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 * __Monday, September 26th to Friday, September 30th, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can tell a story using a web based digital design
 * We can use the art of picture taking to tell our story
 * We can write a short story that will be told through our pictures
 * We can use the tools for "comic writing" to show emotion (text bubble, graphic gestures, etc.)
 * We can share our finished comics with our classmates

__**How we will learn it**__


 * __Monday, September 26th:__** Today, you should all be finished with your outlines and now starting to work in www.toondoo.com on your comic books. Remember, we want to make sure we are picking from the "Horizontal" menu and not the vertical when creating our books as the horizontal selection is the only choice Toondoo has for these types of books.

__**Tuesday, September 27th to Thursday, September 29th:**__ We will be working on our Toondoos for these classes.Please make sure that your comic is finished by Friday. Here is a copy of the rubric for this assignment:



__**Friday, September 30**__: Today, we will be sharing our finished Toondoos in class. Please make sure your comic is embedded into your wikispace.

Have a great weekend!

Here's an example Toondoo comic book:

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__**Tuesday, September 20th to Friday, September 23rd**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can tell a story using a web based digital design
 * We can use the art of picture taking to tell our story
 * We can write a short story that will be told through our pictures

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, September 20th**__: Hope you all had a great LONG weekend! Today, as I am away. Miss Mohr will be hanging out with you guys. There is a site that I want you to sign up for, on the internet, and play with today to see what you can create. The site is called [|www.ToonDoo.com]. We are going to be using this site for the week so I want you all to make sure you have accounts for it. As it needs an email address, I encourage you to use the same email address that you used for your wikispaces. See what you can do with the site because over the next little while, we are going to create some comics. Have fun!

__**Wednesday, September 21st to Friday, September:**__ Over the next few classes we are going to create a digital story. We are going to use ToonDoo to tell our story through a comic form. Here is the process we are going to work on for the next few classes:

1. Each of you must come up with a really quick story to tell that last no more than 3 minutes to share! VERY VERY QUICK! As you tell your story, think of the images you could use to tell that story (think comic book style). 2. You are going to make an outline for your story using the computers. We will go through this process in class. **Your comic will include 9-12 panels to tell your story.** 3. Once your outline is done, please show it to Mr. Young. 4. You will be given a digital camera (or you may bring your own) and you may take your buddies around to get the pictures that you need for your comic. 5. Once the pictures have been taken, we will use ToonDoo to create your story in digital form 6. We will post your finished comic book to your wikispace



We will see how far we get with this process up until Friday and see how much we time we will need next week to finish up.

Let's have some fun!

Have a great weekend!



__**Monday, September 12th to Thursday, September 15th, 2011**__ (Non Student Days Friday, September 16th and Monday, September 19th) __** What are we learning? **__
 * We can take pictures and transform them using a web based program
 * We can edit photos to make them more personal

__**Monday, September 12th to Wednesday, September 14th**__: A few days ago we started using the web based program,[| www.picnik.com] to resize your "profile pictures" for your wikispace. Today we are going to go back into that program and see what else it can do when it comes to creating different kinds of pictures. We will go through the program together as a class, and then you will have the next two classes to explore. Your assignment is to create 5 pictures that look different from each other. You can take pictures (we have a camera here at school) or you can use some from your Facebook page, if you wish. As you can see from the example below, my 4 year old niece had some fun creating one with myself and her in the pic. Let's see how you do!

Your assignment is to have the following 5 types of pictures to use in your assignment:

Type of pictures to use: 1. A picture of a scene around the school with no students in it as the focus 2. A picture of you (from Facebook or one that you take with the cameras) 3. A picture of an object (skateboard, printer, hammer, etc.) 4. A picture of a group of people 5. A picture of your choice

You will then post the pictures to your wikispace and include the following:

1. The original picture (unedited) 2. The new picture (with edits made in picnic) 3. An explanation of which features you used in picnik to create your new picture (may need to keep a list).

Each picture will be worth 5 marks based on using the tools in picnik to make an attractive picture that stands out more than the original one.

__**Thursday, September 15th**__: Catch up day! My hope is that the ink for the colour lazerjet printer will be in and we can FINALLY print off our "I am" posters and our "Wordle Word Art". Once we do this we can post our pictures to the bulletin board in our room.

Have a great LONG weekend!



__**Tuesday, September 6th to Friday, September 9th, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can continue progressing on our wiki designs through text, embedding files, pictures, and videos
 * We can use the computers (Microsoft Word fonts and colors) to create a Digital Design that represents who we are as a person.

__**Tuesday, September 6th:**__ Today, you are going to be given one more opportunity to work on your wikispaces. Please remember that those wikispaces will be due on **Friday, September 9th**. If you need any extra time please come and see me and I can make a computer available to you at noon or after school. Don't forget to check your evaluation for this assignment (see last week's entries).
 * __How we will learn it:__**

__**Wednesday, September 7th to Friday, September 9th:**__ Today, and for the rest of the week, we are going to be looking at creating a document in Microsoft that puts your creativity in design, fonts, and colors to use. We are going to be creating one page posters that represent who you are. I will be showing you some examples, like the one shown in class and then we will begin creating one for yourself. Once you are done the poster we will be printing them off on the color lazer printer and then give you a copy to keep for yourself and one to put up in the room on the bulletin boards. We will also have a copy to your wikispace in a format that you can open from any computer. This is so you can show your parents your fancy art work when you get home and they can put it on the fridge!

Have a great weekend!

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__**Monday, August 29th to Friday, September 2nd, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can view the course outline and go over classroom procedures
 * We can begin discovering and building a web based site for our personal learning
 * We can learn the basic skills of creating a personal wikispace which include creating pages, inputting text, attaching files, inserting pictures, and embedding video
 * We can look at the design of our wiki for organization and to make sure it is attractive to our audience

__**How we will learn it?**__


 * Monday, September 29th**: Welcome Digital Design 9! Today we will be going over the course outline, classroom procedures here on the wiki. As you can see, I am not giving you a paper copy of the outline as you can always access it here. The wiki address is the only thing you need to write down. Please remember that this wiki is setup for your use! You can access this on computers, tablets (iPads, etc), smartphones, and iPod touches. Please remember that you can download document from the wiki, as well. There is no excuse for you not knowing what is going on in the class!


 * Tuesday, September 30th:** Finish talking about course outline and then begin working on developing our own personal wikispace. We will be going over some of the basics of how to setup a wikispace in class an then you will be allowed to explore, on your own and with your classmates, on different things you can do with the wikispace site. Please refer to the handout for instructions (we will go over in class). As this is a big part of our class, I want to give you sometime to work on this project. You will be given the next few classes to get this completed. You will receive a rubric for your wikispace evaluation tomorrow.

[|Wiki Project.pdf]


 * Wednesday, August 31st to Friday, September 2nd**: You are going to be given these classes to work on your wikispace. Please remember to use the assignment above and the rubric down below so you will know what and how you are being evaluated on.



Have a great LONG weekend!

Just because it is your first FRIDAY at your new school:

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