tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13570123561665494152024-03-19T00:16:44.792-04:00 Educational Technology For Every Educator, Everywhere!INSPIRE, REACH, CREATE, IMPROVEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357012356166549415.post-26835996345639785752018-12-18T08:13:00.002-05:002018-12-18T08:13:16.255-05:00Programming Unit Final Project - Holiday Coding Projects For Everyone!<h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #d52a33; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<b>A DIGITAL PORTFOLIO IS AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF YOUR VERY BEST WORK, THAT VISUALLY PROVES WHAT YOU CAN DO!</b><br />
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<b style="font-size: small;">Resource: <a href="https://www.everydayinterviewtips.com/how-to-create-a-digital-portfolio-for-your-job-interview/" style="color: purple;">https://www.everydayinterviewtips.com/how-to-create-a-digital-portfolio-for-your-job-interview/</a></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Resource: </span><a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/writing-a-resume/expert-tips-on-how-to-create-a-killer-digital-portfolio" style="font-size: small;">https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/writing-a-resume/expert-tips-on-how-to-create-a-killer-digital-portfolio</a></div>
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<b>"One of the inherent dangers with digital portfolios, for example, is that the technological novelty of the product could overshadow the purpose of the portfolio."</b><br />
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According to Inc. Magazine (Online) and the Young Entrepreneur Council you should turn experiences into a story worth sharing. According to the article "<u>How to Create a Digital Portfolio That Stands Out From The Pack",</u> some of the main reasons to create a Digital Portfolio are to:</div>
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One of the best resources for creating a Digital Portfolio is at <a href="https://info.portfolium.com/blog/digital-portfolio-tips">https://info.portfolium.com/blog/digital-portfolio-tips</a>. There are 10 PRO Tips that are discussed in the article that you should consider using in this project.</div>
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Here is the Process of Creating an Electronic Portfolio developed by Helen C. Barrett, Ph.D.:</div>
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<li><b>Click on one of the Layouts (under Insert in the menu on the right side of the screen), and add an additional section for at least 2 of your most recent projects that you are proud of.</b></li>
<li><b>Click the PAGES link in the menu to the right side of the screen. Add a PAGE labeled "CCS-515 Projects". Add TEXT Boxes for Title Bars, and Insert Sections to add all of your work for each project. You can Upload files, or link directly to your Google Drive.</b></li>
<li><b>Click the PAGES link in the menu to the right side of the screen. Add a PAGE labeled "CEW Evidence". Use this page to link/post information about anything that would qualify as evidence for PA Career Education & Work Standards. These can include resume's, cover letters, career project investigation surveys or worksheets, individual assessment forms, and any other documents from work you have completed. Remember, 8th-Grade students are required to have at least eight (8) items in this section prior to heading to high school. You MUST have an Individual Career Plan started as well. See your counselor for help with this.</b></li>
<li><b>At any time during the design process you can click the PREVIEW Button and see what your site will look like. </b></li>
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<b>Header and Home Page: </b>Student must have a legible header with your site title (CCS Student Portfolio) and a small logo of some sort. Student must also have a "Personal Mission Statement / Memorable Quote / Job or Position You Are Interested In" section. The "About Me" section must include a tasteful, professional-looking picture of the student (Collegium I.D. picture is recommended), and a paragraph or two as outlined on Mr. Scribner's Sample Site. Student must also have at least two (2) current projects outlined, with images, on the Home Page. Make sure all titles and additional pages are accessible from this page.</div>
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<b>CEW Evidence Page: </b> Students should scan any external document to their Google Drive prior to adding them to this page (Try to add them as a PDF). Make sure to add all items from CSA or STEAM-E classes that qualify as CEW Evidence here, instead of on the previous page.</div>
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Additional pages may be created for other projects, specific reasons, or at the request of other teachers. This site should be updated regularly with new work, and evidence for PA CEW Requirements. Use this site to reference work during interviews for jobs or college entrance meetings. Make sure that your parents see this site, and approve of anything you post.</div>
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What is iTunes U</h1>
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<a href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/iTunes+U#Accessing%20iTunes%20U%20Course%20Manager" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;">Accessing iTunes U Course Manager</a></div>
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<a href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/iTunes+U#How%20Can%20I%20use%20iTunes%20U?" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;">How Can I use iTunes U?</a></div>
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<a href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/iTunes+U#Benefits%20of%20using%20iTunes%20U" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;">Benefits of using iTunes U</a></div>
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<a href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/iTunes+U#Sign%20in%20to%20Course%20Manager%20and%20create%20a%20Course" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;">Sign in to Course Manager and create a Course</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">iTunes U its a powerful distribution system for everything from lectures to language lessons, films to labs, and audiobooks. An innovative way to get educational content into the hands of students. By sharing content on iTunes U, you can easily connect with students, peers, and the public.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">iTunes U offers more than 800,000 free lectures, videos, books, and other resources on thousands of subjects. The content comes from educational and cultural institutions.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Accessing iTunes U Course Manager" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Accessing iTunes U Course Manager</h1>
<strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">To access the iTunes U Course Manager:</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">1.Go to </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.itunesu.itunes.apple.com/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">www.itunesu.itunes.apple.com</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">2.Enter your Apple ID (For example johndoe@me.com) OR create an Apple ID</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">if you do not have one. (</span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://appleid.apple.com/account" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Create Apple ID</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">) (An Apple ID is a user name use for everything you do with Apple products.)</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">iTunes supports audio, audio enhanced (audio with a slide show), video, PDF, and ePub content, including iBooks interactive textbooks.</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">As an instructor you can feature a broad range of audio, video, books, and other educational materials along with your course syllabus, handouts, and quizzes and make the course and materials available quickly and easily to your students as an iTunes U course for the iTunes U app. You can upload materials from your computer or pull content and links from the Internet.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75;">You need to sign in to iTunes U Course Manager to create your instructor profile, and create, edit, and organize your courses.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Sign in to </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/coursemanager/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">Course Manager</a><br />
