Wednesday, November 29, 2017

WED/THU: Photo Walk II - Nature

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 
and you can't [really] correct it..." 
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Warm up:  
  • Tie your shoelaces
  • Get valuables out of your backpack and into your pockets if you are not carrying your backpack with you.
  • Find a buddy to walk with
  • Pledge to NOT be the last kids walking in the group (if everyone does this we won't get so spread out and have such a yellie, waitie walk)
Daily Learning Target(s):  
  • I can MAKE a photo that EITHER answers a new challenge or demonstrates in some other way that I can take excellent pictures using my techniques
Announcements: 


  • Report Cards w/ Transcripts come out in 18/17 school days
  • Want to raise your grade?  Check typing.com AFTER 3:45 on the LAST DAY of the SCHOOL WEEK and look at your position on the leaderboard - are you below the midpoint?  Find some time before midnight Sunday to type some more.  Look at the time spent statistic, you can see how long you need to type to go to the top of the list.
  • Extra Credit Opportunity for ALL:
    • TODAY! Thursday, November 30th, 6-8PM
    • Film Screening @ EA of "What Tomorrow Brings"
      • In DLE each student who attends the screening will receive one full "A" of Extra Credit (this is like proctor points and can dramatically impact your Semester Grade depending on your situation)
      • Students will receive 1/4 "A" of extra credit for every non-EA person they bring. Bring your families, your church friends, your non-EA friends, everyone!


Agenda: 
  • Photo Walk [100]
    • Rules [05]
      • You MUST be able to see JOHN @ ALL TIMES
      • You MAY NOT be more than 1/2 block away from John, who will try to walk in the middle of the pack
      • You MUST NOT CROSS ON RED OR START ON YELLOW.  I will give you an NC if you jaywalk.  Just wait for the green.  We will wait for you. If you get a YELLOW while crossing the street then hustle across!
      • You MAY NOT go inside ANY business or building so don't ask to be allowed to
      • You may not sit on any cars, climb on any walls, or otherwise do anything but walk on the sidewalk unless John specifically tells YOU that you can.
    • Walk [95]
      • Approximate Route (2.6 Miles, 53 minutes walking + 42 minutes for stopping to shoot pictures)

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

TUE: Photo Challenges 1-5 upload & critique

 
Daily Learning Target(s):  
  • I can Upload my 5 Photo Challenges to Google Classroom
  • I can select my best work and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
Homework:  
  • Take photos all the time
Announcements: 
  • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE next class
  • Report Cards w/ Transcripts come out in 19 school days
  • Want to raise your grade?  Check typing.com AFTER 3:45 on the LAST DAY of the WEEK and look at your position on the leaderboard - are you below the midpoint?  Find some time before midnight Sunday to type some more.  Look at the time spent statistic, you can see how long you need to type to go to the top of the list.
  • Extra Credit Opportunity for ALL:
    • Thursday November 30th, 6-8PM
    • Film Screening @ EA of "What Tomorrow Brings"
      • In DLE each student who attends the screening will receive one full "A" of Extra Credit (this is like proctor points and can dramatically impact your Semester Grade depending on your situation)
      • Students will receive 1/4 "A" of extra credit for every non-EA person they bring. Bring your families, your church friends, your non-EA friends, everyone!
Agenda: [60...]

  • Typing.Com+ [10]
  • Upload to Google Classroom [40]
    • YOU MUST UPLOAD YOUR PHOTOS TO CLASSROOM THIS CLASS PERIOD IN ORDER TO GET CREDIT.
    • IF YOU HAVE FEWER THAN 5 PHOTOS YOU MUST STILL UPLOAD THE ONES THAT YOU DO HAVE
    • GO to classroom.google.com
    • OPEN the assignment "2017 Photo Challenges"
    • ADD & UPLOAD each of your five photos
      • you may ADD them from the Classroom mobile app
      • you may download them from Google Photos and then upload them to Classroom on the web
      • you may share them with yourself some other way, download, then upload them
    • SUBMIT your photos
    • Add a COMMENT like the example below
      • You can copy and paste from the challenge sheet
        • You MAY install the extension
        • C/P does not work on every computer
      • Be certain to include the photo # and the Challenge it was taken to answer
      • POST your comment







