August

"The best way to predict your future is to create it." -- anonymous

27 Introductions/Rules

• Icebreaker 3 Truths and a Dream or Get to know partner interviews.
• Syllabus
• Acceptable Use Policy -- (Student Handbook) 
• Student Data Sheet (handout)
• Media Release -- (Student Handbook)
• Assign Computers - log in information
• Classroom Rules (read)
• Classroom Procedures (read)
• Computer Procedures (read)
• Definitions of Computer Violations (read & sign)
• Rules (hand out/sign turn in)
• Click here for a form to print out and check off. You must have everything checked off and turned in for your grade.
• Due by Friday, August 31st

28 Rules/Copyright Laws

Have you completed and turned in??? Click here for a form to print out and check off. You must have everything checked off and turned in for your grade.Due by Friday, August 31st.

1. AUP: power point- turn in
2. Classroom Rules (read)
3. Classroom Procedures (read)
4. Computer Classroom Use (read)
5. Definitions of Computer Violations (hand out – to be signed by student & parent)  - turn in
6. Rules (hand out/sign) - turn in
7. Copyright Laws & 10 Myths about Copyright
8. The Mystery Behind the
9. Student Data Sheet (hand out) - turn in
10. How to format your Journal (read & save to your computer folder)
11. Computer Log ins and passwords

TEKS: 1A, 3A, 3B

29 & 30 Journals/Finish rules & copyright laws

• Go over Journal entries - what is expected
• Introduction to warm ups- Journal's instructions
• Navigate through class webpages/ checking website for topics/assignments
• Watch this video
• Did you know?

Start on Projects: Copyright/AUP/History

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B 7B

31 Check-off sheet due TODAY

• Assign regular seating chart.
• How/when to do them
• finish all rules/copyright work - turn in
• View Design Tips for Power Point Presentations

Work on Projects: Copyright/AUP/History

Have a GREAT & SAFE Labor Day break and I'll see you next Tuesday!

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B 7B

September

"To achieve your best, get in over your head and rise to the top. " - Dr. Richard Tapia
Professor of Computational Mathematics, Rice University

4 No School

LABOR DAY!

4 Work on Projects/Start Presenting

Journal - see instructions

Work on Projects: Copyright/AUP/History

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B 7B

5 & 6 Present Projects

Journal - see instructions

Present Projects: Copyright/AUP/History

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B 7B

7 Present Projects

Journal- Don't forget to print out and turn in warm-ups for the week for a grade!!

After you are finished with your journal entry, log off (7th period only - shut down) and take a seat in the classroom chairs. Get out a pencil/pen and paper and make sure you take notes during the presentations.

10 Present Projects

Journal

• put a copy of the project document (research, rubric and questions) and put the names of all students in the group at the top, in the folder I have created under student commons/pinkley/Web/your period/project I. This must be done to get credit. You should have filled out all information by now.
• then stay logged on, and take a seat in the classroom chairs. Get out a pencil/pen and paper and make sure you take notes during the presentations.

11 Netiquette

Journal

Click on the following links, read, take notes, take quiz.

• Netiquette - take notes
• Netiquette & Ethics (read power point - take notes) (consider the social consequences of information put on the computer.)
• Click on the"The Core Rules of Netiquette" Read the introduction and all 10 rules.(The Core Rules of Netiquette are excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea. Click on each rule for elaboration.)

• Take the Netiquette Quiz (leave screen up so I can see your score)

TEKS: 1A,3A, 3B, 1E

12 & 13 Computer Crimes

Journal

• the Internet-Know Before You Go! (Study each of the following:
• Are you a good cybercitizen?
• Rules in Cyberspace - check out all the Do's and Don'ts
• You can get into real trouble for hacking!

Complete the following (hand out) - FOR A GRADE - turn in to class tray.

• Cybercrime - use this hand out (classes - get from me) to complete the worksheet.

Protect Yourself :

Computer Viruses
Protect yourself from these digital demons.

Passwords
How to choose a secure password.

Don't Get Caught in the Phish Trap
Prevent cyber-thieves from ripping you off.

Ten Tips for Smart and Safe Shopping
Before you hit the virtual malls, review our guidelines.

