2013 WINTER SOCIOLOGY SURVEYS

Hello, 

My name is Natasha Clemons and I am working with a high school research group who are conducting survey research to gather information about the media and socializing messages that teens received.  

The survey will take no more than 10-15 minutes.  

Your answers and participation will be kept anonymous.  

There is no compensation (reward or prize) for participating in these studies. However, your participation will be a valuable addition to our research and findings could led to greater understanding of the effects of media on teens.  

Please click the link below to be taken to the survey.  Please do not take any more than 2 surveys.  If the survey you choose is "no longer accepting responses" simply choose another survey.

Love of Media

Sociology Television Survey 

Adult Cartoons 

Bad Girls Club  (Females only please) 

Video Game Survey

Grand Theft Auto 5 Survey  (Grand Theft Auto 5 players only please)

Video Games and Violence (Video game players only please) 

EA Staff Survey 12/18/13

Finals Week!

WAIT: Do NOT Start Until Instructed 

• It is time to take the End of Semester Survey!  It is ANONYMOUS so be honest and reflective in your answers.  You have plenty of time to do a helpful job.
• Click HERE to take the Survey
• WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE SURVEY

Learning Target(s):  

• I can honestly provide FEEDBACK to the school

 Announcements: 

• Finals Week
• Tuesday: THURSDAY SCHEDULE [3-4-5-A]
• 8:30 [5th Period] English
• 12:35 [3rd Period] Math Lab / Drama
• Wednesday: REVERSE PERIODS minimum day [2-1-A]
• 10:15 [1st Period] Science
• Thursday: THURSDAY SCHEDULE [3-4-5-A]
• 8:30 [3rd Period] Math
• 12:35 [5th Period] Digital Literacy & Expression
• Friday: Special Schedule - Minimum Day
• 8:30 Meet in Advisory
• 11:00 Winter Holiday Whole school Community Meeting
• Advisory Roll Call
• Performances

Homework: 

• SLEEP | STUDY | DRINK WATER | STUDY | EAT | STUDY | REPEAT

Agenda: 

• END of SEMESTER SCHOOL-WIDE SURVEY & TypingWeb [30]
• Photoshop Guided Q & A [30]

Final Review

1) Written Practice Final
2) Typing Web LESSONS [not a TEST]

3) Explanation of Final Schedule
4) Final Review/Photoshop Practice

Hour of code

Welcome to 

Be a CODE STAR!

Why?  

The video will explain it well

How?  

By doing!

Please WAIT to begin

The HOUR of CODE Tasks

Choose ONE - they get harder as you go down the list

• Beginning Coding 
• with the Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies Characters (fun even if you used Scratch in Middle School)
• if you finish early try a different tutorial: code.org/learn

• Want something more challenging?
• Watch THESE videos to create
• An ANDROID GAME on THIS WEBSITE

• Think you already know how to code?  
• If the following doesn't scare you: "To be able to position items on the screen correctly we need to know the size of the screen. Go ahead and create a class-scope variable int screenHeight; right above the line@implementation GameplayLayer but below the #import lines. Like in Java and C, you need to end your declarations with semicolons." Then click here.

Photoshop: Reviewing by Doing

Hello and welcome to a great day of 

practicing and having fun 

with Photoshop!

NO TypingWeb!  

You need all the time to do the performance task below.  

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

Learning Target(s):  

• I can use my PHOTOSHOP SKILLS to transform a photograph on demand

 Announcements: 

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

Homework: 

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

Agenda: 

• Check your email for the BEFORE file you will need to do this task. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE PHOTO FROM THE BLOG.
• I have provided the TWO photos below for REFERENCE ONLY.  Your job is to turn the BEFORE picture into as much of the AFTER picture as you can, doing the tasks in a SPECIFIC ORDER.
• You WILL receive a grade for this task and it will represent your BASIC SKILLS Grade for the Photoshop program - when in doubt refer to the AFTER photo.

• You MUST do the tasks in this order to receive maximum credit 
1. CLONE Nicole's make-up face (second from left) onto the head of the woman to her right
2. Use a VARIETY OF TOOLS to completely remove the woman in the blue tank top from the back and smooth out any rough edges on the cloned head.
3. Make a SELECTION around TREVOR's FACE (second from right) and [new skill alert!] COPY (command+C) and PASTE (command+P) his face on to Michaela's head.
4. Use a VARIETY OF TOOLS to blend the new head on to the body
5. Use the CONTENT AWARE MOVE TOOL to move Mr. Leo to the LEFT of the picture.
6. Use a VARIETY OF TOOLS to completely remove any ghosting and to make the picture look as natural as possible. This is hard - look how sloppy my job is in the AFTER picture.
• BONUS SKILL - I used this in making my AFTER picture
• With Trevor's head SELECTED, try using the FREE TRANSFORM tool [Edit | Free Transform or Command+T] 
• With Free transform you can Rotate and change the selection, making it easier to fit the head on the body.  
• NOTE: I also used this to put a better head on LEO after the Content Aware Move Tool ate too much of it away.  I made it bigger just for fun!
• TO GET CREDIT
• Email the final picture to John@envisionacademy.org by the end of class.

