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It's Your Business! Production Company Logo 18-19 S2

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YOUR NEW PRODUCTION STUDIO:  (WHAT IMAGE DOES IT HAVE ON THE STREET?) Made With YouiDraw.com You are about to create a logo for your new production company.  This logo, in one way or another, must appear on all documents, videos, websites, and any other media that you create for this class until the end of the Semester.  You will eventually make a video logo as well, and both the one you design today, and the video logo should have a similar message and features/style. Think about why your production company needs a logo.  What emotions should your design evoke in people who see it?  What types of messages will be attached to this logo, and how can you turn this into a brand?  Once you answer these questions, you are ready to design! THINK about yourself as the owner/executive producer of a design studio.  You will eventually create a website, videos, and other media associated with this production studio.  What kind of studio do you want to creat...

Draw.IO Graphic Organizers S1 18-19 S2

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Today you will design graphic organizers on DRAW.IO. Please create a Personal Timeline and Family Tree in a digital format. You must create these from scratch using DRAW.IO. YOU MUST CREATE A HAND-DRAWN VERSION BEFORE WORKING ON A DIGITAL VERSION ONLINE! To start, use a blank piece of paper to list your birthday, list all the schools you have attended, list any significant events in your life (birthdays, deaths, weddings, graduations, holidays, family trips, honors, awards, or any other events you can remember) and the dates they happened. Sign In to Google. Open DRAW.IO and CONNECT it to your Google Drive. Open a New Blank Document. Begin to drag boxes into the timeline and label them in order. Once you have created your first box with a date underneath, you can now select the box, copy and paste a new one next to it, and link them with an arrow. Continue until you have listed all the events up to today's date. You need to list 15 events to complete the project. To create your Fam...

MyBIO Google Slides Presentations 18-19 S2

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MyBio Google Slides Presentation MR. SCRIBNER'S EXAMPLE PRESENTATION  (Click Here) SEE EXAMPLE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (CLICK HERE)  Your assignment is to create a  GOOGLE SLIDES PRESENTATION  Slide Show that is all about you. Here is a list of the requirements and some suggestions for what to include in your slides. A) PRESENTATION (1) Saved as “(Your Name) Bio” and emailed to Mr. S    (2) Have a logical order to your slides      (a) Do NOT follow the slide suggestions order    (3) Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation    (4) Have 10 Slides      (a) Include a Title Slide      (b) Include a Birth Information Slide (5) Have at least 4 Graphics/Photos that are related to their slides Slide Suggestions: You may use these suggestions or come up with your own (APPROPRIATE CONTENT) Title:  First and Last Name ** Birth Information:  Birthday, Birthplace, Length, Weight, and Time ** Accomplis...

Google Document Autobiography Project 18-19 S2

What's So Cool About Manufacturing Voting! GETT-2019 (Girls Exploring Tomorrows Technology) Autobiography Project Instructions Today you will log in to your Google Gmail Account and then open your Google Drive. You will CREATE a new document. This document will be a one-full-page Autobiography all about you. I have copied and pasted my example below. Please use the whole page to describe everything about you since you were born. You must use proper grammar, spelling, sentences, and be prepared to SHARE it directly from Google Drive to Mr. S. You must use no larger than a 12-font Times New Roman and single space lines. Please leave a line between paragraphs. I am looking forward to reading these, and you will be creating a Presentation from the content later this week. Make sure you include LIKES, DISLIKES, where you grew up, things you did, schools and activities you participated in, and add some things people do not know about you. Good Luck! Click Here For A GREAT Article That Wi...

Gamestar Mechanic 18-19 S2

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Does teaching students to create their own video games help them learn?  Please read the following article from FORBES Magazine:   http://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanshapiro/2013/07/09/are-kids-who-make-their-own-video-games-better-prepared-for-the-digital-future/print/ Turn to your neighbor and talk about the kind of game you would create, if you could, and what you would learn while you made it.  Open your GMail application using the Chrome Web Browser and Create and Email to me (hscribner@ccs.us).  Use the following information to create the email: TO: Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) SUBJECT:  Video Games BODY OF EMAIL:  Write a paragraph (3-4 Sentences) using the R.A.C.E.S* method to construct an argument for the type of game you would create, and why you want to create it. *R - Repeat the Question, A - Answer The Question, C - Cite your Evidence, E- Examples of Evidence, S - Summarize your Argument (Wrap-Up Sentence). Today you will spend some time work...

PIXLR.com: Photo Collage Project 18/19 S2

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PIXLR PHOTO COLLAGE PROJECT Digital Images Assignment #3:  CREATE, ADJUST, ASSEMBLE and SHARE a Photo Collage as listed below using pictures (Must Conform To Collegium Charter School Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change them and make them your own. Follow the directions below: Mr. Scribner's Example Photo Collage You must create a Photo Collage using 4 pictures of your choice. You need one picture for each of the following 4 themes: FOOD, SPORTS, MUSIC, and PERSONAL GROWTH. Each picture must be chosen from Google Images and manipulated with PIXLR.COM in some way. DO NOT JUST ADD PICTURES WITHOUT ADJUSTING THEM. You must label your pictures in some way, and the words "Collage by (your name)" must be on one of the pictures somewhere. THEME DEFINITIONS: FOOD  - Choose a food you like to eat or make. SPORTS  - Pick a sports team or player to highlight. MUSIC  - Share your favorite song, singer, or type of music.  PERSONAL GROWTH  - Pick an organ...

PIXLR.com: CREATE A MEME Project 18/19 S2

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Everyone in Computer Skills & Applications should create a MEME about any school topic you like. This MEME MUST CONFORM to CCS Rules & Regulations about appropriate content. Once you have completed your entry, use the DropBox Link below to upload it for credit. CCS MEME SUBMISSION LINK https://www.dropbox.com/request/Tp4xMWokSLzV7n1k5q2E MAKE SURE YOU ALSO POST YOUR MEME TO OUR CLASS PADLET HERE: https://padlet.com/hscribner/88wvsjdqgtyv If you are finished early, log into your Typing.Com or Khan Academy account and work on your typing practice. I hope you enjoy this project as we start to think about future projects for this school year. OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES Students will complete a short writing assignment. Students will then learn to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and share digital images with an online application.  Students will be able to use a Dropbox Upload Link, and Upload files to Google Drive and SHARE them for credit or collaboration. STUDENTS MUST...

PIXLR.com: Photo Manipulation Introduction 18/19 S2

Today we will be working online with  pixlr.com .  This is a powerful website  (CLICK HERE)  to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs.  Please use the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google Images. We will eventually be learning to take pictures and create a photo project book for the entire school.  This will be an artistic project aimed at helping you to use photography, journalism, and Microsoft Publisher.  We will be learning to use this software so you can create your own part of our Yearbook later this year. Digital Manipulation Video Intro iPiccy.com PIXLR.COM Photoshop Online Editor LunaPic Editor https://online.photoscissors.com/ ASSIGNMENT #1:   Find a picture online (Must Conform To Collegium Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change it and make it your own.  Follow the directions below: 1. Choose Picture from Google Images 2. Save Picture to Desktop 3. Open PIXLR.COM 4. Load Pictu...