TTC11 is an introductory class in Information Technology. We will learn about computer applications, PC hardware, the internet, and emerging technologies. Our 1st Homework assignment is to analyze the importance of our Technology Contract. Before you and your parent sign the document, read it carefully, and on the back explain why the Rubric and Lab Rules are important for learning our subject matter. Choose at least one rule to focus on and explain why that rule is important for our educational objectives. Add a drawing to your text that illustrates the main theme of your analysis – yes draw a picture that illustrates your written narrative.
C.T.Q.: aka Critical Thinking Question. Every day we will be given a CTQ. This question asks us to analyze and write about our daily activities. It is your opportunity to improve your grade by discussing it in writing, and by reading your written responses out loud to the class - class participation. These questions – and answers – will be an important part of your grade.
9/11/12 Aim / CTQ / Do Now: Why were we given a Contract to sign, and why did your teacher ask you to analyze its importance to our educational goals? Answer today's Aim / CTQ, in writing, and add it to the back of your Contract doc.
C.T.Q.: aka Critical Thinking Question. Every day we will be given a CTQ. This question asks us to analyze and write about our daily activities. It is your opportunity to improve your grade by discussing it in writing, and by reading your written responses out loud to the class - class participation. These questions – and answers – will be an important part of your grade.
9/11/12 Aim / CTQ / Do Now: Why were we given a Contract to sign, and why did your teacher ask you to analyze its importance to our educational goals? Answer today's Aim / CTQ, in writing, and add it to the back of your Contract doc.
9/12/12 Aim: How do we open and save our CTQ Word doc? You will create one Word doc for all CTQs. In chronological order you will answer each day’s CTQ in your CTQ / Word doc – see board for details. Save your doc like this: Your Name CTQ. You will Save your work in the Share Drive, for now, until you are given your own, individual password.
Do Now: Open Word, Save As instructed, go to today’s link - read through it carefully, and answer today’s CTQs in your CTQ doc – also copy and paste today’s CTQ questions, with the date, into your CTQ doc.
CTQ 1: What does iOS mean and how does it differ from the Android OS? Add pictures to illustrate your answers-if possible. You will need to Google definitions to fully answer today’s CTQ.
CTQ 2: The phones on today’s links have many similarities and differences. In detail explain those ‘technical’ similarities and differences. Do not write about obvious things like color; write about technical specifications like: the processor, the OS, memory, size, weight, storage, apps, data speeds, battery, etc.
Do Now: Open Word, Save As instructed, go to today’s link - read through it carefully, and answer today’s CTQs in your CTQ doc – also copy and paste today’s CTQ questions, with the date, into your CTQ doc.
CTQ 1: What does iOS mean and how does it differ from the Android OS? Add pictures to illustrate your answers-if possible. You will need to Google definitions to fully answer today’s CTQ.
CTQ 2: The phones on today’s links have many similarities and differences. In detail explain those ‘technical’ similarities and differences. Do not write about obvious things like color; write about technical specifications like: the processor, the OS, memory, size, weight, storage, apps, data speeds, battery, etc.
Note: Your teacher has given, and will give you, a lot of work. Do not hurry to finish; this is not a race, this class is about you learning the many facets of modern technology. Effort requires time, concentration, and diligence. Effort is how you learn, and how you achieve excellent grades.http://reviews.cnet.com/best-android-phones/
9/13/12 Aim: How do we reformat text in our Word doc? Formatting text means to give your typed words color, size, or style. If you copy and paste text from another source; the text will carry the formatting style from that source. To change the style, practice using the command found in our second link’s images. Look in Word’s Home menu bar to find the Formatting command. You must highlight the text before clicking on the command. Do Now 1: Practice our Aim in your CTQ doc. Do Now 2: In your CTQ doc, thoroughly describe and write about the iPhone 5’s highlights – use our first link. Add pics – if possible. CTQ: Why is your teacher showing you today’s Formatting command? HW: Finish all uncompleted work. Back-up your CTQ doc as instructed.
http://www.cnet.com/iphone-5/
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS112012#5787599749965714066
9/19/12 Aim: What are Vectors vs. Bitmaps? Do Now 1: Read, study and summarize our link’s main points in your CTQ doc. Make special note of the File Formats, or extensions, for each type of image file, e.g., .jpg, .gif. Do Now 2: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs. CTQ: Look at the image on our link’s first page. Describe the differences and similarities between the two cats. Remember to back-up your CTQ doc.http://webclipart.about.com/od/Categories/ss/Vector-And-Bitmap-Clip-Art.htm
More Samples
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS112012#5787599749965714066
9/19/12 Aim: What are Vectors vs. Bitmaps? Do Now 1: Read, study and summarize our link’s main points in your CTQ doc. Make special note of the File Formats, or extensions, for each type of image file, e.g., .jpg, .gif. Do Now 2: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs. CTQ: Look at the image on our link’s first page. Describe the differences and similarities between the two cats. Remember to back-up your CTQ doc.http://webclipart.about.com/od/Categories/ss/Vector-And-Bitmap-Clip-Art.htm
More Samples
9/20/12 Aim 1: What is a Table? Tables help us organize our data / research. They place text and images into individual cells with a lot of accuracy. It is much better than having your text and images randomly floating around your CTQ page. Do Now 1: Follow our board instructions for creating your Table in Word. Insert – Table – Insert Table – AutoFit – OK. Practice making great Tables! Use Tables from now on to enhance your CTQ doc.
9/20/12 Aim 2: Is ClipArt a vector image or a bitmap image? Do Now / CTQ 1: Go to Insert – ClipArt – Search for: Toys – Go. Paste 4 separate samples of Toys ClipArt into your newly created Table. In an adjoining cell explain if the sample is a vector or a bitmap and how you know it. Have 2 samples of vectors and two of bitmaps. Clue: if you rt. click on the ClipArt you will see differences in the menu options.
CTQ 2: The kitty-cat URL below has an interesting navigational indication that refers to yesterday’s lesson. Explain why this is true and how it helps you understand yesterday’s lesson. Do Now 2: Define: URL in your CTQ doc. Do Now 3: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs.
http://0.tqn.com/d/webclipart/1/0/l/p/4/Image-for-file-types.jpg
9/24/12 Aim: What are the most common data storage technologies? Today’s vocabulary is important to help us understand how PCs store data. Do Now 1: Create a 3 column, 9 row table that defines and illustrates today’s vocabulary. Do not copy and paste our link’s definitions. Google your own definitions and retype them in the appropriate cells. Look to the board for our table’s overall layout. Do Now 2: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs. Do Now 3: Click in your table’s upper rt. cell – hold down the left click and drag to highlight the top row – rt. click – Merge Cells. This trick will let you create a Header row for your table – Name your table: Data Storage. Format your table. CTQ 1: Why did your teacher design today’s table the way he did? What are the advantages with today’s design? Be specific and thorough in your description. CTQ 2: What does your teacher mean when he instructs you to ‘format your table’?http://www.pcworld.com/article/262323/what_do_hard_drive_related_words_like_sata_ide_and_raid_actually_mean_.html
9/25/12 Aim: What are Google Maps and YouTube? The app market war is heating up; it is all about advertising, marketing, and viewers. Do Now: Read today’s article and create a 5 row, 2 column table that explains and illustrates today’s lesson – see the board for details. Google Maps vs. Apple’s Maps; and Youtube. CTQ 1: Why did one quote say ‘local is huge for Google’? CTQ 2: Chart and quote the stock price for AAPL and GOOG. Add pictures of the chart. Why did your teacher ask you to look at the stock prices? Remember: Be patient with our PCs and do your work at home as much as possible.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-feud-google-now-felt-115802424.html
10/10/12 Aim: What is 1080p? High definition is the resolution on your display. The ‘p’ in this case does not stand for pixels, even though a 1080p resolution represents 1,920 x 1,080 ‘pixels’ on your display. That’s 2,073,600 pixels! The 1080 represents the number of vertical pixels on your display. Do Now 1: Table today’s links with definitions and pictures for: 1080p, 720p, resolution, pixels, Progressive, and HD. Add two rows for the table heading and column heading. Do Now 2: Ready your CTQ doc for grading. CTQ: Why is your teacher looking at all the Do Nows and CTQs in our grading process? Are there lessons missing in your doc and if so, why? Note: In the future you will be graded on a specific, chronologically dated, lesson. So if you have done all the assignments, you will be ready for a good grade that day.http://www.lcdvsled.com/720p-vs-1080p-vs-1080i/
1080p vs. 720p
10/19/12 Aim: How do we crop and Callout our Speedtest.net? Steps: Go to - Insert-Shapes-Callouts. Do Now: Create a new Table. Add your home and 107 speedtest results, but this time crop the speedtest images 4 different ways – 2 rows and pics from your home results; and 2 rows and pics from 107 results. On each pic add an interesting ‘Callout’ that explains the image – see sample below. Your Callouts must be fun and educational. The left column is for explaining how and why you cropped your images.This table must have 6 rows. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to ‘Callout’ your pictures and what’s educational about his Callout in the sample image?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-slides-RZ010186615.aspx?section=2
9/20/12 Aim 2: Is ClipArt a vector image or a bitmap image? Do Now / CTQ 1: Go to Insert – ClipArt – Search for: Toys – Go. Paste 4 separate samples of Toys ClipArt into your newly created Table. In an adjoining cell explain if the sample is a vector or a bitmap and how you know it. Have 2 samples of vectors and two of bitmaps. Clue: if you rt. click on the ClipArt you will see differences in the menu options.
CTQ 2: The kitty-cat URL below has an interesting navigational indication that refers to yesterday’s lesson. Explain why this is true and how it helps you understand yesterday’s lesson. Do Now 2: Define: URL in your CTQ doc. Do Now 3: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs.
http://0.tqn.com/d/webclipart/1/0/l/p/4/Image-for-file-types.jpg
9/21/12 Period 5. Aim: How can we complete our tasks? Do your best to make-up all Do Nows and CTQs. So far there are 8 or 9 CTQs and at least 2 Do Nows. You should help your neighbor only if you do so quietly and only if it is classwork related. Cooperative Learning is part of your 'Distinguished' Rubric grade. CTQ 1: Why did your teacher remind you about Cooperative Learning? In your answer cite some specific examples, from our class, where you saw Cooperative Learning take place. For example: there was a student, who on 9/20/12, went around the room to help get our PCs running. How and why is that a great example of Cooperative Learning? CTQ 2: Our first URL for today has an interesting letter in it. Find the letter and explain its significance.
Remember to back-up your work. Dropbox? It's up to you.https://www.dropbox.com/
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCPb6o4Gy-eSaJg#slideshow/5789846539988413906 Hit F11 for a better view.
Remember to back-up your work. Dropbox? It's up to you.https://www.dropbox.com/
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCPb6o4Gy-eSaJg#slideshow/5789846539988413906 Hit F11 for a better view.
