Digital Literacy & Expression: March 2020

For this second week we are going to listen to a podcast & then briefly research an ebola outbreak in Africa and compare it to current efforts to stop CV-19. We will then use our existing critical thinking skills to examine the current pandemic in the larger contexts of panic and trust.

Learning Target(s)

We will Listen a Podcast and use it as our common text
We will read/research additional information about people's responses to EBOLA in 2014 and COVID-19 this year
We will write a one-page argument about the conflict between social customs, long held beliefs, and the needs of society for us to act NOT as individuals sometimes
We will get together on ZOOM to discuss our ideas in order to make them better
We will submit our revised analysis for an actual grade

Via Google Classroom by Sunday evening

Why NOT just "Extra" Credit anymore?

Because while I can't make you do this it looks like we're going to be learning online for quite a while and YOU need to figure out a way to make YOU do this.
Because we need to work on your skills so you can successfully move on to 10th grade level work ready to learn.
Because there WILL be school again in your life and you don't want to fall behind.

If you don't do these assignments

You will be missing out on important skills that we will be using as soon as we return - even if that return isn't until next year.
John will be disappointed with you...

Steps to complete the project

Before Everything:

Step One:

You are about to listen to a Podcast called Hidden Brain: Panic In The Street: How Psychology Shaped The Response To An Epidemic

While you are listening to it take written notes on the following themes:

Trust and how you need to be trusted if you want people to do what you ask of them
Human behavior. Why do people do things the way they do and when they do? This is related to the theme of trust but is broader!

You will need these notes to answer the questions in step 2

READ this introduction article and then listen to the podcast [click here]. [Español - Puedes leer la introducción, pero el podcast solo está en inglés, lo siento. ¡Haz tu mejor esfuerzo!]
You must READ the introduction before you listen to the Podcast

Optional: Watch the film Panic in the Streets (¡Mira con subtítulos en español aquí!)

For fun - it is really old and interesting (lots of old customs and mannerisms)
To get a better understanding of the "human" side of the panic equation

Step Two:

Read this article: How Ebola changed the world

As you are reading think about what happened, how the people acted, and what the government did.

Now look at this website: BBC Coronavirus Pandemic Site

Look for information that relates to the information you learned in the Podcast and in the Ebola article.

What lessons did we learn from the past that we are using now?
What lessons should we have learned but didn't?

Step Three: Think and write about what you have heard & read

Look for the assignment named "Panic in the Streets one page argument" in your Google Classroom

Complete your rough draft BEFORE you attend a Google Hangout in Step 3 if you can, or attend both!
READ the assignment before you begin and follow the instructions carefully to get the highest grade

Step Four: Attend a Google Hangout to ask questions and discuss the assignment before writing your final draft (or just say hi to classmates and help out)

Check the calendar to find out when

Step Five: Revise your thinking and writing and complete your final draft

Deadline is @ the end of Spring Break
Be sure it is TURNED IN and in the CORRECT Classroom

Monday, March 23, 2020

MON 3/23/20 Sub Day (for realz)

SUB DAY!

Haven't done last week's

Extra Credit work?

Click Here & get your points!

Come back tomorrow

for this week's work

NOW with REAL Credit!*

*It looks like we'll be staying online for a long while now so get into the groove of Distance Learning because it might be the only High School you have for right now...

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

CV19: Lesson 1 / Task 1 - Pleasantville, where nobody poops...

Hello and welcome to Online Learning for

Digital Literacy & Expression

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IMPORTANT RESOURCES for your FAMILY
Blog en Español

. . . . .

For this first week we are going to start our Film unit early and use our existing Hella hEAlthy knowledge as a lens to start learning how to analyze films!

We will watch a film and use it as our common text
We will respond in writing as we connect the film to who we are and what we know
We will get together to discuss our ideas in order to make them better
We will submit our revised analysis for extra credit

Via Google Classroom
Via video Flipboard (we think)

. . . . .

