DATE
4th Quarter - Week 8

Monday-Friday

5/26/08-5/30/08

1. Garfield or Mavis

2.  Cool Words Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

3.  Go to the Experience Expressionism website and learn about Impressionism

4.  Impressionism Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity

5.  Digital Photography: Explore the links below and complete the activities.

6. "What's my Future Career?" project

Using Image Blender or Adobe Photoshop Element create a picture with yourself included as to what your future career will be. 

-(ex. Doctor - could be standing in front of a hospital or in an operating room. Cut your head out and put it on a picture of a surgeon; President of the United States-at the white house or giving a speech to the news media; Lawyer or a Judge;- in a courtroom.)

-Be Creative!! Picture should show you in your work environment.

-Must include your name and your career written on the picture ..." John Doe future Doctor"

-Make sure you set your canvas size to  8 x 11 inches

-Print to 506

7.  Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0

-Complete Cloning Gone Bad project

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 7

Monday-Friday

5/19/08-5/23/08

1. Garfield or Mavis

2.  Cool Words Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

3.  Go to the Experience Expressionism website and learn about Impressionism

4.  Impressionism Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity

5.  Digital Photography: Explore the links below and complete the activities.

6. "What's my Future Career?" project

Using Image Blender or Adobe Photoshop Element create a picture with yourself included as to what your future career will be. 

-(ex. Doctor - could be standing in front of a hospital or in an operating room. Cut your head out and put it on a picture of a surgeon; President of the United States-at the white house or giving a speech to the news media; Lawyer or a Judge;- in a courtroom.

-Be Creative!! Picture should show you in your work environment.

-Must include your name and your career written on the picture ..." John Doe future Doctor"

-Make sure you set your canvas size to  8 x 11

-Print to 506

7.  Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0

-Complete Cloning Gone Bad project

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 6

Monday-Friday

5/12/08-5/16/08

1. Garfield or Mavis

2.  Cool Words Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

3.  Go to the Experience Expressionism website and learn about Impressionism

4.  Impressionism Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity

5.  Digital Photography: Explore the links below and complete the activities.

6. "What's my Future Career?" project

Using Image Blender or Adobe Photoshop Element create a picture with yourself included as to what your future career will be. 

-(ex. Doctor - could be standing in front of a hospital or in an operating room. Cut your head out and put it on a picture of a surgeon; President of the United States-at the white house or giving a speech to the news media; Lawyer or a Judge;- in a courtroom.

-Be Creative!! Picture should show you in your work environment.

-Must include your name and your career written on the picture ..." John Doe future Doctor"

-Make sure you set your canvas size to  8 x 11

-Print to 506

7.  Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0

-Complete Cloning Gone Bad project

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 5

Monday-Friday

5/5/08-5/9/08

1. Garfield or Mavis

2.  Assignment # 2 Editing Images with Image Blender

-Project Photos can be found on the Mavis Beacon Drive in a folder called Image Blender Sample Pictures.

-Save each image manipulated for a grade as follows:

Joshua Tree

Lighthouse

Sunset Skyline

Slide Show

3.  Cool Words Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

4.  Go to the Experience Expressionism website and learn about Impressionism

5.  Impressionism Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity

6.  Mother's Day Project

-Create a mother's day card using Publisher, Image Blender or Pixie

-Write her a poem or personally express the gratitude you have for her!

Don't forget to tell her how much you LOVE her and how much she means to you ... Moms LOVE that stuff!!!

-Insert appropriate graphics or a picture of you!!!

-BE CREATIVE!!

-Print to 506

Also ... Create a Coupon Booklet!  See this link for ideas! OR another cool one is this link.

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 4

Monday-Friday

4/28/08-5/2/08

1. Garfield

2. Intro to Image Blender

3. Assignment #1 Free Exploration

4.  Assignment # 2 Editing Images with Image Blender

-Project Photos can be found on the Mavis Beacon Drive in a folder called Image Blender Sample Pictures.

