FRI: Finish EVERYTHING!

Learning Target(s)

• I can independently practice my skills over the next 4 Video Tutorials

Announcements 

• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends Today!

Agenda [40]

• First: Make sure the 1st two Photoshop assignments are turned in - if you are sure you did go to the next step otherwise turn in the missing work
• your grade will be an average of the 3
• Finish as much of the coin as you can
• Save a JPG of your "Coin"
• Upload JPG and PSD to class
• 
  
• Tutorial #1:  How To Create a Realistic Coin In Photoshop [38:08]
• Follow the instructions EXACTLY or you will encounter problems later in the process!
• Master using layer styles to add dimension and depth
• Use a photo of your OWN HEAD for the center
• Learn how to place type on a curve
• A PSD and JPG of the coin is DUE at the end of Next Class 

WED/THU: Photoshop VIII

Learning Target(s)

• I can independently practice my skills over the next 4 Video Tutorials

Announcements 

• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends THIS FRIDAY December 16th. 

Agenda [100]

• Typing.com 5-Minute TEST [07 +/-]
• The Tutorials [95 + Next Class + Next Semester]
• Complete these Tutorials in THIS ORDER
• All of the Files you need are located in THIS FOLDER
• Many of the tutorials have WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS adjacent to the videos
• Tutorial #1:  How To Create a Realistic Coin In Photoshop [38:08]
• Follow the instructions EXACTLY or you will encounter problems later in the process!
• Master using layer styles to add dimension and depth
• Use a photo of your OWN HEAD for the center
• Learn how to place type on a curve
• A PSD and JPG of the coin is DUE at the end of Next Class 
• Tutorial #2: How to Change Eye Color in Photoshop [16:38]
• Use adjustment layers to create dramatic changes
• Practice selecting and refining selections
• Turn in a PSD and JPG with both eyes changed into different colored eyes including one of the alien/animal eyes
• Tutorial #3: Photoshop Tutorial: How to Transform Yourself into an Animal! [12:17]
• Use layers and masks to create a fun and dramatic effect
• This is something you could do a s a cool gift for a friend
• Use a photo of your own head if you want!
• Practice selecting and refining selections
• Turn in a PSD and JPG 
• Tutorial #4: Remove People From Photos by combining multiple photos in Stack Mode [13:08]
• Learn a practical skill - combining 2 or more photos into one and keeping only the best from each
• Learn advance aligning and blending the automatic way!
• Turn in a PSD and JPG 

TUE: Photoshop VII

Learning Target(s):

• I can add skills to my Photoshop toolkit and continue to practice the skills already learned

Announcement(s):

• BRING HEADPHONES EVERY DAY 
• FROM NOW ON
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda : [60]

• Warm-up: typing.com [10]
• Photoshop [50]
• VIDEOs for lesson: Graphic Design Basics 
• WORKFILE for lesson: graphic Design Basics 
• [5th Period Finish: Add text (0:12); Use Typekit (1:11); Create Layer Styles (3:19)]
• Create shapes (0:21); Place an Illustrator file (2:16); Group layers (3:25)
• Complete | Submit | Practice
• Upload the finished PSD and TBD files to Google Classroom
• Turn it in!
• Practice using your skills, using inspiration from below if you wish:
• Photoshop Fruit Animals
• Nicolas Cage Cats
• Cool Photoshop Pictures

MON: Photoshop VI

Learning Target(s):

• I can add skills to my Photoshop toolkit and continue to practice the skills already learned

Announcement(s):

• BRING HEADPHONES EVERY DAY 
• FROM NOW ON
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda : [65]

• Warm-up: typing.com [15]
• Photoshop [50]
• VIDEOs for lesson: Graphic Design Basics 
• WORKFILE for lesson: graphic Design Basics 
• Add text (0:12); Use Typekit (1:11); Create Layer Styles (3:19)
• Create shapes (0:21); Place an Illustrator file (2:16); Group layers (3:25)

FRI: Hella hEAlthy @ The SPOT!

The Spot is a collaborative youth center in Oakland Chinatown that supports comprehensive positive youth development to prevent violence and foster healthy transitions into adulthood. 

The Spot offers programs and activities that build young people’s competence in multiple arenas, as well as develop their confidence, connection to people and institutions, character, and compassion. The theme of the youth center is “Ready for the Future” and The Spot’s culturally attuned activities will include tiered mentorship, leadership roles, and internships for youth to gain knowledge and skills in health and wellness, history and culture, job training/college readiness, and leadership. Instead of merely being a space with co-located services, The Spot will be coordinated to provide a web of support and opportunities for youth and young adults. This web of support requires both a strong infrastructure for administrative as well as program coordination plus anchor partners with youth development expertise in program provision in the content areas.

