DogBlog QOTD

There is a phrase that goes, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” Have you ever done something that you immediately regretted after you did it? Or maybe you were going to do something and didn’t think you should? What ended up happening? If it went wrong, why? If it turned out OK, why?

Encore I

Final tweaks on your intro to keynote Introduction presentation. Then we’ll talk about your next project.

Encore II

Quick run through of what you can do in Keynote and then some time to play with it.

DogBlog QOTD

If killing people is considered wrong, then why is it sometimes considered OK to do so? Explain your thoughts and give reasons why. Or is it never OK? If you need to do some minimal research, please do so.

Encore I

Working on your Introduction keynotes

Encore II

Turning in your newsletter assignment.

• Article must be about something that has happened at school this school year
• Must be “Extreme” template
• Font Size must be no bigger than 11
• Both pictures must be changed (drag and drop)
• All placeholder text must be replaced with something that makes sense (Picture caption, article headline, newsletter headline, teaser text next to headline)
• Colors should be changed
• Elements should be rearranged

File>Export>PDF>Best>Next>click on the upside down triangle next to the “save as box” to expand the dialog box> go to “galilbdci1″ (the first one under shared) > scroll down to “swanssa” > Inbox> Period  (whatever)

Save it as

“Your name newsletter″

Do not click on Q1 or Q2.

DogBlog QOTD

Bob Dylan, a famous musician and the man who made rock and roll popular, once said, “A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.” What do you think about what Dylan said? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Encore I

P2 Beginning to work on your initial Keynote Assignment

P4 Getting the walk through on Keynote

Encore II

Finishing your short Newsletter assignment.

• Article must be about something that has happened at school this school year
• Must be “Extreme” template
• Font Size must be no bigger than 11
• Both pictures must be changed (drag and drop)
• All placeholder text must be replaced with something that makes sense (Picture caption, article headline, newsletter headline, teaser text next to headline)
• Colors should be changed
• Elements should be rearranged

Dogblog QOTD

Stan Lee (of Marvel Comics fame) approaches you with an idea to create a superhero/villain based upon yourself! What powers do you have? Where did you get them? Who is your arch enemy? What happens in the first edition of the comic?

Encore I

We’re going to start taking a look at Keynote, Period 2 will explore the program, period 4 will get a little talk about designing good presentations.

Encore II

We’re going to start wrapping up your designed newsletters. You should finish writing today and we can start tweaking the layout to look AMAZING!

Dogblog QOTD

Punxsutawney Phil is the world famous groundhog that predicts the weather. He does so by if he sees his shadow, we get 6 more weeks of winter. If not, it’s an early spring!

When have you “seen your shadow” and figured out what your future was going to be? Was your prediction spot on accurate? How did you get so good at predictions? If you were pretty close or have you not ever been able to make an accurate prediction about your own future? How might you improve?

Encore I

You must must must must turn in your project today! If you need extra time, please see me about getting signed up for after school tutoring!

Encore II

We’re going to keep working on your mini-newsletter project. Remember, don’t just delete objects!!!

Required Things

• Article must be about something that has happened at school this school year
• Must be “Extreme” template
• Font Size must be no bigger than 11
• Both pictures must be changed (drag and drop)
• All placeholder text must be replaced with something that makes sense (Picture caption, article headline, newsletter headline, teaser text next to headline)