Week9 (s15): Mar 2nd–Mar 6th

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 2nd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Word Wanderer: http://www.proprofs.com/games/word-wanderer/
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
   • Click here to view your ratings summary graphs
2. Free 100% Project Grade!  I’ll be handing out some forms for you to take home and return signed for us to participate in a cool Pilot (test) Program! Please return the forms as soon as possible to get your free 100%! 
3. Open the Prezi Getting Started practice file and add the weather forecast for Monday and Tuesday of this week 
   • You should be able to Skitch images directly onto your Prezi or drag them from your desktop directly onto your Prezi 
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
   • If you still need to make an account, the directions are in the help section below or here: http://goo.gl/Kf9LK3
   • Open this Prezi called Getting Started: https://prezi.com/instant-reuse/szf5-8fp4-m1/
   • Edit the first 3 frames of the tutorial to make the weather forecast for this week. You can use any weather site you like but here’s the weather site I use most often: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
   • Here are some other ways to add images, symbols and shapes to your Prezi. If you aren’t able to search using the built-in Google window, or you want more options (with transparent backgrounds for example), just search Google Images and drag your finds to your desktop and then onto your Prezi
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   • Here’s how to get to different frames of your Prezi to edit them
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   • …and here’s my example Prezi to use as a pattern: (click the image for a larger view or this link to go to the Prezi)
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4. Open your 5.4 Week9 Binder and add different backgrounds to each of the slides using the sites listed below. You may need to use the print screen technique to capture some of your sites at the right time
   • The links you’ll need are in the notes section of your slides or below
   • Neave 1-4: https://bouncyballs.org/
   • Bomomo 5-8 (click the save icon to hide the brushes!): http://bomomo.com/
   • Here’s my example (click the image for a larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Word Wanderer: http://www.proprofs.com/games/word-wanderer/
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
   • How to create a Prezi Edu account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Prezi Getting Started: https://prezi.com/instant-reuse/szf5-8fp4-m1/
   • My Prezi demo so far: http://prezi.com/mrzjbiwk-2cb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy 
   • Neave: https://bouncyballs.org/
   • Bomomo: http://bomomo.com/-
2. Creating and logging onto a Prezi account
   • Here are the directions if you don’t already have an account: http://goo.gl/Kf9LK3
   • Use your School email address and your school password to create your account (so I can help you if there are problems with your account)!
   • If you already have an account for your school email address, here’s a link to make sure you can logon to it: https://prezi.com/login/ 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout this article on the future of wireless data speeds
   • http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/02/5g-cellphone-wireless-speeds-of-1.html
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Tuesday 3rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Aerotwist: http://lab.aerotwist.com/webgl/surface/
     • You may need to open Aerotwist in FireFox! 
     • Drag an image onto the site and explore the settings on the left side menu. Here are the settings I used:
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     • Record a screencast of 3-5 seconds and save it as a gif using Screencast-o-matic (v1.0 recorder): http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
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     • Challenge: Can you add a glowing shadow to your ‘Surface’ tile with a different color than I used? Here’s a hint: http://sumo.fm/#create
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     • Here’s my warmup 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-2-comment)

1. Reminder: Free 100% Project Grade!  Please return the forms as soon as possible to get your free 100%!
2. Open your Prezi: https://prezi.com/profile/welcome/?license_type=EDUENJOY
   • Add a different weather service title, link and Skitch to each of the circles for the first 3 days of the week. Here are the services to choose from (use your 5 favorites). See if you can change the color of each service title like my example
     1. Accuweather http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/bastrop-tx/78602/weather-forecast/335744
     2. BBC Weather http://www.bbc.com/weather/4671654
     3. Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx
     4. NOAA http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Bastrop&state=TX&site=EWX&textField1=30.113&textField2=-97.3054&e=1#.VPVz5FXF9Pk
     5. Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/weather/today/l/USTX0082:1:US
     6. Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:78602.1.99999
     7. WeatherSpark https://weatherspark.com/forecasts/noaa/USA/TX/Bastrop
   • Here’s my example for Monday and Tuesday (click for a larger view)
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   • Add Wednesday’s forecast with this info (click for a larger view)
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   • Here’s my Prezi demo so far: http://prezi.com/mrzjbiwk-2cb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy  
3. Update slides 2 & 3 in your binder 
   • Slide2: Add a Skitch of Monday from your Prezi
   • Add a frame and a mask (to round the edges)
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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   • Slide3: Add a Skitch of Tuesday from your Prezi
   • Add a frame and a different mask
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Aerotwist: http://lab.aerotwist.com/webgl/surface/
   • Screencast-o-matic (v1.0 recorder): http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
   • Sumo: http://sumo.fm/#create
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
   • How to create a Prezi Edu account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Weather Services List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/9V41fiPdSHS2DRjfdVSjPA
   • My Prezi demo so far: http://prezi.com/mrzjbiwk-2cb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout this seemingly impossible possibility… 
   • http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22530103.700-first-human-head-transplant-could-happen-in-two-years.html#.VPWM7lXF9Pk
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2. We’ve had visitors from some interesting locations over the past week… checkout this list (click for a larger view):

