EDMODO Class Code n8tc3z

Attention WEB 2.0--All projects will be locked for submission 3 days after the due date--make sure you get your work submitted within the 3 day window

DAILY ASSIGNMENTS

:Introduction: Glogster is a website where you can create interactive posters, among other things. That is what we are going to be working with today. It is a great website that you can use for class projects or to enhance a presentation.

Create 2 Glogs. Your first glog should be a history of Google. Do some research, find out how google started, who started it, how has it changed over the years, what are some of the special features of Google, Why do you think it is the number one search tool on the internet, etc.

• at least onevideo
• pics
• text--information that you researched
• appropriate wallpaper

Design tips: make sure you can read all your text, fill in enough information to fill up your poster, make sure text is large enough, use the same 1-2 themes throughout, meaningful wallpaper

Objective: Students will be able to use Voki to create a character and use that character to communicate a message.

Today you are going to be introduced to a site called Livebinders. It is exactly like the name says, it is an online “binder” that allows you to organize and store information online. This is a great web tool to learn as it could be very valuable as you go on with your schooling. Watch the video introduction to learn more about it.

Assignment: You are going to do some research and use LiveBinders to organize it. The topic for today’s research is going to be on the life of today's teenagers as compared to past genere.

For this assignment, you are going to have to research several topics: You are going to find as much information as you can and you will use Livebinders to organize it. Things to include:

• You are going to need to have at least 5 tabs, with each tab having at least on 3 subtabs (one item per tab--ex. 1 photo, 1 video, 1 hyperlink, etc.)--one for Baby Boomers, Gen x and Millennials. Make sure the tabs are set up in way that makes it easy to find information. For each tab, you should compare 3 generations--Millennials( born between 1980--1999), Generation X (born between 1965--1979 and Baby Boomers (born between 1946--1964)
  
• Your 5 tabs should be:
  1. TIME--How teenagers spend their time--Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers
  2. CELL PHONES--What are teenagers cell phone habits-compare to -Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers
  3. SLANG--slang words used by teenagers--Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers
  4. ROLE MODELS--who are today's role models for teens? Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers
  5. MOST POPULAR BOOKS, MOVIES, TV SHOWS-list at least 3 for each--what are some similarities and differences among Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers.
  Be sure to include:
  
  • Appropriately named tabs & subtabs
  • at least one video in your binder--you can use more
  • at least 3 photos--you can use more
  • relevant information that is evident of some research
  • Create a sixth tab called "References"--add the sources of your information here.
    
  When you are done, you will be submitting the link on EDMODO. Be sure to share with me & put your LiveBinder on your Pathbrite site.
  Monday, May 23--Canva
  Objective: Students will use Canva creatively for a variety of promotional/person purposes.
  

  Introduction: Canva is a simple to use website for design. It allows you to create professional looking items, such as posters and cards, without an expensive program. Watch the video below for an introduction to this cool website:

  Assignment:
  

  When you first go to Canva it will walk you through a getting started exercise. Complete this before moving on. Once you have done that you are going to create the following four items:

  • Movie Poster--A poster for a movie you’ve seen and liked. This poster should be used to attract the attention of someone that has not seen the movie before. Create a cool background, use images from the movie and/or its actors, use text to entice the viewer to watch it, use an image from the site somewhere on it as well. Do not copy a poster that has already been done for the movie. Create your own!
    
  • Political Poster--Trump, Clinton or Sanders? --who would you vote for and why?--be sure to include relevant facts about your chosen candidate--make it persuasive as if you are trying to get others to vote your way. Do some research and include the key points from their campaign.
    
  • Facebook cover. You can use one of the templates, but personalize it..
    
  • Invitation--The last thing you’re going to do is create an Invite (you may have to scroll over on the “Start a new design” section). This invite is for a grand opening of a shoe store that you are going to own. You can come up with the name of the store. The date of the Grand Opening will be July 10th and it will be in Regency Mall. This invite would be used to attract potential customers to your store, so keep that in mind in your design decisions.
    
    You can publish your products either to a pdf file, or you can submit the link to your finished products. That’s up to you. Submit these on Edmodo when done.
    
    Pick your best work from today & post it to your Pathbrite Portfolio
    
    Thurs., May 19... PIKTOCHART
    Objective: Students will understand what an Infographic is and will use Piktochart to create an infographic on a topic of their choice.
    Assignment:
    Look through some examples of infographics. Here are some good ones:
    Top Tweeters
    Why Australia?
    Nursing Your Sweet Tooth
    Zombie Proof Apartment
    Visit these in the Useful Links section.
    

