Agenda: 10/10/16

Notes on how computers work.

Agenda: Wednesday 10/5/16

1st & 2nd Hour

• Notes from yesterday can be found here: Notes and here: Binary, Bits, and Bytes
• Small Group:
• Create a short slideshow that explains why video takes up so much space on a computer.
• Include images or animations that help with your explanation.
• Refer to bits, bytes, and their various names (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, etc.) 
• Remember that video includes both images and sound
• Use pictures and cite sources
• Earth Science: finish poster lab and begin Kepler activity.

4th & 5th Hour

• Earth Science video and notes (see handout)
• Notes from yesterday can be found here: Notes and here: Binary, Bits, and Bytes
• Small Group:
• Create a short slideshow that explains why video takes up so much space on a computer.
• Include images or animations that help with your explanation.
• Refer to bits, bytes, and their various names (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, etc.) 
• Remember that video includes both images and sound
• Use pictures and cite sources

Agenda: Tuesday, 10/04/16

1st & 2nd Hour

• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• Binary, Bits, and Bytes, oh my!
• Small Group:
• Create a short slideshow that explains why video takes up so much space on a computer.
• Refer to bits, bytes, and their various names (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, etc.) 
• Use pictures and cite sources

4th & 5th Hour

• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• Binary, Bits, and Bytes, oh my!
• Small Group:
• Create a short slideshow that explains why video takes up so much space on a computer.
• Refer to bits, bytes, and their various names (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, etc.) 
• Use pictures and cite sources

Agenda: Tuesday, 10/04/16

1st & 2nd Hour

• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• Binary, Bits, and Bytes, oh my!
• Small Group:
• Create a short slideshow that explains why video takes up so much space on a computer.
• Refer to bits, bytes, and their various names (kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte, etc.) 
• Use pictures and cite sources

4th & 5th Hour

• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• Binary, Bits, and Bytes, oh my!
• Write your name in binary

Agenda: Monday, 10/03/16

1st & 2nd Hour

• Technology Slideshows should have been turned in already
• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• Binary, Bits, and Bytes, oh my!

4th & 5th Hour

• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• If you finish, you may use this document (1 per group), to begin researching your topic. Use the directions in the document to guide your work.

Agenda: Friday, 9/30/16

1st & 2nd Hour

• Technology Slideshows should have been turned in already
• Intro to Computers
• Introductory Activity
• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?
• My Notes are here.

4th & 5th Hour

• Technology Slideshows should have been turned in already

Check your grades

Feedback on recent assignments

• Google Classroom
• Include first and last names!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Must click the  "Hand In" button
• Add "Absent" or "Late" as a private comment when appropriate
• "u" does not equal "you"
• Use your own words!!!!!!!!!!!!        
• Technology Group Notes. Did you score less than 10? Look at original directions. What components should I have seen?
• Impact of Technology: Individual Notes
• 6 points per topic: 5 components + 1 for depth of thinking (see example)
• "Google" is not a source
• LucidChart Diagrams need to be shared as PDFs (this one is my fault!)
• Tech Family Trees: check your connecting arrows

Group Work: As a group, begin to formalize your project idea.

• Your goal is to decide on an up-and-coming technology that you think will be very important and should be developed.
• Your idea should tie in somehow to space exploration, but it does not have to be something that would primarily be used in space. For example, new ways to grow food would be used here on Earth first, but could also help us to live in space.
• Make sure you take notes on what you decide as a group.
• You can use the following articles, your own thinking, and your own research to come up with ideas for your final project presentation. Note: you do not have to read the articles word-for-word! Skimming them is okay!
• http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-emerging-technologies-changing-world/
• http://www.computerworld.com/article/3088943/emerging-technology/top-10-emerging-technologies-from-the-world-economic-forum.html
• http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-internet-of-things-goes-nano/
• If you finish, you may use this document (1 per group), to begin researching your topic. Use the directions in the document to guide your work.

• Intro to Computers
• Introductory Activity
• Notes: What is a computer? How does a computer work?

Chrome tip #1262

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Chrome Tip #12: Working Offline

Just an FYI - a Chromebook DOES work when not online. 

You won't be able to do things on the Internet (browse sites, SEND email, etc.), but there is some basic functionality available. 

Before "unplugging" from the internet you will need to turn on the "offline" mode on the Chromebook you want to use offline.

You will find the "Offline" option in the settings of many Google Apps. 

As an example, lets look at the Gmail Offline App:

• WHILE ONLINE - open your Gmail account
• Click the gear in the upper-right corner  
• Choose Settings
• Select the Offline tab (toward the right)
• Click the Install Gmail Offline link
• Follow the prompts to install the app

Other Google apps have similar tools and options. For each, look for "Offline" in the Settings.

For help with any Google App use the  icon in the upper right corner.