Why "Extra" Credit? Because I can't make you do this - only YOU can make you do this.

What I can do is reward you for making that choice by making this work be worth DOUBLE the normal amount if you do it well.
What I don't want to do is assume that your life right now makes it possible for you to do it. So if you can, great, you will get ahead and that is like money in the bank for your grades (and these lessons are going to be fun while being challenging).
If you don't do these assignments you WILL be missing out on important skills that we will be using as soon as we return. You will be able to pick it up but you won't be nearly as good at is as you could have been.

. . . . .

Learning Target(s)

I can view the film Pleasantville as an informational text
I can reflect on questions relating to the themes in the film as they relate to modern media and my life.
I can use Google Hangouts during office hours to share my ideas with peers and solidify my ideas
I can revise my written reflections to incorporate new thinking and evidence into my answers
I can reflect on the process with a final post to Flipgrid

. . . . .

Steps to complete the project

Before Everything: Review the grade-wide information by clicking here.
Step One: Preview and watch the film

You are about to watch a FILM and take notes on some themes in the movie - you will need these notes to answer the questions in step 2
READ this introduction to the film and its themes prepared by John [click here]. [Español]
You must READ the introduction in order to find out how to watch the film

Step Two: Think and write about the film

Look for the assignment named "Pleasantville Response Questions" in your Google Classroom

Complete it BEFORE you attend a Google Hangout in Step 3
READ the assignment before you begin.
Answer only 1 question in each section

Step Three: Attend a Google Hangout to ask questions and discuss the film before our writing or video responses are due (or just say hi to classmates and help out)

Step Four: Revise our thinking and writing about the film

Deadline is now SUNDAY EVENING
AFTER you attend a hangout (or if you missed both) revise your google classroom assignment to reflect your best thinking and writing.

Step Five: Submit our revised writing and our final video character connection analysis

join flipgrid.com/dle2000 in your browser
By Sunday evening record a video on Flipgrid and answer this question (and only this question)

What idea from the film impacted you the most?

made you think
surprised you
made you "SMH'
made you mad
confirmed something you thought already (more evidence)

Friday, March 13, 2020

FRI: Photoshop Day 8 - Working with Layers

OPEN PHOTOSHOP

WE WILL FINISH THE FINAL PHOTOSHOP

TUTORIALS BELOW AND WE WILL TALK SCHOOL CLOSURE

AND DISTANCE LEARNING AS WE WORK

Announcements:

Advisory Announcement Slides for Coronavirus Tips!

Resources:

AGENDA: [40]

FLIPGRID & Google Classroom: [10+/-]

flipgrid.com/dle2000 in your browser
Google Classroom ON YOUR PHONE

Reviewing & continuing our Photoshop assignments [30]

Students who are ahead may continue going forward or do Independent Photoshop until we catch up to you.
The Adobe Video Tutorials:

Working with layers

Downloading the work files

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THU: Photoshop Day 7 - Cartman will make you pretty

No Computers

Movie Seating (TURN your chair so the front faces the screen)
Be mature: there are bad words in this on purpose, to make a point... grow up.
And now...The Hobbit's Revenge Vocab Review! [15]

i·ro·ny¹
Dictionary result for irony
/ˈīrənē/
noun
1. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
  
  "“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"
de·ri·sion

Dictionary result for derision
/dəˈriZHən/
noun
con·tempt

/kənˈtem(p)t/
noun
1. the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
  
  "he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly"
mock·er·y

Dictionary result for mockery
/ˈmäk(ə)rē/
noun

noun: mockery; plural noun: mockeries
1. teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing.
  
  an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something.
sar·casm
ˈsärˌkazəm
noun

noun: sarcasm; plural noun: sarcasms
1. The use of irony and derision to mock or convey contempt.
2. Using the 'thing' to make fun of, and point out the problems with, the 'thing' itself
Kanye West is NOT Aquaman
This show's creators are a Jewish guy and a Gay guy - and here's why it is important to know that...

