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Today we are returning to working on creating link buttons in Photoshop for your research project on pollution. You will also be creating pages in Mediator Pro for the three documents that you did on pollutions. See step by step instructions below.

1. Open Adobe Photoshop and create 3 new buttons that are 200 pixels wide by 50 pixels high. See list of buttons below.
   • Button with the name of your slideshow
   • Internet Research on (name of your project)
   • Word Map of (name of your project)
2. Create a Sub-Banner Heading for your Polution Project that has the title of your project, ie. Carbon Emmissions. The Sub-Banner should be approximately 300 pixels wide by 100 high.
3. Creat a link button to a cdrom page that will be for your links to your project. The button should say some like Pollution Project. Make that button the same size as your other cdrom page links such as your Home button, your Writigs button. Probably the size will be 150 pixels wide by 25 pixels high.
4. Save all the buttons first as a photoshop .psd file, then save it as a .jpg file
5. Open Mediator Pro and open you cdrom project.
6. Create a new page that is called something like pollution_project. No space in page name please.
7. Create two more pages, one with a name something like internet_research and another with a name something like, inspiration_word_map. You won't need a third page for your slideshow becaues you will be linking directly to the Power Point slideshow. We will go over how to link to it at a later time.

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More presentations today. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. You should have at least 15 slides. While your are waiting for the presentations to begin, you should PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE saying you slideshow to yourself. Pretend you are saying it in from of the class.

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We will continue to present your slide show presentations on the environment. Please remember, if you are called on to give your slideshow and you are not ready, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. You should have at least 15 slides. While your are waiting for the presentations to begin, you should PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE saying you slideshow to yourself. Pretend you are saying it in from of the class.

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Slide show presentations begin TODAY. Please remember, if you are called on to give your slideshow and you are not ready, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. You should have at least 15 slides. While your are waiting for the presentations to begin, you should PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE saying you slideshow to yourself. Pretend you are saying it in from of the class.

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Slide show presentation is due TODAY. On Monday, if you are called on to give your slideshow and you are not ready, YOU WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. You should have at least 15 slides. Today, you should PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE saying you slideshow to yourself. Pretend you are saying it in from of the class.

1. Open your pollution slide show using Microsoft Power Point.
2. Open your Internet Research Techniques document.
3. Open your Inspiration word map about your topic.
4. Copy and paste your own words from those two documents into your slideshow.

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Please open ALL 3 of your documents related to your pollution report. That includes your Internet Research Techniques word doc, your Inspiration map and your Power Point slide show. On Monday we will beging the presentations of the slide show. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. Please put ideas for what you will be saying about each slide in the note section. The slide show is DUE ON FRIDAY. Use the information from your Inspiration word map and your Internet Research document to create your slide show. You will need to say a couple things from your memory about each slide and be able to discusss your topic. Questions will be asked that you will need to answer.

1. Open your pollution slide show using Microsoft Power Point.
2. Open your Internet Research Techniques document.
3. Open your Inspiration word map about your topic.
4. Copy and paste your own words from those two documents into your slideshow.

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Slide show DUE ON FRIDAY, please work on making good progress today. On Monday we will beging the presentations. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. Use the information from your Inspiration word map and your Internet Research document to create your slide show. You will need to say a couple things from your memory about each slide and be able to discusss your topic. Questions will be asked that you will need to answer.

1. Open your pollution slide show using Microsoft Power Point.
2. Open your Internet Research Techniques document.
3. Open your Inspiration word map about your topic.
4. Copy and paste your own words from those two documents into your slideshow.

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Please continue to work on your slideshow presentation. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. Use the information from your Inspiration word map and your Internet Research document to create your slide show. You will need to say a couple things from your memory about each slide and be able to discusss your topic. Questions will be asked that you will need to answer.

1. Open Microsoft Power Point and choose blank presentation.
2. choose the first slide template which should already be selected.
3. Type in a title.
4. Save you presentation in your grade directory. Please don't put any SPACES in the file name.

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Today we are beginning our work on your slideshow presentation. Please remember, ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE. You will need to say a couple things from your memory about each slide and be able to discusss your topic. Questions will be asked that you will need to answer.

1. Open Microsoft Power Point and choose blank presentation.
2. choose the first slide template which should already be selected.
3. Type in a title.
4. Save you presentation in your grade directory. Please don't put any SPACES in the file name.

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Last day today to finish your research and your Inspiration word map. On Monday we will be starting the PowerPoint slideshow.

Continue to work on your Internet Research document and your Inspiration document. BOTH ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. Your goal is to take the information from the right column of the research document and fit it into the Inspiration document. You should also be saving pictures from your research in your images directory. Please take those pictures and put them into your Inspiration document.

1. Open your Internet Research document.
2. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.
4. Insert pictures from your research and put them into your Inspiration document.

By now you should have at least 4 or 5 sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

If you finish adding 5 sources to your Internet Research document, continue doing more research in your QUEST to become an expert on your topic. Go back over your research and continue to add details and to become familiar with the research so that you will be very knowledgable about your topic and be able to answer questions. You can always add to your knowledge base about you topic. The more you know, the better off you will be for your report and in general.

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ONE more day to finish your research and your Inspiration word map.

Continue to work on your Internet Research document and your Inspiration document. BOTH ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. Your goal is to take the information from the right column of the research document and fit it into the Inspiration document. You should also be saving pictures from your research in your images directory. Please take those pictures and put them into your Inspiration document.

1. Open your Internet Research document.
2. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.
4. Insert pictures from your research and put them into your Inspiration document.

By now you should have at least 4 or 5 sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

If you finish adding 5 sources to your Internet Research document, continue doing more research in your QUEST to become an expert on your topic. Go back over your research and continue to add details and to become familiar with the research so that you will be very knowledgable about your topic and be able to answer questions. You can always add to your knowledge base about you topic. The more you know, the better off you will be for your report and in general.