For more information about using a Chromebook Offline:

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/3214688?hl=en&source=genius-rts

Agenda: Thursday, 9/29/16

Quiz answers

1st & 2nd Hour

Tech Quiz
Feedback on recent assignments

• Google Classroom
• Include first and last names
• Must click the  "Hand In" button
• "u" does not equal "you"
• Use your own words!!!!!!!!!!!!        
• Technology Group Notes. Did you score less than 10? Look at original directions. What components should I have seen?
• Impact of Technology: Individual Notes
• 6 points per topic: 5 components + 1 for depth of thinking (see example)
• LucidChart Diagrams need to be shared as PDFs (this one is my fault!)
• Tech Family Trees: a number of groups went beyond what was expected. Nice!

4th & 5th Hour

Tech Quiz
What does learning look like?

Revisit Project Knows

Work on developing idea for group project.

Agenda: Wednesday, 9/28/16

1st and 2nd Hour

• Due today: Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow. Turn in at Google Classroom. 
• Group work
• Using this document (1 per group), begin researching your topic. Use the directions in the document to guide your work.
• Quiz tomorrow (Thursday).
• What is technology?
• What are some examples of technology?
• What are the four characteristics of technology?

5th and 6th Hour

• Due today: Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow. Turn in at Google Classroom. 
• Quiz tomorrow (Thursday).
• What is technology?
• What are some examples of technology?
• What are the four characteristics of technology?
• Group Work: As a group, begin to formalize your project idea.
  • Your goal is to decide on an up-and-coming technology that you think will be very important and should be developed.
  • Your idea should tie in somehow to space exploration, but it does not have to be something that would primarily be used in space. For example, new ways to grow food would be used here on Earth first, but could also help us to live in space.
  • Make sure you take notes on what you decide as a group.
  • You can use the following articles, your own thinking, and your own research to come up with ideas for your final project presentation. Note: you do not have to read the articles word-for-word! Skimming them is okay!
  • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-emerging-technologies-changing-world/
  • http://www.computerworld.com/article/3088943/emerging-technology/top-10-emerging-technologies-from-the-world-economic-forum.html
  • http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-internet-of-things-goes-nano/
  • If you finish, you may use this document (1 per group), to begin researching your topic. Use the directions in the document to guide your work.
  .

Agenda: Tuesday, 9/27/16

1st and 2nd Hour

• Survey for the PCHS Economics class
• Due tomorrow: Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow that: 
• Highlights the idea that technology changes society
• Uses your research as evidence
• Uses linked slides and other techniques to create a seamless experience for the user
• Quiz on Thursday
• What is technology?
• What are some examples of technology?
• What are the four characteristics of technology?

5th and 6th Hour

• Individual Research (in Google Classroom 5th and 6th hour) is overdue.
• Due tomorrow: Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow that: 
• Highlights the idea that technology changes society
• Uses your research as evidence
• Uses linked slides and other techniques to create a seamless experience for the user
• Quiz on Thursday
• What is technology?
• What are some examples of technology?
• What are the four characteristics of technology?
• As a group, begin to formalize your project idea
  • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-emerging-technologies-changing-world/
  • http://www.computerworld.com/article/3088943/emerging-technology/top-10-emerging-technologies-from-the-world-economic-forum.html
  • http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-internet-of-things-goes-nano/

Agenda: Monday, 9/26/16

1st and 2nd Hour

Impact of Technology

• Finish and submit Individual Research (in Google Classroom)
• Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
• Name of Technology:
• Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
• Take notes on the document provided here:
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour
• Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow that: 
• Highlights the idea that technology changes society
• Uses your research as evidence
• Uses linked slides and other techniques to create a seamless experience for the user

Final Presentation

• As a group, begin to formalize your project idea
  • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-emerging-technologies-changing-world/
  • http://www.computerworld.com/article/3088943/emerging-technology/top-10-emerging-technologies-from-the-world-economic-forum.html
  • http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-internet-of-things-goes-nano/

5th and 6th Hour

• Finish and submit Individual Research (in Google Classroom)
• Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
• Name of Technology:
• Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
• Take notes on the document provided here:
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour
• Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow that: 
• Highlights the idea that technology changes society
• Uses your research as evidence
• Uses linked slides and other techniques to create a seamless experience for the user

Agenda: Friday, 9/23/16

1st and 2nd Hour

Impact of Technology

• Finish and submit Individual Research (in Google Classroom)
• Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
• Name of Technology:
• Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
• Take notes on the document provided here:
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour
• Use Google Slides to create an interactive slideshow that: 
• Highlights the idea that technology changes society
• Uses your research as evidence
• Uses linked slides and other techniques to create a seamless experience for the user
• As a group, begin to formalize your project idea
  • http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-10-emerging-technologies-changing-world/
  • http://www.computerworld.com/article/3088943/emerging-technology/top-10-emerging-technologies-from-the-world-economic-forum.html
  • http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-internet-of-things-goes-nano/