Wednesday 4th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Link the symbol below to the Word Search Creator: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
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     • Click the image for a larger view to Skitch. There are no backwards words, but a few of them are diagonals. Help each other to find all of the words in the puzzle!
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. Reminder: Free 100% Project Grade!  Please return the forms as soon as possible to get your free 100%!
2. Open your Prezi: https://prezi.com/profile/welcome/?license_type=EDUENJOY 
   • Weather Services List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/9V41fiPdSHS2DRjfdVSjPA
   • Add Thursday’s forecast with this info (click for a larger view)
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   • Here’s what your Prezi should have so far (click for a larger view)
     1. A title frame
     2. 4 days (Mon-Thurs) with weather images and graphics
     3. 4 weather services with titles, links and Skitches
   • Click the image below for a larger view
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3. Update slides 4, 5 & 6 in your binder  
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Slide4: Add a Skitch of  Wednesday from your Prezi
   • Add a frame and a mask (to round the edges)
   • Here’s my example slide4 (click for a larger view)
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   • Slide5: Add a Skitch of  Thursday from your Prezi
   • Add a frame and a mask (to round the edges)
   • Here’s my example slide5 (click for a larger view)
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   • Slide6: Add a Skitch of the map of the US showing temperatures using the info below
     • WunderMap: http://goo.gl/DZVaVB
     • Check the Weather Stations and Radar blocks
     • Zoom out to capture most of the country
   • Here are the settings for your Skitch (I’ve added noise to this image)
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   • Here’s my example slide6 (click for a larger view)
   • Link your map to this URL: http://goo.gl/DZVaVB
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Word Search Creator: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
   • Weather Services List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/9V41fiPdSHS2DRjfdVSjPA
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
   • WunderMap: http://goo.gl/DZVaVB 
   • My Prezi demo so far: http://prezi.com/mrzjbiwk-2cb/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout the image below from the BISD homepage
   • http://www.bisdtx.org/ 
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2. Follow BISD and BMS on Twitter for weather-related announcements
   • BMS: https://twitter.com/BMSCampus 
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   • BISD: https://twitter.com/BastropISD
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Thursday 5th: 

Friday 6th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 to complete the form: https://classroom.google.com
   • It 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-2-comment)

1. Last day for a Free 100% Project Grade!  After today you can still get a free 90% for turning in your forms!
2. Please complete your 5.3 Warmups by adding something about the weather cancellation to the block for Thursday. Don’t forget to click turn-in Google Classroom when you’re through! 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Add a link to the BISD Twitter page for future weather alerts and information:
   • BISD: https://twitter.com/BastropISD
   • Here’s my example completed warmup file
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3. Complete your Learn Prezi Template by adding the Friday frame and your 5th different weather forecasting service info like this example 
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
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   • Here’s what your completed Prezi should look something like
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4. Complete your 5.4 Week9 Binder by finishing the last 2 slides, like my examples below
• Slide7: Add a Skitch of  something related to yesterday’s school cancellation and your Friday frame from your Prezi
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• Slide8: Add a forecast for next week (the last week before Spring Break) and some fun graphics like you see here
• Favorite Fonts
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Weather Services List: http://www.one-tab.com/page/9V41fiPdSHS2DRjfdVSjPA 
• Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/
• Week9 Reflections Form
• Favorite Fonts 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout some information about the accuracy of weather forecasting
• http://www.randalolson.com/2014/06/21/accuracy-of-three-major-weather-forecasting-services/

