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 * __Wednesday, January 18th to Monday, January 23rd, 2012__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can use our interviewing skills to interview a person who has faced a challange within thier life
 * We can collect data about that person and how they overcame that challange
 * We can create a script that outlines our data and organizes our thoughts on what we want to share
 * We can create a presentation, using technology, that shares our data with our classmates
 * We can use pictures, voice, transitions, music, to enhance our presentations

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Wednesday, January 18th to Monday, January 21st:**__ During these days, we will be presenting our projects to our classmates. Please, again, be aware of the rubric that will be used to evaluate your presentations. You were given this rubric a few weeks ago so you have had plenty of time to look it over. Please scroll down, to last week's entry, to download a copy, if you need it. Also you can check the "Handouts" section for a downloadable copy. Mr. McKinnon and I are both looking forward to viewing all of your presentations and learning more about the person you have chosen.


 * Also, on behalf of Mr. McKinnon and myself, we would like to thank you for taking this journey with us, this semester. We hope that you have have picked up a few useful tools to use as you move onto your future classes. All the best to you during finals week, and good luck in your studying. Remember, the computer lab is always available to you, if you need it. Hope you have a great semester!! It's hard to believe this one is already over!**
 * __Tuesday, January 4th to Tuesday, January 17th, 2012__**
 * __What are we leaning?__**
 * We can use our interviewing skills to interview a person who has faced a challange within thier life
 * We can collect data about that person and how they overcame that challange
 * We can create a script that outlines our data and organizes our thoughts on what we want to share
 * We can create a presentation, using technology, that shares our data with our classmates
 * We can use pictures, voice, transitions, music, to enhance our presentations

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, January 4th to Tuesay, January 17th**__: During these classes we will be working your final project for Mr. Mckinnon and my classes. Please remember that this presentation takes the place of a final exam. Your presentation, is your final exam. Most of you have completed your interviews during Christmas break and are now settling into creating your scripts and your final presentations. You are going to be given the next two weeks to complete these presenations and you will be presenting them during class on **January 18th, 19th, and 20th**. Some people may decide to create a Prezi and some my choose to create a PhotoStory. The choice is up to you. Please remember though, that the following rubric will be used on your presentation:

Please remember that you are being given 2 HOURS a DAY to work on these final projects. That's over 16 hours of classtime to get everything finished up from start to finish. If you need ANY EXTRA TIME, Mr. Young is available at noon hour. Please come see me and I will make sure that the computer lab is available to you!!! Don't find excuses, find solutions! :)



Also, pleae remember that you must have your person's signature on the form given out ot you before Christmas:






 * __Monday, December 19th to Wednesday, December 21st, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can write a personal essay using the writing process
 * We can proofread our writing for understanding and grammatical errors
 * We can analyze the interview process through using media
 * We can begin the first steps in creating our interview questions for our chosen person

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, Decemeber 19th to Wednesday, December 21st:**__ As this is a short week, for all of us, we are going to be working on the following things in order to get ready for our Christmas break and make sure everything is all ready for us when we get back in January:

1. "Living Lecture" essays MUST be handed into Mr. McKinnon and posted to your wikispace 2. "4 Interview Examples" page on your wikispace must be completed 3. "Interview Questions" must be good to go for when you leave for break. These are the questions that you are going to use to interview your chosen person for your final assignment for our classes. Remember, this final assignment takes the place of a final in our classes. We will be solely be working on this when we get back from break. Your interview MUST be completed by this time.

In class, Mr. McKinnon went over the Interview Permission form. He also gave you a copy to use. If you lose that copy, you can always download a copy here:



Have a great and safe break! Happy Holidays!!

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 * __Monday, December 12th to Friday, December 16th, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can write a personal essay using the writing process
 * We can proofread our writing for understanding and grammatical errors
 * We can analyze the interview process through using media
 * We can begin the first steps in creating our interview questions for our chosen person

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, December 12th:**__ Today will be your last day to work on your "Last Lecture" essays. You need to get those into Mr. McKinnon and upload a copy of your essay to your wiki so I can read it over. Tomorrow we will be starting to look at the interview process.

__**Tuesday, December 13th to Thursday, December 15th**__: During these classes, we are going to be looking at how to conduct a successful interview and the skills it takes to conduct an interview with someone. In Mr. McKinnon's class you are starting to go over the basics of how an interview is setup. Now, the best thing for you is to see some examples of different interviews and how the interviewer asks the questions to their subject and the responses they receive back.

