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Monday 8th

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Friday 12th

Monday 8th

- 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. Please bring earbuds all week, so you explore

5. Daily Warmup Activity: 

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

1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
2. Choose any puzzle you like to solve (or try more than one). Click on the pieces to rotate them and the double arrow to choose a different puzzle
3. Valentine Puzzles: http://www.digipuzzle.net/digipuzzle/valentine/puzzles/jigsaw.htm?language=english&linkback=../../../education/valentine/index.htm
4. Use this for your link symbol:

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• Skitch your puzzle with one piece left to place
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• Fill your Drawing with a new solid color background by right-clicking on it. Here’s my example:
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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 from last week

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

• Practice adding images with transparent backgrounds to your Portfolio
• Create and capture flowing designs with the Heart Designs Chrome Experiment using your PRINT SCRN key
• Create a custom color Wordle word cloud using a poem you like from Poetry Soup

• Create your own music with Incredibox v1

3. Slide 1: Title Slide for Valentine’s Day

• Add a title: 4.17 Week6 Portfolio using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
• Add  at least 2 related images which you find on your own (I have 4 in my example and I used transparent backgrounds so I could overlap them)

• Here are the settings to search for images with transparent backgrounds
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• Here’s my example
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4. Slide 2: Hearts Experiments

• Create at least 3 different heart designs using this site and Skitch them to your slide 2 (Tip: use the PRINT SCRN button to capture your design and then crop it with Skitch )

• Heart Designs Chrome Experiment

• Make your favorite the largest and put a thin red heart around your 2nd favorite design
• Here’s my example showing how to create your red heart frame
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5. Slide 3: Valentine Wordle

• You must use Firefox with Wordle!
• Video help with this process: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wordle/Wordle%20Valentine%20Poem%20with%20Custom%20Colors.mp4
• Click on the link below to make your own copy of the directions

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mg8Ggb7zE0Dgz3uw3FnegU9wVlwG74xr4hBr-s0Xnno/copy

• You’ll need the following 4 things on your slide3

1. A word cloud of the poem you choose (or at least several stanzas of it if it’s a large poem)
2. The word ‘Wordle’ linked to http://www.wordle.net/create
3. The PoetrySoup logo linked to http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous_love_poems/
4. At least one related image

• Here’s my example Slide 3 with the 4 things you’ll need numbered:
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6. Explore Incredibox V1

• http://www.incredibox.com/v1/

- 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 
• Valentine Puzzles: http://www.digipuzzle.net/digipuzzle/valentine/puzzles/jigsaw.htm?language=english&linkback=../../../education/valentine/index.htm
• Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
• Heart Designs Chrome Experiment
• Valentine Wordle directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mg8Ggb7zE0Dgz3uw3FnegU9wVlwG74xr4hBr-s0Xnno/copy
• Video help with Valentine Wordle: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Wordle/Wordle%20Valentine%20Poem%20with%20Custom%20Colors.mp4
• Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/create
• PoetrySoup: http://www.poetrysoup.com/famous_love_poems/
• Incredibox V1: http://www.incredibox.com/v1/

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

• Slide 1 
• Slide 2
• Slide 3

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

1. Checkout these super results

• They say defense wins championships!
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Tuesday 9th: 8th Grade Field Trip

- Field Trip Information: (share this info directly at http://bit.ly/bmsft)

We won’t have regular tech apps classes today due to the field trip, which should run from 1st through part of 6th period

1. Google Maps (for viewing the route on your phones): Directions to the Bass Concert Hall
2. General Guidelines and additional information  

• The ELA teachers have been reviewing this with their classes along with performance etiquette.
• 8th grade students will report to 3rd period. 7th Grade students will report to 1st period.
• Students should leave all backpacks in the room.
• Electronics are allowed on the buses, but students must put them away when they arrive at the U.T. PAC.
• Behavior expectations and show preview:

• Audience Etiquette Slides   (YouTube version)
• Video excerpts from this performance

• Students may not wear hats into the building.
• BMS Campus phone number (in case of emergency): 512-772-7400
• Weather forecast for today

3. Itinerary below added as an image due to formatting (so links are not live):

4. My 7th graders who are not going on the field trip should report to the following locations during class:

- 6th & 7th Periods: We won’t have any new assignments today due to the Field Trip taking most of the day!

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Wednesday 10th

- 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. Find your own image of a cool looking dog house like this one to use as your warmup link symbol

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• ...and link it where you found your image

3. Complete this Dog House hidden object search using the Skitch highlighter tool (and don’t forget Valentine’s Day for an important person in your life or you could end up ‘in the dog house’ figuratively!)

• Here’s my example warmup for today (Please add the words Field Trip to Tuesday’s warmup… no need to link anything!)
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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)

• Practice finding cleverly hidden objects in a Sketch
• Explore a Bing Image Archive and select several examples for use as slide backgrounds
• Apply pre-made Sumo Masks over slide image backgrounds
• Create your own custom Sumo Mask for use over a slide background
• Explore Incredibox v2 and create your own music

2. Slides 4: Bing background with a Science Mask

• Explore this Bing image archive, choose images that you like for each slide to save to your desktop and add them as backgrounds for your slides today.