Week8 (s15): Feb 23rd–Feb 27th

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 23rd:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Use this as your link symbol
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     • Dots and Boxes: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
     • Try a small grid first to learn the game, then reload at least a 7x7 for your warmup!
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     • Here’s an example game
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
   • Here was the most important information from your reflections over the 4th grading period. I’m very happy that 87% of you have noted your skills improving :)
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2. Create a Prezi account and make sure you can logon to it 
   • Here are the directions if you don’t already have an account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Use your School email address and your school password to create your account (so I can help you if there are problems with your account)! 
   • If you already have an account for your school email address, here’s a link to make sure you can logon to it: https://prezi.com/login/
3. Open your 5.2 Week8 Binder and create your title slide 
   • Slide1: Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your title  
     1. The title: 5.2 Week8 Binder
     2. An image of colliding Galaxies added as a background (do a Google Search on Hubble Colliding Galaxies to find a cool image to use)
     3. A subtitle: Galaxies
     4. A note that explains your background image (the name of the galaxy and a brief description about what you’re looking at)
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4. Check to see if you can open Google Sky 
   • Open Google Earth from your desktop and switch to Sky mode
   • Here’s how:
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   • Search for the colliding Galaxies that you used on your title slide… here’s my example:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Dots and Boxes: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • How to create a Prezi account: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1pqJY0JfYXRoTik2D-ZHtjG7ksTzyUfmRdbNU09VFREQ
   • Prezi logon: https://prezi.com/login/

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Check your 4th 6 Weeks Grades in all classes, which were posted by teachers this morning
   • Logon here to check your grades
2. Checkout our chilly forecast for this week
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Tuesday 24th: 2 hour weather delay!

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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. We will start with 3rd Period today and follow our regular bell schedule for the rest of the day
5. Daily Warmup Activity: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
     • You may use this for your warmup link symbol if you like
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     • Here are the directions (this time you’re red and the computer is blue!)
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. Open your 5.2 Week8 Binder and create Slides 2&3 according to the directions below 
   • Quizlet Galaxy Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
   • Challenges: Can you mask your Skitches (to round the corners) and add colored borders to them as you see in my example below?
2. Slide2: Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide2 
   1. A star-field background (search Google for stars) with a link to the image
   2. The Quizlet logo linked to these Quizlet Galaxy Picture Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
   3. A Skitch of the cards in List View
   4. Play Scatter and record at least 3 of your attempts
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3. Slide3: Add information from the Google Sky Tour according to the following directions
   • Click to download the Sky Tour kmz file. When you double-click on it to open it, it should open up Google Earth automatically… just make sure you’re in Sky mode to see the stars!  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/SkyTour.kmz
   • Capture an image and a fact from your 3 favorite stops out of the 8 available on the tour to add to your slide3
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   • Here’s my example slide3 which you can click for a larger view (you should have a title, 3 images and 3 facts on your slide)
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4. Try to beat the records on the dots games and update your warmup with your best scores
   • Version 1 record: Computer 28, Human 53
     • Link to Version 1: http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • Version 2 record: Computer 6, Human 43
     • Link to Version 2: https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Dots and Boxes (harder version 1): http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html 
   • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
   • Quizlet Galaxy Cards: http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/ 
   • Sky Tour kmz file:   https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/SkyTour.kmz

