TF Digital Tech Literacy

Introduction

Digital Literacy Class: We are going to learn about so many incredible ways to be creative, collaborative, and to communicate. We will focus on computer skills and applications. Some topics you already know about, and you will know better, and other topics and applications will be new to you! Either way, we will work together to find the ones you are able to use best. This class consists of Project-Based-Learning. You will be given plenty of time to learn the skills and applications that you will use for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the material we will cover. - Mr. S

Friday, October 9, 2015

PIXL PHOTO COLLAGE PROJECT

OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES

Students will complete a short writing
assignment. Students will then learn to upload, manipulate, adjust,
save and share digital images with an online application.

STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS
WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY ASSIGNED TASKS. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL
DIRECTIONS AS GIVEN FOR FULL CREDIT!

Students will use Google Images to
select pictures for use today. Students will Copy the pictures selected
to the desktop of the computer they are working with. Students will
learn how to use PIXLR.Com to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and share
the picture online. Students must complete the steps below to CREATE and SHARE a Themed Photo Collage for credit.

PIXLR.COM

Today we will be working online with pixlr.com. This is a powerful website (CLICK HERE) to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs. Please use
the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google
Images. We will eventually be learning to take pictures and create a
photo project book for the entire school. This will be an artistic
project aimed at helping you to use photography, journalism, and Mac
Pages. We will be learning to use this software so you can create your
own part of our Yearbook later this year.

ASSIGNMENT: CREATE, ADJUST, ASSEMBLE and SHARE a Photo Collage as listed below using pictures (Must Conform To SDP Standard Use Guidelines)
and use PIXLR.Com to change them and make them your own. Follow the directions below:

MR. Scribner's Example Photo Collage

You must create a Photo Collage using 4 pictures of your choice. You need one picture for each of the following 4 themes: FOOD, SPORTS, MUSIC, and PERSONAL GROWTH. Each picture must be chosen from Google Images and manipulated with PIXLR.COM in some way. DO NOT JUST ADD PICTURES WITHOUT ADJUSTING THEM. You must label your pictures in some way, and the words "Collage by (your name)" must be on one of the pictures somewhere.

THEME DEFINITIONS:

FOOD - Choose a food you like to eat or make.

SPORTS - Pick a sports team or player to highlight.

MUSIC - Share your favorite song, singer, or type of music.

PERSONAL GROWTH - Pick an organization or group that you believe strongly in.

1. Choose 4 Pictures from Google Images

2. Save 4 Pictures to Desktop

3. Open PIXLR.COM

4. Load each Picture into PIXLR.COM Application from Desktop

5. Make changes to each picture

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

6. Save Formatted Picture to Desktop...Repeat Until All 4 Pictures Have Been Edited Completely

7. Open PIXLR.COM and Select PIXLR EXPRESS

8. Choose the COLLAGE Option from the Main Menu Screen

9. Add each of your 4 Pictures to the Collage.

10. Make any final changes or additions.

11. SAVE your Collage to your DESKTOP

12. Log In / Open your Google DRIVE

13. Select the Red NEW Button and choose UPLOAD FILE

14. Upload Formatted Collage Picture to your Google DRIVE

15. Click the SHARE Button and email the link to Mr. S for credit.

If you are finished early, log into your Typing.Com account and work on
your typing practice. NO MUSIC, GAMES, OR YOUTUBE is allowed during
class. I hope you enjoy this project as we start to think about future
projects for this school year.

You

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES

Students will complete a short writing assignment. Students will then learn to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and share digital images with an online application.

STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY ASSIGNED TASKS. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AS GIVEN FOR FULL CREDIT!

Students will start class with a Constructed Response question in their online Journal page. The Journal Entry must be above any previous entries on the page. The Journal should be shared with Instructor for Credit. Students will then use Google Images to select a picture for use today. Students will Copy the Picture selected to the desktop of the computer they are working with. Students will learn how to use PIXLR.Com to upload, manipulate, adjust, save and share the picture online.

