Monday, June 5, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 6/5 - 9/2023

Hello Everyone!

I'll be assisting with the Technology collection this week.

Please follow the directions below and keep working on your projects.

Any problems will be dealt with immediately and without discussion.  So please, keep focused on your work & not disturb others in the class.

I'll be dropping by when I can.

Mr. G


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Period 2 - Computer Science


Continue working on the Community Service Project for the rest of the week
with our guest teacher.
  • limited movement
  • stay focused
  • no gum - teacher will give me names for detention
  • rude, unfocused, distractive behavior - no questions, just detention

Tuesday - Morning Routine - typing, Tinkercad designs, Scratch projects, digital portfolio - 13 min

Lost & Found Extravaganza - 
  • Finish your poster & share it with Garcia for printing
  • Put up posters along library & window displays
  • Create a plan for the actual day.  Write it in your journal.
  • Post your work in your portfolio
  • I need Period 5 class release forms ASAP(copies on my desk)
RV Trash Collection
  • Put up posters along library & window displays
  • Prepare announcement for ASB bulletin ASAP
  • Prepare what you will be needing
  • Create a plan for the actual day.  Write it in your journal.
  • Post your work in your portfolio
  • I need Period 5 class release forms ASAP(copies on my desk)
Beach Clean Up
  • Put up posters along library & window displays
  • Prepare announcement for ASB bulletin ASAP
  • Prepare what you will be needing
  • Create a plan for the actual day.  Write it in your journal.
  • Post your work in your portfolio
  • I need parental consent forms ASAP(copies on my desk)
Door Stop Group
  • does your doorstop work?  test your prototype
  • check your email for form corrections and an email list to send out to all teachers
  • Finish C205 Doors as an example
  • Start printing the different size doorstops
Student Wellness Club
  • Resource list (how did our search filter work, Celeste?)  Post your experience in your portfolio
  • Leave everything Evan will need ready for next year.
  • Post your work in your portfolio
Cord Organizers 
  • Finish the room please - Include the table by the door with the 2 laptops
  • take pictures of your work and how it has improved the workstations(Only if allowed by the guest teacher)
  • include the headphone cords
  • Some students are complaining they can no longer move the keyboards/mouse enough to put them on top of the towers.  Please leave more slack.
  • Maybe make a keyboard/mouse hanger for the side of the tower?
  • Post your work in your portfolio
Headphone hanger
  • I like the taped-down version for the reason that students cannot take them off to play with them.  I already had one student trying to do this.
  • Tape them all down on the monitor on the side closest to the computer headphone jack.
  • Test out Josue's design
  • Post your work in your portfolio
Students with no CSP Project
  • Update Portfolio
  • Get keyboarding tests done and posted with a reflection
  • Finish your Tinkercad design project
  • Finish your game in scratch

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

The last day to turn in any work is 6/6/2023

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Period 3 - Robotics


Continue working on the Robotics Obstacle Course Project for the rest of the week with our guest teacher.

  • limited or NO movement
  • stay focused
  • no gum - the teacher will give me names for detention
  • rude, unfocused, distractive behavior - no questions, just detention

Tuesday - Morning Routine- typing, Tinkercad designs, Scratch projects, digital portfolio - 13 min

Continue with the Obstacle course

  • Successfully navigate through 2 courses
  • Videotape & send the recording to agarcia@rioschools.org so I can upload it to YouTube
  • Break down your robot and Inventory your box - organize it so everything fits -Nothing outside
    • take out all the small pieces from the top compartment.  Leave ONLY the big pieces.
    • Organize ALL the smaller pieces into the drawers
  • Complete your digital portfolio
After all this is done:
You have a couple of choices to choose from: 
1. Learn to drive and fly Parrot drones
  • You can team up (3 per team) to learn how to drive the rolling drones
  • We'll be learning how to race these drones in both indoor and outdoor courses.
  • Practice only in the first row until all students are with their robotics project
2. Build in Scratch or CoderZ
  • You can work on coding the next video game or robotics challenge in either Scratch or CoderZ

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine


The last day to turn in any work is 6/6/2023
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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Continue working on the Project Identification task for the rest of the week with our guest teacher.

  • limited or NO movement
  • stay focused
  • no gum - teacher will give me names for detention
  • rude, unfocused, distractive behavior - no questions, just detention

Tuesday - Morning Routine - Morning Routine- typing, Tinkercad designs, Scratch projects, digital portfolio - 13 min

Project Identification - continue to design your 3 unique designs which will be due on Friday.  The sooner you finish the faster you will get your prints printed.
  • When you think you are done, check measurements, check the build plate layout, and look all the way around your design.
  • Email me to check your design.
  • Be creative & make new shapes that connect to your character

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Friday - Morning Routine
Question - 



The last day to turn in any work is 6/6/2023
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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Continue working on the Project Identification task for the rest of the week with our guest teacher.

  • limited or NO movement
  • stay focused
  • no gum - the teacher will give me names for detention
  • rude, unfocused, distractive behavior - no questions, just detention

Tuesday - Morning Routine - Morning Routine- typing, Tinkercad designs, Scratch projects, digital portfolio - 13 min

Project Identification - continue to design your 3 unique designs which will be due on Friday.  The sooner you finish the faster you will get your prints printed.
  • When you think you are done, check measurements, check the build plate layout, and look all the way around your design.
  • Email me to check your design.
  • Be creative & make new shapes that connect to your character

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine



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Space Out Friday


Monday, May 29, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 5/30 - 6/2/2023

  Hello Everyone!

