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Thursday 4th:

Friday 5th: Next Week STAAR Testing

Monday May 1st:

- Part 1) Review (click to comment)

Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view s17 example folder here)
Review key points from last week & Announcements

Click here to view your ratings summary graphs from last week

If you did not complete the weekly reflections form for last week, please click here to do so: 6.3r Reflections Form

Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Complete this Earth Day Word Search (open the image in a new tab for a larger view to Skitch)

Use this image for your link symbol and link it to: https://www.google.com/doodles/seven-earth-size-exoplanets-discovered

Here’s my example warmup (try to capture your fastest time!)

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)

Today we have these objectives (all s17 objectives to date)

Practice your word search skills
Improve your progress report grade by revising/completing your 6.2n Notebook

MAKEUP DAY: Today is the last day of the 6th Progress Reporting Period, and many of you have low grades due to incomplete or missing work in your 6.2n Notebook, which is the only major grade that will be included in this progress report

Logon here to check your grades
To improve your grade for this course, please improve or complete this assignment in Google Classroom: 6.2n Notebook. Here are the links to the directions for each page:

I’ll regrade this assignment at the end of each class period today, and you can check your grade again this evening or tomorrow to see the improvement

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

Here are the links you’ll need for today

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator
6.2n Notebook pages - Here are the links to the directions for each page:

s17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

No new notebook pages today!

Tasks Checklist for today

Complete the Earth Day Word Search
Revise/complete your 6.2n Notebook

- Part 4) Through? (click to comment)

Checkout this article on building a mountain to change the weather

http://futurism.com/improve-rainfall-uae-looking-build-mountain/

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Tuesday 2nd:

- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)

Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view s17 example folder here)
Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

Review yesterday’s tasks list to see what you should have accomplished & Announcements

Complete the Earth Day Word Search
Revise/complete your 6.2n Notebook

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Explore the 1000 Chrome Experiments site, try some examples and Skitch your favorite-of-the-day (add a link below it so you can find it again!)
Use this symbol and link for your

http://1000.chromeexperiments.com/
Here’s an example that I liked: http://1000.chromeexperiments.com/#/experiment/bounce

If you get a message like this, your computer can’t run these apps, so just Skitch the message you see and complete your own warmup!

Here’s my example (don’t forget to add a link to your choice - red arrow in my example below)

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)

Today we have these learning goals (all s17 objectives to date)

Explore 1000 Chrome Experiments and select a favorite-of-the-day
Learn how to copy a public Google Calendar to your personal calendars list
Search Google for images related to Mother’s Day (or any other holiday if you’re uncomfortable with that one)

Explore Loupe Collage and create an example collage to save

Page 1: This week & copy calendar

Page focus: this week at a glance and how to copy a calendar to your calendars list
Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your Title page

A Skitch of this week from the BMS Public Calendar
A Skitch of your Student Google Calendar AFTER you have copied the BMS Public Calendar to it!

Video Help on how to copy a Google Calendar to your calendars list: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Google%20Calendar/Copy%20BMS%20Public%20Calendar%20%28s17%29.mp4

Mark the last day of school in any way that you like
Add the number of weeks of school left including this one

Here’s my numbered example:

Page 2: Mother’s Day Loupe Collage

Explore this Loupe Collage gallery to see what’s possible at this site

http://www.getloupe.com/gallery

Start by finding at least 6 images related to Mother’s Day to save to your desktop. If you are uncomfortable with topic for personal reasons, you may choose a different holiday.
Here are the 3 things you need on your page

Create a Loupe Collage of the images you’ve saved to your desktop (view the video help below to see how)

Video help on how to use Loupe Collage: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Loupe%20Collage/Loupe%20Collage%20Demo%20%28s16%29.mp4

Add a Wordart link to Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Make a copy of your collage and add a mask shape. Here’s an example of how to do that:

Here’s my numbered example page

Complete and turn-in any missing pages from your 6.3n Notebook from last week. Here’s a linked pages list:

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

Here are the links you’ll need for today

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator
1000 Chrome Experiments
Example experiment: http://1000.chromeexperiments.com/#/experiment/bounce
BMS Public Calendar
Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Video help on how to use Loupe Collage: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Loupe%20Collage/Loupe%20Collage%20Demo%20%28s16%29.mp4

s17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Select a favorite-of-the-day from 1000 Chrome Experiments
Copy the BMS Public Google Calendar to your personal calendars list
Find and save 6 or more images related to Mother’s Day (or any other holiday if you’re uncomfortable with that one)
Create a Loupe Collage with your images

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

Check your grades to see what you’ll be getting on your 6th Progress Report and our forecast for the rest of this week

Logon here to check your grades
https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602

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Wednesday 3rd: Algebra EOC Exam

- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)

Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view s17 example folder here)
Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

Review yesterday’s tasks list to see what you should have accomplished & Announcements

Select a favorite-of-the-day from 1000 Chrome Experiments
Copy the BMS Public Google Calendar to your personal calendars list
Find and save 6 or more images related to Mother’s Day (or any other holiday if you’re uncomfortable with that one)
Create a Loupe Collage with your images

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h

Find 13 Faces cleverly hidden in this painting. Use the Skitch highlighter tool or the GSlides shapes tool to circle the faces that you’re able to find (see my example at the bottom of this section)
Use this image and link for your link symbol (and explore other illusions there if you like!)