The Hobbit's Revenge [25]
Debrief [20]

Warm-up activities to end the period

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

TUE/WED: Photoshop Day 6 - Resize, adjust, crop, straighten & expand

UNIT Learning Targets

What is REAL and how can we tell?
How is reality manipulated by technology?
How can WE manipulate reality?

Announcements:

Advisory Announcement Slides for Coronavirus Tips!
ALWAYS: YOU need HEADPHONES

Resources:

AGENDA: [100]

Warm-up: [15]

Final Photo Talks [??]

Reviewing & continuing our Photoshop assignments [85]

Students who turned in work yesterday may continue going forward or do Independent Photoshop [John will explain]
The Adobe Video Tutorials:

Change the image size

Downloading the work files

Working with layers

Downloading the work files

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Basic skills to this point:

To open and create images

In the menu bar, choose File > Open to open existing images.
In the menu bar, choose File > New to create a new image from scratch. Select a document preset. You can customize the preset by typing in your own values, like width and height.

The interface

Menu bar (at the very top) shows the File, Edit, Image, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.
Options bar (underneath the menu bar) displays options for the tool you are currently working with.
Tools panel (on the left) contains tools for editing images and creating artwork. Similar tools are grouped together. You can access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel. When you select a Tool the Options above change to match that tool
Specialty Panels (on the right) include Color, Layers, Properties, and other panels that contain a variety of controls for working with images. You can find the full list of panels under the Window menu.
Document window (in the middle) displays the file you’re currently working on. Multiple open documents show up in tabs in the Document window.

To zoom in and out and pan around

Z: The Zoom tool is located in the Tools panel. Change from Zoom In to Zoom Out in the options bar.
Keep SCRUBBY ZOOM turned on so you can click and drag to zoom after hitting "Z" on your keyboard
Command+ "+" or "-" or "0" to zoom from the keyboard
The Hand tool, also located in the Tools panel, allows you to pan around a large or zoomed-in image.
SPACEBAR turns any tool into the Hand tool

To undo

To undo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Undo or press Command+Z (macOS) or Control+Z (Windows).
Or select a step in the History panel.

To save an image

Choose File > Save or File > Save As.
Saving in Photoshop format (.psd) will retain layers, type, and other editable Photoshop properties. It’s best to save your image in PSD format while you’re still working on it.
Saving in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG (.png) format will save as a standard image file that can be shared, opened by other programs, and posted online. When you’re finished editing, save a copy in one of these formats too

To resize an image

Choose Image > Image Size.
Measure width and height in pixels for images you plan to use online or in inches (or centimeters) for images to print. Keep the link icon highlighted to preserve proportions. This automatically adjusts the height when you change the width and vice versa.
Select Resample to change the number of pixels in the image. This changes the image size.

To change image resolution

Choose Image > Image Size. Resolution in this dialog box means the number of image pixels that will be assigned to each inch when the image is printed.
Leave width and height set to inches for printing.
Deselect Resample to preserve the original number of image pixels.
In the Resolution field, set the number of pixels per inch to 300 for printing to a typical desktop inkjet printer. This changes the number of inches in the width and height fields.

To crop and straighten an image

Select the Crop tool in the Tools panel. A crop border appears.
Drag any edge or corner to adjust the size and shape of the crop border.
Drag inside the crop border to position the image inside the crop border.
Drag outside a corner of the crop border to rotate or straighten.
Click the check mark in the options bar or press Enter (Windows) or Return (macOS) to complete the crop.

To change canvas size

Choose Image > Canvas Size
To add a canvas, enter the amount of width and height to add. Measure width and height in pixels for online use or in inches for print.
Select Relative, and then select an anchor point in the canvas diagram. The arrows point to the sides where the canvas will be added.