5th and 6th Hour

• 
  

  Finish and turn in Technology Family Tree to Google Classroom

  
  
  • One submission per group
  • Make sure the name of each person who contributed is on it
  • 5th and 6th hour
  
  

  Impact of Technology

  
  
  • Slideshow
  • Individual Research
  • Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
  • Name of Technology:
  • Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
  • Take notes on the document provided here:
  • 1st and 2nd hour
  • 5th and 6th hour

Agenda: Thursday, 9/21/16

1st and 2nd Hour

Earth Science Test
Technology Family Tree is overdue. Submit it to Google Classroom

Impact of Technology

• Individual Research
• Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
• Name of Technology:
• Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
• Take notes on the document provided here:
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour

5th and 6th Hour

• 
  

  Finish and turn in Technology Family Tree to Google Classroom
  

  
  
  • One submission per group
  • Make sure the name of each person who contributed is on it
  • 5th and 6th hour
  
  

  Impact of Technology

  
  
  • Slideshow
  • Individual Research
  • Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
  • Name of Technology:
  • Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
  • Take notes on the document provided here:
  • 1st and 2nd hour
  • 5th and 6th hour

Agenda: Wednesday, 9/21/16

1st and 2nd Hour

Finish and turn in Technology Family Tree to Google Classroom

• One submission per group
• Make sure the name of each person who contributed is on it
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour

Impact of Technology

• Slideshow
• Individual Research
• Look up three technologies that changed society. Include the following:
• Name of Technology:
• Brief Description:Approximate Date:Ways it changed society:Sources:
• Take notes on the document provided here:
• 1st and 2nd hour
• 5th and 6th hour

5th and 6th Hour

• Science Video and notes

Agenda: Tuesday, 9/20/16

Today 

• Turn in your Technology Group Notes
• Work time: Create a Tech Family Tree for your cell phone (due Wednesday)
• Use LucidChart
• Group project; be able to list who contributed what
• Show what technological innovations were necessary to produce your cell phone
• Each innovation gets its own bubble on the chart
• Include the approximate year (or century) for each innovation
• Explain your connections
• To get an "A", go back at least 2000 years
• Bonus points for including images

Tomorrow

• Notes: How tech affects us

Agenda: Monday, 9/19/16

Today

• Turn in your Technology Group Notes
• Defining Technology
• How Technology Builds:
• Demo: Harry Potter and the Tech Family Tree
• Create a Tech Family Tree for your cell phone (due Wednesday)
• Use LucidChart
• Group project; be able to list who contributed what
• Show what technological innovations were necessary to produce your cell phone
• Each innovation gets its own bubble on the chart
• Include the approximate year (or century) for each innovation
• Explain your connections
• To get an "A", go back at least 2000 years
• Bonus points for including images

Tomorrow

• Tech Family Tree work time

Agenda: Thursday 9/15/16

Turn in your signed syllabus. Take your tech pretest (if you haven't)

Today:

If the Moon we the size of a pixel

What is Technology?

1. Create one Google Doc for your group and share it. At the top, title it "Technology Notes" and then put in the name of each person in the group who contributes.
2. As a group, answer this question: What is technology? Do NOT use any resource other than your own brain.
3. Read through this website: comic about technology (note: one of the links is out of date) 
4. When everyone is done reading, answer these questions in your Google Doc:
1. Some qualities (or characteristics) of technology are...
2. NOW we think technology is...
5. Share out and discuss as a class
6. The person who created the Google Doc needs to submit it to Google Classroom:
1. 1st/2nd hour
2. 5th/6th hour

Agenda: Wednesday, 9/14/16

Today

• Turn in signed syllabi
• Use Google Sheets to make a table for your lab report (1st and 2nd hour)
• Project Launch
• Entry Document
• Knows/Need to Knows
• Science Vocabulary

Tomorrow

• What is Technology?
• What kind of technology is involved in Harry Potter?

Agenda: Tuesday, 9/13/16

Today:

• Technology Unit 1 Pretest Answer Form
• Tech Syllabus
• plagiarism
• group skills/requirements
• PBL overview
• Setting up the M&M lab report (1st and 2nd hour only)

Agenda: Monday, 9/12/16

Earth Science:

• Powers of 10
• Timeline
• M&M lab

Technology website stuff:

• Sign up for Google Classroom
• 1st and 2nd hour: 9yafwi
• 4th and 5th hour: 65yuah1
• Complete short assignment
• Google self-assessment
• Look at syllabus
• plagiarism
• group skills/requirements
• PBL overview

Agenda: Thursday 9/8/16

Google Self-Assessment
Human Machine; debrief
What is science?

Agenda: Wednesday 9/7/16

Finish Icebreaker
Handbook
Hopes and Fears

Agenda: Tuesday 9/6/16

Welcome back to school!

Introductions.
What this class is all about.
Getting to know each other.