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Only 2 more days to finish your research. TODAY I will be calling on some studentS to show something from their Inspiration document to the class. I will ask you to show the class one of your sub topics from your Inspiration doc. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO BE CALLED ON.

Continue to work on your Internet Research document and your Inspiration document. BOTH ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. Your goal is to take the information from the right column of the research document and fit it into the Inspiration document. You should also be saving pictures from your research in your images directory. Please take those pictures and put them into your Inspiration document.

1. Open your Internet Research document.
2. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.
4. Insert pictures from your research and put them into your Inspiration document.

By now you should have at least 4 or 5 sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

If you finish adding 5 sources to your Internet Research document, continue doing more research in your QUEST to become an expert on your topic. Go back over your research and continue to add details and to become familiar with the research so that you will be very knowledgable about your topic and be able to answer questions. You can always add to your knowledge base about you topic. The more you know, the better off you will be for your report and in general.

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Continue to work on your Internet Research document and your Inspiration document. BOTH ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. Your goal is to take the information from the right column of the research document and fit it into the Inspiration document. You should also be saving pictures from your research in your images directory. Please take those pictures and put them into your Inspiration document.

1. Open your Internet Research document.
2. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.
4. Insert pictures from your research and put them into your Inspiration document.

By now you should have at least 4 or 5 sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

If you finish adding 5 sources to your Internet Research document, continue doing more research in your QUEST to become an expert on your topic. Go back over your research and continue to add details and to become familiar with the research so that you will be very knowledgable about your topic and be able to answer questions. You can always add to your knowledge base about you topic. The more you know, the better off you will be for your report and in general.

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This week we are going to work on finishing your Internet Research Techniques document and finishing your Inspiration document. BOTH ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5. Your goal is to take the information from the right column of the research document and fit it into the Inspiration document. You should also be saving pictures from your research in your images directory. Please take those pictures and put them into your Inspiration document.

1. Open your Internet Research document.
2. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.
4. Insert pictures from your research and put them into your Inspiration document.

By now you should have at least 4 or 5 sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

If you finish adding 5 sources to your Internet Research document, continue doing more research in your QUEST to become an expert on your topic. Go back over your research and continue to add details and to become familiar with the research so that you will be very knowledgable about your topic and be able to answer questions. You can always add to your knowledge base about you topic. The more you know, the better off you will be for your report and in general.

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Today we are going to work on your Ispiration 7.5 word map about pollution. You will be taking the facts and information that is on your Internet Research Techniques document and putting it into your Inspiration word map. We will be going over how to do this in class.

1. Open your Inspiration map on the environment.
2. Open your Internet Research document.
3. Take information from your right hand column of your Internet Research document and figure our where to fit it into your Inspiration word map.

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Continue to research your topic on the environment. By now you should have at least 2 or three sources from the Internet and two movie sources. You should now know quite a bit about your topic by now. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

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Today we are watching a film called Global Environmental Issues, Produced and Directed by CBS News Productions. You will be getting a note card to take notes on. You could also type your notes directly into the Internet Research Techniques document into the source 7 column. If you took note on the note card, please type what notes you have into your Internet Research Techniques document when the movie is done.

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You should now know quite a bit about your topic. Continue to research your topic today. If you see pictures that would be good for your Power Point slide show, save them in your images directory and please remember that you will need to site the source where you got the picture. Make a note of where you got your pictures in your Internet Research Techniques document. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox.

Please remember, you will be asked questions about your report so you need to know as much as possible about your topic. Your goal should be to become an EXPERT on your topic. You will need to answer questions about your topic and be able to talk about it. To become and expert about it, you need to READ, READ, and Read some more. You will also need to write about your topic in your OWN words. You will be creating an MSWord doc that you will keep track of the websites where you get your informations. Below is a link to the instructions for how to do the research. Some of you may have already started your research document. Please continue doing the research. Also, please listen to the instructions that I will be giving in class about how to do the research.

Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
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Reasearch your topic today. You need 5 sources and 2 movie sources. I recommend using the tabbed browser feature in SeaMonkey or FireFox. I will go over how to do that again today.

Your goal should be to become an EXPERT on your topic. You will need to answer questions about your topic and be able to talk about it. To become and expert about it, you need to READ, READ, and Read some more. You will also need to write about your topic in your OWN words. You will be creating an MSWord doc that you will keep track of the websites where you get your informations. Below is a link to the instructions for how to do the research. Some of you may have already started your research document. Please continue doing the research. Also, please listen to the instructions that I will be giving in class about how to do the research.

Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
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Today you will begin the major part of your research on your topic about polution and the environment. Your goal should be to become an EXPERT on your topic. You will need to answer questions about your topic and be able to talk about it. To become and expert about it, you need to READ, READ, and Read some more. You will also need to write about your topic in your OWN words. You will be creating an MSWord doc that you will keep track of the websites where you get your informations. Below is a link to the instructions for how to do the research. Some of you may have already started your research document. Please continue doing the research. Also, please listen to the instructions that I will be giving in class about how to do the research.

Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
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Last day for now to work on previously assigned work. Please continue working on FINISHING ALL the work that has been assigned so far. Use the checkoff list below as a guide for the work you need to do. Start with all the work that was assigned for term 1. When you finish the term one work, work on the work that has been assigned for the environment and polution project. Checkoff List - Fall 2008

When you have FINISHED the work from term one, please work on the assignments listed below.

1. Topic paragraph (3 or 4 Sentences) that is at the top of your Notes page.
2. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment
3. Inspiration Diagram of your project. Use information from your Internet Research document - see above link - to complete your project diagram. This diagram will be also placed on your CDRom portfolio.