-Save each image manipulated for a grade as follows:

Joshua Tree

Lighthouse

Sunset Skyline

Slide Show

5.  Cool Words Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

6.  Go to the Experience Expressionism website and learn about Impressionism

7.  Impressionism Activity

-Use Image Blender to complete the following activity.

Image Blender User Guide

DATE
4th Quarter Week # 3

Monday-Friday

4/21/08-4/25/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Vacation Travel webquest project: Due Wednesday at end of class

3. Finished Early?  Using Contribute, create another website on a topic of your choice. Include tables, links, new pages, etc. BE CREATIVE!!!

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

DATE
4th Quarter Week # 2

Monday-Friday

4/14/08-4/18/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Vacation Travel webquest project

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

DATE
4th Quarter Week # 1

Monday-Friday

4/7/08-4/11/08

1. Mavis Beacon

2. Vacation Travel webquest project

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 7

Monday-Friday

5/19/08-5/23/08

DATE
4th Quarter -Week 8

Monday-Friday

5/26/08-5/30/08

DATE
4th Quarter - Week 9

Monday-Wednesday

6/2/08-6/4/08

DATE
Week #29

Monday-Friday

3/24/08-3/27/08

1. Mavis

2. Easy Tech Lessons: Web Browsing Unit
-Complete lessons & assignmnets # 9 - 15

-Download lesson # 13 Searching for Scientists and type directly into this word doc. Use a different colored font when typing your answers.

-Download lesson # 14 Validating Information and type directly into this word doc. Use a different colored font when typing your answers.

View a sample of what your paper should look like when it's done:

Searching for Scientists
Validating Information

3. Explore Adobe Contribute CS3
-Can you add a table, graphic, change the background, add a new page, add a hyperlink to ... (web page, document, new page).

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

Finished Early?

Practice Vocabulary

Explore in Adobe Contribute

Practice typing with a software or website of your choice

DATE
Week #28

Monday-Friday

3/17/08-3/21/08

1. Mavis

2. Easy Tech Lessons: Web Browsing Unit
-Complete lessons & assignmnets # 9 - 15

-Download lesson # 13 Searching for Scientists and type directly into this word doc. Use a different colored font when typing your answers.

-Download lesson # 14 Validating Information and type directly into this word doc. Use a different colored font when typing your answers.

View a sample of what your paper should look like when it's done:

Searching for Scientists
Validating Information

3. Explore Adobe Contribute CS3
-Can you add a table, graphic, change the background, add a new page, add a hyperlink to ... (web page, document, new page).

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

Finished Early?

Practice Vocabulary

Explore in Adobe Contribute

Practice typing with a software or website of your choice

DATE
Week #27

Monday-Friday

3/10/08-3/14/08

1. Mavis

2. Finish Math Web Page
-Must include the following:
1. Title
2. Heading
3. Background color or picture
4. Graphics
5. Text explaining how to do some type of Math
6. 2 math site hyperlinks
7. Must be centered
8. Must change Font size somewhere in document.
9. Must be organized & attractive
10. Must be creative and want us to stay and explore your website.

DUE FRIDAY at the end of class!

HTML Code Cheat Sheet
Tizag HTML Tutorial -Get codes here!

HTML
Tag
Body
Head
Web Browser
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Editor
Notepad
Contribute
URL
Web Space
Graphics
gif
jpg
bitmap
Domain name
Title
Search Engine
Javascript

**Use NotePad which can be found 3 different ways

1. Start> All Programs > Accessories 

2. Look on the Mavis Beacon Z:drive

3. Download Notepad located on our Tech World web page

COOL Java & HTML Resources.

JavaScript Best Codes
Free Javascripts.com

Dynamic Drive
TIZAG.com
Web Monkey
FreeFever.com

Microsoft Office Online Clip Art

Date

Week # 25

Monday

2/25/08

1.  Mavis

2.  Easy Tech Lessons:  Log in at learning.com

Unit: Basic HTML

-Complete lessons #1-6, 8. Do not do lesson #7.