Agenda: Monday, 6/6/16 through Friday 6/10/16

Technology Exam Answer Sheet

Note: If you want to answer "G" to a question, you'll need to scroll over on that answer block.

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Tick...tick...tick...

Check your grades!

Show videos!

Work on Exam Packets!

• Exam Review for Science Part One
• Exam Review for Science Part Two
• Exam Review for Technology

*And upload your files to your Google Drive!*

Exam Schedule:

• Wednesday: 
• 2nd hour: Earth Science
• 3rd hour: Technology
• Thursday
• 4th hour: Earth Science
• 5th hour: Technology

Thursday 6/2/16

Check your grades

Finish refining and resubmit your Movie Trailer Analysis. Each slide needs:

• duration (seconds)
• type of shot (distance and angle)
• purpose of the shot (shows the setting, shows emotion, etc.)
• Include a slide at the end that summarizes your observations.

Work on Exam Packets:

• Exam Review for Science Part One
• Exam Review for Science Part Two
• Exam Review for Technology

Note:

• Earth Science Packets can still be submitted for improved grades; put them on Coop's chair

Wednesday 6/1/16

Check your grades

Trailer Analysis stuff

Exam Review for Science Part One
Exam Review for Technology

Work to accomplish:

• Packets can still be submitted for improved grades; put them on Coop's chair
• Refine Movie Trailer Analysis
• Finish Video and Regatta packets

Agenda: Tuesday 5/24/16

Work on Film Trailer
-check in storyboard
-research, gather resources, film

iMovie workshop


Chromebooks do not have a way to connect to the Apple fileserver. Students should copy all files to their Google drive space.

Agenda: Monday 5/23/16

Regatta Portfolio Intro Letter Directions

Work on Film Trailer


Chromebooks do not have a way to connect to the Apple fileserver. Students should copy all files to their Google drive space.

Agenda: Wednesday 5/18/16

Achievement day schedule

Plan for your Regatta

• Draw on paper
• Use SketchUp
• Save 6 different views (front, back, bottom, top, sides) with measurements
• Build a model
• Determine surface area
• Determine buoyancy

• calculations 

Agenda: Monday, 5/16/16

• Stellar Evolution
• Regatta:
• Each assignment must be approved by Ozias or Coop before moving on to the next. That begins with Executive Plans which are due today!!!!!!!
• Workshop: working with SketchUp
• Draw it first
• Use the metric system
• Plans are due tomorrow.
• Calculations due on Wednesday
• Boat Models due Thursday
• All missing Technology work must be turned in by Wednesday in class.

Agenda: Friday 5/13/16

Stars and Stellar Evolution

Turn in Regatta Executive Plan

Turn in project storyboard for disaster film

Agenda: Thursday, 5/12/16

Regatta-y stuff

Groups

Agenda: Tuesday, 5/10/16

1.  Regatta Group Suggestions (form)

2. Rock Stars! Disaster Film Project

• Finalize who is in your video group
• Brainstorm and Discuss ideas for the film (which science topics will you use?)
• Storyboarding
• Begin sketching the movie poster (look at other box office busting film posters to get some ideas!)

3. Finish work on timelines

• due Wednesday; if you are doing something unusually complex and need a different due date, you will need to negotiate with Mr. Ozias)
• Assignment details for the time line.
• Instructions for adding interactivity to Google Slides
• Example of interactivity in a Google Slide

Agenda: Monday 5/9/16

1. Here comes the Sun...

• Sun Vocabulary
• Sun Vocabulary Assignment (google classroom)
• Sun Parts Worksheet

2. Work on timelines (due Wednesday; if you are doing something unusually complex and need a different due date, you will need to negotiate with Mr. Ozias)

Assignment details for the time line.

Instructions for adding interactivity to Google Slides

Example of interactivity in a Google Slide

3. Regatta Group Suggestions (form)

Agenda: Friday, 5/6/16

• Work on timelines (due Wednesday; if you are doing something unusually complex and need a different due date, you will need to negotiate with Mr. Ozias)
  
  
• Assignment details for the time line.
• Instructions for adding interactivity to Google Slides







Example of interactivity in a Google Slide

Agenda: Thursday, 5/5/16

• Space: how we know stuff (slideshow)
• Let's make a time line again!!! (It's a swipe to the left; and three clicks to the right!)
• Brainstorm content
• Research
• Create
• Tech tools: 
• Photoshop
• Keynote
• Other???
• Design principles

Agenda: Wednesday 5/4/16

Our place in space! Hint: space is really, really, really big.

Group planet distance line

Photoshop assignments were due yesterday. Turn yours in via Classroom if you haven't already.

Agenda: Tuesday, 5/3/16

• Earth Quake!
• Animation?

Agenda: Monday, 5/2/16

• The History of Everything (in just 230 meters)
• A Packet! Yay! A Packet! Look out! Chapter 13 is coming for you!
• Finish and submit your Photoshop assignment.
• Other photo editors (in smaller groups)
• Chrome: Polarr (also available for iOs, Android, Mac (10.10 and up), and Windows 10 (Mac and Windows also have paid versions)
• Snapseed (iOs and Android)
• Some other tech magic happens.

