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Check this page daily for Focus Activities, Notes, and Assignments

If absent, please get your makeup work from this page. You will have one class period for each class period you were absent to complete missed work.
Monday, May 7
Today:

Lesson 5 - Music Mashups




Assignment:

Create a music mashup using at least two songs, but more if you like to make it more interesting. You can also try combining an instrumental song with a song that has vocals. Cut the final song to be no more than 2 minutes. Save the project as Mashup.
Tuesday, May 8
Today:

Lesson 5 - Music Mashups




Assignment:

Create a music mashup using at least two songs, but more if you like to make it more interesting. You can also try combining an instrumental song with a song that has vocals. Cut the final song to be no more than 2 minutes. Save the project as Mashup.
Monday, April 30
Focus Activity:
Go to manual.audacityteam.org/help/manual/ and pick up the Audacity Lesson 1 handout on the table.

Today:
Intro to Audacity

Assignment:
Complete Lesson 1 - notes, tutorial 1, and project 1 on handout.
Tuesday, May 1
Focus Activity:
Complete the Lesson 1 Questions for Audacity if you did not yesterday. That needs to be turned in today. The site is manual.audacityteam.org/man/Main_Page

If you need songs to work with you can go to www.freeplaymusic.com/

Today:


  1. You should complete the Tutorial for Editing an Audeo File (#4 instruction on Lesson 1 handout) - manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Editing_an_Existing_File

  2. Complete Project 1 (#5) using the instructions on the Lesson 1 handout.

Wednesday, May 2
Focus Activity:
Turn in Audacity Lesson 1 Questions (they are one day late today) if you have not already.
I'll be checking Tutorial 1 (10 second clip) and Medley today.

Today:
Go to manual.audacityteam.org/man/Effect_Menu
Use Effects - Lesson 2

Assignments:
Project 2 - Instructions on Lesson 2 notes
Thursday, May 3
Focus Activity:
Go to manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Vocal_Removal_and_Isolation

Today:
Project 3 - see handout on table.
Friday, May 4
Focus Activity:


  • You should have finished the Medley (combine two songs with fade in and fade out) yesterday. 

  • You need to have the Effects (add 10 effects and label to a song) by the end of class today to get in on time. 

  • You should be working on the Commercial project - Lesson 3 - handout is on the table. In this project you are choosing a product and describing a commercial that you would produce for this product. Choose a song with vocals that will be the background music for the commercial. 


Today:

Lesson 5 - Music Mashups




Assignment:

Create a music mashup using at least two songs, but more if you like to make it more interesting. You can also try combining an instrumental song with a song that has vocals. Cut the final song to be no more than 2 minutes. Save the project as Mashup.

Monday, April 16
Focus Activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs and download the source files.

Today:
Spaceship Flash Game

Assignments:
Tutorial 1, 2, and 3
In tutorial 1, define the following terms in a Word Document and print.


  1. fla/swa files

  2. stage

  3. properties

  4. frame rate

  5. timeline

  6. movie clips

  7. _root timeline

  8. ActionScript

  9. library

  10. tools

 


Tuesday, April 17
Focus activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs

Assignments:
Complete Tutorial I and II by the end of class today!
Wednesday, April 18
Focus Activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs

Today:
Create Flash Game using ActionScript

Assignments:
Complete Tutorial 3 and 4 today.
Thursday, April 19
Focus Activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs

Today:
Create Flash Game using ActionScript

Assignments:
Complete Tutorial 5 and 6 today.
Friday, April 20
Focus Activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs

Today:
Create Flash Game using ActionScript

Assignments:
Complete Tutorial 7 and 8 today.
Tuesday, April 10
Focus Activity:
Find an image of a spaceship online and import it into the library of a new Flash document - Make sure that you select ActionScript 2.0 for the document.

Today:
Actions in creating Flash Games
Go to www.webzo.org/tutorials/flash/space-shooter.php

Assignment:
Create your own Flash game using one of the tutorials on: www.dezinerfolio.com/2008/02/06/20-free-tutorials-to-create-your-own-flash-game
Wednesday, April 11
Focus Activity:
Open the tutorial www.webzo.org/tutorials/flash/space-shooter.php

Today:
Create a Flash platform game

Assignment:
Complete the tutorial for spaceships
Choose another game and create using the tutorials from: www.dezinerfolio.com/2008/02/06/20-free-tutorials-to-create-your-own-flash-game
Friday, April 13
Focus Activity:
Go to www.kongregate.com/labs

Today:
Continue gaming in Flash

Assignment:
Copy and paste all bold terms in the tutorial to a Word document as you complete
Monday, April 2
Focus Activity:
Go to www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html and download Wavepad Sound Editor.



Today:

Add sound to a Flash Movie and review shape tweens



Assignment:

Cartoon Animation Project - check rubric

Tuesday, April 3
Focus Activity:
Get a rubric and check off to make sure that you have each item in your cartoon animation.

Today:
Cartoon animations

Assignments:
Last day for cartoon animations project - see rubric
Wednesday, April 4
Focus Activity:
Get a rubric for cartoon animation

Today:
Critique cartoon animations
Thursday, April 5
Focus Activity:
Go to www.entheosweb.com/Flash/default.asp

Today:
Share cartoon animations
complete a Flash tutorial of your choice.
Wednesday, March 28
Focus Activity:
Complete your storyboard for your cartoon animation if you have not already. Last day to turn in "on time".

