Week14 (s14): Apr 14th–Apr 18th

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 14th:

- 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)
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    • Daily Warmup Activity: 
      • Explore the activities at the link below. Skitch (use arrow and highlighter) your favorite activity on the main map and then drag it into your drive as 5w22 (as in my example below)
    • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your favorite activity on the main map and then drag it into your drive as 5w22
    • 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. Complete the Weekly Reflections Form from last Friday, if you haven’t already done so (the grades for this have been entered, so if you see a ‘60%’ for this assignment in your online gradebook, you haven’t done it yet!). Here’s a link to the Week13 Reflections Form: http://goo.gl/sK11ki
    3. Continue our 5.6 Prezi Project  by adding the next 2 zones to our Prezi  
    4. Snowdays Zone:
    5. Silk Zone:

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

    1. Links for this project

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

    1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since the 5th grading period ends Thursday  (Friday is a Holiday!)
    2. Looks like a big cold front comes through late this morning
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      Tuesday 15th:

      - 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)
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        • Daily Warmup Activity: 
          • Find at least 10 words in the word search below and Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as 5w23 
            • Open the image below in a new tab for a larger view to capture
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        • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution into your 103 Drive as 5w23 
        • 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. Continue our 5.6 Prezi Project  by adding the last 2 zones to our Prezi  
        2. Sumo Zone 5
        3. Explore Zone 6 links:

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

        1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

        1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since the 5th grading period ends Thursday  (Friday is a Holiday!)
        2. I watched some of the Lunar Eclipse early this morning. :

          Wednesday 16th:

          - 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)
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            • Daily Warmup Activity: 
              • You’ll probably need to try this a few times to train your brain to do it correctly! Skitch your score into your 103 drive as 5w24  
            • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your score into your 103 drive as 5w24 
            • 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 our 5.6 Prezi Project  by setting the path and screencasting it  
              2. Set (or adjust) the path for your Prezi 
              3. Record a screencast of your Prezi in the Present window (don’t record the full-screen version!
              4. Once you’ve completed your project,  
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              - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

              1. Links for this project (links for today are highlighted)

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

              1. Check your grades in all classes frequently this week, since the 5th grading period ends Tomorrow  (Friday is a Holiday!)
              2. Checkout the new layout for the Weather Underground Website. Looks like warmer weather ahead! 

                Thursday 17th:

                - 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
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                  • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                    • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
                  • 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 our 5.6 Prezi Project  by setting the path and screencasting it  
                    2. Once you’ve completed your project,  
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                    3. …then explore any of these applications or resources which we’ve used in this class so far
                    4. Check 103 Drive folders for completeness
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                    5. View the video clips selection for this week

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

                      1. Links for the 5.6 project 

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

                      1. Check your grades in all classes, since the 5th grading period ends Today  (Friday is a Holiday!)

                        Friday 18th:  Holiday!

                        Week13 (s14): Apr 7th–Apr 11th

                        Highlights for the week: 

                        • (Title Format) Week14 (s14): Apr 16th–Apr 20th
                        • TEKS for this 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 7th:

                        - 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)
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                          • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                          • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your solution to your 103 Drive as 5w18
                          • 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. View this Prezi intro video clip
                          3. …and this Demo Prezi regarding the 8th Grade Field trip this Friday:  
                          4. Create a new Prezi account for use tomorrow 

                          5. Complete your 5.5 Presentation by adding the last two new blank slides 6 & 7 and following the directions below 
                          6. Explore Prezi if you have time left over!

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

                          1. Links for today
                          2. Video Demos

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

                          1. Checkout our calendar slide for the key events of this month!
                          2. The forecast for this week looks great! (click image to view updates)

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                            Tuesday 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 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                              • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                                • Use Skitch to capture the word search and find at least 12 of the words in the list. Skitch the solution into your 103 Drive as 5w19 
                              • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch the solution to the word search into your 103 Drive as 5w19
                              • 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 these Prezi Video Help files:
                              2. Logon to your Prezi account to make sure it works
                              3. Create your first Practice Prezi for this class called 5P7 
                              4. Skitch a view of your entire Practice Prezi into your 103 Drive as 5p7
                                • It should look something like this:
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                              5. Explore Prezi if you have time left over!

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

                              1. Directions on how to create a new Prezi Education account: How to create a Prezi Student Account
                              2. Logon to Prezi: http://prezi.com/login/
                              3. Help with Prezi (videos and guides)
                              4. Explore Prezi
                              5. Additional Links

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

                              1. Checkout this cool looking Prezi from the MIT Media Lab with some interesting facts on cities

                                Wednesday 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 103 student folder should look like: (view example folder here)
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                                  • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                                  • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your score into your 103 Drive as 5w20 
                                  • 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 your 5p7 Practice PreziSkitch a view of your entire Practice Prezi into your 103 Drive as 5p7
                                    2. Explore this Zen photon garden interactive recommended by a student this semester (thanks Angel!)  

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

                                    1. Directions on how to create a new Prezi Education account: How to create a Prezi Student Account
                                    2. Logon to Prezi: http://prezi.com/login/
                                    3. Help with Prezi (videos and guides)
                                    4. Explore Prezi
                                    5. Additional Links

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

                                    1. Checkout this demo Prezi on the Gulf Oil Spill
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                                      Thursday 10th:

                                      - 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)
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                                        • Daily Warmup Activity: 
                                        • Daily Warmup Response:  Skitch your favorite snowflake image to your 103 Drive as 5w21
                                        • 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. Begin our 5.6 Prezi Project 
                                          2. Find and add a custom 3D background image:   
                                          3. Title: Choose a font for the word Snowflakes and decorate it however you like with at least 1 image  
                                          4. Images zone: Use the snowflake image galleries from our warmup  
                                          5. Kaleidoscope Zone: Create your own custom snowflake designs

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

                                          1. Links for this project

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

                                          1. Checkout this collaborative science project Prezi for ideas on how you could work with others on your own projects!

                                            Friday 11th:  Folder checks every Friday!

                                            - 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
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                                              • Friday Warmup Activity: 
                                                • Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week! 
                                              • 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. Please check your 103 Drive folder to make sure it has all of the following and that they are named correctly!  (view example folder here)  
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                                                2. Check your 5.6 Prezi Project to make sure it has the following 3 Zones (or frames) on it. Check the help section below if you need any links or examples.
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                                                - Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-to-comment)

                                                1. Links for this project

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

                                                1. Checkout the forecast for the weekend