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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Please explore educational websites today.
Websites to Explore

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Please continue working on FINISHING ALL the work that has been assigned so far. Use the checkoff list below as a guide for the work you need to do. Start with all the work that was assigned for term 1. When you finish the term one work, work on the work that has been assigned for the environment and polution project. Checkoff List - Fall 2008

A NOTE ABOUT GRADES: You will be receiving your grades for term 1 shortly. I have been seeing some great work. I also have seen students that need to increase their effort to be able to accomplish the work that has been assigned. Pleae remember, YOU gave YOURSELF the grade based upon what YOU did or didn't do.

A great deal of the grade depends on the effort and work you do in class. If you have been working hard and have accomplished most of the assignments than you should be in good shape. If there has been a number of times when you were not working, and you have not completed most of the work, then I would be VERY concerned and would therefore be extra concerned to be ON TASK for term 2. PLEASE NOTE, all work that has been assigned in TERM 1 is due at the end of this course which ends in January 2009.

When you have FINISHED the work from term one, please work on the assignments listed below.

1. Topic paragraph (3 or 4 Sentences) that is at the top of your Notes page.
2. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment
3. Inspiration Diagram of your project. Use information from your Internet Research document - see above link - to complete your project diagram. This diagram will be also placed on your CDRom portfolio.

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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We are going to continue working on FINISHING ALL the work that has been assigned so far. Use the checkoff list below as a guide for the work you need to do. Start with all the work that was assigned for term 1. When you finish the term one work, work on the work that has been assigned for the environment and polution project. Checkoff List - Fall 2008

A NOTE ABOUT GRADES: You will be receiving your grades for term 1 shortly. I have been seeing some great work. I also have seen students that need to increase their effort to be able to accomplish the work that has been assigned. Pleae remember, YOU gave YOURSELF the grade based upon what YOU did or didn't do.

A great deal of the grade depends on the effort and work you do in class. If you have been working hard and have accomplished most of the assignments than you should be in good shape. If there has been a number of times when you were not working, and you have not completed most of the work, then I would be VERY concerned and would therefore be extra concerned to be ON TASK for term 2. PLEASE NOTE, all work that has been assigned in TERM 1 is due at the end of this course which ends in January 2009.

When you have FINISHED the work from term one, please work on the assignments listed below.

1. Topic paragraph (3 or 4 Sentences) that is at the top of your Notes page.
2. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment
3. Inspiration Diagram of your project. Use information from your Internet Research document - see above link - to complete your project diagram. This diagram will be also placed on your CDRom portfolio.

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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Please work on FINISHING ALL the work that has been assigned so far. Start with all the work that was assigned for term 1. You will be given some time to get caught up. Use the checkoff list below as a guide for the work you need to do. When you finish that work, work on the work that has been assigned for the environment and polution project. Checkoff List - Fall 2008

1. Topic paragraph (3 or 4 Sentences) that is at the top of your Notes page.
2. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment
3. Inspiration Diagram of your project. Use information from your Internet Research document - see above link - to complete your project diagram. This diagram will be also placed on your CDRom portfolio.

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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Catch Up Day. Pleade BE SURE to pass in your CHECKOFF list TODAY and your SELF EVALUATION that is being passed out today. The first term ends TODAY, FRIDAY! Today we are going to work on getting caught up on things assigned so far. Below is a link to a check off list. You will be receiving a printed version that you MUST pass in by the end of Friday's class. USE THIS CHECK OFF LIST AS A GUIDE FOR WHAT TO WORK ON THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETE YET.
PLEASE ------- DO NOT!!!! ------- CHECK OFF ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED.

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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Ketchup Day!!!! Ooops Again, I mean Catch Up Day. The first term ends FRIDAY, TOMORROW! Today and tomorrow we are going to work on getting caught up on things assigned so far. Below is a link to a check off list. You will be receiving a printed version that you MUST pass in by the end of Friday's class. USE THIS CHECK OFF LIST AS A GUIDE FOR WHAT TO WORK ON THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETE YET.
PLEASE ------- DO NOT!!!! ------- CHECK OFF ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED.

Checkoff List - Fall 2008

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Yesterday history was made in the 2008 Presidential campaign by electing Barack Obama to the office of the President of the United States. Please write your detailed reaction and analysis as a conclusion to your essay on the 2008 Presidential campaign. Below are instructions and specific questions that you should answer in writing your conclusion. Before you begin writing, please READ, READ, READ, and READ THE NEWS REPORTS FIRST BEFORE YOU BEGIN WRITING.

1. Please open your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign and at the end make a heading that says "Conclusion and Analysis".
2. READ, READ, READ, AND READ THE NEWS ABOUT THE ELECTION AND VICTORY OF BARACK OBAMA! There are some suggested links below that have articles about the election.
3. Answer these questions as part of your conclusion:
   • Start your conclusion with the election results. Give the popular vote results and the electoral college results as of this moment.
   • Why is this election historic? List several reasons. Give details.
   • What are the challenges of Barack Obama? Please talk about the state of the economy and the state of the world regarding war and peace.
4. LASTLY, BE SURE TO COPY YOUR NEWEST VERSION OF YOUR ESSAY INTO YOUR CDROM PORTFOLIO AND RELPACE THE OLD VERSION!

• Yahoo has links to articles about the election. The links are in the middle of the page just a little ways down. Yahoo News Articles
• Read about the election in the Boston Globe:
  Boston Globe News Articles
• African American News - Yahoo List

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Today we will be voting in the 2008 Election campaign. Please fill our your ballot and pass it in.

Continue working on your project relating to polution and the environment. Open your notes doc and your Inspiration doc on your environment project You will also need to describe your topic in 3 or 4 sentences. I would like you to write your 3 or 4 sentences about your topic at the top of your NOTES page that you created in MS Word. This page will be eventually placed on your CDRom portfolio. Follow the directions below.

