October

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary." Steve Jobs

Journal - start a new document, label it Week 6, save to your personal file in a file called journal.

If you do not have a grade (or did not take the Color Theory Quiz, you have to take it NOW, raise your hand when finished, I will check your grade.

You can review:

• Elements of Design
• Proximity & Alignment
• Repetition & Contrast(make sure you click on the images to see the changes)
• Psychology of Color
• Review/gamesmatching/flashcard and concentration
• Principles & Elements PowerPoint Presentation

Take the quiz when you think you are ready. Quiz

a. Cick on the above quiz link
b. Type First Name in the first name box.
c. Type Last Name then your class period Number ,  (ie: Smith - 1) Let me see your name before starting
e. Click Submit

Play Quia games when finished!

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

Journal - when you finish with your journal entry, please stay logged on and have a seat and wait for instructions, quietly.

For 7th period only. Take the TEST on Elements of Design, C.R.A.P., and psychology of color. remember:

a. Cick on the above quiz link
b. Type First Name in the first name box.
c. Type Last Name then your class period Number ,  (ie: Smith - 7)
e. Click Submit
f. You can not go backwards on your browser.
g. You can not use the backspace key.

The counselors will be giving a presentation on Cyber Safety.

If time permits take the Personality Quiz.

Journal

Go to this web site, read and take notes over the materials presented. Typography and read PPT - take notes

Typography categories:

1. Oldstyle
2. Modern
3. Square/Slab
4. Script/Cursive
5. Sans Serif
6. Decorative/Occasional

Read the following websites, take notes: Type Contrasts
Typography
Font tag attributes
Definitions of typeface & fonts
Changing Font Attributes

Assignment: Open the Categories of type notes worksheet save to your daily work folder, save as Type. Use my notes and and fill in your worksheet.

Now open a new document and list 3 more type family in each of the 6 boxes. Three are given to you, you must find 3 more either using the fonts we have available or go to the type category websites, above. Save to your daily work folder, save as Categories of Type.

(MAKE SURE YOUR NAME AND PERIOD IS ON IT) turn in.

Check this out if you finish both worksheets. Use Peter Piper's Palette Picker to choose your colors Use the color wheel to choose complimentary and monochromatic color schemes.

Teacher Resources:

Categories of Type: Student Activity
Booklet instructions
Lesson Overview

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

Journal - print out journal entries for week 6 (only once please) Today we will create a new folder to put all our web folders in. Listen up before you start Freeky Friday.

Please make sure you have completed all work required for this 6 weeks. Some still have the test from Monday to do.

Freeky Friday!

Objective: students will learn how to use search engines to search the web.

Journal - after you finish your journal stay logged in, but have a seat and wait for instruction.

1. Read Searching the Web activity on Learn the Net (all three pages - take the quiz at the end of page 3.)
   
2. Open the Four Nets Worksheet and use it to record your findings as you complete the Four NETS For Better Searching activity from Bernie Dodge's "The Webquest Page" site: Learn the Net
   Print out your completed worksheet and turn in.
   
3. Complete a Validity Report as you test the validity of the following site: http://www.martinlutherking.org Print out your completed report and turn in.
   
4. Complete the Web Page Credibility Checklist for the following site: http://www.whitehouse.net/ Print out your completed report and turn in.

TEKS: 1A, 4A, 4B, 4C, 6B, 7A, 8A, 11A

Objective: students will learn a brief history of the internet, how the internet works, how the internet has impacted our society, by reading Internet Concepts and filling out a worksheet to study from for a Quiz on Monday.

Don't do Journal, yet -you will complete it after the assignment.

1. Read all the pages on Internet Fundamentals
2. Complete this worksheet and use as a study guide.
3. Record in your journal the two most interesting facts you learned in this activity.Please elaborate! (remember three complete sentences, 60 words or more.)

TEKS: 1E, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 7A

Journal - week 8

Quiz on Fundamentals of the Internet will be tomorrow.

Objective: students will learn how to use the rule of thirds to design web pages.

Read the following links on Golden Section/Rule of Thirds:

The Divine Proportion was closely studied by the Greek sculptor, Phidias, and as a result, it took on the name of Phi.

