FRI: Be safe this break...

STEP ONE to Holiday Success! Take this ANONYMOUS survey to help the folx @ THE SPOT out!

STEP TWO to Holiday Success... Settle in with the Belchers for a Very Simpson's Holiday Special!

WED/THU: The Miracle of Life!

Whilst you type I shall distribute your Family PAC Cards

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can further understand the biology behind conception and gender
• I can further prepare my phone for the photo unit
• I can learn by critiquing photos

Homework:  

• Get a Photo Challenge handout!

Announcements: 

• 
  

Agenda: [100]

• WARMUP: Typing.com [15] 
• Film Preview: [15]
• The technology behind Life's Greatest Miracle
• Gender vs. Genitalia vs. Sexuality & the continuum of hormones
• Film: Life's Greatest Miracle [60]
• Film Discussion & Setting up Google Photos on your phone [10]
• Automatic backup (selective)
• Saves storage space on your phone
• Easy to create and share albums of your work

TUE: Photowalk 1 - The rule of Thirds

NO Computers

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, 

and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

YOU must take pictures today 

and for each

you must be able to explain WHY you took it

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I can take multiple photos that demonstrate the RULE OF THIRDS
• I will learn to take better pictures - even with a crappy camera

Homework:  

• Take photos... If you LIKE the photos you take can you explain WHY you like them more than just talking about liking the subject of the photo?

Announcements: 

• We are going out EVERY WEEK DURING THIS UNIT to take pictures - you MUST have or borrow a properly set-up phone 

Photo Unit Reminders:

• John will mock your angled pictures unless you can explain to him why you angled your phone
• All photos taken must be ONLINE @ PHOTOS.GOOGLE.COM before the next class - we do NOT upload our cell phone photos in class.
• Use a selfie to demarcate photographers when sharing a phone

Agenda: 

• Photowalk [60]
• Your GOAL is to take multiple pictures that demonstrate the Rule of Thirds
• The Rule of Photo Walks [10]
• 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.  I will give you an NC if you jaywalk.  Just wait for the green.  We will wait for you.
• YOU must take pictures today and YOU must be able to explain WHY you took it 
• You MAY NOT go inside ANY business or building - even if they say you can [do NOT ask]
• 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.
• You MAY take a picture of anyone or anything you can see from outside
• It is polite to ask permission if you want to take someone's picture. If they are the SUBJECT of the picture then ask.
• If they are just "in the picture" and it isn't "of them" then permission is not necessary and will slow you down.
• Walk [50]

FRI/MON: Hella hEAlthy #4 & #5 & #6 & #7@ 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 areas, 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!

Big participation grades today 
Welcome to 

The HOUR of CODE
en español

835,274,092 Million 'kids' have 
done the Hour of Code!

 The Tasks

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

 English: hourofcode.com/us/learn
Spanish: hourofcode.com/es/learn
Sort & Select by skill, age, and interest!

The Newest!:

• CURRENTLY NOT WORKING ON OUR NETWORK - HOPEFULLY SOON - SORRY: Minecraft Hour of Code: AI for Good
• The Grinch: Saving Christmas with Code
• Dance Party! Requires headphones!
• Sports Games to Code 
• Wonder Woman:  a block based tutorial with scenes from the film
• The Google Doodle: oodles of fun

John's personal favorite & Typing.Com's official replacement!

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

The Classics: familiar characters in a drag and drop environment

• Minecraft is entirely block based 
• There are now TWO Minecraft Tutorials - one entirely new in 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 tutorials using WEB Technologies: 

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

You Should 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 Should Use Headphones

for ALL Videos

 Other Cool 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!

Still think you are a boss?

• 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: Intro to Photography continued!

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

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I will learn to take better pictures - even with a crappy camera
• I can prepare my phone for the photo unit

Homework:  

• The 2019 Photo Challenges are now available.  They are extra credit now and will be assignments in January. 
• There are 12 total extra credit points available (that's 3 assignments worth of credit)
• 1/2 Point per photo so you can turn 24 Photos in, with descriptions, for extra credit.
• Any challenges that are assigned in the future will need to be redone if already submitted for extra credit. 
• All typing over the break is Extra Credit (do NOT knock yourself out doing it, there is only 4 points total available - 1 assignments worth)
• Or just take photos... Can you explain WHY you like them more than just talking about liking the subject of the photo?

