March

“ Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.”
— Randy Pausch - Carnegie Mellon University "

Quote of the day: "Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand." – Native American proverb

Journal - week 26 - finish journal entry, stay logged on and have a seat.

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What are we doing this week? We will be learning about InDesign with tutorials, class discussions and handouts.

What are we doing today? Learning about Indesign. Tutorials - we will do these as a class.

Introduction - Welcome
Workspace -

• Document Window - worksheets
• Basic Preferences
• Navagating

You can view these tutorials more, on your own.

Objectives: Students will understand the Work Area of InDesign, Basic Preferences, and Navigating.

Some very interesting tutorials and more on Indesign:
Indesign worksheets - I have handouts
del.icio.us.
workspace

Quote of the day: "There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.” – Samuel Johnson

Journal

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What are we doing today? Team building.

Quote of the day: "My grandfather once told me there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group. There was much less competition." – Indira Gandhi

Journal

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NO LATE ARRIVAL
TAKS Schedule :

7:25 – 11:40 TAKS Testing
11:40 – 11:46 Passing
11:46 – 1:15 5th Period
*A Lunch 11:46 – 12:11
*B Lunch 12:18 – 12:43
*C Lunch 12:50 – 1:15
1:15 – 1:22 Passing
1:22 – 2:40 3rd Period

Thursday, March 6th – Periods 1, 2, 6, 4, 7

7:25 – 8:44 1st Period
8:44 – 8:50 passing
8:50 – 10:07 2nd Period
10:07 – 10:13 passing
10:13 – 11:28 6th Period
11:34 – 1:03 4th Period
*A Lunch 11:34 – 11:59
*B Lunch 12:06 – 12:31
*C Lunch 12:38 – 1:03
1:10 – 2:40 7th Period

Quote of the day: "Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want things." – Randy Pausch - Carnegie Mellon University

Journal - please print and turn in.

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Quote of the day: "You never get a second chance to make a first impression. " – Anonymous

Journal - week 27 - when you finish your journal entry, please stay logged on and have a seat!

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What are we doing this week? We will be creating logos for the Doodle4Google Contest.

What are we doing today? Students will use colored pencils and/or Photoshop to work on a design doodle for Google to enter a contest or turn in for a grade.

Description: What if you could design a new machine or device? In this lesson students will look at innovations and inventions in the world of machines. They will brainstorm on the types of inventions they might like to see in the future and design their own “marvelous
machine”. Students will then doodle a design for their machine on the Google logo.

Objectives: Students will be able to:

• investigate the nature and function of machines
• create a presentation slide show outlining how machine technology affects their lives and the lives of others
• create and share an idea for a new machine that will make tasks easier, more efficient or more effective
• design and draw a Google doodle of their new machine

What if?
Original Doodler
view templates
Holiday Logos
Fan Logos
FAQ
logo 1
logo 2
logo 3
logo 4
logo 5

Judging and Prizese: Students

Quote of the day: "My grandfather once told me there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group. There was much less competition." – Indira Gandhi

Journal

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What are we doing today? Students will continue working on a design doodle for Google to enter a contest or turn in for a grade. Please note what your researched papers should look like!

Objective: Students will learn about technology inventions that have had an impact on our lives. They will put together a slide presentation with their group.

Activity: Students will:

1. Get into groups to present researched inventions. Each group of 1, 2 or 3 students will prepare a slide show presentation to share with the class.
2. Using computer-based slide presentation programs (power point) each student group member prepares one slide that visually depicts their machines and answers the research questions. The slides are combined into one presentation for each group .- screen grade.
3. During the slide presentation the student presenters will discuss with the class the effects their researched machines have had on their lives and/or on the world.
4. All presentations will be done on block day. So, your slides need to be done at the end of class today!
5. After the presentations, students will now create an idea for a new machine or device that might make tasks easier or to help make a better world. You will then use that idea to create your Google Logo.

Students: This is your warning! If you are caught chewing gum in my class...you will receive a write up!

Quote of the day: "The most important thing in life is gving back." – Michael R. Bloomberg

Journal

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What are we doing today? Students will continue working on a design Doodle4Google Logo to enter a contest or turn in for a grade.

Objective: Students will finish their slide presentations on their technology research project.(For a screen grade.) Then students will work on drawing their doodle4google logo.

Activity: Students will present their slide presentations. Then students will:

1. “Brainstorm” on possible new machines to collaborate on ideas for “inventions”.
2. Then students will write explanations of what machine/device they would like to see, what it would look like and how it would affect their daily life and the lives of others. – turn in for a grade.
3. Show the class several examples of Google doodles. Students will take their idea for a machine and create a doodle of that device on the Google logo. Use pens or colored pencils or photoshop and the Google logo template.
4. Once students have finished their drawings, be sure to give their doodle a title (5 words max) that expresses the theme “What if...?”

Google Logo Tutorials

Quote of the day: "A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success." – Dr. Joyce Brothers

Journal - print and turn in.

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What are we doing today?

Have a safe and fun Spring Break!

Quote of the day: "Sandwich every bit of criticism between two thick layers of praise." – Mary Kay Ash

Make sure you have created a new folder for the 6th 6 weeks, with a daily, journals, and projects folders within.

What are we doing this week? We will be learning about Adobe Image Ready and making animated gif files.

What are we doing today? Students will learn a new form for journal entries and discuss their spring breaks.

Journal - week 28 - NEW document to use.

Good Stuff!!! - ie: Spring Break!

Quote of the day: "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. " – George Washington Carver

Journal - week 28 - NEW document to use - after you write in your journals please have a seat. STAY LOGGED ON!

What are we doing today? Students will view Image Ready introductory tutorials. They will fill out a worksheet as they watch the tutorials.

Objective: Students will be introduced to Adobe ImageReady.

Activity: Basics of Animation - click on each number to see the definition (use this as a study guide.) Fill out the worksheets as you watch the folllowing tutorials:
Adobe ImageReady CS Tutorials

Worksheet - handout

Webmonkey Tutorial - if needed.

Quote of the day: "The only failure is not to try. " – George Clooney

Journal

What are we doing today? Students will finish tutorials then work on some simple animations.

Objective: Students will create a text animation using Adobe ImageReady, then some simple animation projects.

Activity: Using the tutorial, create a text animation.
1. Text - then work on the activities below - each for a screen grade:
2. Stickfigure Animation
3. Simple Color Animation
4. Animation Arrows
5. Fade Animation
6. Welcome
7. Sign Animation - type your name!
8. Twirl Animation - any color but green!
9. Zoom Animation
10. Glow Animation
11. Beats Animation
12.Simlie Face

Good Stuff!!!

Quote of the day:"I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." – Vincent Van Gogh

Journal - print and turn in. Be sure you have turned in worksheet from Tuesday.

What are we doing today? Students will finish simple animations - for a screen grade:
1. Text - then work on the activities below - each for a screen grade:
2. Stickfigure Animation
3. Simple Color Animation
4. Animation Arrows
5. Fade Animation
6. Welcome
7. Sign Animation - type your name!
8. Twirl Animation - any color but green!
9. Zoom Animation
10. Glow Animation
11. Beats Animation
12.Simlie Face




If you finish all of these, work on some others, or create your own! OR try this one, find a different picture to use.

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