S3 (DS7/8)

Nov. 5th (2:15 - 3:00 due to SOL testing)
1st Thing: Finish making any edits to your script (before I grade it).
Then, independently storyboard✏️ your Seahawk Scholars film. 

2: Review DS Equipment: tripod; camcorder; memory cards; Photos app; green screen*.
*We will make a green screen film to be used in Nov. 7 & 11 assignments.
Coming Up: I will be out Nov. 7th & 11th;  intro/review to WeVideo; green screen in iMovie & WeVideo; vodcast #2; feedback in DS)

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(12:40 - 1:35)

1st thing:
🤣 Click here.
We only have an hour today, so immediately continue working with your group to finish the script. Then, make a Student Choice until we do task 2...

2: Do a script read with the other group. Make any needed additions and/or revisions. 
3: Complete a storyboard of your group's film on the back of the storyboard paper. Your group will choose one to use throughout the filming process. 

Coming Up: (Npv. 5th: DS Equipment; (I will be out Nov. 7th & 11th)  intro/review to WeVideo; green screen in iMovie & WeVideo; feedback in DS)

Oct. 29th -- next class will only be an hour due to Club Day

1st thing: Watch(review) the storyboarding in DS process by going to: How to tab > Storyboard > watch the "Storyboarding in DS" video.
Then, go to the Home tab > Spotlites > "Objects at Rest."
Use the storyboard paper & a pencil ✏️ to storyboard this film: sketches of scenes; hints of dialogue; short synopsis. 

2: Finish your script. Do a read-through to catch any errors.
3: Audience Rows:
Review storyboarding activity.
Do a script read with the other group. Make any needed additions and/or revisions. 
4: Complete a storyboard of your group's film on the back of the storyboard paper. Your group will choose one to use throughout the filming process. 

Coming Up: DS Equipment; Intro/review to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie & WeVideo

Oct. 27th
1st Thing: Choose a "winner" from the NASA Spotlite page. Here are your steps:
👨🏾‍🚀 go to the NASA Spotlite page
🔭choose a science: Earth, Life, Physical, or Space
🪐 watch any THREE🥉 films
🌠choose a "winner" (IYO) and be ready to justify your choice
("The film called ____ is a winner, in my opinion, because _________"). Type, write, or just remember your answer.
👽 When you're done, do any DS makeup work you have & then make Student Choice #1, 😄 sites, only. 

2: Audience Rows: Janice, my humble apology for not remembering that you hadn't presented your Mini Me Show!
3: Participate in a script read for audience feedback.

Coming Up: practice storyboarding in DS with a NASA Spotlite film; Storyboarding the Seahawk Scholars project; DS Equipment; Intro to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 23rd

1st Thing:
Take this quiz about hooks in movies. Then, make any Student Choice...

2: Review the quiz. Participate in a script read from Fall 2022. Spot check your script.

3: Finish your script by 1:40. Be ready to have the other group do a script read!

Coming Up: Storyboarding the Seahawk Scholars project; DS Equipment; Intro to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 21st

1st Thing:
🥇Open a blank G.Doc. For each of the following films, list 5 vocab words/terms + a one-sentence learning outcome*:
(* A learning outcome for the clouds film would be: Students will be able to identify clouds  and whether or not they produce rain.")
BrainPOP: Converting Fractions to Decimals (you might have to sign in via Clever)
NASA Spotlite: Plants (by: Johnny, Colin, & Chloe
🥈Go to Next Vista for Learning and search up a video about your Seahawk Scholars topic. 
Can't find one? Make your search more general.
Still not working? Find a film about something you're learning this year in another class.
Be ready to share: film title + one thing it taught (be specific).

2: Audience Rows: share about Next Vista; review the S.S. script. 

3: Begin composing your script. 

-----------bReAk--------------------- (diff version of Show, Tell, or Draw)
4. Finish your script.

Coming Up: Scripting the Seahawk Scholars project; DS Equipment; Intro to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 17th (Participation Grade today)

1st Thing:
🌋Finish Oct. 15th assignments for a late grade, if needed.
🦠Go to the DS Gallery and watch new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from B1, B4, S1.
🌡️ As soon as your group member(s) finish those two things, get together to complete the  "Meeting of the Minds" chart from Week 8.

2:  Audience Rows:
Practice identifying vocabulary words and lessons learned from these videos:
BrainPOP: Converting Fractions to Decimals
NASA Spotlite: Plants (by: Johnny, Colin, & Chloe
3: Meeting of the Minds: pitch your group's "plan A" idea for feedback.

4: If we have time, we'll play an amended version of Show, Tell, or Draw.
Coming Up: Scripting the Seahawk Scholars project; DS Equipment; Intro to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 15th:

1st Thing: Read your two assignments in Classroom (Week 8).
2. Complete the "Seahawks Rock!" assignment.
3. Complete the Brainstorming in DS word cloud assignment. 

