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Thursday 20th:

Friday 21st:

Monday 17th: Student Holiday!

Tuesday 18th:

- Part 1) Review (click to comment)

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

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: 6.1r Reflections Form

Important Note: We will be reviewing applications and processes this week and next since I’ll be away until Friday Apr 28th
Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Add a day off image of your choosing to the Mon block

Complete the wordsearch below and use this Quizlet image and link for your warmup link symbol

https://quizlet.com/77421069/staar-review-8th-science-forces-flash-cards/
Open the image below in a new tab for a larger view to Skitch and solve

Here’s my example for today (and Monday)

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)

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

Practice word search skills and review science terms
Collect information regarding the rest of this week
Review the use of SOM to record a common process
Review creating your own word search

Page 1: This week at a glance

Here are the 4 things that go on your page

The Week 31 newsletter for your grade level (which you can get from this link)
A Skitch of ‘This Week at BMS’ (which you can get from this link)
Our school calendar Apr & May blocks (which you can get from this link). Mark the last day of school in any way that you like!
The number of weeks of school left (which you can figure out from the calendar)

Here’s my example

Page 2: SOM review

Use Screencast-O-Matic to record the process of how to drag the ‘eye’ from the BMS Homepage onto your notebook page 1

You should already have Screencast-O-Matic, but if not, you can click here to download and install it again
You should be recording something that looks like this

Here’s how to save your recording as a gif

Here’s what goes on your page

A Title: Review Screencast-O-Matic
Your gif of how to copy the eye to your page

Here’s my example saved as a gif so you can see what yours should look something like

Page 3: Review how to create your own word search

Review using the Teacher’s Corner Word Search Creator to create your own word search of at least 10 words of your choice
Here are the 4 things that go on your page

The header from the site (see my example below)
The word search creator page with your title and words list entered
The word search created by the site when you click on ‘Generate’
The solution to your word search (you can solve it or just click on Key and skitch their solution)

Here’s my example:

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! (click to comment)

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
STAAR Science word search
BMS Homepage
BMS Newsletters Page
Download and install Screencast-O-Matic
Teacher’s Corner Word Search Creator

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

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Tasks Checklist for today

Solve the science terms word search
Collect information regarding the rest of this week
Use Screencast-O-Matic to record moving a gif from a website to your notebook
Review creating your own word search

- Part 4) Through? (click to comment)

Checkout this infographic on 10 Sci-Fi writers’ predictions from long ago which have come true

http://futurism.com/images/10-things-about-the-future-sci-fi-writers-got-right/?src=home

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Wednesday 19th:

- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)

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 s17 example folder here)
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

Solve the science terms word search
Collect information regarding the rest of this week
Use Screencast-O-Matic to record moving a gif from a website to your notebook
Review creating your own word search

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

Try several of the different versions of 2048 from the list at the link below sent to me by Michael F (Thanks Michael!)

2048 Variety Pack: http://vinaybajaj2610.github.io/
You may need to use the PRINT SCRN button to capture your game in progress and then crop it in Skitch
Not all links work, so if you choose a bad link, just move on to the next one!

Skitch the name of the game you like from the list to use as your link symbol and link it to that game like the example you see below

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)

Today we have these learning goals (all s17 objectives to date)

Explore a variety of 2048 derivative applications
Review 4 artistic creations sites and create new examples of each
Create a new Pivot animation with a background image and save it as a gif

Please bring earbuds for Incredibox Review tomorrow!

Page 4: Review artistic creations sites

Add new creations and links from each of these four sites to your page

Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
Weavesilk: http://weavesilk.com/
Neon Flames: http://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/
Grantkot: http://grantkot.com/sine.html

Here’s my example page (with dividing lines to split the page into 4 sections)

Page 5: Review Pivot with a background image

Use the Pivot application from your desktop to create a new animation of at least 10 frames using a background image of your choosing. Here’s what the Pivot application shortcut on your desktop looks like

Here’s how to load a background image from your desktop

Here are the 3 things you need on your page

The image form above of how to load a background
A Skitch of your Pivot with the background loaded
Your Pivot saved as a gif (directions below)

Here’s my numbered example page

And here’s my example recorded as a gif so you can see it moving

- Part 3) Help with today’s assignments! - (click-2-comment)

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
2048 Variety Pack: http://vinaybajaj2610.github.io/
Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
Weavesilk: http://weavesilk.com/
Neon Flames: http://29a.ch/sandbox/2011/neonflames/
Grantkot: http://grantkot.com/sine.html

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

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Tasks Checklist for today

Play a new version of 2048
Capture a new example and link from each of 4 artistic applications
Create a new Pivot animation with a background image and save it as a gif

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

Checkout some Streetview imagery of hiking trails using backpack cameras from Colorado. Makes you wonder what will be possible with drones filming 3D 360 degree views of trails in the future, doesn’t it?

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_29783872/google-adds-virtual-visits-32-colorado-hikes-tourist

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Thursday 20th:

- Part 1) Review (click-2-comment)

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 s17 example folder here)
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 a new version of 2048
Capture a new example and link from each of 4 artistic applications
Create a new Pivot animation with a background image and save it as a gif

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

Mix elements to create new ones at this link suggested by a student - Little Alchemy: http://littlealchemy.com/ (Thanks Leo!)

Video help with Little Alchemy: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Little%20Alchemy/Little%20Alchemy%20Demo.mp4
Try to get to at least 20 total elements! There are 560 combinations possible, and my example has 38 of them so far.

Use the image below as your link symbol and link it to: http://littlealchemy.com/

Here’s my completed file for this week

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)

Today we have these learning goals (all s17 objectives to date)

Create new elements by combining the basics using the Little Alchemy app
Review using letter masks over Bing Images
Review creating your own letter mask

Review Incredibox versions 1-4

Page 6: Bing Images and Masks

Use this Bing Image Gallery: http://www.bing.com/gallery/ to find different images for four sections of your page, like this example

Please use different images than I have!

Then, just drag this mask on top of your page

Add dividing lines to cut your page into 4 rectangles
Here’s my completed example page:

Page 7: Review making your own mask

Here are the links you’ll need

Wordart or Gzaas: http://www.gzaas.com/ (to make the letters your name or any other appropriate word)
Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/home/#app (to cut the letters out)
Any background image you like

If you don’t remember how to make a mask, view Video help creating a letter mask from a notebook page: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/197021/Video%20Tutorials/Sumo/Create%20a%20BMS%20Mask%20%28f16%29.mp4
Here’s my example (you only need one word though!)

Page 8: Review Incredibox

Skitch a creation from each version of Incredibox, and add a link below or near each Skitch to each version
You can complete this with or without earbuds, but it will be much more fun with sound!
Here are the 4 versions of Incredibox