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Monday 19th

- 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
• Create your own ‘sand-scape’
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• Here’s my example with the 3 things you’ll need marked on it

1. The symbol above linked to Thisissand: http://thisissand.com/
2. A Skitch of your own creation (tip: make your browser window small to reduce the time it takes to fill it). Here’s a Skitch of the directions screen:

2. A Skitch of an example you liked from the Gallery (like those you see below): http://thisissand.com/gallery/

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 from last week

2. Today we have these objectives  (all objectives to date)

• Create cool Sand-scapes using Thisissand
• Explore a variety of interesting patterns from the Pattern Cooler
• Learn how to add a pattern from the pattern cooler as a background for a Google Slide
• Create a Double Bubble Thinking Map to compare and contrast current science topics for your grade level
• Explore Diffen.com for creating comparisons to use on your thinking map
• Explore a game which is design to inspire creative and collaborative writing

3. Page 1: Pattern Cooler & Quote

• Add these 4 things to your Title page

1. Add a title using one of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. Browse the Pattern Cooler and Skitch a background for your page: http://www.patterncooler.com/ Add a link to it in your page notes

• Video help with Pattern Cooler: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pattern%20Cooler/Pattern%20Cooler.mp4

3. Explore this picture quotes resource from Brainy Quotes, choose a new 2 or 3 which you like, Skitch them to your page and add a link to your favorite in your page notes
4. Add links to the Pattern Cooler and to where you found your quote in your page 1 notes so you can browse and use more patterns and find more quotes in the future

• Here’s my example page 1
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Here’s some background information on Double-Bubble Thinking Maps & Diffen.com, which we’ll be using on Page 2 of your notebooks this week:

• Here’s a traditional Double Bubble Thinking Map and an example comparing a Knight and a Samurai:

• We’re going to use a new site to compare and contrast Batman and Superman called Diffen: http://www.diffen.com/

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• Here’s how to find their similarities and differences for your map
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• Here’s an example Thinking Map using different comic book characters (the Joker and the Riddler)

1. Title: Double Bubble Thinking Map
2. 2 images (one for each character)
3. At least 3 characteristics (or groups of characteristics) in each box
4. The original Double Bubble Template (copy from above)

4. Page 2: Create your own version of a Double Bubble Thinking Map using Diffen.com to compare

• 7th Grade: Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Animal_Cell_vs_Plant_Cell
• 8th Grade: Compounds vs. Elements: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Compound_vs_Element
• Here’s what you should have on your Thinking Map. There’s a template in your notebook copy which you may use. Challenge: delete the template on page 2 and create your own cooler version!

1. A cool looking title: Double Bubble Thinking Map using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. 2 images (one for each item you’re comparing)
3. At least 3 characteristics (or groups of characteristics) in each box
4. The original Double Bubble Template (copy from above)

- 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 
• Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
• Thisissand: http://thisissand.com/
• Pattern Cooler: http://www.patterncooler.com/
• Diffen: http://www.diffen.com/

2. Interactive Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1 
• Page 2

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Create a sand-scape with Thisissand 
• Create a background pattern for a Google Slide
• Find picture quotes using the Brainy Quotes site
• Create a Double Bubble Thinking Map using Diffen for content

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

1. Checkout this cool game idea for making writing activities more fun, collaborative and creative

• http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/experimental-game-turns-players-into-poets-and-writers
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• Explore more here (this game is NOT FREE… I’m just sharing the idea): http://store.steampowered.com/app/252290
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Tuesday 20th

- 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

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

• Create a sand-scape with Thisissand 
• Create a background pattern for a Google Slide
• Find picture quotes using the Brainy Quotes site
• Create a Double Bubble Thinking Map using Diffen for content

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Use the Skitch highlighter to complete the Circle maze below. Use this for your link symbol:
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• Add this link to your link symbol: http://krazydad.com/mazes/
• Open the maze in a new tab for a larger view to Skitch. Try working from both ends of the maze using different colors and keep your lines short so you can undo small lengths at a time!

