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Tuesday 8th: Last Day of Winter Break

Wednesday 9th: First Day of the Spring 2019 Semester!

Thursday 10th

Friday 11th

Tuesday 8th: Last Day of Winter Break

Some ‘last day’ laughs :)

        ...and I know what you’re thinking (because I’m thinking the same thing): I’m not ready to let go of Winter Break yet! 

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Wednesday 9th: First Day of the Spring 2019 Semester!

- 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 s19 example folder here)
4. Important Note: Do not attempt to install or run VPNs on school computers! These cause problems with our network functions and are a violation of the District's Responsible Use Policy.
5. View course overview video as a class
6. Click here to view the ratings summary graphs for this course from last semester (Fall 2018)
7. Daily Warmup Activity: Here are the links and directions for today’s warmup

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Open the 4.1p (plans for this week), 4.1w (warmups) and 4.1n (notebook) files in Google Classroom and add them to your bookmarks if you know how
• Try several of the typing practice games from this link: https://www.typing.com/student/games Don’t worry about saving your score today!

- Part 2) Objectives: Today students will…  (click to comment)

1. Today we have these objectives  (all s19 objectives to date)

• View a course overview video
• Explore some basic typing practice games and find one that you like
• Learn some basic information about this course
• Create a 10 frame Pivot animation
• Explore Santa Tracker activities

2. Open your 4.1n Notebook in Google Classroom
3. View Pages 1-3 with some information already entered for you 

• Page 1: some of the things we learn in this class
• Page 2: how assignments are numbered and graded
• Page 3: BISD Spring Calendar

4. Explore Pivot: explore the Pivot stickfigure animation program on your desktop, see if you can figure out how it works and create something fun with it! Please help the person next to you if they don’t remember how to use the program

• Do you know how to add a background, animals and letters to a Pivot animation?
• Pivot desktop icon and program

• Here are the basic instructions

• Move the entire character around by the orange dot in the center
• Move the character’s limbs around by the red dots
• Make SMALL changes
• Click Next Frame after each change
• Zoom in or out using the number box
• Change colors using the ‘Colour’ button (it’s spelled differently than we spell it)
• Click the play button to view your animation
• Use the slider to control the speed of your animation
• There’s no need to save anything today unless you want to!

• Video help with Pivot Movements: (there’s no audio, just watch the demo)  https://drive.google.com/open?id=13uDZA14HT9xRZXcCkNRMpypI5HX8Vo3q
• Here’s an example Pivot saved as an animation (gif) https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0BxVuH-KD_XBfVklITWNGRjRuZGc 

5. Explore Google’s Santa Tracker Village and find an activity you might like to use for a warmup soon

• Here’s a link to the village: https://santatracker.google.com/village.html
• Here’s a list view of the same activities (bright green highlights are my favorites): Santa Tracker List View
• ...and here’s what it looks like:

- 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
• Course overview video
• Typing practice games: https://www.typing.com/student/games 
• Video help with Pivot Movements: https://drive.google.com/open?id=13uDZA14HT9xRZXcCkNRMpypI5HX8Vo3q
• Google’s Santa Tracker Village: https://santatracker.google.com/village.html
• Santa Tracker List View

2. s19 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1
• Page 2
• Page 3

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• View a course overview video
• Explore some basic typing practice games and find one that you like
• Learn some basic information about this course
• Create a 10 frame Pivot animation
• Explore Santa Tracker activities

- Part 4) Through?  (click to comment)

1. Checkout some important countdowns for this semester

• Countdown until our next day off (Jan 21st)
• Countdown to Spring Break (Mar 15th)
• Countdown to Summer Vacation (May 30th)
• Countdown to any day you like (Click here)

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Thursday 10th

- 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 s19 example folder here)
4. Important Note: Do not attempt to install or run VPNs on school computers! These cause problems with our network functions and are a violation of the District's Responsible Use Policy.
5. 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

• View a course overview video
• Explore some basic typing practice games and find one that you like
• Learn some basic information about this course
• Create a 10 frame Pivot animation
• Explore Santa Tracker activities

• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
• Use the Windows Snipping Tool to capture anything on your screen

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• Once you’ve opened the app, click new to capture anything on your screen like this and then just paste it anywhere (it will already be on your clipboard):
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• Practice Ztype and snip your final score to your warmup for today: https://www.typing.com/student/game/ztype
• Drag this symbol to your warmup for Thursday and link it to the site

• Here’s how to drag and link the symbol

1. Drag the symbol to where you want it and click on it so it’s selected
2. Click the link symbol on the menu bar
3. Paste the link in the box and click ‘Apply’  https://www.typing.com/student/game/ztype

• Here’s what your completed warmup file should look like today
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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-2-comment)

1. Today we have these learning goals  (all s19 objectives to date)

• Learn how to use the Windows Snipping tool to take screenshot
• Learn how to link an image to a website
• Practice typing with Ztype
• Explore the Gzaas application

• Practice with Pivot and save your creation as a gif

2. Page 4: Gzaas Wordart

• Create 3 different Gzaas styles with your first name and Snip them to your notebook. Experiment with different settings to see the cool effects you can create! Watch the video help in green below to see how the app works.

• Gzaas link: https://gzaas.com/
• Video help with Gzaas: (there’s no audio, just watch the demo) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WzIAfEQxt4XH-dxa5--p03ZPyOa6AcRu/view

• Here’s how to Snip it… then just paste your snip on your notebook page:

• Here’s my example page
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3. Page 5: Pivot Practice

• View some pivot examples made by other students

• Christmas
• Pivot Movie Scene
• 1742 frames demo below
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• Finish your Pivot example from yesterday (if you saved it) and if you didn’t, make a new one
• Add a background image to your Pivot if you can (you don’t need one though)
• Snip your Pivot program view to your Notebook
• Save your Pivot to your desktop as a gif and drag it onto your page so it will play in your notebook automatically. Here’s how:

• Here’s my example page (notice that the Pivot gif plays automatically on the 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 
• Ztype: https://www.typing.com/student/game/ztype
• Gzaas: https://gzaas.com/
• Video help with Gzaas: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WzIAfEQxt4XH-dxa5--p03ZPyOa6AcRu/view

2. s19 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

• Page 1  (given to you)
• Page 2  (given to you)
• Page 3  (given to you)
• Page 4 
• Page 5

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Learn how to use the Windows Snipping tool to take screenshots
• Learn how to link an image to a website
• Practice typing with Ztype
• Create 3 Gzaas messages with your name
• Practice with Pivot and save work as a gif

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

1. Checkout our next holiday news and this animated gif … pretty fancy driving!

• Monday, Jan 21st, is a Holiday!!!
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Friday 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 s19 example folder here)
4. Important Note: Do not attempt to install or run VPNs on school computers! These cause problems with our network functions and are a violation of the District's Responsible Use Policy.
5. Friday Warmup Activity: 

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

• Learn how to use the Windows Snipping tool to take screenshots
• Learn how to link an image to a website
• Practice typing with Ztype
• Create 3 Gzaas messages with your name
• Practice with Pivot and save work as a gif

• 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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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-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
• 4.1r Reflections Form

2. s19 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!). The grayed out pages were given to you:

3. Tasks Checklist for today

• Complete your 4.1r Reflections Form
• Complete your 4.1w Warmups and 4.1n Notebook assignments and click  TURN IN  for both of them in Google Classroom!

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

1. Checkout the coolest gadgets from this years Consumer Electronics Show

• https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/10/best-of-ces-2019-winners/
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