9/24/12 Aim: What are the most common data storage technologies? Today’s vocabulary is important to help us understand how PCs store data. Do Now 1: Create a 3 column, 9 row table that defines and illustrates today’s vocabulary. Do not copy and paste our link’s definitions. Google your own definitions and retype them in the appropriate cells. Look to the board for our table’s overall layout. Do Now 2: Complete all unfinished Do Nows and CTQs. Do Now 3: Click in your table’s upper rt. cell – hold down the left click and drag to highlight the top row – rt. click – Merge Cells. This trick will let you create a Header row for your table – Name your table: Data Storage. Format your table. CTQ 1: Why did your teacher design today’s table the way he did? What are the advantages with today’s design? Be specific and thorough in your description. CTQ 2: What does your teacher mean when he instructs you to ‘format your table’?http://www.pcworld.com/article/262323/what_do_hard_drive_related_words_like_sata_ide_and_raid_actually_mean_.html
9/25/12 Aim: What are Google Maps and YouTube? The app market war is heating up; it is all about advertising, marketing, and viewers. Do Now: Read today’s article and create a 5 row, 2 column table that explains and illustrates today’s lesson – see the board for details. Google Maps vs. Apple’s Maps; and Youtube. CTQ 1: Why did one quote say ‘local is huge for Google’? CTQ 2: Chart and quote the stock price for AAPL and GOOG. Add pictures of the chart. Why did your teacher ask you to look at the stock prices? Remember: Be patient with our PCs and do your work at home as much as possible.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-feud-google-now-felt-115802424.html
9/27/12 Aim: What is the Black Dog? We will be working with images in our class so we need to learn how to better ‘Format’ those images in Word. Today’s command, the Black Dog, will allow you to reformat your pasted image so you can easily move it around your page and resize it. Do Now: Practice pasting images into your doc – along with text around it. And paste images into your tables as well. Double click on your image and then try each one of the Black Dog, drop down menu items, to see how the image fits in with the text around the image. You should see some cool changes. CTQ 1: Write about the Black Dog menu choices and describe what you noticed as you changed the image’s Formatting, while using the Black Dog. CTQ 2: Why is your teacher administering today’s lesson?
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS112012#slideshow/579281113088934281810/1/12 Aim: What are a PC's core components? Your computer has many parts; we need to understand what those components are and how they work. Do Now: Today’s link cites 8 core components. In your 10 row 3 column table create a column where you define each component – Google your own ‘user-friendly’ definition – and then in the columns to the right illustrate what those components look like. See our board for today’s table sample. CTQ: We must never copy and paste ‘Googled’ definitions. We must never rewrite definitions that we do not understand. What’s the point? Always Google definitions that are user-friendly. Find definitions that we can understand because they are not too technical. And if there is vocabulary term you do not understand; look it up. For example, today’s CPU definition cites 32 and 64-bit; what is that? CTQ: Why is your teacher emphasizing the point to find user-friendly definitions?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc1.htm10/2/12 Aim: What are a PC’s ports? Today’s link will explore more of the hardware that plugs into your PC. Do Now: Create a new table, similar to yesterday’s table that explores the following: graphics components, Ports, USB, Ethernet, VGA, DVI, RCA, S-Video, HDMI, PS2, Peripheral devices like input and output devices, Expansion slots, video cards, network cards, and PCI. For HW, run any videos that you see on our links. CTQ 1: Today your teacher will pass around a PC port adapter. There are many types of adapters. Look at it carefully. In your CTQ doc describe and illustrate what the adapter is. CTQ 2: Why did your teacher ask you to identify today’s adapter? http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc2.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-hardware-pictures.htm
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS112012#slideshow/579281113088934281810/1/12 Aim: What are a PC's core components? Your computer has many parts; we need to understand what those components are and how they work. Do Now: Today’s link cites 8 core components. In your 10 row 3 column table create a column where you define each component – Google your own ‘user-friendly’ definition – and then in the columns to the right illustrate what those components look like. See our board for today’s table sample. CTQ: We must never copy and paste ‘Googled’ definitions. We must never rewrite definitions that we do not understand. What’s the point? Always Google definitions that are user-friendly. Find definitions that we can understand because they are not too technical. And if there is vocabulary term you do not understand; look it up. For example, today’s CPU definition cites 32 and 64-bit; what is that? CTQ: Why is your teacher emphasizing the point to find user-friendly definitions?
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc1.htm10/2/12 Aim: What are a PC’s ports? Today’s link will explore more of the hardware that plugs into your PC. Do Now: Create a new table, similar to yesterday’s table that explores the following: graphics components, Ports, USB, Ethernet, VGA, DVI, RCA, S-Video, HDMI, PS2, Peripheral devices like input and output devices, Expansion slots, video cards, network cards, and PCI. For HW, run any videos that you see on our links. CTQ 1: Today your teacher will pass around a PC port adapter. There are many types of adapters. Look at it carefully. In your CTQ doc describe and illustrate what the adapter is. CTQ 2: Why did your teacher ask you to identify today’s adapter? http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc2.htm
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-hardware-pictures.htm
10/3/12 Aim: What are a PC’s ports? Part II Do Now 1: Finish all missing work. Do Now 2: Create a Table that defines and illustrate the 2 adapters your teacher handed out in class. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to identify the PC port adapters and put them into a table?
Link One
Link Two
Link Three10/4/12 Aim: How do we ready our CTQ for grading? Grading your CTQ doc will start on 10/9/12. You have the long weekend to get your CTQ doc ready. Make sure you have everything in one document; all the CTQs and the Do Nows dated and in chronological order. If an assignment is missing, do it and make sure it is in chronological order. Read the Blog carefully to make sure you covered everything. Dropbox, email attach, or Flash Drive your doc so that on Tuesday you can copy it to the A3 drive. Please do not make any excuses; be ready and follow all instructions. Do Now: Finish your Adapter Table; you should have rows for 3 separate adapters. CTQ: Why shouldn't you make any excuses about your CTQ doc?
10/9/12 Aim: What is the fastest ISP? Do Now 1: Ready your CTQ doc for grading. Do Now 2: Read through today’s links and create a 10 row, 2 column table that defines and illustrates: Mbps, buffer, speedtest.net, ISP, FTTH, upload, download, and fiber optics. CTQ: Why did your teacher start grading your CTQ doc today?http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410326,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410327,00.asp
http://pcmag.speedtest.net/
FTTH Images
Link One
Link Two
Link Three10/4/12 Aim: How do we ready our CTQ for grading? Grading your CTQ doc will start on 10/9/12. You have the long weekend to get your CTQ doc ready. Make sure you have everything in one document; all the CTQs and the Do Nows dated and in chronological order. If an assignment is missing, do it and make sure it is in chronological order. Read the Blog carefully to make sure you covered everything. Dropbox, email attach, or Flash Drive your doc so that on Tuesday you can copy it to the A3 drive. Please do not make any excuses; be ready and follow all instructions. Do Now: Finish your Adapter Table; you should have rows for 3 separate adapters. CTQ: Why shouldn't you make any excuses about your CTQ doc?
10/9/12 Aim: What is the fastest ISP? Do Now 1: Ready your CTQ doc for grading. Do Now 2: Read through today’s links and create a 10 row, 2 column table that defines and illustrates: Mbps, buffer, speedtest.net, ISP, FTTH, upload, download, and fiber optics. CTQ: Why did your teacher start grading your CTQ doc today?http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410326,00.asp
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410327,00.asp
http://pcmag.speedtest.net/
FTTH Images
10/10/12 Aim: What is 1080p? High definition is the resolution on your display. The ‘p’ in this case does not stand for pixels, even though a 1080p resolution represents 1,920 x 1,080 ‘pixels’ on your display. That’s 2,073,600 pixels! The 1080 represents the number of vertical pixels on your display. Do Now 1: Table today’s links with definitions and pictures for: 1080p, 720p, resolution, pixels, Progressive, and HD. Add two rows for the table heading and column heading. Do Now 2: Ready your CTQ doc for grading. CTQ: Why is your teacher looking at all the Do Nows and CTQs in our grading process? Are there lessons missing in your doc and if so, why? Note: In the future you will be graded on a specific, chronologically dated, lesson. So if you have done all the assignments, you will be ready for a good grade that day.http://www.lcdvsled.com/720p-vs-1080p-vs-1080i/
1080p vs. 720p
10/11/12 Aim: What is the Prnt Scrn trick? To copy and paste what you see on your PC screen, hit the Prnt Scrn key on your keyboard, and then paste into your doc. Double click on the pasted image to reformat (Black Dog) or crop it. Look at the board for more details. Do Now 1: Practice today’s Aim in your CTQ doc. Do Now 2: Run speedtest.net at home or on your phone. Print Screen your results. Paste your results into your ISP table from 10/9/12 – you will need to ‘Insert’ a new row. In the left column for that row, define and explain what you learned about your ISP’s speedtest results, relative to what you learned about the ISP lesson. If you are clever you can use the results from your Smartphone. Do Now 3: Finish all missing Do Nows and CTQs. CTQ: Why is your teacher going to grade you on a specific Do Now and CTQ? Why is that educationally relevant?
http://www.speedtest.net/mobile.php
10/12/12 Aim: What is the Crop command? As we learned yesterday, cropping your pasted image is an important formatting tool. Do Now 1: You will need two more rows added to your 10/9/12 ISP table; one is for your speedtest.net ‘home’ results, and the other is for your speedtest results from room 107. In your definitions column be very clear about what you learned while speedtesting, and compare the speeds between the two results. Do Now 2: Create a 5 row, 2 column table where you show and explain the results of cropping the same pasted image – 3 different ways. In other words, paste the same image 3 times, then crop it 3 different ways, and then post your results in the table. Explain what you did in the left column by describing why you cropped the image the way you did – see the board for a table sample. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to table 3 cropped images? NOTE: CTQs are an important part of your grade. Many students were given higher grades because their CTQ responses were thoughtful, analytical, and inventive.
http://www.speedtest.net/mobile.php
10/12/12 Aim: What is the Crop command? As we learned yesterday, cropping your pasted image is an important formatting tool. Do Now 1: You will need two more rows added to your 10/9/12 ISP table; one is for your speedtest.net ‘home’ results, and the other is for your speedtest results from room 107. In your definitions column be very clear about what you learned while speedtesting, and compare the speeds between the two results. Do Now 2: Create a 5 row, 2 column table where you show and explain the results of cropping the same pasted image – 3 different ways. In other words, paste the same image 3 times, then crop it 3 different ways, and then post your results in the table. Explain what you did in the left column by describing why you cropped the image the way you did – see the board for a table sample. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to table 3 cropped images? NOTE: CTQs are an important part of your grade. Many students were given higher grades because their CTQ responses were thoughtful, analytical, and inventive.
10/15/12 Aim: What is Windows 8? This is an Operating System. An OS provides an interface between the user and the PC hardware. Do Now: READ today’s article and create a table that defines and illustrates: Windows 8 OS, Installation, Interface, Charms, Features, SkyDrive, IE 10, Trusted Boot, Performance, Hardware spec requirements, Conclusions. Add two rows at the top of the table for headings. Do not copy and paste definitions! HW: finish incomplete work and run site videos. CTQ 1: Why is today’s lesson important for tech students to learn? CTQ 2: The Windows 8 interface looks very different from other OSs. Describe and explain why this is so.http://reviews.cnet.com/windows-8-review/
10/16/12 Aim: What is an Operating System (OS) part II? Do Now 1: Table today’s article with: Operating System, Boot, Types of OSs, GUI, OSs for Mobile Devices. Add two rows for headings. Do Now 2: Finish incomplete work. NOTE: Period 4 must do Friday’s lesson! CTQ: Today’s article has some user-friendly definitions. Explain why you agree or disagree with that statement.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/2.1
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/12.1
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/2.1
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computerbasics/12.1
10/18/12 Aim: How do we power-up our PC? Today’s reading is informative, without being overly technical. Do Now 1: Table today’s link with: Boot, BIOS, and then create rows for each of the seven Boot process steps. DO NOT copy and paste the steps – retype them – and add pictures to illustrate each step. Look for key words to help find pics. Do Now 2: Google your personal PC’s steps to enter the BIOS interface. Do not do this at home without your parent’s permission. This Do Now is for educational purposes only. CTQ 1: Why is your teacher asking you to show him your recent work? CTQ 2: The Do Now 1 from our 10/12 lesson was very important. Did you do it well? Explain why or why not.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc3.htm
BIOS
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pc3.htm
BIOS
10/19/12 Aim: How do we crop and Callout our Speedtest.net? Steps: Go to - Insert-Shapes-Callouts. Do Now: Create a new Table. Add your home and 107 speedtest results, but this time crop the speedtest images 4 different ways – 2 rows and pics from your home results; and 2 rows and pics from 107 results. On each pic add an interesting ‘Callout’ that explains the image – see sample below. Your Callouts must be fun and educational. The left column is for explaining how and why you cropped your images.This table must have 6 rows. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to ‘Callout’ your pictures and what’s educational about his Callout in the sample image?
