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Multimedia I

Course Description

Students will learn how to use different programs to make multimedia projects (such as MovieMaker, Audacity, PowerPoint, etc.) and learn how to do photo editing (using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop)

To take this course, students must have successfully completed Computer Applications.
 
Date Description Assignment
8/29
- Welcome
- Go over syllabus and rules
- Receive folder
- Log in and create folder on U drive
- Played a few PowerPoint Jeopardy games for practice
- Started our JM PowerPoint Jeopardy practice in class
- Signed syllabus due Wednesday, September 5th
8/30
- Finish the JM PowerPoint Jeopardy practice in class and check
- Signed syllabus due Wednesday, September 5th
8/31
- Students received the rubric for the PowerPoint Jeopardy project and we went over in class
- Signed syllabus due Wednesday, September 5th
9/4
- Students began working  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/17)
- Signed syllabus due Wednesday, September 5th
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/17
9/5
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/17)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/17
9/6
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/17)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/17
9/7
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/17)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/17
9/10
- No school due to flooding
 
9/11
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/18)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/18
9/12
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/18)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/18
9/13
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/18)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/18
9/14
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/18)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/18
9/17
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due 9/18)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due 9/18
9/18
- Students worked  on their individual PowerPoint Jeopardy project (due today)
- PowerPoint Jeopardy project due today
9/19
- We played several students projects in class
 
9/20
- We played several students projects in class
 
9/21
- We played several students projects in class
 
9/24
- We played several students projects in class
 
9/25
- We learned how to use Audacity and practiced on it by recording our names, cutting, copying, pasting, and using sound effects
- Students learned how to save the audio file two ways - one in Audacity and one as an mp3
- We listened to the files in class
 
 9/26
 - Students downloaded four audio files and then edited them together
- Students emailed to teacher for a grade
- Students started to work on their Music Mix project in class
 
9/27
- Students worked on their Music Mix project
- Music Mix project due Friday
9/28 - Students worked on their Music Mix project - Music Mix project due today
10/1 - Students researched sound effects on different sites  
10/2
- Students started Smell-Be-Gone project in class
- Listened to Music Mix projects in class
- Smell-Be-Gone projects due Monday
10/3
- Students worked on their Smell-Be-Gone project in class
- Smell-Be-Gone projects due Monday
10/4
- Students worked on their Smell-Be-Gone project in class
- Smell-Be-Gone projects due Monday
10/8
- Internet was down, so study hall
 
10/9
- Students found 30 pictures of their favorite things and saved them
- They also took their favorite song and made it into an mp3 for tomorrow's assignment
 
10/10
- Study hall
 
10/11
- Student imported their 30 pictures and mp3 into a new project in MovieMaker
- Added transitions and title slide
 
10/12
- Students worked on their Favorite Things movie in class
 
10/15
- Students finished their Favorite Things movie in class and emailed to teacher
 
10/16
- We watched the Favorite Things movies in class
- Students received their Decades Project rubric and we went over the rubric in class
- We watched a few sample Decades Projects in class and then students picked their decade
- Decade project due 10/28
10/17
- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
- Decade project due 10/28
10/18
- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
- Decade project due 10/28
10/19
- Students worked on their Decades Project in class
 - Decade project due 10/28
10/22 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due 10/28
10/23 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due 10/28
10/24 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due 10/28
10/25 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due 10/28
10/26 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due 10/28
10/29 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due tomorrow
10/30 - Students worked on their Decades Project in class  - Decade project due today!
10/31 - Student Health & Wellness Day  
11/1 - Watched a few Decades projects in class  
11/2 - Watched a few Decades projects in class  
11/5 - Watched a few Decades projects in class  
11/6 - Passed out the Youth Suicide Prevention project rubric and discussed - Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Tuesday
11/7 - Work on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA - Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Tuesday
11/8
- Work on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA
- Received rubric on Rudolph Project
- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Tuesday
- Rudolph Project due Wednesday
11/9
- Work on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA and Rudolph Project
- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due Tuesday
- Rudolph Project due Wednesday
11/12
NO SCHOOL
 
11/13
- Work on Youth Suicide Prevention PSA and Rudolph Project
- Youth Suicide Prevention PSA due today
- Rudolph Project due Wednesday
11/14 - Catch up day  
11/15 - I checked the Youth Suicide Prevention PSA projects in class  
11/16 - I checked the Rudolph projects in class  
11/19
- We looked at a few sample interactive crossword puzzles in class
- Students started creating their own puzzles
- Puzzles due next Thursday
11/20
- Work on their interactive crossword puzzles
- Puzzles due next Thursday
11/28
- Work on their interactive crossword puzzles
- Puzzles due Thursday
11/29
- Work on their interactive crossword puzzles
- Puzzles due Friday
11/30
- Work on their interactive crossword puzzles
- Puzzles due today
12/3
- We "played" the puzzles in class
 
12/4
- We "played" the puzzles in class
 
12/5
- Students practiced using the Paint bucket tool and changing colors using the Foreground Color tool
 
12/6
- We "played" some more puzzles in class
- And I checked the students assignment that they did using the Paint Bucket tool
 
12/7
- Students practiced using the Spot Healing Brush and the Color Replacement tool in Photoshop
 
12/10
- Students practiced using the Brush tool and History panel in Photoshop
 
12/11
- Students worked on a Spot the Difference activity, where they Photoshopped 10 things in a picture
 
12/12
- Students finished their Spot the Difference today in class
 
12/13
- We "played" the students Spot the Difference projects today in class
 
12/14
- Catchup day
 
12/17
- Students worked on Lesson 2 Graded Activity in class today
 
12/18
- Students had to get caught up on Lesson 2 Graded Activity
- We then started Lesson 4 (Magic Eraser tool, resize proportionately, add text)
 
12/19
- Students worked on their own farm scene (using the above mentioned effects)
 
12/20
- Students continued to work on their own scene and I graded the scene on their computer screens in class
 
12/21
- Winter Activity Day
 
1/3
- Reviewed Lesson 4 skills and then showed students how to save multiple ways
 
1/4
- Graded Activity for Lesson 4 in class
 
1/7
- Start working on the Dangerous Driving PSA
- PSA due Wednesday
1/8
- Work on the Dangerous Driving PSA
- PSA due Wednesday
1/9
- Work on the Dangerous Driving PSA
- Due today!
- PSA due today
1/10
- Work on the Dangerous Driving PSA
- Extended until today - due today
- PSA due today