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Monday 14th

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Monday 14th

- 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. About Progress Reports

• Logon here to check your grades. You’ll receive your paper copy on Thurs. If you see little book symbols instead of grades, click on Display Options and choose ‘Show Calculated Gradebook Grades’
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• Due to schedule changes and new routines near the beginning of the year, here are the assignments which were graded
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• I occasionally give extra credit, usually for helping other students with their assignments, and that’s what the last assignment in the list refers to. A * means no grade entered.
• Your 1.08 Learning Log was a major grade. Here’s what it should look like:

• 1.08 Demo Learning Log

• You can still complete earlier assignments, however, you must email me when you update warmups or Learning Logs or I won’t know to regrade them! I’ll know when you update Reflections, so you don’t need to tell me about those.
• Special Note: I mark my work (often by adding noise to images) and if you copy my work instead of creating your own it will not count.  Please do your own work!

5. Daily Warmup Activity: 

• Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
2. Logon here to check your grades and screenshot them for today’s warmup, so I can see that you know how to access them. All teachers on your schedule can see your grades in all classes, so you’re not sharing anything with me that I don’t already know.
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4. Use the symbol above linked to your Gradebook

• Your warmup for today should look something like this (yours shouldn’t be blurred like this example) with your current progress report grades on it:
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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. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:

• Click here to view your ratings summary graphs

2. Open your 1.11 Week4 Learning Log and create a Title Slide with a positive picture quote

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Add these 3 things to your Title Slide

1. Add a title using a font from the Favorite Fonts Collection
2. Search Google Images for picture quotes on positive thinking, choose one you like, Skitch it to your slide
3. add the link to the page where it’s located in a text box below your image

• Here’s my example (please choose a different font, image and link for your Title slide!)
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3. Edit Slide 2 (about how to find and view what’s happening in all of your classes this week)

• Add these 5 things to your Slide 2

1. A title Monday using a Favorite Font
2. A Skitch of the top of our BMS website linked to the site: http://bms.bisdtx.org/
3. A Skitch of the Academics dropdown menu with Core Departments highlighted (you’ll need to use print screen to capture this!)
4. A Skitch of the 8th Matrix View link (or 7th if it applies to you) marked with an arrow or highlighted
5. A Skitch of the actual Matrix View showing only this week with the subjects at the top linked to the Matrix View page

• Here’s my example with added noise to deter copying
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4. Edit Slide 3 (review site)

• Add a Gzaas of your 2 favorite subjects and make your favorite the largest of the two
• Here are the 4 things you’ll need on this slide

1. A title Monday using a Favorite Font
2. The Gzaas logo linked to the site: http://gzaas.com/
3. A Gzaas of your favorite subject this semester
4. A Gzaas of your second favorite subject using a different style, background and shadow
5. Some decorations which indicate 1st and 2nd

• Here’s my example Slide 3 (with added noise)
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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 
• Gradebook Logon
• BMS Website
• Favorite Fonts Collection
• Gzaas: http://gzaas.com/

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

1. Don’t forget, tomorrow is picture day during your science classes!

• No matter what, it will be better than this!
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hetorakelt.deviantart.com/art/BAD-HAIR-DAY-animated-362845236

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Tuesday 15th: Picture Day

- 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

1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
2. Use this gif for your link symbol

3. ...and link it to this: http://sarahj-art.tumblr.com/search/tire+swing
4. Help each other to find all of the objects hidden in the image. Use the Skitch highlighter tool to mark them off as you find them.

5. Click here for a larger view!

• Here’s my example warmup for today
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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: Today is picture day during your science classes!
2. Practice 3D drawings with SketchToy

• Link to SketchToy: http://sketchtoy.com/
• Here are some of my examples of sketches

• Monday: http://sketchtoy.com/63022418
• Christmas Tree:  http://sketchtoy.com/20613702
• Tree: http://sketchtoy.com/20613881
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• Street signs: http://sketchtoy.com/20614061
• Math Symbols: http://sketchtoy.com/20614305
• Solar System: http://sketchtoy.com/20614449
• Staircase: http://sketchtoy.com/20614514
• Question Marks: http://sketchtoy.com/65890727
• Carbon Atom: http://sketchtoy.com/63022480
• Rotation, Translation & Reflection: http://sketchtoy.com/64318840

• To rotate your screen in Sketchtoy, use the left and right arrow keys or hold the spacebar down and left-click-drag right or left (best for fine-turning your screen!)
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3. Slide 4 of your Learning Log: Record 2 creations with screencast-o-matic, save them as gifs and add them to your slide

• Your Slide 4 should contain these 4 things:

1. A title using Wordart: Tuesday (Favorite Fonts)
2. The Sketchtoy logo linked to the site:  http://sketchtoy.com/
3. 2 examples of your creations recorded as gifs using screencast-o-matic:  SOM v1.4 download
4. links to your creations

• Here’s my example slide 4:
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• Here’s where you get the links (paste them in a new tab and record them as they replay to make your screencast gifs)
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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 
• Tire Swing Warmup
• Favorite Fonts
• SketchToy 
• Screencast-o-matic: SOM v1.4 download

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

1. Checkout these recent amazing 3D printing projects

• http://futurism.com/links/these-3d-printed-titanium-ribs-were-successfully-implanted-in-a-person/
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Wednesday 16th

