| Date | Objective/Standard | Description of Lesson | Assignment/HW |
| 8/29 | First Day of School |
- Welcome
- Went over syllabus and class rules
- Received folders
- Looked at sample PowerPoint Jeopardy projects
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- Syllabus signed and back to me by Wednesday |
| 8/30 | Use PowerPoint to create a multimedia project including pictures, hyperlinks, sound, and text |
- Create folders in Google Drive for class
- Started creating the practice PowerPoint Jeopardy game together as a class
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- Syllabus signed and back to me by tomorrow |
| 8/31 | Same as 8/30 |
- Finished the practice PowerPoint Jeopardy game
- Received the rubric for the PowerPoint Jeopardy game and we reviewed it together in class
- Started working on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy game due next Friday (September 9th) |
| 9/1 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game |
- PowerPoint Jeopardy game due next Friday (September 9th)
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
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| 9/2 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game |
- PowerPoint Jeopardy game due next Friday (September 9th)
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
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| 9/5 | NO SCHOOL | ||
| 9/6 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game | - PowerPoint Jeopardy game due Friday - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/7 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game | - PowerPoint Jeopardy game due Friday - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/8 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game | - PowerPoint Jeopardy game due Friday - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/9 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game | - Extended the due date to Monday for the PowerPoint Jeopardy game - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/12 | Same as 8/30 | - Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game (final day) | - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/13 | Same as 8/30 | - We played a few students PowerPoint Jeopardy projects in class | - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/14 | Same as 8/30 | - We played a few students PowerPoint Jeopardy projects in class | - BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/15 |
- Use Audacity to record and edit voice
- Use Audacity to change tempo, pitch and speed (as well as other effects)
- Use Audacity to cut, copy and paste different parts of a sound file
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- Students recorded their names and then edited it and added effects to it
- Students saved their two ways - as an Audacity file and as an mp3 file.
- We listened to each students work
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/16 |
- Use Audacity to edit multiple tracks together
- Same as 9/15 as well
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- Students took four different sound files and compiled them together into one
- They edited and added effects to the file
- Students saved their two ways - as an Audacity file and as an mp3 file.
- We listened to each students work |
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/19 |
- Use Audacity to edit and add effects to sound files
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- Students began to work on their Music Theme Project in class
- Due at the end of class on Wednesday
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- Music Theme Project due at the end of class on Wednesday
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
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| 9/20 |
- Same as 9/19
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- Students worked on their Music Theme Project in class
- Due at the end of class tomorrow
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- Music Theme Project due at the end of class on Wednesday
- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/21 |
- Same as 9/19
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- Students worked on their Music Theme Project in class
- Due today!
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/22 |
- Same as 9/19
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- We listened to everyone's Music Theme Project in class
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/23 |
- Learn how to save sound files from the Internet (ones that are already pre-made)
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- Students went to http://www.grsites.com/archive/sounds/ to check out different sound effects and then learned how to save them
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/26 |
- Learn how to edit multiple tracks together, including tracks that are recorded and those that are downloaded from the Internet.
- Students learn how to properly edit and format those sound files to make an infomercial
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- Students started to work on their Smell Be Gone project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes |
| 9/27 |
- Same as 9/26
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- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
- Smell Be Gone due Friday
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| 9/28 |
- Same as 9/26
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- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
- Smell Be Gone due Friday
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| 9/29 |
- Same as 9.26
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- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
- Smell Be Gone due Friday
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| 10/3 |
- Same as 9.26
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- We listed to the Smell Be Gone projects in class
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- BONUS - Bring in a canister/container of wipes
- Have five pictures saved to use tomorrow in class
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| 10/4 |
- Students found and saved pictures to incorporate into their Favorite Things movie
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| 10/5 |
- Catch up day
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| 10/10 |
- Import pictures and music into MovieMaker
- Edit photos and music in MovieMaker
- Add titles and captions in MovieMaker
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- We worked on our practice MovieMaker project together in class
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| 10/11 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students finished their practice MovieMaker project
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| 10/12 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students finished their practice MovieMaker project
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| 10/13 |
- Same as 10/10
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- We watched all of the students practice movies and then watched two examples of our next project (Decades Project)
- Students were given the Decades project rubric and we went over the requirements in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/14 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/17 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/18 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/19 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/20 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/21 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/24 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/25 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 28th |
| 10/26 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 31st |
| 10/27 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 31st |
| 10/28 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
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- Decades Project due October 31st |
| 10/31 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Watched a few students Decades Projects in class
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- Decades Project due today! |
| 11/1 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Watched a few students Decades Projects in class
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| 11/2 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Watched a few students Decades Projects in class
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| 11/3 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Watched a few students Decades Projects in class
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| 11/4 |
- Same as 10/10
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- Watched a few students Decades Projects in class
- Went to the new auditorium to make a computerized seating chart
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| 11/7 |
- Edit multiple tracks together, including tracks that are recorded and those that are downloaded from the Internet.
