P4 & P6: Media Design (Period 4) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. Gina M. Hanna
- Term
- 2014-15 School Year
- Description
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Course Description & Objectives
Students will:
- Gain deeper knowledge and improved skills in the operations of the Google applications such as Google Docs & Google Sites, Microsoft (MS) Office applications PowerPoint, Paint and Publisher, in addition to various websites for producing multimedia products such as, but not limited to, prezi.com, animoto.com, and jibjab.com .
- Become proficient in image editing, the development of graphics, and animation using AdobePhotoshop Elements, Windows Moviemaker, and iMovie.
- Learn some basic vocabulary and terms about Copyright laws, including Fair Use.
- Become aware of the qualities of the Adobe Premiere Elements video editing system and utilize Audacity for sound editing.
NOTE: See the uploaded syllabus for this class for this school year to the right.
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Past Assignments
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"Photoshop Photobooks" - The student will learn how to create projects such as photobooks, photo calendars and greeting cards using digital images and a digital image editing software application such as Photoshop Elements. The student will analyze and evaluate which digital image editing functions will be required and apply them to create the final projects.
DUE DATES:
- Photos (15-30) ==> DUE Thursday, 12/4
- Final Photobook ==> DUE Tuesday, 12/9
DUE DATES:
- Photos (15-30) ==> DUE Thursday, 12/4
- Final Photobook ==> DUE Tuesday, 12/9
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"Copyright Glogsters!" - Objectives: The purpose of this lesson is to gain and demonstrate basic knowledge of copyright laws, and creating online glogsters on a particular subject or topic, such as copyright law.
Required Information for Glogster:
1.) What is Copyright and how long does it last? (Definition and Duration of Copyright)
2.) What is protected? (List kinds of works under copyright protection)
3.) What is NOT protected? (List kinds of works not protected under copyright)
4.) What is Public Domain? (Be sure to answer the following question in this section: Is everything on the Internet Public Domain?)
5.) What is Fair Use?
a. Factors & reasons/purposes that make a work protected under Fair Use.
b. Include limitations for each type of work (music, photos, etc.), under Fair Use.
6.) Research a REAL/TRUE case on copyright violation and present it in your glogster.
Click on the link below to see my sample Glogster which contains all the information and requirements for this project.
TURN IN INSTRUCTIONS: Make your glogster public and turn in the link.
Required Information for Glogster:
1.) What is Copyright and how long does it last? (Definition and Duration of Copyright)
2.) What is protected? (List kinds of works under copyright protection)
3.) What is NOT protected? (List kinds of works not protected under copyright)
4.) What is Public Domain? (Be sure to answer the following question in this section: Is everything on the Internet Public Domain?)
5.) What is Fair Use?
a. Factors & reasons/purposes that make a work protected under Fair Use.
b. Include limitations for each type of work (music, photos, etc.), under Fair Use.
6.) Research a REAL/TRUE case on copyright violation and present it in your glogster.
Click on the link below to see my sample Glogster which contains all the information and requirements for this project.
TURN IN INSTRUCTIONS: Make your glogster public and turn in the link.
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2. "Digital Portfolio" - Students will start collecting their digital work and putting together their Digital Portfolio. Assignments/projects that should be included at this point in the digital portfolio are:
1. Selfie - A good school-appropriate picture of the student!
2. All About Me Presentation (1 or more versions of it)
3. Photoshop - Hispanic Heritage Poster
4. Photoshop - Fall Musical Poster
5, Photoshop - French Festival Poster
6. Photoshop - Veteran's Day Poster
Click on the link below to see my Google Site for this project with all the details, due dates and rubric.
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1. "Join My Google Classroom" - I have set up a Google Classroom for this class. This is how all future projects & assignments will be turned in so please join today. The code for this class is below:
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The link to Google Classroom is https://classroom.google.com/h
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"Photoshop: Veteran's Day Poster" - The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate mastery of the Photoshop Elements editing, selection and image repairing functions by designing a poster or collage for Veteran’s Day. Below is a description of Veteran’s Day:
“Veterans’ Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. This federal holiday is observed on November 11. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.”
SAMPLES: Posters to the right were created by Media Design students in Photoshop during the 2013-2014 school year. Do not use these posters on this project they are for sample viewing only.
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"Halloweenify or Spookify Your Selfie!" - Get into the Halloween spirit! You have to have Google+ or a gmail account to do this, but if you do click on the link below (also on Google home page) to
Happy Halloween!
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"Photoshop: National French Week Poster" - The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate mastery of the Photoshop Elements editing, selection, and image repairing functions by designing an advertisement poster for the upcoming Cole High School National French Week Festival. Requirements for poster as stated by Madame Schulz are listed below.