• Divine Proportion:
• The Golden Section
• The Golden Rule
• Designs Digital Rule of Thirds and Golden Triangle
• Rule of Thirds
• Break the Rule of Thirds
• Take stunning images
  Basic Principles of Rule of Thirds: Basic Elements of Composition

Assignment:

1. In Word, paste a clip art/photo from the online gallery, or get a photo from on-line that demonstrates the Golden Section Theory. Using the line tools draw the lines and add a filled circle at the center of interest. Label and explain the theory. Save as golden section to your personal folder/daily folder/print(default) turn in to tray.
2. Get another image and do the same for the Rule of Thirds. Save as rule of thrirds to your personal folder/daily folder/print(default) turn in to tray.

Golden Section/Rule of Thirds.  Lesson Plan , Teacher Resource

Golden Section/Rule of Thirds.  Teacher Resource

If you finish early, you must study for Quiz.

TEKS: 10B, 10G,10H

Objective: students will take a quiz on what they have learned about Internet Fundamentals and Search Engines and will work on Internet vocabulary.

Journal - when you are finished with your journal entry then study the websites from Friday and review the Internet Fundamentals powerpoint presentation before completing the quiz.

Take the Quia Quiz on what you read and took notes on for Internet Fundamentals and Search Engines, last week.

Notice: You can not go backwards in your browser, nor use the backspace key and you must put your period number with your last name (ie: 1-Smith.) If you fail to follow these directions - I will take 10 pts off your total score. AND if you fail to SUBMIT your quiz, or if I can not find your quiz on Quia, you will receive a zero for the quiz.

When you are finished with the Quiz, start working on Vocabulary terms.

TEKS: 1E, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4C, 5A, 5B, 7A

Journal - after you have finished your journal entry, stay logged on and have a seat, wait for instructions.

Design Principles 1

Objective: students will watch two videos (as a group) on learning the basics of design principles.

What makes up a web page? This video will take you through the pieces of a web page and show you some examples. [07:31]  Real | Windows Media | Flash

Design Principles 2

Just because you know what goes into a web site doesn't mean you can make a good one. This video goes into design principles such as color, consistency, templates and overall site design. [11:51]  Real | Windows Media | Flash

Objective: Students will learn the basics of good web design.

Activities:

Open the document on top 10 websites. Using the worksheet and the websites below you must open a new document/save it as Top 10 and (follow the instructions and answer the questions from the top 10 document-this is a read-only worksheet.)

Web Design Features
Good Web Design Features
Bad Design Features

Good web sites to learn about design issues:

• Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
• Good Web Design
• also See it Right book and clear print guidelines
• Ten Good Deeds in Web Design

Make sure your name and class period is on your document. Print and turn in for a grade.

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

Journal - print journals, turn in.

Objective: Students will learn the basics of good web design.

Finish activities from Wed/Thurs. When finished continue working on vocabulary words.

You must have the Top 10 worksheet completed and the vocabulary worksheet completed and turned in before you play ANY games or get on any other websites, and must be approved if not listed on here.

If all activities are completed, you may play balloons or

Carve your own pumpkin

Ben & Jerry's -make sure your sound is turned way down.

Freeky Friday!

Journal - week 9 - for yesterday's journal, please just put - no journal entry.

Objective: students will learn webmastering terms.

When you are finished with your journal entry. You can work on some of the vocabulary puzzles, Norton On-line (do computering fundamentals,) or you can log off and do wordsearches at your desk or online 1,2,3,4. - DO NOT PRINT THESE OUT. This is not a free day, you must do only these activities -- today.

TEKS: 1E

Journal

Objective: students will learn basic HTML though examples and using tutorials.

Use this website to learn HTML. Take the quiz at the end of each section, basics, text, lists, etc.

Use these tutorials for better understanding.

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B

Journal - print journals, turn in.

Objective: students will learn basic HTML - images, links and backgrounds though examples and using tutorials.

Use this website to learn HTML. Take the quiz at the end of each section, basics, text, lists, etc.

Use these tutorials for better understanding.

Check out the cool marquees and more.

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B

Journal - week 10

Objective: students will take a quiz on what they have learned thus far, on basic html.Then students will create a webpage using MS Notepad."

