100822: Meme's For Fun

BACKGROUND
"BELONG MEME" THEME:  "Feeling like you are part of a group while knowing you are special for who you are. Your uniqueness and individuality are what make you a special and important part of the school. It is important for you to feel a sense of Belonging in order to be truly who you are and who you want to be" (Quagley, Corso, & Hellerstein 2015)

(❗️) MEME PROJECT:
Students should be able to create a MEME about Belonging, Respect, Tolerance, Being Proactive, or something funny (but not offensive) about our Community.  Remember, Comments MUST be constructive and positive, negative comments will be filtered and those posting them will be subject to consequences for violating the class honor code.

Your MEME MUST CONFORM to all Freire Charter HS Rules & Regulations about appropriate content. Once you have completed your entry, use the DropBox Link below to upload it for credit, and Add It to the Google Slides Document for review and peer comments.

STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS
Find a picture online (Must Conform To Freire HS Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change it and make it your own. Follow the directions below:

1. Choose a Picture from Google Images

2. Save the Picture to the Desktop

3. Open PIXLR.COM (PIXLR X)

4. Load Picture into PIXLR.COM (PIXLR X) Application from Desktop

5. Make changes to picture

a. You must add some text for the MEME. You can also add a background, and change the color or another feature for credit.

6. Save Formatted Picture to Desktop

7. SIGN IN TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE, CLICK NEW AND UPLOAD THE FILE AND CHOOSE THE PICTURE YOU JUST CREATED.

8. Once you have Uploaded the File, SHARE it with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit.

9. DROPBOX UPLOAD LINK (CLICK LINK BELOW)

(https://www.dropbox.com/request/tTEi4zbT86AeLnfmDFDj) and UPLOAD your file here in addition to SHARING it with me on Google DRIVE.

If you are finished early, log into your Typing.Com or Khan Academy account and work on your typing practice. I hope you enjoy this project as we start to think about future projects for this school year.

VOCABULARY (KEYWORDS)

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Joke

• Meme

• Word Art

REFERENCE LINKS
CANVA.com: CANVA Application Sign Up Link

Youtube Video: "Intro to CANVA" by Abby Ashley

CANVA Video Tutorials: "Getting Started with CANVA" by Design School

ADOBE SPARK 

Account Setup: Adobe Spark enables you to tell stories and share ideas quickly and beautifully. There is a free account that you can set up using your School Gmail Address.

Spark lets you create three types of content:

Use Page to create a story using text, images, and video. When you're done we'll present your story as a responsive web page that can be viewed in any web browser.

Use Post to create images optimized for social media; you provide images and text and we'll help with the design. We'll even help you create the right shape and size image for each social media platform.

Use Video to create, well, a video. Add videos from your computer or iOS camera roll, overlay text, add your voice and background music, and we’ll help turn your story into an amazing video to share with the world.

You can create individual Pages, Posts, and Videos, or you can use the formats together (including a Post image in a Video, or a Video in a Page, you get the idea).

CANVA 

Account Setup: Design presentations, social media graphics, and more with thousands of beautiful layouts. Click the links below and watch the videos to understand how CANVA.com works. You should then click the link to create an account on CANVA.com so it will help save some of your work. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING, the FREE ACCOUNT is enough.

Spend time in class today understanding how to use the tools on PIXLR.com, Adobe Spark, and Canva.com to edit, organize, and display photos for digital publishing!

ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S)

• How can I demonstrate my knowledge in a unique and visual way?

• How can I use an image and words to communicate a larger concept?

OBJECTIVE(S)
SWBAT create, highlight, and share projects, files, images, videos, and other items as they make progress toward their diploma.

• Achieve the following objectives:

• Create an original meme about a topic or concept

• Make a comment or statement about their topic using words and images

• Internalize the following enduring understandings:

• I can use a meme to make my own statement about what I have learned.

• I can pair text and images together to create a more complex meaning or joke

KNOW: The importance of creating and maintaining a digital record of their achievements for use in interviews, applying for colleges, and showing marked improvement in different areas of study.

UNDERSTAND: What should be posted to a digital portfolio and why. How to organize different sections and what types of items should remain private.

DEMONSTRATE: The ability to use different media to create a digital portfolio. How to save and utilize media from cloud-based storage mediums (Google Drive), and how to add other content as required.

ACADEMIC STANDARD(S)
Reference Business, Computer and Information Technologies 15.4.12.B
PA SAS (BCIT) / ISTE / CSTA / NGSS / PA Career & Work
15.4.12.G: Create an advanced digital project using sophisticated design and appropriate software/applications.