<br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You can create </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://help.apple.com/itunesu/instructor/#/itu9fe1e4858" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">public</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://help.apple.com/itunesu/instructor/#/itu8cfccfbc6" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">private</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> courses.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">By default, all courses created in Course Manager are private. </span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">iTunes U Public Site Manager and the administrator will add the course to the institution’s iTunes U site.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">View a video tutorial on how to </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhxeX5TGglY" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">create a course on iTunes U</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">iTunes U Course Manager is organized in three sections:</span></strong><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Info</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Posts</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Materials</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">When you are ready to share your course, you can choose Enroll Code from the Settings pop-up menu in the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://help.apple.com/itunesu/instructor/#/ituc97b6e716" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">dashboard</a> to share a link to your course with students and other users.</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">For private courses, share the course enroll code with your students. Students request access by entering the code in the iTunes U app on an iOS device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch). After you approve a request, students can access the course using an Apple ID.</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.75;">For private courses, when students access the link from an iOS device (iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch), they can tap the link to request access. After you approve a request, students can access the course using an Apple ID.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">Download iTunes U for desktop</a></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-u/id490217893?mt=8" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">Download for iTunes iPhone/iPad</a></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.75;">To download a course onto your mobile device, download the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/itunes-u/id490217893?mt=8" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">iTunes U app </a>from the App Store, open app, click on "Catalog" on the upper right-hand corner, find a series you're interested in, and click "Subscribe". The content is then delivered directly to you, whether the course is a series of lectures, videos, PDFs, or an entire book.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">After downloading the course content, you can process it however you wish. You can choose to learn at your own pace and decide whether to use your computer, iPad or iPhone.</span><br />
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/itunes-u-course-creation-guide/id644450313" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">A Guide for Creating iTunes U Courses</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Apple iTunes Information</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.apple.com/support/itunes-u/course-manager/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">Apple iTunes U Course Manager info</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://images.apple.com/education/itunes-u/pdfs/iTunesU_CourseCreation_061915_FF.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">iTunes U Course Guidelines</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.apple.com/support/ios/itunes-u/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">iTunes U Support</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://help.apple.com/itunesu/instructor/#/ituA3D98B34-DFA6-4D6F-B223-8853F2267186" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Technical Requirements</a><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Teachers can collaborate on course creation, management, and enrollment with up to five course contributors like department leads, teacher’s assistants, or district curriculum developers. You can also transfer your current course to another teacher, complete with the existing student enrollment. Or just offer inspiration by sharing a copy of your course - the outline, posts, assignments, and materials - to help others get started.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">The best courses include a rich variety of content that inspires you and engages your students -from Multi-Touch books, news articles, documents and handouts to dynamic apps, videos, and websites. It’s easy to quickly add materials right from the iTunes U app. Or you can organize everything on your Mac, and upload from the web-based tool.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Assignments, materials, and study notes all work together in the iTunes U app to keep students prepared for class and engaged in learning.Students can see homework assignments with due dates for all their courses from the home screen.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">The iTunes U app lets students enroll in a course and download all of the materials they need when they are connected to Wi-Fi - which means learning and studying can happen anywhere, at anytime with just an iPad.</li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Students can access your course and materials (for example, lectures, books, documents, apps, web links) through the iTunes U app on their iOS devices 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Students can enroll or subscribe to courses, download materials, play video or audio lectures, read books, view presentations, and see a checklist of all assignments in one place.</li>
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What is it?</h1>
<strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Atomic Learning strives to bring you the most up-to-date training resources on the hottest topics.</strong><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">It is a library of thousands of short, easy-to-understand, "atoms" of software tutorials and technology skill training in video format designed to help you learn to use hundreds of different programs. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">These online training resources are:</span><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Available 24/7</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Open to ALL UMB students, staff, and faculty.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Answers to many of the "how do I do that" questions</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Expansive and include many programs, such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Windows and Apple operating systems, and many more!</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy to access - just log in with your full UMB email address and password.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy to search using keywords, specific applications, versions, and/or platforms.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy to share - Faculty can share direct links in Blackboard to support necessary software or technical skills.</span></li>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Just-in-time <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tech Skills Training</strong> on more than 205 common software applications</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Workshops</strong> that cover APA, and MLA Research Paper Basics, Web 2.0, podcasting, and much more</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Projects</strong> that illustrate how to use and apply technology</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">“How-to” <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Self-Assessment</strong> to review your technology skill level</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Video Storytelling Guide</strong> to plan and create quality movies</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Instructor tools</strong> to quickly and easily integrate resources into any document or Web page</li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Atomic Learning Support" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Atomic Learning Support</h1>
<strong style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.atomiclearning.com/highed/request-help-online" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Request Help Email Form</a></strong><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Requires an Atomic Learning login. For access to support email without logging in, send a mail to </span><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="mailto:cs@atomiclearning.com" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-right: 10px;">cs@atomiclearning.com</a><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://www.atomiclearning.com/highed/frequently-asked-questions" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">FAQ</a> - Requires an Atomic Learning login</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.atomiclearning.com/highed/atomicsite_he" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">How to use Atomic Learning's website</a> - Atomic Learning videos about Atomic Learning. Does NOT require an Atomic Learning login</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="wiki_link" href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/Atomic%20Learning" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">About Atomic Learning</a> - Learn more about Atomic Learning</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/training/atomic_learning" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">More about Atomic Learning</a></li>
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What are Digital Badges?</h2>
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A digital badge is an online representation of a skill you have earned. They can be used in e-learning environments to certify accomplishments, track growth, increase motivation among students, among other things.</div>
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These badges take the form of a digital emblem/image that can be collected by students and viewed by both students and instructors (and potentially even by the public). It works much like the Boy Scout badge system, only it's digital.<br />