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout the rest of our chilly week:
   • http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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   • It could be worse though… checkout all of the negative temps from Illinois to New Jersey with icy conditions as far down as Georgia and South Carolina!
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Wednesday 25th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Find a cool Star symbol and link it to the Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
     • Find all words (there are no backwards or diagonal words in this puzzle). Click the image for a larger view. Work together!
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. The best scores yesterday on the Dots and Boxes game were by TravisC (who only lost 4 squares to the computer) and HoracioB (who only lost 5 squares to the computer). Great job! Can anyone beat them? 
   • Dots and Boxes (easier version 2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html 
2. Slide4: Add information from Space.com and Wikipedia according to the following directions
   • Here are the things you’ll need on your slide4
     1. A title: Spiral Galaxies
     2. The Space logo linked to this URL: http://www.space.com/22382-spiral-galaxy.html
     3. An image and text explanation from the Space link
     4. The Wikipedia List of Spiral Galaxies logo linked to this URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spiral_galaxies
     5. At least 3 label & image Skitches from the table that you find most interesting (I have 4 in my example below
   • Here’s my example with the numbers from above (click the image for a larger view)
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3. Slide5: Add images from the Google Spiral Galaxies kmz Tour according to the following directions
   • Use this Spiral Galaxies kmz tour: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz
   • Here again is how to view the stops on a kmz tour:
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   • Here are the things you’ll need on your slide5
     1. A title: Spiral Galaxies
     2. The Sky mode symbol (Skitched from your Google Earth program) linked to this kmz tour URL: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz
     3. 3-5 of your favorite stops from the tour
   • Here’s my example with the numbers from above (click the image for a larger view) 
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Word Search Maker: http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/
   • Space.com Spiral Galaxies URL: http://www.space.com/22382-spiral-galaxy.html
   • Wikipedia List of Spiral Galaxies: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spiral_galaxies 
   • Spiral Galaxies kmz tour: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Spiral%20Galaxies.kmz 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout Nasa’s Hubble Site with lots of cool media for space fanatics :)
   • http://hubblesite.org/
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Thursday 26th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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: 
   • Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
     • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
     • Quizlet Astronomy: http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/
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     • Play Scatter and capture your 3 best times
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     • Challenge: Can you create a drop-shadow like you see here?
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     • Here’s my example warmup
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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-2-comment)

1. Complete our 5.2 Week8 Binder by adding our last 3 slides (6,7&8)
2. Slide6: Add images and links to Google Sky Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide6
     1. A title: Google Sky
     2. Add a Skitch of the Google Sky window showing your kmz links and your favorite image from the list. Link the window to the kmz file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Elliptical%20or%20Irregular%20Galaxies.kmz
     3. 2 other images which you liked from the kmz list
     4. A cool slide background!
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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3. Slide7: Add links and images to the Hubble Heritage Site 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide7
     1. A title: Hubble Heritage
     2. The site title linked to this URL: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery_category.html
     3. 2 of your favorite images from the gallery
     4. A cool slide background image
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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4. Slide8: Add information which will help you to classify galaxies 
   • Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide8
     1. A title: Compare Galaxies
     2. This Galaxy Types Table: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/organizers/docs/tchr_tchart_galaxytypes.pdf
     3. 3 images (one of each of the 3 types of galaxies). Here are some resources to find images: Galaxy Resources OneTab: http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q 
     4. A cool slide background image!
   • Here’s my example (click for a larger view)
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
   • Quizlet Astronomy: http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/
   • Elliptical and Irregular Galaxies kmz file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Google%20Earth/kmz/Elliptical%20or%20Irregular%20Galaxies.kmz
   • Hubble Heritage Galleries: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery_category.html 
   • Galaxy Types Table: http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/organizers/docs/tchr_tchart_galaxytypes.pdf
   • Galaxy Resources OneTab: http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout this large variety of additional Galaxy resources
   • http://www.one-tab.com/page/wzJBlU9LQSe6nORqUZj7-Q
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Friday 27th:

- Part 1) Review   (click-2-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 to complete the form: https://classroom.google.com
• It 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-2-comment)

1. Here’s what’s due today 
   • Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
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2. Improve your scores on Dots games and Quizlets!
• Dots (ver1): http://www.math.ucla.edu/~tom/Games/dots&boxes.html
• Dots (ver2): https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/dots-and-boxes.html
• Quizlet Astronomy (with pics): http://quizlet.com/72521290/galaxies-flash-cards/
• Quizlet Astronomy (no pics): http://quizlet.com/72348990/8th-science-astronomy-unit-10-11-flash-cards/ 

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

1. Here are the links you’ll need for today 
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Week8 Reflection Form 

- Part 4) Through?   (click-2-comment)

1. Checkout more about the Hubble Space Telescope (which provided many of the images which we used this week) and what’s next…
• http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/story/#.VPA6T1XF9Pk
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• …and the next generation telescope: http://www.jwst.nasa.gov/
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