Privacy
Keep your Internet activities private.

Top Ten Privacy Tips
How to conceal your digital data.

Backup Your Data
How to protect your valuable files.

Try these other sites & documents for more information:

My Rules for Online Safety

Tips for safe surfing

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 3A, 3B

14 Webmastering Designs

Journal

• After you finish your Journal entry
• Take quiz I and take quiz II on Test Your Net IQ

Read the following websites/power point AND TAKE NOTES:

• read the following websites AND TAKE NOTES:
• IE Class Prepares Students for "Real-World" Webmastering!
• Why HTML Is Better For Web Design
• Understanding Good Web Design Principle

Use the hand out for the following page. Turn in to substitute at the end of class.

• Webpage that suck!

If you get finished with the worksheet you may play Hangman you can work with a partner if you would like, but only if you have finished and turned in the worksheet, completed!

Homework: Bring in ads, articles and printed material of designs you really like.

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 3C, 4C, 6A, 7C, 11A

17 Principles of Design: Elements of Design

Journal

You must register on Quia for games, quizzes, and /tests. This must be done by Wed/Thurs. Instructions

Using the following websites and power points, save the principles of design worksheet in your personal folder, print out, turn in when finished.

• Elements of Design -read through conclusion (fill out worksheet - handout.)
• Elements of Design - ppt
• Principles of Design -read through conclusion (take detailed notes)
• Principles of Balance
• Radical Balance -read through hands on experience (take detailed notes)
• Symmetrical Balance
• Asymmetrical Balance
• Lines - ppt

Principles of Design and Balance QUIZ

If you don't finish the worksheets today, you will continue on tomorrow.

TEKS 7D, 7E, 7F

Don't forget Open House Tonight

18 Principles of Design: Design concepts - Contrast, Repetition, Alignment & Proximity (CRAP)

Journal

This has to be done TODAY - You must register on Quia for games, quizzes, and tests. This must be done by TODAY.

• CARP home page - this is the home page, go through each of the prinicples of design.
• Principles of Design - C.R.A.P - power point - take detailed notes
• Proximity & Alignment - (make sure you click on the poster, business card and invitation to watch their alignment change.)
• Repetition & Contrast - Shows bad/good examples
• CRAP (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity)

• Get a partner
• Open the following presentation
• Go to "format" then "Slide Design" and choose a design for your presentation.
• Go to "file" & "save as" first save in student commons with both last names - then at the end of each day, save that copy to your personal folders.
• When you are ready to place a picture of the web page simply press the "print screen" button on your key board. Then on the page that you want it to appear on press "Ctrl - V" or right click and choose "paste".
• Now resize your image so that it fits. Hold down "shift" as you resize it to keep the proportions the same.

Resources

• Use the  Cool Home Pages Site to find your pages . Not all of the links work just keep trying new ones. There are hundreds of sites. Pick a site that displays the colors or principals you are looking for. You cannot use a site more than once.

OR

Use the following worksheet, if you would rather do the assignment on your own. As always, save it to your personal folder.

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

19/20 cont. Principles of Design: Design concepts - Contrast, Repetition, Alignment & Proximity (CRAP)

Journal

You must register on Quia for games, quizzes, and /tests. Please let me know if you have not done this yet. Instructions

Continue working on presentation. Save in the Pinkley/Web/Color project folder AND Remember to your personal site folders at the end of the class period.

Use the following ppts and websites to help you with your power point or go back to Monday's and Tuesday's calendar and look at some of those on contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity.

Cool Home Pages Site to find your pages and the Color Theory ppt.

Did you finish (and turn in) the Elements of Design and worksheet?

Did you complete the Principles of Design and Balance QUIZ and turn in for a grade.

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

21 Design Concepts - Searching the Web

Journal

You must register on Quia for games, quizzes, and /tests. Please let me know if you have not done this yet. Instructions

View the following power point Logo PPT.ppt on logos. Complete the (handout) using the following website: Ad Access

TEKS: 6A, 6B, 7D, 7K, 10C, 10D

Teacher Resources:
Lesson Plan

• Logo PPT.ppt
• Rubric.pdf
• Student Activity.pdf  
• Scavenger Hunt.pdf 

24 Basic Principles of Design - examples

Journal - start a new document, label it Week 5, save to your personal file in a file called journal.