- Format those sound files to make a PSA
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- Students received information and their rubric for the Youth Suicide Prevention PSA project
- Started to work on in today's class
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- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Monday |
| 11/8 |
- Same as 11/7
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- Students worked on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA project
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- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Monday |
| 11/9 |
- Same as 11/7
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- Students worked on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA project
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- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Monday |
| 11/10 |
- Same as 11/7
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- Students worked on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA project
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- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Monday |
| 11/14 |
- Internet down!
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| 11/15 |
- Internet down!
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| 11/16 | - Same as 11/7 |
- Students finalized their Youth Suicide Prevention PSA
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| 11/17 | - Same as 11/7 |
- Listened to a few PSA's in class
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| 11/18 | - Same as 11/7 |
- Listened to a few PSA's in class
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| 11/21 |
- Internet down!
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| 11/29 |
- Format cells using conditional formatting
- Add comments to cells
- Use formatting techniques to enhance crossword puzzle (format painter, fill color, font, font color, font size, alignment, column and row adjustment, borders, etc)
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- We did a practice interactive crossword puzzle together in class
- We "played" a sample crossword puzzle project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Tuesday |
| 11/30 |
- Same as 11/29
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- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Tuesday |
| 12/1 |
- Same as 11/29
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- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Tuesday |
| 12/2 |
- Same as 11/29
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- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Wednesday |
| 12/5 |
- Same as 11/29
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- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Wednesday |
| 12/6 |
- Same as 11/29
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- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due Wednesday |
| 12/7 | - Same as 11/29 |
- Students worked on their own crossword project
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- Crossword puzzles project due today |
| 12/8 | - Same as 11/29 |
- We played some of the students crossword puzzles
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| 12/9 | - Same as 11/29 |
- Internet was down so we could not access student's crossword puzzles
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| 12/12 | - Same as 11/29 |
- We played some of the students crossword puzzles
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| 12/13 | - Learned the basic tools of Photoshop and how to maneuver in Photoshop |
- Started to Photoshop a picture in class
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| 12/14 | - Same as 12/13 |
- Worked on Photoshopping a picture
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| 12/15 | - Same as 12/13 |
- Shortened class period because of the delay
- Student catch-up
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| 12/16 | - Same as 12/13 |
- Shortened class period because of the delay
- Student catch-up
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| 12/19 | - Same as 12/13 |
- Shortened class period because of the delay
- Student catch-up
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| 1/3 | - Same as 12/13 |
- Students Photoshopped their own picture using Spot Healing Brush and Color Replacement Brush
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| 1/4 |
- Catch up day
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| 1/5 |
- Catch up day
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| 1/6 |
- Students downloaded the files for Lesson 4 Photoshop (shortened class because of delay)
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| 1/9 |
- Combining images
- Understanding document settings
- Removing backgrounds
- Saving files
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- Students worked on Lesson 4 Photoshop practice by combining different images into their barn scene
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| 1/10 |
- Same as 1/9
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- Continued adding images to the barn scene
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| 1/11 |
- Same as 1/9
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- Added text the barn scene
- Students made their own scene - with their own background, 5 animals or objects that fit into the scene, rename layers, and added text
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| 1/12 |
- Same as 1/9
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- Catchup day
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| 1/17 |
- End of class survey
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| 1/18 | - First Day of Class |
- Welcome
- Went over syllabus and class rules
- Received folders
- Looked at sample PowerPoint Jeopardy projects
- Created folders in Google Drive
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- Syllabus signed and returned by Monday |
| 1/19 | - Use PowerPoint to create a multimedia project including pictures, hyperlinks, sound, and text |
- Created our practice PowerPoint Jeopardy game
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- Syllabus signed and returned by Monday |
| 1/20 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Learned how to make our own mp3 files using youtube converter, then inserted that audio file into our practice PowerPoint
- Students started to work on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy game
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- Syllabus signed and returned by Monday
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/23 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- Syllabus due today!
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/24 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/25 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/26 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/27 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/30 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 1/31 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 2/1 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 2/2 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) February 3rd
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| 2/3 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due (with rubric) TODAY
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| 2/6 | - Same as 1/19 |
- Students worked on their own PowerPoint Jeopardy games
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| 2/7 |
- Speaker from Pittsburgh Technical College
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| 2/8 | - Same as 1/19 |
- We played three students PowerPoint Jeopardy games in class
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| 2/9 | - Same as 1/19 |
- We played students PowerPoint Jeopardy games in class
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| 2/10 | - Same as 1/19 |
- We played students PowerPoint Jeopardy games in class
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| 2/13 | - Same as 1/19 |
- We played students PowerPoint Jeopardy games in class
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| 2/14 |
- Study Hall
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| 2/15 |
- Use Audacity to record and edit voice
- Use Audacity to change tempo, pitch and speed (as well as other effects)
- Use Audacity to cut, copy and paste different parts of a sound file
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- Students recorded their own voice using Audacity and then edited and added effects
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| 2/16 |
- Use Audacity to edit multiple tracks together
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- Students pieced together four different sound tracks using the time shift tool and import feature. They also trimmed and faded in and out as needed.