We are going to be looking at a few examples in class and then you will be looking for your own interviews using a web search of Google and YouTube.

During this assignment, you are going to create a page on your wikispaces called "Interview Examples". On this page you are going to find 4 different interviews **(that must be 5 or more minutes in length)** that you can embed on your page and look at the following questions. Please make sure to answer the questions in full and complete sentences and please remember that all questions can be more than just one sentence.

Here are the questions:

Example of a "closed" question: Do you like cookies? Example of an "open-ended" question: How do you feel about the treatment of animals?
 * 1. What body language shows they are interested and listening attentively?**
 * 2. Do they move from question to question, or do they ask for clarification and elaboration of answers?**
 * 3. Do they refer to their notes?**
 * 4. Does the interviewer interrupt the person on a regular basis?**
 * 5. Does the interviewer stick to "closed" or "open-ended" questions?**

Here are some examples for us to look at in class:

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 * __Wednesday, December 7th to Friday, December 9th, 2011__**

First of all, my apologies for not having the wiki updated for Monday and Tuesday, this week. I have been away and will pick up on Wednesday, as it is my first day back. You have been working with Mr. McKinnon on his assignments and I will pick up where he left off. __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can write a descriptive essay and persuassive essay using the writing process
 * We can proofread our writing for understanding and grammatical errors
 * We can use Microsoft Word effectively to present our writing


 * __How we will learn it__**
 * __Wednesday, December 7th to Friday, December 9th:__** Today, you are working on your essays for Mr. McKinnon's class. There are two essay that you are working on. The first one is based on the "Homeless" story that you read in his class. The setup for the essay can be found below (Wednesday, November 30th entry). You are also working on the "Last Lecture" essay, based on the video you watched in Mr. McKinnon's class. Here is what Mr. McKinnon is expecting you to include in the essay:


 * Write your "Last Lecture" as if it is 30 years from now. You will need to answer:**
 * 1) **What would you like to tell others?**
 * 2) **What is your trait that will limit you?**
 * 3) **What are the brick walls that will test your desires?**
 * 4) **Who have you learned from that will help you?**

If you need to watch the lecture again, please fee free to [|here]

We will use the same setup for this essay as your "Homeless" one (see last week's entry). These will be due early next week so please have them completed.

At the beginning of next week, we will be looking at the "Interview Process" that is going to lead you into your final assignment for this class. You will be doing your own examination of what makes a good invterniew and how one is conducted.

Have a great weekend!

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 * __Monday, November 28th to Friday, November 29th, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can reseach online resources for quotes, videos, songs, articles, and images on what it means to be a hero and who is a hero in our eyes
 * We can use [|Glogster] to create a verbal-visual essay on what it means to be a hero
 * We can represent our views of being hero through pictures, videos, songs, articles, and quotes

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, November 28th:__** Today, we are going to rewind ourselves two days and try something a bit different. I know that last week I introduced you to the "Nota" website that allow you to create online posters. Let's face it, that program is a little bit stale and you can't be as creative as you want and make it your own. So, we are going to try something different. After getting our Internet Explorer updated so it will include "Chrome", we can now start using [|Glogster] to create your online poster for Mr. McKinnon's class. Remember, this is the place to hold all of your media and research on the two questions we talked about last week. They were:

1. In your eyes, what are the qualities of a hero? 2. Who, in your eyes, would be considered a hero?

I will let you have this period to set up your [|Glogster] account and play around with it. I am really hoping you find it more user friendly than Nota. Let's give it a shot and see.


 * __Tuesday, November 29th__:** You will be given some more time to work on your posters. Also, you will have some time to begin working on your essays for Mr. McKinnon's class. We will be going over the basics of setting up your essay on the computer, tomorrow. Also, we are going to go over your self-evaluation for your Glogster project. This self-evaluation will be completed once you have finished embedded your Glogster onto your wikispace (please create a Glogster page) and completed Mr. McKinnon's essay. You will upload your completed self-evaluation just under your embedded Glogster on your Glogster page. Here is the evaluation to save to your network space:

Please save the ".docx" file if you are working on this from school. The ".pdf" file is if you are working on this from home and don't have access to Microsoft Word. The PDF file is read only so you will need to type out your evaluation on your wikispace.