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(A video from the MacArthur Foundation on digital badges)<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Benefits and Use of Digital Badges" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Benefits and Use of Digital Badges</h2>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Benefits and Use of Digital Badges-Motivation" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Motivation</h3>
Studies have shown that by highlighting and commending achievement, digital badges increase student motivation, therefore, their participation and engagement with the material. Not only do badges serve as reward for exceptional performance, but also act as record for challenges a student has overcome.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Benefits and Use of Digital Badges-Metadata" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Metadata</h3>
Digital badges carry metadata that indicate where, when, and how a badge was earned. Additional information attached to the digital badge might include the credentials of the issuer, among other verifying details. This metadata travels with the badge so that a viewer can see the whole story of the badge holder's growth.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Benefits and Use of Digital Badges-Shareability" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Shareability</h3>
With Mozilla's Open Badges initiative, the sharing of badges has become very fluid. It is easy to share your digital badges on social media or through other technological pathways. This flexibility across platforms encourages communication and more active participation. It makes it easy for students to show publicly how they are progressing in their learning.<br />
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Many companies and educational institutions have begun to recognize digital badges as a valid form of credentials. Digital badges are quickly becoming more acceptable as a way demonstrating the value of your skill-set to potential employers or higher ed institutions. With digital badges, students can display their specialization and commendations to the public in a manner that has potential for tangible rewards.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Badges in Blackboard" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Badges in Blackboard</h2>
Blackboard has Mozilla Open Badges integrated into the Achievements tool. This enables instructors to issue digital badges in Blackboard courses.<br />
Badges in a Blackboard course are tied with the graded learning activities; a grade center column must exist for a learning activity prior to setting up a badge.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Badges in Blackboard-Building a Badge in a Blackboard Course" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Building a Badge in a Blackboard Course</h3>
In a content area:<br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Build graded learning activity, and/or</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Build activity with review status</span></li>
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In Achievements tool:<br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Select badge type</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Set rule for criteria for score/grade or review status</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Choose digital badge image</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Choose location for display of earned badge</span></li>
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Here are more detailed steps on how to <a class="wiki_link" href="http://howto.wikispaces.umb.edu/Create%20a%20Badge%20in%20Blackboard" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;" target="_blank">create a badge</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Publishing and Sharing a Badge" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Publishing and Sharing a Badge</h2>
A digital badge earned in a Blackboard course may be published to a Mozilla Backpack (if the instructor has enabled this feature). This transports the evidence of the student’s learning and achievement to a space outside Blackboard Learn. From the Mozilla Backpack, students can publish and share their digital badges on social media and elsewhere.<br />
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Students will need to create a free account with Mozilla Backpack with their UMB email address to be able to publish the badge. Have them follow the instructions below to create an account and publish a badge.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Publishing and Sharing a Badge--Create Account with Mozilla Backpack (for students)" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Create Account with Mozilla Backpack (for students)</strong></h4>
Please note: The email address associated with a Mozilla Backpack must match the email address associated with the Blackboard account with which a user earns badges.<br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Go to <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">https://backpack.openbadges.org/backpack/login/</a></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Click Log in or Sign Up.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Type in your UMB email address in the provided screen and follow the steps to create an account.</span></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Publishing and Sharing a Badge--Publish Badge" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Publish Badge</strong></h4>
For best results, log in to your Mozilla Backpack in a separate tab in the same browser before starting publishing.<br />
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Earn a badge in a Blackboard course</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Go to My Achievements or My Badges area on the Course Menu</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Locate the earned badge and click Publish to Mozilla (screenshot below)</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Follow the prompts to authenticate with your Mozilla Backpack account until you receive a confirmation that your badge was published.</span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5;">Share Badge Collection on the web.</span></li>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Publishing and Sharing a Badge--Share Badge" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Share Badge</strong></h4>
Badges collected in a Mozilla Backpack can be easily shared in social media platforms in a number of ways. Here are some ideas: <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://openbadges.org/display/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">http://openbadges.org/display/ </a><br />
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Here is an example of a Mozilla Backpack that was shared on <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://twitter.com/jade_forester/status/449247926104371200" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">Twitter</a> (click the link in the post to view Backpack).<br />
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Administrator/060_Application_Management_and_Support/Tools_Management/Achievements" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Using Achievements in Blackboard</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://openbadges.org/about/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Open Badges</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/130_Student_Performance/050_Achievements/010_The_Lure_of_Badges" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">The Lure of Badges (Blackboard)</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/130_Student_Performance/050_Achievements" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Achievements</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/130_Student_Performance/050_Achievements/020_Create_and_Manage_Achievements" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Case Studies</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/i-dont-get-digital-badges/" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;" target="_blank">Deeper Overview</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="x-Getting Help with Badges in Blackboard" style="background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box;"></a>Getting Help with Badges in Blackboard</h2>
Request an appointment with an Instructional Designer to get help with building badges in your Blackboard course: <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="mailto:%20elearning@umb.edu%C2%A0" rel="nofollow" style="background: url("/i/a.gif") right center no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; padding-right: 10px;">elearning@umb.edu</a></div>
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OpenShot.Org Primary Website (Download & Resources): <a href="https://www.openshot.org/">https://www.openshot.org/</a><br />
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How to set up Blender & Inkscape on OpenShot: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt9e5ARrL2o">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt9e5ARrL2o</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: "lato" , , "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">OpenShot Video Editor Resources</span></u></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.openshot.org/" target="_blank">OpenShot Video Editor</a> is an award-winning, open-source video editor, available on Linux, Mac, and Windows. OpenShot can create stunning videos, films, and animations with an easy-to-use interface and rich set of features.<br />
