Friday December 10, 2010

SOUNDS!!!!!  Yup, that's right, I want you to be looking for sounds today.  But first, I want to remind you that all pictures that you are putting in your cartoon have to be G-rated..... ALONG WITH THE LANGUAGE USED AND THE TOPICS DISCUSSED.  You are creating a CARTOON!!!!

Now, if I had been able to give you an example of a cartoon from past classes, or if you remember from the assemblies, you would know they were full of sound effects.....  So, what you have to do today:

1.  Theme song - you will all be able to find a theme song on www.televisiontunes.com .  Search your cartoon name.  When you choose and click on one of the options in the list the website will automatically start playing the song.  There is a button with an arrow pointing down with a line on the bottom.  Click that and you will be asked if you want to save.  You do, and you want to save it in your CARTOON folder.

2.  Sound Effects - you will be able to find ANY sound effect you need for your cartoon on www.findsounds.com.  Search your sound.  You will be given a number of matches to your search.  Listen to them by clicking on the link, or the little play button.  Download them by RIGHT CLICKING on the LINK, and clicking SAVE LINK AS....  You will want to make sure it is saving as a WAV.  You will save this in your CARTOON folder!!!!

3.  You will also have to make sure that you are working on the Short Story Criterion.  That will have to be done in order for me to mark your assignment.  I will have your cartoon mark sheet to you as soon as I get back on Monday... it was one of the items deleted from the storage device.   


Email me if you need to: amanda.burback@gmail.com

Have a great weekend.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Hey guys, not here again today.  If Ashley is in class, can someone please let him know what we are doing?  Thank you!  And the rest of you just keep going.  When I get back on Friday we will be taking the next step in cartoon making..... be ready for some craziness!

Short Story Criterion

Title:
Authour:


Protangonist (1)
Antagonist (1)
Setting (3-4)
Mood (1)

Plotline:
Inciting Force (1-2)
Conflict (1)
Rising Action (5)
Climax (1)
Denouement (1-2)

Cartoon List

Carley - Bugs Bunny
Cheyenne - Pokemon
Jesse - Tekken 6 & Killer Instinct
Jason - Ice Age
Teegan - Simpsons and Family Guy
Megan - RugRats
Rozlin - Kimpossible
Rylan - Scooby Do & Fat Albert
Elvis - Popeye
Colton - Sesame Street
Brayden - Catdog & Alvin & the chipmunks
Brett - Scooby Do and TMNT
Ashley -
Savanna -

Cartoon Assignment

We are creating a cartoon in Microsoft Powerpoint.

1.  Choose Cartoon
2.  Create a Cartoon folder in your IPR file.  You have to save EVERYTHING in this folder.
3.  Search for files.  Start building a bank of pictures.
4.  Start Short Story Criterion.

Internet Use Theory and Exploration

Final Assignment in this unit.  We have talked about internet security, antivirus, search engines, and the beginning of the internet.  But we haven't talked about the DANGERS.  And there are MANY!!!  Your assignment is to create a RAFTS based on the following criteria.  You are the Internet cops, and yes, there are such people, and you are writing a 2 page report on the dangers on the internet.  You are WARNING the youth of our world.

You have two classes to work on this.  I have listed a number of topics below that you can research.  You can write one paragraph per topic.  Please be careful when researching these topics.... you dont want to pull up actual CONTENT.  You want information on the topic.  For example: do not search 'child pornography'.  Instead look up the 'dangers of child pornography'. 

You can report on other topics that are not listed below.  As long as you can support them as a danger.

See you Tuesday. 
R.A.F.T.S.
R - CEO Internet Cops
A - Youth
F - 2 Page Report*
T - Dangers of the Internet
S - WARNING
*2 Page Report
--- Comic Sans font
--- size 12pt
--- single spaced
--- Cover page APA format
    --- double spaced, vertically and horizontally centered
    --- 5 lines - Title, Student Name, Class, Teacher Name, Due Date
--- Topic Paragraph, 6-7 supporting paragraphs, closure paragraph
    --- one idea could be expressed over 1 or 2 paragraphs

Possible Ideas
--- drug trade
--- fraud/scams
--- child pornography
--- bullying/harrassment/stalking
--- terrorism
--- brainwashing/false information
--- prejudice
--- black market
--- hacking
--- etc.

Internet Exploration, Theory and Use #3

"Assignment #3 20.3 Understand the operation of search engines and perform efficient searches to access suitable information. ~ One of the paradoxes of the Internet is that there is a vast body of information available, but it is often difficult to find what is wanted. Students should research the advanced search techniques on a number of different search engines, and in particular should be familiar with Boolean searches. Effective search techniques allow more efficient access to information.

Students could compare the results of a number of different search engines doing the same searches. They should realize that some search engines are more effective at some searches than others, but none are better at everything, therefore a variety of search engines should be utilized. It would be helpful if students understood the various ways that search engines make their decisions, and the way sites are placed in a search engine's database.

Describe how and why seemingly unrelated websites appear in search results.

~ Whole assignment should amount5 search engines, one topic, top three sites.  One paragraph that describes your finding and explain the techniques search engines use to decide sites in the top 3.