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Today in Mr. Mac’s Class.
1st period
This morning we are working on your new skill dividing decimals that you were introduced to yesterday.
2nd period
Then we have gym class.
3rd period Mr. K.
4th period
Computers half of this class will be a small Student Council Meeting. We have to announce the Valentines Day Party plans
5th period
Lunch Snack Shop
6th period
Introducing this is the holocaust and Kahoot
7th period you have Art
8th period Round up homework and choice time for those who have earned.
Flocabulary Accounts Here
https://www.flocabulary.com/join-class/
Ms. Blair’s class use this code QMS8HQ
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Ms Dickerson’s Class use this code: 4DZTV8
Scratch 3.0 Tell us what you think
Take the Survey and then in a few sentences tell me what you think of the New Scratch 3.0 platform.
https://teacher1.survey.fm/scratch-3-o
After you take the survey come back here and blog you response in at least 3 or 4 sentences.
Do you find Scratch 3.0 easier or harder overall ?
Do you like the new layout of the menus/toolbars?
Over all do you think it is easier to code in Scratch 3.0, the new version?
How Costumes can be used in Scratch
Lets take a look at how Costumes and backgrounds can be used in Scratch today. We can use costumes for movement. Recreate the code I write then explore this feature on your own.
First lets work with the next costume block 
Then we will play with the next background
Here is the first code we will use
Mr. Mac’s Class Introducing Anne Frank
Today we are taking an online test on Angel Island this morning on Piersan
Later today we will be working on Introduction to Anne Frank.
Watch the two movies and do the quizzes as a pre reading exercise.
What was the Holocaust?
Read Pages 1-17 in What was the Holocaust.
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/landing/#boekenkast
SCRATCH 3.0 I S HERE
CHOOSE THE TUTORIALS ON ADDING ARROW KEYS TO WALK AROUND SCRATCH AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEW PLATFORM. THEN CREATE A SCRATCH PROJECT USING THE ARROW KEYS
IT IN THE NEW SCRATCH 3.0
Typing Practice
Lets start with 20 minutes of typing practice. Now to be honest with my students I don’t like “typing practice” we code that is what we do, we use our brains to figure out and create simple and complex codes. However just like learning to write you have to know how to type I learned using the home keys ASDF JKL: on what we call the Qwerty keyboard. I am not saying you have to learn the way I did but I can type without looking at the keys. Which is a pretty cool trick. You can be a quick person that uses two fingers to peck out the words and as long as you are pretty fast then that is okay. But you have to be able to type with speed and accuracy so from time to time we will practice typing.
Here is the Qwerty keyboard with proper finger placement.
Use the games below to practice typing
https://www.freetypinggame.net/Default.asp
Tynker Review
Take 15 mins to review the Tynker app. Open and explore it for 15 mins. After
Answer theses questions on the blog
1 Did you find Tynker easy or difficult. Tell me why?
2 What is your favorite part of Tynker? Tell me why?
3. Do you find the Tynker app to be educational, and or Fun?
Tell me why and be specific.
APP REVIEW: MR. MAC’S CLASS BLOG ABOUT LIGHTBOT
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN FULL SENTENCES AND REVIEW THIS APP.
- DID YOU FIND LIGHTBOT EASY OR HARD? TELL ME WHY?
- IS LIGHTBOT EDUCATIONAL? WOULD IT MAKE SOMEONE A BETTER CODER
- DID YOU FIND THE APP FUN? YES NO TELL ME WHY
- WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE APP TO SOMEONE?
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