• Video Help with Bing to Backround: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/GSlides/Bing%20Archive%20Image%20to%20Gslide%20Background.mp4
• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/ 
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• To add images as slide backgrounds, right-click on the slide and choose ‘Change background…’, then click Image – Choose… as you see below
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• Try this Sumo Science Mask on your slide 4 background (just drag it onto your slide and resize)

• Here are some examples I’ve made for  slide 4 (you only need 1)
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3. Slides 5: Bing background with an Art Mask

• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/

• Look for a colorful ‘artsy’ image to use for your background

• Use this Sumo Art Mask on your slide 5 background (just drag it onto your slide and resize)

• Here are some examples I’ve made for  slide 5 (you only need 1)
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4. Slides 6: Create a Sumo Mask

• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/

• Choose an image with an interesting pattern to use as your slide 6 background

• Drag the image below to your desktop

• Use Sumopaint to ‘cut out’ the letters so your background will show through (watch the video to see how to do this!)

• Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Video help creating Sumo Mask: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/How%20to%20create%20a%20Sumopaint%20slide%20mask.mp4

• Here are some examples I’ve made for slide 6 (you only need 1)
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5. Checkout Incredibox v2:

• Incredibox (v1): http://www.incredibox.com/v1/
• Incredibox (v2): http://www.incredibox.com/v2/

- 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 
• Dog House hidden object search: https://goo.gl/5UBIQh
• Video Help with Bing to Backround: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/GSlides/Bing%20Archive%20Image%20to%20Gslide%20Background.mp4
• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/
• Video help creating Sumo Mask: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/How%20to%20create%20a%20Sumopaint%20slide%20mask.mp4
• Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Incredibox

• Incredibox (v1): http://www.incredibox.com/v1/
• Incredibox (v2): http://www.incredibox.com/v2/

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

• Slide 1 
• Slide 2
• Slide 3
• Slide 4
• Slide 5
• Slide 6

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

1. Checkout this space smiley face from Hubble

• http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1506a/
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Thursday 11th

- 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. 6th Period: please read the important announcement in Google Classroom for our class today
3. Pattern Memory: http://www.proprofs.com/games/pattern-memory/
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• Here’s the part you Skitch
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• ...and here’s my example of all of this week’s warmups
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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)

• Sharpen short term memory with the Pattern Memory activity
• Create your own word masks to place over colorful background images and Gifs
• Create more cool beats with 2 new Incredibox versions to explore
• Explore some amazing Google Earthviews

2. Slide 7: Create a BMS letter mask from a slide

• Video help creating a letter mask from a slide: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/How%20to%20make%20a%20letter%20mask%20from%20a%20slide.mp4

• Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Here’s how to insert wordart onto a slide (at the start of the video), or copy and paste one you like from our Google Wordart Collection (Favorite Fonts)
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• Here’s an example of what you’re trying to create
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3. Slide 8: Use your new BMS letter mask

• First, add a background to your slide 8. Here are some sites to find good backgrounds:

• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/
• BMS Website: http://bms.bisdtx.org/
• Google Earthviews: https://earthview.withgoogle.com/

• Place your new mask over a colorful background like these examples for ideas (you only need to make 1 slide like this)

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• Here’s an example I made using a Gif which I recorded:
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• Here’s a list of sites which I used to make my recording (and some examples below):  http://www.one-tab.com/page/xVRUI54_Q1-if7XtWBx6CQ  note: these are probably blocked at school :(
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• I used this same process to make this Gif for 308 Today using a Gzaas Shadow Template
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4. Slide 9: Create a letter mask using your name

• Use the same process as the slide above to make a mask of your name
• Place your name mask over a colorful background or image of activities, games, movie screenshots, or perhaps something you’ve made in this class
• Here are some examples for ideas (you only need to make 1 slide like this)

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• I used our Puzzles warmup site to make these Valentine versions with the candy hearts puzzle background
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• ...and Screencast-o-matic to record this Gif version:
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5. View and create with any Incredibox version

• Incredibox (v1): http://www.incredibox.com/v1/
• Incredibox (v2): http://www.incredibox.com/v2/
• Incredibox (v3): http://www.incredibox.com/v3/
• Incredibox (v4): http://www.incredibox.com/v4/

- 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 
• Pattern Memory: http://www.proprofs.com/games/pattern-memory/
• Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app
• Background sites:

• Bing image archive: http://www.istartedsomething.com/bingimages/
• BMS Website: http://bms.bisdtx.org/
• Google Earthviews: https://earthview.withgoogle.com/

• Video help creating a letter mask from a slide: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/How%20to%20make%20a%20letter%20mask%20from%20a%20slide.mp4
• Incredibox

• Incredibox (v1): http://www.incredibox.com/v1/
• Incredibox (v2): http://www.incredibox.com/v2/
• Incredibox (v3): http://www.incredibox.com/v3/
• Incredibox (v4): http://www.incredibox.com/v4/

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

• Slide 1 
• Slide 2
• Slide 3
• Slide 4
• Slide 5
• Slide 6
• Slide 7
• Slide 8
• Slide 9

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

1. Checkout more amazing images of our planet’s surface

• Google Earthviews: https://earthview.withgoogle.com/
• Here’s a cool example site in Spain which you can ‘walk’ around in Google Streetviews at this link: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.4546111,-0.3515981,966m/data=!3m1!1e3
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Friday 12th  

- 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!
• 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
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2. Create something cool with Incredibox

• Incredibox (v1): http://www.incredibox.com/v1/
• Incredibox (v2): http://www.incredibox.com/v2/
• Incredibox (v3): http://www.incredibox.com/v3/
• Incredibox (v4): http://www.incredibox.com/v4/

3. Explore Google Earthviews: https://earthview.withgoogle.com/

- 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
• Week6 Reflections Form

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

• Slide 1 
• Slide 2
• Slide 3
• Slide 4
• Slide 5
• Slide 6
• Slide 7
• Slide 8
• Slide 9

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

1. Checkout our awesome weather forecast for the next week or so and a little calendar motivation!  :)

• http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602&MR=1
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