Week3 (f17): Sep 5th

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Monday 4th: Holiday!

Tuesday 5th:

Wednesday 6th:

Thursday 7th:

Friday 8th:

Monday 4th: Holiday!

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Tuesday 5th:

- 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 f17 example folder here)
Review key points from last week & Announcements

Click here to view your ratings summary graphs from last week. Here’s what you said about the pace of this class so far:

If you did not complete the weekly reflections form for last week, please click here to do so: 1.2r Reflections Form

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

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Copy and paste 7 of your favorite fonts from this collection onto your warmup, and then rename each one for a day of the week. You might want to bookmark the collection for later use!

Video help with Fonts to days: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfRXdWMWlMdkhJbjQ/view
Use the symbol below and link it to the collection at this address: https://goo.gl/pm6PbP

Add at least 2 positive appropriate emoji from http://emojipedia.org/

One to mark your favorite school day - I used the cartwheel because Fridays are the best!
One to describe the entire semester so far - I used the juggler because this semester I feel like I’m juggling a lot of things!

Here’s my example for today

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 f17 objectives to date)

Explore, copy and edit some cool Wordart Fonts from a large collection for your use anytime
Learn how assignments in this class are named and graded
Practice basic keyboard shortcuts with StudyStack
Explore Flamepainter and create several Flamepaint designs

Page 1: Assignment Names and Grading (given to you to refer to)

Here’s how your weekly assignments are named and graded

Page 2: Keyboard Shortcuts practice

Practice this StudyStack on keyboard shortcuts: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
Try the Study Table and Matching activities to learn the terms in fun ways:

Take the quiz (not the test!) which should be all multiple choice until you get them all correct

Add these 3 things to your Page

The StudyStack logo linked to the keyboard shortcuts stack: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
The Matching and Study Table image (just drag it onto your page from above)
Your Quiz results

Page 3: Experiment with Flamepaint

Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
Flamepainter Video Help: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfUDYwaEpoVEZVLXc/view
Here’s how you use it (watch the video above first… it will be a little blurry until it loads fully!)

Here are some Flamepainter examples: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NtY9WI9Hl3xLLjghv-F1UrrJKcQHKsZJZyS4cEY3hd0/present?slide=id.g7381c7a_0_4
Change your Page background to some other color (like black)

Add at least 3 Flamepaint creations (I’ve added 4 in my example below) and a link to Flamepainter. Your page should look something like this:

- 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
Video help with Fonts to days: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfRXdWMWlMdkhJbjQ/view
StudyStack on keyboard shortcuts: http://www.studystack.com/studytable-821253
Flamepainter: http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.php
Flamepainter Video Help: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfUDYwaEpoVEZVLXc/view
Flamepainter examples: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NtY9WI9Hl3xLLjghv-F1UrrJKcQHKsZJZyS4cEY3hd0/present?slide=id.g7381c7a_0_4

f17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Explore, copy and edit 7 Wordart Fonts from a large collection for your use anytime
Take the StudyStack basic keyboard shortcuts practice quiz until you get them all correct
Explore Flamepainter and create at least 3 Flamepaint designs

- Part 4) Through? (click to comment)

Checkout this app which we might experiment with tomorrow

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Wednesday 6th:

- 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 f17 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

Explore, copy and edit 7 Wordart Fonts from a large collection for your use anytime
Take the StudyStack basic keyboard shortcuts practice quiz until you get them all correct
Explore Flamepainter and create at least 3 Flamepaint designs

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Try at least a 4x3 two-color Curvy puzzle by rotating the tiles until all of the lines match up. Use the starting page Curvy symbol for your warmup link

Curvy Puzzle: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy
Here’s a gif of how to change the puzzle size:

Here’s my example warmup

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 f17 objectives to date)

Modify and solve a Curvy Puzzle
Create a spreadsheet and add 2 lists of information about the people, places and things that are most important to you
Add a background image of a Circle Map to your notebook
Add images and text to your About Me Circle Map using the information from your spreadsheet

Important note: If you didn’t finish yesterday’s assignments do today’s work first, then go back to finish yesterday!