10/22/12 Aim: What is antivirus software? PC Maintenance. The Antivirus Software category contains programs developed to detect and remove computer viruses and other virus-related software from users' computers. Most software includes on-demand and scheduled antivirus scans. Many programs now include real-time antivirus protection and further spyware protection. Notable titles include AVG, Avira AntiVir, and Avast. Do Now: Table, in our usual way, the following antivirus programs: Avast, AVG, Ad-Aware, Avira, and ZoneAlarm. Click on the ‘editor’s review’ for your research column. Also add a row where you define and illustrate: Virus. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to research antivirus software? NOTE: Do not install software on your personal PC without your parent’s permission.
Antivirus Software
Antivirus Software
10/23/12 Aim: What is excellent student work? Our Home page has a new Post. Click on our Home page button – scroll down a little - to see a recent Do Now sample from one of our Technology students. Do Now 1: Review the sample work and then answer the following CTQs. CTQ 1: Why did your teacher Post this work? CTQ 2: Describe what the student did well. CTQ 3: What could the student do to improve the work? CTQ 4: How and why will today’s task help you with your future Technology assignments? Do Now 2: Finish all recent work.
10/24/12 Aim: How do we make-up missing work? Do Now 1: The Aim. Do Now 2: Ready something really nice and educational to send to your teacher for Blog Posting. It must be on a separate, one-page doc, with a great Do Now and CTQ. See Eric’s work as a sample. Also include a Heading. CTQ: Why did your teacher assign today's Do Now 2? amontan5@schools.nyc.gov
11/5/12 Aim: What is MS PowerPoint - .PPTX? Do Now: Use today’s first link, as inspiration, to create a 4 slide PowerPoint / PPT presentation. Your first slide will introduce your topic / Title: ‘Grouping and Ungrouping Vector ClipArt’. Paste your ClipArt into the first slide – do not use your ClipArt from 2 weeks ago – use a different one. The 3 subsequent slides will illustrate and demonstrate / explain how and why you reformatted your ClipArt sample. At least one slide must be where you creatively insert a jpg / picture into the ClipArt. The fourth slide will summarize – in pictures and words - our activity. Be creative and diligent. Be ready to add more slides to this presentation – more instructions to follow. The second link is a PPT tutorial – run and read it carefully if you need help creating a PPT presentation. CTQ: There is something interesting in our Aim today. What is it and why is it important to our class?http://www.internet4classrooms.com/PPungroup_07.htm10/24/12 Aim: How do we make-up missing work? Do Now 1: The Aim. Do Now 2: Ready something really nice and educational to send to your teacher for Blog Posting. It must be on a separate, one-page doc, with a great Do Now and CTQ. See Eric’s work as a sample. Also include a Heading. CTQ: Why did your teacher assign today's Do Now 2? amontan5@schools.nyc.gov
10/25/12 Aim: How do we transform Vector ClipArt? Do Now 1: Follow the worksheet instructions – save the worksheet to work on it as HW. Now 2: Ready something really nice and educational to send to your teacher for Blog Posting. It must be on a separate, one-page doc, with a great Do Now and CTQ. CTQ: Why is your teacher quoting yesterday's Do Now 2 - again?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-your-slides-RZ010186615.aspx?section=2
11/7/12 Aim: What are gifs in PPT? Gifs, or a .gif file extension, are sometimes cartoony animations for the internet. You can make them in Photoshop. Go to: Insert > Movie > Movie from Clip Organizer > Search for > Choose a gif > Ok > hit F5 to play the presentation. You might need to click on the gif to make it go. Do Now: Add a fifth slide to Monday’s work where you Insert and define what an animated gif is. CTQ: How do you know if your inserted image is a gif and why did we add gifs to our PPT show? Note: Do all CTQs in your ONE, saved CTQ doc. If you have access to the A3 Drive, get your old work and save it in your Drive.
11/8/12 Aim: How are animated gifs created? Today you will see some awesome gifs that GCHS students made using ImageReady / Photoshop. Do Now 1: Read what the students wrote about the gif making process. Choose one gif you want to analyze. In your CTQ doc write about what you learned from their gif making process. Describe what was good about their written narrative, and the gif itself. Do Now 2: Do your PPT. CTQ: Do Now 1.http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/montante/montante'ssite/web-content/animated_gifs.htm
11/9/12 Aim: How do we create Slide Transitions? Steps: In PPT go to the Animations tab in Ribbon. Select one of the many Transition options; when you do so, PPT will briefly demonstrate what it looks like. Then decide to play it Fast or Slow, and then ‘Apply To All’. It is easy and fun. Do Now 1: Today’s Aim. Do Now 2: All recent work. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to ‘Insert’ a jpg into one of the vector shapes? Remember this jpg task must be created and explained in your presentation’s third slide. Be specific, illustrate your answer, and use our tech vocabulary.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/demo-add-slide-transitions-to-your-presentation-HA010246471.aspx?CTT=1
11/13/12 Aim: How do we create animations in PPT? Period 4 must do last Friday’s lesson on Slide Transitions. All students must Google a flower jpg and save it in your Drive. Slide 3 must have an Inserted flower jpg into one of the larger, selected, vector shapes from your ClipArt. Do Now: Go through the tutorial and add animations to all slides – more instructions to follow. CTQ: Why did your teacher get very specific about Slide 3?http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/animate-text-or-objects-HA010021497.aspx?CTT=3
11/14/12 Aim: How and why do we set up our PPT? Hitting 5F is only the beginning. Do Now 1: Practice the following steps to properly run your presentation. Go to: Slide Show – Set Up Slide Show – Loop continuously until ‘Esc’. Then go to: Animations – Advance Slides – Automatically After – 5 seconds – Apply To All – Save. Then hit F5 and answer the CTQ. Do Now 2: Finish all recent lessons. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to set up your PPT this way? Possible Clues: to learn Ribbon; and to enhance the appearance of your presentation.
11/15/12 Aim: How and why do we create our first web page? HTML code can easily be rendered in IE, or another browser, by copying and pasting the tutorial’s code into Notepad. Go to: Start – Programs – Accessories – Notepad. The trick is to save your code with an .html file extension. Do Now: Read today’s tutorial and practice making your first webpage. CTQ: At the bottom of today’s tutorial 'Review' is a list of 3 things you learned. Rewrite them in your own words and explain in greater detail what you learned and why you learned those techniques. Do Now 2 PPT: Slide 3 must have a ‘Before & After image and thorough explanation – see board for details.http://www.tizag.com/beginnerT/
11/16/12 Aim: How and why do we add pictures to our first web page? Today’s tutorial is very thorough, educational, and fun. Read it carefully because we will eventually cover each aspect of this tutorial. Do Now 1: Print Screen your entire web page from yesterday, including the browser window, and paste it into Slide 6 of your PPT. Add a text box that explains how and why you created the web page. Do Now 2: ‘Practice’ adding your flower .jpg to your web page – this is explained in the “Local URLs Explained’ portion of the tutorial. If this is too difficult; quietly and patiently wait for your teacher to assign a fellow student to help you. Do not call out. And in the meantime work on other parts of your PPT. CTQ: If your picture file resides in the same directory as your .html file, then what will your Local Src look like?
http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/images.php
12/20/12 Aim: How do we create Pie Charts in Excel? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – all 9 pages! Do Now 2: Finish any incomplete work – Excel, Report, CTQs, and PPT. CTQ: Describe the technique you prefer for selecting Chart Data and explain why you prefer it over the other technique.
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/pie_chart.htm
12/21/12 Aim: What is our vacation HW? Finish your History of the Internet report. Have it ready for grading when we return. Requirements: A Cover Page, 2 pages of referenced text - with illustrations, and a Works Cited / Bibliography page. Print it out - if possible.
1/2/13 Aim: How do we create Line Graph in Excel? Line graphs are often used to plot changes in data over time, such as monthly temperature changes or daily changes in stock market prices. Do Now 1: Today’s Line Graph Tutorial; Save as: Line Graph. Change the Acapulco Text and Line color to dark blue. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to change the Acapulco color to blue? Do Now 2: Write a CTQ review on Erik and Angela’s Report. What’s missing?
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/line_graph.htm
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/HistoryoftheInternetErikRamon.pdf
1/4/13 Aim: What is an excellent Internet History Report? Do Now 1: Finish all incomplete work. Do Now 2: Add pictures to your critical reviews of the 3 Internet History Reports. The pictures should help explain your written comments. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to critically review our Internet History reports?
1/8/13 Aim: What is Google SketchUp? Today’s tutorial link will explain how to create 3D forms. Do Now 1: Follow the tutorial Steps – create the House > later on add materials – Window – Materials, and other structures using today’s tutorial as a guide. Do Now 2: finish all unfinished work, the Report Card SS will be graded – your Internet History Report is equivalent to a Final Exam grade. Note: In Step 17 we create an arc, or arch, and then Push/Pull it forward. CTQ 1: What is the purpose of the architectural detail called an arc or arch? Go to Google to better understand this question. Steps: Click on today’s link > click on Download Model > click on Google SketchUp 6 > Download > File Download > Open >If it says Read Only > Yes > OK > Lesson 1 screen opens > Click on the sequentially numbered Tabs in the upper menu bar. This is a fun, informative, and very interactive tutorial. Another Trick: when using the Push/Pull tool look carefully at the small yellow dots on a form’s surface because that is the surface area that can be pushed or pulled. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a00309dbdab49ffb545172f70efed474&ct=mdrm&prevstart=0&hl=en
Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, SketchUp, HTML, etc.
Project 2: Google Doodle
Google Doodle links: Read through the entry instructions carefully.http://www.google.com/doodle4google/http://www.google.com/doodle4google/rules.html
Project 3: Google SketchUp Design – details to follow.
1/30/13 Aim: What is Illustrator .ai? Illustrator makes vectors. For designers; it is a powerful tool. Do Now 1: Open Illustrator. Practice everything you see. Use today's link-tutorial to help you learn to trace shapes in Illustrator, using the Pen tool. CTQ: Why are we learning Illustrator? Do Now 2: Work on all 1/29/13 assignments.
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/AdobeLessons?fgl=true&pli=1#slideshow/5409874702234328322
2/1/13 Aim: What are Layers in .ai? Designs should be separated on their own Layer. Look at the board and listen to your teacher explain how and why you should create Layers. Do Now: Listen to the Teacher’s lesson and then practice Layers. CTQ: Describe your challenges today as you learn to use Layers.
