Check here for updated Weekly Agendas to stay current with daily classwork and homework (rare but assigned on occasion), and assignment due dates. The agenda may flex and will be updated during the week on a per need basis.
| Period | Mon 1.15 |
Tu 1.16 |
Wed 1.17 |
Th 1.18 |
Fri 1.19 |
| Homeroom | No School | Weekly theme – School-wide expectations. Goal Setting
Set Weekly Goals |
No Homeroom | Reading Day Link: Cloning: Threat or Opportunity
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Weekly Goals Reflection
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| 1. Tech Lit
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No School
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Introduce 123d Sculpt+, tools and tips.
Introduce Life Like Creature assignment. Explore 123d Sculpt+ app. Students needing to complete Research Paper packet and/or upload to ePortfolios do that instead of new work. 1:1 with TAs.
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123d Sculpt+ “play”. Review concept of working back and forth between “Baked” and “Skeleton” modes, saving iterations.
No printing until week of 1.22 |
123d Sculpt+ “play”, begin concept work on a “Creature”. Use computers to model different real world animals to make creature like.
Review how to use sculpting tools. No printing until week of 1.22 |
Weekly Update #5
123d Sculpt+ “play”, begin concept work on a “Creature”. Use computers to model different real world animals to make creature like. Review how to use sculpting tools. No printing until week of 1.22 |
| 2. Broadcast Media | No School | Scripts for PSA#1 -Past due
Students who have scripts and content approved begin assembly of PSA#1 in iMovie. Target for Rough Copy in iMove is 1.18 Images need to be at 1024×768 size – saved to folder in files1. Royalty Free Music links on Schiff’s Broadcast Media Assignment page. Rough Cuts uploaded to Vimeo – create a new account if necessary – see TAs for help. Copy URL and paste on PSA#1 Assignment page on ePorts. Begin Peer evaluation for any Rough cuts completed. |
Students who have scripts and content approved begin assembly of PSA#1 in iMovie. Target for Rough Copy in iMove is 1.18
Images need to be at 1024×768 size – saved to folder in files1. Royalty Free Music links on Schiff’s Broadcast Media Assignment page. Rough Cuts uploaded to Vimeo – create a new account if necessary – see TAs for help. Copy URL and paste on PSA#1 Assignment page on ePorts. Begin Peer evaluation for any Rough cuts completed. |
Students who have scripts and content approved begin assembly of PSA#1 in iMovie. Target for Rough Copy in iMove is 1.18
Images need to be at 1024×768 size – saved to folder in files1. Royalty Free Music links on Schiff’s Broadcast Media Assignment page. Rough Cuts uploaded to Vimeo – create a new account if necessary – see TAs for help. Copy URL and paste on PSA#1 Assignment page on ePorts. Begin Peer evaluation for any Rough cuts completed. |
Weekly Update #5
Begin Peer evaluation for any Rough cuts completed. Mop up for |
| 3. Animation | No School |
Demonstrate how to add sound to Flash.
Introduce/clarify the “4 Corners Flash Assignment”
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Students begin/continue working on 4 Corners assignment. Due 1.18 (Early finishers do extra credit – add to the exercise to make it more complex)
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Students begin/continue working on 4 Corners assignment. Due 1.18 (Early finishers do extra credit – add to the exercise to make it more complex)
Introduce longer Flash Assignment, storyboards requirement |
Weekly Update #5
Students who need more time on 4 Corners, last day to finish and have on ePorts. Introduce longer Flash Assignment, storyboards requirement. Concept and storyboards must be approved. Target for approval is 1.23
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| 5. 3D2B | No School | Continue printing Creature iterations.
Sketchup exercises are past due. Students work on Hybrid shapes assignment – emphasize creating a recognizable object, animal, etc. Show tools that help to “sculpt” shapes. Due 1.19 |
Continue printing Creature iterations.
Students work on Hybrid shapes assignment – emphasize creating a recognizable object, animal, etc. Show tools that help to “sculpt” shapes. Due 1.19 |
Continue printing Creature iterations.
Students work on Hybrid shapes assignment – emphasize creating a recognizable object, animal, etc. Show tools that help to “sculpt” shapes. Due 1.19
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Weekly Update #5
Continue printing Creature iterations. Students work on Hybrid shapes assignment – emphasize creating a recognizable object, animal, etc. Show tools that help to “sculpt” shapes. Due 1.19 |
| 6. J/YB/Pros | No School | New Journalism Students: Assignment #2 Editorial assignment work – mind map past due. Final copy due 1.17 Media Pros – Check in with Leads Yearbook group work – Cover Design PROMO posters. Check event dates and class picture opportunities. Review Ladder for YB Zinger Crew prep new Zinger shell, and begin selecting content for publication. Echo Group work. |
New Journalism Students: Assignment #2 Editorial assignment work – mind map past due. Final copy due 1.17
Assign Human Interest story. Min. 350 words min. topic needs to be approved by Schiff. See past Zingers/Ryan for examples. Human Interest Story – Ideas approved by 1.18 Rough draft Due 1.23 Media Pros – Check in with Leads Yearbook group work – Cover Design PROMO posters. Check event dates and class picture opportunities. Set Ladder for YB, begin assigning YB pages. Zinger Crew prep new Zinger shell, and begin selecting content for publication. Echo Group work.
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New Students: Assignment #3 Human Interest Story – Ideas approved by 1.18 Rough draft Due 1.23
Media Pros – Check in with Leads Yearbook group work – Cover Design PROMO posters. Check event dates and class picture opportunities. Zinger Crew prep new Zinger shell, and begin selecting content for publication. Echo Group work.
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Goals Reflection – Weekly Update #5 Combo
New Students: Assignment #3 Human Interest Story – Ideas approved past due. Rough draft Due 1.23 Media Pros – Check in with Leads Yearbook group work – Cover Design updates. Check event dates and class picture opportunities. Zinger Crew prep new Zinger shell, and begin selecting content for publication. Echo Group work.
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