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InfoGraphic/PAGES

1. Warm-up: Pull up your three ideas for your new InfoGraphic (in your email as "what data interests you") & think about which one you want to use for this next InfoGraphic
2. Discussion: Researching and designing your InfoGraphic
3. Reviewing our tools:  Photoshop and PAGES
4. Tutorial: PAGES

Infographics Brainstorm

Before you continue working on your EXPENSES INFOGRAPHIC complete the brainstorm below as a warmup:

https://docs.google.com/a/envisionacademy.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG42ckxNSVJHQjVoNXQ3ai04M2xwR2c6MQ

Infographic Examples

1. Warmup - Enter any expenses into your expense tracker
2. Discussion: Struggles from last class - do you feel inspired?
3. Mini-Lesson: More examples
4. Worktime

Finished and submitted InfoGraphic Due at the end of Weds/Thurs Classes

Today's examples are found HERE

"Command + Click" a picture to open it  in different window for zooming

"Click" to see all graphics on the page in a slideshow

:
Collections of Cool Infographics:

https://www.google.com/search?q=infographics&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=OLO&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnsl&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Tw-eT6WMJsmOiALRsrlZ&ved=0CIIBELAE&biw=1276&bih=670


http://www.coolinfographics.com/

http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/

http://visual.ly/

http://inspiredm.com/20-essential-infographics-data-visualization-blogs/

http://www.good.is/infographics

Introduction to Infographics

1. Warm-up question (think of an answer - no need to write it down) :  We see a PIE chart and we KNOW it means percentages.  What other Charts or Graphics do we see on a daily basis that convey information?
2. Lesson: INFOGRAPHICS

Data Journalism Handbook - Data Visualization

http://datajournalismhandbook.org/1.0/en/index.html

http://datajournalism.stanford.edu/#

Reflecting on Bus 174

Discussion: Remembering the facts of the movie Bus 174

Individual work: Remembering our personal responses to the movie Bus 174 enter your answers to the analysis questions here

When finished: Enter in any EXPENSES onto your tracking spreadsheet (Next chance is Friday)

Discussion: Discussing the meaning of Bus 174

BUS 174

[Click picture above for film information]

• What did you think about and feel while watching the film?  
• What does the film mean?  
• What can we learn from seeing this film? 
• How can we integrate those learnings into who we are, what we care about, and how we chose to act in the world as we gain agency (control over our own lives)?

Bus 174 Analysis Questions

Spreadsheet Charts

Monday

Warmup: Enter expenses into spreadsheet
Lesson: Using Charts in Google Spreadsheets

• Pie Charts
• What are they for?
• How do I create them?
• Exploring pie charts?
• Pie Chart Example Data
• What other kinds of charts and graphs are there?
• Bar Chart Example Data

Homework: Please keep tracking expenses

Tuesday

Natalie will be substituting, likely for something boring... or a movie

Pride in our differences week...

Don't forget to bring your permission slips and $$

This Friday, April 20th, EA will observe its fifth Day of Silence

Today, and all this week, we will explore issues of bias and bullying, with a special focus on gender and sexuality.  This is a week of learning, exploring ideas and, for some, healing.  This is a week where we can show that we have grown into mature young men and women ready to discuss important issues.  

As usual there will be zero tolerance for intolerance.

FRIDAY

• Discussion: "Why do bullies exist?"
• Readings from the film "Bully"
• Discussion

Theaters and Times may CHANGE by Friday

Shattuck Cinemas (with John and his family)

2230 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA

‎2:20‎  ‎4:50‎  ‎7:15‎  ‎9:40pm‎

AMC Bay Street 16

5614 Shellmound Street, Emeryville, CA

‎11:10am‎  ‎1:55‎  ‎4:45‎  ‎7:30‎  ‎10:05pm‎

Piedmont Theatre

4186 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA

‎2:00‎  ‎4:35‎  ‎7:15‎  ‎9:35pm‎

MONDAY

• Do Now: Enter any data collected since last class
• Quickwrite: "What does it mean to be a boy  or a  girl?"
• Short discussion  on The Day of Silence
• Short film: "Just Call Me Kade"