2/4/13 Aim: How and why do we trace in Illustrator? Today’s Techniques: Pen Tool, Layers, Locking, Opacity slider, Fill, Stroke, and the Select Tool. Look at the board, and listen to the lesson for help. Look at today’s link to see today’s lesson in action. Do Now: All Projects and CTQs as of 1/29/13. CTQ: today’s link is very educational; why is this so? http://gchs.info/PDFs/STEMLogoComplete.pdf
2/7/13 Aim: What is selecting in PS? Today’s tutorial offers a lot of nice PS tricks. One note: Under Menu item ‘Image’ you must select ‘Paths’ after you click on the Pen Tool, or this selection tutorial will not work. If you accomplish today’s tutorial you are doing well; do not get frustrated if you are struggling, just keep quietly trying. You can ‘copy’ an image, in PS by going to File > New > OK to paste in a new window. Do Now 1: Finish all missing work. On 2/8/13 one ‘Web Design’ CTQ will be graded. CTQ: Why are today’s great PS keyboard shortcuts - great? http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/separation/separate-image-from-background.htm
2/7-8/13 Aim: What are some essential PS keyboard shortcuts. Do Now 2: To better understand basic PS commands, carefully go through all 4 pages of the following tutorial. It will really help. Do Now: Create a tabled, side-by-side sample of page 4’s button in your CTQ doc, i.e., your button in one cell and the site’s sample button in another cell. Use the cells beneath the 2 buttons to explain the differences between your button and the tutorial button. Use the Print Screen trick to copy and paste the buttons in Word. HW: All Projects, Do Nows and CTQs.
http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-adobe-photoshop/
2/15/13 Aim: How do we Import JPEGs into SketchUp? Placing JPEGs into SketchUp is fun, relatively easy, and yet challenging because you will have to most likely use the, Tools-Scale tool, to adjust your JPEG once it is placed onto one of your SketchUp surfaces. Steps: Create a 3D box in SketchUp, go to File-Import, and browse for your JPEG. In the Browse window; go to Files of type to find JPEGs. Choose your JPEG. Click Open. Go back to SketchUp and you will see the JPEG somewhere near your Select tool’s pointer. Now you need to drag the JPEG over your Box, and one of its surfaces, and then you will see an End Point from where you can further drag your JPEG over the chosen surface area. The JPEG might not fit the surface exactly so use the Scale tool to adjust the edges of the Box’s surface until it exactly fits the JPEG proportions. Do Now 1: All recently assigned Do Nows and CTQs – and if you look closely you will see that there are a lot of them. Do Now 2 / CTQ: Chart your SketchUp / JPEG practice with a Before and After table that includes an analysis of today’s Aim activities.
2/20/13 Aim: What is a great whiten the teeth trick? Today’s tutorial is easy but also incomplete. Follow my steps to improve your selection before using the Dodge Tool. Zoom in to your teeth >Magic Wand > click on teeth > Hit Shift + Click to add to your selection like parts of missing teeth > Lower Tolerance number to fine-tune the Pixel Selection > Hit Alt + Click to remove Selection like part of gums > When done selecting follow the tutorial Dodge Tool steps > Practice! Do Now 1: Finish all Semester 2 Before & After tables – one will be graded this Friday. CTQ: Describe your PS challenges. Do Now 2: Keep working on your Projects. http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apswhitenteeth.htm
11/16/12 Aim: How and why do we add pictures to our first web page? Today’s tutorial is very thorough, educational, and fun. Read it carefully because we will eventually cover each aspect of this tutorial. Do Now 1: Print Screen your entire web page from yesterday, including the browser window, and paste it into Slide 6 of your PPT. Add a text box that explains how and why you created the web page. Do Now 2: ‘Practice’ adding your flower .jpg to your web page – this is explained in the “Local URLs Explained’ portion of the tutorial. If this is too difficult; quietly and patiently wait for your teacher to assign a fellow student to help you. Do not call out. And in the meantime work on other parts of your PPT. CTQ: If your picture file resides in the same directory as your .html file, then what will your Local Src look like?
http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/images.php
11/19/12 Aim: How and why do we add our flower .jpg to our first web page? Period 4 must do our 11/16/12 lesson before doing today’s lesson. Do Now 1: Review today’s link and edit your Notepad code to Src your flower .jpg so that your image displays at least 3 different heights and widths on the same html file / browser. Yes copy and paste the code 3 times and change the flower dimensions – height and width - 3 times. Make one of them large enough so that your jpg looks pixilated, like in our tutorial. Try maintaining the image’s ratio and try changing the ratio, and try using percentages over the height and width code. Screen-shot your best result and add it to your PPT Slide 6. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to make one jpg look pixelated? And why is it so important to keep trying different code options?http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/images.php
11/20/12 Aim: How and why do we Text Wrap our flower .jpg to on our first web page? Do Now: Follow our tutorial and use your written description on how you created the Image Align code to align or wrap your text to the right . . . align="right"> or left of the flower jpg. Use the paragraph elements: See board for code CTQ: Why did your teacher give you a Progress Grade?
11/20/12 Aim: How and why do we Text Wrap our flower .jpg to on our first web page? Do Now: Follow our tutorial and use your written description on how you created the Image Align code to align or wrap your text to the right . . . align="right"> or left of the flower jpg. Use the paragraph elements: See board for code CTQ: Why did your teacher give you a Progress Grade?
11/21/12 Aim: How and why do we add tables our first web page? The table code, that contains within it the paragraph and alignment codes, will force your image and text into a specific area, thus helping to achieve the text alignment task from yesterday. Do Now: Continue with the tutorial steps, adding more details to your html file. Create Slide 7 where you post your most recent and improved html sample. CTQ: Why is it so important to keep trying different code options? Do Now 2: Write a critical analysis / review of our new GCHS.info site.http://www.tizag.com/htmlT/images.php
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
12/12/12 Aim: What is MS Excel? Excel features tools, such as functions, formulas, charts, and data analysis tools that make it easier to work with large amounts of data. It is a visual, data organizer. Do Now 1: Start your Report – work on it for 15 minutes, then do the Excel Do Nows. Do Now 2: Run today’s Excel tutorial – the first link - and complete a SS (Spreadsheet) exactly like today’s second link – enter all data as shown. Save your Excel doc as: Excel 1. The third link has important Excel vocabulary; read it and copy the bolded terms in your CTQ doc. CTQ: Why are we learning Excel? Google an answer and add it to your own opinion / answer.http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excel2007/ss/excel2007_forma_2.htm
http://0.tqn.com/d/spreadsheets/1/0/l/6/-/-/entering_data.gif
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/
11/26/12 Aim: How and why do we View Source on our first web page? Do Now 1: Rt. Click in your browser window, go to: View Source to see your coding efforts. Try this with other web pages to study the code. Do Now 2: Add another page to your PPT where you improve on your HTML file. CTQ: What is our Aim about?
Sample
Sample
11/27/12 Aim: How and why do we learn about the history of the Internet? Do Now 1: Read through today’s links. In your CTQ doc create a 7 row, 2 column table that exemplifies some Internet History highlights – use Link 1 – for now. Eventually we will write a research paper on the history of the Internet; today’s reading is an introduction to that topic. Do Now 2: Keep working on your PPT. CTQ: There are many sources for learning about our Aim. Why did your teacher choose today’s links to help us begin the process of doing an Internet Research paper?
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/
11/29/12 Aim: How and why do we hyperlink in PPT? Do Now: Run today’s tutorial and add relevant, educational, and noteworthy hyperlinks to your PPT. CTQ: Why are we adding educational hyperlinks to our PPT?
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-a-hyperlink-HA010021479.aspx?CTT=3#BM2
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-a-hyperlink-HA010021479.aspx?CTT=3#BM2
12/3/12 Aim: Why will we be graded on an important, and recent, CTQ? Do Now 1: Your second marking period grade will be mostly based on a recent, and important, CTQ. Ready your CTQ doc for grading – do not try to hurry and finish them now. You are either ready, with the CTQs well done, or not! Do Now 2: Work on your PPT quietly. CTQ: Why does your teacher expect your CTQ doc to be ready for a grade today?
12/4/12 Aim: Why are CTQs part of our Instructional Objectives? CTQs help us understand the lesson. They teach us to analyze data and they help us put that information in words and writing. These skills will help us in High School and college. Do Now: Answer today’s CTQs and then put a link to your CTQ doc from a new PPT slide that you create today. You must add this slide to our PPT project. Name the slide: CTQs. Explain why you are linking to your CTQ doc on the slide. CTQ 1: Why does your teacher expect you to write-out CTQ responses? CTQ 2: Explain in your own words why CTQs are an important part of our Instructional Objectives.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-a-hyperlink-HA010021479.aspx?CTT=3#BM2
12/4/12 Aim: Why are CTQs part of our Instructional Objectives? CTQs help us understand the lesson. They teach us to analyze data and they help us put that information in words and writing. These skills will help us in High School and college. Do Now: Answer today’s CTQs and then put a link to your CTQ doc from a new PPT slide that you create today. You must add this slide to our PPT project. Name the slide: CTQs. Explain why you are linking to your CTQ doc on the slide. CTQ 1: Why does your teacher expect you to write-out CTQ responses? CTQ 2: Explain in your own words why CTQs are an important part of our Instructional Objectives.http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-a-hyperlink-HA010021479.aspx?CTT=3#BM2
12/5/12 VN2 Aim: How can we create a Works Cited page in MS Word? We will soon write an essay on: ‘The History of the Internet’. A properly designed paper has a page where you list your sources of information. Sometimes it is called a Bibliography, and sometimes it is called a ‘Works Cited’ page. Word helps us create that page and today we will learn to create that important page for our essay. Do Now: In a new and saved Word doc called 'Works Cited', go to Ribbon's References tab and follow the tutorial’s steps to help you create your upcoming essay’s Works Cited page. Today is for practice.
CTQ: Why must we learn to create our essay’s Work Cited page?http://www.wikihow.com/Automatically-Generate-a-Work-Cited-Page-Through-Microsoft-Word-7
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS11012013#slideshow/5818446247487115090
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS11012013#5818446247487115090
CTQ: Why must we learn to create our essay’s Work Cited page?http://www.wikihow.com/Automatically-Generate-a-Work-Cited-Page-Through-Microsoft-Word-7
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS11012013#slideshow/5818446247487115090
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/TTS11012013#5818446247487115090
12/6/12 Aim: How would our second History of the Internet source look like on our Works Cited page? The second link is missing things like the author’s name and the date it was published so at least include the items on my sample below. Add it to your Works Cited doc.
Works Cited
(Memorable moments in the history of the World Wide Web) Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
Do Now: Your research paper on the History of the Internet must have at least 3 sources. For now we only have 2. Google another: History of the Internet, source. You will use this source to help you write your report. Add the source to your Works Cited page. CTQ: Why should our research paper have at least 3 sources?http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-the-internet-in-a-nutshell/http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/specials/webtimeline/
12/7/12 Aim: How should our final Works Cited page look? Today we will see two finished Works Cited pages; one from Word, and one from a student. The Word sample shows you how to properly format sources from books and articles, as well as from URLs. For your History of the Internet report you must create a Works Cited page very similar to today’s samples. Do Now: Work on your Works Cited page – follow today’s samples as a guide. CTQ: Why did your teacher provide you with 2 samples today; one from Word, and one from a student?
12/11/12 Aim: Why are we ready to start our Internet History Report? We have done our research; we have created our Works Cited page; now we are ready to gather our best thoughts and begin the process of writing our report. Remember that a report consists of an Introduction, a body of facts and opinions, illustrations, and a summary. Do Now 1: Look at today’s link / sample as a guide to understanding how your Report should be formatted. Note: The Table of Contents page is optional. Save your new and separate Word Report as: The History of the Internet. CTQ: Why did your teacher grade your CTQ from yesterday’s lesson as a Quiz?
Report Sample from Word
12/11/12 Aim: Why are we ready to start our Internet History Report? We have done our research; we have created our Works Cited page; now we are ready to gather our best thoughts and begin the process of writing our report. Remember that a report consists of an Introduction, a body of facts and opinions, illustrations, and a summary. Do Now 1: Look at today’s link / sample as a guide to understanding how your Report should be formatted. Note: The Table of Contents page is optional. Save your new and separate Word Report as: The History of the Internet. CTQ: Why did your teacher grade your CTQ from yesterday’s lesson as a Quiz?