Coming Up: On Friday, we will do Meeting of the Minds and begin the script.

Oct. 13th
1st Thing:
🌋Go to the DS Gallery and watch new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from B1, B4, S1.
🌡️ Time yourself for FIVE min. as you browse the step 3 links (SeaSch. project sheet)
☔Make any Student Choice until we move on...

2:  Audience Rows:
Watch these films:
BrainPOP Photosynthesis: name at least 5 vocabulary terms; name at least 2 things students should be able to do after watching this video
NASA Spotlite: Can You Make It to the Moon?: state 1-2 sentences that explain why we can't travel to the moon in a straight path
3: Begin the Seahawk Scholars project  sheet:
🥇Complete the brainstorming section as I time you.
🥈Plan with your group for 15 min. Be ready to share your plan A, B, & C.
🥉Meeting of the Minds: pitch your group's "plan A" idea for feedback. Complete the "Meeting of the Minds" assignment in Week 8. Be ready to share your plan A, B, & C.
4: Practice identifying vocabulary words and/or lessons learned from these videos:
BrainPOP: Converting Fractions to Decimals
NASA Spotlite: Plants (by: Johnny, Colin, & Chloe
Coming Up: Scripting the Seahawk Scholars project; DS Equipment; Intro to WeVideo; feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 9th
1st Thing:
🐈‍⬛Go to the DS Gallery and watch new-to-you projects from other classes:
--> "Mini Me Shows '25" from B1, B4, S1
🕸️Make a Student Choice #2 - #5 or do work for another class until we move on...

2:  Audience Rows:
Review the Seahawk Scholars project (Week 7).
Sample films: BrainPOP Photosynthesis; NASA Spotlite: Can You Make It to the Moon?
Choose your group.

3: Begin the Seahawk Scholars project  sheet.
Coming Up: Brainstorming for the Seahawk Scholars project: feedback in DS; green screen in iMovie

Oct. 7th
Participation Grade today. Reread the rubric.

1st Things:
▶️Go to the DS Gallery and watch:
--> new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from other classes.
--> "Design Your Name" films from B3 & S4.
▶️Double-check your "Brainstorm Lists..." assignment in Week 6. I think I said onn Friday 5-7  answers for each topic and it is 7-10. I can repeat topics if necessary.
▶️Make any Student Choice or do work for another class.

2: Socratic Circles: brainstorm in your grade level group around topics*.
*All topics will be related to our upcoming Seahawk Scholars film project.
3: Make two decisions:
🥇Will you make the Seahawk Scholars film as a group of 5, break up into groups, or work alone?
🥈Go to the Special Topics page on this site (under Student Resources). Choose a project you can work on when we have extra time.
Coming Up: Seahawk Scholars project: choose your group; begin brainstorming ideas; feedback in DS

Oct. 3rd:
1st things:

▶️ Open "Brainstorm Lists" in Week 6. Make sure you have at least 5 ideas listed on each side of the "CB" chart. I have attached our S3 copy to this assignment - use it for ideas:)
▶️Go to the DS Gallery and watch:
--> new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from other classes.
--> (if you didn't do these last class) any 3 films from the "NASA Spotlites from the past*" page
*Our upcoming Seahawk Scholars project with 4th grade is similar to this NASA challenge.
▶️Then, read News from the Nest, September 2025
▶️Make any Student Choice or do work for another class.

 
2: Audience Rows:
💡Classroom, Week 6: "Brainstorm Lists": 
💡Watch two brainstorming films: HOW NOT TO & HOW TO. Use the 2nd chart to list words & short phrases associated with effective/ineffective brainstorming.

3: Brainstorm Lists, on your own
💡Use the Week 6 G.Doc. Brainstorm 7-10 ideas  for each prompt I give you.

4: Learn the procedure for Socratic Circles brainstorming. 

Coming Up: Socratic "Circles" Brainstorming (with only 5, well do more of an arc); Seahawk Scholars project: choose your group; begin brainstorming ideas; feedback in DS

Oct. 1st: After MAP testing - 3:40
🎗️Albert: finish WeVideo "Design Your Name" challenge

🍃-Go to the DS Gallery and watch:
--> new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from other classes.
--> any 3 films from the "NASA Spotlites from the past*" page
*Our upcoming Seahawk Scholars project with 4th grade is similar to this NASA challenge.
🕓 Read News from the Nest, September 2025

Make any Student Choice or do work for another class.