Today:
Create cartoon animation story using Flash

Assignments:
Cartoon animation project - see project rubric
Thursday, March 29
Focus Activity:
Progress check cartoon animation

Today:
Continue to work on cartoon animation project
Monday, March 19
Focus Activity:
Get packet on the table

Today:
Use animated gifs and the bone tool

Assignments:
1. Finish Skills Review, Independent Challenge 1 and 3
2. Create an animated gif using a motion tween.
3. Create a cartoon and use the bone tool to make it move.
Tuesday, March 20
Focus Activity:
Go to schools.spsd.sk.ca/mountroyal/ProjectFlash/ProjectFlash.htm

Today:
1. Finish Unit D
2. Create an animated gif motion tween - your choice
3. Create a cartoon character moving using the bone tool
4. Begin planning your cartoon animation story - use a storyboard first to plan your cartoon animation - go to 
karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template-downloads/  for a storyboard template to print and use. 

Wednesday, March 21
Focus Activity:
Go to karenjlloyd.com/blog/free-storyboard-template-downloads/ and choose a storyboard to save and print.

Today:
About Scenes and folders in Flash

Assignments:
1. Finish Animation motion tween and character bone tool assignments first
2. Create a storyboard for your cartoon animation project.
3. Begin creating your cartoon animation in Flash
Thursday, March 22
Focus Activity:
Pick up grading rubric for Cartoon Animation Project

Today:
Deco Tool demonstration

Assignments:
1. Finish animated gif and bone tool assignments
2. Create storyboard for cartoon animation project - let me check before beginning in Flash. This will be a daily grade
3. Begin working on your Cartoon Animation Project in Flash
Friday, March 23
Focus Activity:
Last day for storyboard.

Assignments:
Continue working on cartoon animation project
Monday, March 5
Focus Activity:
Open Flash

Today:
Review Unit D

Assignments:
Finish any assignments for Unit D that were not already completed.
Thursday, March 8
Focus Activity:
Pick up Unit D on the table.

Today:
Continue creating animation in Unit D

Assignments:


  1. Finish Unit D - Practice - Ship

  2. Skills Review - Recycling bottles

  3. Independent Challenge 1 - Roller Coaster

  4. Independent Challenge 3 - IRobotz

  5. Real Life Independent Challenge - My Project
Monday, Feb. 27
Focus Activity:
Open FL C-1 from the Unit C folder on the Owl and save to your X drive.

Today:
Using symbols and the library panel

Assignments:
Skills Review for Unit C
Tuesday, Feb. 28
Focus Activity:
Complete Unit C - Concepts Review #1-20

Today:
Review symbols and the libary in Flash

Assignments:
Complete Independent Challenges #1, 2, and 3
Real Life Independent Challenge - Extra credit
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Focus Acitivity:
Create a shortcut or pin Flash to your taskbar.

Today:
Lesson A - working in the Flash workspace

Assignments:
1. Complete Concepts Review for Lesson A
2. Skills Review
3. Independent Challenge 1 and 2
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Focus Activity:
Open FLA-1 from your x drive.

Today:
Review the Flash Screen

Assignments:
1.Complete Concepts Review #1-20 in Word - print and turn in.
2. Skills Review p. 19-20
3. Independent Challenge 1, 2, and 3
4. Real Life Independent Challenge
5. Visual Workshop
Thursday, Feb. 23
Focus Activity:
Open a new Flash document.

Today:
Unit B - working with shapes and text in Flash

Assignments:
Unit B Skills Review
Unit B Independent Challenges 1-3
Friday, Feb. 24
Focus Activity:
Complete Unit B - Concepts Review #1-20 in Word - turn in.

Today:
Review Unit B - drawing shapes and text

Assignment:
Complete Recycle - skills review
CoasterWoop - Ind. Challenge #1
Ibrobotz - Ind. Challenge #3
Real Life Application - Create a new logo for nike - using the instructions.
Monday, Feb. 13
Focus Activity:
Pick up the Magazine Cover handout on the table and pick a partner.

Today:
Magazine Cover Peer Evaluation and Self-Evaluation

Assignment:
Finish Magazine cover - print cover and Word log to staple and turn in.
Save the cover as a Illustrator and jpg file on my flash drive
Complete the Peer Evaluation form and the Self-Evaluation rubric
Find an Illustrator TEXT tutorial you would like to complete and share with the class. Here are some websites to choose from:


Tuesday, Feb. 14
Focus Activity:
Open your Magazine covers.

Today:
Finish Magazine Project - Peer Review and Self-Evaluations

Assignment:
Choose a text tutorial for Illustrator to complete - Print the image for the end result of the tutorial and your image. 
Thursday, Feb. 16
Focus Activity:
Open your tutorial from yesterday and begin work.

Today:
Use the gradient mesh tool

Assignment:
Gradient mesh tool tutorial from vector.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/30-illustrator-gradient-mesh-tutorials-to-help-enhance-your-vector-realism/
Friday, Feb. 17
Focus Activity:
Look over your notes for test

Today:
Illustrator test

Assignments:
Finish the gradient mesh tool tutorial if you did not yesterday. Print and turn in.
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