    • AFTER you have uploaded to Google Classroom [10]
      • OPEN the correct Google Photos Album
      • SELECT the BEST photo of the 5 you just submitted
      • Upload it to the album from your school account
      • UPLOAD ONLY ONE
    AFTER you have uploaded to Google Photos [...]
      • Type, young Skywalker, type...

    Monday, November 27, 2017

    MON: 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


    Friday, November 17, 2017

    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


    Thursday, November 16, 2017

    WED/THU: Hella hEAlthy - The Miracle of Life (lol)

      5 Minute Typing TEST  


    Daily Learning Target(s):  
    • I can further understand the biology behind conception and gender
    • I can UPLOAD and CRITIQUE my photos by uploading them to the correct Google Photos album
    Homework:  
    • Take photos...
    Announcements: 
    • Extra Credit Opportunity for ALL:
      • Thursday November 30th, 6-8PM
      • Film Screening @ EA of "What Tomorrow Brings"
        • In DLE each student who attends the screening will receive one full "A" of Extra Credit (this is like proctor points and can dramatically impact your Semester Grade depending on your situation)
        • Students will receive 1/4 "A" of extra credit for every non-EA person they bring. Bring your families, your church friends, your non-EA friends, everyone!
    • Student Leadership Group meetings this week - check your Google Classroom
    Agenda: [100]
      • WARMUP: Typing Test [10] 
      • Film: Life's Greatest Miracle [60]
      • Film Discussion & Setting up Google Photos on your phone [30]
        • Automatic backup (selective)
        • Saves storage space on your phone
        • Easy to create and share albums of your work
      ADDITIONAL Looking at more of John's Photos
        • What RULES do I use?
































        Wednesday, November 15, 2017

        WEDNESDAY ADVISORY: The 57 Bus - Author Talk

        9th Grade Field Trip TODAY
        • WHAT: Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus will talk to us about this true event in Oakland's recent history.
        • WHERE: Oakland Public Library Main Branch, Madison Street entrance 
        • WHEN: This Wednesday, November 15, 2017
        • HOW: We will walk with our BLOCK, immediately after 2nd Period
        • DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS: The Author will stay after the talk to answer any questions and sign copies of her book
        • Timing: We will be at the library learning until 12:55.  We will return to the school together at that time but may be a bit late so let your grownups know if you get picked up. Some teachers will remain with any students who want to stay and ask more questions or get a signed book. 

        One teenager in a skirt. 
        One teenager with a lighter.
        One moment that changes both of their lives forever.
        If it weren’t for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight.

        Tuesday, November 14, 2017

        TUE: Gender Spectrum 1 (& Cell Phone Photography Phase 2)

        Warmup:  
        Daily Learning Target(s):  
        • I can begin to understand the Gender Spectrum and prepare for tomorrow's Author Talk
        • I can UPLOAD and CRITIQUE my photos by uploading them to the correct Google Photos album
        Homework:  
        • Take photos...
        Announcements: 
        • Student Leadership Group meetings this week - check your Google Classroom
        Agenda: [60...]
          • WARMUP: Article [15]
          • DISCUSSION: The Gender Spectrum [30]
          • AUTHOR TALK: THE 57 BUS  Tomorrow, Wednesday [15]  ..

          Monday, November 13, 2017

          MON: Hella hEAlthy #2 @ THE SPOT (Special Date & Time!)

