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Thursday 3rd:

Friday 4th: Last Day of the 6th Progress Reporting Period

Monday 30th:

- 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 s18 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: 6.2r Reflections Form
The 6th Progress Reporting Period ends Friday
Reminder: https://goo.gl/xQPjxK

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

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

Use your choice (Pixlr or Sumopaint) to colorfill most of the design below (just drag the image to your desktop from below). Skitch the logo of your program choice and link it to the program (see my example)

Pixlr: https://pixlr.com/editor/
Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/paint (remember to sign-in with Google to save to your desktop!)

Try experimenting with layers in Sumopaint. Here’s an example made with Sumopaint where a pattern layer was placed at the bottom (600 x 850px) and the warmup placed on top. Then, the magic wand tool was used to cutout parts of the top layer to see the pattern underneath:

...and some settings for another example

If you have trouble with cutouts, here’s a pre-cut image to download and color-fill: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULwgeuOTcTN_Xm_ma4beX7Js2cL-KF5Q/view

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 s18 objectives to date)

Try color-filling an image with Sumo cutouts in it
Review the new cell phone policy
Collect all important information related to the week ahead
Create and record a Chrome Cube Lab gif

Page 1: New Cell Phone Policy STARTS TODAY

Click here to review the new policy
Skitch a copy of the policy into your notebook on pg 1
Here’s my example page

Page 2: This Week @BMS

All links that you’ll need for this page are included in the notes section of your assignment

Here are the 5 things you need on your page (All LINKS are in the notes section of your page)

A title which includes Week 15
The Newsletter for your grade level
This week at BMS
The Countdown until our last day of school (May 31st)
This week from our Public Calendar

Here’s my example page

Page 3: Chrome Cube Lab

Find 6 Summer images (search Google images) to drag to your desktop and then back onto Image Cube.
Chrome Cube Lab https://www.imagecu.be/
Video demo of Cube Lab: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfZlJwUEdpaFFtVkk/view
Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your page

A title: Monday using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator
Another title: Image Cube
A 5-10 second gif recording of a cube you make scrambling and unscrambling from this site: Chrome Cube Lab https://www.imagecu.be/ or if imagecu.be doesn’t work for you, try Virtual Cubes: http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/rgbtone_cube.html

Open Screencast-o-matic from your start/programs list, and if you don’t see it there, install it again from this link

Add a link to Chrome Cube Lab to your notes section

Here’s my example Page recorded as a gif

- 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
Pixlr: https://pixlr.com/editor/
Sumopaint: http://www.sumopaint.com/paint
New Cell Phone Policy
Video demo of Cube Lab: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfZlJwUEdpaFFtVkk/view
Chrome Cube Lab https://www.imagecu.be/
Virtual Cubes: http://www.randelshofer.ch/rubik/virtual_cubes/rubik/picture_cubes/rgbtone_cube.html
BMS Website: https://www.bisdtx.org/bms
Download SOM

s18 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Color-fill an image with Sumo or Pixlr
Skitch the new Cell Phone Policy to your notebook
Collect all important information related to the week ahead
Create and record a Chrome Cube Lab gif

- Part 4) Through? (click to comment)

Checkout National Superhero Day (which was Saturday, Apr 28th!)

https://www.checkiday.com/aed8c5d2ed05bc1ef6aec7fb8371d4e1/national-superhero-day

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Tuesday May 1st:

- 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 s18 example folder here)
Reminder: https://goo.gl/xQPjxK

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

Color-fill an image with Sumo or Pixlr
Skitch the new Cell Phone Policy to your notebook
Collect all important information related to the week ahead
Create and record a Chrome Cube Lab gif

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

Copy That!: http://www.proprofs.com/games/copy-that/
Play the game for practice and when you’re ready to go for score, capture your screen when you have 1 life left (or you won’t be able to see your score)
Capture ‘Copy That!’ from the start screen and link it to the game, as you see in my example:

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 s18 objectives to date)

Train your brain to remember patterns better
Explore Make Beliefs Comix and create an end of course comic
Explore a collection of Words and Language tools from 308 Today

Page 4: Make Beliefs Comix

MakeBeliefsComix: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
To launch the program you may need to click on 1 and then 2 like you see in the screenshot below

Watch this first! (the site has been updated and is easier to use now but works basically the same as in the video) Video Help with MakeBeliefsComix: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxVuH-KD_XBfQVgwQlBvVFp3YzQ

Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your page

The site workspace with your comic related to the end of the year (or another appropriate topic of your choosing)
A picture of your completed comic (which must be at least 3 panels!)
At least 2-3 phrases or memes which you think are appropriate, fun and/or useful
A link to the site MakeBeliefsComix: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

Here’s my example

Page 5: Words and Language Tools

Browse the 11) Words and Language section on the right column of 308 Today
Click here to view section 11 directly
Find 3 tools there that you think might be useful to you in the future, open them, and Skitch part of the home screen to your page. Add links to all 3 in your notes section. Here’s a screenshot of the entire section:

Here are the 4 things you’ll need on your page

A title: Wednesday using Fonts links: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator
An image of the entire section 11 (which you can copy from above)
Skitches of your 3 choices of useful Words and Language tools for the future and links to each resource

Here’s my example page

- 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
Copy That!: http://www.proprofs.com/games/copy-that/
MakeBeliefsComix: http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
Video Help with MakeBeliefsComix: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxVuH-KD_XBfQVgwQlBvVFp3YzQ
Words and Language section on the right column of 308 Today (click here to view section 11 directly)

s18 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Play Copy That! to train your brain to remember patterns better
Explore Make Beliefs Comix and create an end of course comic
Capture 3 Words and Language tools from 308 Today

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

Checkout this guest that appeared on my phone while I was working one morning, and a link to some info on how to get your own :)