299 13th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 | (510) 879 7492 | info@thespotoakland.org

WED/THU: Hour of Code

Do-Now:  Think about this... 

Can a Computer THINK?  

Now CLICK HERE to write down your answer.

Welcome to 

The HOUR of CODE

Be a CODE STAR!

 The Tasks

172 One Hour Tutorials (and counting!)
You Must Use Headphones
for ALL Videos
To PRINT your certificate "print" it to PDF 
and email it to yourself

code.org/learn

The Classics: familiar characters in a drag and drop environment

• Minecraft is entirely block based 
• There are now TWO Minecraft Tutorials - one entirely new for 2016
• Angry Birds is block based too
• Star Wars let's you use blocks or javascript directly
• Frozen is more artistic and has some geometry in it

Cool new tutorials using modern WEB Technologies: 

• Photobooth is a working photo booth in HTML
• Build and animate a character using HTML/CSS/Javascript

I really like this one!

• Human Resource Machine from Tomorrow Corp: DOWNLOAD the Mac version and run it! (There is a lot of math logic in this one and it really doesn't need headphones to have fun with)

You Must Use Headphones

for ALL Videos

Cool game making tutorials with really clear step-by-step instructions that don't need a video

• Brick Breaker
• 2-Player Cannon Game

You Must Use Headphones

for ALL Videos

 Other Cool New Tutorials:

• Make it fly - blocks but with way more options
• Done a LOT of SCRATCH/Block programming?
• Want to learn to build a web page with CSS & HTML in an hour?  Then click here!
• Think you already know how to code and don't want the training wheels?  Build an iPhone Game!

• 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." Then click here.

TUE: Hella Literate Sub Lesson

Learning Target(s)

• I can analyze at least one article and use evidence to explain my conclusions

Announcements 

• John is out TODAY for Union negotiations (again, sorry)
• Behavior expectations: Do your work quietly, and stay out of trouble
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com Lesson [10]
• The Articles: This is today's CREDIT [50]
• Your goal is to read one long article or multiple shorter ones
• You must be reading and writing for a minimum of 40 minutes this period to receive credit.

• The Articles are listed with shortest/easiest to read @ the top

• Start with the one that interests you the most.  
• Read it completely, then
• Complete the Reader Response in Google Classroom.
• If there is more than 10 minutes left in class read another article
• Complete the Reader Response in Google Classroom
• If there is less than 10 minutes left in class you may continue to read or you may return to typing.com for the final moments of class.

• Article One: One Woman Photoshopped by 18 Countries: Beauty Standards Revealed
• Article Two:  A Harvard psychologist says people judge you based on 2 criteria when they first meet you
• Article Three: My father's double life as a British spy
• Article Four:   I interviewed the Ohio State attacker on the first day of school. It felt important. Now it’s chilling.
• Article Five:   The white flight of Derek Black: The white Nationalist Poster Child turns against his bigoted past

MON: Photoshop V

Learning Target(s):

• I can add skills to my Photoshop toolkit and continue to practice the skills already learned

Announcement(s):

• BRING HEADPHONES EVERY DAY 
• FROM NOW ON
• John is out TOMORROW for Union negotiations (again, sorry)
• WED/THU is the Hour of Code: 
• BRING HEADPHONES WED/THU or you will have to do the boring version of the Hour of Code
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda : [65]

• Warm-up: typing.com [10]
• Photoshop [55+ Next Lesson]
• VIDEOs for lesson: Graphic Design Basics 
• WORKFILE for lesson: graphic Design Basics 
• Make a selection (0:33); Add a layer mask (1:16); Paint on a mask (2:02); Add a gradient (3:40)
• Add text (0:12); Use Typekit (1:11); Create Layer Styles (3:19)
• Create shapes (0:21); Place an Illustrator file (2:16); Group layers (3:25)

FRI: Cartman will make you beautiful... [a Hella hEAlthy lesson]

Learning Target(s)

• I can discuss the social implications of Photoshop image manipulation

Announcements 

• John is out NEXT TUESDAY for Union negotiations (again, sorry)
• Next Week is the Hour of Code
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com 5-Minute TEST [07 +/-]
• Typing Grades are now in Powerschool [05]
• Quickly check your grades and if you see a problem with your typing grades check in with John
• If you are on the special log-in or coding and you do NOT have ALL FIVES check in with John
• How I did this week! SURVEY - CLICK HERE [05 +/-]
• Southpark: The Hobbit's Revenge [43 +/-]
• sar·casm
  ˈsärˌkazəm/

  noun

  noun: sarcasm; plural noun: sarcasms

  1. the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

WED/THU: Photoshop IV

Learning Target(s):