http://www.blacksunsoftware.com/illusion.html

Here’s my example with one face identified

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)

Today we have these learning goals (all s17 objectives to date)

Find faces cleverly hidden in artwork
Review StudyStacks with Science Terms
Create a new Loupe Collage

Create a new Photovisi Collage

Page 3: StudyStack Review (Your Choice of Science Terms for 7th & 8th Grade)

Choose any StudyStack link that you think might be the most helpful to you to practice from Ms. Miles Science Vocabulary lists: http://www.studystack.com/users/dmiles
After completing your review, take the practice quiz
Here are the 3 things you’ll need

A Skitch of one of the review activities you chose
A Skitch of your Quiz score (please include a couple of questions in your Skitch)
A link to whatever vocabulary list you choose to practice

Here’s my example

Page 4: Loupe Collage 2

Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Make another Loupe Collage and mask for practice using any topic you like

Try something fun with it, so for example, I used Sumopaint to delete the background from a crescent collage and turned it into a shower cap for The Mask as you can see below

Page 5: Photovisi photo collage maker

Explore these links to create a collage with background art already added. You may choose any topic or example and images that you like… I’ve included some Mother’s Day design links below

Photovisi: https://www.photovisi.com
Photovisi featured designs: https://www.photovisi.com/featured
Photovisi categories: https://www.photovisi.com/categories
Photovisi Mother’s Day (design 1): https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/mothers-day-flowers
Photovisi Mother’s Day (design 2): https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/happy-mothers-day

Video Help with Photovisi: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Photovisi/Photovisi%20Demo%20%28s17%29.mp4
Add the Photovisi logo and your example collage with at least 5 images to your page
Here’s my example using the Mother’s Day (design 1) link above:

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

Here are the links you’ll need for today

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator
Warmup site link: http://www.blacksunsoftware.com/illusion.html
Science Vocabulary lists: http://www.studystack.com/users/dmiles
Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Photovisi links

Photovisi: https://www.photovisi.com
Photovisi featured designs: https://www.photovisi.com/featured
Photovisi categories: https://www.photovisi.com/categories
Photovisi Mother’s Day (design 1): https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/mothers-day-flowers
Photovisi Mother’s Day (design 2): https://www.photovisi.com/photovisi/happy-mothers-day

s17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Find 13 faces cleverly hidden in artwork
Practice a Science Terms Review StudyStacks and take the practice quiz
Create a new Loupe Collage
Create a new Photovisi Collage

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

Checkout these changes to traffic routing in town which start today. Follow Bastrop County OEM for further updates and other important information at the links below

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Thursday 4th:

- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)

Please check your workstation for damages and report problems to me!
Logon here to get to your Gmail: use @student.bisdtx.org
Here’s what your assignments should look like: (view s17 example folder here)
Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

Review yesterday’s tasks list to see what you should have accomplished & Announcements

Find 13 faces cleverly hidden in artwork
Practice a Science Terms Review StudyStacks and take the practice quiz
Create a new Loupe Collage
Create a new Photovisi Collage

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h

Create a new Google Deep Dream Effect and Skitch both the original file and the deep dream you create to your warmup
Use your school email address and password if you haven’t signed up yet
Skitch your profile name as your link symbol and link it to the site

https://deepdreamgenerator.com/

Here are my example warmups for today and the entire 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-2-comment)

Today we have these learning goals (all s17 objectives to date)

Review the Google Deep Dream Generator
Review the Quizlet Match activity
Create a variety of fun photo effects using sites of your choice

Test your puzzle solving skills with the Link All App
Checkout a drone that can carry a person with no pilot onboard

Page 6: Quizlet Matching Review

Practice the matching activity of this Quizlet Review of STAAR Science Terms: https://quizlet.com/77769206/staar-review-8th-science-prioritized-review-of-6th-sci-terms-flash-cards/
You do not need to take the practice test
Here’s what goes on your page

A Skitch of the homepage showing you’ve signed in (use Log in with Google)

The URL for this Quizlet set
A Skitch of your best match time (there are a couple of different ways to show this)

Here’s my example:

Page 7: Fun Photo Effects

Create a collection of fun photo effects… you need at least 4 images!
Here’s a list of photo effects sites to explore. Make sure you checkout the first site (highlighted)

Photofunia: http://www.photofunia.com/
List 1 of additional sites to try: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACu3-fcFydhGcb8ExzKZAcfFJ8X4G71DmFk/
List 2 of additional sites to try: http://www.evernote.com/l/ACvNQGhhKjFO-ogzYjS9c6rHRxrnCL9PBcA/
Find your own site, and if it’s cool, please send me a link to share with others or post on 308 Today!

Here’s what you need on your page

Add a Title: Photo Effects (using a photo effect)
4 different photo effects examples using any 4 different appropriate images and effects that you like

Here’s my example page

Page 8: Link All

Add this app to your Chrome Apps collection

Link All App: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/link-all/bbplhdcnpcenkdciibplnkgmiffjfnni?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
You’ll find the app here after your install it:

Add these 4 things to your slide

The logo for Link All (I’ve inverted the colors on mine so yours should look different)
A Skitch of at least one stage solution
A Skitch of how far you progress through the stages today