2018/19 Bell Schedule

Space Facts - What's Happening in December?

Lot's happening this month so check out the video on this NASA/JPL site for more information!

Seaglide finished

Almost done building and ready for testing in a pool.  Check out the tub test! https://youtu.be/Pr0px4CtJxc

Here is the large tank test.  Mixed results but still happy it did not sink!

Lesson Plans for Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday.  Please show respect to your teacher, Mrs. Peraza today. Use your time wisely.  I’ll see you all Thursday. If any students come in needing tech repair, please refer them to the library for service if our Tech Reps are unable to fix the problem. Make it a great week!

You are responsible for following the lesson plans.

Basic Plan all Periods

1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing.com (13 min on clock) - TA or NitroType Games on Fri.
2. 4 min - Check email, personal time, catch up on missed work in this class, OR CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog.
3. P2 & 4 - 3D Design or Game Design
1. Students will have a choice between building a race car in TinkerCad or beginning to design their video game.
1. RVMS Road Rally Race Car - Create a race car of your own with specific limits and parameters.  
1. Here is the information for the project
2. Video Game Development - Begin to develop your own video game.  
1. Begin by filling out this form
2. Here is the information for this project (Syllabus)

4. P5 & 6 - Introduction into Building in TinkerCad
1. Students will be learning how to build in a 3D CAD program.  They have 3 projects to complete. Use this screencast to get started.
1. Starters - There are 5 tasks to complete. No blog post. Need some help?
2. Lessons - Choose 2 Lesson to complete - Post an image of both Lesson designs with a detailed reflection.  Need some help?
3. Projects - Choose 1 Project to complete.  Post an image of your completed project with a detailed reflection.  Need some help - Part 1? Part 2

5. 35 min - Work on projects - detailed above
1. Guest teacher - Students may be collaborating which is encouraged.  Or, they may be just visiting so you will need to move around the classroom and listen into conversations.  THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR GOOD CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT!!!!!
6. Done with Project - Students can work on these activities when done with their project and posting on their blog.  Early finishers can go on DIY Projects -
7. DIY ACTIVITIES

Blogger	Modify your blogs themes, colors, and layout
Gamestarmechanic	Great game design website.  Sign in, use the year 2004 for registering, select “Get Started” until you get to the “Quest” and click on that.
Tinkercad	Create a new project or work on an old one
Finish Preparing 3D printed ID	Use tools carefully and clean up work table
Code.org	Work on another new task or finish one from last year
Scratch	Go play some games on Scratch!  When you find a game you like, look at the code used to create it. Consider using it in your game.

8.
1 min - Shutting down & logging out - I make all student wait at stations till all headphones, tables, and chairs are neatly arranged.  I excuse one row at a time. Do not excuse students until workspaces are clean.

1. P6 needs to put chairs up on FRIDAY!

Reminders:

• Write good, detailed, and readable reflections.  
• Email me if you have any question.
• Collaboration is helpful, socializing is distracting - Know why you are out of your seat and it cannot be to socialize.

I wish you all a good day.  See you Thursday!

Mr. Garcia

FYI - Discipline Procedures

For discipline, I give the students 3 warnings:

• Verbal - The first is just a warning.  
• Verbal & other - The second can be a just another warning, but usually I remove them from the project and talk to them.  If serious, I have them write me a letter explaining the reason for their disruptive behavior.  If the letter is sincere, they can return to the activity. If the student does not take responsibility or the distraction is severe or not corrected after the second warning, Go to third warning below.
• Make a comment in the student agenda in two places. 1. On the grid, with in the date in the infraction column, 2. You can make a brief comment in the notes area.  If the student shows no change, write an Office Referral note (blue) and send them to the office. All actions will include their handwritten note to parents explaining why they lost their tech privilege and how they will correct it.  Computer privileges are not restored until the note is signed and returned. Please notify me with some details and I will call parents immediately.

Student Agendas - Students will pull out student agendas when they sit at their work stations.  This is where you can comment on students who are not changing their behaviour after 2 warnings.

