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The tabloid is in progress. I will keep you posted on it. Any news stories or information you want to include (Fake Horoscopes, anyone?) should be uploaded to the class Google account.

Katy and Sophia are working on the presentation for January 10. Make sure they have your photo choices. Also make sure you have written what you or another student will say about your essay.
Finally, remember to print your ten favorite images. I will be posting them in the hallways with a paragraph that you write about your experience.

In the meantime, we are moving on to Illustrator. You have already seen how fun it is! I will continue to add tools/tips during class. You are working on creating a publicity poster for the upcoming school concert.

Happy Thanksgiving - Please know how grateful I am to have such an incredibly engaged, kind, respectful group of students.

Week of 11/18

I hope we were able to get everything uploaded to the Google Drive account. From there, you can create the presentation you will give to the Middle School on January 10. In class on Monday we will discuss how to make sure everyone is represented, and assigned responsibilities. By the end of class on Tuesday, your presentation should be nearly complete.  On Wednesday, you will begin learning about Illustrator via tutorials. I will tell you about your first assignment on Friday. In the meantime, simply create an image of your choosing using the tools you learn about in the tutorial. I will put links to the videos up AFTER you see them in class.

I will be working on the layout of the tabloid on my home computer. We do not have the software needed to create it here at school. The software is called InDesign, and is another Adobe product.

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11/4 - 11/8

I have to admit...that was one of the BEST field trips in my entire 13+ years at Davis! You all took such incredible photos that I don't even have the right superlatives to describe them! They are nothing short of amazing, impressive, unbelievable. As a group we will figure out the best way to create a slideshow to share with the rest of the school community. I will likely ask some of you to speak about this unit, and the trip, at some point in the future - possibly during Kabbalat Shabbat, possibly to the Kindergartners who support the zoo as their mitzvah project. I'll keep you posted. After you complete choosing, loading and enhancing your images, we need to finish up the tabloid. Then...bring on Illustrator!

Week of 10/28

HOORAY! Our big field trip that you proposed is here. On Monday in class, we will set aside the projects and develop the plan for the zoo photography. We will have 3 adults, so will be able to split up into groups. On Wednesday and Friday, focus on getting those hoax images and stories finished so we can move on to Illustrator!

Also, I will be planning a day soon when we will be working on uploading all the images you have created in class to EduClipper. I will be working with the gentleman who created the site to learn how to make it work the way we want it to. Stay tuned!

Week of 10/21

The photomosaics turned out beautifully! So impressive, and worth the time it took to make the process operate the way we wanted it to. Turn your attention now to the last Photoshop project - creating three news stories about Davis that we can print in a tabloid. You write the story and create the image. Here is a link to a "newspaper" in which the stories are totally fabricated. Sadly, many people believe the nonsense in these tabloids! The Globe

Remember to bring in permission forms for the ZooAtlanta trip!

Week of 10/14

Please remember to have your parents sign your permission form for the trip to ZooAtlanta on 10/29.
When you have completed the Filters project, move ahead to the Photomosaic. You need to download the photos from my camera onto your computer first. I, Judah, or Katy will guide you through the next steps of the process.

Following the Photomosaic, begin planning your three tabloid stories. Consider the image you will create BEFORE writing the story. Have fun with this!