1. Please open your notes page that you created using MS Word, i.e. the notes from the movie An Inconvenient Truth"/notes from the web sites you visited. If you have not already created a page, create one now. Save it in your grade directory on your H drive, please no spaces in the file name.
2. At the TOP of your notes page put in a new heading that says: My Topic
3. Write 3 or 4 sentences stating what your topic is. This should be a description of what you plan to show/talk about in your Power Point slide show report.
4. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

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By the end of this period you should have a topic picked for your project relating to polution and the environment. You will also need to describe your topic in 3 or 4 sentences. I would like you to write your 3 or 4 sentences about your topic at the top of your NOTES page that you created in MS Word. This page will be eventually placed on your CDRom portfolio. Follow the directions below.

1. Please open your notes page that you created using MS Word, i.e. the notes from the movie An Inconvenient Truth"/notes from the web sites you visited. If you have not already created a page, create one now. Save it in your grade directory on your H drive, please no spaces in the file name.
2. At the TOP of your notes page put in a new heading that says: My Topic
3. Write 3 or 4 sentences stating what your topic is. This should be a description of what you plan to show/talk about in your Power Point slide show report.
4. Once you have a topic and have written the 3 or 4 sentences, you will need to begin doing your research on it. Follow the directions on the link below to begin your research. We will be discussing how to do the research and the directions as described on the page below.
   Internet Research Techniques for your Report on Polution and the Environment

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

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Good morning, welcome to the Snowden Open House. When students arrive at class they are expected to go to the class website, read the assignment-Do Now for the day, and begin working on it. Other important information and links to step by step instructions are also listed there. At the top of the right hand column is a link to all previous daily assignments - Do Nows. This provides students with the ability to go back and see what previous assignments were and to review what work they have not completed yet.

Please take a few moments and look at the class site to see what kinds of things we do in Tech Literacy class. I Recommend looking at the class syllabus. The link to it is in the right hand column near the top.

Students also have an online attendance. Their attendance and arrival to class time is recorded into the attendance database. Students that do not sign in do not get credited as being there for the day.

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Today we are going to discuss polution and the environment during the second half of the class. The first half of the class you will be researching information that you will use to make your comments and to take part in the discussion. Please BE PREPARED TO MAKE COMMENTS and DISCUSS our topic. You should be thinking about what your specific topic will be.

Please create a MSWord doc for your notes about this topic if you have not already done so. Save it in your grade directory on your H drive. If you have a word doc of notes from the movie you may use that to continue making notes that you can use for today's discussion.

Below is a link to a web page that has links to websites relating to polution and the environment. It is only a partial list.
Environmental Websites

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Today we are watching the rest of the documentary movie An Inconvenient Truth. You will be asked to comment on the movie at the end. Continue to take notes. You will also be writing about the movie as part of your research on the environment. You should also be thinking about what your topic will be relating to polution and the environment.

Be prepared to answer this question:
What is the significance of the title: An Inconvenient Truth? The asnwer to that question is in this last part.

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Book reports due TODAY! Please FINISH your 5 book reports. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

We we be seeing the rest of An Inconvenient Truth on Wednesday and discussing it in class.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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Please continue to work on your book reports. TWO days left to finish your 5 book reports. You Should be finished with them by the end of class on Tuesday. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

We we be seeing the rest of An Inconvenient Truth on Wednesday and discussing it in class.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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Please continue to work on your book reports. They are DUE on MONDAY, October 27. You will be writing 5 book reports on 5 books you have read. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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continue to work on your book reports. They are DUE on MONDAY, October 27. You will be writing 5 book reports on 5 books you have read. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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Please continue to work on your book reports. You will be writing 5 book reports on 5 books you have read. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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We are beginning a new assignment today. You will be writing 5 book reports on 5 books you have read. (see the instructions below)

Please follow closely the instructions for doing book report. Below is a link to the instructions and a link to a sample page in MS Word.

Book Report Instructions

Sample/Template MS Word Doc for how to format the page.

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Today we will be copying and pasting your NEWEST version of your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign. Make any last minute changes to your essay. Please make sure you have complete sentences and that it is grammatically correct. Check to see if your essay has interesting facts and opinions. When you are sure that you have finished your essay, you will need to put it into your CDRom portfolio. Some of you already have created a page in your CDRom. If you have, you will need to re-copy the newest version. Please follow the directions below.

1. Open your CDRom using Mediator.
2. Create a new page in Mediator that's called something like "pres_campaign_2008".
3. Right click on the page and associate it with the basepage.
4. Open your essay using MSWord or Wordpad, highlight all your text and copy it to the clipboard.
5. Switch back to Mediator and place a text box on your presidential campaign page.
6. Right click in that text box, choose edit, then paste.
7. Click out of the text box, then right click on the text box, click on the text tab, then check the box that says enable text box.
8. Open Photoshop and create an essay link button (200 pixels wide by 100 pixels high. Call it something like 2008 Presidential Campaign.
9. First save it as a Photoshop file .psd, the save it as a .jpg file.
10. Switch back to Mediator, then go to your Writings Page.
11. Click on the picture tool and place the essay link on your writings page.
12. Right click on that button, choose Events, then link it to the Essay page that you previously created.
13. Click File, Save, then test the link.

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Please open your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign and write about the debate that happened last night, October 15, 2008. We will be showing the debate in class to stimulate your ideas and analysis. THIS ESSAY WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR CDROM PORTFOLIO, PLEASE WORK HARD ON IT.

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Continue to work on assignments that has been previously assigned. If you have finished, your job is to be Assistant Teacher for the Day.