    To complete this assignment you will chose a topic or issue to be presented in their infographic. The goal of the infographic can be to just present some fun information about something in popular culture, can be about something like a career, or can be more serious and advocate for a particular issue or can showcase how things have changed over time, like computing, a particular word, pants designs, and so on. The choice is yours. Whatever the topic, it should be statistic driven and a topic that provides you with a lot of material to cover.

    Each infographic must meet the following requirements:
    
    • You should choose to create a blank Infographic and complete the background on your own. It is actually easier this way as sometimes changing a default layout can be tough. have at least 2 blocks added to the length
    • include a combination of words, images, graphics, and numbers (the amount of each will be determined by your topic and goals)
    • use at least 3 different fonts
    • include images or graphics that you have uploaded
    • employ icons and graphics which enhance the infographic’s visual metaphors
      
    • include links at the bottom to add material cited.
    
    If you are having a hard time finding a topic, you can check out the following sites--just do a search for them:
    data.gov
    US Census Bureau
    Gapminder World Data
    
    Wednesday, May 18--TimeToast
    

    TimeToast is an online multimedia timeline tool. We will be creating 1 timeline on this site. You can pick from 2 options:

    The first timeline should be a photographic timeline of the school year. The second timeline can be a History of the internet or the history of another event such as WW.

    School Year Timeline--Today you should have brought in pictures from this school year. You should have at least 20 pictures. With these 20 pictures you are going to create a slideshow using a great site called Dipity to show what you did. You need to include a description with each picture. Make sure the description is thorough and given in complete sentences. You also need to include background music for the presentation. When you are done with this presentation submit it on Edmodo. Feel free to share it with your classmates or friends as well.

    History Timeline--20 pictures--you will need to do some research for this timeline, include text describing each photo(complete sentences) & background music..

    For getting background music (off of a youtube video) try www.onlinevideoconverter.com.
    Don't forget to add your finished Dipity to your Pathbrite portfolio
    
    Monday, May 16th--Pathbrite day 2--electronic portfolio
    
    

    Friday, May 13th--Week in Review--Week 7--write 2 paragraphs on this week's activities. What did you like most, least and why. Submit when finished.

    Friday, May 13th--Pathbrite Portfolio--100 points

    Today we will begin our electronic portfolio using Pathbrite. You should create an account, watch the tutorial (useful links), and start to create your portfolio. You should include your best example from all of the projects we've completed (except for the reflections).
    At this point you should have 20 items in your portfolio, we will continue to add items through the end of the year. So you should update it periodically. Be sure to include a title and a brief description for each entry.
    
    

    Thursday, May 12th--Today is YouTube day!!!!--Customizing your YouTube Channel

    Copy & paste hyperlink into Edmodo
    Assignment:
    Create a YouTube account (using your school e-mail address) AND Customize the Appearance of your Channel
    •See video on how to design your Channel OR Google Search for YouTube Channel Design.
    
    •Channel Tips: from Google, Tips on making a Great 1st Impression on your Channel
    •Subscribe to at least 10 YouTube Channels. Organize these channels that you subscribe to into categories. At least 3 of them should be technology/Web 2.0 related, and at least another 2 channels should be educational.
    •Create 3 playlists
    10 music videos call it: "My Music"
    10 Web 2.0 related videos call it: "Web 2.0"
    Make sure to WATCH these videos: Don’t simply add them to your playlist
    7 videos relating to a hobby of your choice. call it: “Personal”
    Make sure to WATCH these videos: Don’t simply add them to your playlist
    Submit the URL of your channel (make sure your playlists are visible) on Edmodo.
    
    Wednesday, May 11--HOW TO Sites
    

    The Internet is a great place to find information on how to do something or make something. Many people use Google to search for answers, which is fine, but there are many specific websites that are designed to help you solve problems in creating useful things. Today you are going to explore some of these sites and learn how to do/make something.