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Here are some helpful links to get you going:<br />
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OpenShot Online User's Guide: <a href="https://www.openshot.org/user-guide/">https://www.openshot.org/user-guide/</a></div>
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Learn OpenShot in 5-Minutes:<span style="background-color: #fcfcfc; font-family: "lato" , , "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "lato" , , "helvetica neue" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.openshotusers.com/help/1.3/en/ar01s03.html">http://www.openshotusers.com/help/1.3/en/ar01s03.html</a></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_r12b99TIg" target="_blank">Open-Shot Video Editor 2018 Tutorial on YouTube</a> / <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6awGSr22Q" target="_blank">The Basics (Part 1) of OpenShot</a></div>
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We will be going over most of the basics in class to get you started. Make sure you stay with us at first, then spend time getting to know the program better on your own. Make sure you read, and understand the next part of this introduction:</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>NOTE: These programs are open-source, and as such are downloaded on the individual systems in school. You can only work on these projects (using OpenShot, Blender, or Inkscape) when you are in class because they are DOWNLOADED to the individual systems in class. If you have IMovie, Adobe, or some other video editor at home, the projects in class will not save for editing elsewhere. You are importing your images, video clips, music and other items onto the specific computers you use in class. Therefore, you would need to save all those same files to your Google Drive for use at home.</b></span></div>
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<b>If you want to work on OpenShot (Blender/Inkscape) at home, your parents will need to download, and install the programs on a computer for you. This is NOT a Requirement of the CSA Class!</b></div>
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<b>IF YOU HAVE TIME, CHECK THESE OUT ON YOUR OWN:</b><br />
The following programs are also Open-Source and can greatly enhance your videos. We have installed these programs, but due to lack of time and resources for this class, we will not be able to introduce them. You are more than welcome to review the information below, and try to use these resources for projects, but they are not required. Enjoy!<br />
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<b><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Inkscape</span></u></b></b></div>
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<a href="https://inkscape.org/en/">Inkscape</a> is a professional vector graphics editor for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It's free and open source. Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cfIyKqkmiYk2VAeOlWRAe0HFCOVDM-0IEknOYFNdj6L4u_oNAP_lX7fwysfwuGvv2gzIH-MUzJHjhc59mUpeKDw0kT5aoLp2HsiAlbKM8KF2DtR4kM4sktPXx8Gicxv5lfnNkdkJ-MbB/s1600/brand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="41" data-original-width="151" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7cfIyKqkmiYk2VAeOlWRAe0HFCOVDM-0IEknOYFNdj6L4u_oNAP_lX7fwysfwuGvv2gzIH-MUzJHjhc59mUpeKDw0kT5aoLp2HsiAlbKM8KF2DtR4kM4sktPXx8Gicxv5lfnNkdkJ-MbB/s200/brand.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
INKSCAPE Tutorial Page: <a href="https://inkscape.org/en/learn/tutorials/">https://inkscape.org/en/learn/tutorials/</a><br />
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YouTube Inkscape Tutorial 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUIOEXssTSE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUIOEXssTSE</a><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Blender</span></u></b></div>
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Online Tutorials Page: <a href="https://www.blender.org/support/tutorials/">https://www.blender.org/support/tutorials/</a><br />
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<b>The diagnostic test will place students in the correct grade/year level based on their ability. They will then be asked questions from this grade/year level. This means each student will be answering questions according to their ability.<br /><br />To do this, Sumdog needs to get to know the students' strengths and weaknesses. This is done with our diagnostic test which runs automatically the first time students play Sumdog.<br /><br />During the test, the games run as normal. Students may get asked tricky questions, as we check what level they've reached. Please ask them not to worry. They should simply guess answers: the learning engine will understand what's happening, and place them in the correct level.<br /><br />Once the diagnostic test is complete, we'll reward students with their first <a href="http://www.sumdog.com/en/What_are_pets/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">pet</a>.</b></div>
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<b>Go to your Profile screen and ADD your teacher as a Coach by entering the Khan Academy Class Code!<br /><br />Every student can use Khan Academy as an online tutor at home. You can pick just about any Subject and Level and view video lessons, answer practice questions, or ask a coach a question. There are tutorials for all of your subjects on this fantastic resource! Make sure you check out all the classes you can complete and help yourself with!<br /><br /></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;">Today I want you to think about your goals in life. Please review the following video in class: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-n5qUNRi8" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-n5qUNRi8</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"> and participate in a brief discussion afterwards. What is the main message of the video? How can you apply that message to your life? What decisions will you make because of that message as you grow and mature? Should others watch this video (why/why not)?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;">Please follow the directions on the worksheet you received in class to complete this project for credit. MAKE SURE YOUR READ ALL OF THE "55" RULES PRIOR TO CHOOSING THREE (3) TO WRITE ABOUT ON THE WORKSHEET. If you do not get a worksheet in class, or you want to complete this at home for any reason, I am providing links to a Google Document copy of the worksheet. You will need to Click the Link to the "Essential 55 Goal Worksheet" and it will open in your Google Drive. Click FILE and MAKE A COPY to create a copy of the worksheet in your own Google Drive. Complete the worksheet and then SHARE it with Mr. S (hscribner@ccs,us) for credit.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;">NOTE: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE UP A "RULE", YOU MAY INCLUDE ONE IN THE THIRD SPACE PROVIDED ON THE WORKSHEET.</span><br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygetfy3pCdLYUN1NjJXSjhSUjg/view?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e;" target="_blank">55 Rules PDF (Reference Sheet)</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;">Next week, in class, we will begin to work on more exciting projects. If you have completed both of these assignments, and turned in your worksheets, please go to Code.Org. Choose Hour of Code, and try one of the modules that interests you! Here is a link to find them: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://hourofcode.com/us/learn">https://hourofcode.com/us/learn</a></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #274e13;">Students will reflect on their goals and talents after viewing a video designed to help them understand how important it is to recognize the power of having dreams and setting realistic goals to achieve them.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Students will also use class time to review the "Essential 55" document, choose their TOP 3 Rules, write each rule, and explain why they chose the rule. Worksheets are due before class ends.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY ASSIGNED TASKS. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS AS GIVEN FOR FULL CREDIT!</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">ALL STUDENTS CAN WORK ON Typing.com, Code.Org, Khan Academy, or something for another class. If they are working quietly, they may use headphones to listen to music while they work. If they are spending more time picking music, or watching YouTube (or others), music </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><b>privileges</b></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> can be revoked at any time!</b></span></div>