Report Sample from Word
12/12/12 Aim: What is MS Excel? Excel features tools, such as functions, formulas, charts, and data analysis tools that make it easier to work with large amounts of data. It is a visual, data organizer. Do Now 1: Start your Report – work on it for 15 minutes, then do the Excel Do Nows. Do Now 2: Run today’s Excel tutorial – the first link - and complete a SS (Spreadsheet) exactly like today’s second link – enter all data as shown. Save your Excel doc as: Excel 1. The third link has important Excel vocabulary; read it and copy the bolded terms in your CTQ doc. CTQ: Why are we learning Excel? Google an answer and add it to your own opinion / answer.http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excel2007/ss/excel2007_forma_2.htm
http://0.tqn.com/d/spreadsheets/1/0/l/6/-/-/entering_data.gif
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/s/g/spreadsheet_def.htm
12/13/12 Aim: How do we widen columns and enter the date in MS Excel? Do Now 1: Follow today’s Excel tutorial, and add the steps to your Excel1 doc from yesterday. If you are brave continue to page 5 of the Excel tutorial. Page 5 does work if you follow the steps carefully. Do Now 2: Your Report – write your ‘Introductory’ sentence and paragraph. It should be clever and inspire your reader’s interest. CTQ: Critique Bavly’s PPT using the vocabulary we learned in class – this might be graded.http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excel2007/ss/excel2007_forma_3.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excel2007/ss/excel2007_forma_4.htm
See Bavly's PPThttp://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excel2007/ss/excel2007_forma_4.htm
12/14/12 Aim: How do we Excel Basic Math Functions? Today’s tutorial shows us how to do basic math in Excel. We see how to use cell references in a basic Excel equation. Do Now: Create a new Excel doc called: Basic Math Functions. Use the tutorial to create exactly what you see in the tutorial. Notice that there are two tables, so copy the 2 tables onto your SS (spreadsheet). For the Answer column on the second table you will need to type the Referenced Data equations into the correct cells under the Answer column. Do Now 2: Report. CTQ: Google MS Excel definitions and add nice Excel pics to your CTQ doc. http://people.usd.edu/~bwjames/tut/excel/13.html
12/17/12 Aim: How do we use the AutoSum feature? Do Now: Create a new SS, Saved as: PracticeAutoSum. Follow today’s tutorial links and add / average the listed numbers using the AutoSum and Average function. In your CTQ doc copy the definitions from the third link. Do Now 2: Report. CTQ: Is dragging to highlight the cell range necessary to find the Sum? If not explain your answer - discuss the Formula Bar. HW: The fourth link is a video on today’s Aim - run it at home.http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/20070912autosum.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/090405_autoaverage.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/a/g/argument_def.htm
http://video.about.com/spreadsheets/Autosum.htm
12/17/12 Aim: How do we use the AutoSum feature? Do Now: Create a new SS, Saved as: PracticeAutoSum. Follow today’s tutorial links and add / average the listed numbers using the AutoSum and Average function. In your CTQ doc copy the definitions from the third link. Do Now 2: Report. CTQ: Is dragging to highlight the cell range necessary to find the Sum? If not explain your answer - discuss the Formula Bar. HW: The fourth link is a video on today’s Aim - run it at home.http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/20070912autosum.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelfunctions/qt/090405_autoaverage.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/a/g/argument_def.htm
http://video.about.com/spreadsheets/Autosum.htm
12/19/12 Aim: How do we create Column Charts in Excel? Today, if you follow the tutorial, we will see how Excel brings your data to visual life. A chart, if done properly, illustrates data in a way that viewers can read and understand comparisons between data ranges. The trick to good Excel chart making, is selecting the best, and most relevant cell range before you create the chart. Do Now 1: Follow all 9 tutorial page instructions. Do Now 2: Finish any incomplete work – Excel, Report, CTQs, and PPT. CTQ 1: Today’s Chart Title looks incomplete. What is missing and why should you change it on your Chart? Yes, this means you must change your Chart’s Title – your teacher will look for this change. CTQ 2: Type out the Function equation for the Profit / Loss Row, and explain why you need the mathematical operator you chose. The second link will help you with CTQ 2. http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/column_chart.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/tipsandfaqs/qt/subtract_excel.htm
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/tipsandfaqs/qt/subtract_excel.htm
12/20/12 Aim: How do we create Pie Charts in Excel? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – all 9 pages! Do Now 2: Finish any incomplete work – Excel, Report, CTQs, and PPT. CTQ: Describe the technique you prefer for selecting Chart Data and explain why you prefer it over the other technique.
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/pie_chart.htm
12/21/12 Aim: What is our vacation HW? Finish your History of the Internet report. Have it ready for grading when we return. Requirements: A Cover Page, 2 pages of referenced text - with illustrations, and a Works Cited / Bibliography page. Print it out - if possible.
1/2/13 Aim: How do we create Line Graph in Excel? Line graphs are often used to plot changes in data over time, such as monthly temperature changes or daily changes in stock market prices. Do Now 1: Today’s Line Graph Tutorial; Save as: Line Graph. Change the Acapulco Text and Line color to dark blue. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to change the Acapulco color to blue? Do Now 2: Write a CTQ review on Erik and Angela’s Report. What’s missing?
http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelcharts/ss/line_graph.htm
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/HistoryoftheInternetErikRamon.pdf
1/3/13 Aim: What is Excel’s Average Function? Here is today’s equation: =Average(B4:F4). This Function is good for averaging your grades. You can type this into the Function Bar or into cell G4, hit enter and you will get your answer. Do Now 1: Follow today’s worksheet instructions. Do Now 2: In your CTQ doc, write an illustrated review of the first two links: SSDs and Upgrading your Graphics Drivers. Make sure you do all the CTQs and Do Nows. Do Now 3: In your CTQ doc write a review of our 2 latest Internet History reports. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to read and write about SSDs and Graphics Drivers?http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020724/ultimate-guide-to-ssds-plus-reviews-of-7-new-drives.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023063/how-to-speed-up-your-pc-games-without-buying-new-hardware.html
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/InternetHistoryChong.pdf
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/InternetHistoryMichaelC.pdf
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023063/how-to-speed-up-your-pc-games-without-buying-new-hardware.html
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/InternetHistoryChong.pdf
http://schools.nycenet.edu/region4/gchs/Montante/Montante'sSite/web-content/InternetHistoryMichaelC.pdf
1/4/13 Aim: What is an excellent Internet History Report? Do Now 1: Finish all incomplete work. Do Now 2: Add pictures to your critical reviews of the 3 Internet History Reports. The pictures should help explain your written comments. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to critically review our Internet History reports?
1/8/13 Aim: What is Google SketchUp? Today’s tutorial link will explain how to create 3D forms. Do Now 1: Follow the tutorial Steps – create the House > later on add materials – Window – Materials, and other structures using today’s tutorial as a guide. Do Now 2: finish all unfinished work, the Report Card SS will be graded – your Internet History Report is equivalent to a Final Exam grade. Note: In Step 17 we create an arc, or arch, and then Push/Pull it forward. CTQ 1: What is the purpose of the architectural detail called an arc or arch? Go to Google to better understand this question. Steps: Click on today’s link > click on Download Model > click on Google SketchUp 6 > Download > File Download > Open >If it says Read Only > Yes > OK > Lesson 1 screen opens > Click on the sequentially numbered Tabs in the upper menu bar. This is a fun, informative, and very interactive tutorial. Another Trick: when using the Push/Pull tool look carefully at the small yellow dots on a form’s surface because that is the surface area that can be pushed or pulled. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a00309dbdab49ffb545172f70efed474&ct=mdrm&prevstart=0&hl=en
1/9/13 Aim: What are Google SketchUp’s interactive tutorials, part II? Do Now: Run today’s link tutorials. If version 6 doesn’t open on your PC, click on Start Using SketchUp, and then click on one of the Templates. If you see the numbered Tab steps, then learn that tutorial. Run as many tutorials as you can; it will help you learn SketchUp. Or run the SPT-A_Start_Drawing_Part_1 (3) file in the Share Drive, Montante Folder. You must run the Tutorials because you will get confused if you run SketchUp without practicing first. Board Aim: What are Materials in SketchUp? Window – Materials. Apply any material to a surface area with the Paint Bucket tool. You can also make a surface transparent in the Edit tab. CTQ: Why is your teacher asking you to run the tutorials?https://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95135&topic=1700331&ctx=topichttp://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a00309dbdab49ffb545172f70efed474&ct=mdrm&prevstart=0
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=36b35705038c6b79545172f70efed474&prevstart=0
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=36b35705038c6b79545172f70efed474&prevstart=0
1/10/13 Aim: What is Google SketchUp’s Gallery? Galleries, especially made by other students, give us a sense of what is possible in SketchUp. Do Now: Choose at least 2 samples from today’s link. In your CTQ doc write a critical review of your 2 choices. Add a screen shot of your choices to help illustrate your written responses. CTQ 2: Why is your teacher asking you to critique the SketchUp Gallery?
http://picasaweb.google.com/gallery.sketchup/EducationK12
http://picasaweb.google.com/gallery.sketchup/EducationK12
1/11/13 Aim: What is the fastest Browser and why? Do Now: In your CTQ doc review the fastest browser – add pics. Do Now 2: Keep working on all assignments: SketchUp, Report, CTQs, etc. CTQ: What new tech term did you learn from today’s reading? Explain what the term means.http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413632,00.asp
1/14/13 Aim: What are SketchUp’s axes lines? The red, green, and blue lines help define direction, or reference points in 3D space. To really understand this, click on the lady; go to Windows – Shadows, and click on the box in the upper left corner. She now has a sense of actually standing on the Ground Plane, and is not floating. Then use the Orbit tool to move around the whole area. CTQ 1: To understand what the axes lines represent, is difficult. Why did your teacher add a shadow to the lady to help us understand today’s AIM? CTQ 2: Google axes lines – define and illustrate.https://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=70135&ctx=cb&src=cb&cbid=9zo2mnc3rygz&cbrank=4
1/15/13 Aim: What are some great, portable apps? Do Now 1: In your CTQ doc, read and review today’s great article for securing your PC from a flash drive. Do Now 2: all missing Do Nows and CTQs. Do Now 3: SketchUp. CTQ: What USB software interests you and why?http://www.pcworld.com/article/2021326/turn-your-flash-drive-into-a-portable-pc-survival-kit.html
Semester II Web Design
Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, SketchUp, HTML, etc.
1/29/13 Aim: How and why should I participate in this class? Learning and applying graphic design software is what this class is about. Project-Based-Learning requires real effort and practice – never speed and silly excuses. CTQ: Why are we focusing on Project Based Learning this semester?
Project 1: NYC DOE Cover Design Competition:
Entry Guidelines:http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BB5ECC93-12D8-4F43-BE70-BF356129DD23/0/2013CDCGuidelines.pdf
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/344DA284-2B11-42F0-94D6-CA98261C3EB4/0/2013CDCOnePager.pdf
Basic Info:http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/CoverDesign/default.htm
Previous Winners:http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/CoverDesign/PreviousWinners
Consent Forms:http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BEEA8648-95DD-48E0-AD0C-A1DB43E5CB88/0/CHConsentForm.pdf
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E5D8B82C-EA53-4456-8376-B2D16E0A3718/0/DOEConsentForm.pdf
Project 1: NYC DOE Cover Design Competition:
Entry Guidelines:http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BB5ECC93-12D8-4F43-BE70-BF356129DD23/0/2013CDCGuidelines.pdf
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/344DA284-2B11-42F0-94D6-CA98261C3EB4/0/2013CDCOnePager.pdf
Basic Info:http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/CoverDesign/default.htm
Previous Winners:http://schools.nyc.gov/ChoicesEnrollment/High/CoverDesign/PreviousWinners
Consent Forms:http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/BEEA8648-95DD-48E0-AD0C-A1DB43E5CB88/0/CHConsentForm.pdf
http://schools.nyc.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E5D8B82C-EA53-4456-8376-B2D16E0A3718/0/DOEConsentForm.pdf
Project 2: Google Doodle
Google Doodle links: Read through the entry instructions carefully.http://www.google.com/doodle4google/http://www.google.com/doodle4google/rules.html
Project 3: Google SketchUp Design – details to follow.