__**Wednesday, November 30th**__: Today, we will be going over the basics of setting up your essay on the computer. Some things to keep in mind as you are printing your essay off:

1. Use 12 point size of font only please 2. The font for an essay should only be Times New Roman or Arial 3. Your essay will be double spaced 4. Center the title for your essay at the top (use **BOLD** on your title) 5. Your name goes underneath the title and the class that it is for goes underneath your name

Here is an example for you to use, if you need it:



You will have Thursday and Friday to work on your posters and essays.

__**Thursday, December 1st, and Friday, December 2nd**__: For these two days you are going to be given time to work on your essays and your [|Glogster]posters. I will show you how to embedd your [|Glogster] onto your wikispace. On Friday, I will not be here but Miss Mohr will be for the next three classes. Please make sure you listen to her as she and Mr. McKinnon will be setting up your class for the next two days, next week.

The one thing that must be completed when you have finished your [|Glogster] is the self-evaluation that we went through on Tuesday (look at Tuesday's entry). You must complete this evaluation and upload it to your wikispace right below your embeded [|Glogster]. These will be due next week.

Have a great weekend!



__**What are we learning?**__
 * __Monday, November 21st to Tuesday, November 24th, 2011__**
 * We can present a rearch project to our classmates using a Prezi

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, November 21st:__** Today will be your last day to work on your "Prezi Vacation" assignments. You will be presenting these in class tomorrow. Please refer to last weeks entries for more information and rubric.

__**Tuesday, November 22nd**__: We will be presenting your "Prezi Vacations" today. I will be using the rubric below (you were also given this last week) to evaluate your presentations:



__**Wednesday: November 23rd and Thursday, November 24th**__: We are going to be finishing up any presentations that have yet to be done, on Wednesday, and then we will be starting into our next unit. In ELA with Mr. McKinnon you are looking at what it means to be a hero and whom, in your eyes, is considered to be a hero. Our job, over the next few classes is to do some research on your personal views of what is a hero and who a hero would be, in your eyes, and why? Over the next couple of couple of classes (Wednesday, and Thursday) you are going to be doing some research and collecting resources on the two questions above. You can use as many online resources as you wish and save them to your network space.


 * Again, here are the two questions**:

1. In your eyes, what are the qualities of a hero? 2. Who, in your eyes, would be considered a hero?


 * This can range from fictional to real life heroes, but you have to look at the qualities they possess.**
 * You can use many different resources to do this research**:

1. Online or Print Articles (newspapers and magazines) 2. Quotes you find online 3. Songs (look at lyrics) 4. Poems 5. Online Videos (YouTube, Google, etc.)

Once you have collected all the information this week, we are going to be looking at a site called "[|Nota]". This site allows you to create a sort of interactive, online poster using text, images, and videos. We will look through the basics of the site and then you will start creating your poster, using [|Nota]




 * __Monday, November 14th to Friday, November 18th, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can examine the use of this presentation software to meet our needs and use it in our own personal way
 * We can create a multi-media presentation using a web-based program
 * We can search the internet for information and visuals to create our presentation
 * We can present our findings to our classmates

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, November 14th to Thursday, November 17th, 2011:**__ This week we are going to be creating a Prezi (see last week's entries) based on a vacation that you would like to take, sometime in your lifetime. You are going to research the location, travel expenses, etc. and design a Prezi that focuses on the place. The presentation will be done in class and will be no longer than two minutes in length. Here are the things you need to remember to include:

1. Text - You don't have to type everything out, just have them there as points and talk about them based on your knowledge 2. Pictures - Pictures that you will use to describe what is going on at your vacation spot 3. Videos - You can include any videos you wish to (no more than 30 seconds) in your Prezi 4. Links - If you want to show us a website feel free to put a link in 5. Path of your presentation - Make sure that your presentation has a flow that works for you as you create the path

Here is the rubric I will use to evaluate your presentation. You will see this rubric again as we work with Prezi with Mr. McKinnon.



__**Friday, November 18th**__: We will use what time we have (as awards assembly is happening at 10:45 am) to go through a few presentations and we will finish up the rest on Monday.

Have a great weekend!



__**What are we learning?**__
 * __Monday, November 7th to Thursday, November 10th__** (Friday, November 11th is Remembrance Day)
 * We can use a web-based program to create personal presenations
 * We can examine the use of this presentation software to meet our needs and use it in our own personal way

__** How we will learn it **__ __** Monday, November 7th: **__ Today will be your last day to work on your Audacity projects for Mr. McKinnon's class. Please make sure your MP3 files of your project end up in the Global folder under **Global --> Young --> Info Pro 10 --> Audacity--> Radio Show**. We will be listening to those projects in class tomorrow as a full group.