Sunday, March 8, 2020

MON: Photoshop Day 5 - Resize, adjust, crop, straighten & expand

Advisory Announcement Slides for Coronavirus Tips!

UNIT Learning Targets

What is REAL and how can we tell?
How is reality manipulated by technology?
How can WE manipulate reality?

Announcements:

TODAY: YOU need HEADPHONES
If you DON't have them I hope someone will bring the $1 headphone bag into the room soon!
ASK for HELP from your COLLEAGUES quietly and efficiently

Resources:

AGENDA: [65]

Warm-up: [10]

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HEADPHONES

Continue with the warm-up until you get headphones

Our NEXT Photoshop assignments [55]

Opening Photoshop

Spotlight | Photoshop

Downloading the work files

Unzipping and properly storing work files

HEADPHONES ON: The Video Tutorials are here: Change the image size [Ongoing++]

Upload each finished file as you finish it - do NOT wait for the end of the period.

If finished: continue on to Working with layers - remember to download the new files

Upload all finished work into your Google Classroom

SAVE it as a PSD to preserve all work
ADD it to the Assignment in Google Classroom
TURN IN the assignment

Basic skills to this point:

Photoshop FUNdamentals!

To open and create images

In the menu bar, choose File > Open to open existing images.
In the menu bar, choose File > New to create a new image from scratch. Select a document preset. You can customize the preset by typing in your own values, like width and height.

The interface

Menu bar (at the very top) shows the File, Edit, Image, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.
Options bar (underneath the menu bar) displays options for the tool you are currently working with.
Tools panel (on the left) contains tools for editing images and creating artwork. Similar tools are grouped together. You can access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel. When you select a Tool the Options above change to match that tool
Specialty Panels (on the right) include Color, Layers, Properties, and other panels that contain a variety of controls for working with images. You can find the full list of panels under the Window menu.
Document window (in the middle) displays the file you’re currently working on. Multiple open documents show up in tabs in the Document window.

Close image

Choose File > Close.

To zoom in and out and pan around

The Zoom tool is located in the Tools panel. Change from Zoom In to Zoom Out in the options bar.
The Hand tool, also located in the Tools panel, allows you to pan around a large or zoomed-in image.

To undo

To undo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Undo or press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To redo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Redo or again press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To undo multiple steps, choose Edit > Step Backward multiple times, or select a step in the History panel.

To save an image

Choose File > Save or File > Save As.
Saving in Photoshop format (.psd) will retain layers, type, and other editable Photoshop properties. It’s best to save your image in PSD format while you’re still working on it.
Saving in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG (.png) format will save as a standard image file that can be shared, opened by other programs, and posted online. When you’re finished editing, save a copy in one of these formats too

Friday, March 6, 2020

FRI: Photoshop Day 4 - The Workspace & other Fundamentals

UNIT Learning Targets

What is REAL and how can we tell?
How is reality manipulated by technology?
How can WE manipulate reality?

Announcements:

TODAY: YOU need HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1

SUB on Monday: YOU will need HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1

Special Schedule today:1-5 60-min Periods

Resources:

AGENDA: [60]

Early days, new software, expect delays!
Introduction to Photoshop [Ongoing++]

Warm-up: [10]

Our first Photoshop assignments [50]

Opening Photoshop

Spotlight | Photoshop

Downloading work files

Unzipping and properly storing work files

Get to Know Photoshop [Ongoing++]

Open images, and create new images.
Tour the work area.
Change your view of an image.
Undo single or multiple steps, and use the History panel.

NOTE: THIS has CHANGED!

Use the Save commands.

Up next: Change the image size

Photoshop FUNdamentals!

To open and create images

In the menu bar, choose File > Open to open existing images.
In the menu bar, choose File > New to create a new image from scratch. Select a document preset. You can customize the preset by typing in your own values, like width and height.

