Digital Media 3-31-16

Complete and link to Digital Media

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/marines-forming-new-cyberwarrior-unit/

After answering the questions, explain in your own words what it means to be a cyber warrior.

Intro Comp M-Step Pratice

Students will receive practice sheets for extra vocabulary practice.

Digital Media 3-29-16

Send a screen shot of the Creative Commons license's that were created and added to your Weebly website. It should be of the  images that you edited with Image Editer, and Foto Flexer.

World History/Geo 3-29-16

Use the Map on page 85 of the text book to complete the map handout. On the Back of the map, apply the 5 themes of geography to the Japan, Korea, and South East Asia.

Complete Section 3 review #'s numbers One, Three, Four, and Five

Digital Media 3-28-16

Police, schools tap social media to track behavior

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/police-schools-tap-social-media-to-track-behavior/

Complete the questions in you google doc's.

World History/Geo 3-28-16

Take time and view the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szxPar0BcMo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_NPgMMazF4

After watching the link, begin working on section 2 review of Chapter 3.

http://www.lacma.org/khan/map.htm

Intro Comp 3-23-16 thru 3-29

Good Morning

We have used a variety of presentation models in class. Info-graphics, Google slides, and Photo peach just to name a few. 

Today you will be creating a presentation using only Prezi.  You can refer to quests 1-3 in 21 things for students. Your task/presentation will be on creating a five step plan to studying for the SAT.

Include in this plan preparation before and during testing dates. Please use a least 2 websites that include test taking tips, and organize them into your own words, or explanation that best fits your needs.

Make sure you include at least one instructional video using You tube, school tube or any other educational link to be inserted in your presentation. 
Also include insert a graphic organizer via popplet or gliffy that shows how you organized your thoughts before you put them into action. 

http://www.gliffy.com/blog/user-manual/

http://www.schooltube.com/video/ea2f06fe5b7641f993c1/Popplet%20-%20Creating%20a%20Mindmap

Instructions for different types of inserting and editing of slides can be found on the 21 things site in Thing 11 quests 4-10

If you have any questions please ask or email me. 

Step  1. Go to prezi.com

Step  2. Now create a Prezi account. You will be signing up for an educational account if you have school email.  Check with your teacher to see what they recommend.Follow these steps for creating a Prezi account.


Step 3. Use this template to organize your ideas first.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/126TZ0fyIb_QYQVgJTwMUWR9YR0ONuPop6DxEilrPlLA/edit?usp=sharing


Step 4. Begin creating your Presentation

Digital Media 3-21-16

Justice Department Policing Tactic Guarded as ‘Classified’?

Answer questions from the article in google Docs:

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/justice-department-policing-tactic-guarded-as-classified/

World History/Geo 3-21-16, 3-22-16

Complete Physical Map of China, and use the Link to list the Five Themes of Geography on the back of the Map.

http://gabrielleb-ksocials6.weebly.com/china.html

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/500348190524964865

Another resources:

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h06chin.htm

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/history/#1

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/map/history.jpg

Watch the videos from the You tube Links and answer the questions below.:
Sui:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9hU6PdEgEs

Tang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2DwGAiZnRM


Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra5s1gBAu70

3-23-16

Answer these questions about each period:

1. Why is the Sui dynasty said to have unified China?

2. Why are the Tang and Song Dynasties known to as the era of prosperity and technological innovation?


3-22-16
Complete all parts of Section One review on Page 79 in Textbook

Intro Comp 3-21-16

Thing 11 Powerful Presentations Quest 1

Read each part and watch all 3 the tutorials. Be ready to discuss at the end of class.

3-17-16 Happy St. Patricks Day

What is St. Patrick's Day? Who is St. Patrick?  What is the History?

1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTaI2XIix60
2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7el42CIEquk
3.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFFf1b9wOpg

3-16-16 World History/GEO

Complete the link below, and turn in at the end of hour, Answer the question that follows on the same page.

https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/editorials-for-students/the-end-of-history-part-ii/

Explain what Nancy Reagan did during the 80's to help humanitarian efforts

Intro Comp Project 3-14 thru 3-17

Thing 10 Quest 3 21thingsfor students site:

Choose a scientific Myth from the links given below:

http://amasci.com/miscon/opphys.html

http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/misconception

Choose the info-grahic templates from Canva or Piktochart. Google them
You must have 5 pictures and 5 facts supporting or refuting the myth.

Those pictures and facts should be displayed in your info-graphic.

They should also be saved to your google drive individually in order to produce the Photo Peach presentation in the second part of the assignment.

Link to Photo Peach:
http://photopeach.com/

Digital Media 3-14-16

Digital Media Project                        due      March 17

Infographic/Photo Peach presentation

Part 1

Choose an electronic device that you want to advertise using an info graphic. Choose from one of the templates below.