Here is a list of the things that have been assigned so far:
Recent Work:

1. 3D Graphic Pages and other graphic works of art.
2. Presential Campainge Page
3. Video Page - Written Version
4. Autobiography Page


Previous Work Assigned:
5. Name Banner in Photoshop for the top of your CDRom, suggested size: 800 pixels by 100 pixels high.
6. Save Name banner as a .jpg file. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
7. Link Buttons in Photoshop for the various pages such as Home, Photos, etc., see list below
8. Save link button as .jpg files. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
9. Put name banner and link buttons on your basepage of your CDRom. Remember to use the Picture Tool, not Open File when placing pictures on your CDRom.
10. Create a new page in Mediator Pro for each button.
11. Associate each button on the basepage to the new page you created. For example, link your Writings button to your Writing page by right clicking on the button and choosing Events.
12. Create a Sub-Banner for each page in your CDRom using Photoshop. The subbanner suggested size is 300 pixels wide by 40 pixels high. Save each subbanner as a .jpg file.
13. Place each sub-banner on it's corresponding page in Mediator Pro. For example, place your Writings sub-banner on the Writings page in Mediator.
14. Last of all, SAVE your CDRom then Test your links by clicking on the RUN arrow at the top of Mediator.

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Today we will working on work that has been previously assigned. If you have completed ALL work, you have a choice of going to the film center (3 people) or taking photos (2 people).

Here is a list of the things that have been assigned so far:
Recent Work:

1. 3D Graphic Pages and other graphic works of art.
2. Presential Campainge Page
3. Video Page - Written Version
4. Autobiography Page
Previous Work Assigned:

5. Name Banner in Photoshop for the top of your CDRom, suggested size: 800 pixels by 100 pixels high.
6. Save Name banner as a .jpg file. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
7. Link Buttons in Photoshop for the various pages such as Home, Photos, etc., see list below
8. Save link button as .jpg files. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
9. Put name banner and link buttons on your basepage of your CDRom. Remember to use the Picture Tool, not Open File when placing pictures on your CDRom.
10. Create a new page in Mediator Pro for each button.
11. Associate each button on the basepage to the new page you created. For example, link your Writings button to your Writing page by right clicking on the button and choosing Events.
12. Create a Sub-Banner for each page in your CDRom using Photoshop. The subbanner suggested size is 300 pixels wide by 40 pixels high. Save each subbanner as a .jpg file.
13. Place each sub-banner on it's corresponding page in Mediator Pro. For example, place your Writings sub-banner on the Writings page in Mediator.
14. Last of all, SAVE your CDRom then Test your links by clicking on the RUN arrow at the top of Mediator.

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Today we will be exploring interesting web sites. Please check out some of the Websites to Explore

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Today we will be adding your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign to your CDRom Portfolio.

• Open Photoshop and Create a link button for your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign. I suggest that you make the button 200 pixels wide by 100 pixels high.
• First save the button as a Photoshop (.psd) file then save it as a .jpg file.
• Open Mediator Pro and open your CDRom portfolio.
• Create a new page and name it something like pres_camp_2008. No spaces please in the page name. Use underscores to separate words if you want.
• Associate the new page with the base page by right clicking on it, choose properties, then click on your base_page.
• Put in a text box on that page.
• Open your essay in MSWord or Wordpad, highlight all the text, and copy it to the clipboard.
• Switch back to Mediator, right click in the text box, choose edit, then paste.
• Click out of the text box then put in a scrollbar, right click on the text box, choose properties, click on the text tab, then check the enable scrollbar checkbox.
• Go to your writings page and place the link button there using the Picture tool.
• Link the button to the essay by Right clicking on the button, then choose events, then drag the Mouse click icon, the go to icon, then choose your essay page.
• Save the mediator file, then Run It to test the link.

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Please open your essay on the 2008 Presidential Campaign and continue to work on it. Please follow the instructions below. We will be reading about last nights debate and showing the debate in class to stimulate your ideas and analysis. THIS ESSAY WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR CDROM PORTFOLIO, PLEASE WORK HARD ON IT.

• Read about the debate in the news article in the Boston Globe:
  Boston Globe News Article on the October 7, 2008 Presidential Debate
• Read the Checking the Facts article in the Boston Globe:
  Boston Globe Check the Facts Article on the October 7, 2008 Presidential Debate
• Read the Fact Checking article on the CNN website:
  CNN Fact Checking News Article on the October 7, 2008 Presidential Debate
• Side by Side Comparison of Presidential Candidates:
  Candidate Comparison
• Watch-Listen to the Debate in class today.

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Today we will be creating a new page and button for your Graphic Arts Page and creating thumbnail images for your 3D works of art that you created.

• Open your CDRom using Mediator.
• Create a new page in Mediator that's called something like "graphic_arts".
• Right click on those pages and associate them with the basepage.
• Create another new page that will be your first 3D image that you created.
• Create another new page that will be your first 3D image that you created.
• Open Photoshop and open your 3D images that you created and any other images/works of art that you created.
• Follow these instructions for creating thumbnail images:
  CD Rom Creation Instructions

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Today we will be creating new content pages for your autobiography and your video introduction.

• Open your CDRom using Mediator.
• Create a new page in Mediator that's called something like "autobiography".
• Create another page that says video_intro_written.
• Right click on those pages and associate them with the basepage.
• Place a text box on each page.
• Paste in your video intro and your autobiography. If you have not finished your autobiography, type in something like "autobioghraphy to be pasted here."

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Today you will be writing an essay on the Vice Presidential Candidates Senator Biden and Governor Palin. Please include information from the debate that occurred last night. Please read about the debate to gather information about what happened. If you saw the debate, please include information from the debate and your reaction to it. You will have to figure out how to approach this essay. Please include complete and grammatically correct sentences.

1. Open Microsoft Word or Word Pad and put a title at the top.
2. Save the essay in your grade directory.
3. Go to the internet and research your topic before you begin writing.
4. PLEASE DO NOT COPY AND PASTE ANYTHING. IT MUST BE IN YOUR OWN.

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Please continue to create buttons as described in page linked below. Please take note that I have added steps since yesterday. We also will be creating link pages in Mediator Pro. Please follow the step by step instructions on the link instructions page:
Instructions for Creating Content Link Buttons.