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Eisenhower</b></span></span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Today I would like everyone to take a minute to think about the courage, sacrifice, and importance of the D-Day Invasion. This is the 74th Anniversary of this historic event that changed the continent of Europe profoundly! Please watch the video below in class, read some of the articles related to the event, and if you have time, try to challenge your friend to the Ultimate History Quiz on the History Channel website. I hope you can understand what kids, most just a few years older than you at the time, helped to do when they were thrust into battle so many years ago! Thank you in advance for your time and effort with this learning experience. Please share this with your families!</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Please complete the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uw2bBXLhI4J7DuqWOr4is6Odw2N95mnH8xZIdHyej_k/edit?usp=sharing" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CCS-515 D-Day Worksheet</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> for additional credit in my class this marking period.</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><b style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of France’s Normandy coast, where they met stiff resistance from well-entrenched Germans in concrete bunkers placed at strategic points along the coast and beaches with mines and other anti-tank obstacles as well as wooden stakes, barbed wire, and metal tripods to impede landing craft and the movement of troops once ashore.<br /><br />Within three months, however, the northern part of France would be freed by more than 2 million Allied troops and the invasion force would be preparing to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet forces moving in from the east."</b><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- By </span><a href="mailto:aatkins@dispatch.com" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">Andrew Atkins</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, The Columbus Dispatch (Posted Today Online)</span><br style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><a href="http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180606/remembering-d-day-74-years-later" style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180606/remembering-d-day-74-years-later</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>The Ultimate History Quiz features thousands of questions about American and global history trivia. Play now to challenge your friends, and see how you stack up to the competition. Use the link below to play on your own, online, or with up to 10 friends using the links found there!</b></span><br /><div style="font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://quiz.history.com/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">THE ULTIMATE HISTORY QUIZ on the History Channel (CLICK HERE)</a></span><br /><br />Another Great Resource For Teachers: <a href="https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/the-night-before-dday" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DOCSTEACH LESSON PLAN</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">WWII Veterans you could talk to about their service: Yielding to the inalterable process of aging, the men and women who fought and won the great conflict are now in their late 80s and 90s. They are dying quickly—according to US Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 558,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are alive in 2017. - <a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/wwii-veteran-statistics" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/wwii-veteran-statistics</a></span></div>
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* I added cash to my own cafeteria account at school. When students present these coupons to purchase items, they put them in the money drawer as cash, and then total them/deduct them from my account at the end of the day. I usually give the Top 3 Investors $1 each, per day, and I also choose a Lottery Winner each day from the list for a $1 prize.<br />
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Complete the Following Steps:<br />1. Read the Article below and complete a Journal Entry (On the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E67OyBVBZ-GHBkLB2LpsZEFd_ebXBLaf8Y-Bg5oRAWo/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CCS-515 PA CEW PMB Worksheet</a>)<br />2. Watch Videos Below and Complete Class Worksheet & Vocabulary List (on the form listed above.)<br />3. Create an account on Investopedia.com and click link below to join 2018 Game<br /><br />To begin your investing journey, please read the following article: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/investing-vs-gambling-where-money-150813861.html" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">Investing VS Gambling Article (Click Here)</a> and write a brief (2-3 Sentences) journal entry about your feelings about the main point of the article.<br /><br />Second, watch each video link below on your own. After each video, answer the questions on the worksheet for today. When you have completed the worksheet questions, please research and fill in the Vocabulary Section on the back of the sheet. Turn in the sheet for credit!<br /><br />1. Personal Budget Tips:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_GZOr4l7P0" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_GZOr4l7P0</a><br /><br />2. How To Save Money:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxC_KaCD8KQ" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxC_KaCD8KQ</a><br /><br />3. Savings Account Video:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ttAaz32VU" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ttAaz32VU</a><br /><br />4. Credit Card Tips:<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6IfLFlrJM" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en6IfLFlrJM</a><br /><br />5. Company Investing Tips<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MPtq56CT1I" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MPtq56CT1I</a><br /><br />Third, Use the link below to sign up for our Stock Market Challenge. Please go to Investopedia.com and create an account using your CCS Gmail address. Once Created, click the link below and you should automatically be forwarded to the game. Once you have created and account, follow the directions to BUY and SELL stocks. You have $10,000 to spend. If you make any money in the market this week, you can add it to your Final Budgets!</div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Use the following sites to help you pick stocks for the game:</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/" style="color: #7d181e; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">MarketWatch (Wall Street Journal) Website (CLICK HERE</a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">) </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/stockscouter-top-rated-stocks?sco=50&" style="color: #7d181e; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">MSN Money Top 50 Stocks (CLICK HERE)</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Additional Resources: here is a link to the Stock Market Basics Presentation from Class </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWWFdDOEZFNkVhVms/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">(Click Here) </a><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">We will be reviewing the following video together in class: </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2NsJGpEq4" style="color: #7d181e; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Investing Basics VIDEO (CLICK HERE) </a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">and discussing how you can find stocks you might be interested in investing in for the project. </span></span><br /><br /><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
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Step 1: Go to Investopedia.com</div>
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Step 2: Create a NEW Account using your (SCHOOL) Gmail.</div>
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Step 3: Your USERNAME should be your First Initial and your Last Name followed by (Your School)</div>
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Step 4: Choose a Password you can remember, YOU CANNOT RECOVER IT if you forget!</div>
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Step 5: Once Logged In, Click on SIMULATOR in the menu across the top of the screen</div>
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Step 6: Under JOIN A PUBLIC GAME, click View More Games (Blue Link)</div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Step 7: Search by GAME NAME for the game listed as </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;"><b>(GAME NAME HERE)</b></span></div>
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Step 8: Click JOIN (Blue Link)</div>
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Once you have joined the game, view your Portfolio and do some research on stocks you are interested in. Make sure you click Trade Stock (link) and enter the Stock Symbol for the company you are interested in. Click BUY or SELL only. Review the stock information to the left of the screen to see what the stock's current price is. Calculate how many shares you want to Buy/Sell at that rate. Enter the number in the appropriate box. Make sure you are buying at the MARKET RATE and it is "Good Till Cancelled". Click PREVIEW ORDER. Once you have previewed the next page, click SUBMIT to start the action. You can check your progress anytime, as the market is live. Each morning, I will post the rankings on the board!<br /><br />NEED HELP FINDING STOCKS TO PICK: <a href="http://barchart.com/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">barchart.com</a></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">GOOD LUCK!!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">- Mr. S</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OsGU8MBUNJ-Gl5x47zbEeyKPhFO829dm?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Cosmos Google Drive Folder</a><br />
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ThoughtCo. Lesson Website Link:<br />
<a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey-teaching-tools-1224457">https://www.thoughtco.com/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey-teaching-tools-1224457</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Content Provided by HScribner at EdTechFundamentals.com. For more information, questions, or comments please reply to hscribner.edtech@gmail.com</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1357012356166549415.post-82037939870426505092018-03-08T09:01:00.002-05:002018-03-08T09:01:45.838-05:00Digital Animation Made Easy!<div style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