JOURNAL ENTRY #2

Please log in to your GOOGLE Account and Open your Google DRIVE. Open your Journal document and add the following entry:

(Today's Date)

Topic: Picture

Please write 2-3 sentences about a picture you have seen. Make sure you put this entry above the last entry on your journal so the most recent comments are always on top of your document. This could be a picture of yourself, your family, or something else. It could be artistic or taken just for fun. Try to describe the picture you are thinking about, and why it is important or meaningful to you. Why was it taken, where was it taken, etc. When you have completed the Journal Entry you will read your directions for the rest of the class today below. Click the link below to see an example of what I am looking for:

https://docs.google.com/a/philasd.org/document/d/1kxzo4Z6tx9OgvMr36tLtqHKJWkxINY-1YyLjQSD-OI4/edit?usp=sharing

PIXLR.COM

Today we will be working online with pixlr.com. This is a powerful website (CLICK HERE) to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs. Please use
the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google
Images. We will eventually be learning to take pictures and create a
photo project book for the entire school. This will be an artistic
project aimed at helping you to use photography, journalism, and Mac
Pages. We will be learning to use this software so you can create your
own part of our Yearbook later this year.

ASSIGNMENT: Find a picture online (Must Conform To SDP Standard Use Guidelines)
and use PIXLR.Com to change it and make it your own. Follow the directions below:

1. Choose Picture from Google Images

2. Save Picture to Desktop

3. Open PIXLR.COM

4. Load Picture into PIXLR.COM Application from Desktop

5. Make changes to picture

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

6. Save Formatted Picture to Desktop

7. Upload Formatted Picture to your Google DRIVE

8. Click the SHARE Button and email the link to Mr. S for credit.

If you are finished early, log into your Typing.Com account and work on your typing practice. NO MUSIC, GAMES, OR YOUTUBE is allowed during class. I hope you enjoy this project as we start to think about future projects for this school year.

- Mr. S

Monday, October 5, 2015

Technology Journal Setup / 1st Entry

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Students

will learn to use Google Drive Documents by CREATING a TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL Document. Students will keep a running log of journal entries on this page throughout the school year. See below for specific details. They must SHARE it with Instructor for Credit.

STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE!

Students
will enter the room quietly. Once seated, they will log into their
Google Account and Click on the Google Drive Button in the Applications
Menu of the Browser. They will Create a NEW Document. They will
immediately rename the document as outlined below. They MUST SHARE the
document with Mr. S for Credit.

If you have not created an account on TYPING.COM, please do that prior to working on today's project. The project below MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS. The next time you are in this class there will be another project to start on. Good Luck!

PROJECT: TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL DOCUMENT

Today you will create a NEW Document in your Google Drive. You must RENAME the Document "(YOUR LAST NAME) JOURNAL P(?)" and SHARE it with MR. S for credit.

Your first entry will be as follows:

05 October 2015

Topic: Inventions

Review the article below and write an opinion paragraph (4-5 sentences) about what do you believe is the most important invention on the list. Make sure to fully explain why you believe this way, and what other inventions led to this discovery. Defend your opinion with facts.

Please review the following article:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a341/2078467/

When you are finished, you may use the remaining time in class to review the website www.pixlr.com (we will be using this the next time you come to class) or work on Typing.com.

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Overall Academic Class Standards

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Student Self-Assessments refer to training students to evaluate themselves, and their work, for the purpose of improving outcomes. To become capable evaluators of their work, students must have:

- a clear target (goal)

- the opportunity to help create definitions of the quality of work.

- the opportunity to correct, or self-adjust, their work before turning it in.

Students are also prompted to reflect and evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. These skills will allow for planning, improvement, goal-setting, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on integration of previous learning across the school curriculum.

ISTE 2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others:

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information:

a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developing ideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and support learning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

PA CEW Standards Met

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

PA 13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.