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Today we are creating link buttons for your autobiography and the written version of your video introduction. We also will be creating link pages in Mediator Pro. Please follow the step by step instructions on the link instructions page:
Instructions for Creating Content Link Buttons.

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Please continue to work on writing your autobiography that you will putting on your portfolio personal page. Please open MSWord or Wordpad and follow the directions on this page,: Instructions for formatting your Autobiography

Once you have completed the formatting instructions, begin to write your autobiography. Your autobiography should be comprehensive, at least 6 or seven pages double spaced.

Ideas for Your Autobiography

• Begin writing about yourself when you were a young child as early as you can remember.
• You can interview your parents and siblings who can help you fill in the details.
• Include many interesting things about you as a person.
• Bring in pictures of you that you might have that show your family and things you might have been involved with such as sports, dance lesson or dance club, theatre, etc. The pictures might also spark memories and details of the your experiences in life.
• If you are currently involved with something, take pictures of that activity.
• Other ideas that you come up with for what to include.

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Today you will begin writing your autobiography that you will putting on your portfolio personal page. Please open MSWord or Wordpad and follow the directions on this page,: Instructions for formatting your Autobiography

Once you have completed the formatting instructions, begin to write your autobiography. Your autobiography should be comprehensive, at least 6 or seven pages double spaced.

Ideas for Your Autobiography

• Begin writing about yourself when you were a young child as early as you can remember.
• You can interview your parents and siblings who can help you fill in the details.
• Include many interesting things about you as a person.
• Bring in pictures of you that you might have that show your family and things you might have been involved with such as sports, dance lesson or dance club, theatre, etc. The pictures might also spark memories and details of the your experiences in life.
• If you are currently involved with something, take pictures of that activity.
• Other ideas that you come up with for what to include.

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Ketchup Day! OOPS, I mean Catch-up day. Today is a day you can use to get caught up on the work that has been assigned so far. Below is a list of thinks that you can work on to get caught. Also, click on the link in the right hand column that says - Tech Lit Assignments List of Daily Assignments-Do Now's. That link goes to a page that lists the assignments for all the days starting with the most recent day and going back in time.

Here is a list of the things that have been assigned so far:

1. Name Banner in Photoshop for the top of your CDRom, suggested size: 800 pixels by 100 pixels high.
2. Save Name banner as a .jpg file. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
3. Link Buttons in Photoshop for the various pages such as Home, Photos, etc., see list below
4. Save link button as .jpg files. Save in your images directory under your CDRom directory.
5. Put name banner and link buttons on your basepage of your CDRom. Remember to use the Picture Tool, not Open File when placing pictures on your CDRom.
6. Create a new page in Mediator Pro for each button.
7. Associate each button on the basepage to the new page you created. For example, link your Writings button to your Writing page by right clicking on the button and choosing Events.
8. Create a Sub-Banner for each page in your CDRom using Photoshop. The subbanner suggested size is 300 pixels wide by 40 pixels high. Save each subbanner as a .jpg file.
9. Place each sub-banner on it's corresponding page in Mediator Pro. For example, place your Writings sub-banner on the Writings page in Mediator.
10. Last of all, SAVE your CDRom then Test your links by clicking on the RUN arrow at the top of Mediator.

When you are done with all that, please see Mr. Lamothe about taking pictures with the Digital SLR camera.

List of Buttons

• Home
• Writings
• Readings
• Personal
• Art
• Photography or Photos
• Video
• Graphic Arts
• Any additional buttons that you need for other pages that you think of.

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Please continue to convert your link buttons in Photoshop to .jpg files. We will be going over the instructions again today in class shortly after class begins. After you have saved all your buttons, open your CDRom portfolio and continue to create pages for each button. To open Mediator Pro, look for Matchware on the start menu.

Below is the link to the CDRom instructions. Please click on the link to the instructions and WAIT for me to give the go ahead to open Mediator Pro.
CD Rom Creation Instructions

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Today we will begin creating your CDRom portfolios using Mediator Pro. We will be going over the instructions in class shortly after class begins. First though please open your buttons and your banner that your are going to use. Once you have that done, make any last minute changes to your buttons and your banner.

Below is the link to the CDRom instructions. Please click on the link to the instructions and WAIT for me to give the go ahead to open Mediator Pro.
CD Rom Creation Instructions

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Please continue creating link buttons for your portfolio. Suggested size for buttons is 120 pixels wide by 25 pixels high. Some longer link button will require you to make your buttons 150 or more pixels wide.

List of Buttons

• Home
• Writings
• Readings
• Personal
• Art
• Photography or Photos
• Video
• Graphic Arts
• Any additional buttons that you need for other pages that you think of.

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Today you will be creating link buttons for your portfolio. We will be going over the details of how to create the buttons today in class. Follow the same method for creating a banner. Suggested size for buttons is 120 pixels wide by 20 pixels high. Some longer link button will require you to make your buttons 150 or more pixels wide.

List of Buttons

• Home
• Writings
• Readings
• Personal
• Art
• Photography or Photos
• Video
• Graphic Arts
• Any additional buttons that you need for other pages that you think of.

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Please explore some educational websites today. You can click on the link below for suggestions. The History Matters link and the Quoteland links are good suggestions.
Websites to Explore

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Your Choice Day. Please work on something of your choice from the list below. ALSO, today we are start to show documentary films. You may multi-task by working on something and wathching the film at the same time. You may also choose to just look at the film. PLEASE DO NOT take this as an opportunity to talk and socialize, please work QUIETLY so that people can hear the films.

1. Personal Video Introduction
2. Your Name Banner in Photoshop.
3. You Graphic Works of Art inspired from websites like Digital Blasphemy
   Digital Blasphemy
4. Your 3D Graphic Works of Art.
5. Documentary Film that is showing.
6. Your future plans.