May is ending this week and June will be starting on Thursday.  We are all close to closing out our 2022/2023 school year.   

Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7

Please get any missing assignments in ASAP.  Ask if you have any questions.  Remember, if you update your portfolio, make sure to "publish" it otherwise I will not see what you added.


All classes HOMEWORK this week - 

Show your portfolio to an adult in your family

Turn in some proof that they have seen it.  Some proof may be:
  • an email from them to you describing what they saw
  • a picture of the adults looking at your work
  • a letter to me from the adult saying they saw your work
  • ?
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & Accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?
Community Service Project - 


Wednesday - Morning Routine

May KB Test if not done yesterday

Community Service Project

Thursday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project


Friday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project



What to do when you are done?

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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?

Robotics Challenge - Complete up to 3 obstacle courses
  • Post a video and description on your portfolio


Wednesday - Morning Routine

Robotics Challenge - Complete up to 3 obstacle courses

  • Post a video and description on your portfolio


Thursday - Morning Routine

flying drones introduction


Friday - Morning Routine


flying drones introduction/safety procedures



What to do when you are done?
  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio

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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do?
  • What would you do if you won the lottery?


Tinkercad Project -
  •  slicing and printing

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - Create the next-generation moon vehicle - in journal

Share your cup with Mr. G for printing.


Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - 

3D Design - Project Identification

  • introduction
  • syllabus


Friday - Morning Routine
Question - 

3D Design - Project Identification


Link to Tinkercad class


What to do when you are done?

  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio


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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & Accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?

Tinkercad Project -

  •  slicing and printing

Wednesday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification


Thursday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification


Friday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification







What to do when you are done?
  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio
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Space Out Friday


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May 31: Challenge Day

May 31: Vista Strings Awards Concert at Rancho Campana 7-9

June 1: Trimester 3 grade window opens

June 2: Final grades - 8th graders

June 2: Spring Carnival and Field Day

June 3: Resource Fair at Vista

June 4: Willy Wonka Jr at Oxnard College 12pm and 5pm

June 5: Staff meeting - C103 - 3:30pm

June 5: Rio School District Awards of Excellence @ River Ridge Residence Inn 5pm

June 6: Youth Truth Reunion at DO 9-1

June 7: Vista Teacher’s Choice Awards - 6-8 - MPR

June 8: Rio Math Challenge - Vista MPR and Gym - 9-12:15

June 12: 8th Grade Trip to Bowlero  9-1:30

June 12: 8th grade promotion practice 1:30 - 3

June 13: 7th Grade Trip to Arroyo Verde 9-1:30

June 14: 6th Grade Trip to Skating Plus 9-1

June 14: 8th grade promotion practice 9-11

June 14: 8th Grade Promotion 6-7pm

June 14: Minimum Day

June 15: Last day of School - minimum Day

June 15: 8th Grade Picnic - 11:45 - 1:43

June 16: Teacher work day

June 16: Grades due




Monday, May 22, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 5/22 - 26/2023

  Hello Everyone!

Lots to day with the finish line in view.  Work hard and finish well.

The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project all Week  - Keep updating the daily progress in your journal by dates.

* Learning Canva to make flyers and posters

Keep your Journals updated with your most recent work

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine


The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

Project Competition - All week

Keep your Journals updated with your most recent work

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine



The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1.  What gets wetter the more it dries?
  2. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
  3. Take off my skin, I won't cry, but you will. What am I?

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch? 31
  2. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? 29
  3. He has married many women but has never married. Who is he? 30

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1. What can fill a room but takes up no space? 20
  2. You can't keep this until you have given it. 33
  3. Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, and throw away the inside.

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do question - You never know what can happen.  Read the following question and answer with a complete explanation.

What would you do if you found a bag containing a large amount of cash?




Friday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do question - You never know what can happen.  Read the following question and answer with a complete explanation.
  • What would you do if you were all of a sudden invisible?
 




The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

3D Modeling - Starters


Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Project Identification - Review & start


Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine






The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023

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Space Out Friday


Sunday, May 14, 2023

  Hello Everyone!

Time to start finishing 



Junior Fire Academy!

Period 1 - Nutrition Survey
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Elevator Pitch - How to

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Work on your Elevator Pitch & Timeline to complete your project

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Present pitches & start CS Projects

Thursday - Morning Routine
Present pitches & start CS Projects

Friday - Morning Routine
Present pitches & start CS Projects



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Period 3 - Robotics



Monday
 - Morning Routine
This week we are switching to Competition Mode! - Let's drive!

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine



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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine - 

Question - What do you want to learn in ELD?  

Do you want to learn how to create an object using 3D Modeling?  Why or why not?
Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - What does "problem solving" mean?

Vocabulary Practice - Start today, turn in on Friday - Addative Manufacturing, 3D Modeling

Sentence Structure - Declarative sentences

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Work in Tinkercad - Refresher course


Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - No Question today

Continue with Vocabulary practice

Sentence Structure - Declarative sentences - get onto sites Groups 1 & 2 do work on the site.

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Work in Tinkercad - Refresher course

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Friday - Morning Routine
Question - 


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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

Build your own pong game

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine
Starting 3D Design - 

Friday - Morning Routine


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Space Out Friday

Meteoroid, Meteor, & Meteorite Oh my