Today you will begin to create a <b>Digital Animation Video Clip.</b> There are many resources for creating digital movies, as listed below. Before class is over, read all directions in this post and learn about different types of ANIMATION. Then OPEN Google Slides/PowerPoint on Computer and begin to create a "stick-figure" background scene for your longer digital animation using the draw tools found in each of those programs/applications.</div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: small;">Resources & Examples</span></u></b></div>
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<b>First Animations:</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swh448fLd1g" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Fantasmagoria</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGXC8gXOPoU" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Gertie the Dinosaur</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W2KItoS3Ww" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">How Original Animations Are Made</a></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>12 Principals of Animation</b></a> <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdjMnl3NAPQ" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Difference Between DISNEY & PIXAR</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDScLm61Qhk" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Animation Careers</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6c_WgxTsMo" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">First Mickey Mouse Cartoon</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpWM0FNPZSs" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Post-It Note Animation (Wall)</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_Ug20cNkOE" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Acorn's Story</a></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSj0lajQBrM" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><b>FlipBook Goku vs Superman</b></a> <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVe5XPU10Zc" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Origin of Lego Movie</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSMB-JBtG34" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">How to Make a Lego Brickfilm</a></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOy-0KaYMF4" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">History of Pixar Logo</a></b><b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38xPG3O6tqA" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Top Ten Pixar Shorts</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T63MCogI4sM" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">For The Birds</a> </b></div>
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<b>Mr. Scribner's Examples</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RIJ73UwmtM7Qk46uefGwfmtO-1GOjWjjFHuW0YTFfc4/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Snowman & Crowd Animation</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13PEmrjBfB02vTH2nKB6cczRjUM9NjsOUbBVwgJi__OI/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Mountain Cabin Scene (Helicopter)</a> </b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gA2aGFwwcLi-YE_qFLilXbh6kYp2znABbUT9NP20l8E/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Basketball Court (Red/Blue Play)</a> </b><b> </b></div>
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<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pX9Vma6s-kiGN08RytHqJvSw9M0GDt_2twYcz_9us6Q/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Two Monkeys Short Clip</a> </b><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygetfy3pCdLeFMzWVk1MTQ4QmM/view?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Two Monkeys MS Movie Maker Video</a></b></div>
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<b>Tomorrow you will be using your scene to create a 75-slide (minimum) animated scene. Eventually you will EXPORT your slides as Images (JPEG) and using MS Movie Maker to create a Digital Animation with Music, Titles, and Credits.</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02A_-3ZwE6w" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: small;">Digital Animation Using Google Slides & MS PowerPoint / Movie Maker</span></a></div>
<b><u><br />When you make animation you have to create each picture on the film.</u></b><br />There are normally 25-40 pictures per second. When animating we recreate the laws of nature as we are able to relate to the action. However, with animation we can do a lot more than just follow the laws of nature. We can do anything, we can tell the story just as it is in our dreams.<br /><br /><b><u>Animation is a tool of communication</u></b>.<br />When we animate we must not forget to put idea and intention in the movements. A movement without idea and intention is boring. Another great communication tool is the contrast; fast/slow, backwards/forwards and so on. If we remember this it makes us animate better. So if you want to animate something going up, you think go down first. If you you want to stretch your character, you squash him first. The best thing is to do the movement yourself or make a friend do it so you can study the movement. This also helps you plan your animation. The better you know what to do, the better you can animate it.<br /><br />See The Animation Section of <a href="http://www.animwork.dk/TWA/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">ANIMWORK (Click Here)</a> for more information about this project.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #20124d;">I Can't Wait, I Want To Make Something Right Now! </span></b> Try the <a href="http://www.zimmertwins.com/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">ZIMMERTWINS </a>website for a longer animations made easy. You could have them talk to each other, about different things, or create news-style reporting cartoons.<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Learn More About It:</span></b> <a href="http://www.awn.com/blog/teach-yourself-animation-art-timing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">http://www.awn.com/blog/teach-yourself-animation-art-timing</a> How do I learn animation? For those with a school nearby and some time on their hands, it’s no problem. But for those with limited options, here are some resources to help teach yourself animation. And a step-by-step guide: <a href="http://www.awn.com/blog/teach-yourself-animation-2d-tools-part-1" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">http://www.awn.com/blog/teach-yourself-animation-2d-tools-part-1</a><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #20124d;">You Could Also Check Out:</span></b> A European partnership created this guide to help teachers learn more about using animation to teach. With some basics in place such as how to create a good story and what tools to use, <a href="http://www.animwork.dk/TWA/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">ANIMWORK</a> puts everything into perspective for any teacher who wants to create his or her own animation.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><u>DIGITAL SCENE & BACKGROUND PICTURE CREATION PROJECT DIRECTIONS</u></b></div>
<br /><b>IF YOU FEEL LIKE IT:</b> CREATE A ZimmerTwins CARTOON AND SEND IT FOR CREDIT TODAY!<br /><br /><b>A. CREATE A BACKGROUND SCENE TO START WITH:</b><br /><b>Step 1:</b> Log into Google or Open Microsoft PowerPoint on your Computer</div>
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<b>Step 2:</b> Create NEW Slides Presentation or NEW Presentation in PowerPoint</div>
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<b>Step 3:</b> Use the Drawing Tools to make a stick figure scene. Make sure to place specific layers in order and use a variety of colors and styles to make it vibrant.</div>
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<b>Step 4:</b> Export you Presentation/Slide as an Image and Upload to Google Drive<br /><br /><b>Step 5:</b> SHARE your Image with Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) for credit.<br /><br /><b>B. ANIMATE IT:</b><br /><ul style="line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;">
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Your project must include at least 50 slides.</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">It must have at least 3 layers of depth: Foreground, Middle Ground, Background.</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">It must have at least 3 things moving during the course of the animation. </li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;">Your motion must incorporate LAYERS of movement where items move in-front or behind each other.</li>
