Thursday, March 1, 2012

Topic:
Website Development

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:

***WORK DAY***

1. Continue with work on Website creation -- new concepts -- navigation bar, hotspots/hyperlinks (internal and external), website description/keywords, online animations, image links, source code, etc.
2. Continue with: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with current project!!
3. Weekly Homework -- assess school's website; complete "Website Investigation" (see back hanging file for worksheet; due by Friday, March 9

Resources:
1. h/o -- Website guidesheet; Ye Ole' Website Exploration; Website Investigation #1

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Topic:
Website Development

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Continue with work on Website creation -- new concepts -- navigation bar, hotspots/hyperlinks (internal and external), website description/keywords, online animations, image links, source code, etc.
2. Continue with: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with current project!!
3. Weekly Homework -- assess school's website; complete "Website Investigation" (see back hanging file for worksheet; due by Friday, March 9

Resources:
1. h/o -- Website guidesheet; Ye Ole' Website Exploration; Website Investigation #1

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Topic:
Website Development

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Continue with demonstration of website creation -- new concepts -- navigation bar, hotspots/hyperlinks (internal and external), website description/keywords, online animations, image links, source code, etc.
2. Continue with: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with current project!!
3. Weekly Homework -- assess school's website; complete "Website Investigation" (see back hanging file for worksheet; due by Friday, March 9

Resources:
1. h/o -- Website guidesheet; Ye Ole' Website Exploration; Website Investigation #1

Monday, February 27, 2012

Topic:
Website Development

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Display Website DTP Glossary Terms (notes) #23-29
2. Demo/introduce Website creation; create template as a group and demo new concepts -- navigation bar, hotspots/hyperlinks (internal and external), website description/keywords, online animations, image links, source code, etc.
3. Continue with: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with current project!!
4. Weekly Homework -- assess school's website; complete "Website Investigation" (see back hanging file for worksheet)

Resources:
1. h/o -- DTP Glossary; Website guidesheet; Ye Ole' Website Exploration; Website Investigation

Friday, February 24, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat
Website

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Distribute/administer DTP Notes Quiz #2
2. Continue to work on: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with upcoming project
3. If not finished, continue to work on Children's Placemat
4. Weekly Homework -- "Copyright Laws of Pictures and Images" worksheet (see teacher for handout); due Friday, February 24
5. If time allows, introduce/display DTP Glossary Terms (Notes) #23-29
6. Looking Ahead -- beginning Website creation on Monday!!!

Resources:
--10/7/11+; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet; copyright laws; ye ole website exploration

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat
Website

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Looking Ahead -- "Website" creation to begin on Monday; Introduce via Power Point "What Makes Good Web Pages" (Notes)
2. Distribute/assign: "Ye Ole Website Exploration" (worksheet) to become familiar with upcoming project
3. If not finished, continue to work on Children's Placemat
4. Weekly Homework -- "Copyright Laws of Pictures and Images" worksheet (see teacher for handout); due Friday, February 24
5. Upcoming -- DTP Notes Quiz #2 -- to be given tomorrow!!!

Resources:
--10/7/11+; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT -- Children's Placemat; Show student samples; this project will review previously taught concepts while promoting creativity in variation of use
2. Continue to work on "Menu"; (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- "Copyright Laws of Pictures and Images" worksheet (see teacher for handout); due Friday, February 24

Resources:
--10/4/11; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT -- Children's Placemat; Show student samples; this project will review previously taught concepts while promoting creativity in variation of use
2. Continue to work on "Menu"; (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- "Copyright Laws of Pictures and Images" worksheet (see teacher for handout); due Friday, February 24

Resources:
--10/4/11; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet

Friday, February 17, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. NEW ASSIGNMENT -- Children's Placemat; Show student samples; this project will review previously taught concepts while promoting creativity in variation of use
2. Continue to work on "Menu"; (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- Evaluate an online "menu" describing three "good" design principles as well as three "bad" (needing improvement) design principles; due by Friday, February 17

Resources:
--10/4/11; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Topic:
Menus
Children's Placemat

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Introduce NEW project -- Children's Placemat; Show student samples; this project will review previously taught concepts while promoting creativity in variation of use
2. Continue to work on "Menu"; (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- Evaluate an online "menu" describing three "good" design principles as well as three "bad" (needing improvement) design principles; due by Friday, February 17

Resources:
--10/4/11; menu guidesheet; children's placemat guidesheet

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Topic:
Menus

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:

