Class 24 - Anit-Gravity Center Field Trip

Class 23 - Programming Remote Control

Class 22 - Robot Building

Class 21 - Lego Robotics Building

Class 20 - Lego Robotics Building

Class 19 - Lego Robotic Building

Class 18 - Lego Mindstorm Software and Manual

Class 17 - Finish Pico Crickets

Class 16 - Pico Crickets Input

We used Input Sensors to create specific output

• When Light Sensor Dark = Light
• When Touch Sensor Pushed = Motor Running
• When Sound Sensor Spoke at = Sound Made
• When Circuit Sensor Connected = Display

Class 15 - Pico Crickets Output

Made Robot

• Light Up
• Make Sound
• Run Motor
• Show Display

Class 14 - Pico Crickets Output

Made our Robots Make Sounds, Lights, Move and Display

Class 13 - Pico Cricket

Started to work on input vs output and how robots work.  We used Pico Crickets to start this.

Class 12 - Photobooth

Turned on laptop cameras and played with Photobooth (Photo effects and Green Screen)

Class 11 - iMovie

Saw how iMovie works.... we will be using it to make a commercial for our game. Apple iMovie Video Tutorials

Class 10 - Garageband and Scratch

Worked on our games and songs.

Class 9 - Working on Garageband Song

Worked on making a song for our game.

Class 8 - Garage Band

We started to learn how to make our own music (for our game) by using an Audio Editor Garage Band

Class 7 - Scratch Programming Time

Students got time to work on making their Scratch Game

Class 6 - Scratch Programming - ASCII Worksheets

Click Here to go to LAST YEARS students Games made in Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/143783

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Class 5 - Scratch Program

Went over Basics of Scratch Program.

Assigned to make own game (using one of samples to start with) that

1. Levels Up
2. Has a Goal
3. Appearance Changed from Original
4. Has Directions
5. Increases in Difficulty

* It is due at end of Quarter

Class 4 - Laptop Passwords, Applications

Learned how to add icon to dock, what applications that laptop has, and passwords.

Homework - Pixel Paper Make Own 8 Bit Picture

Class 3 - Binary 0 & 1s How Computers Only Understand ON or OFF

We Went over Pixels and how computers use 1 & 0 to run.

Home work

Pixel Worksheets

Class 2 - Laptop 101

Quick Time Tools
Learned How to Record our Screens with Quick Time Screen Recording Program

Class 1 - Overview

• 7th Graders focus on Communication. They will use their iBooks to create Blogs, Videos, Podcasts, and Online Projects for their Academic Classes. They will also use Robotic Kitsand Building Kits if they meet the teamwork standard. Course Syllabus

Finished Robots by Group

Class 23 - Robot Wars

Class 22 - Finishing Robots

Class 21 - Programming Robots

Class 20 - Lego Robotics

Class 19 - Lego Robotics

Class 18 - Lego Mindstorm Robots

Class 17 - Started Lego Mindstorm Robots

Class 16 - Pico Crickets Input

Class 15 - Pico Cricket - Output

Scratch Projects

Click Link to play game
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/162330

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Mrs. Neal's Westward Expansion Hand-in Form

Science Fair

Class 12 - How to Upload a Garageband Song as Mp3 to a Website?

Music Hand In Form

Class 9 - Audio Editing using Garage Band

Talked about how you can find a variety of online Tutorials (Video) about most software.

Video Editing - iMovie http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/

Getting Started

Audio Editing - Garage Band  http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/

Getting Started

Photo Editing - iPhoto http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/

Getting Started

Class 8 - Analog vs Digital

Analog vs Digital

Class 7 - Google Doc - Portfolios

We went through the process of making a Middle School Collection (folder)

in our Google Documents.  

1. Login into out Google Account
2. Make Middle School Collection (folder) in our Google Docs.
3. Then put all our collections (folders) in the middle school collection (folder)
4. We then shared Middle School with Portfolio@rsu19.org
5. We then went to LearnEveryWhere.org
6. Clicked on Middle School then our grade
7. Clicked Portfolio we want (LA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
8. Clicked on Yes Make a Copy
9. Renamed Portfolio with our name
10. Copied URL (page address)
11. Went to are Google Doc and refreshed page showing ALL to see portfolio page we moved to proper collection (folder)
12. Then went back to LearnEveryWhere.org to middle school proper grade at bottom Hand in form
13. Filled in Form and hit submit
14. Repeated Process for each courses portfolio
15. Went to each portfolio page and started copying document addresses to proper location

Class 5 - Scratch Programming Time

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Click Here to play other games made by students

Class 4 - Learning about Programming

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Click Here to play other games made by students

