February

“The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.” — Marian Wright Edelman ((1939-) The Measure of Our Success (1992) ."

Quote of the day: "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed."
-- Booker T. Washington

Journal

Good Stuff!!!

What are we doing today? Students will finish their Autobiographical Webpages.

When finished work on a webpage about your "Dream Car Webpage."

Activity: Open instructions for creating a webpage about your dream car. Please follow the instructions. And use the Rubric for your Dream Car webpage.

Lesson Plan
Student Activity

TEKS: 5A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7F, 7H, 8E, 9B, 10A, 12B

Quote of the day: " There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."
— Aldous Huxley

Journal - Print and turn in.

Good Stuff!!!

What are we doing today? Students will finish their "Dream Car Webpage." Students should have Autobiography webpage and Dream Car Webpage finished by the end of class today.

Print out codes of webpages, from notepad and attach to rubrics and turn in for a grade.

Activity: Open instructions for creating a webpage about your dream car. Please follow the instructions. And use the Rubric for your Dream Car webpage.

Lesson Plan
Student Activity

If you finished both webpages, study more on anchors and links. Use the Tryit editor and practice using links. Also, work on coloring links. Using your webpages, practice on anchors and links. Study the links page very carefully.

TEKS: 5A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7F, 7H, 8E, 9B, 10A, 12B

Journal - Week 23 - when you have completed your journal, stay logged on and have a seat.

• The Blue Dash
  Fix the blue dash below linked images!
• The HR Tag Attributes
  See what else you can do with the HR tag!
• The Cursor Properties
  See how to change the appearance of the viewer's cursor on the page.
• Using the Text Properties
  How to change the alignment and decoration of your text.
• The Color and Background Properties
  How to use background colors and images for more than just the entire page!

Journal

• Linking to Other Pages
• Changing the Link Color
• Using an Image as a Link
• Changing the Link Color
• Links R us
• cheat sheet - if you would like a copy of this, see me

and

Webstuff
Handy Hints for Web Designers
Your Choice of Web Site Color - be sure to take the "eye" test.

Check out a couple of student's work on the recent activities:

Autobiography
Dream Car

If you have mastered links and color links, and read about Web design then start on the page navigation activity.

Activity: Work on the page navigation assignment. Read and complete the activity and turn in for a grade. NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up.

If you finish all the websites listed for today, you may create a Valentine's Day card.

Good Stuff!!!

TEKS: 5A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7F, 7H, 8E, 9B, 10A, 12B

Journal

If you finish, continue to explore links, changing link colors, anchors and navigation bars. Become an expert with underlines, hr tags, cursor properties, text properties and color and background properties. NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up. And/or:

Read and STUDY the folllowing tutorials on links:

• Linking to Other Pages
• Changing the Link Color
• Using an Image as a Link
• Changing the Link Color
• Links R us
• cheat sheet - if you would like a copy of this, see me

and

Webstuff
Handy Hints for Web Designers
Your Choice of Web Site Color - be sure to take the "eye" test.

Good Stuff!!!

TEKS: 5A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 7F, 7H, 8E, 9B, 10A, 12B

Journal - Print and turn in.

If you finish, continue to explore links, changing link colors, anchors and navigation bars. Become an expert with underlines, hr tags, cursor properties, text properties and color and background properties. NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up.

Quote of the day: " ...no red states, no blue states, only the UNITED states... " -- Barack Obama, 2004 Keynote address to the Democratic National Convention

Journal - week 24 - afterafter you finish our journal entry, stay logged on and have a seat!

What are we doing this week? We will be learning about Graphic Design Theory and Career Opportunities. Raster vs. Vector Images.

What are we doing today? Students will read and learn about
Graphic Design Theory, Principles of Design, and Role of Graphic Design.

Objective: Students will read about Graphic Design Theory, careers involving and uses of Graphic Design. They will view some examples.

