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Friday 14th: Holiday!

Monday 10th:

- 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 s17 example folder here)
4. Review key points from last week & Announcements

• Click here to view your ratings summary graphs from last week (which, due to the field trip does not include most 8th Grade responses)

• If you did not complete the weekly reflections form for last week, please click here to do so: 5.6r Reflections Form

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

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Today’s warmup is another version of the words/colors game below that we played last week. Here’s an example of how to choose the correct answer in the version we will practice with today:

• Use the symbol below linked to the game URL

• Color Trap: http://www.proprofs.com/games/colour-trap/
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• Here’s my example

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. Today we have these objectives  (all s17 objectives to date)

• Practice training your mind to disconnect colors from text using the Colortrap application
• Locate and capture the BISD calendar for this year and our public campus calendar on 308 Today
• Use some advanced Pixlr tools to repair an image and color-fill it with blended colors
• Play with the properties of light at the Zen Photon Garden site, and capture some examples

2. Page 1: Our Last Grading Period of the Year!

• Here are the 5 things you’ll need

1. A title: 6.1n Notebook using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti
2. A subtitle: The Last Grading Period of the Year
3. A Skitch of our last 2 months (Apr & May) of the calendar and the top of the calendar showing the years
4. A Skitch of this week’s public calendar events for this week and your own clipart showing that this Friday is a holiday!
5. An image which represents that we’re getting close to the end of the year

• Note: The calendars are always available to you in section 2 of 308 Today (highlighted below)

• Here’s my example title page with the links to the calendars that you need

• BISD Calendar: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/BMS%20Admin%20Materials/BISD%202016-2017%20School%20Calendar%20Updated%208-9-16.pdf
• BMS Public Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bisdtx.org_nh1g4trinjjmfajggeg99q9vq0@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago&gsessionid=SM3SrA88Hu6GRFd-zQtFZQ&pli=1

3. Page 2: Pixlr Line tool and Color Replacement Tool

• Open this 3 Leaves file and drag it to your desktop: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Warmups/Coloring%20pages/3leaves.jpg
• Open the image in Pixlr using the apps button, like this:

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• If you don’t have the Pixlr app, click this link to install it: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog

• First, we need to repair some breaks in the image in order for the fill bucket to work correctly. The red circles show where there are gaps that need to be closed

• Video help1 with using the pencil tool to close gaps in an outline: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pixlr/Pixlr%20use%20pencil%20to%20fix%20lines.mp4
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• Next we will use the Fill Bucket and the Color replace tools to make our leaves look more realistic

• Video help2 with using the Color replace tool (add this video link to your warmup link symbol): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pixlr/Pixlr%20use%20color%20replace%20tool.mp4
• You’re trying to convert single color leaves to multicolored leaves, like this (I’ve added noise to deter copying)
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• Here are the 3 things that go on your page

1. The Pixlr Editor Logo from when you open the app
2. The image to be repaired (with the red circles) and a video play button linked to Video help 1 on using the Line Tool
3. Your final results image and a different video play button linked to Video Help 2 on using the color replacement tool

• Here’s my example page
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4. Page 3: Zen Photon Garden 

• Experiment with Zen Photon Garden: http://zenphoton.com/ and then add the following to your portfolio

1. A title: (Be creative) using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti (Challenge: can you make the title background match your page background and the site background?)
2. Create 3 or more examples on the site exploring different settings. The image below shows the settings options

3. Add a link to the site

• Here’s my example
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- 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 / Graffiti Creator
• Color Trap: http://www.proprofs.com/games/colour-trap/
• BISD Calendar: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/BMS%20Admin%20Materials/BISD%202016-2017%20School%20Calendar%20Updated%208-9-16.pdf
• BMS Public Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=bisdtx.org_nh1g4trinjjmfajggeg99q9vq0@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago&gsessionid=SM3SrA88Hu6GRFd-zQtFZQ&pli=1
• Pixlr app installation: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pixlr-editor/icmaknaampgiegkcjlimdiidlhopknpk?utm_source=chrome-app-launcher-info-dialog
• Video help1 with using the pencil tool to close gaps in an outline: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pixlr/Pixlr%20use%20pencil%20to%20fix%20lines.mp4
• Video help2 with using the Color replace tool (add this video link to your warmup link symbol): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Pixlr/Pixlr%20use%20color%20replace%20tool.mp4
• Zen Photon Garden: http://zenphoton.com/