Announcements: 

• We are going out in January to take nature pictures around the lake - you MUST have or borrow a properly set-up phone 
• Blog En Español

Photo Unit Reminders:

• Bring Fully Charged Cell Phones and Cameras to class in January 
• John will mock your angled pictures unless you can tell him you angled your phone
• All photos taken must be ONLINE before the next class - we do NOT upload our cell phone photos in class. If your phone is NOT hooked up to Google Photos yet it is up to YOU to come for help after school.

Agenda: [60]

The Photographic eye redux: [10] 

• Look at the following photos and choose your favorite
• Decide WHY it is your favorite
• Discuss it with your seatmates
• Share with class

• LECTURE w/ guided note-taking: [40]
• Introduction to Digital Photography [linked examples adapted from http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/atips/category/tips/]
• You will need to SAVE and USE these notes NEXT CLASS
• Basic Camera Phone Tips
• Watch your LIGHTING
• LOOK for LIGHT
• Use a FILL FLASH
• More on IMAGE QUALITY and PICTURE SIZE in megapixels 
• Get CLOSE
• Use REAL zoom - Optical ONLY!
• The GOLDEN Hour
• more GOLDEN RULES of photography
• Use unusual angles
• Make SMALL changes
• Look for things of interest, things that stand out, like colors, or shapes or...
• Look for REFLECTIONS
• LEARN & USE CAMERA MODES if you have them
• Basic MODES
• Advanced MODES
• Watch your battery level, be prepared!
• Some of John's Photos:
• YOU Critique them
• WHY did John take the picture?
• WHAT technique did he use?
• Do YOU like the picture?  
• Would you hang it on the wall of your house?

THU: REQUIRED Hella hEAlthy essay - Sub Day

Get started Right Away

Get your assignment from your Google Classroom

and then come back to the BLOG 

and scroll-down for the assignment

Tackle this like the ELA CIA!
Research/Skim for 20 Minutes

WRITE and REresearch 
(pull evidence) for 40 minutes

Turn in what you have at the end of the period even if it isn't perfect/finished

If you finish early: TYPING.COM

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

CHOOSE ONE TOPIC
THEN
CHOOSE ONE PROMPT within the TOPIC
FOR ALL ESSAYS include information from 
BOTH SOURCES or as specifically directed otherwise

Follow the format in the Google Classroom Assignment exactly
Extra credit information is in the Google Classroom assignment description

TOPIC 1: Categories of Birth Control
Sources:

• Planned Parenthood  
• [Typically considered LIBERAL, provides abortion services across the country)
• American Pregnancy Association  
• [Typically considered CONSERVATIVE, while not stating it in an obvious way on their website this is an anti-abortion group]

Essay PROMPTS for basic credit (choose one only):
[NOTE: If you choose an easier topic you are expected to answer the prompt completely and with expertise]

• What do you think is the BEST birth control for teenagers who decide to use it?  Why?
• You may use either site primarily but note any discrepancies between the two.
• List the four major types of birth control; the options within each type; and a brief description of why one might choose to use each option.
• You may use either site primarily but note any discrepancies between the two.

Essay PROMPTS for more credit (choose one only): 
[NOTE: Trying a harder topic and not finishing is often worth more credit than taking the easy way]

• What information is similar between the two sites and what is different?  Why do you think this is so? Which site makes more sense to you and why?
• Does one site seem more biased than the other? Why would this be? How does this impact how TRUE you think their information is? What is the impact biased information might have on a teen trying to make an informed choice? Is it necessarily bad?
• What are the options if you have an unplanned pregnancy and decide you can't take care of a baby at this point in your life? Use information from BOTH websites or explain why you couldn't.  What options do you find most reasonable and why?

TOPIC 2: Abortion Pro/Con
Source(s):

• Pro/Con.org Website [This non-partisan organization provides primary evidence and links from both sides of many issues]
• Use this site to get information from BOTH perspectives. 