    Assignment:
    You will be using two of the sites listed below to learn how to do or make two things. They should be unrelated and you must use two different sites. In Google Docs, you will create a document that includes the following for each thing:
    

    • the URL of the site you looked at
    • A description of what you learned (step by step/summary)
    • 1 additional resource (with their URLs) you researched/discovered that verify or dig deeper into this subject. Use Google to find this.
    Don’t copy and paste! Describe in your own words what you find.
    How to/Tutorials Sites
    
    • Instructables
    • YouTube (search for How to . . .)
    • Wikihow
    • How Stuff Works
    • Make Magazine
    • Do It Yourself Network
    
    
    Have fun learning!
    Tuesday, May 10--Coding
    

    Objective: Students will learn the basics of Coding while making a fun game.

    There’s been a big push for students to get into computer science, as there is an abundance of jobs in this area and it will continue to grow. As a result, companies and organizations have created many opportunities for kids to dabble in this area. In December, there is something called Hour of Code Week. I know it’s not December and that the Hour of Code Week has passed, but I want you to still experience this. Today you will be working with coding on the website code.org. You will create an account and then go into two of the three lessons (Star Wars, Minecraft, or a Frozen themed lesson). The lessons combine video with hands on activities to teach you the basics of coding, then you will create your very own game that you can share with others.

    Creating your own game--use the Flappy Code option on the Hour of Code website to create your own game..share it with me @ wecoury@gmail.com. Put the link to your game in Edmodo.

    When you complete the lesson, take a picture of the completion certificate (you can use Awesome Screenshot for this or hit Print Screen and Ctrl-V to paste a picture of your certificate) and insert it on the Hour of Code assignment on Edmodo (you can use a Google Doc or Word document for this)--also submit the link to the game you created.

    To get started look under Useful Links bellow--find the Hour of Code link, once at the site you will need to create an account. The go to the Hour of Code section--you will see Minecraft, Star Wars, and Frozen--pick 2 of the 3 to work through.. You will get a certificate upon completion, this is what you will turn in

    Then find the section for Flappy Code--use this to create your game..you can share it with others in class to try if you like. Share your game with me and submit this link on Edmodo.

    Monday, May 9th--QR Codes
    

    QR Codes--today we will be creating QR codes. First thing you will need to do is download a QR reader on your phone. If you don't have a smart phone, work with someone in class who does, to make sure your codes work. Once you have downloaded a QR Reader, scan the poster I handed out to make sure it's working.

    Then you should go to the link below for generating QR codes. You will be making 3 codes to be used on 3 posters. Once you decide what to link to your posters, follow the instructions below:

    • QR Code 1--Your favorite WEB 2.0 Assignment--Create a QR Code to link to your favorite project so far. It can be a Google Map, Checkthis poster, your Weebly website, your WeVideo, etc. Once you create and save your code, prepare a poster with your QR code, your name, a brief explanation of what you're linking to, you can also add any graphics you like. You can create this in Word, Google Docs, or Photoshop.
      
    • QR Code 2--Create a QR code that will take you to a department's website--Business Education, English, Mathematics, History, Physical Education, etc. Using the UGHS school website, click on Departments link--pick a department, visit their website & create a QR for their website. Then create a poster for the department using the QR code.
    • QR Code 3--Create a QR code for one of the classes you've had or have this year. Create a QR code that will link to something about the class--it can be a book that you read for this class, a movie that you watched, a presentation that you created for this class, etc. Once you have created the QR code, you will create a poster using this code
      

      Include the following on your poster:
      

      • your QR code
      • Text describing what you're QR code will show
        
      • A graphic or photo Try to make your poster attractive, use colors, vary your text, color your text, add graphics, etc.
        QR Code Poster Example
        
        Monday, April 25--POWTOON
        

        Today you are going to play around with a site called PowToon, learning the features and how to use it so that you are prepared to create a professional looking presentation tomorrow. What I want you to do today is create a presentation that includes some writing, some voice work, animated characters, and include music in the background. This one is just for fun, so it can be about whatever you want. The intent is just to get you familiar with using the website. For the voice work, you can find a text to voice website or you can record your own voice (recording your own voice sounds much better in PowToon than the text to voice websites). Make sure you work on your timing of the voice with the animations. This will be the toughest part of your project that you will start tomorrow.

        Before playing around on the site, you first need to watch some videos that will help you understand how to do some of the different features available on PowToon. Go to the Useful Links section below and click on the Powtoon Videos link before you start

        Today's presentation should include the following:
        

        • Text
        • Animation
        • Background Music
        • A video clip
        • photos
        • a voiceover
        • at least 6 slides
        • an object that enters and exits a slide
        Your finished Powtoon should be between 45 seconds and 90 seconds. Publish it when you're finished & share the link with me on Edmodo.
        

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