• I can add skills to my Photoshop toolkit and continue to practice the skills already learned

Announcement(s):

• BRING HEADPHONES EVERY DAY FROM NOW ON

Agenda : [100]

• Warm-up: typing.com [10]
• TCB: Powerschool, Kindle Classroom, more typing [10]
• Your world is Photoshopped... [15 with discussion]
• You can't be her/him and you can't have him/her... (they don't exist)
• Photoshop [65+ Next Lesson]
• Graphic Design Basics 
• WORKFILE FOR THESE LESSONS [10]
• Open a file (0:20); Create a layer (0:42); Layer properties (2:35); Add and arrange layers (2:59)
• Make a selection (0:33); Add a layer mask (1:16); Paint on a mask (2:02); Add a gradient (3:40)
• Add text (0:12); Use Typekit (1:11); Create Layer Styles (3:19)
• Create shapes (0:21); Place an Illustrator file (2:16); Group layers (3:25)

TUE: Photoshop 4 and first BENCHMARK

Learning Target(s)

• We can learn the BREADTH of things Photoshop is useful for
• We can finish editing our first picture and turn it in for a skills assessment

Announcements 

• Want to perform at EA's First Friday Winter TALENT Showcase near Jack London Square THIS Friday December 2nd, 2016, 7PM-9PM?
• Chalaca Annexo,  428 3rd st Oakland CA, 
• Do you have any talents that you want to share with our broader community and help raise funds for the school? Can you Sing? Dance? Rap? 
• Please let Ms. Wells know as soon as possible (email her RIGHT NOW - jamil@envisionacademy.org - and CC john@envisionacademy.org) if you want to participate in the winter talent showcase. 
• Invite your friends and family - all ages are welcome and all proceeds go to Envision Academy!
• Tickets available from Miss Lucy
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 
• Its in your responsibility to make sure that you are in good academic standing.  

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com [10]
• Completing and Submitting (uploading) Norway.PSD and NorwayChanged.JPG (50)
• Lesson Videos are HERE 
• New Skills: Sharpen (0:10); Save with new name (2:50); Photoshop with Lightroom and mobile apps (4:14)
• REOPEN & Redo until it looks right
• Reopening a smart object
• Don't forget to save and close so that you don't get confused.
• watch the CROP
• Make sure your photo "looks right" - delete layers and do it AGAIN if you need to following this checklist:
• Image is slightly cropped and straightened
• Colors are boosted and mask is used to tone down anything that looks unnatural
• Cows and poles and red boat have been spot healed on a correctly named layer 
• Barn Roof has been patched on a correctly named layer (or something else has been patched if you cropped too far to begin with)
• Layers are contained inside a "smart object"
• Smart object has a Tilt-shift Filter applied to it
• B/W adjustment layer shoud bethere but NOT Visible so that I can assess the other work
• TURN OFF ANY ADJUSTMENT LAYERS THAT HIDE YOUR OTHER WORK BEFORE EXPORTING AND SUBMITTING
• When exporting Norway.PSD as a JPG make sure to change the name of the JPG to NorwayChanged.JPG
• Upload both the finished Norway.PSD and the exported NorwayChanged.JPG to the Google Classroom Assignment

MON: Photoshop 3 (redux)

Learning Target(s)

• We can learn the BREADTH of things Photoshop is useful for
• We can begin to learn Photoshop by continuing to edit our first picture

Announcements 

• Want to perform at EA's First Friday Winter TALENT Showcase near Jack London Square THIS Friday December 2nd, 2016, 7PM-9PM?
• Chalaca Annexo,  428 3rd st Oakland CA, 
• Do you have any talents that you want to share with our broader community and help raise funds for the school? Can you Sing? Dance? Rap? 
• Please let Ms. Wells know as soon as possible (email her RIGHT NOW - jamil@envisionacademy.org - and CC john@envisionacademy.org) if you want to participate in the winter talent showcase. 
• Invite your friends and family - all ages are welcome and all proceeds go to Envision Academy!
• Tickets available from Miss Lucy
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 
• Its in your responsibility to make sure that you are in good academic standing.  

Agenda [65]

• Typing.com [10]
• Editing Your First Photoshop Picture [55 + Next Class]
• Continuing to edit your first picture! 
• Spot Healing Brush tool (00:53); Patch tool (3:00)
• Smart Filters (0:16); Tilt-Shift Blur filter (0:57); Black and white (02:26); Color tint (02:56)
• Sharpen (0:10); Save (2:50); Photoshop with Lightroom and mobile apps (4:14)

TUE: Photoshop 3

Learning Target(s)

• We can learn the BREADTH of things Photoshop is useful for
• We can begin to learn Photoshop by continuing to edit our first picture

Announcements 

• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 
• Its in your responsibility to make sure that you are in good academic standing.  