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Wednesday 2nd:

- 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 s18 example folder here)
Reminder: https://goo.gl/xQPjxK

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 Copy That! to train your brain to remember patterns better
Explore Make Beliefs Comix and create an end of course comic
Capture 3 Words and Language tools from 308 Today

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

Unsnarl It (Chrome Experiment): https://experiments.withgoogle.com/chrome/unsnarl-it

Practice with the easy levels and then try to solve at least 1 medium level puzzle (click Menu to change levels)
Here’s a gif of how it works

Here’s my example

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 s18 objectives to date)

Sharpen your puzzle solving thinking skills
Create some photo collage designs of your own with Loupe Collage
Explore and create with Paint 3D

Page 6: Loupe Collage 1

Explore this Loupe Collage gallery to see what’s possible at this site

http://www.getloupe.com/gallery

Start by finding at least 6 images related to Mother’s Day to save to your desktop. If you are uncomfortable with topic for personal reasons, you may choose a different holiday.
Here are the 3 things you need on your page

Create a Loupe Collage of the images you’ve saved to your desktop (view the video help below to see how)

Video help on how to use Loupe Collage: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxVuH-KD_XBfTEFfUlpaS0FhR1E

Add a Wordart link to Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Make a copy of your collage and add a mask shape. Here’s an example of how to do that:

Here’s my example

Page 7: Loupe Collage 2

Make another Loupe Collage and mask for practice using any topic you like
Do something fun with it, so for example, I used Sumopaint to delete the background from a crescent collage and turned it into a shower cap for The Mask as you can see below

Page 8: Explore Paint 3D

1) Start typing ‘Paint 3D’ in the search window at the bottom left corner of your desktop… then 2) select the Paint 3D app which pops up. Here’s a screenshot:

Play around with the app and see if you can create something interesting that’s 3D with it. Here’s a gif showing the 3D view as it rotates:

Add something you create with the app to your page, along with the menu screenshot from above

You don’t need to record a gif!

- 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
Unsnarl It (Chrome Experiment): https://experiments.withgoogle.com/chrome/unsnarl-it
Loupe Collage: http://www.getloupe.com
Loupe Collage Gallery: http://www.getloupe.com/gallery
Video help on how to use Loupe Collage: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxVuH-KD_XBfTEFfUlpaS0FhR1E

s18 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Practice with Unsnarl It
Create 2 photo collages with Loupe Collage
Create something of interest to you with Paint 3D

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

Checkout this cool Quotes collection because… A Yoda Quote you may someday need!

http://www.yodaquotes.net/

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Thursday 3rd:

- 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 s18 example folder here)
Reminder: https://goo.gl/xQPjxK

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

Practice with Unsnarl It
Create 2 photo collages with Loupe Collage
Create something of interest to you with Paint 3D

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

Complete this Mother’s Day Hidden Object Search. Mother’s day this year is Sunday May 13th! Click here for a larger view to Skitch
Use the symbol below for your link symbol and link it to this information:

Mother’s Day in the United States: http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/mothers-day

Here’s my example warmup

...and here’s my example warmups file for the 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 s18 objectives to date)

Practice your hidden object finding skills in commemoration of Mother’s Day
Review the use of our 4 Fonts Tools
Explore 308T section 13 Fun for some favorites and record a short clip of one of them

Page 9: 4 Fonts Tools Review

Search Google for short phrases (4 or 5 words) related to happiness and find one you like
Click here for some ideas
Here’s what you need on your page

In each quadrant of your page, use a different Fonts tool: Wordart Collection / Gzaas / Flaming text / Graffiti Creator to recreate your phrase
Include a link to the Font Tool that you used in each quadrant
Add an image which goes with your phrase

Here’s my example (but please use a different phrase for yours!)

Page 10: 308T section 13 Fun

Here’s what you need on your slide

Skitch ALL of section 13 onto your slide (you’ll need to do this in several pieces)

Direct Link to section 13: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHDNHfi5v-QJP_3TvPaid9wdRZYmVo_qYTncBxGV91w/pub?embedded=true#id.qrp1u9eb69tp

Explore the links and highlight 3-4 of your favorites (hint: use a shape with a semi-transparent custom fill color)
Record a 5-10 second gif of part of one of your favorites with Screencast-O-Matic (download SOM if you don’t already have it)
Highlight the link of the site your recorded in a different color so it’s easy to see what you chose to record

Here’s my example recorded as a gif so you can see it playing

Try this realistic painting site from section 13… it’s cool!

Rebelle: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/rebelle/index.php
Here’s an example I just made called ‘rain’:

- 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
Mother’s Day hidden object search
Happiness phrases search
Download SOM if you don’t already have it
Direct Link to section 13: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHDNHfi5v-QJP_3TvPaid9wdRZYmVo_qYTncBxGV91w/pub?embedded=true#id.qrp1u9eb69tp
Rebelle: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/rebelle/index.php

s18 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Complete the Mother’s Day Hidden Object Find
Collect examples of each of our 4 Fonts Tools
Highlight 3-4 favorites from 308T section 13 Fun and record a short clip of one of them

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

Checkout this gallery of unusual cloud formations and an unusual cloud formation which Ms. Mercer photographed from our front yard 2 years ago

https://www.boredpanda.com/strange-clouds/

Here’s an example from the gallery at the link above

...and here’s the image from our front yard:

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Friday 4th: Last Day of the 6th Progress Reporting Period

- 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 s18 example folder here)
Reminder: https://goo.gl/xQPjxK

Friday Warmup Activity:

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

Complete the Mother’s Day Hidden Object Find
Collect examples of each of our 4 Fonts Tools
Highlight 3-4 favorites from 308T section 13 Fun and record a short clip of one of them