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<b>C. MAKE IT INTO A MOVIE:</b><br /><b>Step 1.</b> Open your project in Google Slides/MS Powerpoint. (If you created it in Google Slides you must Download it in MS Powerpoint to Export the slides together.<br /><br /><b>Step 2.</b> EXPORT your slides as JPEG Image Files to the Desktop.<br /><br /><b>Step 3.</b> IMPORT your JPEG Image Files into MS MOVIE MAKER.<br /><br /><b>Step 4.</b> Using MS MOVIE MAKER, you must create a Digital Animation "Short-Film" by making each image "flash" for around 1/2-second each. This will give the impression that the images are animated. You should add Titles, Credits, and a short burst of music to finish the film.<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">YOU MUST IMPORT AT LEAST ONE (1) SOUND EFFECT/MUSIC AND ADD IT TO THE ANIMATION PRIOR TO SAVING IT! (You can use freesound.org and audacity to record sound effects or music for use in this project.)</span><br /><br /><b>Step 5.</b> SAVE MOVIE as an MP4 file, Upload it to Google Drive, and SHARE it with Mr. S for credit.<br /><br />Have Fun with this project. If you would like to know more, here is the original link to 50 more digital animation websites at <a href="http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology/50-animation-tools-resources-digital-learners/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">TEACHTHOUGHT.COM (Click Here)</a>! Good Luck!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today you will learn about the History of Digital Animation. Please enter class and sign into your Google Accounts (If you are in the Technology Lab). Begin the class by viewing the following website about <a href="http://pixar-animation.weebly.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PIXAR ANIMATION (Click Here)</a><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">. Please watch the video on the bottom of the main page</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://youtu.be/XBH1dcHoL6Y" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">("25 Years of Pixar Animation")</a><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">. </span></span></h3>
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<b>Animation</b> A filmmaking technique where the illusion of motion is created frame-by-frame. The word comes from the Latin word, "anima," meaning "life" or "soul". </div>
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<b>Animator</b> The person who draws the moving character in an animated film. </div>
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<b>Background</b> A flat piece of artwork that is the setting for a moving character in an animated film. A background could be a picture of a forest, a sky, a room, or a castle. </div>
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<b>Cel</b> A clear piece of plastic on which the animator's finished drawings are painted. The cel is clear so that when placed over the background, the animated characters appear to be in a setting. </div>
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<b>Frame</b> An individual still picture on a strip of film. 24 frames equal one second of a motion picture. </div>
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<b>Frame-by-frame</b> The filmmaking technique in animation where each frame is exposed one at a time and the object being photographed is slightly altered for each picture. </div>
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<b>Ink and Paint</b> The step in cel animation where the animator's drawings are placed on cels to be photographed. A drawing is outlined on the front of the cel with black ink, while the back of the cel is painted. </div>
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<b>Kinestasis (Kin-e-sta'-sis)</b> An animation technique using a series of still photographs or artwork to create the illusion of motion. </div>
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<b>Model Sheet</b> A reference sheet for animators that shows a number of different poses of an animated character. The model sheet also shows how characters relate in size to other characters. </div>
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<b>Pixilation (Pik si la' shun)</b> A stop-motion technique in which life-size props or live actors are photographed frame-by-frame. When viewed, they appear to be moving at a fast speed. </div>
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<b>Script</b> The written story of a film that supplies dialogue, camera moves, background, staging and action. </div>
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<b>Squash and Stretch</b> A drawing technique used by animators and originally developed at the Disney Studio to show exaggerated movements in characters. For example, if you wanted a character to jump, you would draw him close to the ground as if 'squashed' and then you would 'stretch' him out as he went into the air. </div>
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<b>Storyboard</b> A "storyboard" is a visual representation of a story. Pictures can be sketched on pieces of paper and pinned to a large board, or they can be drawn on a large piece of paper, comic-book style, to represent scenes in a film. A story sketch should show character, attitude, feelings, entertainment, expressions, type of action, as well as telling the story of what's happening. When you look at a board, it should reflect the feeling of the sequence so the viewer starts to pick up some excitement and stimulation. A story sketch artist at an animation studio us usually an artist who has special interest in illustration, design, appearance, and character. </div>
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<b>Zoetrope (zo'-e-trop)</b> An early animation device that spins drawings in a revolving drum to create the illusion of motion. Inbetweens Drawings that are in between the drawings that are at the beginning and end poses.</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Scholars </b></span><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13;">Students will learn about the History of Digital Animation through online research and classroom discussion.</span></b><b><span style="color: #274e13;"> Scholars will be able to create "mini" animations using an online application. Scholars will also continue creating the basic drawing that will be used for a future "line-art" digital animation project. Scholars will send and email to Mr. S (hscribner@ccs.us) about the "History of Animation" and discuss what they like, or do not like about the project. You must write at least 4-5 sentences in paragraph form. State your position about the project, and provide facts and opinions to defend your position. RESTATE the Question, ANSWER the Question, CITE your Evidence, EXAMPLES of your Evidence in your conclusion. Make sure you wrap up your thoughts with a SUMMARY sentence.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Scholars will sign into Google Drive as they enter the class. Scholars will read all directions on this post thoroughly and review the YouTube video about the "History of Digital Animation". Students will discuss various animation techniques presented in the video. Students will then complete a History of Digital Animation Worksheet using online resources. Students may use the balance of time left to work on their own digital animation projects that are previously listed on the Class Assignment Site.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today you will spend some time working on GAMESTAR MECHANIC! This is an introductory program to teach the basics of creating video games. Please use the link below to join our class:</span></h3>
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Once you have joined, spend time in class today working through the QUEST and initial levels. You can work on this from any place you have an internet connection. Once you see how basic game design works, by completing the story-line and levels, you will then be able to put this together with the basic coding we work on later this year. Take your time and work through this at your own pace.<br /><br />Enjoy today's fun day, and be ready to work on creating web sites next week. Relax and Enjoy this reward for your hard work over the last few weeks!<br /><br />- Mr. S <div>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">PETE&C</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">) is a statewide event that provides quality programs focused on technology in the educational field.</span></span></b></div>
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Yesterday I had the privilege of being invited to present at PETE&C. My Sunday Session, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm allowed attendees to participate in a hands-on, interactive workshop to present an overview of the Code.org Curriculum. We discussed how is was created, the main reasons it exists, and showed examples (especially unplugged activities) for each of the different levels in the Course Catalog found on the website. Special emphasis was placed on the K5 Fundamentals and CS Discoveries programs. Connections with the Hour of Code were also presented. Links to the presentation slides, and to the conference itself are listed below. For more information about Code.org, PETE&C, or any other Educational Technology topic, please contact me right away. If I do not know the answers, I can help you find someone that does!<br />
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The Inquiry below is intended to help introduce students to the decisions people have to make everyday when they are living paycheck to paycheck. The Supplemental Resources are provided only to support the Inquiry, but the Inquiry is a comprehensive lesson on its own. </h3>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make Sure You Click On The ROLEPLAY Inquiry Simulation Link Below, Click FILE and MAKE A COPY, and SHARE it with Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) for credit!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inquiry Simulation:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GiS20lh2z7NAaEzwXdSjt095OSR3LtUrXDgfLLUcB-U/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">ROLEPLAY: Spent Middle School Edition</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will experience the circumstances of budgeting on the living wage.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will reflect on the impact of the decisions they made in order to learn from them for the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students will explore the difficulties of living paycheck to paycheck and learn from the options they face as well as mistakes they make.