__**Tuesday, November 8th**__: Today, we will be listening to your radio show projects for the first hour of the morning and then you will be working with Mr. McKinnon during period 2.

__**Wednesday, November 9th and Thursday, November 10th**__: Today, we will be starting to work on a new piece of software called "[|Prezi]". Prezi is a presentation, web-based, tool that will allow you to create presentations on the go, wherever you are, as long as you have internet access. We will be signing you up for a free account today and letting you start to play with all the tools. Trust me, there is a lot of things you can do with this presentation software.

During our time using it, we will learn how to:
 * Use Text (fonts, colors, and positions)
 * Embedd YouTube
 * Use Images
 * Uploading files
 * Create a Path for our presentation to follow

We will start off by playing with the program for these two days and then next week create a short presentation that you will work on for Info Pro 10. Then we will move into a project that uses [|Prezi]in your ELA class with Mr. McKinnon in the next little while.


 * Please remember that our Remembrance Day assembly will be held in the morning so classes will be shortened.**

__**Friday, November 11th:**__ No school as it is Remembrance Day. Have a great weekend!



__** What are we learning? **__
 * __Monday, October 31st to Thursday, November 3rd, 2011__** (Friday, November 4th, Non-Student Day as interviews are taking place)
 * We can develop a written script to be used for a radio show
 * We can use our verbal skills to tell a story and record it into a MP3 recorder for sound editing
 * We can use the computer program Audacity effectively to add special effects to your script and tell your story in a more effect manner

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Monday, October 31st**__: Happy Halloween! Today will be your last day to work on your scripts and get your recordings completed. Some of you will be working in my lab and then moving into Mr. McKinnon's classroom to complete your recordings in the MP3 recorders. Those must be completed today so that you can spend the next few days editing your radio show together using Audacity.

__**Tuesday, November 1st to Thursday, November 3rd**__: During these periods, you will be given the time to work in your groups on your radio show for Mr. McKinnon's and my class. We are hoping to have these completed by Thursday so that we can share them in class. We are hoping to start sharing them on Thursday. Let's see how far we get!


 * Reminder 1: On Tuesday, report cards are scheduled to be handed out at the end of the day. **


 * Reminder 2: Thursday night is Parent/Student/Teacher interviews. Please feel free to stop by the school tonight between 6:30 and 8:30 pm to discuss your progress, in your classes, with your parents and teachers. **

Here is the rubric for the Information Processing portion of your Audacity project:






 * __Friday, November 4th__: This is a non-student day. However, please feel free to stop by the school between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm to discuss your progress, in your classes, with our teachers and parents. **

Have a great weekend!



__**What are we learning?**__
 * __Tuesday, October 25th to Friday, October 28th, 2011__**
 * We can write a script within our groups for ELA
 * We can use the computers to create a formatted script to use in a performance
 * We can share our Mashups, that we made in Audicity, with the class

__**How we will learn it**__ Period 2, we will give you one more period to work on your Mashups and share them with the class tomorrow. Also, we will be discussing and working on your scripts for your radio program for Mr. McKinnon's class.
 * __Tuesday, October 25th:__** Today, in period 1, we are going to be sharing our "Mashups" with the class that we made last week.

__**Wednesday, October 26th**__: Today, period 2, you will be sharing your mashups with the class today. For both classes we are going to start looking at using the computers to create a script for your radio program in Mr. McKinnon's class. We will be using Audacity to create your radio programs, but first of all, we need to create a script for your group to use. We will be using [|Google Docs] to create our scripts. This is a site that will allow you all to access one copy of a document and you can all work on it at the same time. You can fix it up, add to it, do all of your formatting on it. Plus you can do it from any computer that has an internet connection. We will test it out today, see how it works for your groups, and go from there.

Here is what I need your group to do:

1. We will get into our groups for this assignment and we will go through setting up a Google Doc together (everyone must have access to an email account). 2. One member of the group will create the Google Doc from their account. 3. They will post the link to the Google Doc on their wikispace 4. The other members of the group will go to that member's wikispace and click on the link to the Google Doc 5. All members will sign in so they can work on the Google Doc together using their rough copies

__**Thursday, October 27th and Friday, October 28th**__: For Thursday and Friday's class, we will be using the time to work on your scripts for Mr. McKinnon's Radio Assignment. Please remember that we are using [|Google Docs] so everyone can be involved in creating the copy of the script as we go. Next week, we will be using Audacity to actually create your radio show.