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Continue to work on writing a personal video introduction for your CDRom portfolio. It should be at least 1 minute long. Your written version will also go onto your CDRom portfolio so you need to be sure that all the grammar is correct such as spelling, capitol letters, complete sentences, periods, etc.

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!! When you have finished writing your introduction and have timed it to see if it's at least one minute long, you need to PRACTICE it many time so that you can read it-PERFORM-it very well without hesitations. You should almost have it memorized.

The introduction should include:

1. Information about your goals and dreams for your life
2. Information about your goals and dreams for the world, your city, your neighborhood, etc.
3. Your Talents and skills
4. What you have accomplished in your life
5. what you would like to accomplish in your life
6. Your future plans.

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Please work on writing a personal video introduction for your CDRom portfolio. It should include information about your goals and dreams for your life and for the world. Imagine that you are telling someone all about you and what you are like, what your talents are, what you have accomplished in your life. Please give many details and try to make it as interesting as possible. It should show your viewers WHO you are as a person. You will be filming your introduction and eventually placing it on your CDRom portfolio. It needs to be at least 1 minute long.

You will be filmed in front of a blue/green screen similar to the way they do it in Hollywood movies. In place of the blue background color you will be putting other video footage and/or still photos that are related to what you are saying in your introduction.

Please open up Microsoft Word to write your video introduction. The first thing you should do when you create a new document is to save it on your H Drive (Network Drive) in your grade directory, i.e. grade9, grade10 etc.

When you have finished with your first draft please follow the folling recommendations

1. Time your intro so that it is at least 1 minute long. Say it softly to yourself when practicing.
2. Practice, practice, practice, until you can read it smoothly. Read it at a medium pace, not to fast, not too slow.
3. Make the font so that it is around size 42.

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Please work on your graphic works of art. Experiment with your tools such as 3D, custom shapes, and various filters. You should be creating a number of art works. You are beginning to develop a body of work. You can go to the sample works that you have look at last week on Digital Blasphemy. Continue to look at that site and other art sites for ideas and inspiration.
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Think of yourself as a computer graphics artist that is create a great work of art. An important part of being an artist is to look at work that other artists have created. Please go to the Digital Blasphemy website to get ideas and inspiration for your own works of art. Take your time and look carefully at what they have created.
Digital Blasphemy

If you would like, you can continue to work on your own digital works of art after you have looked at the Digital Blasphemy website and other art websites.

1. In Photoshop, create a new file. Suggested size for the file is 600 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.


2. Save the images right away in your images directory. Click save every few minutes in case the computer freezes or something else happens.


3. Put in a background gradient fill.


4. Add a new layer.


5. At the top, Click on Filter ->Render ->3D Transform.


6. Choose one of the shapes: cylinder, Sphere, or cube then draw the shape in the box.


7. Click on the Trackball Tool and then spin the shape around until all the checkerboard disappears, then click OK.


8. Apply filters to the 3D layer such as Poster Edges. To get to Poster Edges, go to Filters ->Artistic ->Poster Edges.


9. Douple click on the layer and experiment with the checkboxes there.

 

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Please work on creating a new 3D graphic using Photoshop. Think of yourself as a computer graphics artist that is create a great work of art. A few hints are below. Also, I suggest you check out the Digital Blasphemy to get ideas and inspiration.
Digital Blasphemy

1. In Photoshop, create a new file. Suggested size for the file is 600 pixels wide by 600 pixels high.


2. Save the images right away in your images directory. Click save every few minutes in case the computer freezes or something else happens.


3. Put in a background gradient fill.


4. Add a new layer.


5. At the top, Click on Filter ->Render ->3D Transform.


6. Choose one of the shapes: cylinder, Sphere, or cube then draw the shape in the box.


7. Click on the Trackball Tool and then spin the shape around until all the checkerboard disappears, then click OK.


8. Apply filters to the 3D layer such as Poster Edges. To get to Poster Edges, go to Filters ->Artistic ->Poster Edges.


9. Douple click on the layer and experiment with the checkboxes there.

 

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Continue working on your name banner for your CDRom portfolio. Experiment with the tools that we learned about such as gradient fill tool and your text tool. Create several verions of a name banner with different colors, fonts, and shapes.

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Today we will be creating a name banner for your CDRom portfolios. We will be going over in class how to do that.

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Today we will be setting up you directories on your network drives. I will explain what that means and how to do that.

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Yesterday we talked about various things that we will be doing in tech class. Please read the class syllabus to go over the details on what the requirements are. See link below.

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Welcome to Tech Literacy. Please take a few minutes to explore the class web site. Definately you should read the class syllabus to get an overview and details on what the requirements are. See link below.

Syllabus

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FINALS TODAY. You will be presenting your CD Rom for your Final.
Period 2 Final: Friday, 8:10am to 9:50am.
Period 3 Final: Wednesday, 8:10 am to 9:50 am.
Period 6 Final: Friday, 10:00am to 11:45am.
You will need to PASS IN your checkoff list on the day of the final and a self assesment. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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FINALS THIS WEEK. LAST day to finish up your CD Rom. You will be presenting your CD Rom for your Final.
Period 2 Final: Friday, 8:10am to 9:50am.
Period 3 Final: Wednesday, 8:10 am to 9:50 am.
Period 6 Final: Friday, 10:00am to 11:45am.
You will need to PASS IN your checkoff list on the day of the final. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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FINALS THIS WEEK. Only one more day to finish up your CD Rom. You will be presenting your CD Rom for your Final.
Period 2 Final: Friday, 8:10am to 9:50am.
Period 3 Final: Wednesday, 8:10 am to 9:50 am.
Period 6 Final: Friday, 10:00am to 11:45am.
You will need to PASS IN your checkoff list on the day of the final. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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Only TWO more work days left to finish your assignments. Please work on completing your Excel and MS Access assignments. Also, continue to work on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

MS Excel Spread Sheet Research Assignment

MS Access Database Assignment

Checkoff List

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Please work on completing your Excel and MS Access assignments. Also, continue to work on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

MS Excel Spread Sheet Research Assignment

MS Access Database Assignment

Checkoff List

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Also, please use the checkoff list to see what you need to work on. Continue to work on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

MS Excel Spread Sheet Research Assignment

MS Access Database Assignment

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Continue to work on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. Please look at the checkoff list ans use it as a guide for what work you need to finish. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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Continue to work on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. Please look at the checkoff list and use it as a guide for what work you need to finish. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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Today we are working on finishing all previously assigned work for your CD Rom Portfolio. Please look at the checkoff list ans use it as a guide for what work you need to finish. PLEASE DO NOT CHECKOFF ANY WORK THAT YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED.