 
2: Audience Rows:
🤩Janice & Albert will present their WeVideo "Design Your Name" challenge.
💯🅰️Show your WeVideo "Design Your Name" project.
😀Present your Mini Me Show. 
💡Classroom, Week 6: "Brainstorm Lists":
>Think of ways you SHOULD & SHOULD NOT use your CB. List your ideas in the chart while I list them on the board. 
💡Watch two brainstorming films: HOW NOT TO & HOW TO. Use the 2nd chart to list words & short phrases associated with effective/ineffective brainstorming.

3: Brainstorm Lists, on your own
💡Use the Week 6 chart. Brainstorm 7-10 ideas  for each prompt I give you.

4: Make any Student Choice...

Coming Up: Socratic "Circles" Brainstorming (with only 5, well do more of an arc); Seahawk Scholars project; feedback in DS

Sept. 29:
Wednesday's class will be from 9:10 - 10:40 due to MAP testing that afternoon. Your blocks will be: S3, S2, S1(testing), S4
🍁Janice: Complete your Mini Me Show.
🍃-Go to the DS Gallery and watch:
--> new-to-you "Mini Me Shows '25" from other classes (If a class has no films yet, just go to another class!)
--> "Films By Students" page: any 3 films
--> "Artwork" page: browse for at least 2 min.
Make any Student Choice or do work for another class.
2: Audience Rows:
💯🅰️Show your WeVideo "Design Your Name" project.
💡Classroom, Week 6: "Brainstorm Lists":
>Think of ways you SHOULD & SHOULD NOT use your CB. List your ideas in the chart while I list them on the board. 
💡Watch two brainstorming films: HOW NOT TO & HOW TO. Use the 2nd chart to list words & short phrases associated with effective/ineffective brainstorming.

3: Brainstorm Lists, on your own
💡Use the Week 6 chart. Brainstorm 7-10 ideas  for each prompt I give you.

4: Make any Student Choice...

Coming Up: Socratic "Circles" Brainstorming (with only 5, well do more of an arc); Seahawk Scholars project; feedback in DS

Sept. 25th

🌠Go to the DS Gallery and watch Mini Me Shows from this year's B3 class.
🌌Finish your Mini Me Show. Then, make any Student Choice.

2: Present your Mini Me Show.

3: Open your WeVideo account on the iMac or your CB. Complete the Design Your Name Challenge. Be ready to present your finished product AND submit it to WeVideo!

Coming Up: Mini Me Show presentations; Seahawk Scholars project; brainstorming in DS

Sept. 23rd
🍂Complete the Mini Me Show quiz (Week 5)
🍃Make any Student Choice or watch Mini Me Shows from the DS Gallery: check 2025 classes & then choose any other year. 

2: Audience Rows:
>Albert will share a side project.
>Q&A about the MMShow project & iMovie
>MMShow presentations: Albert; anyone else finished?
3: Continue to produce the Mini Me Show. Browse Special Topics from this site and think about a passion project.
4: Show, Tell, or Draw OR Pictionary

Coming Up: Mini Me Show presentations; Seahawk Scholars project; brainstorming in DS

Sept. 19: club day schedule, 12:40 - 1:35
🍂Complete DS Makeup work:
>"DS Organization" assignment from Classroom Week 4: Jaylenn, Rosalie,Olivia
🍃Watch these two films about iMovie features:
> from the DS site: "How To" tab > "iMovie" page > "Name a Project; Import, & Delete Media" film.  
>How to use the KB effect in iMovie
🌿Read over the Special Topics ("Student Resources" tab > "Special Topics" page). Choose or adapt a topic to work once you're done with the Mini Me Show. 

2: Audience Rows:
>Q&A about the MMShow project & iMovie
>presentation: Albert
>View Special Topics from S4: GoogleVids
3: Continue to produce the Mini Me Show

Coming Up: Show, Tell, or Draw when we are 100% attenance; Mini Me Show, cont.; Seahawk Scholars project; brainstorming in DS

Sept. 17
1st Thing:
🥰Check your participation grade in PowerSchool. The comment has scores that go in rubric-area order.
😬 Watch the "iMovie Basics" film: this website > How To tab > iMovie page
😁Finish the "DS ft./Me" poster: Olivia. See me to print/post it.
🥳Complete the "DS Organization" assignment in Week 4 of Classroom.
🤩Continue to explore Photo Booth &iMovie, but do not begin the Mini Me Show project. Stay on this task until we move on...

2: Audience Rows:
-View Special Topics from S4
-Q&A about the Mini  Me Show project.
3: Finish the Mini Me Show project. During this time, I will check your DS Organization assignment. 

Coming Up: Mini Me Show, cont.; Seahawk Scholars project; brainstorming in DS

Sept. 15
Participation grade today!