1/30/13 Aim: What is Illustrator .ai? Illustrator makes vectors. For designers; it is a powerful tool. Do Now 1: Open Illustrator. Practice everything you see. Use today's link-tutorial to help you learn to trace shapes in Illustrator, using the Pen tool. CTQ: Why are we learning Illustrator? Do Now 2: Work on all 1/29/13 assignments.
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/AdobeLessons?fgl=true&pli=1#slideshow/5409874702234328322
1/31/13 Aim: What did GCHS students create for their Google Doodle: Do Now 1: CTQ / review / critique one or more of today’s Google Doodle samples. They were made using Illustrator. Do Now 2: Keep practicing in Illustrator.https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/GoogleDoodle2011?authkey=sz213u-GYLY#5589089292378348738
2/1/13 Aim: What are Layers in .ai? Designs should be separated on their own Layer. Look at the board and listen to your teacher explain how and why you should create Layers. Do Now: Listen to the Teacher’s lesson and then practice Layers. CTQ: Describe your challenges today as you learn to use Layers.
2/4/13 Aim: How and why do we trace in Illustrator? Today’s Techniques: Pen Tool, Layers, Locking, Opacity slider, Fill, Stroke, and the Select Tool. Look at the board, and listen to the lesson for help. Look at today’s link to see today’s lesson in action. Do Now: All Projects and CTQs as of 1/29/13. CTQ: today’s link is very educational; why is this so? http://gchs.info/PDFs/STEMLogoComplete.pdf
2/6/13 Aim: What is Adobe Photoshop PS, .psd? Today we will introduce ourselves to Photoshop. Be patient; Photoshop takes a long time to learn. Quietly help your neighbor if you know a trick that they are struggling with. Do Now 1: Open Photoshop - Slide a jpeg into the window - familiarize yourself with the various Palettes, the Tool Bar, and the Menu options. Google a beginner’s Photoshop tutorial and try it out – don’t expect miracles. Do Now 2: Finish all missing work. CTQ 1: What is the Layer’s Palette? CTQ 2: Why did your teacher write today’s Aim the way he did?
2/7/13 Aim: What is selecting in PS? Today’s tutorial offers a lot of nice PS tricks. One note: Under Menu item ‘Image’ you must select ‘Paths’ after you click on the Pen Tool, or this selection tutorial will not work. If you accomplish today’s tutorial you are doing well; do not get frustrated if you are struggling, just keep quietly trying. You can ‘copy’ an image, in PS by going to File > New > OK to paste in a new window. Do Now 1: Finish all missing work. On 2/8/13 one ‘Web Design’ CTQ will be graded. CTQ: Why are today’s great PS keyboard shortcuts - great? http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/separation/separate-image-from-background.htm
2/7-8/13 Aim: What are some essential PS keyboard shortcuts. Do Now 2: To better understand basic PS commands, carefully go through all 4 pages of the following tutorial. It will really help. Do Now: Create a tabled, side-by-side sample of page 4’s button in your CTQ doc, i.e., your button in one cell and the site’s sample button in another cell. Use the cells beneath the 2 buttons to explain the differences between your button and the tutorial button. Use the Print Screen trick to copy and paste the buttons in Word. HW: All Projects, Do Nows and CTQs.
http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-adobe-photoshop/
2/11/13 Aim: What is the Pen / Path command in PS. The Hawk select trick with the Pen tool will not work unless you choose Path in the upper left corner, after you select the Pen Tool. When you are done tracing the selection, rt. click on the Path – Make Selection – see the marching ants. Hit Ctrl + J, to paste the hawk’s head into a new Layer. Do Now: Today’s Aim. In your CTQ doc, create a Hawk Before & After table, like the one for the Button tutorial – see our board for a sample. This could be graded soon.
2/12/13 Aim: How do we vignette in PS? Highlighting a selection - a vignette - can be done well in PS. Today’s tutorial is fun, but challenging. Here are some keyboard shortcuts and tips you will need. The Elliptical Marquee is under the Rectangular Marquee. Hit Shift+Ctrl+I to Inverse the selection. The Feather Radius should be in the upper tool bar – set to 10 or more. Use Ctrl+D to deselect. Be creative; do not hurry to finish. PS is about practice, not speed. In your CTQ doc do our usual Before & After table for this assignment. The tutorials are in the Share Drive – Montante Folder – PS Folder.
2/13/13 Aim: How do we rainbow in PS? Do Now: Challenge yourself to do today’s tutorial. Read the instructions under the video – do not play the sound on the video out loud! Create our usual Before & After table based on your PS results. CTQ: This tutorial offers great PS tips, name some of them and explain why your teacher chose this tutorial to learn PS.http://video.about.com/graphicssoft/Create-a-Rainbow-in-Photoshop.htm#vdTrn
2/15/13 Aim: How do we Import JPEGs into SketchUp? Placing JPEGs into SketchUp is fun, relatively easy, and yet challenging because you will have to most likely use the, Tools-Scale tool, to adjust your JPEG once it is placed onto one of your SketchUp surfaces. Steps: Create a 3D box in SketchUp, go to File-Import, and browse for your JPEG. In the Browse window; go to Files of type to find JPEGs. Choose your JPEG. Click Open. Go back to SketchUp and you will see the JPEG somewhere near your Select tool’s pointer. Now you need to drag the JPEG over your Box, and one of its surfaces, and then you will see an End Point from where you can further drag your JPEG over the chosen surface area. The JPEG might not fit the surface exactly so use the Scale tool to adjust the edges of the Box’s surface until it exactly fits the JPEG proportions. Do Now 1: All recently assigned Do Nows and CTQs – and if you look closely you will see that there are a lot of them. Do Now 2 / CTQ: Chart your SketchUp / JPEG practice with a Before and After table that includes an analysis of today’s Aim activities.
2/20/13 Aim: What is a great whiten the teeth trick? Today’s tutorial is easy but also incomplete. Follow my steps to improve your selection before using the Dodge Tool. Zoom in to your teeth >Magic Wand > click on teeth > Hit Shift + Click to add to your selection like parts of missing teeth > Lower Tolerance number to fine-tune the Pixel Selection > Hit Alt + Click to remove Selection like part of gums > When done selecting follow the tutorial Dodge Tool steps > Practice! Do Now 1: Finish all Semester 2 Before & After tables – one will be graded this Friday. CTQ: Describe your PS challenges. Do Now 2: Keep working on your Projects. http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apswhitenteeth.htm
2/21/13 Aim: How do we whiten teeth Part II? Steps: Insert your yellow teeth sample in PS > Duplicate the window, go to: Image – Duplicate – toggle the Maximize command to see both windows> Select the yellow teeth with the Magic Wand like yesterday > go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation > Edit: Master > switch to Yellows > Move Saturation slider to the left > Switch Yellows back to Master > Move Lightness slider to the right to lighten teeth > Ctrl + D when you are done. Do Now 1: Place today’s yellow teeth work in a Before and After table that also describes your steps. Compare your results with your first whiten teeth work. CTQ 1: What technique whitens teeth best and why? Before & After table / CTQ grade tomorrow 2/22/13 CTQ 2: Why are we learning Photoshop; why are we here in Web Design?
2/22/13 Aim: How do we change eye color in PS? Today’s tutorial is great for showing tools like the Eyedropper, the Airbrush, the Blend Mode, and the Opacity – Step 18 - command. This tutorial is doable; in PS 7 the commands might be in different places but if you look carefully, you should find them. Do Now: Before & After – describe your steps. CTQ: Describe your PS challenges today and how you over came them. Ready your CTQ doc for a grade today!https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCPb6o4Gy-eSaJg&gsessionid=jr_bUOASAWLFUKqKlAH1iA#5686745900468557554
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCPb6o4Gy-eSaJg&gsessionid=Dmla6DEybfbgZe0tf2D5BA#5686746972283973682
https://picasaweb.google.com/mr.montantesblog/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCPb6o4Gy-eSaJg&gsessionid=Dmla6DEybfbgZe0tf2D5BA#5686746972283973682
2/25/13 Aim: How do we learn about new tech? Today’s links will have many technology terms that go along with each new device. For the iPad Mini we see the term: Retina Display. Create a 13 row 3 column table like the one on the board where you define, describe and illustrate each new device. The middle ‘describe’ column should define at least one tech term found in the device’s description. CTQ: Why should we understand the tech vocabulary of new technological devices?http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-6452_7-10015701.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57567519-37/ipad-mini-retina-display-may-surpass-ipad-4/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57567519-37/ipad-mini-retina-display-may-surpass-ipad-4/
2/26/13 Aim: How do we learn to PS basic shapes? Do Now 1: Before and After today’s tutorial results. The tutorial’s author describes some great PS pointers and keyboard shortcuts. Make sure you describe how and why you used the shortcuts in your table. Do Now 2: Projects SketchUp City Scene, Directory Cover Design & Google Doodle. CTQ: Today’s tutorial looks like a simple one. Is it really simple? Explain why your teacher chose today’s link to learn from. Hint: The article does well to explain what you will be learning.http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/shapes/shapes.htm
2/27/13 Aim: How do we learn to PS basic shapes Part II? Do Now 1: Do your best to make today’s pearly button as shown in Step 13. Before & After your results. Do Now 2: At the bottom of today’s tutorial you will see a student gallery. Create another pearly button design where you change out the look of your pearly button, just like the students did in the Gallery! Be creative. Before & After your results. CTQ: Describe your PS challenges today.http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/shapes/shapes2.htm
3/4/13 Aim: What are the Final SketchUp Project requirements? Review today’s first article and student SketchUp samples. This should help inspire you to design your own SketcUp model. Remember, you must build your design freehand – without depending on importing pre-made models. You will notice that there is usually a theme in our samples today. One project actually imported JPEGs into SU with a drag and drop technique – try it! The point is to learn from other students. The second link will direct you to many more interesting SU models. Do Now 1: Final SketchUp Project – remember to do the Before and After table every day! Do Now 2: All missing and recent Do Nows and CTQs.
http://sketchup.google.com/community/casestudies/k12education.html
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/community/casestudies.html
3/6/13 Aim: How do SSDs work? Do Now 1: Table today’s links and all of their subtitles. Do Now 2: Remember, any time you work in our graphics software, you must do a Before & After table on your progress for that period. CTQ: Why does your Before & After table require you to answer with these types of responses: ‘how’s’, ‘why’s, where’s, and explain what you are learning to do.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-33088_39-57571866/digital-storage-basics-part-4-ssd-explained/
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20070643-285/storage-talk-understanding-your-solid-state-drive/
http://gchs.info/STEM.gallery.html
3/20/13 Aim: What is the GS4 vs. iPhone 5? Do Now 1: Table the article's Spec Table - add pics for each category. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to create 10 Google Doodles?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416625,00.asp
http://sketchup.google.com/community/casestudies/k12education.html
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/community/casestudies.html
3/5/13 Aim: What are the differences between SSDs and HHDs? Do Now 1: Read today’s article. In your CTQ doc create our usual table where you describe, define and illustrate the article’s bolded subtitles. There are many subtitles, e.g., Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, and Gigabyte – do them all! Do Now 2: All missing Do Nows and CTQs. Why did your teacher ask you to critique student SketchUp designs yesterday?
