Snapchat VS Instagram

Hello My Techies,
   I will not be with you today in class.  I hope you all were dressed warmly while waiting for your bus this morning.  I have left a packet of information and work for you to do today.  Once you have finished reading this post you will put your iPads away.**   Here is a brief summary and some notes about today's lesson.
The first page of your packet is the plan for the day.  Please follow the steps in order.  All materials are included in the packet.
You will use an infographic as a resource for the first part of your assignment.  This inforgraphic should be on your keyboard.   You will write a paragraph defending your choice of the two social media apps.  Please be sure to use the resource to help create your statements.  If you are using information from your own personal experience be sure to start the sentence with, "In my experience..."  (This part of the assignment should take at least 20 minutes if you are using all your strategies and doing your best work.)
Once you have finished your paragraph, you will then move to designing your app.  Be creative and have some fun!!
If you should finish the work on the plan for the day (page one of the packet) I have included an additional assignment.  This final assignment is purely opinion based.  I am asking you to think about using social media in school; specifically Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat.  Take some time to think. Be sure to use examples in this paragraph.

**You may use your dictionary app when you need it.

Have a super weekend and stay warm!  See you Monday.
~Mrs. White

2 Sides 2 Tech Revisited

The month of December is flying by very quickly.  I don't know about you, but I can't wait for our first snow storm.  Don't get me wrong; I'm not looking for a snow day.  As a matter of fact, I don't want any snow days!!!!  I like getting out of school early in June.  I am looking for some of the white fluffy stuff.  Do you like snow?  How do you feel about snow days?  I have heard the forecast is predicting a very stormy and snowy winter.  If nothing else, we need to at least have a "white" Christmas.  Coincidentally that is the title of one of my favorite Christmas movies.  Do you have a favorite holiday movie?  Maybe your favorite is on the AMC Top 20 Christmas Movie list.  I suppose we can wish all we want for snow, but it won't make it happen.  We should all probably be sure to keep mittens or gloves in our backpacks just in case.
During our first class this week we will revisit the "2 sides to our digital lives."  Let's take another look at this video.  You have only one class to complete a group task.  You will create a "poster."  Yes, you heard me right.  We are going "old school" this week.  You and two other classmates will create a poster showing the two side to your digital life.  Any exemplar posters will be hung throughout the hallways of our school.  You must get this task completed in one class; so you will need to work quickly.
During class two, you will do the final revision of your first blog post and complete your blogger profiles.  These both need to be completed by the end of class two so we can upload them next week.  Be sure to use the packet in your Workstation Resource folder.  If you have any time at the end of class two, you may also dig in to your blog design some more. **
I know many of you are gearing up for our vacation, but it is still a couple weeks away.  Please stay focused and keep working hard.
Have a super week!!
**If you are in the December concert and miss class two due to rehearsals, you need to make up this missed class and complete your first blog post.  Please come and see me to get your most recent feedback.

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Hour of Code

Once again BIS will be participating in the "Hour of Code."  This is such an exciting event.  I am always amazed by the coding capabilities of my students.  If you like coding and are good at it, you may be able to find a great job some day.
We will start the celebration by watching, "How Computer Science is Changing Everything."  You will then report to Google Classroom to find your instructions for our coding activities.  I have created a resource with all the links and instructions you will need
Our first class will start with the basics.  During class two you can check out the connection Disney has with Code.org.
Have fun and code on!!!!!

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