3.  Read Lisa Explains It All website thoroughly!!

-Complete the tutorial on Notepad this will teach you how to create a basic webpage.

4.  Complete lesson #7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

2/26/08

1.  Mavis

2.  Easy Tech Lessons:  Log in at learning.com

Unit: Basic HTML

-Complete lessons #1-6, 8. Do not do lesson #7.

3.  Read Lisa Explains It All website thoroughly!!

-Complete the tutorial on Notepad this will teach you how to create a basic webpage.

4.  Complete lesson #7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

Wednesday

2/27/08

1.  Mavis

2. Finish Easy Tech Lessons

3. Finish Notepad tutorial from Lisa Explains It All website

4.  Complete lesson #7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

Thursday

2/28/08

1. Send your new Ohio Epal your "All About Me" letter as an attachment.

2. Finish Easy Tech Lessons

3. Finish Notepad tutorial from Lisa Explains It All website

4.  Complete lesson #7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

Friday

2/29/08

1.  Mavis

2. Finish Easy Tech Lessons

3. Finish Notepad tutorial from Lisa Explains It All website

4.  Complete lesson #7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

RESOURCES:

**Use NotePad which can be found 3 different ways

1. Start> All Programs > Accessories 

2. Look on the Mavis Beacon Z:drive

3. Download Notepad located on our Tech World web page

JavaScript Best Codes

Free Javascripts.com

Dynamic Drive
TIZAG.com

Date

Week # 24

Monday

2/18/08

No School - President's Day

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

2/19/08

1. Music Video Project  presentations

2.  Mavis

Wednesday

2/20/08

1.  Mavis

2.  Easy Tech Lessons:  Log in at learning.com

Unit: Basic HTML

-Complete as many lessons as possible

Thursday

2/21/08

1.  Mavis

2.  Easy Tech Lessons:  Log in at learning.com

Unit: Basic HTML

-Complete lessons #1-6, 8. Do not do lesson #7.

3.  Read Lisa Explains It All website thoroughly!!

-Complete the tutorial on Notepad this will teach you how to create a basic webpage.

4.  Complete lesson # 7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

Friday

2/22/08

1.  Mavis

2. Take the Typing Test at typingtest.com

-Make a new Typing Log Graph using the months from the beginning of the school year. Take your highest scores from each month.

3  Easy Tech Lessons:  Log in at learning.com

Unit: Basic HTML

-Complete lessons #1-6, 8. Do not do lesson #7.

4.  Read Lisa Explains It All website thoroughly!!

-Complete the tutorial on Notepad this will teach you how to create a basic webpage.

5.  Complete lesson # 7 Math Web Page on Easy Tech

RESOURCES:

**Use NotePad which can be found 3 different ways

1. Start> All Programs > Accessories 

2. Look on the Mavis Beacon Z:drive

3. Download Notepad located on our Tech World web page

Date

Week # 23

Monday

2/11/08

1.  Finish Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

2/12/08

Florida Writes (modified schedule)

1. Music Video Project due today at the end of class.

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

Wednesday

2/13/08

1. Music Video Project  presentations

Thursday

2/14/08

Happy Valentine's Day 

-Create a Valentine for a special someone using either Publisher, Pixie, Image Blender or Word.

-Tell them how much they mean to you!

-Create a Valentine email and send to all your BFFs! Make a creative valentine picture sentence or steal this one!

    U

Friday

2/15/08

1. Music Video Project  presentations

RESOURCES:

Finished Early?

1. FCAT EXPLORER

Username: first intial last name  (ex. lfarber)

Password: entire birthday  (09141963)

Date

Week # 22

Monday

2/4/08

1.  Mavis

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Continue working on Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

-Projects due Friday 2/8/08

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

2/5/08

1.  Mavis

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Continue working on Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

-Projects due Friday 2/8/08

Wednesday

2/6/08

1.  Mavis

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Continue working on Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

-Projects due Friday 2/8/08

Thursday

2/7/08

1.  Mavis

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Continue working on Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

-Projects due Friday 2/8/08

Friday

2/8/08

1. Take the Typing Test at typingtest.com

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Music Video Project due today at the end of class.