Agenda: Friday, 4/29/16

• Did you remember to turn in edited photo (instructions are here)?
• Turn in your packets?
• Photoshop: Introduction to Compositing


• Guidelines
• Shoot from the same angles
• Use solid backgrounds
• Sketch out ideas
• Design
• Rule of Thirds
• Consistency of light and color
• Use guidelines
• Use foreground, middle ground, and background; overlappping.
• Techniques
• Selection
• Pixels: how it works
• Solid background wih contrast
• Quick selection brush
• Magic Wand
• Feathering
• Filters


•  Work on Extraordinary Circumstances Assignment
• 
  
• 
  
• Probably Not Today:
• Review NTKs and what we have learned. Each group will take one of the following terms and explain it to the class using a visual.
1. Exposure
2. Selection
3. Layers
4. Contrast
5. Levels
6. Cropping and The Rule of Thirds
7. Saturation

Agenda: Thursday, 4/28/16

Did you remember to turn in edited photo (instructions are here)?

Turn in your packets?

Photoshop: Introduction to Compositing

• Guidelines
• Shoot from the same angles
• Use solid backgrounds
• Sketch out ideas
• Design
• Rule of Thirds
• Consistency of light and color
• Use guidelines
• Use foreground, middle ground, and background; overlappping.
• Techniques
• Selection
• Pixels: how it works
• Solid background wih contrast
• Quick selection brush
• Magic Wand
• Feathering
• Filters

 Work on Extraordinary Circumstances Assignment

Agenda: Wednesday, 4/27/16

• Beginning of class: turn in edited photo (instructions are here)
• Photo Observations
• Small group: look at the pictures in this document and answer the questions.
• Share out and discuss.
• Photoshop 
• Review NTKs and what we have learned. Each group will take one of the following terms and explain it to the class using a visual.
1. Exposure
2. Selection
3. Layers
4. Contrast
5. Levels
6. Cropping and The Rule of Thirds
7. Saturation
• Notes: Introduction to Compositing
• Guidelines
• Shoot from the same angles
• Use solid backgrounds
• Sketch out ideas
• Design
• Rule of Thirds
• Consistency of light and color
• Use guidelines
• Use foreground, middle ground, and background; overlappping.
• Techniques
• Selection
• Pixels: how it works
• Solid background wih contrast
• Quick selection brush
• Magic Wand
• Feathering
• Filters
• Extraordinary Circumstances Assignment

Agenda: 4/26/16

• Photoshop and photo editing
• composition
• cropping
• rule of thirds
• changing color and value
• levels/histograms
• contrast
• hue/saturation
• selection tools for selective edits
• Assignment: 
• try the different tools available to you
• take an okay photo and make it better. List the changes you made (hint: take screenshots at different stages)
• Packet time
• Reading Guides and chapters are available here.

Agenda: Monday, 4/25/16

• Discuss change in plans for the year.
• Due date for the current project=moved back (TBA)
• Regatta
• Photoshop and photo editing
• composition
• cropping
• rule of thirds
• changing color and value
• levels/histograms
• contrast
• hue/saturation
• selection tools for selective edits
• Other photo editors (in smaller groups)
• Chrome: Polarr (also available for iOs, Android, Mac (10.10 and up), and Windows 10 (Mac and Windows also have paid versions)
• Snapseed (iOs and Android)
• Assignment: 
• try the different tools available to you
• take an okay photo and make it better. List the changes you made (hint: take screenshots at different stages)
• Packet time
• Reading Guides and chapters are available here.

Agenda, Friday 4/21/16

Catch Up Day!

Work on your packets.
Reading guides and chapters are available here.

The three packets due today should be placed on Ms. Coop's desk.

If you are done with all 5 packets, you can get a head start on next week's packet (it's on Coop's desk)
OR you can play with Photoshop (because trying things is how we learn!)

Agenda, Thursday 4/21/16

Rock on! Finish being rock detectives.
Reading Guides and chapters are available here.


Good free photo editor for Chrome: Polarr (also available for iOs, Android, Mac (10.10 and up), and Windows 10 (Mac and Windows also have paid versions)

Intro to Photoshop

Agenda, Wednesday 4/20/16

• TODAY:
• How to turn in your photos
• Geologic time: relative age dating
• Extra copies available under "Projects" tab in "Earth Science Resources" folder

• HOMEWORK: 
• Reading Guides for chapters 3, 9, 10 due Friday 4/22
• Reading Guide for chapter 12 due Tuesday 4/26
• Textbook pages are available under the "Projects" tab in "Earth Science Resources" folder
• Extra copies of reading guides are available under the "Projects" tab in "Assignments" folder

• Tech Homework (due today):
• Take three pictures of the same subject using different exposure settings. Insert them into the slideshow provided for you in Google Classroom. Explain what specific changes in between each image.
• 2nd-3rd hour
• 4th-5th hour
• If you have a mobile device that you are using as a camera, download Snapseed (free)
• iOS
• Android
• Extra Credit: have a cool pic from today that shows off what can be done with a camera? Upload it to the "Cool Pics" assignment in Google Classroom
• Mobile Camera Apps
• Suggested apps for manual camera control:
• Android:
• Open Camera
• VSCO
• The stock photo app on LG phones has manual controls built in
• iOs
• VSCO
• tutorial
• The stock Apple photo app now has manual controls (links to tutorials here and here).