TUESDAY

• NOTE: FILM CLUB MEETS ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK (SORRY)
• Do Now: Enter any data collected since last class
• Quickwrite: "How do you act around people that are different?  By what right do you act the way you do?"
• Short discussion
• Very Short film: "The Bond"
• Long Discussion

WEDNESDAY

Freshman Field Trip to SF State

THURSDAY

• Do Now: Enter any data collected since last class
• 3rd & 4th Period Catch-up day & Extra Credit Poster Contest for Day of Silence and/or Anti-Bullying campaigns

Cleaning up our spreadsheets

Since so many kids have been missing I created a template to catch you up.  Everyone is free to use it if they want but you only get credit for the work I've seen you doing - this is simply so we can all be on the same page for today's lesson.

If your spreadsheet is fugly or nonexistent then use this one and quickly add in some of your own data.  If your's is coolio then spend a moment entering any new data before we begin.

Here's the template: https://docs.google.com/a/envisionacademy.org/templates?category=Finance&sort=hottest&view=domain

And now to Friday the 13th... sort of:

UpsideDown News

WarmUp: Go to the following article and read it.  While reading it think about the following: Is it a realistic depiction of what you experienced?  Does it under or oversell the importance of the UpsideDown Academy?  Are there any errors in the article?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/04/turning-teacher-student-roles-upside-down/

Purpose: Learn more about spreadsheets, including:

• Resizing columns
• More formulas
• Absolute references
• Formatting as a percentage
• Coloring cells
• Conditional Formatting
• Solving problems

Finish: Extra Credit Presentations

Catch-Up and Extra Credit

Hello Chilren...

Because we're right at the start of the Spreadsheet/Finance Unit Natalie and I decided to give you a break and allow you to use this period to either catch up or to earn extra credit.

NO HEADPHONES UNLESS AND WHILE YOU ARE ACTUALLY USING IMOVIE

DO NOW: Everyone who was here yesterday needs to go to their Expense Tracking Google doc and enter the items they have purchased since yesterday.


Do Second:  If you were NOT here you need to find a friendly friend and get help setting up the Google doc - you only need the "Sheet 2" version


Everyone: You must continue writing down your expenses as 'homework' for this to be the most interesting and informative for you (and to get full credit for the unit)


Now: if you have NOT finished your comercial (edited, titles and transitions, exported, uploaded to school YouTube account, and link emailed to John@envisionacademy.org) you MUST do that now.  It is due this week and you have now, after school today, and MAYBE after school tomorrow and that's it, nothing can be turned in after that.

If you HAVE successfully completed the commercial you  will work on learning about financial scams and will receive EXTRA CREDIT by making a short 2 minute presentation NEXT CLASS on one of these scams.


Your Task: 

• RESEARCH
• Visit this site and look at the 10 scams covered in the slideshow.   
• Pick ONE and follow the links to learn more about the scam - take notes.  
• If it still interests you then Google the term and get more information - write more notes
• PRODUCT
• Create a short (2 minute) presentation on the scam.  
• You may collaborate with ONE friend on this
• It can be a poster, a skit, a fake email that you can send to us and explain verbally, whatever fits the crime...
• If you finish early you may pick another for double extra credit (do another 'presentation' or be prepared to discuss it after another's presentation in order to get the credit)

If you have other schoolwork that you desperately need to do, and your commercial is turned in, you may show Natalie your comercial on Youtube as proof and then, if she agrees what you need to do is important, you may quietly do that instead of getting extra credit.

Spreadsheets #1 - Basic Google Spreadsheets

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Announcement: Film Club will meet TUESDAY after school this week
Commercials can be finished tomorrow and Wednesday after school

Today's Purpose:

• I can create, name, and share a Google SPREADSHEET
• Cut, paste, copy, and drag COLUMNS
• Use data VALIDATION to constrain cell values
• Create a new TAB with a new spreadSHEET
• Create a vertical SUBTOTAL formula that works
• Create a horizontal TOTAL

Homework: 

• Keep a handwritten expense DIARY of everything you spend for the next two weeks


• include data, item name, cost, and category
• The due now each class will be to type that information into the spreadsheet you made today

Trayvon Martin

Today we will be working on our commercials but, before we do that, I want you to comment on the following...

QUESTION: The killing of Trayvon Martin has been in the news a lot lately, including pictures of his killer and the nice neighborhood the killing took place in.  Do you think this killing is about race?  Could it be about economic class? Why do you suppose Mr. Zimmerman was so afraid of a young black boy in a hoodie?

[NOTE: IF you have NOT heard news about Trayvon Martin being killed write about how you get your news and information - how do you find out what is going on in the world?]

(Click "# comments" below, choose Google Account and log-in with your school email - and be sure and add your REAL NAME to the comment so that you can get credit easily)

Minimum Day Schedule

Monday, March. 26th
Period 1 8:30 - 9:10 (40 mins)
period 2 9:15 - 9:55 (40 mins)
period 3 10:00 - 10:40 (40 mins)
period 4 10:45 - 11:25 (40 mins)
period 5 11:30 - 12:10 (40 mins)
Advisory/Ac. Sem 12:15 - 12:55 (40 mins)

Tuesday, March. 27th
period 5 8:30 - 9:10 (40 mins)
period 4 9:15 - 9:55 (40 mins)
period 3 10:00 - 10:40 (40 mins)
period 2 10:45 - 11:25 (40 mins)
period 1 11:30 - 12:10 (40 mins)
Advisory/Ac. Sem 12:15 - 12:55 (40 mins)

Unpacking Kony 2012 & Directing Your Aid

http://socialmediacollective.org/2012/03/14/the-power-of-youth-how-invisible-children-orchestrated-kony-2012/

http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2012/03/08/unpacking-kony-2012/

http://womenofkireka.com/

http://www.unicefusa.org/news/news-from-the-field/unicef-helps-street-children.html

Perts.Me! & KONY2012

Today we are going to take the second part of the Stanford survey (you took the first part with Rachel the day before "ski" week).  When you finish return here and read the rest of this post.

http://perts.me

Prep Rally Schedule for 3/19/12

Monday’s Special Schedule

P1. 8:30 – 9:30

P2. 9:35 – 10:35

Pep Rally 10:30 – 11:45 

(students go to advisory first)

Lunch 11:45 – 12:20

P.3 12:25 – 1:25

P.4 1:30 – 2:30

P.5 2:35 – 3:35

And we're back!

Congratulations on a great, noisy, exhibition last night - way cool.

As we head in to the fourth quarter we're going to take a morning to remember, reflect, and plan.  If you've been to another class this morning then you already know this.

Here in Digital Literacy we're going to look at two aspects of the Exhibition last night: first about the learning styles/making videos stuff, and second about the exhibition and the project itself.

Before we do that, however,


Thanks!

Now we're going to fill out one short reflection, watch a few videos, and then fill out the other reflection, okay?

First, click the link below and when you are done thoughtfully answering the questions return here to this blog posting.

https://docs.google.com/a/envisionacademy.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGpWa2I2QnNLV1JBMUc4T2VhMjNseWc6MA

Now that you written about the UpsideDown Learning experience let's see a video or two and then we'll fill out the last, and most important FOR YOUR GRADE, reflection below:

https://docs.google.com/a/envisionacademy.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE81WWZ3OHh0ZEliUFNpb0FhaXUyZWc6MQ

Hope all was well and get ready for MONDAY and SPREADSHEETS!  and Typing Web!

XOXOX
J