Week 3, Term 4 Step 1 - Step 2 - Step 3 - Step 4 - Week 2, Term 4 Continue working on your collaborative web page Use this rubric to double check you have included all areas for assessment
Week 9, Term 3 Activity 1: Assignment Contract Step 1 - Save a copy of the Year 9 Computing Web Promotion of a Creative Media Tool Assignment Step 2 - Print Contract Step 3 - Read carefully Step 4 - Fill in contract and sign
Activity 2: Creating Your Website Step 1 - Sit with your partner/group Step 2 - One person works on the website and the other/s researching the software package) Step 3 - Come together before the end of the lesson to talk about what you will all do over the weekend to contribute to this assignment before next lesson.
Week 8, Term 3 Activity: Exploring Creative Digital Media Step 1 - Choose one of the links below that you are not familiar with. Step 2 - Answer the following questions in paragraph form, in a word document:
What can you create with this software?
Describe the process (write the instructions) for signing up?
Would you recommend this software? Why, or why not? (Provide at least two reason)
Step 3 - Go to the discussion board and create a post, name the post the name of the software you have reviewed and copy and paste in your answers to questions 1 and 2.
Scratch Create and share stories, games, art, etc.
Kerpoof Cool way to make a movie, card, picture, and share it all
Tagxedo Like Wordle but a step farther as text can be used to build bigger images
Bitstrips Make and share your own comic strips with thousands of others
Activity: Exploring Website Creation Tools Step 1 - Explore the following website creation tools:
Weebly
Wix
Step 2 - Answer the following:
How do two or more people work on the same webpage?
What is the process?
Step 3 - Decide who you will be working with (no more than two or three per group) Step 4 - As a group, decide which creative digital media tool/software you will be promoting.
Homework: Ensure ALL of the above is completed before 9 am, Tuesday 11/9/12. Week 7, Term 3
Go to the Discussion Board and contribute to the following discussions:
Favourite YouTube
Common uses for YouTube
Go to the YouTube interactive timeline and see some of YouTube's most famous videos. YouTube Interactive Timeline
YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe.
Go to the following link if you are interested in creating a YouTube account to create playlists and more: YouTube SignUp
Week 6, Term 3
As a class we will be watching the following YouTube clips that demonstrate the range of media that is available online. Instructional
Class Discussion: What may the different videos be used for?
YouTube is considered a social network?
YouTube videos are talked about both around the net and they draw comments on the site itself. Users can follow their favourite video creators, and accounts can be used to distribute information.
Go to the Discussion Board and contribute to the following discussions:
Favourite YouTube
Common uses for YouTube
Go to the YouTube interactive timeline and see some of YouTube's most famous videos. YouTube Interactive Timeline
YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe.
Go to the following link if you are interested in creating a YouTube account to create playlists and more: YouTube SignUp
Activity 1: Input / Output Devices
Step 1: Print a copy of the sheet attached: Input/Output Devices
Step 2: Complete the sheet by going to the links provided.
Activity 2: Create a poster of an Input or Output Devices you have found. Step 1 - Choose one of the Input or Output Devices you have found through Activity 1 Step 2 - Open a Word or Publisher document Step 3 - Begin your poster. You must include the following:
Heading
Image of device
Description of the device (adapt from the product specifications)
The benefit of the device (in simple language that someone who isn’t very ‘tech savvy’ would be able to understand)
NB. This poster is due Tueday of Week 5. You may email it to me when you have completed it and I will print during Week 9's lesson if I have received it before the beginning of the lesson.
Week 2 & 3, Term 3 Task 1 - drag and drop your Infomercial (saved as a High Definition Video file) into my Teacher Drop Box in the Student Shared Drive...see instructions. Task 2 - complete your Journal and email to Mrs Hejka Task 3 - Creating a survey for Peer Response to your Infomercial Sign up for Survey Monkey Survey Monkey is an online survey tool that allows users to create, send and analyze online survey results on-demand. NB Remember to use you school email address and password to create this account. Print this 'How to guide' to help you do this.
Homework: Complete Journal and Survey by Friday's lesson (27th July)
Create with Digital Media
Select one or more of the online software packages below and have a play...
let us know if you would recommend the software by making a post in the Discussion board:
Glogster Great way to share posters and images you’ve made with friends
Scratch Create and share stories, games, art, etc.
Kerpoof Cool way to make a movie, card, picture, and share it all
Tagxedo Like Wordle but a step farther as text can be used to build bigger images
Bitstrips Make and share your own comic strips with thousands of others
Week 1, Term 3 TodaysMeet (blog your questions here)
Would anyone like to share what they have done so far? Have you discovered any interesting features within the Windows Live Movie Maker software package that has helped you save time? How have you chosen to journal or keep a record of your progress through this assignment?
Homework: continue work on the Infomercial Assignment Week 10, Term 2
Create
Create Client Solution, a short video promoting your chosen IT Career (see Week 9 below for full details). Your video must conform to the following requirements:
60 seconds in duration
Video contains still images, text, music and sound effects
No motion video or voiceover (except for creating sound effects)
For the chosen career, the video must highlight:
Job description
Skills needed
Education needed
Salary range
Perks of the job
Work environment, etc.
What you should have completed by now:
Create a Computing Folder on you Flash Drive (USB)
Create an 'Infomercial' folder within the computing folder
Create a Movie maker Live file name 'IT Careers Infomercial' and place in your 'Infomercial' folder
Create an 'Images&Audio' folder inside your 'Infomercial' folder
Place 20 or more images in your 'Images&Audio' folder (use Google Advanced Image Search to locate images 'free to use and share')
Place at least 3 audio files in the 'Images&Audio' folder (use the free sound websites listed on Week 9's entry-scroll to bottom of this page)
Begin structuring your Infomercial
Homework: Continue working on the Infomercial Assignment. Week 9, Term 2 Resources you MUST bring to Year 9 Computing:
Diary
Pencil Case
Folder
Pad paper
NB These were listed on your book list and are compulsory items.
Activity 1: Go to Computer Rules the Computer Lab for School 14 Play the game to become familiar with the rules. Next open a Word document. Play the game again but this time cut and past the rules into your Word document.
Requirements for the document:
Font size = 12 points
Font style = Times New Romans
Line spacing = double space
Title = Computer Lab Rules for Cabra Dominican College
Name = in the Footer
Date = in the Header
Print two copies, give one to Mrs Hejka and place the other in your folder
Activity 2: Go to the ThinkUKnowAustralia youth site and read "The truth is, technology needs to be embraced" where three Year Nine students from QLD share what they see as the benefits of technology.
Go to the discussion board and post your thoughts about whether you agree or disagree and why.
This week we will begin a Design Cycle project.
Careers in IT Infomercial Background Information:
A design firm has contracted you as an “artist for hire”. Your job is to take an existing set of designs and specifications, and create the end product. The firm you are working for has completed the Research and Design stages for you, so your job will only involve:
Planning (gathering resources and familiarising yourself with the software),
Creating (making the product and documenting the process), and
Evaluating.
Imaging you are working for a design firm whose client is the Australian Computer Society (ACS). The ACS wants to encourage more people to pursue a career in Information Technology. The ACS's latest initiative has been to create more awareness about the range of jobs offered in the ICT industry, and the pathways that students can take to entering the industry. As part of this broad initiative, the ACS has commissioned a series of promotional videos, or “infomercials”, to promote specific jobs.
The Task:
Visit the ICT Careers Portal on the Australian Computer Society website and select one of the careers to focus on. Your task, as an “artist for hire”, is to create a short video promoting the chosen career. Your video must conform to the following requirements:
60 seconds in duration
Video contains still images, text, music and sound effects
No motion video or voiceover
For the chosen career, the video must highlight:
Job description
Skills needed
Education needed
Salary range
Perks of the job
Work environment, etc.
The design firm you are working for has already done the groundwork on the project, including researching the product and setting the design parameters. This means that there are fewer tasks to complete on this project. The tasks that you must complete are:
Plan
Gather Resources eg. images, sound effects, etc
Learn Tools / Programs to help you with this task (watch the Movie Maker Live tutorials below)
Create
Create Solution (infomercial)
Progress Journal
Evaluate
Survey / Product Testing (peer assessment)
Self-Evaluation
Have fun!
Software We will be using the following software to create your infomercial.
Adding Music and SoundAfter you've done the above, you can now add your music, or sound. The same rule that applies to graphics also applies to music, make sure the music you choose is not copyrighted, or make sure you have permission to use it. I found free sound clips at:
You may find some by going to your search engine and typing in "royalty free music", or "free audio clips", or "royalty free sound clips." You can save them to your music folder. Royalty free is the key to keep you safe from copyright infringement.
The Due Date for this project is 9am Tuesday July 24th (Week 2, Term 3)
Week 3, Term 4
Step 1 -
Step 2 -
Step 3 -
Step 4 -
Week 2, Term 4
Continue working on your collaborative web page
Use this rubric to double check you have included all areas for assessment
Week 1, Term 4
Week 10, Term 3
Planning Activity: Download plan and complete
Week 9, Term 3
Activity 1: Assignment Contract
Step 1 - Save a copy of the Year 9 Computing Web Promotion of a Creative Media Tool Assignment
Step 2 - Print Contract
Step 3 - Read carefully
Step 4 - Fill in contract and sign
Activity 2: Creating Your Website
Step 1 - Sit with your partner/group
Step 2 - One person works on the website and the other/s researching the software package)
Step 3 - Come together before the end of the lesson to talk about what you will all do over the weekend to contribute to this assignment before next lesson.
Homework: Continue working on your website
Collaborating with Weebly:
http://blog.weebly.com/2/post/2011/4/introducing-collaborative-website-editing.html
Collaborating with Wix:
http://www.wix.com/support/forum/flash/editor/other/3-users-on-one-site
Week 8, Term 3
Activity: Exploring Creative Digital Media
Step 1 - Choose one of the links below that you are not familiar with.
Step 2 - Answer the following questions in paragraph form, in a word document:
- What can you create with this software?
- Describe the process (write the instructions) for signing up?
- Would you recommend this software? Why, or why not? (Provide at least two reason)
Step 3 - Go to the discussion board and create a post, name the post the name of the software you have reviewed and copy and paste in your answers to questions 1 and 2.NB. remember to hit POST when you have finished.
Create with Digital Media
Activity: Exploring Website Creation Tools
Step 1 - Explore the following website creation tools:
- Weebly
- Wix
Step 2 - Answer the following:- How do two or more people work on the same webpage?
- What is the process?
Step 3 - Decide who you will be working with (no more than two or three per group)Step 4 - As a group, decide which creative digital media tool/software you will be promoting.
Homework: Ensure ALL of the above is completed before 9 am, Tuesday 11/9/12.
Week 7, Term 3
Go to the Discussion Board and contribute to the following discussions:
Go to the YouTube interactive timeline and see some of YouTube's most famous videos.
YouTube Interactive Timeline
YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos.
YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe.
Go to the following link if you are interested in creating a YouTube account to create playlists and more:
YouTube SignUp
Week 6, Term 3
As a class we will be watching the following YouTube clips that demonstrate the range of media that is available online.
Instructional
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0a0p8ygfQM
Inspirational- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsOo3jzkhYA
Social/political- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geyAFbSDPV
EntertainmentClass Discussion: What may the different videos be used for?
YouTube is considered a social network?
YouTube videos are talked about both around the net and they draw comments on the site itself. Users can follow their favourite video creators, and accounts can be used to distribute information.
Go to the YouTube interactive timeline and see some of YouTube's most famous videos.
YouTube Interactive Timeline
YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos.
YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe.
Go to the following link if you are interested in creating a YouTube account to create playlists and more:
YouTube SignUp
Week 5, Term 3
Input / Output Software Online
Activity -
Week 4, Term 3
Step 1: Print a copy of the sheet attached: Input/Output Devices
Step 2: Complete the sheet by going to the links provided.
Step 3: Hand in sheet when completed.
Activity 2: Create a poster of an Input or Output Devices you have found.
Step 1 - Choose one of the Input or Output Devices you have found through Activity 1
Step 2 - Open a Word or Publisher document
Step 3 - Begin your poster. You must include the following:
NB. This poster is due Tueday of Week 5. You may email it to me when you have completed it and I will print during Week 9's lesson if I have received it before the beginning of the lesson.
Homework: Complete poster activity - Input / Output Devices
Week 2 & 3, Term 3
Task 1 - drag and drop your Infomercial (saved as a High Definition Video file) into my Teacher Drop Box in the Student Shared Drive...see instructions.
Task 2 - complete your Journal and email to Mrs Hejka
Task 3 - Creating a survey for Peer Response to your Infomercial
Sign up for Survey Monkey
Survey Monkey is an online survey tool that allows users to create, send and analyze online survey results on-demand.
NB Remember to use you school email address and password to create this account.
Print this 'How to guide' to help you do this.
Homework: Complete Journal and Survey by Friday's lesson (27th July)
Create with Digital Media
Select one or more of the online software packages below and have a play...
let us know if you would recommend the software by making a post in the Discussion board:
Week 1, Term 3
TodaysMeet (blog your questions here)
Would anyone like to share what they have done so far?
Have you discovered any interesting features within the Windows Live Movie Maker software package that has helped you save time?
How have you chosen to journal or keep a record of your progress through this assignment?
Homework: continue work on the Infomercial Assignment
Week 10, Term 2
- Create a Computing Folder on you Flash Drive (USB)
- Create an 'Infomercial' folder within the computing folder
- Create a Movie maker Live file name 'IT Careers Infomercial' and place in your 'Infomercial' folder
- Create an 'Images&Audio' folder inside your 'Infomercial' folder
- Place 20 or more images in your 'Images&Audio' folder (use Google Advanced Image Search to locate images 'free to use and share')
- Place at least 3 audio files in the 'Images&Audio' folder (use the free sound websites listed on Week 9's entry-scroll to bottom of this page)
- Begin structuring your Infomercial
Homework: Continue working on the Infomercial Assignment.Week 9, Term 2
Resources you MUST bring to Year 9 Computing:
- Diary
- Pencil Case
- Folder
- Pad paper
NB These were listed on your book list and are compulsory items.Activity 1: Go to Computer Rules the Computer Lab for School 14
Play the game to become familiar with the rules.
Next open a Word document.
Play the game again but this time cut and past the rules into your Word document.
Requirements for the document:
Activity 2: Go to the ThinkUKnowAustralia youth site and read "The truth is, technology needs to be embraced" where three Year Nine students from QLD share what they see as the benefits of technology.
Go to the discussion board and post your thoughts about whether you agree or disagree and why.
This week we will begin a Design Cycle project.
Careers in IT Infomercial
Background Information:
A design firm has contracted you as an “artist for hire”.
Your job is to take an existing set of designs and specifications, and create the end product.
The firm you are working for has completed the Research and Design stages for you, so your job will only involve:
Imaging you are working for a design firm whose client is the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
The ACS wants to encourage more people to pursue a career in Information Technology.
The ACS's latest initiative has been to create more awareness about the range of jobs offered in the ICT industry, and the pathways that students can take to entering the industry.
As part of this broad initiative, the ACS has commissioned a series of promotional videos, or “infomercials”, to promote specific jobs.
The Task:
Visit the ICT Careers Portal on the Australian Computer Society website and select one of the careers to focus on. Your task, as an “artist for hire”, is to create a short video promoting the chosen career. Your video must conform to the following requirements:
The design firm you are working for has already done the groundwork on the project, including researching the product and setting the design parameters. This means that there are fewer tasks to complete on this project. The tasks that you must complete are:
Plan
- Gather Resources eg. images, sound effects, etc
- Learn Tools / Programs to help you with this task (watch the Movie Maker Live tutorials below)
Create- Create Solution (infomercial)
- Progress Journal
EvaluateHave fun!
Software We will be using the following software to create your infomercial.
- Windows Movie Maker
Video Tutorials for using Movie MakerYou can use royalty free stock images; type Google Advanced Image Search into your search engine.
- Google Advanced Image Search
Adding Music and Sound After you've done the above, you can now add your music, or sound. The same rule that applies to graphics also applies to music, make sure the music you choose is not copyrighted, or make sure you have permission to use it. I found free sound clips at:- Partners in Rhyme
- Brainy Betty
- Open Music Archive
- ccMixter
You may find some by going to your search engine and typing in "royalty free music", or "free audio clips", or "royalty free sound clips." You can save them to your music folder. Royalty free is the key to keep you safe from copyright infringement.The Due Date for this project is 9am Tuesday July 24th (Week 2, Term 3)