MS Tech - Study Environment

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/control.html

Your turn:

Take notes over this section only:
 Effective Study skills are about more than understanding

http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm

MS TECH/HS Comp Apps

http://youtu.be/UF8uR6Z6KLc

Today’s Assignment

Respond to the video “Steve Jobs Commencement Speech at Stanford.” What is your initial reaction to his speech? What were his main points? Do you agree with what he said? Why or Why not? Do you think that it is relevant to your life? Why or Why not? 

You will have about 45 minutes to write your response.  Your response should be well written and most importantly should be well thought out. This will be a 50 point graded assignment. There are not any right or wrong answers for this assignment; however, you will be graded on the quality of your writing and depth of your response.

High School Computer Apps – Your response should be at least one page.  It should be 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial.  This is due at the end of class

Middle School Tech – Your response should be at least a half page.  It should be 12 point font, Times New Roman or Arial.  This is due at the end of class. Your exit slip will be this response or your card

MS TECH - Researching Study Skills on the Internet

The Study Environment

1. Use the links below to research study environments. You will need to take notes (these will be collected at the end of class) about what you have learned about creating a good study environment. You can write your notes in Word or simply on a sheet of paper.

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/control.html
http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/studentaffairs/acadadvising/tips/environment/
http://www.studynoteshelp.com/tips-on-your-study-environment.htm
http://studymagazine.com/2010/11/22/creating-productive-work-study-environment/

2. Using one of the design programs we have been learning about in class (MS Publisher or Paint) you will create a poster about creating a good study environment.

MS TECH - Magazine Project

You are creating a magazine cover in Microsoft Publisher. This should be a fake travel magazine cover about your culture. Remember that culture is traditions, religions/beliefs, rituals etc. You will need to use the internet to research your culture.

Your magazine cover must have:

1. Title/Logo
2. At least 2 pictures (one must be a flag)
3. 2 Resources (ie: coal, horses, cotton)
4. Government Type 
5. Music (ie: folk music)
6. Good design (ie: follow the design principals we talked about in class)

For #’s 3-5 you should at least have one written sentence identifying the resource, government or type of music.  You can have pictures that accompany the text; however, a picture is not enough.

Here is an example:

MS Tech - Design

http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/Compose.htm

HS Comp Apps 8/15/11

Today you will be using what you learned the past several days to create several projects in Microsoft Word.

Pages 20-21

Project 1-2 Making a Flyer
Project 1-3 Writing a letter
Project 1-4 Creating an Advertisement

MS Tech 8/12/2011

Middle School Tech Power Point Project

You will be creating a PowerPoint presentation about internet safety and cyberbulling for 4^th/5^th grade students.

1.  You must have at least 5 slides

2.  The first slide will be your title slide

3.  You will need at least one slide explaining cyberbullying.

4.  You will need to have a slide about the dangers of the internet (It is not private etc)

5.  You need to have at least one slide talking about the dangers of social networking (Facebook)

6.  You will need to have a slide telling them what to do if they are a victim of cyberbullying

7.  Your presentation must be age appropriate

8.   You should include some animation

9.   You should include clipart

10.You should have a consistent background

11. You will be giving your presentation to the entire class.

How will you be graded?

1.  Is your project complete? (5 slides, meets requirements)

2.  Creativity

3.  Accuracy of info on slides

4.  This will be a 100 point project. This is equivalent to a test grade so you need to do your best work.

-        I plan on this project taking at least a couple of class periods. Depending on how hard you are working we will increase or decrease the amount of class time working on the project.

AV Production August 9

Light VIDEO 1
Light VIDEO 2

This VIDEO I shot using a flip cam and a laptop that was not very good. While this is not the best video ever - it proves that you can make a decent video with only very basic equipment.

QUIZ REVIEW!!!!

1. Know the Parts of a professional camera
2. Know the 3 Point Lighting Scheme
3. The Rule of 3rds is the most important composition rule
4. HD must have at least 720 lines of resolution
5. The "K" in a white balance means Kelvins
6. You do not have to have the best equipment to make good videos
7.What does "Junk in Junk out" mean?
8.What are three cheap things anyone can do to make better videos?
       a. use a tripod
       b. use an external mic
       c. do not zoom

Web Design August 9

1. Intro to HTML and CSS
2. VIDEO
3. Designing good websites

A/V Production August 8

Here is the link to the Video about Composition that we viewed in class.

Web Design August 8th

1. Interviewing - be prepared (notebook, recorder), research topic, prepare a list of questions, be conversational, be open to to new or unplanned questions, think about the 5 W's

From school-video-news.com:

You may want to think of some introductory questions to start with, so that you get your subject used to being interviewed on camera, e.g. What is their name? Where were they born? etc.