Agenda, Tuesday 3/19/16

• Earth Science
• Volcanoes 
• HOMEWORK: Reading Guides for chapters 3, 9, 10 due Friday 4/22
• Textbook pages are available under the "Projects" tab in "Earth Science Resources" folder
• Extra copies of reading guides are available under the "Projects" tab in "Assignments" folder

• Tech Homework (due tomorrow):
• Take three pictures of the same subject using different exposure settings. Insert them into the slideshow provided for you in Google Classroom. Explain what specific changes in between each image.
• 2nd-3rd hour
• 4th-5th hour
• If you have a mobile device that you are using as a camera, download Snapseed (free)
• iOS
• Android
• Extra Credit: have a cool pic from today that shows off what can be done with a camera? Upload it to the "Cool Pics" assignment in Google Classroom
• Mobile Camera Apps
• Suggested apps for manual camera control:
• Android:
• Open Camera
• VSCO
• The stock photo app on LG phones has manual controls built in
• iOs
• VSCO
• tutorial
• The stock Apple photo app now has manual controls (links to tutorials here and here).

Agenda: Monday, 4/18/16

• Intro to cameras part II
• Shutter speed, exposure compensation, and pre-focus
• Suggested apps for manual camera control:
• Android:
• Open Camera
• VSCO
• The stock photo app on LG phones has manual controls built in
• iOs
• VSCO
• tutorial
• The stock Apple photo app now has manual controls (links to tutorials here and here).
• Practice taking pictures
• Homework:
• Take three pictures of the same subject using different exposure settings. Insert them into the slideshow provided for you in Google Classroom. Explain what specific changes in between each image.
• 2nd-3rd hour
• 4th-5th hour
• If you have a mobile device that you are using as a camera, download Snapseed (free)
• iOS
• Android
• Extra Credit: have a cool pic from today that shows off what can be done with a camera? Upload it to the "Cool Pics" assignment in Google Classroom

Agenda: Friday, 4/15/16

• Earth Science quiz; use your notes!
• Intro to cameras: apertures

Agenda: Thursday 4/13/16

Entry Doc
Plate Tectonics
Maybe cameras

Agenda: Wednesday 4/13/16

PSAT

Rock Samples

Agenda: Tuesday 4/12/16

No School: SAT

Agenda: Monday 4/11/16

Intro to OzCoop's "Rock Star!" video project

Rock Cycle

Agenda: Friday 4/8/16

Science test corrections

Multichoice Test

Agenda: Thursday 3/7/16

Project Feedback
-what did you learn about group work?

Character Ed.

Groups

• Contracts? or something else...
• Project boards?
• How does the Internet work?

Makeup Points/conferences

For those who are failing Tech: here is a list of assignments and their resources.

Agenda Wednesday 4/6/16

Pre-ID for the PSAT.

Agenda: Tuesday 4/5/16

Earth Science Test

Agenda: Monday 4/4/16

Welcome back!

Check thy grades. Make passing happen.

Project wrap-up:

• Who did what? 
• Share one copy between the group, Ozias, and Coop
• Project reflection (in Classroom)
• How did your group function during this project? What went well? What would you do differently? What do you need help with?
• What was something(s) that you learned that you thought was valuable?
• Peer Evaluation
• 2nd/3rd hour
• 4th/5th hour

Test Review

Agenda: Monday, 3/21/16

Happy Spring!

This week:

• Project presentations due Tuesday
• Rubric
• Late work due Wednesday
• Earth Science test Thursday
• Study Guide

Bees!

Agenda: Wednesday, 3/16/16

If you missed the test yesterday, please take it today. HTML Test Answers go here.

Product life cycle notes were due yesterday in Google Classroom.

Today:

• Turn in your notes on environmentally-sound (or "Green") practices;  due today in Google Classroom.

• Turn in your notes (take pictures if they are on paper). Include an explanation of why the sources you used are valid.

• Work on project.

• Intro to Blogger

Google Resources

Google's tutorials

Agenda: Tuesday 3/15/16

HTML Test Answers

Turn in your product life cycle notes in Google Classroom.
Turn in your notes (take pictures if they are on paper). Include an explanation of why the sources you used are valid.