Have a great weekend!




 * __Monday, October 17th to Friday, 21st, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can use audio clips to create a form of "MashUp"
 * We can learn the editing features in a music program such as Audacity
 * We can create our own sample "MashUp" to share with the class

__**Monday, October 17th**__: Today we are going to be sharing our ToonDoos with the class. You can choose which one you would like to share. Again, please make sure your ToonDoo for Mr. McKinnon's class in on a page called "ELA Assignments" page. Tomorrow we will be starting into working on sound editing with the program Audacity. However, before we start into Audacity we need to gather a few songs for you guys to put into your space on the network. To do that we will be using [|YouTube] and a [|YouTube to Mp3 Converter]. After we gather a few songs we will look at the basics of Audacity and how to create a quick mashup. Your task is going to be to do the following:


 * Use Audacity, play with it to see what you can create using the program. This is your choice.
 * Create a 2-4 minue mashup that consists of 5 or more songs. It will be up to you how you want to organize and use the songs.
 * You can use any music that you want. I would prefer music that has "clean" or "radio edit" lyrics in it. Luckily, in Audacity you can even scratch the bad words out, so you can try that out as well! :)


 * Please bring your headphones to class for the next few days!! **

__**Tuesday, October 18th to Friday, October 21st**__: For these days you will be using the time to create your 2-4 minute mashup. Please make sure to bring your headphones with you as there will be a lot of sounds going on in the classroom. Again, there is a lot to this program. We are just going to be learning the basics. Somethings you will discover on your own and some of you will surprise me with what you come up with! I can't wait to see! My hope is to share these on Monday, October 24. Have a great weekend! media type="youtube" key="kzFBkkyldLY?version=3" height="219" width="392" align="center"

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 * __Tuesday, October 11th to Friday, October 14th, 2011__**
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can write a story in ELA for Mr. McKinnon
 * Based on the story we write in ELA, we can create a comic book that is a visual representation of our story
 * We can use the tools of "comic writing" effectively through toondoo (text bubbles, visual emotions, etc.)
 * We can share our finished comics with our classmates
 * We can use our wikis to share our comics with everyone


 * __How we will learn it__**
 * __Tuesday, October 11th to Thursday, October 13th:__** I hope you had a great long weekend and ate TONS of turkey and stuffing! for the next three classes you will be finishing up your [|ToonDoos]for Mr. McKinnon's class. He will be asking for your writing to come into him on **Tuesday, October 11th,** so please be prepared for that. Again, don't forget that he will be marking the "story and writing" element of your comic. For me, you were provided this rubric last week. Please make sure that review it so that you know exactly what you are being evaluated on. We have been using ToonDoo for awhile now, so you should be getting REALLY good at it! Here is the rubric, if you need to see it again:



__**Friday, October 14th**__: My hope is that we will be able to upload your ToonDoo to your wikispace and we get a chance to go through a number of them. **Please make sure that you have created an "English Assignments" page for you wikispaces so**
 * Mr. McKinnon knows exactly where your ToonDoo is**. Depending on if the site cooperates or not (because we all know that the internet can crash at anytime). This is the due date for your ToonDoo, so please make sure it is completed and uploaded to your wiki! Next week, we will be working on creating some Mash-Ups using Audacity!

Have a great weekend!

A great mash-up for you to check out! This one took hours and hours and hours to do!

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__**What are we learning?**__
 * __Monday, October 3rd to Friday, October 7th, 2011__**
 * We can write a story in ELA for Mr. McKinnon
 * Based on the story we write in ELA, we can create a comic book that is a visual representation of our story
 * We can use the tools of "comic writing" effectively through toondoo (text bubbles, visual emotions, etc.)
 * We can share our finished comics with our classmates
 * We can use our wikis to share our comics with everyone

__**How we will learn it**__
 * __Monday, October 3rd to Friday, October 7th:__** This week we are starting to work on our comic books for Mr. McKinnon's class. Your task in his class has been to write a story with vivid character, setting, and conflicts. Since we have just used [|www.toondoo.com] to create a short comic strip in our class, we are going to use ToonDoo, again, to tell the story you are writing in his class. We will be following the same format that you used when you were practising with the site last week. This time, I am looking for specific qualities in your ToonDoo to evaluate. Here is the rubric I will be using to evaluate your ToonDoo for Mr. McKinnon's class:



For the next few classes, you will be designing your character in the "character generator" on ToonDoo (you all know where it is), deciding on your backgrounds, and getting your text prepared. Remember, you are more than welcome to use the digital cameras to help you tell your story.

