How to Explain Your Process

How to explain your process

• When you upload your screenshot, click on the image, make it X-tra large,  and then click "caption."  
1. In the caption, write 1-2 sentences explaining what you did. 
2. Use appropriate vocabulary each sentence. (Make sure to check the blog for any vocabulary.)
3. Make sure to use capitals and correct punctuation.
4. How to get help:
• Red-dotted lines mean that something is spelled wrong.  Right-click it to choose the correct spelling. (This will not point out errors in capitalization.)
  
•  Open Microsoft Word and type your sentences there.  Run spell check.  Copy and paste the sentence into your caption.
• Ask a neighbor or Mrs. Miller for help.
  

•  Example of Before and After Screenshot with caption

Smart Filters post example

In this photo I applied two non-destructive filters--the Ocean Ripple and Blur Smart Filters.  The Ocean Ripple layer was on top with an Overlay Blending Mode.

Guess Who Game Project

• Create your own Guess Who cards
• Get to know the game:
• If someone else is finished with their work, play the Guess Who game with them
• If someone is not, download and play Guess Who? - Freemium

• Decide on a subject for your game characters (i.e. characters from Harry Potter, famous people in American History, your friends, your family, etc.)

• Measure the card in the (real) game to create your template.  I have copies if someone is playing the game.

• Find LARGE or MEDIUM (this will be printed) sized images to use, or create your own.  The best finished projects will be printed.

Winners of the Anti-Bullying Posters Contest

First, congratulations to ALL of you who made it to Finalist.  I am so proud of you--some of you really struggled to come up with your idea, and some of you struggled to get that idea just right.  Each of you is truly a winner.

The final judging was done using the following question:
Which poster would you choose to hang in the school hallway?


First Place:  Harlie

 

Words Hurt

Second Place:  Sativa

Eye on bullying.

Third Place:  Makinna

Don't pull them down.

 

 

 

 Honorable Mention:  Kianna

Be a helping hand.

Puppet Warp

Game Character Analysis 1: Space Wolves Byte

15 Shapes

Why iPads

Why iPads?

I'm constantly being asked by students, parents, even family and friends, why our district decided to buy iPads for all the secondary students.  The answer everyone expects is something to do with money:  the textbooks cost less, we use less paper, etc.  There's also the "green" aspect, that by using digital documents instead of printed ones, we are doing less harm to the environment.

While both those answers probably were a part of the decision process, the biggest reason for supplying iPads was to "level the playing field."

Before the iPads, the amount of resources a student had at home depended on the amount of money their family made.  It just stands to reason that the more money a family has, the more technology the student will have access to in their home.  At the other end of the spectrum, the less money a family has available, the less resources.

So, now with the iPad, everyone has access to the same resources.  Everyone is on the same "field," and everyone has the same opportunities for success!

Cool Text