Page 4: Create a new Spreadsheet titled ‘About Me’ in your 103 Drive Folder which we will use to make 2 lists

Watch this help video first! Video help with how to create your ‘About Me’ Google Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfLS1Ba2ExMzVGSWc/view
Click here to get to your Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive
Your spreadsheet should have 2 columns

People: (at least 5) Who are the most important people in your life? (for example, parents, siblings, relatives, friends, athletes, musicians, politicians, teachers, neighbors, clubs or organizations)
Interests: (at least 5) (places, activities, things): What are your favorite things to do or have and where have you been or would you like to go someday?

Here’s a Skitch of my personal example lists

Here’s a labeled image of what you are making

If you’re having trouble with this: Click here to make a copy of a template to use!

Add these 2 things to your notebook page 6

A Skitch of your About Me spreadsheet showing your 2 columns of information
A Wordart saying that you have or have not ever used a spreadsheet before

Here’s my example page

Page 5: Add the Circle Map image below to your Page 5 background

It’s very important to add it as a background so it won’t move around and can’t be deleted from your slide accidentally!
Drag the image below to your desktop
Watch this animated gif to see how to add it as your Page background (right-click here for a larger view!)

Add images to your Circle Map page which represent the things in your ‘About Me’ lists.

Search Google for your images or use images from your Drive or Phone if you have any.
Use WordArt or Gzaas for names or labels.
You need at least 5 images in each area, but you can add more than that if you like.

Here are directions and my completed example of what we’re trying to make (using the things I put in my spreadsheet)
Make it look cool... fill your Circle Map with stuff that explains who you are! If you don’t have images of the important people in your life, add Wordart labels with their names.

If you missed anything yesterday: click the links below to jump to the directions for each page

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- 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
Curvy Puzzle: http://www.flaminglunchbox.net/curvy
Video help with how to create your ‘About Me’ Google Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVuH-KD_XBfLS1Ba2ExMzVGSWc/view
Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive
About me spreadsheet template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VRWW4IKQ_ywuu4Fk7Wpq0agnk_M9yJDC-IqTxDDps6A/copy

f17 Notebook Bookmarks for this week (jump directly to instructions!)

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Tasks Checklist for today

Modify and solve a Curvy Puzzle
Create a spreadsheet and add 2 lists of information about the people, places and things that are most important to you
Add a background image of a Circle Map to your notebook
Add images and text to your About Me Circle Map using the information from your spreadsheet

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

Checkout this information about the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in history which is currently moving across the Atlantic Ocean, but is not currently predicted to affect Texas

Related links:

Here are the current tracking models:

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Thursday 7th:

- 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 f17 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

Modify and solve a Curvy Puzzle
Create a spreadsheet and add 2 lists of information about the people, places and things that are most important to you
Add a background image of a Circle Map to your notebook
Add images and text to your About Me Circle Map using the information from your spreadsheet

Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/h
Use this link and symbol for today’s warmup

Connect 3D: http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/connect3d.html

Start with the beginner level and see if you can go farther!

Here’s my example warmup for today:

...and my example 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 f17 objectives to date)

Learn how to play a 3D connect game
Learn how to find the newsletter events for this week for your grade
Learn how to find the announcements links from the BMS Website

Use the explore tool to find and use arrows in your notebook
Practice with Flamepainter

Page 6: Announcements and Newsletters

Open this link to the BMS Website: http://bms.bisdtx.org/
Click on the red arrow link for daily announcements and the green arrow link for newsletters

Skitch the information you see below onto your page and add a Gzaas or Wordart title from the list at the link below

A Title: Newsletters and Announcements

Make your own copy by clicking here: Gzaas shadows templates
Wordart collection

A Skitch of the Orange Announcements Links for September from the BMS Website which you get from here:

http://bms.bisdtx.org/
Gif help of how to do this: (right-click and open in a new tab for a larger view)
Direct link (if you need it): https://goo.gl/mjH8gA

An arrow pointing to today’s announcements (use the explore tool to find an arrow you like)

Gif help of how to do this: (right-click and open in a new tab for a larger view)

A Skitch of the week 3 newsletter entries for your grade

8th Graders Skitch the 8th grade Newsletter
7th Graders Skitch the 7th grade Newsletter
Direct link if you need it: http://bit.ly/1UTRpJK
Gif help of how to do this: (right-click and open in a new tab for a larger view)