Friday, April 24, 2015

FRIDAY: Hella Healthy & Photo Editing


"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 
and you can't [really] correct it..." Henri Cartier-Bresson



After you finish your typing test:  


Unit Learning Target(s):  
  • How can we take good pictures no matter what kind of camera we have at the moment? 
  • How can we use our critical thinking and computer skills to MAKE a good picture happen?
Unit Product (Due NEXT TUESDAY, April 28th)
  • "Community" Photo
    • Student Writing on concept of Community (done)
    • Student Photo of concept (should be done)
    • Photoshop additions & modifications to further concept (Today and Tuesday)
    • Student Exhibition of Community Photos &/or PSA (TBD)
Daily Learning Target(s):  
  • I can discuss the origins of Bigotry
  • I can sort, correct, crop and export my photos using Picasa
Announcements: 

  • The Student Leadership Social Justice Conference is TOMORROW!
    • A youth Social Justice Teach In on various topics with 100-150 students from six different Bay Area schools leading and participating in various student-led workshops. And the event is right here at EA!!! 
    • You can just show up BUT if you know you are likely to come please fill out this form

Agenda: (60)  
  • Typing TEST and Reading: (15)
  • Video: McGuffey High: (05)
    • Response: “McGuffey did not authorize an ‘Anti-Gay Day.’ A small group of students, not the hundreds that some reports inflated, exercised their rights as citizens to express their viewpoints. Readers and viewers picked up part of the story from news media, allowed emotion to cloud judgment and initiated a large-scale campaign against our district,” the response said.
  • Discussion: Responsibility & Action (10)
  • Picasa: (30)
    • Mini-Lesson: Quickly Sorting a LOT of Pictures (10)
      • SpaceBar to STAR 
        • STAR every good photo - this is the first pass through them
      • Arrow Keys to Navigate
      • Show ONLY Starred Photos
        • EDIT
          • Fill Light
          • Neutral color ("White Balance")
          • Crop & Straighten
          • Add simple text
          • Otherwise enhance
        • UnStar ones that just don't work
        • EXPORT Photos you want to submit or move in to PHOTOSHOP for further work & fancier text effects.
    • Independent work (20)
      • Import to computer
      • STAR
      • EDIT
        • Fill Light
        • Neutral color ("White Balance")
        • Crop & Straighten
        • Add simple text
        • Otherwise enhance
        • UnStar images you no longer feel are good enough
      • EXPORT
        • To Photoshop
        • To Submit








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BAY-Peace "Theater for Social Action" 
2015 Summer Program (paid internship if you qualify)

Apply today for the BAY-Peace 2015 summer program: Theater for Social Action! June 29-July 30th, 11 am - 6 pm, M-Th. This five-week (4 days a week) intensive training includes Theater of the Oppressed, Playback Theater, and community organizing for youth justice.


The program is open to Oakland youth, 13-20 years old, who want to develop their creative performance skills to fight for justice, and against violence in their community. The program is free of charge and meets in downtown Oakland.


PAID INTERNSHIPS: They also welcome participants who are enrolled in paid internships through ECCO, Mayor’s Youth Summer Jobs Program, Youth Uprising, YEP, Youth Uprising, Brothers on the Rise, etc. They can give you more information so that you can apply to one of those programs if you aren't already enrolled.


Rolling admissions—Interviews start in April. Please use the online form to apply ASAP!

You can also call 510-863-1737 for more info, or email baypeace@baypeace.org.

The Clinical Immersion and Mentoring Summer Internship (RESUME NEEDED TO APPLY):

      Summer Intern
    • The Summer Internship is a seven (7) week (Orientation June 29th,Program July 6- August 14th, 2015, 15 years or older ) , full-time program where MIMS participants are immersed into direct patient observation, shadow mentors in patient care settings, interact with a broad spectrum of health professionals/staff and attend daily skill/leadership development seminars. Participants will observe patient care at a busy, urban emergency department, out-patient clinics and private clinics. In addition to the clinical segment, participants will be educated about the prevention and management of health issues disproportionately affecting marginalized communities with an emphasis on mental and sexual health. Participants will become peer health educators and teach younger students about the importance of health education.
    • To Apply you will need to upload a RESUME so have that ready before you start.  For more information




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