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Students SHOULD Play the Game a SECOND Time after recording their answers to more fully understand some of the alternate choices in the simulation.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Complete The Google Document Worksheet As You Complete The Online Simulation. Please Answer All Questions In COMPLETE SENTENCES! Try to use the R.A.C.E Response Method (Repeat the question, Answer the question, Cite your evidence/examples, Explain your evidence/examples) Make sure you SHARE the Google Document with Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) for credit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alignment to Anchor Standards for Reading:</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/1/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #373737; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.1</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202020; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202020; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202020; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/7/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #373737; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202020; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #202020; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=144&v=J-FErSM9mKY" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just In Case</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This video from Cha-Ching is a fun way for students to explore why they should think about having an emergency fund or getting insurance in case issues they can’t plan for arise!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suggested Follow Up Questions:</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 1) What are some examples of reasons you might need an emergency fund or insurance from the video? 2) Why do you think people say “plan for the worst” based on what you learned from the video?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interactive: </span><a href="http://playinsure.com/home.php" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PlayInsure</span><span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This game allows students to learn about Auto Insurance and Homeowner's Insurance by letting them roleplay as an insured party that encounters many different scenarios. This allows students to see the different plan options, why insurance costs a certain amount, and when it is useful. Since the game is created by the Texas Department of Insurance, it focuses on that state, but it is a great learning tool for students regardless of location.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teacher Tip: </span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both the Auto Insurance and Homeowner’s Insurance games are very long (30 days) so they are quite repetitive. You might want to tell the students to play for something like 10-15 days!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video</span><span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNnjNryy8xE" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Payday Loan Advertisement</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This Payday loan advertisement tries to sell people payday loans. In the process, it outlines why payday loans exist and why someone living paycheck to paycheck might feel the need to use one. Students might not understand what the big issue with payday loans is given the tone of the video, so discussion afterwards will help them understand.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Suggested Follow Up Questions: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "calibri"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1) How are payday loans different from borrowing money for something like college or a house? 2) Why might someone be searching for a loan like this? 3) What are the 2 qualifications needed to get a payday loan? Why do you think the companies don’t require more info from the borrower? 4) What do you think are the downsides of taking out a payday loan? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c4599; font-family: "calibri"; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Comprehension Questions: </span><a href="https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/0083085b-6e94-4d63-b387-4e6f8556eb81" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Spent Kahoot</span><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></a><span style="color: black; vertical-align: baseline;">This kahoot is a fun way to assess students on their understanding of the terms and concepts they learned in this lesson.</span></span></span></div>
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<strong>Educator Awards</strong> - The educators who nominated the Honorable Mention and National Grand Prize Winners will each receive $200 for classroom projects.</div>
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<strong>Nominator Awards</strong> - ALL educators who nominate a student will be be entered into a drawing. 20 names will be drawn with each receiving $100 for classroom projects.</div>
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<strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">"How could you use the online game, PAYBACK, to have a conversation with your parent/guardian about paying for college?"</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"><b>SHARE Your Essay With Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us) For Credit!</b></span></div>
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Oh, and about the money...over $150,000 in cash prizes are available and EACH state will be represented on the podium!</div>
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<strong>National Grand Prize Winners</strong> - 10 at $5,000 each</div>
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<strong>Honorable Mention Awards</strong>: 150 at $500 each</div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Scholars will follow all directions </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: blue;">log into their Google Account and then begin working on the NexGen Personal Finance Simulator (PAYBACK). Scholars will spend 15-20 minutes completing the simulation. When complete, scholars will download a copy of their final worksheet. This image will be uploaded to their </span></b><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: blue;">"CEW Evidence 515" folder in their Google Drive and SHARED, for credit, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">with Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us). Scholars will then create a GOOGLE DOCUMENT titled </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">"(LastName) PAYBACK P? S2" and write a 250-word essay using the prompt listed above. </span></b></div>
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Educators across Pennsylvania are now required to help our students create and share evidence of work toward learning about the PA Career Education and Work Standards. The resource listed above provides a basic introduction to these standards, and a starting point to help students create a Google Drive folder to keep their evidence archive.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1QtDKlwjzTHwzsy1OHVBhINi3bjdziyXw" target="_blank">CEW Evidence 515 (Document Templates) Folder Example</a><br />
<a href="https://www.bls.gov/ooh/">Home : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics</a><br />
<a href="http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/PACareerStandards/Curriculum/Pages/default.aspx">Curriculum</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Career%20and%20Technical%20Education/CEWStandards/Curriculum/CEW-Grades-6-8-older-units.pdf">CEW-Grades-6-8-older-units.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.naviance.com/">Naviance</a><br />
<a href="https://www.collegeboard.org/">The College Board - College Admissions - SAT - University & College Search Tool</a><br />
<a href="http://executivefunctions.schoolspecialty.com/ef?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&saveLastPath=false&_58_redirect=%2Feducators%2Fhome&_58_login=executive3%40schoolspecialty.com">Executive Functions - Executive Functions</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have already used many of the Blockley-Style Programming tutorials found on Code.Org. Now, without creating an account, try some of the tutorials on other programming languages found on freeCodeCamp.com. Here is some basic information (taken directly from their About Us page) to get you started. Good Luck! </span></h3>
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What is freeCodeCamp?</h4>
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We’re a community that helps you learn to code, then get experience by contributing to open source projects used by nonprofits.</div>
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How can you help me learn to code?</h4>
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You'll learn to code by completing coding challenges and building projects. You'll also earn verified certificates along the way. We also encourage you to join a study group in your city so you can code in-person with other people.</div>
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Is freeCodeCamp really free?</h4>
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Yes. Every aspect of freeCodeCamp is 100% free.</div>
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Can freeCodeCamp help me get a job as a software developer?</h4>
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Yes. Every year, thousands of people who join the freeCodeCamp community get their first software developer job.</div>
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Most people get jobs through friends and hiring managers they know from coding events. There are also services that can help you get interviews.</div>
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Each certificate takes around 400 hours of dedicated learning. Some people may take longer. These certificates are completely self-paced, so take as long as you need.</div>
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No. Please don’t drop out of college just to pursue freeCodeCamp. You can pursue both concurrently. Even though you don’t need a 4-year degree to work as a software developer, it still helps a lot.</div>
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We’ve put a lot of thought into how we introduce concepts. But you’re free to jump around.</div>
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Where can I get technical support for using the freeCodeCamp.org platform?</h4>
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Here are <a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/support/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box !important; color: darkgreen; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;">answers to common technical support questions</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Click The Link Below To Start:<br /><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/learn-how-freecodecamp-works" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">https://www.freecodecamp.org/challenges/learn-how-freecodecamp-works</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">You can also try <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">www.W3Schools.com</a> tutorials for many different programming languages. There are also coding resources on <a href="http://hocphilly.strikingly.com/" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;">hocphilly.strikingly.com</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b>If you are super-advanced, and really want a challenge, </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b>TRY THESE LINKS:</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">The definitive JavaScript handbook for your next developer interview </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(14 minute read): </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://fcc.im/2jwgTmL&source=gmail&ust=1513083478834000&usg=AFQjCNGVvBtyESyMwm_VxxkqWI6ITyLDEg" href="https://fcc.im/2jwgTmL" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://fcc.im/2jwgTmL</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Here are 450 free online programming and computer science courses you can start in December </span></b></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(browsable list): </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://fcc.im/2A1x6Gs&source=gmail&ust=1513083478834000&usg=AFQjCNGdK2y22Nj-F4SwSMVUSgvOYC2kCQ" href="https://fcc.im/2A1x6Gs" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://fcc.im/2A1x6Gs</a></b></span></div>
<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Google Doc Link To Resources:</b></span><br style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BpCZpDOjez7kCgoCCihnfAWyhJ7ro8saaGWt-R07OLk/edit?usp=sharing" style="color: #7d181e; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BpCZpDOjez7kCgoCCihnfAWyhJ7ro8saaGWt-R07OLk/edit?usp=sharing</a></span><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Bonus: Learn how to build an API using Node.js with this free in-depth YouTube tutorial </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">(33 minute watch): </span></b></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: medium;"><b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DfsCjFHuMXj0&source=gmail&ust=1513083478834000&usg=AFQjCNHpsfxyH4fqbcYAiVPMI7Ap1RB04g" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsCjFHuMXj0" rel="noreferrer" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=fsCjFHuMXj0</a></b></span></div>
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