Devices can include Cell phone, I phone, Android vs I Phone, I Pad, Tablets, Gaming Systems, Personal computers etc.

Canvas: https://www.canva.com/

Piktochart: http://piktochart.com/

Use the infographic to advertise all of the benefits of using this device or explaining why it is beneficial. You must have at least 5 pictures that you can use along with 5 examples of its usefulness.

Choose the picture from a free domain site like Google Images

After choosing the pictures, use either Fotoflexer or Image editor to put your own spin on the image. You will be creating a license for the infographic.  (Creative Commons link)

Part 2

Using Photo Peach, create a presentation using the 5 photos used in the infographic. Include music and information about the benefits of using your particular device in your photo peach Presentation.

Part 3

You will upload your infographic template and your Photo Peach presentation to your weebly website by the due date

Digital Media 3-10-16

All students should update pages on weebly towebsite to reflect two creative commons pages from last week, and any students new to the class this semester should make sure all pages are current. Check the Nov 18th post if your are unsure.

3-14 World History/Geo

Students will conduct a google search of the following names, and give a detailed description of these people were significant to Womens' rights in the United States and parts of Europe.

Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Emmeline Pankhurst
19th Amendment
Ida B Wells
Madame CJ Walker
Mary Mcleod Bethune


Use links below to support your responses
http://www.biography.com/
http://www.biography.com/search?query=19th%20amendment
http://www.biography.com/search?query=Mary%20McCleod%20Bethune
http://www.biography.com/people/ida-b-wells-9527635
http://www.biography.com/search?query=madame%20cj%20walker

3-10-16 Intro Comp

Intro Computer

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/editorials-for-students/takeaways-from-michigan-questions-loom-for-hillary-clinton-and-marco-rubio/

Read the article associated with the link and complete the questions. You can explain your answer without asking a parent. If there is anything you don't understand, ask me. Your answer should be written in essay format and completed in your google docs.

3-9-16 Intro Comp

Students will begin reading over requirements to complete Quest 3 Thing 10

Do not begin the quest, just explore the links associated with the used to determine if their is prior knowledge of the activities.

Digital Media 3-7-16

Complete the task in the link below. Answer the questions in your google docs.

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/after-a-year-in-space-scott-kelly-returns-2-inches-taller/

Intro Comp 3-7-16

Complete the task in the link below. Answer the questions in your google docs.

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/daily-news-article/after-a-year-in-space-scott-kelly-returns-2-inches-taller/

Intro Comp 3-2-16 Thing 10 Quest 1,2

Students will Edit two Digital Images from the sites listed below. You must include an image from one of the links listed below, and one from your own choice. ( phone, school appropriate website, etc.)

Free Image Sites
http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search

https://pixabay.com/

Editing Sites

https://www.online-image-editor.com/

http://fotoflexer.com/

You will include the the URL from the original image and put the link under the original picture which should be saved in Google Docs. On the same page , you will save the edited image. and create a Creative Commons license citation giving you ownership rights to the image.

Creative Commons Link:
http://creativecommons.org/

Easy Bib Link
http://www.easybib.com/mla-format/photograph-citation


After both images have been saved in your google Docs, you will then save the License to a page you will create in your Weebly site called Creative Commons.

You will basically have two pages that you will upload to your Weebly Site. One will be of  a picture you edited from a Free Image site, and the other from your own Photo Library. You will create a creative commons license for both. They also will be attached to your Google Docs. 

Also in Google docs you will show the original picture from the free image site that you edited complete with its Easy Bib Citation, and the picture you Edited in the same Document.

Digital Media 3-1-16

Students will Edit two Digital Images from the sites listed below. You must include an image from one of the links listed below, and one from your own choice. ( phone, school appropriate website, etc.)

Free Image Sites
http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search

https://pixabay.com/

Editing Sites

https://www.online-image-editor.com/

http://fotoflexer.com/

You will include the the URL from the original image and put the link under the original picture which should be saved in Google Docs. On the same page , you will save the edited image. and create a Creative Commons license citation giving you ownership rights to the image.

Creative Commons Link:
http://creativecommons.org/

Easy Bib Link
http://www.easybib.com/mla-format/photograph-citation


After both images have been saved in your google Docs, you will then save the License to a page you will create in your Weebly site called Creative Commons.


You will basically have two pages that you will upload to your Weebly Site. One will be of  a picture you edited from a Free Image site, and the other from your own Photo Library. You will create a creative commons license for both. They also will be attached to your Google Docs. 

Also in Google docs you will show the original picture from the free image site that you edited complete with its Easy Bib Citation, and the picture you Edited in the same Document.