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

BEFORE

AFTER

Photoshop Day 12: The Layers Panel Explained

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

Learning Target(s):  

• I can use the LAYERS panel to arrange my Photoshop project

 Announcements: 

• Anybody Can Learn: A 60 Second Teaser for The Hour of Code

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

• 05 SCHOOL DAYS: Finals / Dec 16-20
• 10 SCHOOL DAYS: Winter Break / Dec 23- Jan 6
• Quiz Results:
• Day 12: The Layers Panel
• Day 11: No Quiz
• Day 10: I am AWARE of your need to MOVE (the Content Aware Move Tool)
• Day 9: Select This (& Refine your Edge)
• Day 8: No Quiz (more on cloning and healing)
• DAY 7: The Clone Wars
• Day 6: Removing Shorty (Content Aware Fills)
• Day 5: All I want to do (zoom, zoom, zoom)
• Day 4 Step Back Jack (Undo, Redo, DoDo)
• Day 3: Bit Depth (8bit, 16bit)
• Day 2: Raster, Vector, Ratchet
• Day 1: Elements of the Photoshop Interface

Homework: 

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

Agenda: 

• TypingWeb, Announcements, Hour of Code [15]
• Introduction to Photoshop continued... [25]
• Download
• "LayersPanel.psd"
• Today's Lesson
• The Layers Panel Explained (Andy 11:29)
• Guided Practice with John (10:00)
• Photoshop Practice Time [20]
• Start Bringing In Your Own Photos to Work On!

BRING HEADPHONES WEDS/THURS

RIP Nelson Mandela

Accelerated Reader Assessment

Good Morning/Afternoon 

Warrior Scholars!

Today you are going to take an online assessment of your reading comprehension. 

This assessment is made up of a combination of vocabulary and short passage questions. You are going to do great. 

For some of you it might take less than 20 minutes, for others it will take longer.  Don't trip. Remember, the test gets harder every time you answer a question right so DON'T GET DISCOURAGED!

It is ESSENTIAL that the classroom remain extremely quiet so that everyone has the best environment.

Take this test seriously because we are going to follow up with you to let you know how you did and to help you make reading goals, as well as help us to decide on the appropriate intervention for you.  

This test is TIMED by the question. If you are running out of time a little clock will appear at the top of the screen. Try and answer the question soon if you see the clock.

When you finish the assessment BREATH for a minute and then take your Typing test.

When you are done with your typing test, open Photoshop and practice the following (don't just scribble):

• cloning
• healing
• selecting
• moving

Day 11: ObamaCare

“I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia

BEFORE you go to TypingWeb

 complete this 

Short QUIZ

then... 

Learning Target(s):  

• I can UNDERSTAND the new Affordable Healthcare Act (ObamaCare) by reviewing the healthcare.gov website SO THAT I can TRANSFER that information to my family and friends who may need it.
• I will MASTER one of the skills introduced in lessons 1-10 that I have not mastered before by practicing.

 Announcements: 

• THIS FRIDAY: Reading Assessments in DLE
• 14 SCHOOL DAYS: Winter Break / Dec 23- Jan 6
• Quiz Results:
• Day 10: I am AWARE of your need to MOVE (the Content Aware Move Tool)
• Day 9: Select This (& Refine your Edge)
• Day 8: No Quiz (more on cloning and healing)
• DAY 7: The Clone Wars
• Day 6: Removing Shorty (Content Aware Fills)
• Day 5: All I want to do (zoom, zoom, zoom)
• Day 4 Step Back Jack (Undo, Redo, DoDo)
• Day 3: Bit Depth (8bit, 16bit)
• Day 2: Raster, Vector, Ratchet
• Day 1: Elements of the Photoshop Interface

Homework: 

• NONE

Agenda: 