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-33088_39-57545421/digital-storage-basics-part-1-internal-storage-vs-memory/
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-33088_39-57545421/digital-storage-basics-part-1-internal-storage-vs-memory/
3/6/13 Aim: How do SSDs work? Do Now 1: Table today’s links and all of their subtitles. Do Now 2: Remember, any time you work in our graphics software, you must do a Before & After table on your progress for that period. CTQ: Why does your Before & After table require you to answer with these types of responses: ‘how’s’, ‘why’s, where’s, and explain what you are learning to do.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-33088_39-57571866/digital-storage-basics-part-4-ssd-explained/
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20070643-285/storage-talk-understanding-your-solid-state-drive/
3/7/13 Aim: How and why should we Table / Critique our progress every day? Do Now 1: Study today’s jpg sample and in your CTQ doc write about how and why your teacher created it for you. Do Now 2: All missing work.
3/8/13 Aim: Why should we Critique our colleague’s designs? Do Now 1: Look at today’s Stem Gallery samples and, in your CTQ doc, critique Bavly or Kevin’s SketchUp designs. Do Now 2: All missing work.http://gchs.info/STEM.gallery.html
3/11/13 Aim: Why should we Critique our colleague’s designs Part II? Do Now 1: Ready your SketchUp for a grade. Have your CTQ doc ready for a grade as well. Do Now 2: Look at today’s Stem Gallery samples and, in your CTQ doc, critique any new designs. Do Now 2: All missing work.
http://gchs.info/STEM.gallery.html
3/13/13 VN2 Aim: How do we Quick Mask select in PS? Part 1: Today’s trick will show you another way to select in PS. Do Now: Open your image in PS; In the Tool Bar, lower part, set the default colors to Black as Foreground; below that, click on the Quick Mask tool; click on the Brush tool; choose a brush, rt. click for its diameter; paint over area you want selected on your image –see a reddish color; de-click the Quick Mask by clicking on it; see the marching ants; Shift+Ctrl+I to select the Inverse; Ctrl+J to paste selection in a new layer. Do Now: Practice today’s steps in numerous and interesting ways. Create your Before & After tables from the practice. CTQ: Why do we need to Shift+Ctrl+I; what is the reddish color actually doing and how do you know?
GoogleDoodle Entry Forms:
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/entry.html
http://d4g2013.appspot.com/pdfs/Google_Entry_Blank_Canvas_Final.pdf
Rules:
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/resources/faq.html
GoogleDoodle Entry Forms:
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/entry.html
http://d4g2013.appspot.com/pdfs/Google_Entry_Blank_Canvas_Final.pdf
Rules:
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/resources/faq.html
3/18/13 Aim: How do we Layer Mask fade to Background? Part I. Our blending task requires many steps; such is the nature of PS. The Add Layer Mask is in the lower part of the Layers Palette. The Gradient tool is in the Tools Box – under the Paint Bucket. The Gradient Picker is in the upper Menu bar after you select the Gradient tool – Foreground to Transparent must be selected from the Dropdown. This trick is doable and fun, but you must be patient and you must practice, practice, practice. Do Now 1: Today’s Tutorial - Share Drive – Montante Folder – PS Folder – MaskFadetoBackground PDF. Read it!!! Before & After your results. Do Now 2: All recent Do Now and CTQ tasks. Do Now 3: Create at least ten Google Doodles; create Before and After Tables, with an analysis for each. CTQ: Why did your teacher write ‘practice, practice, practice’?
3/19/13 Aim: How do we Layer Mask - fade to Background with a Brush? Part II Do Now 1: Repeat yesterday’s task, but use a Brush to blend your layers rather than using the Gradient Tool. Rt. click the Brush to choose options - a soft brush – Diameter. Or go to Opacity in the upper Menu options to lower it. Carefully Paint – click over the image’s edges for the Blending effect. Click on the edges!!! This task is about practice and refining your Blend softly and smoothly. It is not a race! Your work must show artistic merit and effort – not speed. Before & After your results. Do Now 2: All recent Do Now and CTQ tasks. Do Now 3: Create at least ten Google Doodles; create Before and After Tables, with an analysis for each. CTQ: Why did your teacher write ‘Your work must show artistic merit and effort – not speed’?
3/20/13 Aim: What is the GS4 vs. iPhone 5? Do Now 1: Table the article's Spec Table - add pics for each category. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to create 10 Google Doodles?
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416625,00.asp
3/21/13 Aim: What are some cool S4 features; it makes gifs? Do Now 1: Add to yesterday’s Table, or create a new Table that features today’s highlights. Find your own pics to illustrate the device’s software features. Do Now 2: all missing work. CTQ: Why do you think Samsung created a gif making app?http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-6452_7-10016134.html
3/22/13 Aim: What are some great, and not so great, career choices? Do Now 1: GRADE TODAY! Ready your best Google Doodle, and your CTQs from this past week. Remember: if you answer a CTQ without doing the corresponding Do Now task, then you cannot answer the question because you have no experience with the task that the question refers to. Do Now 2: Table today’s 2 articles – find your own pics. CTQ: Why is today’s ‘Remember’ statement educationally important?
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_for_school-haters.htm?svkid=1O0JQ&usid=40c3cd0c-ffde-49cc-896e-fde5c8108195
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/dead-end_degrees.htm?svkid=1O0JQ&usid=40c3cd0c-ffde-49cc-896e-fde5c8108195
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/degrees_for_school-haters.htm?svkid=1O0JQ&usid=40c3cd0c-ffde-49cc-896e-fde5c8108195
http://education.yahoo.net/articles/dead-end_degrees.htm?svkid=1O0JQ&usid=40c3cd0c-ffde-49cc-896e-fde5c8108195
4/3/13 Aim: How do we blend pictures in PS? Part I. Steps: Copy and paste 2 or more images in their respective layers in PS; Default the Foreground and Background Colors; Ctrl + T to resize one of the images, Ctrl+D to Deselect; go to the Layers Palette click on Add Layer Mask in the bottom; In that Layer make sure the Mask thumbnail is selected; Go to the Gradient Tool; Go to the Gradient Picker upper left Menu Bar &; Set Foreground to Transparent; go to image and lightly drag the mouse over the edges of your image; you can also use the Brush Tool to blend your images; Adjust the Brush settings as needed. In the thumbnail notice that Black is Transparent and therefore invisible; White is visible. To reverse the effects: Toggle; Switch Foreground and Background Colors; drag over image. CTQ 1: Today’s steps are tough but at the same time fun. Explain why this is so. CTQ 2: What Blend Tool is the Author using in the tutorial, and how do you know this? Do Now 2: Today’s lesson Before & After, and, your Google Doodles – 10 excellent ones are required.
4/4/13 Aim: How do we blend pictures in PS? Part II Do Now 1: There are different ways to simultaneously open more than one image in PS. Try This: Drag two different jpgs into PS. On one of the images, if it takes the whole screen, go to the upper rt. corner and click on either Minimize or Restore Down. In the lower left corner you should see two minimized PS files. Go to Restore Up on both of them to see the two windows at the same time. You can then use the Move tool to slide one image onto another. Do Now 2: Do a Blend on today’s Do Now 1 – Before & After. CTQ: Why does your teacher want you to learn today’s lesson?
4/8/13 Aim: Why do we Black & White ‘part’ of a colored photograph in PS? To create emphasis try this easy and fun trick in PS. Do Now 1: Add a multiple flower jpg to PS. Use the Magic Wand or the Magnetic Lasso tool to Select one part / one flower of the picture. Ctrl+Shift+I to select the Inverse. Go to Image – Adjustment – Black & White – ok. Boom! Before & After your work. Do Now 2: All recent Do Nows and CTQs. CTQ: Why did your teacher ask you to Select with the Magic Wand or the Magnetic Lasso tool?
4/9/13 Aim: How do we colorize a grayscale image? Do Now 1 Steps: 1. Insert a black and white photo in PS after you open a new PS file - New – Color Mode RGB Color. 2. Go to: Image - Mode - RGB Color to be sure you are working in color. 3. Make a New Layer if necessary – in the Layers Palette, the Dropdown upper left, set the Blending Mode to Soft Light. 4. Select a Lasso tool or the Magic Wand and draw around, or select, one or more areas / shapes in the photo – marching ants – remember, in the upper Menu bar you can add or subtract from your selection. 5. Click on the Foreground color box in the toolbar and ok/select a logical color to paint over your selection. 6. Click on the Brush tool and select a soft edged brush from the upper menu dropdown options – then paint over the selected area. 7. In the Layers Palette lower the Opacity for better results on the selected area. 8. Repeat steps 3 – 7 until the entire area is colorized. This takes time; you must get the colors to look realistic and artistic. Note: If you want to do a person with realistic skin tones, insert a color image in PS and use the Color Picker to help you choose a natural color to paint with. Do Now 2: Before & After tables in your CTQ doc. If the teacher demonstration glitches; then do your best to follow the written steps. CTQ: Why, in Do Now 2, does it say table(s) and not table? Remember our class is about on-task learning from bell-to-bell, not about racing to the finish. You should be practicing the PS tricks multiple times! Do Now 3: Click on our Blog’s Contract link to refresh your memory about the Rubric requirements and, in your CTQ doc, write about how important the Rubric is and whether or not you are working to the best of your ability.
4/11/13 Aim: How do we utilize the Eye Dropper tool outside our PS window? In our 4/9/13 lesson we were asked to colorize a Black and White photo. Well, it helps if we can choose any color to paint over our selections. Steps: choose the Eyedropper tool, point at your PS image and press down the mouse button; without releasing the mouse button scroll outside your PS window and wherever you point, the Foreground color should change to the color you are pointing at. Use this trick to choose a color outside the PS window to paint over your Black and White image. Do Now: Before and After today’s Aim task – use the Print Screen trick to show you are choosing a color outside of your PS window. Remember to always have an analysis under your Before and After table. CTQ: Why does your teacher want you to sample color outside of the PS window?
4/16/13 Aim: Why do we compare new Android phones? Do Now 1: Table today’s link. Do Now 2: Ready a PS ‘Colorize’ Before & After / CTQ for a grade. CTQ: Why are today’s phones so interesting in terms of new technology?http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57579429-251/samsung-galaxy-s4-vs-htc-one-a-clash-of-two-android-titans/
4/17/13 Aim: How can we create PS Tiger Stripes? Today’s tutorial is fun and relatively doable with a little patience. Your teacher will fill in the parts of the tutorial that might need more explaining. Do Now 1: Open the two windows simultaneously PS & the tutorial, so you can better follow the steps. Suggested Canvas Size: File - New – 300x700 pixels – Ok. There are some nice keyboard shortcuts like: Ctrl-; Ctrl+E; Alt+Move tool; and Ctrl+T. Ctrl+D to deselect. Hold down the Paint Bucket tool to see the Gradient Tool. The Gradient Slider and Stops are tricky but also doable. Click on the Stops to open your Color palette and switch out their colors. Re-drag your Gradient until you get a nice transition. The Brush tool step might not be necessary. CTQ: Why did your teacher grade the CTQ Before & After table rather than your ‘supposed’ PS file?
http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/tigerskin/tigerskin.htm
http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/tigerskin/tigerskin.htm
 |
| Teacher Sample |
4/19/13 Aim: Why do we create logos, banners, or headers, for websites? Part I. A good website design has an eye catching logo and or banner. Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial. It is slightly difficult, but challenging and fun. Image Size: 275x70 pixels; use Shapes – not Path for the green leaves; use a lot of Blending Options for Bevels and Drop Shadows. CTQ: Before & After your results and describe the challenges and how you overcame those challenges. The idea is to learn; even if you make a small amount of progress, you are learning.http://pegaweb.com/tutorials/company-logo-design/company-logo-design.htm
 |
| Teacher Sample |
 |
| GCHS Banner Logo |
4/23/13 Aim: How do we Photoshop a gradient? Do Now 1 in PS: Follow these steps to complete your ‘DO YOUR WORK’ graphic. While in your Background Layer, click on the Gradient Tool - Click on the Gradient option – upper left Option Bar – to open the Gradient Editor - click on the Black & White Preset. You will need another Color Stop so click directly below the Gradient bar to create a new Stop. Double click on that Color Stop to change the color to a light grey - the two outer Color Stops should be Black. Go back to your graphic and click-drag a vertical line over your drawing canvas. Return to your Gradient Editor to adjust the Gradients appearance and then drag again over your canvas until you get the Gradient you like. Boom, you should have a nice ‘Linear’ Gradient. Try to create the lettering as shown – drop shadow. The teacher sample below will show you that this ‘Do Your Work’ graphic can also be created in Word. It took your teacher 10 minutes to create it in Word – yes Word. Do Now 2: Recreate the sample in Word after you create it in PS. Do Now 3: Before & After the ‘Do Your Work’ graphic in PS and in Word. Do Now 4: A Huge Project Grade: Recreate a better Banner for our GCHS website – see sample above. CTQ: Describe the Photoshop tricks you learned today – illustrate your response.
