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Digital Portfolios using Google Sites (CCS.US) 18-19 S2

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Resumes used to be the only tool you had to showcase your academic and professional achievements when you were looking for a new job. Today you have so many more options, one of which is to create a Digital Portfolio. This visual representation of your history and greatest achievements provides employers with proof of what you can do and helps them see why they should consider hiring you. It also sets you apart from all the other candidates who simply send in a resume and cover letter. A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO IS AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF YOUR VERY BEST WORK, THAT VISUALLY PROVES WHAT YOU CAN DO! Resource:  https://www.everydayinterviewtips.com/how-to-create-a-digital-portfolio-for-your-job-interview/ "If you’re in the process of developing a digital portfolio, you can’t afford to view it as a mere collection of work samples; you need to think of it as your preeminent marketing piece."  - Ram Castillo (Award Winning Designer and Art Director) Resource:  https://www.roberthalf.co...

Strikingly PSA Website Project 18-19 S2

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Please check out Strikingly.com.  It is a little hard to understand at first, but your results are going to be fantastic.  If you master this tool, you will be creating stunning, professional-quality sites in no time!  Have Fun With This Project! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SINGLE-PAGE WEBSITE ASSIGNMENT Mr. Scribner's SAMPLE Website: Photography Is Cool MR SCRIBNER'S SAMPLE STRIKINGLY.COM "ANTI-BULLYING" SITE (Click Here) 18-19 S1 STUDENT TOPIC LIST STRIKINGLY.COM Please go to Strikingly.com and create a website.  Create an account using your Gmail address and a password you can remember.  On Strikingly.com you just click "Create Account" and enter your First Name, Email Address, and a Password you can remember.  You may use photos, Youtube video links, and other items.  Please make sure your website has the following items to receive credit for this project today: ASSIGNMENT:   CREATE A STRIKINGLY.COM WEBSITE AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMEN...

Web Design Introduction 18-19 S2

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Today we will start to discuss why you might want to Build a Website!  This will start as a brainstorming session.   To start thinking about your future websites, you probably should think of the reasons to create one.  Please review this article as people are entering the class, so we can discuss it when the bell rings: https://www.bluehost.com/blog/websites/7-reasons-every-student-should-start-a-website-9565/ Please watch the video below together and discuss what you saw as a class: Answer the following questions as a class: What do you do with the Internet? What is the benefit to having the Internet?  (School / Home / Business / Doctor, etc.) Who creates the sites on the Internet, and Why? Who Controls The Internet? Define The Vocabulary: WWW - World Wide Web Web Browser - What Are They? Web Host: Domain Name: Discuss the main themes and terms from the video! We just  learned that a ​ web browser​ is the software application you use to access the web pag...

Digital Animation Video Clip Project - Part Duex!

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Today you will be using your scene to create an animated scene. Eventually you will EXPORT your slides as Images (JPEG) and using MS Movie Maker to create a Digital Animation with Music, Titles, and Credits. FOR SOUND EFFECTS USE  FREESOUND.ORG  and AUDACITY! STEP BY STEP Audacity Instructions: Link to Audacity Tutorial: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_computer_playback_on_windows.html Step 1.   Open a website (YouTube, Freesound, etc.) with the media you want a sample of. Step 2.   Click on the Audacity shortcut from the Windows Programs Button. Step 3.   Once open, you will need to click each window so they are "split-screen" (you can view both windows on the computer screen at once). Step 4.   Make sure your settings on Audacity are set to record from "Windows WASABI", Speakers both Input and Output, and Stereo Quality (not Mono)! Step 5.   Press RECORD (Red Dot) button on Audacity, then quickly press PLAY ...