2. s17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Play the Colortrap game
• Locate and capture the BISD calendar for this year and our public campus calendar on 308 Today
• Repair an image and color-fill it with blended colors using Pixlr tools
• Capture 3 or more examples from the Zen Photon Garden site

- Part 4) Through?  (click to comment)

1. Checkout your grades to see what will be on your report card this Thursday. Our wet forecast for the start of this week is also included below.

• Logon here to check your grades
• https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Tuesday 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 s17 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 & Announcements

• Play the Colortrap game
• Locate and capture the BISD calendar for this year and our public campus calendar on 308 Today
• Repair an image and color-fill it with blended colors using Pixlr tools
• Capture 3 or more examples from the Zen Photon Garden site

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Draw a stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
• Here are the 3 things to add to your warmup for today

• Capture an image from each episode 1 & 2 (try to add a color frame around each capture)
• Change the link symbol to a 1 or 2 (to go with your favorite episode) and link the number to that episode

• Here’s my example warmup for today

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 s17 objectives to date)

• Learn how to use the Draw-a-stickman site
• Progress as far as you can through the Impossible Quiz
• Explore reusable Prezis for your current Language Arts Topic

2. Page 4: The Impossible Quiz

• The Impossible Quiz: http://www.theimpossiblequiz.net/impossiblequiz.html
• Here are the 4 things you’ll need

1. Title image from The Impossible Quiz 
2. The level you reach when you’re down to one life (or the last level with whatever lives you have left when you get there)
3. Some Graffiti Creator art
4. The link to The Impossible Quiz: http://www.theimpossiblequiz.net/impossiblequiz.html

• Here’s my example slide:
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4. Page 5: Reusable Language Arts Prezis

• Find 2 examples of reusable Prezis from these search results lists: You can make a copy and edit any reusable Prezis!

• 8th Graders use this Diary of Anne Frank search results: http://goo.gl/ZpnVpm
• 7th Graders use the list which applies to your subject

• Regular Code Orange: https://goo.gl/Yf9uff
• Pre-AP Westing Game: https://goo.gl/rIN3qa

• Here are the 3 things you need on your slide

1. A Skitch of the Newsletter Week 30 entry for Language Arts for your subject area from this link: http://bms.bisdtx.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=330788&type=d&pREC_ID=748686
2. 2 example reusable Prezis for your grade level topic that you like and the links to find them again
3. A Skitch of the Prezi search window for your topic and a textbox with the link to the search results

• Here’s my example
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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 / Graffiti Creator
• Draw a stickman: http://www.drawastickman.com/
• The Impossible Quiz
• Reusable Language Arts Prezis

• 8th Grade Diary of Anne Frank search results: http://goo.gl/ZpnVpm
• 7th Grade Regular Code Orange: https://goo.gl/Yf9uff
• 7th Grade Pre-AP Westing Game: https://goo.gl/rIN3qa

2. s17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3

• Page 4
• Page 5

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Capture an image from each episode 1 & 2 of Draw a stickman   
• Capture your progress through the Impossible Quiz
• Collect 2 examples of reusable Prezis for your current Language Arts topic

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

1. Checkout which Star Wars character you are most like (Thanks Braden!)

• http://www.zimbio.com/quiz/Ukldm8Pi5Ub/Star+Wars+Character
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Wednesday 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 s17 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 & Announcements

• Capture an image from each episode 1 & 2 of Draw a stickman  
• Capture your progress through the Impossible Quiz
• Collect 2 examples of reusable Prezis for your current Language Arts topic

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Complete this ice cream word search (there are no backwards words). Open the image in a new tab for a larger view to Skitch!