.jpg) |
| Teacher Sample |
4/24/13 Aim: How and why do we Rasterize text? To create a Perspective-type Drop Shadow, as seen in our ‘Do Your Work’ sample, you’ll need to Rasterize your text. Do Now 1 steps: Duplicate your Text layer. Rt. click on the blue part of that Layer - Rasterize Type - Ctrl + T to Transform the text. Go to Edit -Transform - Perspective - Drag your text inward from the Selection Point’s upper left corner - Nudge the Selection Points until you get the shape you like. There are numerous ways to color that Layer of Text; the best way might be to Magic Wand / Select the letters and then Paint Bucket-Fill with the color of your choice - you’ll have many options there to change out the Text’s color. CTQ: Photoshop is many steps; missing a step could cause frustration, so be patient and follow the Do Now Steps. Describe and illustrate your Photoshop challenges for today’s Do Now. And as always create your Before & After analysis. Do Now 2: A Huge Project Grade: Recreate a better Banner for our GCHS website – see sample above. Do Now 3: Finish all missing work.
4/26/13 Aim: Why do we Posterize, or Filter – Artistic, our Logo / Banner? Students often use other people’s graphics when they design a logo. That is plagiarism. You must: create your own original design, or, mask another person’s design so much that the original graphic is basically unrecognizable. So try today’s tutorial on your GCHS Logo Banner Project. CTQ: Why is today’s lesson important? Before & After your GCHS Logo results – it will be graded eventually, as a major project.http://gchs.info/
4/26/13 Aim: Why do we Posterize, or Filter – Artistic, our Logo / Banner? Students often use other people’s graphics when they design a logo. That is plagiarism. You must: create your own original design, or, mask another person’s design so much that the original graphic is basically unrecognizable. So try today’s tutorial on your GCHS Logo Banner Project. CTQ: Why is today’s lesson important? Before & After your GCHS Logo results – it will be graded eventually, as a major project.http://gchs.info/
4/29/13 Aim: Why do we create our own, original, unique graphics for the GCHS Banner design? Plagiarism is rampant due to the easy access of data on the internet. Do Now 1: Create a new Word doc. Save it as: Plagiarism 101. In that doc write a research-based essay on the advent of Plagiarism since the Internet age. And explain why today’s Aim is relevant to our Essay’s theme – add pics. Do Now 2: Posterize tutorial see graphic below. Do Now 3: Ready Your ‘Do your Work’ Before & After for grading - today - because we need to do all the work, and you have had plenty of time to work on this Do Now.
4/30/13
Aim: Why do we write essays on Plagiarism? Do Now 1: Create a new Word doc.
Save it as: Plagiarism 101. In that doc write a ONE PAGE research-based essay
on the advent of Plagiarism since the Internet Age. Title of Essay: Plagiarism
in the Internet Age. Explain why yesterday’s Aim is relevant to our Essay’s
theme – add pics. Finish it TODAY
for extra credit. Email it to your teacher at amontan5@schools.nyc.gov. Do Now 2:
Posterize tutorial see graphic below. Do Now 3: Ready Your ‘Do your Work’
Before & After for grading.
5/1/13Aim: Why did we write a Persuasive essay on plagiarism? Part II
Our GCHS Banner project is important because you are expected to use your PC skills to design a unique and original graphic for our school’s website. Plagiarism of any kind, as you should have learned in our essay assignment, is not acceptable. Do Now: Essay or GCHS Banner. CTQ: Describe and illustrate your understanding of today’s lesson. HW: Unfinished Work.
5/1/13Aim: Why did we write a Persuasive essay on plagiarism? Part II
Our GCHS Banner project is important because you are expected to use your PC skills to design a unique and original graphic for our school’s website. Plagiarism of any kind, as you should have learned in our essay assignment, is not acceptable. Do Now: Essay or GCHS Banner. CTQ: Describe and illustrate your understanding of today’s lesson. HW: Unfinished Work.
5/2/13 Aim:
Why do we use Clipping Masks in PS? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial; yes, use the
dog as your image to practice the Clipping Mask – Before & After your
results. Do Now 2: all unfinished work. CTQ: Describe your challenges with
today’s tutorial and how you overcame them. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/clipping-masks-essentials/
5/6/13 Aim: Why do we use
Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers in PS? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – use the
pictures from the tutorial. Then redo the tutorial with 2 images you find on
your own. As always do your Before & Afters. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least
5 original designs – Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: all unfinished work.
CTQ: Describe your challenges with today’s tutorial and how you overcame them.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-blend/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-blend/
5/7/13 Aim: Why do we use
Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers in PS? Part II Do Now 1: Finish yesterday’s
Do Now 1. Add relevant and thematic text to your ‘Movie Poster’ tutorial. Do
Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major
Project / Test Grade. CTQ 1: Why did the Movie Poster tutorial ask us to add
Noise and a Monochromatic color scheme? Hint: Cohesiveness and uniformity often
help the viewer understand a design’s purpose and message. CTQ 2: Why is your
teacher making the GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – a Major Project
/ Test Grade? Hint: Our website is created in-house. CTQ 3: Why does your
teacher give you CTQ ‘hints’?
 |
| Teacher Sample |
5/9/13 Aim: Why do we add
a stroke and drop shadow in PS? Part I Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – Before &
After. Add a Text Layer as in today’s Teacher sample. Do Now 2: All unfinished
work. CTQ 1: describe and illustrate your PS challenges. CTQ 2: Why did your teacher add a text layer to today’s
tutorial?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-as-background/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-as-background/
 |
| Teacher Sample |
5/10/13 Aim: Why should we
learn about pixels ppi? Do Now 1: Create an interesting Pixel ppi table based
on your research. Do Now 2: All unfinished work – GCHS Banners.http://www.pcworld.com/article/2037944/the-pixel-is-all-but-dead-no-thanks-to-the-pc.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244304/getting_started_with_minecraft.html
UltraHighResolution
5/13/13 Aim: Why do we use the Healing brush? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – Before & After – use the image from the tutorial. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – today’s second link. CTQ: Describe and illustrate your PS challenges.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/healing-brush/
http://gchs.info/STEM.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244304/getting_started_with_minecraft.html
UltraHighResolution
5/13/13 Aim: Why do we use the Healing brush? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – Before & After – use the image from the tutorial. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – today’s second link. CTQ: Describe and illustrate your PS challenges.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/healing-brush/
http://gchs.info/STEM.html
5/15/13 Aim: How and why
does PS make photos like works of art? Do Now 1: today’s tutorial – Before &
After. Use today’s techniques on your Banner tasks. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least
5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3:
Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use
screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp
video for a sample. CTQ: Why does your teacher need to
remind you of Do Nows 2 & 3?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/watercolor-painting/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/watercolor-painting/
5/16/13 Aim: How do we
copy a Layer Mask Thumbnail onto another layer? Use the Alt key and drag
thumbnail to another Layer. Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial. Use today’s techniques
on your Banner tasks. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs –
This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie
Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative,
educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13
lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher need to remind you, once again, of Do Nows 2
& 3? Ready your 5/9/13 Do Now Before & After for a grade.
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/perspective-shadow/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photoshop-text/text-effects/perspective-shadow/
 |
| Use the Elliptical Marquee tool to make a perfect circular Moon Selection. Use: Shift+click+drag Marquee, Don't release the mouse, then Spacebar to move Marquee, Alt+click to copy selection |
5/20/13 Aim: How and why did Mr. M create the Moon jpg? Hint: The trick is know when to release the mouse button. Do Now 1: Follow the caption instructions cited above to create your own Moon pic in PS - Before & After. Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13 lesson. CTQ: Critique Bavley's video in your CTQ doc.
5/21/13 Aim: Why do we
change the Layer Blend Mode to Soft Light? You will not have the Quick
Selection tool so use another Selection tool like the Magnetic Lasso or the Pen
tool. Use the arrow keys to fine-tune your Move tool tasks. Your teacher counts
the times he uses the arrow keys for unity. Do Now 1: Today’s fun tutorial –
Before & After. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This
will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie
Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative,
educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13
lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher need to remind you, once again, and ONCE
AGAIN, of Do Nows 2 & 3?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/motion-trail/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/motion-trail/
5/22/13 Aim: Why do we add
transparent typography in PS? Websites often require interesting typography-based
graphics, like in today’s tutorial. Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – Before &
After – see teacher sample below. I also added a Bevel and Stroke to make it
look cooler. See what you can do. Do Now
2: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project /
Test Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned
in this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see
Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13 lesson. CTQ: Why does
your teacher need to remind you that CTQs require a thoughtful analysis of our
daily activities? Is merely writing down your steps an adequate analysis? Why
or why not?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/transparent-type/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/transparent-type/
 |
| Teacher Sample |
5/23/13 Aim: Why do we add
Background Layers in PS? Do Now 1: Today’s tutorial – Before & After.
Notice how your teacher added typography; you do the same. Do Now 2: GCHS
Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test
Grade. Do Now 3: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in
this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s
STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13 lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher
say the tutorials are merely the beginning of your tasks?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/background-layer/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/background-layer/
 |
| Teacher Sampl |
5/24/13 Aim: Why do we
edit wedding photos in PS? It’s a money-maker folks! That’s why this website
has so many wedding tutorials. Do Now 1: tutorial – Before & After. Notice
how your teacher added typography; you do the same. Do Now 2: GCHS Banners – at
least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 3:
Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use
screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp
video for a sample – 5/13/13 lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher say the
tutorials are merely the beginning of your tasks? Part II
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/dancing-stars/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/dancing-stars/
 |
| Teacher Sample |
5/28/13 Aim: Why do we
edit the Background color in PS? Do Now 1: Do today’s tutorial using the 2
images below - Before & After. Do ALL tutorial steps. Do Now 2: Find your own,
similar, jpgs to do today’s tutorial – after you use the two teacher samples. YES,
do it again! Do Now 3: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will
be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 4: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker
video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative,
educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13
lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher ask you to find your own jpgs for today’s Do
Now 2 tutorial?
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/background-eraser/
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/background-eraser/
 |
| Sample 1 |
 |
| For Step: Protect Foreground Color |
5/29/13 Aim: Why do we learn Windows Movie Maker - WMV? Do Now 1: Start your Video project. Read Do Now 4 for more info. Do Now 2: Ready your GCHS Banners for grading - possibly today! Do Now 3: GCHS Banners – at least 5 original designs – This will be a Major Project / Test Grade. Do Now 4: Create a WMV Windows Movie Maker video of what we learned in this class; use screen shots and informative, educational slides – see Bavley’s STEM / SketchUp video for a sample – 5/13/13 lesson. CTQ: Why does your teacher ask you to learn Movie Maker?
