RV Computer Science, Robotics, ELD Week 9/25 - 29/2023

  Hello Everyone!

Reminders

Back to School Night - Monday 9/25

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Period 3 - ELD

Link to Join Typing.com class

Monday - Morning Routine

Question - Keyboarding Today

• Slideshow - tech tips
• Sleep Project - Review all presentations 
• Start Sleep Project presentations

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - What is Justice?  Dr. B. King said "There can be no Peace without Justice"  

• Slideshow - tech tips
• Sleep Project - Review all presentations 
• Start Sleep Project presentations

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - Keyboarding Today

What does Peace mean to me - Writing Project

• Descriptive Writing -  

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Friday - Morning Routine

Question - Keyboarding Today

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Period 4 - ELD

Join our Typing.com class

Monday - Morning Routine

Question - Keyboarding Today

• Slideshow - tech tips
• Sleep Project - Review all presentations 
• Start Sleep Project presentations

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - What is Justice?  Dr. B. King said "There can be no Peace without Justice"  

• Slideshow - tech tips
• Sleep Project - Review all presentations 
• Start Sleep Project presentations

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - Keyboarding Today

What does Peace mean to me - Writing Project

• Descriptive Writing -  

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Friday  - Morning Routine

Question - 

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Period 5 - Computer Science

Join our typing.com class

Monday - Morning Routine

• Review of Friday
• Review AFE Lesson 0.4 Partner Programming
• Start Lesson 0.5 - Let's Get into Scratch!
• 1st Year CS - Follow Lesson 0.5 A & B on your own.  Do C with me
• Advanced Class - Get into your Scratch account & look back at your programming from last year

Tuesday - Morning Routine

• Continue with AFE Lesson 0.5 
• 1st year - working together with Mr. G
• Advanced - Find and post your best work in the Rio Vista CS Projects Studio

Wednesday - Morning Routine

In-depth look at Scratch - Whole class

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Period 6 Computer Science on the Wheel

Join our typing.com class

Monday - Morning Routine

• Review of Friday
• Review AFE Lesson 0.4 Partner Programming
• Start Lesson 0.5 - Let's Get into Scratch!
• 1st Year CS - Follow Lesson 0.5 A & B on your own.  Do C with me

Tuesday - Morning Routine

• Continue with AFE Lesson 0.5 
• 1st year - working together with Mr. G

Wednesday - Morning Routine

In-depth look at Scratch - Whole class

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine

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Periods 7 - Robotics

Join our typing.com class

Monday - Morning Routine

CoderZ

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CoderZ

Wednesday - Morning Routine

CoderZ

Thursday - Morning Routine

CoderZ

Friday - Morning Routine

CoderZ

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Space Out Friday

Osiris Rex has landed - Click on the image to learn more

Solar Eclipses - Oct 14, 2023 & April 8, 2024 - Click on the image to learn more

Make your Own Solar Eclipse Viewer

RV Computer Science, Robotics, ELD 9/18 - 22/2023

  Hello Everyone!

Hi all, I'm so sorry that I am out again today.  I'm not sure when I will be back.  I'll let you know as soon as I know.  

Monday - Homeroom students can now take their computers with them.  Please take care of them and keep them safe.

I'll be out on Friday.  Do your work, be respectful to each other & to your guest teacher, and be responsible for your actions.  

You know the routine, you will all continue working on your current projects.  Do your best work every day.  I look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Watch the Osiris Rex sample return on Sunday!

Please fill out this survey for ASB

Upcoming Vista Events!

9/21 International Day of Peace Celebration at Vista

9/23 - California Coastal Cleanup - Beach Cleanup for all Vista students

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Period 3 - ELD

Monday - Morning Routine - Typing on your Chromebooks for 10 minutes, check mail for 2 min.

Question - What does Peace mean to you, for your family, for your friends, for the world?  Be descriptive.

Getting ready to use IXL -

1. check your mail for a link.  Make sure you did not delete it.  If you did, look in the trash
2. Sign in to IXL using the email link
3. Watch this video to learn about IXL
4. Now, it's time to get into the learning.  Look around the dashboard.  I assigned some work for you to do in the Recommendations tab.  Check it out - you have some Reading, some capitalization corrections, and some sentence work.  
5. Once you are done with the Recommended work, you can explore some of the other things you can do.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - What does Peace mean to you, for your family, for your friends, for the world?  Be descriptive.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - Typing for 10 minutes today

Click on this link to post your writing homework -   Make sure to share and add me on the document as a " COMMENTATOR"    

Check to make sure you can log in and work in IXL

Presentation Checks - all groups

Friday  - Morning Routine

Question - Typing for 10 minutes today (Friday Typing Games)

Work in IXL today - Go to the recommendations tab to find the work I suggested.

