graphic+design+Syllabus

=This year will be exciting and jam-packed! = We’ll learn how to use top-notch software programs. There will be projects and best of all, the opportunity to see your work publically presented. I enjoy learning about cutting edge technology/software and introducing those topics in class. This year I will be teaching Adobe Suite software programs.

Alternately Open-source applications, The Gimp, Inkscape, Sketchup, Scribus, Kompozer, Scratch, Alice, and Blender are free to download, install, and use by anyone. I feel it is important that our students are able to apply the concepts taught in class at home without having to purchase software or spend money. The philosophy underlying open-source software and development is wonderful.

= = = = =** Syllabus **= The class sessions usually include a brief review, discussion and demonstration of new material, and a work period where students practice the new skills. While planning, building, and rearranging their projects, students learn about computer files (creating, saving, revising), "menus" of commands, touch typing, cutting and pasting. The students also learn how to use their computers to search the central storage files (a "library" of illustrations and sound effects) to find the pictures and sounds they need for their work.

**Course Description:**
Students will learn skills through completing several activities and projects. Skills will include, but not be limited to Internet safety, keyboarding, desktop publishing, multi-media publications and presentations, basic HTML coding, digital art, basic animation and introduction to object-oriented programing basic skills. Students will explore Web 2 applications and learn to use various software programs; Power Point, KompoZer, Storytelling Alice, Imovie, Blender, Gimp, Game Maker, Inkscape, Scratch, Scribus, Sketchup, Synfig, and digital camera use.

**Required Supplies:**
agenda binder, pen/pencil(bring daily), permission to publish

**Class Expectations:**
I have three expectations of my students: 1. Respect Yourself 2. Respect Others and the Property of Others 3. Take Responsibility for Your Choice

**Consequences & Discipline:**

 * I have high expectations for behavior and expect my students to abide by the school rules and class expectations at all times. Those who choose to be disruptive or behave in a way that is not acceptable at school will have one or more of the following consequences.


 * warning
 * loss of computer use for the remainder of the period
 * phone call home
 * lunch detention
 * a visit with Mrs. Roseberry for further consequences

You will be graded on participation, attendance, effort, attitude, skill lessons, activities and projects.
97-100 A+ 93-96 A  90-92 A-  87-89 B+  83-86 B  80-82 B-  77-79 C+  73-76 C  70-72 C-  67-69 D+  63-66 D  60-62 D-  0-59 F

**Tardy/Attendance:**
I will follow the school Tardy Policy. Students who are frequently tardy or absent will have difficulty staying on top of the learning that will take place because this class is activity and project based. Alternate assignments may be given in place of classroom activities and projects. I expect students to use class time wisely and ask for help when they need it.

**Make Up Work:**
Students will be given an opportunity to make up work from absences, but due to the nature of much of our learning make up work may not directly reflect what happened in class. If you are absent or out of school for an extended period of time due to a vacation, illness or suspension check on the class website for updated assignment information. It is the student’s responsibility to find out what they missed during their absence. I do my best to add a comment to a grade in Power School that is missing. The comment usually explains what a student needs to do to make up the assignment.

**Extra Time In Class:**
Students finish projects and activities at different times. There will likely be times when a student has spare time. This time can be used in several ways. Students may use spare time, not class time that is to be spent on class work, to check Power School, use one of the programs or applications we have available to us on our computers, or to visit the Internet. Students must have approval to visit any website. I have an approved list of websites that students can visit. **//__St udents MAY NOT check their personal email, chat, visit websites that have not been approved by me or listen to music during class. Students caught doing any of these things will lose the use of the computers for the remainder of the class period. If this becomes a repeated problem there will be further consequences. __//**

A FEW REMINDERS:
You MUST use Creative Commons when searching for images. If you are using the images for something you are turning in you must also document(cite) the website address where you found the picture. Just saying "Creative Commons" is not enough. Copy and paste the URL address into your document.

Remember, anytime you are asked to enter your name, do not use your real name or a name that gives anything personal about you away. Try using your student#.

//** SPARE TIME? **//
"Spare Time" is not the same thing as "Free Time". Free time will come occasionally and you will often be told in advance when you will have a free day. When you have spare time in class the first thing that you need to do is check Power School and see if there is anything you can do to raise your grade in this class. Remember if a grade is blue I have written a comment, and you need to click on it to see the comment. It may tell you what you need to do to raise the grade, or it may just be a compliment.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I encourage you to explore the applications we work with in class: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Power Point, KompoZer, Storytelling Alice, Blender, Gimp, Game Maker, Inkscape, Scratch, Scribus, Sketchup, and Synfig. You can also use spare time in Computer Class, or any other time for that matter, to explore the websites below. There are links to great websites that will stimulate your mind

keyboarding/typing: www.freetypinggame.net

NetSmartz Website: Internet Safety: www.netsmartz.org

NS Teens site: Games, Videos and Activities related to the Internet Safety Presentation: www.nsteens.org

Report Online Predators: www.cybertipline.org

Ready to build the wild you? @http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

Create new animals: @http://switchzoo.com/zoo.htm

Create your own new breed of dog: http://animal.discovery.com/pet-planet/mutt-maker/mutt-maker.html

Make a custom nature film with animal clips, sounds and more! @http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/filmmaker.html

Create your own Nintendo Mii character: www.makewee.com

Create my own avatar: []

Animal Planet site: [|http://animal.discovery.com]

Build a Beast: @http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/games/bab.html

Alaska Earthquake Information Center: [|http://www.aeic.alaska.edu]

This is a cool question/answer website that donates a cup of rice for each correct answer. [|http://freerice.com]

The name says it all in the next one. [|http://www.howstuffworks.com]

Find a Country map game: http://findcountry.appspot.com

Mapping Technology Experiences with Alaskaʼs Cultural Heritage: [|http://www.mapteach.org]

Play Math Games against each other on the web! Fun Site! [|http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com]

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet! []

Discovery Kids [|http://kids.discovery.com]

Fun Brain…tons of educational games [|http://www.funbrain.com]

Make your own movies, cards and pictures online! VERY COOL SITE! [|http://www.kerpoof.com]

Math Arcade: Fun Brain focused on Math http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Interested in Government? http://www.kids.gov

National Geographic for Kids…very cool facts and activities! http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

The adult National Geographic site, but you can handle it! [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com]

National Geographic Games @http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/games/

Time for Kids []

Grammar Ninja: Cool Grammar Game!!! []

Planet eBook: Check out all of the free eBooks available here! [|http://www.planetebook.com]

This site will help you pick a new book to read based on a book you have read and liked. [|http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com]

This site lets you write poems and offers rhyming words to help you along! [|http://www.writerhymes.com]

Practice your multiples by blasting ghosts! []

Makes Middle School Math Fun! Try it out! [|http://www.mathmovesu.com]

Math Worksheet Generator: Create your own practice sheets! [|http://themathworksheetsite.com]

Video Production [|http://kidsvid.altec.org]

Interested in Science? This is the site for you! [|http://www.exploratorium.edu]

American Museum of Natural History []

Science Games! @http://science.discovery.com/games/games.html

Want to be a doctor? Practice surgery here! [|http://www.edheads.org]

Line Rider: This is a great site to have a lot of fun and work on math and science skills without realizing it! [|http://www.lineridergame.net]

Cool Math Games: Something for everyone here! [|http://www.coolmath.com]

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