After you have finished your journal entry you may review (basics, text, and lists) for your quiz. You MUST wait for instructions before starting the quiz or you will receive a zero for the Quiz.

Read about.com on how to create your 1st webpage. All classes get instructions from teacher. Check out this basic example. This is what the code looks like.

Using these websites and tutorials to create your "1st web page."

Teacher resource: Lesson Plan, Activity Sheet, HTML Cheat Sheet

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 5B, 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E

Journal

Objective: students will work on their 1st webpage using MS Notepad."

Before you get started you might want to look at this site. To help you better understand building a webpage using notepad. Also, you can use this document to help you build your 1st web page.

Read about.com on how to create your 1st webpage. All classes get instructions from teacher. Check out this basic example. This is what the code looks like.

Using these websites and tutorials to create your "1st web page."

Teacher resource: Lesson Plan, Activity Sheet, HTML Cheat Sheet

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 5B, 7A, 7B, 7D, 7E

Journal

Objective: students will center, bold, and underline text, insert a proper heading. Insert Clipart from the Gallery or on line, horizontal lines, scrolling marquees, background color, insert hyperlinks and a title using HTML code to create a basic web page. Use the Rubric to critique each others pages.

Read about.com on how to create your 1st webpage. All classes view instructions.

Refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "basic web page."

Teacher resource: Lesson Plan, Rubric, HTML Cheat Sheet

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 5B, 7A, 7B, 7D

November

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." -- Albert Schweitzer

Journal

Objective: students will center, bold, and underline text, insert a proper heading. Insert Clipart from the Gallery or on line, horizontal lines, scrolling marquees, background color, insert hyperlinks and a title using HTML code to create a basic web page. Use the Rubric to critique each others pages.

Read about.com on how to create your 1st webpage. All classes view instructions.

Refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "basic web page."

Teacher resource: Lesson Plan, Rubric, HTML Cheat Sheet

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 5B, 7A, 7B, 7D

Journal

Objective: students will continue working on a basic webpage and use center, bold, and underline text, insert a proper heading. Insert Clipart from the Gallery or on line, horizontal lines, scrolling marquees, background color, insert hyperlinks and a title using HTML code to create a basic web page. Use the Rubric to critique each others pages.

Read about.com on how to create your 1st webpage. All classes view instructions.

Refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "basic web page."

Teacher resource: Lesson Plan, Rubric, HTML Cheat Sheet

TEKS: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 5B, 7A, 7B, 7D

Journal - week 11

Objective: students will start their "All about me web page."

Use these websites for examples of several different types of personal web pages (lots of good ones).

Helpful websites to locate clipart, bullets, separation bars, and backgrounds:
Barry’s ClipArt
Free-Backgrounds.com
Windy’s Design Studio
Iain’s Textures
FreebiesOnly.com
More...

Remember to refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "All about me web page."

More...

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B

Journal

Objective: students will start their "All about me web page."

Use these websites for examples of several different types of personal web pages (lots of good ones).

Helpful websites to locate clipart, bullets, separation bars, and backgrounds:
Barry’s ClipArt
Free-Backgrounds.com
Windy’s Design Studio
Iain’s Textures
FreebiesOnly.com
More...

Remember to refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "All about me web page."

More...

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B

Journal

Objective: students will start their "All about me web page."

Use these websites for examples of several different types of personal web pages (lots of good ones).

Helpful websites to locate clipart, bullets, separation bars, and backgrounds:
Barry’s ClipArt
Free-Backgrounds.com
Windy’s Design Studio
Iain’s Textures
FreebiesOnly.com
More...

Remember to refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "All about me web page."

More...

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B

Journal - print journals, turn in.

Objective: students will start their "All about me web page."

Use these websites for examples of several different types of personal web pages (lots of good ones).

Helpful websites to locate clipart, bullets, separation bars, and backgrounds:
Barry’s ClipArt
Free-Backgrounds.com
Windy’s Design Studio
Iain’s Textures
FreebiesOnly.com
More...

Remember to refer back to these websites and tutorials to create your "All about me web page."

More...

TEKS: 1A, 1E, 2B, 5A, 6A, 7D, 7E, 7F, 7H, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B