TUE: Mac 101 & Inner Selfie

Warm-Up:

• Turn on your computer (spacebar, the button if no reaction)
• Login to the correct period (password: respect)
• Open Chrome Do NOT login to CHROME 
• Go to ea.troublemaker.com
• Login to your SCHOOL EMAIL ACCOUNT by clicking HERE
• Read THIS article -or-
• Go to the GOOGLE NEWS website by clicking HERE and...
• Choose an article and read until told to stop
• change sections on the left if you want
• Be prepared to share out your article
• Topic
• Location
• Relevancy
• Opinion

Learning Target(s):

• I can use Google Draw to annotate my InnerSelfie picture.

Announcements:  

• Yearbook meets THURSDAY after school at 4 to make posters - everyone invited
• Today's Schedule
• NORMAL [CLICK HERE TO SEE IT]

Agenda:

• WarmUp [05]
• Google Classroom - [see yesterday's Blog for instructions]
• The InnerSelfie Project [35]
• Rubric
• Project Requirements

• Clear Photo of your FACE, annotated as follows
• + Core Value: Description [Green - or other positive signifier]
• ex: Community: I care about others as much as I care about myself
• - Core Value: Description [Red - or other negative signifier]
• ex: Justice: Sometimes I give up on kids
• Nouns & Adjectives that describe the person you want to BE here at EA [Any color(s) or symbol(s) that represent you]
• ex: Father, Husband, Teacher, Friend, Mentor, Cyclist, Nerd, Quick, Sharp, Funny, Sarcastic, Explosive, Shy
• First and Last name
• Advisor's Name (what you call them)
• ex: Advisor: John
• ex: My Advisor is John
• Block
• ex: Block A
• More specifics on yesterday's blog
• Student Exemplar (with different emphasis) 
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• Teacher Exemplar


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Step-By-Step

Taking the Selfie

• Use Spotlight to locate the program Photo Booth
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• Push the RED BUTTON to take a CLEAR PICTURE of your FACE

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• Choose File|Export from the MENU -or- Right+Click or Control+Click  the Thumbnail of your picture and select "Export"
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• Save the file, with the strange date/time name, to the correct PERIOD DRIVE
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UPLOADING the Selfie to the correct Google Classroom Assignment

• Go to your Google Classroom (Look in THE GRIND)
• Click on the correct Classroom
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• Click on the Assignment Name
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• Your screen should look something like this - 8/24/15 Google changed this interface:
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• Click ADD | Drawing
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• Your screen should look like this:

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• Select INSERT | Image
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• Click "Choose an image to upload"
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• Select the selfie from your PERIOD FOLDER
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• Your screen should look like this (your picture with the box with handles drawn around it)
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Annotating your selfie in Google Draw

• Select the Text box tool
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• DRAW a text box on the screen
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• Choose a text color (that you can SEE)
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• Choose a font (that isn't too busy)
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• Type in the box and Voila!
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• NOW, add the rest of the text, working to the end of the period

When you have finished

• Have one of your shoulder-partners check your work against the rubric.
• Share your InnerSelfie with the 9th grade teachers (enter teach9th into the SHARE box)

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• Turn In  your finished InnerSelfie by pushing the Turn In button on the drawing or in the Google Classroom
• you can "take it back" to work on it further anytime before the deadline
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• Congratulate yourself on completing your first DLE Project!
• WHAT TO DO IF YOU FINISH ALL TASKS EARLY
• CHECK YOUR WORK - Are you getting an "A"?  Check your RUBRIC
• Read your SSR book
• ASK if you can do work for another class