Software and Logos

Tell me about it: .What is branding and why is it important to a company? email me your answers!

Class Activities:

1. Finish Presentations
2. Class discussion on HW!
   
3. Logo Creation: BRANDING
   
4. What is software ? What can we use in school? Is there any software we can use to solve a problem our school/community has?
   

Logo , Quiz, and Presentations

Tell me about it: .What impressed you the most about the google guys in pages 19-31?

Class Activities:

1. Finish Presentations
2. Logo Discussion
3. Logo Design
4. Software Discussion
   

Group Names and Presentation

Tell me about it: .With your group members discuss a unique quality about you and them. This is your chance to get to know each other. Think about something that represents you and who you are!

Class Activities:

Presentation and New Groups

Tell me about it: If you had no obstacles and you can choose any career, what would it be? Think hard, think about something you would love to do for the rest of your life. Be ready to discuss in class.

Class Activities:

1. Class structure will change for our class. Lets talk about the new direction in the new curriculum. The goal is to give you an opportunity to take education into your own hands. You have the power to decide what you want to learn. Write your name on a little piece of paper and pass it forward!
   
2. Groups: We will create groups of four. You will be responsible for each other work and success. Time to really work with each other. Disclaimer: I reserve the right to move you to another group if i see it fit (sorry, it comes with the position).
3. Read the "Google book" pages 19-31! ( Write a summary on key events that stood out for you on the Who, What, Where, and Why of the story). I am requiring for you to have at least 4 different key events that summarize key points in the story. Type out your events on a word document and email it to me as an attachment.
   

Animation and Story Boarding

Tell me about it: Using power Point create an animation of a basketball player shooting a ball into a basketball ring. Once you are done upload your animation into google docs and share it with me.

Class Activities:

1. Discuss Stories
2. Revise and Rewrite Stories
3. Discuss Story Boarding
4. Start Story Boarding
   

Animation 101

Tell me about it: Google how to make an animation on Power Point and Get ready to discuss with class. After you google it, email me the instructions.

Class Activities:

1. Crating an animation
   

Story Telling and Lessons from last semester!

Tell me about it: Go on twitter and tweet about the biggest lesson you learned in our class last semester. ( we will use it for class discussion )

Class Activities:

1. What is a story? How do you write one? What are the components of a story? What is a good story? please take 15 minutes to answer the questions in a separate sheet of paper. We will discuss story telling in a few minutes.
2. Telling a story as a class. "I found myself walking down the river bank...."
3. Write your story: You will need to write a story about your winter break. The story will eventually be transfered to an animation using power point. Than we will transfer the story to FLASH. Your story needs to be at least a page. You need to be descriptive and have lots of details.
4. Review Power Point Animation: Lets see if we remember as a class. Some of you know it really good and some of you dont know it at all. If you dont know it at all, i would suggest that you partnered or seat next to someone who does. You will have a week to complete this project. HAVE FUN!!! HERE WE GOOOO!!!!!