Essay PROMPTS - ALL are for "more" credit than the easier ones above (choose one only)

• If you believe a woman has a right to chose (PRO CHOICE) whether to have an abortion, what information on the CON side do find is most reasonable? Where do THEY have a valid point? What is some information from the PRO side that you can use as an answer to that point? Have you reconsidered your viewpoint at all after today?

• If you consider life to begin at conception and should always be preserved (PRO LIFE), what information on the PRO side do find is most reasonable? Where do they have a valid point? What is some information from the CON side that you can use as an answer to that point? Have you reconsidered your viewpoint at all after today?

• If you DO NOT KNOW how you feel about this debate choose the two "best" arguments  from EACH side and compare and contrast them. Finish by telling me if you are any closer to taking a side and why or why not.

TUE/WED: Intro to Photography II

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I will learn to take better pictures - even with a crappy camera
• I can prepare my phone for the photo unit

Homework:  

• Take photos... If you LIKE the photos you take can you explain WHY you like them more than just talking about liking the subject of the photo?

Announcements: 

• I have some forms from the SPOT that were not fully filled out, I will tell you during class and we can fix them during TCBT Advisory today
• We are going out to take pictures a LOT - you MUST have or borrow a properly set-up phone and always be prepared to go outside on ANY DAY!
• Musical Theater Kids your permission slip is due TODAY!
• Thursday there will be a SUB for John (he has a medial appointment)
• You will write a short essay on one of the Hella hEAlthy topics we have covered so far. 
• You WILL have an opportunity to do more research
• This will be 50% of your Hella hEAlthy grade up to this point.
• There will be another essay @ the end of the Semester

Photo Unit Reminders:

• John will mock your angled pictures unless you can tell him you angled your phone
• AFTER we install Google Photos:
• All photos taken must be ONLINE before the next class to get full credit for them
• We do NOT upload our cell phone photos during class.

Agenda: [100]

• Warm-Up: Typing.com [15]
• REMINDER: What Make a photo "Good"? [...]
• REMINDER: The Photographic Eye [...]
• Having an "eye" for photography
• "I do not believe that the photographic eye is something you are born with. I believe it is a learned way of seeing the world through a lens. Those who are out there that feel as though they do not have an artistic bone in their body – have hope. It wasn’t until someone gave me a boost of confidence(perhaps false confidence?) that I was ready to take on the challenge of photography. The photographic eye is simple. It is recognizing situations where the elements of art come together in a frame. It is opening your eyes a little wider and really paying attention to the details of the world around you."
• The "Rule of Thirds"
• "The rule of thirds is a good one for beginners to learn because it will get you ready to understand some of the more complex things you can do with composition. It’s pretty simple too. Always place your main subject in a part of the frame where the top, bottom, left, or right thirds meet. It won’t always create a photo that’s visually interesting, but it will do so more often than not."
• The "Golden Spiral"  & The Fibonacci Sequence & The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature & Art & Music

• NEW Info: [10]
• Volume
• This is a trick born of the digital age - it costs you nothing but time to take a LOT of pictures, and the more you take the better chance you have of getting THE ONE.  It also allows you to experiment and take three similar but different pictures.
• Editing
• Because of rule 3 you need rule 4.
• Examples from one of the greatest...
• Learning from a master [20]
• Henri Cartier-Bresson_ The Decisive Moment  [19:00]
• "[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition and you can't [really] correct it..." Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Photography is an ART - there is no "right or wrong" unless you have a client
• There are "rules" that help you SEE and MAKE good images
• More photos from Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Setting up Google Photos on your phone [30]
• Automatic backup (selective)
• Back-up to your personal Google account
• Saves storage space on your phone
• Easy to create and share albums of your work

MON: Hella hEAlthy #3 @ 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 areas, 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: Final Presentations & Introduction to Photography

 NO COMPUTERS 

 Final PRESENTATIONS 

Announcements [...]

• DEC 07: Black Girls CODE Bay Area Chapter Presents: Robot Expo! (Scholarships available to cover the $35 Fee.)
• Spanish Blog
• Peer Health Educators! MOST OF YOU MISSED THE TRAINING YESTERDAY! Make-up on MONDAY! Click HERE to register.

Presentations [...]