• "I am AWARE of your need to MOVE" Quiz & Typing Web [25]
• Introduction to HealthCare.Gov [40]
• MINI LECTURE [20] 
• Brief History of Healthcare in the US (adapted from pbs.org)
• 1900's Railroads and Kaiser STEEL - Company Doctors
• 1910's Labors efforts thwarted, in part, by WWI
• 1920's General Motors - Postpaid Group Plan
• 1930's Depression reprioritizes work over health while Blue Cross offers first individual health insurance plans
• 1940's PREpaid GROUP Healthcare
• 1950's Many advances in medicine but not in how to afford them.  Korean War distracts country
• 1960's Cost of care doubles in past decade, jobless, especially elderly, no longer able to afford care.  Medicare & Medicaid signed in to law
• 1970's PrePaid health plans now officially called HMOs and get official government recognition
• 1980's corporation move to consolidate healthcare system for a profit; payment by diagnoses rather than treatment becomes the norm; doctor's payments are commonly capped by corporate health conglomerates
• 1990's Healthcare costs rise at double the rate of other goods and services; HMO's increase coverage for the employed and other paying customers; 44 MILLION americans are without health coverage at the end of the 1990's
• 2000's Healthcare costs continue to rise; company paid plans (including for RETIREES) cover less services and charge employees more.
• 2010's National Healthcare proposed again and passes, leading to today, where 3 weeks of enrollment remain before the first OCA policies go in to effect.  Not really NATIONAL HEALTHCARE (single payer) but, rather, MANDATORY HEALTHCARE (multi-payer but NO OPT OUT which should lower the rates for MOST now, and for ALL over their lifetime.)
• Controversies around "ObamaCare"
• Communism
• States Rights
• Destruction of our Health System
• Racism
• "voting against one's own self interest"
• Controversies around HealthCare.Gov
• The technical side of the issue or, "why can Amazon do it so much better?"
• GUIDED EXPLORATION [20]
• healthcare.gov
• The ONE PAGE explanation
• Exploring for YOUR Family & Friends
• Choose ONE
• Report Back Via THIS Exit ticket
• Individual Photoshop Practice Time [35]
• REMEMBER your second learning target: I will MASTER at LEAST one of the skills introduced in lessons 1-10, that I have not mastered before, by practicing the skill.
• Practice - do something nice, don't just scribble...
• cloning
• covering
• healing
• selecting
• moving
• Start Bringing In Your Own Photos to Work On!

Photoshop Day 10: I am AWARE of your need to MOVE

“I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia

BEFORE you go to TypingWeb

 complete this 

Short QUIZ

then... 

Learning Target(s):  

• I can MOVE a SELECTION using the Content Aware Move Tool

 Announcements: 

• THIS FRIDAY: Reading Assessments in DLE
• 14 SCHOOL DAYS: Winter Break / Dec 23- Jan 6
• Quiz Results:
• Day 9: Select This (& Refine your Edge)
• Day 8: No Quiz (more on cloning and healing)
• DAY 7: The Clone Wars
• Day 6: Removing Shorty (Content Aware Fills)
• Day 5: All I want to do (zoom, zoom, zoom)
• Day 4 Step Back Jack (Undo, Redo, DoDo)
• Day 3: Bit Depth (8bit, 16bit)
• Day 2: Raster, Vector, Ratchet
• Day 1: Elements of the Photoshop Interface

Homework: 

• NONE

Agenda: 

• "Select THIS" Quiz & Typing Web [20]
• Introduction to Photoshop Continued... [20]
• Download
• Girl_02_Before
• Today's Lesson
• Content-Aware Move & Spot Healing Brush Tool ( Kelly 7:05)
• Guided practice with John
• Individual Practice Time [20]
• Practice - do something nice, don't just scribble...
• cloning
• covering
• healing
• selecting
• moving
• Start Bringing In Your Own Photos to Work On!

Photoshop Day 9: Select This

“I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it.”
― Edgar Allan Poe, Marginalia

BEFORE you go to TypingWeb

 complete this 

End of Term Survey HERE (you will need to check PowerSchool to complete it)

then... 

Learning Target(s):  

• I can RETOUCH a photo using the healing tools
• I can SELECT an area of a photo using the selection tools

 Announcements: 

• THIS FRIDAY: Reading Assessments in DLE
• 15 SCHOOL DAYS: Winter Break / Dec 23- Jan 6
• Quiz Results:
• DAY 7: The Clone Wars
• Day 6: Removing Shorty (Content Aware Fills)
• Day 5: All I want to do (zoom, zoom, zoom)
• Day 4 Step Back Jack (Undo, Redo, DoDo)
• Day 3: Bit Depth (8bit, 16bit)
• Day 2: Raster, Vector, Ratchet
• Day 1: Elements of the Photoshop Interface

Homework: 

• NONE

Agenda: 

• End of Term Survey & TypingWeb [20]
• Introduction to Photoshop continued... [20]
• Download
• Girl_01_Before
• Today's Lessons
• Removing Unwanted Background Objects (Andy: 4:53)
• Making Selections: Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge (Kelly: 6:21)
• If time: Content-Aware Move & Spot Healing Brush Tool ( Kelly 7:05)
• Photoshop GUIDED & Individual Practice Time [20]
• Start Bringing In Your Own Photos to Work On!