Wednesday, December 13, 2017

WED/THU: Photo Walk III - The City

No Computers

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

Warm up:  
  • Get out your equipment and charge it for the next 10 minutes if you can. 
  • Now...
    • 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 PRACTICE at least five major techniques of good digital photography [as laid out in our Best Practices NOTES] by USING THEM when I take MY OWN PICTURES
Current Product (DUE TODAY): 
  • YOU will submit your best photo - be prepared to show me photos showing at least 5 different techniques if I ask.
  • YOU must be able to explain WHY you took any photo and WHAT technique you used
Announcements: 



  • 10 Challenges due after winter break

    • Agenda: 
    • Photo Walk [100]
      • Rules [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 and WHAT TECHNIQUE you used.
        • You MAY NOT go in to ANY business or building so don't ask to be allowed to
          • we tried that last year and some kids don't seem to know what "no" means and made fools of us.
        • 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.
          • Parkour is NOT on today's agenda
        • You MAY take a picture of anyone or anything you can see from outside
          • If they are just "in the picture" and it isn't "of them" then permission is not necessary and will slow you down.
          • If it is a picture of someone specific you MUST ASK THEIR PERMISSION FIRST
        • You MUST try to take photographs that represent a minimum of 5 different techniques
        • You are ENCOURAGED to leave your stuff in the Lab - the door will be locked and the alarm will be on
      • Walk [90]
        • Approximate Route (1.9 Miles, 39 minutes walking + time for stopping to shoot pictures)
          • We will regroup 3 times - if you are too far behind when we do so it will be deducted from your photo grade

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    Tuesday, December 12, 2017

    TUE: Critiquing our photos

     
    Daily Learning Target(s):  
    • I can learn by critiquing my own work and listening to the suggestions of others
    • If I have not done so already: 
      • I can select my best work from the 5 Photo Challenges and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
      • I can select my best work from Lake Walk last week and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
      • I can select my best work from the Portrait Walk last class and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
    Homework:  
    • Take photos all the time
    Announcements: 
    • Semester One ends in 6 Class Periods!
      • Get your act together...
    • 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.
    Agenda: [60]
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    Monday, December 11, 2017

    MON: Hella hEAlthy up in smoke!

        NO  COMPUTERS   
    Daily Learning Target(s):  






















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    Friday, December 8, 2017

    FRI: Critiquing our photos

     
    Daily Learning Target(s):  
    • I can select my best work from the Portrait Walk last class and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
    • If I have not done so already: 
      • I can select my best work from the 5 Photo Challenges and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
      • I can select my best work from Lake Walk last week and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
    Homework:  
    • Take photos all the time
    Announcements: 
    • GO NAVY, BEAT ARMY
    • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE every class
    • Semester One ends in 8 Class Periods!
      • Get your act together...
    • 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.
    Agenda: [60]
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    Thursday, December 7, 2017

    THU: Portrait Photography

    "The purpose of portrait photography is to draw someone's personality out"
    Warm-UP: 

    • Open THIS FOLDER and choose the portrait you like best
      • Not the person you like best, the photograph
      • Use the GRID display, not the list
    Daily Learning Target(s):  
    • I can take a portrait that tells a person's 'story'
    Homework:  
    • Take photos all the time
    Announcements: 
    • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE every class
    Agenda: [60]
    • Warm-UP w/ Discussion [10]
    • Taking a good portrait [10]
      • Have an idea
        • This is not a snapshot, this is a planned picture that tells a story
      • Who is your subject? 
        • What kind of person are they?  Are they serious, smart, goofy?
      • What is the mood?
        • Is this a happy picture, a sad one, and exciting one, or what?
      • Use your techniques!
        • Where is your light?
        • Are there colors to emphasize?
        • What is the background?
        • How are you using shadows?
        • Would a different angle make things better?
        • How much of your subject are you showing?
        • What else can we see in the picture?
    • The Assignment [40]
      • Take an amazing portrait of at least TWO people
        • You should take a LOT of photos of each person so that you can submit the BEST one possible
        • You should be taking pictures or looking for the "right shot" 100% of the time
        • Show a minimum of 2/3 of their face
        • Show no more than their UPPER TORSO (waist to head)
      • Have your own portrait taken by at least TWO people
      • Complete the portrait list worksheet and turn it in TODAY
        • TOMORROW 
          • Upload your two best portraits to the proper album
      • BREAK NO SCHOOL RULES while doing this assignment
        • No Headphones
        • No hoods
        • No messing around


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      Tuesday, December 5, 2017

      TUE/WED: Hour of Code 2017

      476 Million 'kids' have done the Hour of Code!

       Welcome to 
      The HOUR of CODE
      Be a CODE STAR!



       The Tasks
      200 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


      The Newest!:

      John's personal favorite!


       The Classics: familiar characters in a drag and drop environment

      Cool tutorials using modern WEB Technologies: 

      You Should Use Headphones
      for ALL Videos

        Cool game making tutorials with really clear step-by-step instructions that don't need a video
          You Should Use Headphones
          for ALL Videos

           Other Cool Tutorials:
          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.
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          Monday, December 4, 2017

          MON: Critiquing our photos

           
          Daily Learning Target(s):  
          • I can select my best work from Photo Walk II last WED/THU and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
          • If I have not done so already: 
            • I can select my best work from the 5 Photo Challenges and submit it to the correct Google Photos album.
          Homework:  
          • Take photos all the time
          Announcements: 
          • Be prepared to go OUTSIDE every class
          • The Week Ahead

          Monday
          12/4
          Tuesday
          12/5
          Wednesday
          12/6
          Thursday
          12/7
          Friday
          12/8
          Regular Schedule
          CIA #2
          Thursday Schedule
          CIA #2
          Regular Schedule
          Special Schedule
          1-5, 60-min Periods
          Regular Schedule
          Upload & Critique
          Hour of Code
          Hour of Code
          Portraits
          (YOU will have your
          photo taken)
          Upload & Critique

          Period 3
          8:30 – 10:10 (100)
          Period 4
          10:15– 11:55 (100)
          Lunch
          11:55 – 12:30
          Period 5
          12:35 – 2:15 (100)
          SSR
          2:20 – 2:45 (25)
          LD CM/Advisory
          2:45 – 3:45 (60)

          Period 1
          8:30 – 10:10 (100)
          Period 2
          10:15 – 11:55 (100)
          UD CM/Advisory
          12:00 – 12:55 (55)
          Professional Development
          1:40 – 4:30
          Period 1
          8:30-9:30 (60)
          Period 2
          9:35 – 10: 35 (60)
          Period 3
          10:40 –11:40 (60)
          Lunch
          11:40 – 12:15
          SSR
          12:20 – 12:45 (25)
          Advisory
          12:45 – 1:35 (50)
          Period 4
          1:40 –2:40 (60)
          Period 5
          2:45 – 3:45 (60)


          • Semester One ends in 11 Class Periods!
            • Get your act together...
          • 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.
          Agenda: [65]













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            Friday, December 1, 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


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