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| 2/17 |
- Use Audacity to edit and add effects to sound files
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- Students began working on their Music Theme project
- Internet was slow so moved the due date to next Thursday
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- Music Theme project due Thursday |
| 2/21 |
- Same as 2/17
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- Students worked on their Music Theme projects in class
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- Music Theme project due Thursday |
| 2/22 |
- Same as 2/17
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- Students worked on their Music Theme projects in class
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- Music Theme project due Thursday |
| 2/23 |
- Same as 2/17
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- Students worked on their Music Theme projects in class
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- Music Theme project due Thursday |
| 2/24 |
- Same as 2/17
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- Catchup day
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| 2/27 |
- Same as 2/17
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- We listened to all of the Music Theme projects in class
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| 2/28 |
- Learn how to edit multiple tracks together, including tracks that are recorded and those that are downloaded from the Internet.
- Students learn how to properly edit and format those sound files to make an infomercial
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- Students were given a good sound effects site to look at, listen to, and learn how to download mp3s from
- Students were given the rubric for Smell Be Gone
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- Smell Be Gone due Monday |
| 3/1 |
- No class because of early dismissal
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- Smell Be Gone due Tuesday | |
| 3/2 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project in class
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- Smell Be Gone due Tuesday |
| 3/3 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project in class
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- Smell Be Gone due Tuesday |
| 3/6 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project in class
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- Smell Be Gone due Tuesday |
| 3/7 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project in class
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- Smell Be Gone due Tuesday |
| 3/8 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Students worked on their Smell Be Gone project in class
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- Smell Be Gone due today (gave one day extension) |
| 3/13 | - Same as 2/28 |
- Catchup day
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| 3/14 |
- Import pictures and music into MovieMaker
- Edit photos and music in MovieMaker
- Add titles and captions in MovieMaker
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- Students saved 10 pictures of their favorite things and then saved a song to use for their practice MovieMaker project
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| 3/15 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students continued to work on their MovieMaker project in class
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| 3/16 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students continued to work on their MovieMaker project in class
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| 3/17 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students finalized their MovieMaker project in class, then emailed it to the teacher
- We watched them in class together
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| 3/20 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Catchup day
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| 3/21 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students received their Decades Project handout in class and we went over
- We watched several sample projects in class
- Students picked their decade and started on their project
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/22 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/23 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/24 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/27 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/28 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/29 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/30 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 3/31 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 4/3 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 4/4 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 4/5 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students worked on their Decades projects in class
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- Decades project due April 5th |
| 4/6 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students finalized and emailed their Decades projects in class
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| 4/7 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Students finalized and emailed their Decades projects in class
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| 4/18 |
- Same as 3/14
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- Spoke to each student individually about their grade on their Decades Project
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| 4/19 |
- Use Excel's conditional formatting feature to create interactivity
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- Worked on a practice Conditional Formatting Excel crossword puzzle in class
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| 4/20 |
- Same as 4/19
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- Worked on a practice Conditional Formatting Excel crossword puzzle in class
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| 4/21 |
- Same as 4/19
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- Worked on a practice Conditional Formatting Excel crossword puzzle in class
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| 4/24 |
- Same as 4/19
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- Worked on a practice Conditional Formatting Excel crossword puzzle in class
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| 4/25 |
- Same as 4/19
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- Worked on a practice Conditional Formatting Excel crossword puzzle in class
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| 4/26 |
- Same as 4/19
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- We "played" some students conditional formatting crossword puzzles in class
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| 4/27 |
- Same as 4/19
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- We "played" some students conditional formatting crossword puzzles in class
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| 4/28 |
- Same as 4/19
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- We "played" some students conditional formatting crossword puzzles in class
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| 5/1 |
- Learned the basic tools of Photoshop and how to maneuver in Photoshop
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- Began working with the spot healing brush and color replacement brush on pictures in class
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| 5/2 |
- Same as 5/1
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- Catchup day
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| 5/3 |
- Same as 5/1
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- Catchup day (over half of the class was absent)
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| 5/4 |
- Same as 5/1
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- Finished Photoshopping practice picture in class
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| 5/5 |
- Same as 5/1
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- Students chose their own picture to Photoshop using spot healing brush and color replacement brush or regular brush using overlay mode
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| 5/8 |
- Combining images
- Understanding document settings
- Removing backgrounds
- Saving files
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- Students learned the concepts from Lesson 4 Photoshop in class while Photoshopping a farm scene (putting in 3 animals of their own) | |
| 5/9 |
- Same as 5/8
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- Students worked on their farm scene in class | |
| 5/10 |
- Same as 5/8
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- I checked the farm scenes in class (some students still had to finish theirs) | |
| 5/11 |
- Same as 5/8
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- Students added text to their farm scene
- Started to work on on their own scene with 4 pictures and text
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- Own scene due Friday |
| 5/12 |
- Same as 5/8
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- Students worked on their own scene in class
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- Scene due today |
| 5/15 |
- No class because of early dismissal
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