- Let's celebrate National French Week at Cole!
- November 3-7
- Cole will celebrate National French Week by holding our 2nd annual French Festival on Wednesday, Nov. 5th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm
- Crepe sales
- "Let Them Eat Cake" Walk
- Tour de Tricycle (Races)
- Live Music/Dance
- FOOD!
- Eiffel Tower building contest
- Teacher competitions
See the rubric below for more detailed instructions and grading.
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"Photoshop: Fall Musical Poster" - The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate mastery of the Photoshop Elements editing, selection, and image repairing functions by designing an advertisement poster for the upcoming Cole High School fall musical production of “Through the Looking Glass”. A description of the musical from Theatre instructor, Mrs. Barbara Lien:
“It's Alice's adventures in Wonderland after stepping through the Looking Glass. She'll meet the Red and White Queen with all their little Pawns, as well as, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Dixie Chicks, the Red and White Knights, and talking flowers, Rose, Tiger-Lily, and Daisy. As always, we'll have plenty of dancing, catchy tunes, and all proceeds with go towards the Senior Scholarship Fundraiser in the Performing Arts.”
“It's Alice's adventures in Wonderland after stepping through the Looking Glass. She'll meet the Red and White Queen with all their little Pawns, as well as, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Dixie Chicks, the Red and White Knights, and talking flowers, Rose, Tiger-Lily, and Daisy. As always, we'll have plenty of dancing, catchy tunes, and all proceeds with go towards the Senior Scholarship Fundraiser in the Performing Arts.”
Head shots of actors in cast (to the right) are as follows:
Patrick Moloney - Humpty Dumpty
Sierra Guymon - Red Queen
Bryan Gensamer - White Knight
Julie Daigle - Alice
Mackenzie Hill - White Queen
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Photoshop: Changing Colors (removing, replacing, adjusting) & Lighting (highlights & shadows) & Repair Tools (Clone Stamp/Healing Brushes)- Students will learn these new features and tools and complete a practice assignment using pictures provided.
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"Photoshop: Hispanic Heritage Poster" - Students will learn features and tool in Photoshop Elements while designing a poster in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month.
NOTE: Top 10 posters will be selected by Mrs. Hanna according to creativity & required elements. These posters will be printed in small size, laminated and posted throughout the school during the school’s Hispanic Heritage celebration. Senora Powell and Senora Bireley will select a winning poster from the top ten to be printed in large size (2’ x 3’), laminated and posted in HS mall during the school’s Hispanic Heritage celebration.
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"Hispanic Heritage Poster" - Create a Google Doc with a 1 line description of the topic(s) you will use for your poster AND a minimum of two images you will use to create your poster. You may use the full image(s) or parts of the image(s) as this is a skill you will learn how to do in photoshop (select, cut and paste parts of images onto other images or backgrounds).
NOTE: Make sure this Google Doc is in your Media Design folder that is shared with me. DUE TODAY! Also, check the rubric for the project below for more details and final due date for poster (10/10).
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"College Signs Project!" - Students will create colorful certificates (similar to a college degree) using the college or university of their choice. They will research their favorite school to gather information such as the school colors, school emblem or logo, and what majors or fields of study are available. They will then choose a major in a field of study and create a degree-like certificate for themselves using the school colors, logo and/or emblem, and their name. After creating their own certificate, they will be assigned a teacher and will make a similar degree-like certificate for that teacher with the teacher's actual school and degree information.
See the project rubric & samples below made by former students for teachers & administrators! (NOTE: These are made in Microsoft Publisher and should be downloaded and viewed on a computer with this application.)
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"College Signs Project!" - In preparation for this project, students must select a college or university, gather information such as school colors, logos, emblems and available majors or fields of study, and complete the online form below by Friday, 9/19.
NOTE: Students may start collecting information today (Thursday, 9/18) and make notes in a Google Doc to start gathering the required information, then finish the research tomorrow and submit the form below.
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"All About Me!" - This project is broken up into 4 assignment grades and one final project grade which is due on Friday, 9/12. The assignment grades have interim deadlines prior to 9/12. See the project rubric for all due dates and instructions.
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"Animoto!" - Students will set up their Animoto for Education accounts using instructions in the presentation attached below.
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"What is Multimedia?" - Students will have a class discussion and watch videos about the definition of multimedia and the components of multimedia products. They will also play a pictionary-style game in teams using multimedia vocabulary and terms to reinforce the multimedia concepts. Finally they will define multimedia in their own terms and list 3-5 components of a multimedia product. Links to videos about multimedia are below.
Video 1 (1:41 min)
Video 2 (3:08 min)
Video 3 (2:29 min)