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Monday 31st: Pep Rally!

Tuesday Nov 1st:

Wednesday 2nd:

Thursday 3rd:

Friday 4th: Last Day of the 2nd Grading Period

Monday 31st: Pep Rally!

- Part 1) Review  (click to 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. Here’s the Bell Schedule for today’s Pep Rally:

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

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Play this 2016 Halloween Doodle Game:

• https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2016
• Use this for your image symbol:
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• Here’s my example: Challenge: can you add a spooky gif background?
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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 to comment)

1. Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities

• 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: 2.4r Reflections Form

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

• Explore Google’s cool Halloween Doodle Game for today
• Review Gzaas, the Chrome Extensions List and some important keyboard shortcuts
• Create a transparent map overlay in our notebooks

3. Important Note about this week’s activities! This is the last week of the 2nd Grading Period so each day in our notebooks we will review something we’ve learned in this course so far as well as learn something new

4. Page 1: Countdown to Thanksgiving!

• Add these 3 things to the Title page of your notebook for this week

1. A title: 2.5n Notebook using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. A Skitch of the BMS Public Calendar for November from our campus website homepage at this link: http://bms.bisdtx.org/

• Here’s how to get to the November Calendar:
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3. A Turkey on Thanksgiving Day using the Explore tool

• Here’s my example:
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5. Page 2: (Review)

• Use the links and information in the notes section of page 2 in your notebook to add an example in each of the 4 sections of your page
• We are reviewing these 4 things

1. Gzaas examples list
2. Use CTRL+/ to find shortcuts in Google Docs
3. Our Chrome Extensions List
4. Use CTRL+F to search for anything on an webpage

• Here’s my example page: (my screenshots are all recolored to prevent copying, so yours will look a little different!)
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6. Page 3: Add a transparent Overlay to a notebook page (New)

• Use these links (which are already in the notes section of your page) to create a transparent overlay on your notebook page

1. The Wind Map
2. Map of the United States (for your overlay)

• Video help creating a transparent overlay: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/GSlides/How%20to%20create%20a%20transparent%20map%20overlay%20on%20a%20GSlide%20%28f16%29.mp4
• Here’s my example page (I’ve added ‘Demo’ to prevent copying… you don’t need it on yours!)

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments!  (click to 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
• 2016 Halloween Doodle Game: https://www.google.com/doodles/halloween-2016
• BMS Website for Calendar screenshot: http://bms.bisdtx.org/
• Gzaas examples list
• Chrome Extensions List
• The Wind Map
• Map of the United States (for your overlay)
• Video help creating a transparent overlay: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/GSlides/How%20to%20create%20a%20transparent%20map%20overlay%20on%20a%20GSlide%20%28f16%29.mp4

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

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Play the 2016 Halloween Doodle Game and Skitch your results
• Review 4 important concepts from this course to add to your notebook
• Create a transparent map overlay

- Part 4) Through?  (click to comment)

1. Checkout this creative large gif by clicking the link below

• https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z_-waAMTjoc/Uy54Cn5qkGI/AAAAAAAAY34/LcFjLydfu-o/s800/stopvsgo.gif
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Tuesday Nov 1st:

- 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

• Play the 2016 Halloween Doodle Game and Skitch your results
• Review 4 important concepts from this course to add to your notebook
• Create a transparent map overlay

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Create a geoGreeting at this site: http://www.geogreeting.com/main.html#
• Here’s my example geoGreeting

• Use the geoGreeting logo and link it to your greeting
• Here’s my example warmup: (link to my greeting to try, but please make your own… NOT Happy Thanksgiving!): http://www.geogreeting.com/view.html?yrkzzIUDrkxuCqsFsxq)

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 your own geoGreeting
• Review Flamingtext, the Word Search Maker, inserting shapes in GSlides and finding info on the BMS Website
• Learn how to code more artwork in Stage 7 of the accelerated course at Code.org

2. Page 4: Review

• Paste this info in the notes sections of page 4 of your notebook!

• Review:   Flamingtext   Word Search Maker (Video help with their lists/Skitch key)  Insert 4 shapes & Menu (change line and fill colors)   BMS Website (This week and Yearbook order - you don’t need the torn edges on yours!)

• Video help on the Word Search Maker using one of their lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Word%20Search%20Maker/Word%20Search%20Maker%20premade%20list%20and%20shape%20%28f16%29.mp4
• Here’s my example page (including the notes section with the pasted info from above):
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3. Page 5: Hour of Code Stage 7

• Most of you said in your reflections last week that you would like to do some more programming:

• ...so we will do a couple of more Stages

• Sign in to Code.org here first using ‘sign-in with Google’: http://studio.code.org/users/sign_in and then...
• click on this link for the Stage 7: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/7/puzzle/1

• Add these 3 things to your page

1. A title: Tuesday from your previous page or a new one using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. Your final creation from this stage
3. A link to Stage 7: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/7/puzzle/1

• Here’s my example page:
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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
• geoGreeting: http://www.geogreeting.com/main.html#
• Flamingtext
• Word Search Maker
• Video help on the Word Search Maker using one of their lists: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Word%20Search%20Maker/Word%20Search%20Maker%20premade%20list%20and%20shape%20%28f16%29.mp4
• BMS Website
• Stage 7: http://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/7/puzzle/1

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

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3

• Page 4
• Page 5

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Create a geoGreeting  
• Review Flamingtext, Word Search Maker, inserting shapes and finding info on the BMS Website
• Create some computer art using Stage 7 at code.org

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

1. Checkout this worker that loafs a lot on the job without ever actually taking a break!

• From this G+ post
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Wednesday 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

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

• Create a geoGreeting  
• Review Flamingtext, Word Search Maker, inserting shapes and finding info on the BMS Website
• Create some computer art using Stage 7 at code.org

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• UIL Chess practice after school today! We will meet every Wednesday from 3:50-4:30 in the library to practice, so if you like chess or would like to learn more by playing, come join us!

1. Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
2. Choose 1! Play a game of Chess, Checkers or solve a ‘Quick Start’ Curvy Puzzle and Skitch your result to your warmup for today:

3. Use one of the link symbols above and link it to the game site you choose from the list below:

• Chess: Chess.com

• Checkers: http://www.247checkers.com/
• Curvy Puzzle: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy

• Here are my example warmups for this week so far:

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 thinking games or puzzles
• Review key applications and techniques like Brainy Quotes, Flamepainter and Sumopaint
• Create more computer code to solve Stage 9 puzzles

2. Page 6: Review

• Paste the information below in the notes section of page 6 of your notebook and use one in each of the 4 squares on the page (just like yesterday)

1. Skitch the Core classes newsletter info for your grade level
2. A favorite Brainy Quote on Thanksgiving
3. A Flamepainter creation
4. A Sumopaint Sphere or Cube using an Earthviews image from this Earthviews Favorites List (video help)

• Here’s my example page with the title Review added (the Demo overlays are to prevent copying… you don’t need them on yours!)
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3. Page 7: Hour of Code Stage 9

• Add these 3 things to your page

1. A title: New from your previous page or a new one using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text
2. Your final creation from this stage. Remember to sign-in with Google first!
3. A link to Stage 9: https://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/9/puzzle/1

• Here’s my example page:
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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
• Warmup options list:

• Chess: Chess.com
• Checkers: http://www.247checkers.com/
• Curvy Puzzle: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy

• Core classes newsletter info for your grade level
• Brainy Quotes on Thanksgiving
• Flamepainter
• Sumopaint
• Earthviews Favorites List
• Video help with Sumo Spheres
• Stage 9: https://studio.code.org/s/20-hour/stage/9/puzzle/1

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

• Play a ‘thinking’ game of checkers or chess or solve a curvy puzzle 
• Review Newsletter info, Brainy Quotes, Flamepainter and Sumopaint
• Create some computer code using Stage 9 at code.org

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

1. Checkout a few more words about perspective to consider…

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Thursday 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

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

• Play a ‘thinking’ game of checkers or chess or solve a curvy puzzle 
• Review Newsletter info, Brainy Quotes, Flamepainter and Sumopaint
• Create some computer code using Stage 9 at code.org

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

• Search Google for a cat gif that you like to add to your warmup and link it to where you found it. Here’s my example, but please find a different one of your own!

• Complete this cat maze for your warmup. 

• Click here and maximize your browser window for a larger view to Skitch and
• Use the highlighter at the thinnest setting to work through the maze.
• Change colors often in case you have to ‘back up’ a little!
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• Here are my completed warmups for this week:

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 solving a maze
• Review Wordart collection, Weavesilk, Neave, Screencast-O-Matic, and Pixlr
• Explore some cool Scratch Programs

2. PLEASE TURN IN 2.5W AND 2.5N TODAY since most of you will not have tech apps class tomorrow. We will do our reflections for this week on Monday.

3. Page 8: Review

• Paste the information below in the notes section of page 8 of your notebook and use one in each of the 4 squares on the page (just like yesterday)

1. Wordart Collection (Top 3): https://goo.gl/pm6PbP
2. Weavesilk: http://weavesilk.com/
3. Neave Imagination and Screencast-O-Matic (record 5 seconds only!)
4. Pixlr colorfill with using this image (video help using an earlier image)

• Here’s my example page
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3. Page 9: Scratch

• Use this list to explore some fun Scratch Program Recommendations which use the same types of computer code blocks that you’ve been learning at code.org

• https://goo.gl/qP5ayt

• Add these 3 things to your page

1. A title: New
2. A Skitch of the program recommendations list
3. A Skitch or gif of one of your favorites

• Here’s my example page
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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
• Cat maze warmup
• Review links

1. Wordart Collection (Top 3): https://goo.gl/pm6PbP
2. Weavesilk: http://weavesilk.com/
3. Neave Imagination and Screencast-O-Matic (record 5 seconds only!)
4. Pixlr colorfill with using this image (video help using an earlier image)

• Scratch Program Recommendations: hhttps://goo.gl/qP5ayt

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 the Cat Maze  
• Review and capture examples of the Wordart collection, Weavesilk, Neave, Screencast-O-Matic, and Pixlr
• Explore and capture a favorite Scratch program from a list of recomendations

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

1. Checkout some cool recent tech/sci developments in these infographics (explore more at the link)

• http://futurism.com/infographics

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Friday 4th: Last Day of the 2nd Grading Period

There will not be any regular Tech Apps Classes Today due to the STEM Survivor Day Activities for 8th Grade and the Field Trip for 7th Grade. We will complete our weekly reflections for this week on Monday. Have a great weekend and enjoy the activities today! For those students who will be coming to the 103 Lab today, here’s a list of sites and apps to explore: 103 Lab Applications and Resources List

Here are the Bell Schedule, Field Trip Schedule and Bus Assignments for the 7th Grade Field Trip today: