Tuesday, October 4, 2011

SO cool that @hootcourse merges social networks 4 their functionality in this course! w00t

SO cool that this site stitches together social networks to provide their functionality in this course! w00t

Monday, June 8, 2009

Uploading Work to the Digital Archive

Haiti/India/Jordan

Your final exam in my class is to back up your grad portfolio- ready work to the Envision Schools Digital Archive.

You will need to create an artifact in the archive and upload the work for each of the following assignments:

Arts:
What is Art
Art Movements Website-- your artist (not the group site)

Multimedia
Debate Argument Collages/ Artist Statement
Keynote Poem Project

Math
Needs Assessment Project
Basketball Unit Problem
Fireworks Unit Problem

English
Cuckoo's Nest Essay
Antigone Essay

Research Paper
Ben's Globalization Paper

Oral Presentation
Debate Exhibition (Video)
Creation Myth

Science
Molecule & Community Paper


WLE
Paper & Keynote

Spanish
Country Research Keynote


Using the Digital Archive:
Visit this page for step-by-step instructions on how to upload

To Upload:
- documents-- save them in PDF or RTF format and post
-images- save them in JPEG or PNG and save them to the archive or post to Flickr.com and paste in the URL
-Keynotes- Export from Keynote as a movie or PDF. Post to Vimeo.com or Scribd.com and paste in.
-Movies- Post to Vimeo.com and paste URL into URL section.


Uploading to the DIgital Archive Uploading to the DIgital Archive farmerfresh Envision Schools' DIgital Archive.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Keynote Poem Project- Due Date and Requirements

Keynote Poem Project
Due 6/4 [haiti]
Due 6/5 [jordan/india]

Requirements

Must show mastery of Attention Method
       every word in the poem is supported by visuals at every moment

Must include audio, text, and images skillfully chosen to communicate your poem's meaning

Must show mastery of Keynote as a tool for communicating your ideas
       transitions, builds, and background images

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Work for the Week of 5/26

Haiti
11th Grade
11- record poem projects with audio and key clicks/ export video/ post to VIMEO/ publicize
Poem Projects Due this Friday

12th Grade
12- ESGP Madness
Show me your presentation before you present

Ghana/ Fiji
12- ESGP Madness
Show me your presentation before you present

India/Jordan
11- Triggering Builds with the "More Options" tab in the Inspector
Image searches with Imagination
ROUGH SLIDE SHOW DUE Friday!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Promote your best art works to the blogosphere

Here are some great links to ways that you can publicize your favorite blog posts of the year. This will allow you to draw attention to your artworks and start your ascent to art superstardom!


http://www.theartrepreneur.com/knowledge/traffic_blog.asp

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/blog-promotion/99-ways-to-promote-your-blog-for-free/

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

ESGP Data2Images Project Requirements



For this fall’s exhibition you will be translating scientific data into engaging and interesting visual images to make the connection between a statistic and the reality that statistic represents. This is the first step towards that goal….


You will be given a small strip of paper with one or two sentences on it. It will give you some statistic about a real event happening in the world today. Your job is to



   Research the topic and be sure you understand the situation completely

Collect and create images which can represent the statistic in pictures
Create an image or small collection of images which

Shows the situation visually
Uses at least 6 of 9 Elements of Design
Line
Shape
Color
Form
Tone

Texture
Space
Motion (you can emulate this visually)
Sound (you can emulate this visually)

Shows conscious use of the Principles of Design for desired effect
                     1.

                        Balance
                     2.

                        Emphasis
                     3.

                        Proportion
                     4.

                        Unity/ Coherenece
                     5.

                        Rhythm
         4.

            You can use any combination of programs you need to, but your final output must be a .png format image file.
         5.

            REMEMBER-- every square inch of your image must be working towards communicating your message. If it doesn’t add to the meaning, it doesn’t belong.

ESGP Multimedia Project Rubric & Writing Prompts

Multimedia Rubric With Student Friendly Questions
Multimedia Rubric With Student Friendly Questions farmerfresh