Hour of Code

I was part of the Hour of Code this week.  I worked on the Animate your Name project.  Below you will find my screencast.

I learned how to make my letters move using code.  I used blocks like forever and move to make the letter go in circles. 

I like coding but i want to figure out how to use it in my other classes so I can be creative!


her is my screencast

CS Lesson Plans for Wednesday

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Wednesday.  Please show respect to your teacher, Ms. Cogswell today.  Use your time wisely. I’ll see you all Thursday. If any students come in needing tech repair, please refer them to the library for service if it cannot be handled by our tech support team. Make it a great day!

Basic Plan all Periods

1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing.com (13 min on clock) - TA or NitroType Games on Fri.
2. 4 min - Check email, personal time, catch up on missed work in this class, OR CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog.
3. 4 min - Preview the day’s  - your time to introduce yourself -
4. P2 & 4 - Coding in Scratch - Making an animated Sprite
1. Use this screencast to get started in animating a sprite
1. 1. Animate a Sprite
2. 2. Reaction to an Event or Bumping into Each Other
3. Please embed your simulation into your blog with the title: Code Simulation 2

5. P5 & 6 - Coding in Scratch - Sense the Wall & more
1. Use these screencast to build a program where the sprite will bounce off of the edge and say something.
1. 1. Sensing a Wall
2. 2. Changing Sprite Info
3. 3. Backgrounds & Sounds

If you finish early, change the variable, add a different look or another sprite.  Have some fun writing new code!

6. 35 min - Work on projects - detailed above
1. Guest teacher - Students may be collaborating which is encouraged.  Or, they may be just visiting so you will need to move around the classroom and listen into conversations.  THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR GOOD CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT!!!!!
7. Done with Project - Students can do these activities when complete with project and posting on their blog.  Early finishers can go on DIY Projects - If you are here, go to Gamestarmechanic.  
8. DIY ACTIVITIES

Blogger	Modify your blogs themes, colors, and layout
Gamestarmechanic	Great game design website.  Sign in, use the year 2004 for registering, select “Get Started” until you get to the “Quest” and click on that.
Tinkercad	Create a new project or work on an old one
Finish Preparing 3D printed ID	Use tools carefully and clean up work table
Code.org	Work on another new task or finish one from last year
Scratch	Go play some games on Scratch!  When you find a game you like, look at the code used to create it

1. 1 min - Shutting down & logging out - I make all student wait at stations till all headphones, tables, and chairs are neatly arranged.  I excuse one row at a time. Do not excuse students until workspaces are clean.
1. P6 needs to put chairs up on FRIDAY!

Reminders:

• Write good, detailed, and readable reflections.  
• Email me if you have any question.
• Collaboration is helpful, socializing is distracting - Know why you are out of your seat and it cannot be to socialize.

I wish you all a good day.  See you Thursday!

Mr. Garcia

InSight Landing on Mars Today!

InSight will be landing today on the surface of Mars!  It will begin to study the inside of the planet using a variety of instruments.  Check out the mission overview of the lander.

Check out this Mission Control Website and browse through all the information.  Once you find something interesting, post it on your blog using the title - InSight on Mars

This site has info on the landing and a Thanksgiving Message from 2 ISS Mission 57 crew members.  Check out how their meal is packaged.

Here is a simulation illustrating how InSight will be landing on the surface!

New link - Check out The Oatmeal's Illustrated Comic illustrating the InSight Mission! It's Cool!

Check out the Live 360-degree camera at JPL Headquarters! You can even hear all the action with headphones. (No longer working)

Video - What Will NASA's InSight Do On Mars?

Keyboarding Videos for Trimester 1

Find yourself in these keyboarding videos recorded on Halloween Day, no trick, all treat!

Aviation Career Day 2018

What a great day full of great question, wonderful flights, tragic balsa wood crashes, and even students losing their lunch to a drone flying teacher!  Thanks Karen @VC Innovates for getting Rio Vista Condors soaring at Aviation Career Day!