Read the directions worksheet open the word flyer , save to your personal folder. You may work with a partner (design ideas, etc., but you both need to work on the design separately -- do your own work. Print to default (4000.)

Look at the:

1. examples - read
2. lesson 1_1 - read
3. lesson 1_2 - read

If you finish early create a different one, turn it in too for extra credit - label it extra credit.

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7D, 7K, 10C, 10D, 11A, 11B

Teacher Resources:
Lesson Plan

• examples
• directions worksheet
• lesson 1_1 - read
• lesson 1_2 - read
• word flyer

25 Basic Principles of Design - examples (cont.)

Journal

Finish flyer - if you do not get done, you must turn it in by Friday for credit. You will not be able to work on it in class.

Read the directions worksheet open the word flyer , save to your personal folder. You may work with a partner (design ideas, etc., but you both need to work on the design separately -- do your own work. Print to default (4000.)

Do not print two copies - only one! - turn in to work tray up front, next to my desk. Make sure you have saved a copy to your personal folder.

Look at the:

1. examples - read
2. lesson 1_1 - read
3. lesson 1_2 - read

If you finish early create a different one, turn it in too for extra credit - label it extra credit.

All work up to this point must be done by Friday for credit.

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7D, 7K, 10C, 10D, 11A, 11B

Teacher Resources:
Lesson Plan

• examples
• directions worksheet
• lesson 1_1 - read
• lesson 1_2 - read
• word flyer

Also, work on (if you finish early) - Review

26/27 Intro to Color & Color Theory

Journal

• Color matters (study and take notes) click on:

1. How Animals See Color
2. Why Are School Buses Yellow?
3. Color Matters for What You Wear
4. Look Inside the Eye
5. What is Color-Blindness?
6. Color Vision for Mice
7. Are Black and White colors?

• Psychology of Color - ppt
• Make a splash with color
• Color Theory
• Color Theory - ppt

Using the above websites and power points work on the following worksheets. Remember to save to your personal folder in the daily work folder. Do not print.

1. Color Theory Vocabulary
2. Worksheet - Meaning of Colors
3. Worksheet - Chameleon

http://www.colormatters.com/bbcar.html
Go to this web site. Start Microsoft Word. Write one fact/statement/idea that interested you at this site. If you were to be given a car today, what type of car would you want and what color would it be? Find a picture of your dream car and paste it into your Word document. When you finish save into your personal folder.

Take the color theory quiz - Teacher Screen Grade....raise your hand when you have completed each instruction sheet for the sub to check your work for a grade.

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

28 Ketchup Day!

Journal - print out journal entries for week 5 (only once please.) If this is not completed and turned in today, you will receive a 50.

When you have completed your journal, please work on any assignments you are missing. If you think you are caught up, please check with me, because any assignments not turned in today will be written as a 50.

Did you? Take the color theory quiz - Teacher Screen Grade....raise your hand when you have completed for me to check your work for a grade.

If you do have all assignments turned in, study for the quiz on Monday on color. You can look over any powerpoints, websites we have covered this week and last and check your work in your folders or click here to review.

Work on this if you are finished:

Complete the Shapes Worksheet.
Create a Balloon Bouquet with different color schemes: monochromatic, Complimentary, analogous, warm & cool. Save for Screen Grade

• Use at least 3 AutoShapes for each group
• Use a different color scheme ( monochromatic, complimentary, analogous, warm & cool) for each group
• Identify the scheme using WordArt
• For each Balloon use Custom Colors, Fill Effects (Gradients, Textures, Patterns, Pictures), Transparency, Line Colors and Styles, Drop Shadows and 3D.

Save as Color Balloons in your personal folder in your daily work folder for Teacher Screen Grade. If it is not there, you will not receive a grade. It has to be in your personal drive under daily work.

Work on this if you finish the other worksheets.

http://www.colormatters.com/bbcar.html
Go to this web site. Start Microsoft Word. Write one fact/statement/idea that interested you at this site. If you were to be given a car today, what type of car would you want and what color would it be? Find a picture of your dream car and paste it into your Word document. When you finish save into your personal folder.