Thurs- Begin PSA Assignment

Do Now: Class discussion of issues important to the class and examples of Public Service Announcements

Classwork:

• Determine who you are working with or if you are working alone
• Think about possible topics for your PSA
• Begin researching your topic
• Open iMovie and begin experimenting with the program
  

Exit Ticket/HW:
Email mirandagt2014@gmail.com with your group members, topic and three facts you found out.

Tues

Do Now: Email me mirandagt2014@gmail.com any old assignments or NHD work that you need printed.

Classwork: ALL Projects from the term must be completed by end of the day today

HW: Complete any missing assignments, especially anything needed if you are competing on Thursday's NHD competition.

Monday

Do Now: Open all work from the semester and send to mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Classwork- Complete Scratch projects and all

Major Projects Due from the Term:

• Travel Brochure/Sketch-Up/Postcards (100 points)
• Contrast Poster/Artwork (100 points)
• Sumopaint Portraits or Computer Fair Logo/Menu (100 Points)
• Scratch Animation & Game Effort/Classwork (100 points)
• Scratch Final Project - 200 points

Various Do nows and HW assignments that were worth 20 pts each

1. Web 2.0
2. GoAnimate
3. EdModo
4. Glogster
5. Contrast/perspective images
6. Logos and Menus examples
7. Reflective Scratch Essay

Scratch, Continued

Do Now:
If you are making a game, check out: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Solarbuddy/2345701
and http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/poopernickel/1122070
Download the project and look at the scripts to see how you can apply in your own game. Especially look at the If and Sensing buttons

If you are making an animation, check out: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/peacemiranda/891710
and http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/JOEJOE2/752996

Classwork: Continue working on your own projects. You may refer to any project's sprite and scripts to assist, as well as all teh tutorials I have posted.

HW: Continue writing your reflection for this project- DUE MON MARCH 26

Do Now: If you are still having problems getting started, please check this step by step GUIDE

Classwork: Continue working on creating your game or animation. Make sure that you are following all the requirements laid out in the PROJECT RUBRIC

Homework: Continue writing your reflection on this project. What did you accomplish today? What roadblocks did you encounter? How did you or could you get past these obstacles and find success?

Scratch Rubric

Do Now: Please look over the rubric for this project:

https://docs.google.com/Scratch Rubric


Classwork: Continue working on your scratch projects, ensuring that you are meeting or exceeding the requirements laid out in the rubric.

For help, please continue checking the tutorials, asking friends, or asking me.

Homework: Begin writing a reflection (Email or on paper) about this project. What is difficult? What is interesting? How did you solve problems to complete the project?

Scratch

Do Now: If you are still having problems, check out this tutorial:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/blahdeblah/104408

Classwork: Continue drawing your Sprites and working on your game or animation

Homework: Watch a cartoon and write how the characters interacted with each other and their environment.

Draw original characters

Do Now:

Check out http://www.how-to-draw-cartoons-online.com/

Classwork

1. Using online tools or paper, pencil, and scanner, draw or modify your own Sprites (characters) for your animation.
2. Continue working on your Scratch animation
3. If you have time, you may work on Wordplay or Apangea.

Homework: Try flipping an image upside down and drawing what you see.

Scratch Animation and Game Design

Do Now: Go to http://learnscratch.org/video-courses

At your own pace, go through the video courses to teach yourself how to make a game, cartoon, or other project.

ALSO
use Lesson 1 from https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/dhawk/scratch/

Homework: Think about x, y, and z coordinates in real space.

Thursday

Do Now: Sign up for a Scratch animation/ programming account. http://scratch.mit.edu/signup

Classwork:

Check that Scratch is on your computer (File -> Find from Desktop). Open the Program. if it is not there, download from the Scratch website.

Download 3 projects that you think are cool from the Scratch website. Check out the code. How can you remix or improve the code.

Discuss possible outcomes from this project.

Homework: Come in tomorrow with a plan for your project.

Monday March 5

Thank you for checking the blog for today's assignment. Please behave while I am out sick.

Do Now: Use http://goanimate.com/ to make a short animation. Register for a basic account, and then create up to 2 minutes of a cartoon. Email me three things you learned at mirandagt2014@gmail.com

Classwork: Complete your menus and computer fair logos, as well as any photoshop/sumopaint projects.

Homework: Come in with a list of your top 5 cartoons.

Fast finishers: If you are done everything, you may work on projects for other classses (wordplay, Apangea, history essay).