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We are presenting slide shows TODAY. Please be prepared to present your show. Make any last minute changes while you are waiting to present. Practice, practice, practice your show, especially the additionals comments that you have to remember.

• How many slides? Enough to tell a good story about your person, probably around 15 slides. You need to include many interesting details. You should be thinking about making sure your audience will have a very good idea what you person is all about.
• Practice your slide show to yourself or a classmate. Pretend you are saying it in front of a group. You could also go upstairs to the writing center and practice it there with one of our writing tutors.
• Present your show with ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM!
• Put in a couple of thoughts in the notes section of each slide.
• Re-read your Internet Research Techniques doc before you practice your show to refresh your memory of interesting facts about your person.
• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?
• Put in YOUR opinion of the person or what they accomplished.
• Make a conclusion for your show.

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Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

On Tuesday I will be calling on people to do your slide show. Students not ready when called on will receive a failing grade. Below are some recommendations.

If you have already presented your show, please go back to working on your CDRom. Finish any work you have not completed.

• How many slides? Enough to tell a good story about your person, probably around 15 slides. You need to include many interesting details. You should be thinking about making sure your audience will have a very good idea what you person is all about.
• Practice your slide show to yourself or a classmate. Pretend you are saying it in front of a group. You could also go upstairs to the writing center and practice it there with one of our writing tutors.
• Present your show with ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM!
• Put in a couple of thoughts in the notes section of each slide.
• Re-read your Internet Research Techniques doc before you practice your show to refresh your memory of interesting facts about your person.
• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?
• Put in YOUR opinion of the person or what they accomplished.
• Make a conclusion for your show.

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

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Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

SLIDESHOW DUE TODAY, FRIDAY, MAY15. On Monday I will be calling on people to do your slide show. Students not ready when called on will receive a failing grade. Below are some recommendations.

• How many slides? Enough to tell a good story about your person, probably around 15 slides. You need to include many interesting details. You should be thinking about making sure your audience will have a very good idea what you person is all about.
• Practice your slide show to yourself or a classmate. Pretend you are saying it in front of a group. You could also go upstairs to the writing center and practice it there with one of our writing tutors.
• Present your show with ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM!
• Put in a couple of thoughts in the notes section of each slide.
• Re-read your Internet Research Techniques doc before you practice your show to refresh your memory of interesting facts about your person.
• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?
• Put in YOUR opinion of the person or what they accomplished.
• Make a conclusion for your show.

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Please continue to work on your slideshow today. Below are some guidelines for your show.

• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Put a couple of additional ideas-points of information in the notes section of your slides.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Continue to work on your slideshow today. Below are some guidelines for your show.

• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Put a couple of additional ideas-points of information in the notes section of your slides.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Please continue to work on your slideshow today. Below are some guidelines for your show.

• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Put a couple of additional ideas-points of information in the notes section of your slides.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Continue to work on completing your slideshow. If anyone is ready today they can present if they have practiced first. Below are some recommendations.

• How many slides? Enough to tell a good story about your person, probably around 15 slides. You need to include many interesting details. You should be thinking about making sure your audience will have a very good idea what you person is all about.
• Practice your slide show to yourself or a classmate. Pretend you are saying it in front of a group. You could also go upstairs to the writing center and practice it there with one of our writing tutors.
• Present your show with ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM!
• Put in a couple of thoughts in the notes section of each slide.
• Re-read your Internet Research Techniques doc before you practice your show to refresh your memory of interesting facts about your person.
• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?
• Put in YOUR opinion of the person or what they accomplished.
• Make a conclusion for your show.

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Please work on completing your slideshow. On Monday we will begin to present the slideshow to the class. Below are some recommendations.

• How many slides? Enough to tell a good story about your person, probably around 15 slides. You need to include many interesting details. You should be thinking about making sure your audience will have a very good idea what you person is all about.
• Practice your slide show to yourself or a classmate. Pretend you are saying it in front of a group. You could also go upstairs to the writing center and practice it there with one of our writing tutors.
• Present your show with ENERGY and ENTHUSIASM!
• Put in a couple of thoughts in the notes section of each slide.
• Re-read your Internet Research Techniques doc before you practice your show to refresh your memory of interesting facts about your person.
• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?
• Put in YOUR opinion of the person or what they accomplished.
• Make a conclusion for your show.

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Continue to work on your slideshow today. Below are some guidelines for your show.

• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Put a couple of additional ideas-points of information in the notes section of your slides.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?

Instructions for Creating MS Word DOC

Tech Lit DO NOW

Welcome to Mr. Lamothe's Snowden Technology Classes

Please work on your slideshow today. Below are some guidelines for your show.

• PLEASE USE ONLY ONE SENTENCE PER SLIDE.
• Put a couple of additional ideas-points of information in the notes section of your slides.
• Try to make the show interesting. Look for different and interesting facts about the person.
• Put in at lease one news item about the person.
• Start with an introduction that tells what that person is all about, what their essence is.
• Tell about how your person has inspired others. Give specific examples.
• What impace have they had on the world?