Check out the Space Out Friday Section for some cool info

Have a great week!  

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Period 4 - ELD

Monday - Morning Routine - Typing on your Chromebooks for 10 minutes, check mail for 2 min.

Question - What does Peace mean to you, for your family, for your friends, for the world?  Be descriptive.

Getting ready to use IXL -

1. check your mail for a link.  Make sure you did not delete it.  If you did, look in the trash
2. Sign in to IXL using the email link
3. Watch this video to learn about IXL
4. Now, it's time to get into the learning.  Look around the dashboard.  I assigned some work for you to do in the Recommendations tab.  Check it out - you have some Reading, some capitalization corrections, and some sentence work.  
5. Once you are done with the Recommended work, you can explore some of the other things you can do.

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - What does Peace mean to you, for your family, for your friends, for the world?  Be descriptive.

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - Typing for 10 minutes today

Click on this link to post your writing homework -   Make sure to share and add me on the document as a " COMMENTATOR"    

Check to make sure you can log in and work in IXL

Presentation Checks - all groups

Friday  - Morning Routine

Question - Typing for 10 minutes today (Friday Typing Games)

Work in IXL today - Go to the recommendations tab to find the work I suggested.

Check out the Space Out Friday Section for some cool info

Have a great week!  

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Period 5 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine - Typing on your Chromebooks for 10 minutes, check mail for 2 min.

Amazon Future Engineers - Finish Lesson 0.3 and start Lesson 0.4

1. Go to this address - https://projectstem.org/users/sign_in
2. Sign in with Google
   
   
   
   
3. click on Unit 0

   

   
   
   
   
4. Choose Lesson O.1 starting Monday  

   
5. You will do all 3 activities, A, B, C.  There will be some videos to watch.  At the end (C), there is a link that will take you to an activity that you will do.  

   

   
   

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Finish 0.1 - you will need to finish Robot Island on your own.  Try it today and help each other.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Start AFE Lesson 0.3

Thursday - Morning Routine

Continue with AFE Lesson 0.3 

Friday - Morning Routine - Typing Game Day

Start AFE Lesson 0.4  Do sections A, B, & C

Partner with another to complete the coding task.  Driver & Navigator (take turns)

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Period 6 Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine - Typing on your Chromebooks for 10 minutes, check mail for 2 min.

Amazon Future Engineers - Finish Lesson 0.3 and start Lesson 0.4

1. Go to this address - https://projectstem.org/users/sign_in
2. Sign in with Google
   
   
   
   
3. click on Unit 0

   

   
   
   
   
4. Choose Lesson O.1 starting Monday  

   
5. You will do all 3 activities, A, B, C.  There will be some videos to watch.  At the end (C), there is a link that will take you to an activity that you will do.  

   

   
   

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Finish 0.1 - you will need to finish Robot Island on your own.  Try it today and help each other.

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Start AFE Lesson 0.3

Thursday - Morning Routine

Continue with AFE Lesson 0.3 

Friday - Morning Routine - Typing Game Day

Start AFE Lesson 0.4  Do sections A, B, & C

Partner with another to complete the coding task.  Driver & Navigator (take turns)

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Periods 7 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine - Typing on your Chromebooks for 10 minutes, check mail for 2 min.

CoderZ - Keep working on the Lego Spike Prime adventure

Go to this site https://account.gocoderz.com/login

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Continue to work on CoderZ Spike Prime challenge

Thursday - Morning Routine

Continue to work on CoderZ Spike Prime challenge

Friday - Morning Routine - Typing Game Day

Continue to work on CoderZ Spike Prime challenge

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Space Out Friday

Osiris Rex - Sample Return on Sunday 9/24

Click on the image for more information and where to watch it live!

Using the Map below, How Much of the Solar Eclipse Will We See in Oxnard?

Click on this link to learn more about the October 14 Annular Solar Eclipse

Top this High Score!

RV Computer Science, Robotics, ELD Week 9/11 - 15/2023

  Hello Everyone!

It has been a great first month at school.  Congratulations to all of you for bringing your positive learning brain to school every day.  