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• 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-2-comment)

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

• Create a variety of interesting and colorful symmetrical designs with the Sumopaint Symmetry Tool
• Create a variety of interesting and colorful shapes with the Sumopaint Shapes Tool
• Use the research tool to find free to use video play buttons

2. Complete Page 2 from yesterday. Click here to jump back to the directions: Page 2

3. Page 3: Sumopaint Symmetry Tool

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Symmetry Tool Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Symmetry.mp4
• Please add the following 5 things to your page

1. A Wordart title: Tuesday using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. The SumoPaint logo below linked to http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app (You can click sign-in with Google to save your work if you like)

3. Three examples of your creations using the symmetry tool (watch the video help above to see some ideas about how to make these)
4. A Wordart subtitle: Symmetry
5. A ‘video play button’ which you find using the research tool images option and the ‘Free to use, share or modify’ filter linked to the symmetry video help clip

• Here’s my numbered example

4. Page 4: Sumopaint Shapes Tool

• Video Help with the Shapes Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Shapes.mp4
• Please add the following 5 things to your page

1. A Wordart title: Tuesday using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. The SumoPaint logo below linked to http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app (You can click sign-in with Google to save your work if you like)

3. Three examples of your creations using the shapes tool (watch the video help above to see some ideas about how to make these)
4. A Wordart subtitle: Shapes using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
5. A different or altered ‘video play button’ which you find using the research tool images option and the ‘Free to use, share or modify’ filter linked to the shapes video help clip

• Here’s my numbered example

- 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 
• Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
• Warmup maze
• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Video Help with the Symmetry Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Symmetry.mp4
• Video Help with the Shapes Tool: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Shapes.mp4

2. Interactive Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1 
• Page 2

• Page 3
• Page 4

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Solve a circle maze from Krazydad 
• Create at least 3 SumoPaint Symmetry designs
• Create at least 3 SumoPaint Shapes designs
• Use the research tool to find free to use video play buttons and link them to video help files

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

1. Checkout this cool gif

• http://mirkokosmos.tumblr.com/post/128827015807
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Wednesday 21st

- 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

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

• Solve a circle maze from Krazydad 
• Create at least 3 SumoPaint Symmetry designs
• Create at least 3 SumoPaint Shapes designs
• Use the research tool to find free to use video play buttons and link them to video help files

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Explore these browser tricks (they may not all work at school… if one doesn’t work or is blocked,  just move on to the next! If you know another one that you prefer, use that instead). Choose your favorite and Skitch it onto your warmup.

• Askew
• Atari Breakout
• Barrel Roll
• Gravity
• Guitar
• Pacman
• Reverse
• Sphere
• Terminal
• Snake game
• Underwater
• Zerg rush

• Add an interesting symbol related to your choice and link it to that site. Here’s my example, linked to ‘Underwater’
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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. Today we have these learning goals  (all objectives to date)

• Explore some interesting browser tricks and effects
• Create 3D cubes, spheres and other shapes using Sumopaint
• Transform text and other objects using the Sumopaint Transform Tool

2. Page 5: Sumo 3D filters

• Caution: Move slowly and be patient with these effects… they are very graphics intensive and the program will lock up if you move too much, too fast!
• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Video Help with Sumo Spheres: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo%20Sphere%20%28f15%29.mp4
• Video Help with Sumo Cubes: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo%20Cube%20%28s14%29.mp4
• After watching the video demos, here’s where you find the 3D filters in Sumopaint

• Create a page like this example with a title, a sphere, a cube, video help links and some other 3D effect that you like

• Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text

3. Page 6: Sumo Transforms

• Video Help with Sumo Transforms (with audio): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Transform%20Tool%20%28s16%29.mp4

• Here are the 5 example transforms from the video
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• Create a transform of some kind using the transform tool
• You only need a title, at least one transform (I’ve numbered the steps on my example to help you but you don’t need to number yours), the bat demo image from above  and a link to the video help file, like this example
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4. Page 7: Sumo Favorites

• Create at least 2 new Sumo designs using your favorites of any of these Sumopaint tools

• Symmetry
• Shapes
• 3D Effects
• Transforms

• Add a favorites label like this example (try to find one of your own… it doesn’t have to be a gif, but it would be cool if it was!)