Week 19 - Black - Programming Lego Robotics

Week 19 - Gray - Programming Lego Robotics

Week 19 - Maroon - Programming Lego Robotics

Week 19 - White - Programming Lego Robotics

Week 18 - Maroon - Building Lego Robots

Week 18 - White - Building Lego Robots

Week 18 - Gray - Building Lego Robots

Week 17 - Maroon - Lego Robotics

Week 17 - Black - Lego Robotics

Week 17 - White - Lego Robotics

Week 16 - White - Lego Robotics

Week 16 - Black - Lego Robotics

Week 15 - Pico Robots - Input

Gray


Black


White


Maroon

Week 15 - Pico Robots - Output

White


Gray


Maroon


Black

Week 14 - Students Pong Games Uploaded

Play them!
 Click Here to go to students Games made in Scratch

http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/143783

Week 13 - Uploading Rocket Videos/Pics to Computer & Scratch Programming

Week 12 - Programming Scratch Games

Week 12 - Scratch Games

Click Here to go to students Games made in Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/143783

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Week 11 - Scratch Programming

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Click Here to play other games made by students

Week 10 - Educational Game Links & iMovie

Recommend Games Link




Fill in with a good "educational" game.

Week 9 - Garage Band

Learned How to Create Songs with Garageband

http://learneverywhere.org/

click Middle School
Music Upload Help
to see steps on how to upload and embed your song/poem

Week 8 - Google Docs

Need... (go to www.learneverywhere.org to middle school to find downloadable portfolios to your Google Docs account)


Middle School Collection (shared with Portfolio19)

• Language Arts - Portfolio LA (renamed & shared with msreid@rsu19.net & Portfoilio 19)

• 5th
• 6th
• 7th
• Color Last Name, First Name (shared with msreid@rsu19.net)
• 8th

• Math - Portfolio Math (renamed & shared with Portfoilio 19)
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th
• Color Last Name, First Name (shared with math teacher)
• 8th

• Science - Portfolio Science (renamed & shared with Portfoilio 19)
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th
• Color Last Name, First Name (shared with Science teacher)
• 8th

• Social Studies - Portfolio Social Studies (renamed & shared with Portfoilio 19)
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th
• Color Last Name, First Name (shared with Social Studies teacher)
• 8th

• Specials 
• Art
• Integrated Technology
• 5th
• 6th
• 7th
• 8th
• Health
• Computers

Week 7 - GarageBand

Talked about how you can find a variety of online Tutorials (Video) about most software.

Video Editing - iMovie http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/

Getting Started

Audio Editing - Garage Band  http://www.apple.com/findouthow/music/

Getting Started

Photo Editing - iPhoto http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/

Getting Started

Week 6 - Google

We went through the process of making a Middle School Collection (folder)

in our Google Documents.  

1. Login into out Google Account
2. Make Middle School Collection (folder) in our Google Docs.
3. Then put all our collections (folders) in the middle school collection (folder)
4. We then shared Middle School with Portfolio@rsu19.org
5. We then went to LearnEveryWhere.org
6. Clicked on Middle School then our grade
7. Clicked Portfolio we want (LA, Math, Science, Social Studies)
8. Clicked on Yes Make a Copy
9. Renamed Portfolio with our name
10. Copied URL (page address)
11. Went to are Google Doc and refreshed page showing ALL to see portfolio page we moved to proper collection (folder)
12. Then went back to LearnEveryWhere.org to middle school proper grade at bottom Hand in form
13. Filled in Form and hit submit
14. Repeated Process for each courses portfolio
15. Went to each portfolio page and started copying document addresses to proper location

Week 5 - Laptop Explained

Quick Time Tools
Learned How to Record our Screens with Quick Time Screen Recording Program

Week 4 - Explained How Music Works?

Week 3 - Analog vs Digital

Analog vs Digital

Week 2 - Pixel, Binary and Analog vs Digital

We Went over Pixels and how computers use 1 & 0 to run.

Week 1 - Overview

• 7th Graders focus on Communication. They will use their iBooks to create Blogs, Videos, Podcasts, and Online Projects for their Academic Classes. They will also use Robotic Kitsand Building Kits if they meet the teamwork standard. Course Syllabus

Class 24 - Robot Wars - Welch vs Wright

Class 23 - Robot Wars - Emmons vs Doyle

Class 22 - Finishing Robots

Class 21 - Emmons - Programming Robots

Class 21 - Welch - Programming Robots

Class 21 - Wright - Programming Robots

Class 21 - Doyle - Programming Robots

Class 20 - Emmons - Programming Sensors

Class 20 - Doyle - Programming Sensors

Class 20 - Wright - Robot

Class 19 - Doyle - Robot

Class 20 - Welch - Robot

Class 19 - Emmons - Programming Robot

Class 19 - Welch - Programming Robot

Class 19 - Wright - Programming Robot

Class 18 - Wright - Programming Robot

Class 18 - Welch - Programming Robot

Class 18 - Emmons - Programming Robot

Class 18 - Doyle - Programming Robot

Class 17 - Wright - Building Robot

Class 17 - Welch - Building Robot

Class 17 - Emmons - Building Robot

Class 17 - Doyle - Building Robot

Class 16 - Wright - Building Robot

Class 16 - Doyle - Building Robot

Class 16 - Emmons - Building Robot

Class 16 - Welch - Building Robot