• We will use the files from Exhibition night
• We are all watching the presentations
• If you have something QUIET and on PAPER that you need to do for another class you may do so
• NO COMPUTERS OR PHONES
• NO EXCEPTIONS

+++

Mystery Adventure @ T-45 Min!

Until then

+++

Warm-Up: 

Answer in your HEAD - 

What makes a photo "Good"?

Daily Learning Target(s):  

• I will learn to take better pictures - even with a crappy camera
• I can prepare my phone for the photo unit

"Homework":  

• Take photos... If you LIKE the photos you take can you explain WHY you like them more than just talking about liking the subject of the photo?

Announcements: 

• Setting up your phone correctly is the MOST important first step (but we won't be doing it today!)
• We will be at The SPOT the day we return from Thanksgiving Break
• Spanish Blog

Photo Unit Reminders:

• John will mock your angled pictures unless you can tell him why you angled your phone

Agenda: [60]

• What Make a photo "Good"? [05]
• The Photographic Eye [35]
• Having an "eye" for photography
• "I do not believe that the photographic eye is something you are born with. I believe it is a learned way of seeing the world through a lens. Those who are out there that feel as though they do not have an artistic bone in their body – have hope. It wasn’t until someone gave me a boost of confidence(perhaps false confidence?) that I was ready to take on the challenge of photography. The photographic eye is simple. It is recognizing situations where the elements of art come together in a frame. It is opening your eyes a little wider and really paying attention to the details of the world around you."
• The "Rule of Thirds"
• "The rule of thirds is a good one for beginners to learn because it will get you ready to understand some of the more complex things you can do with composition. It’s pretty simple too. Always place your main subject in a part of the frame where the top, bottom, left, or right thirds meet. It won’t always create a photo that’s visually interesting, but it will do so more often than not."
• The "Golden Spiral"  & The Fibonacci Sequence & The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature & Art & Music

• Volume
• This is a trick born of the digital age - it costs you nothing but time to take a LOT of pictures, and the more you take the better chance you have of getting THE ONE.  It also allows you to experiment and take three similar but different pictures.
• Editing
• Because of rule 3 you need rule 4.
• Examples from one of the greatest...
• Learning from a master [20]
• Henri Cartier-Bresson_ The Decisive Moment  [19:00]
• "[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition and you can't [really] correct it..." Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Photography is an ART - there is no "right or wrong" unless you have a client
• There are "rules" that help you SEE and MAKE good images
• Setting up Google Photos on your phone [20]
• Automatic backup (selective)
• Back-up to your personal Google account
• Saves storage space on your phone
• Easy to create and share albums of your work

Advisory Today

Advisory Today!

• SSR w/ Reading Intervention
• 4 boxes to get an "A"
• or complete the independent reading project if eligible
• 3 boxes is a "C",
• less than 3 is an "NC"
• Kindle Check-In Day with Christopher & John
• SEL Survey Make-Ups
• TCBT - clear the deck so that you have NO HOMEWORK on the BREAK

TUE: Presentations

 NO COMPUTERS 

 2 announcements & then

PRESENTATIONS 

Announcements [...]

Some Make-Up Exhibition Presentations TODAY during Advisory @ 12:45-1PM then TCB Tuesday

DEC 07: Black Girls CODE Bay Area Chapter Presents: Robot Expo!

Black Girls CODE is thrilled to bring to the Bay Area an exciting workshop that's all about ROBOTS! Join us for a fun and captivating educational experience where girls will learn about robots and how they communicate in an engaging atmosphere. They will combine hands-on activities using Lego WeDo/NXT kits with live demonstrations from area robotics organizations where the girls will interact with sophisticated robots, and learn real-world/business applications and use for robotics.

This class is intended for ALL girls ages 6-17.

Check-in begins at 9:00 AM. The event starts promptly at 10:00 AM. Participants do not need to bring their own laptops. Lunch will be provided. Scholarships available to cover the $35 Fee.

Presentations [...]

• We will use the files from Exhibition night
• We are all watching the presentations
• If you have something QUIET and on PAPER that you need to do for another class you may do so
• NO COMPUTERS OR PHONES
• NO EXCEPTIONS