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Monday Feb 1st
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- Part 1) Review  (click-2-comment)
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- 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 example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:Â
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom:Â https://classroom.google.com/h
- Create your own ‘sand-scape’

- Here’s my example with the 3 things you’ll need marked on it
- The symbol above linked to Thisissand: http://thisissand.com/
- 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:
- A Skitch of an example you liked from the Gallery (like those you see below): http://thisissand.com/gallery/
- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!):Â http://goo.gl/TU5uol
- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)
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- Here’s how you rated last week’s programs and activities:
- Click here to view your ratings summary graphs from last week
- 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 two comic book super heroes
- Explore Diffen.com for creating comparisons to use on your thinking map
- Explore The Moon Connection site for all kinds of interesting lunar facts and information
- Slide 1: Pattern Cooler & Quote
- Add these 3 things to your Title Slide
- Add a title using one of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
- Browse the Pattern Cooler and Skitch a background for your slide: http://www.patterncooler.com/Â Add a link in your slide notes
- Search Google Images for picture quotes on positive thinking, choose a new one which you like, Skitch it to your slide and add a link to the source in your slide notes
- Add links to the Pattern Cooler and to where you found your quote in your slide 1 notes so you can browse and use more patterns and find more quotes in the future
- Here’s my example slide 1

- Slide 2: Double-Bubble & Diffen
- 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/

- Here’s how to find their similarities and differences for your map

- Here’s my example slide 2 choosing different characters (the Joker and the Riddler)
- A cool looking title: Double Bubble Thinking Map
- 2 images (one for each character)
- At least 3 characteristics (or groups of characteristics) in each box
- The original Double Bubble Template (copy from above)
- Slide 3: Review Quizlet Import
- Quizlet: https://quizlet.com
- Copy the highlighted terms below into a new Quizlet import window (click Google Sign In). Save your New Quizlet as Eclipse
Eclipse,The partial or total blocking of one object by another.
Lunar Eclipse,The Earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon. This occurs when the moon is in the full moon position.
Solar Eclipse,The moon blocks the sunlight from reaching the Earth. From Earth we can't see the sun. This occurs when the moon is in a new moon position.
- Here’s my Slide 3 example with the 3 things you need labeled:

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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
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- Here are the links you’ll need for today
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- Part 4) Through?  (click-2-comment)
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- Checkout The Moon Connection, for all kinds of information about the moon (for 8th Grade Science Classes this week)
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Tuesday 2nd
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- Part 1) Review  (click-2-comment)
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- 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 example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:Â
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom:Â https://classroom.google.com/h
- Use the Skitch highlighter to complete the Circle maze below. Use this for your link symbol:

- 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!
                
- Here’s my example

- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!):Â http://goo.gl/TU5uol
- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)
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- 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 new Portfolio Bookmarks section to find the directions for any slide of your portfolio instantly
- Investigate Groundhog Day
- Checkout the new Portfolio Bookmarks list which you’ll find in the help section with links to the directions for each slide of your portfolio. This should help you to quickly locate the directions for any slide of your portfolio. Watch the video below to see how it works
- Slide 4: Sumopaint Symmetry Tool
- A Wordart title: Tuesday using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
- 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)
- Three examples of your creations using the symmetry tool (watch the video help above to see some ideas about how to make these)
- A Wordart subtitle: Symmetry using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
- 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

- Slide 5: Sumopaint Shapes Tool
- A Wordart title: Tuesday using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
- 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)
- Three examples of your creations using the shapes tool (watch the video help above to see some ideas about how to make these)
- A Wordart subtitle: Shapes using any of these Fonts links: Favorite Fonts / Gzaas / Flaming text
- 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

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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
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- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Portfolio Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)
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- Part 4) Through?  (click-2-comment)
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- Checkout some images and info regarding Groundhog Day (Today)
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Wednesday 3rd
- Part 1) Review  (click-2-comment)
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- 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 example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:Â
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom:Â 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.
- Add an interesting symbol related to your choice and link it to that site. Here’s my example, linked to ‘Underwater’

- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!):Â http://goo.gl/TU5uol
- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)
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- Today we have these learning goals (all objectives to date)
- Create 3D cubes, spheres and other shapes using Sumopaint
- Transform text and other objects using the Sumopaint Transform Tool
- Slide 6: Sumo 3D filters
- Create a slide like this example with a title, a sphere, a cube, video help links and some other 3D effect that you like
- Slide 7: Sumo Transforms
- Here are the 5 example transforms from the video

- 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

- Slide 8: 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!)
- 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)
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- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Portfolio Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)
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- Part 4) Through?  (click-2-comment)
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- Checkout  this cool gif
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Thursday 4th
- Part 1) Review  (click-2-comment)
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- 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 example folder here)
- Daily Warmup Activity:Â
- Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup
- Google Classroom:Â https://classroom.google.com/h
- Use the symbol and link below

- A Maze Race: http://www.proprofs.com/games/a-maze-race/
- Here’s my Thursday warmup example

- ...and my completed 4.13 warmups file

- Check for new click-to-comments and my responses to them (blue highlights are new responses!):Â http://goo.gl/TU5uol
- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will… (click-2-comment)
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- 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
- Slide 9: Sumo Planets
- Try the Bing link below, but if it doesn’t work for some reason, use a regular Google Image search for space
- Watch the video to learn how to create planets with Sumo
- Sumopaint: Â 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 slide9

- Slide 10: 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!Â
- Choose any other slide background image you like from the Bing homepage gallery search: http://www.bing.com/gallery/
- Sumopaint: Â 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 slide 10 (again, you only need 3!)

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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
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- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Portfolio Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)
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- Part 4) Through?  (click-2-comment)
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- Checkout this creative use of ascii transformations
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Friday 5th Â
- Part 1) Review  (click-2-comment)
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- 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 example folder here)
- Friday Warmup Activity:Â
- 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)
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- Please complete and turn-in the following assignments which are due today:
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- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)
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- Here are the links you’ll need for today
- Portfolio Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)
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- Part 4) Through?  (click-2-comment)
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- Checkout this information on the 8th Grade Field Trip next Tuesday
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