9/29/15-9/30/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment:  

Make sure you have your group members and their contact info listed in your notebook!

• Continue working on poster.  Due by the end of class tomorrow!
• Check to make sure you have one major focal point!
• Check your rubric!
• Upload your finished image along with a PARAGRAPH about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on monster series.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/28/15

All classes:  

Please see last Thursday's blog post about blog titles!

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

•  Work on poster design. 
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments. 
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

•  Continue working on monster series. 
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/24/15

All classes:  

Blog Title:  If you did not include your first name in your blog title (this was a requirement), today is the deadline to change it.  When I go to your blog I should not have to search around to find your name.  You will find the name under the blog settings.

Have a great 3-day weekend!

Photoshop 1:

Assignment:  

Announcement!
As you may have noticed, the video I use for the four elements of design is BORING!
Instead of presenting your posters, your group will create a video using your posters as examples of the four elements of design.  I will use those videos next year instead of that boring video!

Today:  Create your poster!  You have today and Monday to work on it.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Two more monsters to go!  This one should be easy:  Angry Orange Monster
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/23/15

All classes:  

What is a DMCA Takedown Notice?  I talked a little about this yesterday.  If someone is using a design you created, you might want to understand what this is.  Likewise--if YOU are using a design someone else created, you definitely need to know what this is!

Check it out here.

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Watch: Watch this video  about the four basic elements of design
• Read: Read this blog about the four elements of design
• Choose: Choose one of these images that you think demonstrates all four elements of design
• Explain: Post the image to your blog with an explanation of how it demonstrates the four elements. 

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

Watch: Watch this video  about the four basic elements of design

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Cont. working on Monster Series
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/22/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Following Copyright Law 
• Watch this video about copyright
• Go to creativecommons.org and find a photo on the web.  Post it to your blog along with the correct citation in the CAPTION area
• Now watch this video.
• On your blog, under your photo, answer the following questions:

1. What did you already know about copyright law?
2. What surprised you?
3. Do you think the law is fair? Why or why not?

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on the Monster Series. 
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/21/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Group:
• Your anti-bullying campaign needs a message and a focus.
• Turn in (recorder emails Mrs. Miller): names of students in group, focus and message

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Begin Green Slobber Monster
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

9/18/15

All classes:  

Ketchup Day

9/17/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Entering Text 1 and Entering Text 2.  You will need this file.  
• Upload the finished image after you've completed Entering Text 2 along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on Monster Series--the ghost and the Blue Sucker Monster.  See links below this post.
• Upload your finished image salong with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

10/16/15

All classes:  

Graphic Design:

Assignment:  

Notebook:  Adding to your "Need to Knows"

Layers:

• When you are working on your poster project, you will be creating multiple layers.  Keeping track of their names and where they are in the layer panel will be very important.
• Complete the "Naming and arranging layers" tutorial to refresh your memory if you have already used layers, or if not, to give you a good understanding of how important layers are when working in Photoshop.
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did or what you learned.

Adv. Graphic Design:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on the monster series tutorials.
• Blue Sucker Monster (web page) or
• Blue Sucker Monster (video) and files

Before that was:

• Monster Series Part 1 (web page) to read the tutorial or
• Monster Series Part 1 (video) to watch and follow along.  If you use the video you will need this file.

Adv. Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

9/15/15

All classes:  

Mrs. Cooper is coming to some classes today.  Classes she is not able to make, she will come to you tomorrow.

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Tutorials:
• Smart Objects:  Take a screenshot of your layers panel and upload to blog with a description of what you did and how you did it.
• Free Transform:  Save your image as a jpeg and upload to blog with a description of what you did and how you did it.
• Straighten (2 assignments):  Save each image as a jpeg and upload to blog with a description of what you did and how you did it.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Blue Sucker Monster (web page) or
• Blue Sucker Monster (video) and files
• Upload your finished image along with a description about what you did .

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

9/14/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Notebook:  begin new section called "Anti-Bullying Media Project"
• Rubric:  Highlight major points and paste into notebook
• Take Notes:  Knows and Needs To Knows

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Video
• The Monster Series tutorials will introduce you to different ways of drawing in Illustrator.  You will need this skill to complete your project.
• Monster Series Part 1 (web page) to read the tutorial or
• Monster Series Part 1 (video) to watch and follow along.  If you use the video you will need this file.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

9/11/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• You will need you your composition notebook on Monday
• Make sure your Custom Work space screenshot is on your blog with a description of how you created it.
• Complete Crop 1, Crop 2 and Crop 3 using the images provided.
• Note about Crop 3:  The perspective is now part of the tool.  Just click and hold on the tool and you will see it.
• Post each image as you complete it.  Include a description of the steps you took to complete it.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• Peer tutoring as needed
• Continue working on advanced assignments.

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Video
• Finish and post Skeleton Key to your blog with a description of how you did it.
• Watch Introduction to Typography
• Search "quote poster" or "quote typography" in Google Images.  Find and save at least 10 posters that you like.

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Continue working on advanced assignments.

9/10/15

All classes:  

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Ted Talk
• Videos:  High Vs Low Images, Photoshop Interface, Custom workspace
• Post screenshot of custom workspace and write about what you did.

Photoshop 2:

Assignment: 

• CIS anti-bullying posters - watch video, brainstorm ideas

Print and Image:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Basic Illustrator skills tutorials

Print and Image 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• CIS anti-bullying posters - watch video, brainstorm ideas

9/9/15

All classes:  

Project Launch!

Photoshop 1 & 2:

Assignment: 

• Video: Bullying Documentary

Print and Image 1 & 2:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Speaker:  Disabilities

9/8/15

All classes:  

Speaker:  Ms. Cooper/CIS

Photoshop 1:

Assignment: 

• Mac 1, 2 and 3

Print and Image 1:                                                                            

Assignment: 

• Mac 1, 2 and 3

9/4/15

All classes:  

Grading Projects Today--Have your rubrics ready

Productive Free Time

Congratulations on finishing your first project!

9/3/15

All classes:  

Any groups who have not presented will do so today.

If I didn't check your class for my blog on your home page, I will do so today.

I will be checking your blogs today, so make sure your blog is ready with your graphic and links.

If you have not taken this survey, please do so now.

9/2/15

All classes:  

Group presentations and activities.

9/1/15

All classes:  

Last day to work in groups.

Take survey.