1st Thing:
🐔Read the Participation rubric: this site > Student Resources > Rubrics > "Participation "
🦃Lorelei & Olivia: Go to Drive. Create a folder called "DS '25-'26."  Then, start the Week 3 "DS ft/Me" poster.
🦆 Go to the DS Gallery > Mini Me Show, Fall '17 > browse shows until we move on. 

2: Audience Rows: review the Mini Me Show in iMovie +Photo Booth backgrounds.
3: Continue the project.
Coming up: Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project; Seahawk Scholars collaborative project with 4th grade

Sept. 11th
1st Thing:
🦉DS Makeup work: Lab Agreement, Vodcast Pretest & Selfie/Olivia; Vodcast Pretest: Lorelei
🦃Go to Drive. Create a folder called "DS '25-'26."
.🦆 Go to the DS Gallery > Mini Me Show, Fall '24 > browse shows from any class/any grade until we move on...

2: Audience Rows:
Watch a demo of the poster project in Week 3: "DS ft./Me."
Complete the poster.
3: Audience Rows: watch a movie that introduces iMovie basics; participate in a demo of iMovie
4: Read the iMovie task card and begin the project.
Coming Up: Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project; Seahawk Scholars collaborative project with 4th grade

Sept. 9th
1st thing: Go to the How To tab on this site and hover down to "Photo Resources." Watch "10 Creative Ways to Use Markup in Photos." When you're done, make any Student Choice...

2: Audience Rows: Watch a quick demo of iMac's Preview app & Google's Vids app.
-Import a Photo Booth selfie into the Preview app. Add a speech bubble with your "words of wisdom" +one other COOL THING.
-Make a 3-scene, science themed film in Google Vids that has one stock image per scene + one other COOL THING.
3: Complete both special topics in Week 3. Be ready to share your work in audience rows.
4: Audience Rows: Share your Preview photo & Google Vids.
5: Learn (or review) Show, Tell, or Draw!
Coming Up: DS f/ME poster; Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project

Sept. 5th
1st Thing: Check your "Meet the Minds" grade in PowerSchool. (Your participation score is in the comment for the grade. The score goes in order of the rubric areas.)
Lab Agreement: Olivia
Then, begin solving the "Welcome to DS" puzzle independently. Use a pencil ✏️.Puzzles are on the table.
2: Audience Rows: Watch a demo of the iMac Photo Booth app for the "selfie" assignment and for the Vodcast Pretest. Learn about Silent Studio and what to do when you're NOT vodcasting.
3: Complete the selfie assignment and prepare for the pretest. You may use a post-it note or the Stickies app for talking points - NO SCRIPTING!
4: Participate in Silent Studio to do your vodcast pretest. When you're NOT vodcasting, complete the Exit Ticket, the Welcome to DS puzzle (at your seat only), or make an audio choice.

HW = exit ticket , if needed
Coming Up: "2 Truths & a Lie" - DS procedures; hear about the Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project

Sept. 3rd
1st Thing:
Go to the "Student Choices" page on this site. It is a tab at the top-right side of the website. Choose Student Choice #1, #2, #3, or #4.
I will hand out unfinished Name Tiles.
2: Watch each group's interview film. Give any constructive feedback to align more closely with the directions.
❓❓❓Unfinished or unclear:  "Meeting the Minds" Classroom assignment
--> Review the rubric. Make sure your CB mic is ON!
--> What was easy about this? What would have made this assignment easier? What aspect of the directions would you add or change?
--> You can redo your assignment in a 5-min session: talk with your group & decide.

3: Show, Tell, or Draw: a DS  communication game
4: @1:50: Exit Ticket

HW = exit ticket , if needed
Coming Up: "2 Truths & a Lie" - DS procedures; vodcasting in DS; selfie for your class page; hear about the Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project

Aug. 28

1st Thing:
🏫Hand in your lab agreement.
📚Continue the Welcome to DS task card: #1 - #4. If you finish, browse the DS Portaportal (link on the homepage)

2: Q&A: "Meeting the Minds" Classroom assignment; choose your partner(s)

3: Go to your assigned area - the host will bring their CB. 

4: Name Game: “Meeting of the Minds” circle: think fast!
5: @1:50: Exit Ticket

HW = lab agreement read/signed by parent & exit ticket

Aug. 26

1st Thing: Welcome to DS! Read your lab agreement & begin your "Welcome..." task card. 

2: 7th graders: check your email for an invite link to join the 8th grade DS Classroom.
3: “Welcome to DS” slide deck: demo of iMac setup task card, name stick, name tile.  

4: Continue 1st Thing...

5: “Meeting the Minds”Classroom assignment

6: Name Game: “Meeting of the Minds” circle: think fast!

HW = lab agreement read/signed by parent

Coming Up: complete the task card; "2 Truths & a Lie" - DS procedures; complete an Exit Ticket; hear about the Mini Me Show iMovie tutorial project