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• Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text

• Here’s my example with 3 of my favorites (but you only need 2!)
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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 
• Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Video Help with Sumo Spheres: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo%20Sphere%20%28f15%29.mp4
• Video Help with Sumo Cubes: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo%20Cube%20%28s14%29.mp4
• Video Help with Sumo Transforms (with audio): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Sumo%20Transform%20Tool%20%28s16%29.mp4

2. Interactive Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1 
• Page 2

• Page 3
• Page 4

• Page 5
• Page 6
• Page 7

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Collect a favorite Chrome Browser trick from a list
• Use the Sumo 3D filters to create spheres, cubes and cylinders from images
• Transform text and images with the Sumo transform tool
• Collect a few favorites sumo effects from the last couple of days

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

1. Checkout how Google nurtures a culture that allows for innovation. How many of these could you apply in your current projects and in life overall?

• https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/articles/8-pillars-of-innovation.html
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Thursday 22nd

- 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

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

• Collect a favorite Chrome Browser trick from a list
• Use the Sumo 3D filters to create spheres, cubes and cylinders from images
• Transform text and images with the Sumo transform tool
• Collect a few favorites sumo effects from the last couple of days

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Use the symbol and link below
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• A Maze Race: http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/

• Here’s my Thursday warmup example
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• ...and my completed 4.13 warmups file
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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. Today we have these learning goals  (all objectives to date)

• Explore the Bing Homepage Gallery for some cool slide background images
• Create your own planets using the Sumo 3D Sphere tool from images of water, clouds and agate
• Explore a variety of Sumo image transformations and filters and create some examples of your own

2. Page 8: Sumo Planets

• Try the Bing link below, but if it doesn’t work for some reason, use a regular Google Image search for space

• Bing homepage gallery search (click the Space category): http://www.bing.com/gallery/
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• Watch the video to learn how to create planets with Sumo

• Video help with Sumo Planets: Create planets with Sumo

• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Make 3 different planets to add (try using Google searches for ocean, clouds and agate for your squares). Here are my example planets… you must make your own to get credit for this!

• Here’s my example page
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3. Page 9: Sumo Adjustments and Filters

• Add at least 3 other Sumo filters or adjustments (using any images you like) and label them with the effects you used… have fun with this and explore lots of options and settings! 
• Choose any other page background image you like from the Bing homepage gallery search: http://www.bing.com/gallery/
• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• There are lots of Adjustments and filters to choose from and experiment with. Here’s a Skitch of just some of the options, and you can see the Kaleidoscope effect of an underwater scene underneath the options windows:

• Here’s my example page (again, you only need 3!)
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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 
• Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
• A Maze Race: http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/
• Sumopaint:  http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Bing homepage gallery search: http://www.bing.com/gallery/
• Video help with Sumo Planets: Create planets with Sumo

2. Interactive Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1 
• Page 2

• Page 3
• Page 4

• Page 5
• Page 6
• Page 7

• Page 8
• Page 9

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Practice your maze solving skills with ‘A Maze Race’ 
• Insert an image from the Bing Homepage Gallery as a slide background
• Create 3 planets using the Sumo 3D Sphere
• Create 3 image transformations using Sumo image transformations and filters

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

1. Checkout this creative use of ascii transformations

• http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/29/10870234/facebook-instagram-ascii-images-large-html-version
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Friday 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. Friday Warmup Activity: 

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

• Practice your maze solving skills with ‘A Maze Race’ 
• Insert an image from the Bing Homepage Gallery as a slide background
• Create 3 planets using the Sumo 3D Sphere
• Create 3 image transformations using Sumo image transformations and filters

• Please complete the Weekly Reflections Form for this week!
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• 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. Please complete and turn-in the following assignments which are due today:

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• 1.15 Week5 Reflections Form 
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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
• Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
• 1.15 Week5 Reflections Form

2. Interactive Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1 
• Page 2

• Page 3
• Page 4

• Page 5
• Page 6
• Page 7

• Page 8
• Page 9

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Complete your 1.15 Week5 Reflections Form 
• Complete and turn-in your 1.13 Warmups and 1.14 Notebook assignments for this week
• Mark your assignments as ‘Done’ in Google Classroom

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

1. Checkout some important announcements below

• UIL Chess Practice starts Oct. 12th right after school until 4:30pm in the library. I planned to start earlier, but there are staff meetings in the the next 2 Wednesdays in the afternoon :(
• Next week is the last week of the 1st Grading Period, so try to get caught up on everything and get your year off to a great start!
• Our next Student Holiday is Oct 10th, but there are lots of other holiday to look forward to as well (yellow highlights)

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