The interface

Menu bar (at the very top) shows the File, Edit, Image, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.
Options bar (underneath the menu bar) displays options for the tool you are currently working with.
Tools panel (on the left) contains tools for editing images and creating artwork. Similar tools are grouped together. You can access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel. When you select a Tool the Options above change to match that tool
Specialty Panels (on the right) include Color, Layers, Properties, and other panels that contain a variety of controls for working with images. You can find the full list of panels under the Window menu.
Document window (in the middle) displays the file you’re currently working on. Multiple open documents show up in tabs in the Document window.

Close image

Choose File > Close.

To zoom in and out and pan around

The Zoom tool is located in the Tools panel. Change from Zoom In to Zoom Out in the options bar.
The Hand tool, also located in the Tools panel, allows you to pan around a large or zoomed-in image.

To undo

To undo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Undo or press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To redo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Redo or again press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To undo multiple steps, choose Edit > Step Backward multiple times, or select a step in the History panel.

To save an image

Choose File > Save or File > Save As.
Saving in Photoshop format (.psd) will retain layers, type, and other editable Photoshop properties. It’s best to save your image in PSD format while you’re still working on it.
Saving in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG (.png) format will save as a standard image file that can be shared, opened by other programs, and posted online. When you’re finished editing, save a copy in one of these formats too

Thursday, March 5, 2020

THU: Photoshop Day 3 - The Workspace & other Fundamentals

UNIT Learning Targets

What is REAL and how can we tell?
How is reality manipulated by technology?
How can WE manipulate reality?

Announcements:

TOMORROW: YOU will need HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1

SUB on Monday: YOU will need HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1 HEADPHONES or $1

Special Schedule today:1-5 60-min Periods

Resources:

AGENDA: [60]

Early days, new software, expect delays!
Introduction to Photoshop [Ongoing++]

Warm-up: [10]

Our first Photoshop assignments [50]

Opening Photoshop

Spotlight | Photoshop

Downloading work files

Unzipping and properly storing work files

Get to Know Photoshop [Ongoing++]

Open images, and create new images.
Tour the work area.
Change your view of an image.
Undo single or multiple steps, and use the History panel.

NOTE: THIS has CHANGED!

Use the Save commands.

Up next: Change the image size

Photoshop FUNdamentals!

To open and create images

In the menu bar, choose File > Open to open existing images.
In the menu bar, choose File > New to create a new image from scratch. Select a document preset. You can customize the preset by typing in your own values, like width and height.

The interface

Menu bar (at the very top) shows the File, Edit, Image, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.
Options bar (underneath the menu bar) displays options for the tool you are currently working with.
Tools panel (on the left) contains tools for editing images and creating artwork. Similar tools are grouped together. You can access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel. When you select a Tool the Options above change to match that tool
Specialty Panels (on the right) include Color, Layers, Properties, and other panels that contain a variety of controls for working with images. You can find the full list of panels under the Window menu.
Document window (in the middle) displays the file you’re currently working on. Multiple open documents show up in tabs in the Document window.

Close image

Choose File > Close.

To zoom in and out and pan around

The Zoom tool is located in the Tools panel. Change from Zoom In to Zoom Out in the options bar.
The Hand tool, also located in the Tools panel, allows you to pan around a large or zoomed-in image.

To undo

To undo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Undo or press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To redo the last thing you did, choose Edit > Redo or again press Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS).
To undo multiple steps, choose Edit > Step Backward multiple times, or select a step in the History panel.

To save an image

Choose File > Save or File > Save As.
Saving in Photoshop format (.psd) will retain layers, type, and other editable Photoshop properties. It’s best to save your image in PSD format while you’re still working on it.
Saving in JPEG (.jpg) or PNG (.png) format will save as a standard image file that can be shared, opened by other programs, and posted online. When you’re finished editing, save a copy in one of these formats too

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Monday, March 23, 2020

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Friday, March 13, 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Dictionary result for irony

Dictionary result for derision

Dictionary result for mockery

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