We'll be busy this week getting into our structured routines, leanrning new content, and expressing your individual learning and thinking in differnt ways with different projects. 

Keep up the good work!

Hi all, I'm out sick.  Please check your instructions for today, Thursday & Friday.

Help each other make good choices & focus on today's goal.

Mr. Garcia

Upcoming Vista Events!

9/23 - California Coastal Cleanup - Beach Cleanup for all Vista students

9/21 International Day of Peace Celebration at Vista

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Period 3 - ELD

Reading Maniac Magee - First or last 10 minutes of class

Monday - Morning Routine

Question - Complete this survey

Sleep Project - Due Wednesday - Presentations starting Thursday

1. Get into your groups and look up the research article that you will be using
2. Use your journal to record notes that you want to share with your group
3. Use the Cornell Notes format
4. Take 15 minutes to quietly read your section of the article & take notes
5. Think about the most important parts you want to share with your group
6. Share with your group - You can use your notes, go back to the article, or extend your research
7. Listen to all members and discuss the most important parts of the article you read.
8. Prepare your group slide show to include the best information that your group needs to share.
9. Practice your presentation

Sleep Research - 

Row 2 - Research 2

Row 3 - Research 3

Row 4 - Research 4

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - Do you like going to the beach?  Explain why or why not.

Today, you will continue to work on your sleep project.  Your goals for today are:

1. Know what is important and helpful from the research you read

2. Start building a slideshow to share this information with the rest of the class

Directions

• Meet with your group & take your journals with you
• Talk (quietly level 1) about the most important & helpful parts of the article
• Open a new Slideshow
• You will need about 5 slides
• Title slide
• One slide for each of you to share information(about 3 slides)
• One Resource slide where you will cite the article you researched
• Use images that support your statements
• Try not to have more than 3 lines of text on a slide.  
• We'll continue tomorrow
• If you know Google Slides and can help, please do
• Please control your talking and movement around the class

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - Pretend that there is no such thing as television or cell phones. What do you do with all your time?

Today, you will continue to work on your sleep project.  Your goals for today are:

1. Start building a slideshow to share this information with the rest of the class

2. Practice your presentation

Directions

• Meet with your group & take your journals with you
• Talk (quietly level 1) about the most important & helpful parts of the article
• Open and share a slideshow with your group. 
• YOU CAN USE THIS SAMPLE SLIDESHOW - HERE IS INFORMATION TO HELP YOU ON THESE SLIDES
• You will need about 5 slides 
• Title slide
• One slide for each of you to share information(about 3 slides)
• One Resource slide where you will cite the article you researched
• Use images that support your statements
• Try not to have more than 3 lines of text on a slide.  
• We'll continue tomorrow
• If you know Google Slides and can help, please do
• Please control your talking and movement around the class

Friday - Morning Routine

Question - No question today - 

Finish the slide show & practice your presentation.  Presentations will start on Tuesday

Cornell Notes Style

Typing.com Class P3 - Click here to join our class

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Period 4 - ELD

Reading Maniac Magee - First or last 10 minutes of class

Monday - Morning Routine

Question - Complete this survey

Sleep Project - Due Wednesday - Presentations starting Thursday

1. Get into your groups and look up the research article that you will be using
2. Use your journal to record notes that you want to share with your group
3. Use the Cornell Notes format
4. Take 15 minutes to quietly read your section of the article & take notes
5. Think about the most important parts you want to share with your group
6. Share with your group - You can use your notes, go back to the article, or extend your research
7. Listen to all members and discuss the most important parts of the article you read.
8. Prepare your group slide show to include the best information that your group needs to share.
9. Practice your presentation

Sleep Research - 

Row 2 - Research 2

Row 3 - Research 3

Row 4 - Research 4

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Question - Do you like going to the beach?  Explain why or why not.

Today, you will continue to work on your sleep project.  Your goals for today are:

1. Know what is important and helpful from the research you read

2. Start building a slideshow to share this information with the rest of the class

Directions

• Meet with your group & take your journals with you
• Talk (quietly level 1) about the most important & helpful parts of the article
• Open a new Slideshow
• You will need about 5 slides
• Title slide
• One slide for each of you to share information(about 3 slides)
• One Resource slide where you will cite the article you researched
• Use images that support your statements
• Try not to have more than 3 lines of text on a slide.  
• We'll continue tomorrow
• If you know Google Slides and can help, please do
• Please control your talking and movement around the class

Thursday - Morning Routine

Question - Pretend that there is no such thing as television or cell phones. What do you do with all your time?

