Week of May 16th–May 20th

Highlights for the week:

  • TEKS for this week – 1F, 4A, 5A&C, 8A,D&E, 11A, 12D

Monday 16th:

- Part 1) Review

  1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
  2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)

- Part 2) New

  1. View this student SlideRocket example and update to the ‘ Rate this Site form ’ which will allow you to add a link to your own examples if you like

- Part 3) Do

  1. Complete your screencasts of  these programs (if you haven't already done so):
  2. Due Today: Use Windows Movie Maker to collect the 3 screencasts above into one Movie.  Save the Movie in your S-drive as a new project called ‘ 6-3 Project1c ’ until it is completed so you can continue editing it. 
  3. When the movie is completed, publish it (save it as a movie file named 6-3 Project1c ) and upload it to your 103 folder to be graded today!

- Part 4) Through?

  1. Check out 12 reasons 2020 will be an awesome year

    Tuesday 17th:

    - Part 1) Review

    1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
    2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)

    - Part 2) New

    1. Today we will start 6-4 Project1d which will be all about Aviary for Education
    2. View the demo video clips on Aviary Phoenix
    3. View the tutorial on layers
    4. Discuss account logon (your accounts have already been made for you)
    5. Click here to go to the Aviary Education Logon page
      • Enter your first name and the first 3 letters of your last name with no spaces  in the Username window (example: Jeff Smith would type JeffSmi)
      • Enter your student ID# as your password
    6. Click on New Creation, then Create Images

    - Part 3) Do

    1. Logon to your Aviary account
    2. Upload an image
    3. Practice using editing tools
    4. Practice using layers to combine parts of different photos

    - Part 4) Through?

    1. View these outdoor scenes

      Wednesday 18th:

      - Part 1) Review

      1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
      2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)
      3. Click here to go to the Aviary Education Logon page
        • Enter your first name and the first 3 letters of your last name with no spaces in the Username window (example: Jeff Smith would type JeffSmi)
        • Enter your student ID# as your password

      - Part 2) New

      1. Use the Aviary Image editor to create a composite of at least 2 images (that is, merge at least 2 images into one image using layers)
      2. View examples on the Creations Tab (by scrolling down on the first screen that you see after you logon)
      3. Use the clipart search page to find some materials for your composite image, especially these images on a white background

      - Part 3) Do

      1. Test this: Aviary Phoenix (choose ‘Create Image’ from the New Creation dropdown menu)
      2. Rate it: using this form
      3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
      4. Save it: as ‘ phoenix sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

      - Part 4) Through?

      1. View these animal tracks images for Aviary ideas

        Thursday 19th:

        - Part 1) Review

        1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
        2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)
        3. Click here to go to the Aviary Education Logon page
          • Enter your first name and the first 3 letters of your last name with no spaces in the Username window (example: Jeff Smith would type JeffSmi)
          • Enter your student ID# as your password

        - Part 2) New

        1. Today we will start using the Aviary Audio Editor (called Myna).
        2. View Myna Demo clip

        - Part 3) Do

        1. Practice using Myna (please use earbuds or keep the volume low!)
        2. Once you save your music edits, others will be able to listen to them when they logon to Aviary
        3. Tomorrow we will do the form and screencasts of your music edits

        - Part 4) Through?

        1. View these images of rivers from MSNBC

          Friday 20th:

          - Part 1) Review

          1. All of the links you need for Project1 are on the Student Links Map
          2. Remember to use FireFox for Google Docs and many of the links from this Blog and to use IE for Flash-based websites (things which won’t open correctly in FireFox… like Chogger)
          3. Click here to go to the Aviary Education Logon page
            • Enter your first name and the first 3 letters of your last name with no spaces in the Username window (example: Jeff Smith would type JeffSmi)
            • Enter your student ID# as your password

          - Part 2) New

          1. Continue using Myna

          - Part 3) Do

          1. Test this: Aviary Myna (choose ‘Edit Audio’ from the New Creation dropdown menu – 3rd option)
          2. Rate it: using this form
          3. Record it: using Screencast-o-matic
          4. Save it: as ‘ myna sc ’ to your s-drive project 1 folder

          - Part 4) Through?

          1. Check out the Media Shows from this Week!

            Additional Help and Information:

            1. YouTube How-to Videos for this class
            2. G-Apps How2 Videos
            3. Prezis
            4. TED talks (browse TED talks list)
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