May 27, 2011

Happy Friday!

I have three GREAT finished projects to share with you!

Shutter Cal

Action Shots 301

Photography Portfolios

Shutter cal is a really fun website that allows you to upload a new photo everyday. My students LOVE taking their photos, so for the month of May we have been taking and uploading a photo a day. When you click on the photo you will be able to read their journaling for the day.

This was the first time I tried this project. I only allowed five minutes at the beginning of the period. I think they turned out GREAT!

Hope you enjoy!

http://edge-survey.wikispaces.com/ShutterCal

Last week I showed you a samples from our "action" shots. This week students used the scribble tool on their drawing toolbars to trace their action. They then designed a background to complete the project.

Open publication - Free publishing - More action

As you know students in room 301 have been working hard on their digital photography skills. As a cumulating of this project students have used the web tools provided at http://www.wix.com/ to design their own websites! You just will not believe the quality of work these students have produced.

Here are two of the many excellent selections.

http://www.wix.com/juliamuse/juliawashere#!gallery

http://www.wix.com/kyriahcarpenter/kyriah-carpenter#!

Would you like to see the website your son/daughter designed? Ask them to long into their edmodo accounts and show you. http://www.edmodo.com/home

WOW! Can you believe how fast this year has gone? Just four more days of learning. Next week we will be looking at some incredible augmented reality webites!

Action!

The year is winding down, however the laerning continues in room 301. We are continuing our Digital Photography unit. Many times students have these very "smart" digital cameras and leave them on the "auto" setting. Today's cameras have so many fun settings that need to be explored. Last week we discovered the "continuous shot" mode. This setting allows the photographer to take a shot every .5 seconds. You can get some really great photos this way!

Last week, students took "action shots" and this week were are doing a simple graphic design project with them. I will be sharing their projects with you later in the week. In the mean time, I thought you would enjoy a quick slide show of a few of my students getting their action shots.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• STUDENTS ARE DESIGNING A WEBSITE WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. WE WILL BE SHARING THOSE ADDRESSES WITH YOU SOON.
• WE WILL BE PLAYING THE "SKYPE" GAME ON FRIDAY. I HAVE SET UP SKYPE APPOINTMENTS WITH SEVERAL CLASSES AROUND THE UNITED STATES. THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE AND ASK THEM FIVE QUESTIONS. THE GOAL IS TO SEE IF WE CAN DETERMINE WHICH STATE THEY ARE SKYPING FROM.

Digital Photography

I am sure you have heard that my class has been working on digital photography. This is one of my favorite things to teach. My students really enjoy being outside and looking at their everyday environment in a different light.

Last week we took our photos and this week we will be working on building individual websites to show off our talents. I thought you might enjoy a little sneak peek at what my AMAZING students have been up to.