***WORK DAY***

1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Menu" publication project; new concepts (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
2. Weekly Homework -- Evaluate an online "menu" describing three "good" design principles as well as three "bad" (needing improvement) design principles; due by Friday, February 17
3. Looking Ahead -- Next Project = Children's Placemat

Resources:
--09/27/10; menu guidesheet; animations guidesheet

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Topic:
Menus

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Classroom Presentations -- Comic Books, Newsletters, and Animations -- postponed from Friday due to technical difficulties!!!
2. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Menu" publication project; new concepts (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- Evaluate an online "menu" describing three "good" design principles as well as three "bad" (needing improvement) design principles; due by Friday, February 17

Resources:
--09/27/10; menu guidesheet; animations guidesheet

Monday, February 13, 2012

Topic:
Menus

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Classroom Presentations -- Comic Books, Newsletters, and Animations -- postponed from Friday due to technical difficulties!!!
2. NEW ASSIGNMENT: "Menu" publication project; new concepts (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- Evaluate an online "menu" describing three "good" design principles as well as three "bad" (needing improvement) design principles; due by Friday, February 17

Resources:
--09/27/10; menu guidesheet; animations guidesheet

Friday, February 10, 2012

Topic:
Menus

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Classroom Presentations -- Comic Books, Newsletters, and Animations
2. NEW ASSIGNMENT: "Menu" publication project; new concepts (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
3. Weekly Homework -- Summarize "Traditional Animations" (see favorite links); Due Date -- Friday, February 10, 2012

Resources:
--09/27/10; menu guidesheet; animations guidesheet

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Topic:
Menus

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Introduce/assign "Menu" publication project; new concepts (multiple master pages, leader tabs, connecting text boxes, styles and formatting own templates, paint brush, horizontal rules, align/distribute images, more design gallery objects/exploration, crossover)
2. Previous Assignment: "Animations" project via power point; follow guide sheet
3. Weekly Homework -- Summarize "Traditional Animations" (see favorite links); Due Date -- Friday, February 10, 2012

Resources:
--09/27/10; menu guidesheet; animations guidesheet

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Topic:
Animations

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:

***WORK DAY***

1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Animations" project via power point; follow guide sheet
2. Weekly Homework -- Summarize "Traditional Animations" (see favorite links); Due Date -- Friday, February 10, 2012
3. Looking Ahead -- Menus to be introduced tomorrow

Resources:
1. Newsletter guidesheet; Newsletter Critique; Animations guidesheet

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Topic:
Animations

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:

***WORK DAY***

1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Animations" project via power point; follow guide sheet
2. Weekly Homework -- Summarize "Traditional Animations" (see favorite links); Due Date -- Friday, February 10, 2012

Resources:
1. Newsletter guidesheet; Newsletter Critique; Animations guidesheet

Monday, February 6, 2012

Topic:
Animations

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Animations" project via power point; follow guide sheet
2. Weekly Homework -- Summarize "Traditional Animations" (see favorite links); Due Date -- Friday, February 10, 2012

Resources:
1. Newsletter guidesheet; Newsletter Critique; Animations guidesheet

Friday, February 3, 2012

Topic:
Newsletter
Animations

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. NEWER ASSIGNMENT: "Animations" project via power point
2. Continue with previous assignment -- "Newsletter"; re-emphasize rubric guidesheet/requirements
3. Weekly Homework #2 -- Critque of a "newsletter"; see teacher for handout; Due TODAY, February 3, 2012

Resources:
1. Newsletter guidesheet; Newsletter Critique; Animations guidesheet

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Topic:
Newsletter
Animations

Objectives/Standards:
Obj. 1 -- Perform desktop publishing functions
Obj. 4 -- Create computer graphics
Obj. 7 -- Perform desktop publishing functions for business applications
Obj. 9 -- Demonstrate page layout to meet job specifications
Obj. 10 -- Standard 3, Benchmark B (ODE)
Obj. 11 -- Standards 4, Benchmark A (ODE)

Tasks:
1. Introduce/demo "Animations" project via power point; show examples and discuss guidesheet
2. Continue with previous assignment -- "Newsletter"; re-emphasize rubric guidesheet/requirements
3. Weekly Homework #2 -- Critque of a "newsletter"; see teacher for handout; Due Friday, February 3, 2012

Resources:
1. Newsletter guidesheet; Newsletter Critique