Out sick today!

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Wednesday.  Please show respect to your teacher today.  Use your time wisely.  I’ll see you all tomorrow.  If any students come in needing tech repair, please refer them to the library for service. Make it a great day!

Basic Plan all Periods

1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing Agent (10 min) - TA or NitroType Games on Fri.
2. 4 min - Check email OR CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog (Both the same).
3. 4 min - Preview the day’s activities with class - Students are working on coding activities.  
4. P2, 5, & 6 - Coding on code.org/learn - Students will be completing 2 coding projects and posting evidence of their success on their blog with a reflection of the activity.
1. All students in P2, P5, & P6 need to complete this project Need to do Artist
2. They can choose an activity of their choice at this site.  Go to this link to choose an activity
3. After finishing an activity:
1. take a screenshot of the certificate
2. Take a sceenshot of the most challenging code you completed
3. Post these screenshots on your blog and write a reflection about the activity
4. Early finishers can go on and complete more coding activities for extra credit.  DIY Projects - If you are here, go to Gamestarmechanic.  This is a game design and debugging adventure.  Use the free version.
5. P4 - Community Service Projects(CSP): All students will be working in as individuals or pairs (No groups) to complete a task listed on their shared group doc.
1. Community Service Projects
2. Early finishers can work on:
1. Monthly Podcast due 1/31
2. 3D racecar
3. Video Game in Scratch
4. DIY Projects - If you are here, go to Gamestarmechanic.  This is a game design and debugging adventure.  Use the free version.
5. Listen to & comment on classmates podcasts (on their blog)
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
1. 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
Scavenger Hunt	Keep working on the Scavenger Hunt.  Link is in the class blog
Read & AR Test	You can read and test in AR
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 tomorrow!

Mr. Garcia

A Day in Space

Hi all, 

Last year's solar eclipse encouraged people to look up into our skies.  I'm encouraging you to keep that momentum going by knowing what is happening in our skies this year.

FYI - Lunar eclipse on the January 31st!  The video below talks about this event.  Info about the event

Check out this link for a calendar of events in our skies this year!

Part of our success into space has come at great cost.  January 28 is the 32 anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.  Here are some resources to inform others about what many of us witnessed. 

Crista's lessons will finally be taught and video about What we learned from the accident 2 min

1986 Challenger Launch footage 4 min

Video - Challenger Documentary 50 min

More resources on previous disasters

Columbia Documentary  55 min

Apollo 1 1967 report of disaster 40 min

Related links to learn more about space exploration

Check out this 1950's video of our first satellite!

Jet Propulsion Laboratories

JPL Education Site - Amazing!

National Aeronautics and Space Administration check out education link

NASA Kids Club

Some appropriate quotes.

I touch the future. I teach. 

Christa McAuliffe

If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done. Christa McAuliffe

There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew. 

Marshall McLuhan

More to come!  Thinking Mission to Mars!

Blogging Tips

Lesson Plans for Wednesday

Hi all,

Here are your plans for Wednesday.  Your guest teacher will be Mrs. Hayes.  Please show respect to your teacher
today.  Use your time wisely.  I’ll see you all tomorrow.  If any students come in needing tech repair, please refer
them to the library for service. Make it a great day!

Basic Plan all Periods

1. 10 min - Daily Touch typing on Typing Agent (10 min) - TA or NitroType Games on Fri.
2. 4 min - Check email OR CHECK THE LESSON PLANS on Class Blog (Both the same).
3. 4 min - Preview the day’s activities with class - Students are working on coding activities.  
4. P2, 5, & 6 - Coding on code.org/learn - Students will be completing 2 coding projects and posting evidence of their success on their
   blog with a reflection of the activity.
1. All students in P2, P5, & P6 need to complete this project Need to do Artist
2. They can choose an activity of their choice at this site.  Go to this link to choose an activity
3. After finishing an activity:
1. take a screenshot of the certificate
2. Take a screenshot of the most challenging code you completed
3. Post these screenshots on your blog and write a reflection about the activity
4. Early finishers can go on and complete more coding activities for extra credit.  They can also work on DIY projects which include
   3D design
5. P4 - Community Service Projects(CSP): All students will be working in as individuals or pairs (No groups) to complete a task listed on
   their shared group doc.
1. Community Service Projects
2. Early finishers can work on:
1. Monthly Podcast due 1/31
2. 3D racecar
3. Create Video Game in Scratch
4. DIY Projects
5. Listen to & comment on classmates podcasts (on their blog)
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
1. DIY ACTIVITIES

Blogger	Modify your blogs themes, colors, and layout
Tinkercad	Create a new project or work on an old one
Finish Preparing 3D printed ID	Use tools carefully and clean up work table
Scavenger Hunt	Keep working on the Scavenger Hunt.  Link is in the class blog
Read & AR Test	You can read and test in AR
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 tomorrow!

Mr. Garcia

Week of 1/22 - 26 Lesson Plan

P2, 5, & 6
Hour of Code!

• Complete two Coding Projects - P5 & P6 Need to do Artist
• Go to this link to choose an activity
• Use the filters to find an activity
  

When you find one that looks interesting, look at the information page by clicking the icon once.

Post certificate & screenshots of your code with a short reflection on your blog

Due Date is Friday

Early Finishers

Another Coding Activity 

DIY Activities

P4
Community Service Projects

DIY Activities

DIY ACTIVITIES

Do it yourself activities are things you can do when you are finished with your assigned project and you have finished posting your content in your portfolio.

You can do something from below or you can start creating a solution to a problem you are having.

In other words, you can make something you want to make!

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
Typing.com	Students can get some more keyboarding practice.
DIY Projects	Start thinking about another project you want to do for yourself!