Next consider some questions to ask that relate to what your project is about. Try and think of questions that will encourage your subject to tell stories and details about your project topic, instead of questions that may result in a 'yes' or 'no' answer.

Even though you have prepared questions in advance, one of the exciting things about interviewing someone is that you discover new things - so remember to let your subject expand on things that are relevant, and ask new questions you may not have thought of until the interview.

2. The "Beat"

3. CMS

4. Photography - Framing, Capations, Should tell a story

Tips from Kodak
Composition
5 Elements of Composition

Web Design August 5

Activity - You are going to write a news article based on the fictitious Scenario below (adapted from hsj.org). Remember to include all 5 parts of a basic newspaper article. Also your story should have a strong lead and include at least one quote.

Robbery at the Pic Pac on 2nd Street

• Facts:
• Happened at 8:57 PM - Thursday August 4, 2011
• Police were called to the scene after a man with an aqua colored ski mask held the cashier at gun point while grabbing money out of the open cash register
• The only two eyewitnesses were Joe Smyth the cashier and customer Jayne Dough.
• People you interviewed:
• Jayne Dough
• She is 28 years old
• She is employed at The Frankfort Post Office
• She is at Pic Pac getting Pretzels and a Coke for a late night snack.
• She was walking in the door of Pic Pac as the robber was running out.
• Joe Smyth
• He is 18 years old
• a senior at Frankfort High School
• He was working the cash register when the robber came in
• Major Fred Deaton - Police Officer
• He is 41 years old and works for the Frankfort police department
• He just became Major of the police squad last week.
• He has no suspects in custody at this time, but he has an idea of who this might be

Web Design August 4

In this class you will be assigned stories to report on that will be posted on the school's website.

Writing a news article:

1. The Lead
2. The five W's
3. The inverted pyramid

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/teachers/pdf/language/Newspaper_Article.pdf

From hsj.org:

Common ethical problems student media face:

1. Conflict of interest: Examples include interviewing friends; only interviewing one grade or those with a specific point of view; "getting even" with those who might have wronged you; doing anything that might compromise objectivity in the reporting of the truth.
2. Plagiarism: Claiming others' work as one's own, essentially stealing from them. Students must credit other people's materials and ideas, including those published in newspapers, magazines and books. This includes "borrowing" or downloading visuals from the Internet to use without permission with stories.
3. Anonymous sources: Although many reporters use anonymous sources, there are rules about when to use them. A reporter has to determine the information's value and whether is it possible to get it any other way. She also has to determine whether she needs to protect the source from harm from being an identified source. A comment about the cafeteria's food should not be permitted to remain anonymous, for example, but a revelation about suffering child abuse may be.
4. Offending or distasteful content: Although it is impossible to run any story without offending, insulting or displeasing someone, student journalists must strive to keep the press open and accessible to a wide range of views without stooping to gratuitous offense. While some use of "dirty" language might be necessary, journalists have to decide if there is another way to present the information or if the presentation will be so offensive it will preclude readers from getting the information.
5. Invasion of privacy: While this is often a legal issue, it is also an ethical one. Student - and professional - reporters must consider the consequences of publishing the outstanding news value photo or naming someone in an article.
6. Bias: Human beings cannot be purely objective. The mere selection of one story over another raises the issue of value judgments. Those who create content must attempt to be as fair and impartial as is possible. Every issue has more than one side, and all sides should be represented as much as possible. Student journalists trying to be objective should not avoid exploration, experimentation and variety in the press.
7. Commitment to accuracy: Little undermines integrity and, therefore, effectiveness of the media more than carelessness (or deceit) leading to inaccuracy in the press. Not publishing information is almost always better than publishing inaccurate information. The rush to be first, prized today and available to anyone now with the Internet, is no justification for not checking out data, information and sources.

There are nine elements of journalism, according to veteran journalists Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel:

1. Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.
2.  Its first loyalty is to citizens
3. Its essence is a discipline of verification.
4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7. It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.

Lesson Plan August 2nd

Spanish 1

1. Greetings Video - VIDEO LINK

2. Alphabet - chillola.com

3. Numbers - chillola.com

4. Colors - chillola.com

5. 2nd Video - VIDEO LINK

Spanish 2 & 3

1. Spanish Videos

            1. VIDEO LINK

            2. VIDEO LINK

            3. VIDEO LINK

2. Mexico Videos

            1. VIDEO LINK

            2. VIDEO LINK

            3. VIDEO LINK

            4. VIDEO LINK

            5. VIDEO LINK

3. Quiz

French 1

1. Introduce Gender

2. Watch Video - VIDEO LINK

3. Numbers - chillola.com

5. Alphabet - Chillola.com

6. Colors - chillola.com

French 2 & 3

1. Watch Video - VIDEO LINK

2. Quiz