          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




          Wednesday, November 8, 2017

          WED/THU: Cell Phone Photography PHASE 2

          Warm-up:
          • 1 Reading+ reading lesson
          • 1 Reading+ other lesson
          • Typing.com until warmup is done

          Daily Learning Target(s):  
          • I can PRACTICE the Best Practices of Digital Photography by TAKING and DISCUSSING pictures with my colleagues. 
          Homework:  
          • Take photos all the time
          • Install GOOGLE PHOTOS on your Phone BEFORE MONDAY'S CLASS
          Weekend Photo Assignment:
          • No School this Friday so you have THREE DAYS to take ONE great picture
            • Show something in your neighborhood that people have never seen “that way”.  Make something that is everyday and normal look new and interesting
          Announcements: 
          • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE every class
          • During this Unit there are modified Phone Rules
            • On days when we are going on a Photo Walk (like today) you may charge your phone in class
            • REMEMBER: You may NOT have you phone out between classes even if we were just taking pictures.
          • Spirit Week NEXT WEEK!
            • Monday: Pajama Day
            • Tuesday: Twin Day
            • Wednesday: Sports Fan Day
            • Thursday: Meme Day
            • Friday: Purple and Black Day
          • Progress Reports come out 11/17
          • Want to raise your grade?  Check typing.com AFTER 3:45 on the LAST DAY of the WEEK and look at your position on the leaderboard - are you below the midpoint?  Find some time before midnight Sunday to type some more.  Look at the time spent statistic, you can see how long you need to type to go to the top of the list.
          • Start Bringing Fully Charged Cell Phones with free memory space so that you can SEIZE opportunities 

          Agenda: [100...]
            • Reading+ [30]
                • The RULES of the PHOTO WALK [10]
                  • Stay near John, we are going to be walking slow(ish) 
                  • No more than 1 block away - if you stop to take a picture don't forget to stay with us as well!
                  • Always in sight
                  • Always represent EA with your best self; never jaywalk
              • 800px-Don't_jay_walk_1937.jpg
                • REMEMBER: Angles/Lines/Light/Shadow/Reflection/Color/Rule of Thirds/Rule of Odds/Raiders Suck/Fill Flash in Daylight/Block the sun with your subject for a 'glow'/BE a tripod/OPTICAL ZOOM ONLY/Angle of Subject/Angle of Lens/Attitude!
                • NO:  Selfies/friends/poses
              • PHOTO WALK #1 [60]
              ALTERNATIVE AND ADDITIONAL (DEPENDING ON TIME AND WEATHER...OR MONDAY)
              • Looking at more of John's Photos
                • What RULES do I use?


























                • Setting up Google Photos on your phone [20]
                  • Automatic backup (selective)
                  • Saves storage space on your phone
                  • Easy to create and share albums of your work

                Tuesday, November 7, 2017

                TUE: Introduction to Photography cont...

                Daily Learning Target(s):  
                • I can LEARN the Best Practices of Digital Photography by viewing exemplars and taking notes on the techniques used to achieve them.
                Homework:  
                • Take photos all the time
                • Install GOOGLE PHOTOS on your Phone BEFORE MONDAY'S CLASS
                Weekend Photo Assignment:
                • No School this Friday so you have THREE DAYS to take ONE great picture
                  • Show something in your neighborhood that people have never seen “that way”.  Make something that is everyday and normal look new and interesting
                Announcements: 
                • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE next class
                • Progress Reports come out 11/17
                • Want to raise your grade?  Check typing.com AFTER 3:45 on the LAST DAY of the WEEK and look at your position on the leaderboard - are you below the midpoint?  Find some time before midnight Sunday to type some more.  Look at the time spent statistic, you can see how long you need to type to go to the top of the list.
                • Start Bringing Fully Charged Cell Phones with free memory space so that you can SEIZE opportunities 
                • Congratulations Theater Team!


                Agenda: [60...]


























                • Setting up Google Photos on your phone [20]
                  • Automatic backup (selective)
                  • Saves storage space on your phone
                  • Easy to create and share albums of your work