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com [10]
• Dreaming in Photoshop [10]
• The Flying Pirate Ship: Photoshop Timelapse [05:49]
• Secret Place: Photoshop Timelapse [03:42]
• Editing Your First Photoshop Picture [40 + Next Class]
• Continuing to edit your first picture! 
• Spot Healing Brush tool (00:53); Patch tool (3:00)
• Smart Filters (0:16); Tilt-Shift Blur filter (0:57); Black and white (02:26); Color tint (02:56)
• Sharpen (0:10); Save (2:50); Photoshop with Lightroom and mobile apps (4:14)

MON: Photoshop 2

Learning Target(s)

• We can learn the BREADTH of things Photoshop is useful for
• We can begin to learn Photoshop by editing our first picture

Announcements 

• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 
• Its in your responsibility to make sure that you are in good academic standing.  

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com [15]
• Editing Your First Photoshop Picture [45 + Next Class]
• Continuing to edit your first picture! 
• Brightness/Contrast (0:18); Hue/Saturation (1:20); Edit an adjustment (04:19)
• Spot Healing Brush tool (00:53); Patch tool (3:00)
• Smart Filters (0:16); Tilt-Shift Blur filter (0:57); Black and white (02:26); Color tint (02:56)
• Sharpen (0:10); Save (2:50); Photoshop with Lightroom and mobile apps (4:14)

FRI: Hella hEAlthy and Literate

You may do the entire lesson on your own: Move straight from your Typing Test to the Survey and then go straight to the Article so that you have ample time to write your article reflection.

Learning Target(s)

• I can analyze at least one article and use evidence to explain my conclusions

Announcements 

• John is out TODAY for Union negotiations (again, sorry)
• Behavior expectations: Keep your head down, do your work quietly, and stay out of trouble
• The end of the 1st semester is upon us. 
• The semester ends December 16th. 

Agenda [60]

• Typing.com 5-Minute TEST [07 +/-]
• How I did this week! SURVEY - CLICK HERE [05 +/-]
• The Articles: This is today's CREDIT [35 +/-]
• Choose ONE of the NINE articles below and read it completely
• After Reading the article go to your Google Classroom and open the assignment document named "Article Reflection: Hella hEAlthy - Critical Literacy"
• Answer all 5 questions.  Use evidence from the article (only) to make your case and convince me, your reader.

It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras	What San Francisco Says About America By THOMAS FULLER	The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism By Chris Hedges
I'm Not Male. I'm Not Female. Please Don't Ask Me About My Junk. And other helpful tips. Not from "him" or "her," but from "them."	In\: How your phone will soon control your entire house TECH RADAR	Fronting: We Need to Stop Living the ‘Fabulous and Broke’ Lifestyle She Matters: It’s time to put the “fake it till you make it” philosophy out to pasture.
Should we dismiss Colin Kaepernick’s cause because he doesn’t vote? By Kevin Lynch	Computer-brain interface helps locked-in patient communicate, albeit slowly Reuters	Edward Snowden: I shouldn't have recommended 'safely' voting for a third-party candidate Whistleblower says the election taught him 'political science is not science'
Complete at least one article above this line BEFORE you attempt Extra Credit
EXTRA CREDIT: IF you have completed one of the articles above (fully answered all questions) you may type until the end of the period -or- handle other business as detailed below -or- look at the charts and graphs to the right and write a thoughtful response to what it means.  Why is it instructive to look at data like the Price & Location of Housing in the Bay Area?  What does it mean for you, your family, your future? ADD your extra credit as a NEW Google Doc in the same Google classroom assignment as your primary article.		Bay Area Home Prices by Transit Stop

Other Business [13 +/-]
• Do more typing.com lessons
• Check Powerschool & look at missing or poor grade assignments
• Discuss your grades with your teacher. Discuss the ways in which you can earn better grades. Email them and find out specifically what you need to do. Remember that you fix your grade by doing the work that is assigned - not by asking for extra credit. Offer to REDO an assignment that has a poor grade.  Turn in the work that is marked M or "0". Only AFTER you have done all your work can you ask for extra credit.
• Log-In to Kindle classroom if you need to
• Write a quick review and get an off campus lunch!
• All requested books have been purchased.  Didn't get yours?  Send a message from the website.
• Finished a book?  Download or request a new one!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!