We will see where we are at on Friday, October 7th and set a due date for this assignment with Mr. McKinnon.

Have an awesome long Thanksgiving weekend!




 * __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 of "comic writing" effectively through toondoo (text bubbles, visual emotions, etc.)

__**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. __**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 create an outline
 * We can use photography to tell our story
 * We can write a short story that will be enhanced through the images that take personally

__**How we will learn it**__ __**Tuesday, September 20th**__: Hope you all had a great LONG weekend! This week we are going to be looking at a digital form of storytelling. 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 23rd:**__ 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**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can use a web based photo editing softward to create pictures that have more meaning
 * We can use our photos in a personal way through sharing on our websites
 * We can examine the art of photography through the tools within the program

__**Monday, September 12th:**__ Today, we are going to be exploring a bit more of [|www.picnik.com]. This is a great, web based, program that lets you edit your pictures to the way that you like. The reason we are looking at this is that over the next little while, when we are doing projects, I want you to have the freedom to be more visual with the pictures that you take and use in your projects. Sometimes it's just easy to go to google and find a picture. Using this program, I am hoping that you will be able to create more of your own pictures and present them the way that you want them presented. Today, we are going to play with the website and see what we can create. Tomorrow, you will be getting your actual assignment for Picnik and what I want you to create.
 * __How we will learn it__**

__**Tuesday, September 13th to Thursday, September 15**__: During these classes I am going to get you to look at 5 different pictures that you can use [|www.picnik.com] to create a photo that is more meaningful to you (and more fun). I want you to look at the tools that you have on the website and use them to your benefit to make them even more appealing than they already are.

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
 * Type of pictures to use:**

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

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. Have a great weekend!



__**Tuesday, September 6 to Friday, September 9th, 2011**__
 * __What are we learning?__**
 * We can be familiar with hardware and software terminology and features
 * We can develop communications skills needed for information processing
 * We can develop information processing skills that will be helpful in one’s personal life
 * We can use the internet as a means to gain resources for our English class
 * We can develop good keyboarding skills through practice


 * __How we will learn it__**
 * Tuesday, September 6th:** I hope you all had a great long weekend! Today, you were given your last scheduled class time to work on your wikispaces. Again please review the rubric we went over in class (refer to last week's entries), so that you know how you are going to be evaluated on this project.


 * Wednesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 8th**: Today and Thursday, we are going to start working on a project for Mr. McKinnon's ELA class. In his class you have been making a list of 25 words. Today, we are going to start creating a chart for your words plus some columns for the 5 synonyms for each of your 25 words. We will be using Microsoft Word for this and we will be using some online tools to get your synonyms for each of your words. These charts will be uploaded to your wikispace as a file and a copy will be printed off for Mr. Mckinnon's class.


 * Friday, September 9th**: Once you have completed your 25 word list for Mr. McKinnon's class we are going to be using an online tool to create some "Word Art". Using [|www.Wordle.net] I want you to put your words you have been workin on into the text box and use the formating tools, that I will show you in class, to create a "Word Cloud" that you can save to your wiki and print off. I want you to print off a copy in color (I will show you how).

Instructions to print your Word Cloud in color:

1. Upload your Word Cloud to your wiki by copying and pasting the code given into the "Other HTML" box from the Widget menu. 2. Go to the color lazer printer in lab 225 and log on 3. Go to your wikispace and bring up your Word Cloud 4. Print from their by selecting the "Color Lazer Jet" Printer (near the bottom of the menu).

Here is an example:

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Have a great weekend!

__**Monday, August 29th to Friday, September 2nd, 2011**__ __**What are we learning?**__
 * We can view the course outline and go over classroom procedure
 * We can be familiar with hardware and software terminology and features
 * We can develop communications skills needed for information processing
 * We can develop information processing skills that will be helpful in one’s personal life
 * We can be able to utilize electronic communication systems effectively

__**How we will learn it**__


 * Monday, September 29th**: Welcome to Information Processing 10! Today we will be going over the course outline, classroom procedures an then begin setting you up on the computers in the lab. If we have time, we will start setting up your Wikis for the class. 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.




 * 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 back:

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