Today, you will continue to work on your sleep project.  Your goals for today are:

1. Start building a slideshow to share this information with the rest of the class

2. Practice your presentation

Directions

• Meet with your group & take your journals with you
• Talk (quietly level 1) about the most important & helpful parts of the article
• Open and share a slideshow with your group. 
• YOU CAN USE THIS SAMPLE SLIDESHOW - HERE IS INFORMATION TO HELP YOU ON THESE SLIDES
• You will need about 5 slides 
• Title slide
• One slide for each of you to share information(about 3 slides)
• One Resource slide where you will cite the article you researched
• Use images that support your statements
• Try not to have more than 3 lines of text on a slide.  
• We'll continue tomorrow
• If you know Google Slides and can help, please do
• Please control your talking and movement around the class

Friday - Morning Routine

Question - No question today - 

Finish the slide show & practice your presentation.  Presentations will start on Tuesday

Friday - Morning Routine

Question - 

Typing.com Class P4 - Click here to join our class

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Period 5 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine - Complete this survey

Can you get more research pointsf?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Amazon Future Engineers Program

You are going to take part in an interesting program devleoped by the Amazon Company to develop an interest in computer science.  You will focus on coding and how it is used to make the world more efficient, safer, more productive, and in many cases, more interesting.

1. Well start by logging into your account at this link - sign in with your Google Info
2. "Join New Class" use this code FEAB9B
3. We'll look over the format of the program together in class and get you started exploring

Wednesday - Morning Routine

AFE Unit 0.1

Amazon Future Engineers Program

You are going to take part in an interesting program developed by the Amazon Company to develop an interest in computer science.  You will focus on coding and how it is used to make the world more efficient, safer, more productive, and in many cases, more interesting.

1. Well start by logging into your account at this link - sign in with your Google Info
2. "Join New Class" use this code FEAB9B
3. We'll look over the format of the program together in class and get you started exploring

OR

If this does not work, you can go to the Mars Rover and work as a team to reach the NEW top score!  Way to go Octavio

Thursday - Morning Routine

Finish AFE Unit 0.1 by playing the coding game

Friday - Morning Routine

Keyboarding Typing Game Day

Finish AFE Unit 0.1 and start on AFE Unit 0.3

Typing.com - Click here to join our class

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Period 6 Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine - Complete this survey

Can you get more research pointsf?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Amazon Future Engineeers Program

You are going to take part in an interesting program devleoped by the Amazon Company to develop an interest in computer science.  You will focus on coding and how it is used to make the world more efficient, safer, more productive, and in many cases, more interesting.

1. Well start by logging into your account at this link - sign in with your Google Info
2. "Join New Class" use this code FEAB9B
3. We'll look over the format of the program together in class and get you started exploring

Wednesday - Morning Routine

AFE Unit 0.1

AFE Unit 0.1

Amazon Future Engineers Program

You are going to take part in an interesting program developed by the Amazon Company to develop an interest in computer science.  You will focus on coding and how it is used to make the world more efficient, safer, more productive, and in many cases, more interesting.

1. Well start by logging into your account at this link - sign in with your Google Info
2. "Join New Class" use this code FEAB9B
3. We'll look over the format of the program together in class and get you started exploring

OR

If this does not work, you can go to the Mars Rover and work as a team to reach the NEW top score!  Way to go Octavio

Thursday - Morning Routine

Finish AFE Unit 0.1 by playing the coding game

Friday - Morning Routine

Keyboarding Typing Game Day

Finish AFE Unit 0.1 and start on AFE Unit 0.3

Typing.com - Click here to join our class

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Periods 7 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine - Complete this survey

Can you get more research pointsf?

Tuesday - Morning Routine

CodeZ - Spike Prime Course

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Log into https://gocoderz.com/

Use your Google PW if asked or hit the Google button

You'll be working on the  Spike Prime Course

Thursday - Morning Routine

CodeZ - Spike Prime Course

Friday - Morning Routine

CodeZ - Spike Prime Course

If this does not work, you can go to the Mars Rover and work as a team to reach the NEW top score!  Way to go Octavio!

Typing.com - Click here to join our class

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Space Out Friday

Never Been Seen Before Comet This Month!

C/2023 P1 Nishimura - First & Last Time to See It - click on the image to learn more

Video - What is the ISS?