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 2, 2020

10/2 - 10-6 (A): MEMES 4 FUN

(❗️) MEME PROJECT (Belong-Meme):

"Feeling like you are part of a group while knowing you are special for who you are. Your uniqueness and individuality is what makes you a special and important part of 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)

Everyone in Digital Technology should be able to create a MEME about Belonging, Respect, Tolerance or Being Proactive. This MEME MUST CONFORM to 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.

Remember, Comments MUST be constructive and positive, negative comments will be filtered and those posting them will be subject to consequences for violating class honor code.

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 Picture from Google Images

2. Save Picture to 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 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 FILE AND CHOOSE THE PICTURE YOU JUST CREATED.

8. Once you have Uploaded the File, SHARE it with Mr. S (hscribner.edtech@gmail.com) for credit.

9. PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK (https://www.dropbox.com/request/XwqNrrZNatghgxf80i8j) 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.

10/2 - 10/6 (S): Photo Collage Project

ASSIGNMENT #2 (❗️): CREATE, ADJUST, ASSEMBLE and SHARE a Photo Collage as listed below using pictures (Must Conform To Tech Freire HS School Standard Use Guidelines) and use PIXLR.Com to change them and make them your own. Follow the directions below:

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 "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.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose 4 Pictures from Google Images

2. Save 4 Pictures to Desktop

3. Open CANVA.com or PIXLR.com

4. Load each Picture into Photo 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

7. Open PIXLR.COM and Select PLAYFUL PIXLR X

8. Choose and Add all 4 Images (You can outline them with shapes if you like)

9. Add each of your 4 Pictures to the Collage (Any 4 Picture Layout Is OK)

10. Make any final changes or additions.

11. SAVE your Collage to your DESKTOP

12. OPEN Google Drive and UPLOAD your Photo Collage. SHARE it with Mr. S at harvey.scribner@techfreire.org for credit.

13. You must also use the following DROPBOX link to UPLOAD your FINAL PROJECT for Credit. (See Class Assignment Site)

REFERENCE LINKS

Mr. Scribner's Photo Collage Dropbox Link

EXAMPLE PROJECT (Mr. S)

Thursday, October 1, 2020

10/1 - 10/2 (A): Introduction to CANVA.com

(❗️) 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.

Today you will start to collect images for your Photo Collage. 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.

Make sure, at the very least, you choose the base pictures you will use tomorrow to create the Photo Collage. Today is your day to decide what images you will use. Tomorrow you will be making changes to the pictures and adding text. You will also be adding them to your collage tomorrow and saving your project.

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU TO DO TODAY is to learn to use PIXLR.COM and CANVA.COM to make changes to photos. Have Fun!

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

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.