Activity: Study and read about

• Simplicity
• Abstract
• Dominance
• Unity
• Flow
• Balance
• White Space
• Proportion
• Final Media

Students will view each of the handouts. NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up.

Good Stuff!!!

Quote of the day: "I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who beileve in me. We all have to take defeats in life."-- Muhammad Ali (1942-) statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973

Journal

What are we doing today? Students will continue working on Graphic Design Theory, Principles of Design, Role of Graphic Design. Students will fill out worksheet based on information they read.

Objective: Students will read about Graphic Design Theory, careers involving and uses of Graphic Design. They will view some examples.

Activity: Study and read about and fill out worksheet. Get a copy from your substitite. Using the website Graphic Design Theory fill in the blanks. Turn in, even if you don't finish. Make sure your name and class period are on your paper.

• Simplicity
• Abstract
• Dominance
• Unity
• Flow
• Balance
• White Space
• Proportion
• Final Media

NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up.

Good Stuff!!!

Quote of the day: "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know." -- Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong (1900-1971) reply when asked what jazz is

Journal

What are we doing today? Students will learn about graphics. Vector vs. Raster (bitmap) Images.

Objective: Students will read about images and fill out the worksheet and turn in for a grade.

Activity: Study the links on Intro to Graphics Using the links finish the worksheet either on-line or get a hand out and work with pen or pencil. Please read the instructions carefully on the worksheet

Good Stuff!!!

NO GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up.

Quote of the day: " Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. " -- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) Strength to Love, 1963

Journal - print and turn in! - log off and have a seat.

What are we doing today? We will be going over and passing out papers, taking a survey, misc.

Good Stuff!!! .

Quote of the day:"Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face ." -- Carol Moseley-Braun (1947-) interview in The New Republic, November 15, 1993

Journal - week 25 - print out last weeks journals, please - turn in for a grade.

What are we doing this week? We will be learning about and designing logos. We will be discussing the The 9th Annual Humble ISD District Science-Engineering Fair Logo contest. And then they will work on their own logos or logos for the Science Fair.

What are we doing today? Students will see examples of bitmap and vector images. They will learn how to design logos.

Objective: Students will use Indesign or photoshop to create their own logos or create a logo for The 9th Annual Humble ISD District Science-Engineering Fair Logo contest,

Activity: Study ideas, concepts and look at examples to get ideas for your logo designs.

Play the Logo Game to see how many popular logos you can identify and discuss why they are so recognizable...is it the colors, fonts, shapes?

NO Internet GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up - Saturday class. Logo game is the only "game" allowed.

Good Stuff!!!

Quote of the day:" A problem is a chance to do your best." -- Duke Ellington

Journal

Make sure you have created your 6th 6weeks folder, wtih daily work, journal and projects folders with in it.

What are we doing today? Students will finish designing their logos for The 9th Annual Humble ISD District Science-Engineering Fair Logo contest, For those who are competing, logos have to be turned into me no later than Thursday, Feb. 28th.

Objective: Students will use Indesign or photoshop to create their own logos or create a logo for The 9th Annual Humble ISD District Science-Engineering Fair Logo contest,

Activity: Study ideas, concepts and look at examples to get ideas for your logo designs. Look at examples of bitmap and vector images.

Continue working on Science Fair Logos.
Indesign worksheets - I have handouts
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NO Internet GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up - Saturday class. Logo game is the only "game" allowed.

Good Stuff!!!

Quote of the day: " Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed." -- Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Up From Slavery (1901)

Journal - print out and turn in.

What are we doing today? Students will learn more about Indesign to continue working on logos.

Objective: Students will learn more about Indesign to create logos. Students will see examples of bitmap and vector images.

Indesign worksheets - I have handouts
del.icio.us.

Activity: Students will work on tutorials on Indesign. .

NO Internet GAMES!!!!! -- if you are caught playing any games, it will be an automatic call to parent and a write up - Saturday class. Logo game is the only "game" allowed.

Good Stuff!!!