• Find an image related to one of your favorite ice cream stores and link it to the website for that store (for example, I chose Amy’s Ice Cream)
• Here’s my example warmup (using Amy’s Ice Cream for my image and link)

• There won’t be any warmup tomorrow (since Friday and Monday are holidays!), so add some sort of No Warmup symbol to the Thurs block and turn-in your file today if you like. 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 s17 objectives to date)

• Practice your word search skills
• Explore the Words and Languages Resources section at 308 Today
• Explore the Google I’m Feeling Curious Easter Egg

• Find fun activities websites for our long weekend

2. Page 6: Words and Language Resources

• Open the Words and Language Resources section 11 from the right side of 308 Today (or by clicking here)
• Explore the links in the section and find 3 that you think are interesting or useful to you

• If you like Prezi, you can capture and arrange your images like this example first, and then Skitch everything to your notebook page as I have done
• If you don’t like Prezi, you can Skitch everything directly to your page
• In either case, although you may use the same sites, please use different images than I have (in other words, DO NOT COPY MINE if you want credit for your work!)

• Here are the 3 things you need on your page

1. A Skitch of section 11
2. Highlight each link that you choose and add an arrow pointing to your related images
3. Add 2 Skitches from each site that you choose

• Here’s my example
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3. Page 7: Google I’m Feeling Curious

• Google has an Easter Egg called I’m Feeling Curious

• Find 5 random facts of interest by Googling I’m Feeling Curious  and Skitch them to your page. Click on ASK ANOTHER QUESTION to find new facts to Skitch.

• ...then use the explore tool to add a related image next to each of your 5 facts, like this example (open in a new tab for a larger view)
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4. Page 8: Fun ideas for this long holiday weekend :)

• Search Google for websites with lots of holiday activities listed, and find 3 that you think have the best information. You may use other cities besides Austin, like Bastrop, or if you plan to travel this weekend, wherever you’re headed.

• Here’s an example search that I used:
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• Here’s what you’ll need on your page

1. A background image related to this weekend (for example, I chose the White House Easter Egg Hunt)
2. A Title (your choice) with transparent word art so you can see the background through the letters

• Here’s how to make your Wordart transparent
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3. Skitches of 3 sites that you think are most interesting and/or useful and links to the sites

• 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 / Graffiti Creator
• Ice cream word search
• Words and Language Resources section 11 from the right side of 308 Today
• Google I’m Feeling Curious
• Google Austin tx easter holiday activities

2. s17 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

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Complete the ice cream flavors word search
• Choose 3 useful sites from the Words and Languages Resources section at 308 Today
• Find 5 interesting facts using the Google I’m Feeling Curious Easter Egg
• Find 3 fun activities websites for our long weekend

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

1. Checkout this alternative to traveling this weekend. Explore other parts of the world with Google Street Views!

• US National Parks and Historic Sites
• Underwater in Japan
• Thailand Beaches
• Google Street View Gallery
• Instant Google Streetview Search
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Thursday 13th:

- 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 s17 example folder here)
4. Warmup Activity: 

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

• Complete the ice cream flavors word search
• Choose 3 useful sites from the Words and Languages Resources section at 308 Today
• Find 5 interesting facts using the Google I’m Feeling Curious Easter Egg
• Find 3 fun activities websites for our long weekend

• 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. If you’ve completed and turned-in everything, explore any of these!

• 103 Lab Applications and Resources List

- 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 / Graffiti Creator
• 6.1r Reflections Form

2. s17 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

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Complete your 6.1r Reflections Form
• Complete your 6.1w Warmups and 6.1n Notebook assignments and click  TURN IN  for both of them in Google Classroom!

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

1. Checkout our forecast for the long weekend! See you Tuesday :)

• https://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=78602
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Friday 14th: Holiday!