Agenda: Monday 3/14/16

1. Finish sharing results from Other Human Impacts Research Groups

2. Project work time:

• Research on product life cycles (includes environmental impact at each stage) due 3/15
• Research on green design and best practices (for business and products) due 3/17

Coming Up Tomorrow: HTML/CSS Test 3/15 

study guide here.
HTML info here
HTML Cheat Sheet is available too.

Agenda: Friday 3/11/16

1. Other Human Impacts Research Groups

2. Share Results

3. Project work time:

• Research on product life cycles (includes environmental impact at each stage) due 3/15
• Research on green design and best practices (for business and products) due 3/17

Coming Up: HTML/CSS Test 3/15 

study guide here.
HTML info here

Agenda: Thursday 3/10/16

Today's Work:

Lab Debrief
Nitrogen Gone Wild

Discuss Project Next Steps:

• website set-up
• project life cycles
• green design
• best practices

Research time

HTML/CSS test on Tuesday; study guide here.

Turn in:

personal web site (past due) submit as a zip file in Google Classroom
infographic (individual): submit in Google Classroom

Agenda: Wednesday 3/9/16

Today's Work:

Lab: the Nitrogen Cycle

Work time for finishing infographics

• Example
• Design guidelines

Turn in:

• personal web site (past due) submit as a zip file in Google Classroom
• infographic (individual): submit in Google Classroom

Agenda: Tuesday 3/8/16

Today:

Work on infographic assignment

Stuff that is past due:

• Earth Science
• Business idea form
• Ch. 21 reading guide
• Carbon web
• Carbon data analysis (the graph thing)
• Make a city (the continent thing)
• Webquest
• Technology
• Contract
• Group poster
• Principles of Design notes
• Website
• Infographic analysis

Agenda: Monday 3/7/16

Stuff that is due:

• Earth Science
• Business idea form
• Ch. 21 reading guide
• Carbon web
• Carbon data analysis (the graph thing)
• Make a city (the continent thing)
• Webquest
• Technology
• Contract
• Group poster
• Principles of Design notes
• Website
• Infographic analysis
• Lifecycle of a cellphone infographic

Today

• Turn in website and Infographic analysis (both in Google classroom)
• Lifecycle of a cellphone infographic assignment
• Work time

Coming up:

• Nitrogen cycle
• Final project work time

Agenda: Friday 3/4/16

Check To-do list and calendar

Due Today:

• webquest

Due Monday:

• Personal web site project requirements (due Monday)
• Principles of Design (slide show available here)
• HTML/CSS Cheat Sheet

Today:

• Work on website
• Intro to infographics
• Examples:
• Infographic 1
• Infographic 2
• Infographic 3
• Assignment: annotate one of the infographic examples to show how it was designed (see Google Classroom)
• Assignment: create an infographic about the lifecycle of a cellphone
• Planning process

Agenda: Thursday 3/3/16

Check To-do list and calendar

2nd/3rd

• Personal web site project requirements (due Monday)
• Principles of Design (slide show available here)
• Work on website

4th/5th

• Personal web site project requirements (due Monday)
• Principles of Design (slide show available here)
• What makes a well-designed website?
• World's Worst Web Site
• As a group, pick a site from the CSS Zen Garden (index of designs here) and analyze what what makes the design good. Take notes and turn in.
• Report out to the class and discuss.
• Notes on principles of design.
• Finish webquest (due tomorrow)

Agenda: Tuesday 3/1/16 & Wednesday 3/2/16

Snow Day !

Agenda: Monday 2/29/16

• Character Ed: Reducing school stress through organization
• How to use a to-do list
• How to use a calendar
• Challenge: try these strategies for one week
• Finish working on Earth Science webquest

Agenda: Thursday 2/25/16 & Friday 2/26/16

Snow Days!

Agenda: Wednesday 2/24/16

COP21 WebQuest

Web sites

• demonstration of layout using CSS
• Personal web site project requirements (due Thursday)
• World's Worst Web Site
• CSS Zen Garden
• index of designs

Agenda: Tuesday 2/23/16

Notes on Climate Change

Web sites

• demonstration of layout using CSS
• Personal web site project requirements (due Thursday)

Agenda: Wednesday 2/17/16

Turn in these assignments:

Graphing CO2 Data here

Chapter 21 Reading Guide  (Ch. 21 available here)

As a group, begin researching the life cycle of a cell phone in terms of:

• raw materials
• manufacturing 
•  transportation
• use
• disposal

Intro to CSS

HTML Cheat Sheet

Agenda: Tuesday 2/16/16

• Counselors are here to talk about graduation requirements and transcripts
• Use the Graduation planner shared with you in Google Classroom to plan out your high school career.
• 4/5: Green House gases
• Greenhouse gases notes can be found here.
• Graphing CO2 Data here
• Chapter 21 Reading Guide (due Wednesday)
• Reading Guide
• Ch. 21

Agenda: 2-12-16

"Hello?...Yes, just a second...Hey, it's Phone Jail and it's calling for you."

