Week 2

1) Listen to Week 2 Podcast (2.5 minutes)

2) Create a Flow Chart Showing the Steps Using Bubbl.Us- 1 day/20 points

Web 2.0 Tool: Bubbl.Us

Essential Question- How can I create a flow chart to help me plan a project?

Submit: JPEG of Flow Chart into DropBox (Chart)

Video Tutorial: MP4  (4 min)

Browse this page and look at this weeks project. Go to bubbl.us. Create bubbles (flow chart) like shown below here. Copy and paste the steps into the correct order on your flow chart. They have been placed into 4 sections to help you rearrange in the correct order easier.

Intro/Bubbl.us

• Browse the page to look at project expectations.
• Go to Bubbl.Us and create flow chart that shows the steps.
• Export the flow chart as a JPEG and submit into DropBox.
• Think about a question to survey others about.

PollEverywhere

• Print 1 copy of your poll off Poll Everywhere. And go home and login to spread word on Facebook.
• Go to PollEverywhere.
• Click on Create Your First Poll.
• Until 15 people have taken, my poll, I skip to Step 6 and work on Tagxedo
• You need 15 people to take your poll. (STAR classes are a great place to accomplish this.)
• Once 15 people have taken my poll, I go to Step 4 Kid's Zone Create a Graph.
• Add your survey question to PollEverywhere.

Kids' Zone Create a Graph

• In Kid's Zone Create a Graph, create pie chart over results.
• Copy and paste your .pdf chart file into our Shared Dropbox folder.
• Follow steps to download your pie chart as .pdf file.

Tagxedo

• Bring printed sheet to me.
• In Tagxedo, create a visual frequency word graphic over a Web 2.0 tool.
• Save and print Tagxedo.

3) Poll Everywhere-  30 Minutes/30 Points

Web 2.0 Tool: Poll Everywhere

Essential Question- How can I use online tools to survey? How can I create and give an online poll. How can cell phones be useful in a classroom?

Submit: Nothing (Since you are using my class account, I will be able to grade out of there.)

Video Tutorial: MP4 (5 min)

You are going to create an online survey question that people will be able to take on the computer or via text message. The question you create can be just for fun or for school use. You may have people take the survey as an activity in class, during STAR, at church, your athletic team... ANYONE, ANYTIME.....

• Go to www.polleverywhere.com.
• You will not have to create an account. Click on Create a Poll.
• After create your survey question, you should be able you can send out the link for your survey on Facebook.... You can print the sheet and have people take via text message... You have students bring their cell phones and take in class.... It is up to you, but you need to have at least 15 people take your survey.
• As people take your survey, it will tally the results on Polls Everywhere. Keep checking the site until you get 15 people to take. You will need these results to complete the next section.

4) Creating a Graph Online- 15 Minutes/15 Points  

Web 2.0 Tool- Kid's Zone Create a Graph

Essential Question- How can I generate graphs/charts on the Web?

Submit: During this Step 3, you will download a pie chart that you will submit in Step #4.

Video Tutorial: MP4 (5 min) (Includes Step 5 Submitting Graph Into DropBox)

• I know that the Polls Everywhere site gives you a column graph to show your results, but you need to make a pie chart to show your results.
• Follow the steps below.
• Go to the Kid's Zone Create a Graph. (You may want to right-click on this link and open in a new tab so you can have the directions in one window and the website open in another.)

Step 1 Chart Type- Select pie.	Step 2 Design - Hit the design tab, select gradient and change background color if you like.	Step 3 Data- Hit the Data tab, on this tab you can add title (correct capitalization), change number of slices, add slice names (Item label), votes on survey (value) they received on Polls Everywhere and change the slice colors.
Step 4 Labels - You can change whatever you want.	Step 5 Preview - You can see if you want to go back and change anything.	Step 6 Print and Save - Hit Download. Depending on what browser you are using, downloading may be different. Figure out how and where to download. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU DOWNLOAD IT!  Email it to yourself to be safe.

5) Submitting Assignment Into DropBox- 5 Minutes/5 Points  

Web 2.0 Tool- DropBox

Essential Question- How can I turn assignments into a shared folder?

Submit: Using the shared DropBox folder to turn in your assignments.

Video Tutorial: Combined as STEP 4 Part of Kids Graph Tutorial

• Last week, you set-up your shared folder. You will use it for the first time today. 
• Go find where you saved your graph, right-click on it and copy it. 
• Then, go to task bar and use the little blue box to open your Drop Box. 

• It will open your Dropbox. (Mine is shown on right.) Double-click the folder that has your name on it. That is the only folder we share. Right click and paste your assignment into the folder. 
• The document will sync to the folder on my computer and I will be able to grade it out of the DropBox. I will contact you if I didn't receive by the end of the week.

6) Create a Tagxedo- 10 Minutes/10 Points  

Web 2.0 Tool-  Tagxedo

Essential Question- How can I create a visual representation of Frequency Words?

Submit: Print a copy and give to teacher.

Video Tutorial: MP4 (6 min)

• Go to the website and research a NEW Web 2.0 tool that interests you.
• Go to Google, type in the Web 2.0 tool you selected and search for an interesting article on the Web 2.0.
• Once you have found an article on the tool, copy the web address and go to Tagxedo.
• Click on Create and let it load.
• Click on Load and paste in you web address.
• Hit Submit.
• Go and play with settings to make yours unique.
• Click Save> 16 MGP> and save into your DropBox folder.
• Then go back and print.
• Write your name on it.
• Bring me the printed copy.

7) Register for Brain Flips- 10 Minutes/10 Points  

• Next week we will use www.brainflips.com
• Go to the site. Hit "Not a Member" Sign-Up.
• Enter your info. Use the class email and password to register for new account.
• Your account has to be confirmed through email. It will send that confirmation email to your teacher, so we will be ready to use site next week.