Force and Motion Word Search
  8. Introduce Trebuchet Information

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