• 4/5: Carbon Web
• All: Green House gases
• Greenhouse gases notes can be found here.
• Graphing CO2 Data here
• Chapter 21 Reading Guide (due Wednesday)
• Reading Guide
• Ch. 21

Website Creation Resources

Text Editor for Chrome

HTML Cheat Sheet

How to Code a Website

Agenda: Thursday 2/11/2016

Spirit Week!

Did you turn in:
*Project: Business idea and products?
*Finish Carbon web assignment?

Learn HTML.

• Download a text editor
• Plain text vs. word processing
• file types and extensions
• Open a text editor and create a folder with a blank text document.
• Cheatsheet for html tags.
• Practice.
• Bases on what you know, with a partner draw a diagram of how you think the internet works. Include questions about vague areas.

Review carbon web.
Greenhouse gases notes can be found here.

Agenda: Wednesday 2/10/16

Spirit Week: Crazy Day!


*Project: Business idea and products assignment due today.

*Finish Carbon web assignment. It is due today.


Review carbon web.
Greenhouse gases notes can be found here.
Learn HTML.

• Download a text editor
• Plain text vs. word processing
• file types and extensions
• Open a text editor and create a folder with a blank text document.
• Learn about tags.
• Practice.

Agenda: Tuesday 2/9/16

Spirit Week: Kings and Queens!



Project assignment here. This is due tomorrow.

Carbon and the Carbon Cycle notes here.

Activity: Making a Carbon Web. The directions are here. This assignment is due tomorrow.

Agenda: Monday 2/8/16

Spirit Week: PJ Day!


Unit 4 Entry Doc and NTKs

Project: Create a business, Identify products

Agenda

Contract
Plastic-stuff
Entry Doc

Agenda: Monday 2/1/16

PSA projects DUE TODAY

PSA Rubric here

Agenda: 1/25/16- 1/29/16

Work on PSA projects (due 2/1)

PSA topic list here

PSA Rubric here

Agenda: Tuesday-Friday, 1/19/16-1/22/16

Study for Exams
Exam Schedule can be found here.


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Answer Form for Technology Exam

Agenda: Friday 1/15/16

U3 Test make-up for Thursday's absentees

Final Exam Concepts: The Ozone Layer is NOT related to Global Warming

Study time




U3 Test Corrections:

• Matching retakes will be given Tuesday
• Online section questions click here
• Online section results will be emailed to you today
• Only corrections in proper format will be accepted!
• corrections format click here 
• All corrections are due Tuesday

Agenda: Thursday 1/14/16

U3 Test: Freshwater and Us

Study time

PSA work time

Agenda: Wednesday 1/13/16

Workshop: B-Roll & Chromakey (take notes)

Work on projects

Animation Notes




Exam Schedule can be found here.

• Tech Midterm Review available here.

Agenda: Tuesday 1/12/15

Tech Midterm Review

Work on exam reviews
Work on projects




Exam Schedule can be found here.

1. Try understand your topic
1. Type your topic into Google. Read or skim several (4-5) sites. What do you notice? What do they have in common?
2. Talk to others in your group. What did each of you learn? Put your ideas together.
2. As a group, identify your main points:
1. What is the problem you want to solve?
2. What information will your audience need to understand the problem?
3. What do you want the audience to do about the problem?
3. Research and gather any information you need to support your main points.
4. Begin planning your project.
1. What are the most effective ways you can: 
1. engage your audience? 
2. communicate your ideas to them?
2. What resources will you need?
3. How will you organize your project?
1. Structure: Intro, Body, Conclusion (talk to Deb) 
2. Argument/Persuasion: 
1. Claim, 
2. reasons, 
3. evidence (ethos, logos, pathos) 
5. Create your project
6. Get feedback and refine it.
7. Present

Technology Exam Review (preliminary)

• Google Tools/collaboration
• How computers work
• Parts and functions of a computer
• How information flows
• What do computers really do?
• spreadsheets
• research:
• types of sources
• validity
• Animation
• Spread Sheets 
• Header rows/columns 
• Format cell for data type 
• Formulas and functions 
• Basic math functions, parentheses 
• Shortcuts 
• Graphing Data 
• Merge and format cells 

• Transfer to text document 
• Fill down 
• Relative vs. absolute cell references 

Agenda: 1/7/16

Today:

• Finish Freshwater notes (4th hour)
• Discuss research
• Validity
• Sources
• Research to understand topic
• Develop project

Agenda: Wednesday 1/6/16

Animations due Thursday



Humans and Freshwater Resources Notes



PSA Topics

Agenda: Tuesday 1/5/16

Poster Rubrics

Collective notes on humans and freshwater resources

Work on animations

Agenda: Monday 1/4/16

Go over Unit 2 test corrections

Work on animations

Semester grades calculations