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

RESOURCES:

Finished Early?

1. FCAT EXPLORER

Username: first intial last name  (ex. lfarber)

Password: entire birthday  (09141963)

Date

Week # 21

Monday

1/28/08

1.  Mavis

2. Intro to Music Video Project: Using PowerPoint, produce a music slide show that illustrates a song and evokes a mood in your audience as an end result (happy, sad, angry, thought provoking, inspirational, etc).   Choose a song and convey it’s meaning with high quality photographs and thought provoking text or lyrics.  See rubric for required details.

Possible Song Choices and or Theme Ideas include;

“If Anyone Cared” by Nickelback  (Homelessness, Crisis in Africa)

“Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer  (Current political state of affairs, War in Iraq,)

“Streetcorner Symphony” by Rob Thomas  (Tolerance)

“Wipe Out” by The Sufaris  (Just for Fun theme)

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

1/29/08

1. Mavis - 10 minutes

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Check your Gaggle account

4. Music Video Project

-See Monday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Wednesday

1/30/08

1. Mavis - 10 minutes

2.  Music Video Project

-See Monday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Thursday

1/31/08

1. Mavis - 10 minutes

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Check your Gaggle account

4. Music Video Project

-See Monday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Friday

2/1/08

1.  Check out your Ohio ePals PowerPoint projects

-Please email me if you want to continue communicating with your old OH ePal.

2. Practice Vocabulary - spend 5 minutes

3. Continue working on Music Video Project

-Be sure to check the grading rubric

-Projects Due next Friday 2/8/08

RESOURCES:

Finished Early?

1. FCAT EXPLORER

Username: first intial last name  (ex. lfarber)

Password: entire birthday  (09141963)

2. Gaggle

3. Experiment with any previous software taught

4. Read a book

Date

Week # 20

Monday

1/21/08

NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Holiday

Multimedia / Presentation

presentation software
audience
slide
slide show
background
graphics
template
preview pane

cosistent color scheme

Tuesday

1/22/08

1. Mavis 

OR

Write Dr. Jackson a Goodbye email from your gaggle account.  Tell her what an difference she has made in your life if applicable or how much you will miss her. BE REAL!!!

Dr. Jackson's email is      allenk3@ocps.net

2. Intro to Music Video Project: Using PowerPoint, produce a music slide show that illustrates a song and evokes a mood in your audience as an end result (happy, sad, angry, thought provoking, inspirational, etc).   Choose a song and convey it’s meaning with high quality photographs and thought provoking text or lyrics.  See rubric for required details.

Possible Song Choices and or Theme Ideas include;

“If Anyone Cared” by Nickelback  (Homelessness, Crisis in Africa)

“Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer  (Current political state of affairs, War in Iraq,)

“Streetcorner Symphony” by Rob Thomas  (Tolerance)

“Wipe Out” by The Sufaris  (Just for Fun theme)

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Wednesday

1/23/08

1. Mavis - 10 minutes

2.  Music Video Project

-See Tuesday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Thursday

1/24/08

1. Mavis - 15 minutes

2.  Music Video Project

-See Tuesday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

Friday

1/25/08

1. Mavis - 15 minutes

2.  Music Video Project

-See Tuesday plans for details

Steps in Getting Started

Decide on a song or theme
Find about 50 high quality photos to use (Search by large file sizes)
Find quotes or lyrics to be used in your slide show
4. Let the sound editing / synching begin!

RESOURCES:

**Refer to the following links for resources. Short video tutorials to answer any questions you may have about Movie Maker.

Atomic Learning for Windows Movie Maker Tutorials

Microsoft Windows Movie Maker

Finished Early?

1. FCAT EXPLORER

Username: first intial last name  (ex. lfarber)

Password: entire birthday  (09141963)

2. Gaggle

3. Experiment with any previous software taught

4. Read a book

MATERIALS:

Flash Drive

Computer

Internet