- 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

1. UIL Chess practice starts today and meets every Wednesday from 3:50-4:30 in the library!
2. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
3. Play a game of Checkers or Chess and Skitch your result to your warmup for today
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5. Link the symbol above to this site: http://wgs-jmarine.rhcloud.com/webgl8x8boardgames/app.html?provider=&gid=

• Here’s how to setup the type of game and the level of play
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• Here’s are some other site options for Chess and some UIL materials to look at

1. Spark Chess
2. Chess.com (thanks Noah!)
3. UIL Chess shared materials

• Here’s my example warmup for today (Challenge: can you get the entire square for Wed to have the same color background as the game, as you see in 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 objectives 

1. Learn how to add some key Chrome extensions and applications for future activities
2. Learn how to embed a table in a slide from a spreadsheet
3. Learn how to use Quizlet for fun vocabulary practice
4. Test ourselves on Science vocabulary for this week and next
5. Record our Learning and Links on Slides 5&6 of our Learning Logs

2. Slide 5 of your 1.11 Learning Log

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Add 6 extensions which we will use in class to your Chrome Browser
• Here are the steps

1. Open the file at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mjZhvK5x5Ck_bPbal3wMqkRWk03cqa_LY73oPbx4SjU/edit#gid=0
2. Highlight and copy all of the cells with text in them (and none of the blank cells) like you see in the gif below… then paste them onto your slide 5-

3. Click the links in each of the green highlighted boxes to add each extension
4. Move the block of text down a little and Skitch your extensions bar (which shows the extensions you’ve added) onto your slide. This will show that you’ve added them

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• Your completed slide 5 should look something  like this, and should have these 3 things on it

1. A Wordart title: Wednesday   Favorite Fonts
2. A table with links that work
3. A Skitch of your Chrome Extensions Bar

3. Slide 6 (review science vocabulary)

• Choose the Quizlet version for your grade level to practice with

1. 8th Grade Forces: https://quizlet.com/92368313/8th-science-unit-56-forcesmotion-flash-cards/?new
2. 7th Grade Cells: https://quizlet.com/92368662/7th-science-cells-flash-cards/?new

• When you think you know them, play Scatter and match the term cards with the definitions (drag and drop them together). Try to improve your time to match them all

• Here’s how you play scatter:

• You should have these 3 things on your slide 6

1. A Wordart title: Wednesday   Favorite Fonts
2. Your best Scatter score and a link to practice it again later if you like
3. The Quizlet logo linked to: https://quizlet.com

• Here’s what your slide 6 should look like:
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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 
• Checkers/Chess: http://wgs-jmarine.rhcloud.com/webgl8x8boardgames/app.html?provider=&gid=
• Chrome Extensions/Applications List
• Quizlet: https://quizlet.com
• 8th Grade Forces Quizlet
• 7th Grade Cells Quizlet

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

1. Checkout this definition of fast

• World Record Cup Stacking
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Thursday 17th

- 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

1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
2. Try this maze (and work in sections with your Skitch Highlighter)
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4. Link the symbol above to this site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/robinsharpmazes/
5. Right-click the maze below and open it in a new tab for a larger view to Skitch. Use the Skitch Magnify option to make the maze even larger and easier to solve:

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• Here’s what your warmup should look something like
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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 objectives 

• Learn how to search Google Images for saved photos or images from any website
• Practice searching and collecting examples of cool looking baby animals
• Learn how to use the Colorzilla extension to use colors from anywhere in your browser for backgrounds or fonts on slides

2. Add Slide 7 to your learning log: Use Google Image Search to upload an image and learn more about it

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Open Google Image Search and drag the image below into the search window
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• Here are 2 ways… 1) right-click on the image and choose ‘Search Google for this image’
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• ...or 2) drag the image up to a Google Image Search tab
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• Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide 7

1. A Wordart title: Thursday   Favorite Fonts
2. The 2 fuzzy animals picture with a label identifying what kind of animals they are
3. The gif from above showing how to search for a specific image
4. 4 other cute baby animal images from your searches

3. Add Slide 8 to your learning log which shows how to use the Colorzilla extension which we added yesterday

• If you didn’t add it, here’s another link to Colorzilla: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog
• Watch this Video Help first: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How%20to%20use%20the%20Collorzilla%20extension.mp4
• Use this image on your slide
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• Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your slide 8

1. The warmup maze image
2. A slide background color which matches exactly the maze background color (watch the video to see how!)
3. The Colorzilla logo above linked to the extension in the Chrome Web Store (right above the video help link)
4. A Wordart Title with a transparent center and an outline which matches exactly the pink color from the maze

• Here’s my example slide 8
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4. Delete any extra slides after slide 8

- 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 
• Warmup Maze
• Favorite Fonts
• Colorzilla extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorzilla/bhlhnicpbhignbdhedgjhgdocnmhomnp?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog
• Colorzilla Video Help: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/How%20to%20use%20the%20Collorzilla%20extension.mp4

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

1. Checkout our beautiful forecast for this weekend!

• http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Friday 18th 

- 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 yesterday’s assignments before completing today’s reflections form!
• 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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1. 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
• Assignments 1.10 Warmups, 1.11 Learning Log, 1.12 Reflections Form

2. If you had technical difficulties accessing files yesterday, please complete those assignments during the makeup day today!

- 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
• Week4 Reflections Form

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

1. Checkout this awesome expanding table design

• I found the gif below here: https://plus.google.com/+TimOReilly/posts/46DixxWUBA9
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