Yearbook Sept. 30th

Quite a few of you have adjustments you need to make on your blogs; posts or comments that have your full name, other students' or teachers' names, the school's name, the city's name, and/or pictures of yourself. This must change. Check your blog, remove as needed.

If someone can browse through your blog, comments on your blog, or your uploaded PDF file and find out your full name, our school's name, or a teacher's or student's name, then your blog is releasing personal information online, which is against district policy. So, if any of that is you... (check, don't just assume) then fix it.

0- Current Events

NHS inductions tonight, anyone going to be there?

Report Card Pickup is next Thursday Night. This would be a time to have advertising up.

2- Current Events

Homecoming and a Pep Rally just passed. What can you do to help provide content in your area on these topics. Figure it out for you particular area and get started on that.

3- Job Specific

Photographers: Trade off. One student: research more information about photography compositions and techniques. Other student: Tour the building. Think about composition and your photographic knowledge up to this point. Us this knowledge to take interesting photos of the building, architecture, courtyards, etc. You are not visiting any classrooms at this time. Next class, students switch tasks. (Same as last time, but switch positions with other photographer)

Writers & captions: Create a form for Student/Parent ads for the yearbook. These are often seen in the back of yearbooks, and allow parent's to express their pride and celebration of their student's success.

Marketers: Continue marketing goals.

Posters and Parent-ads ready for report card pick-up night; this happens next Thursday!

Digital Artists:

Work work! First look up typography design, and how it is utilized for advertising. Find 3 examples you like and post them in your blog.

Next, use photoshop to deign an advertisement for the yearbook to be in the newspaper.

Work needs to be in black and white. Use typography to make it interesting and eye-catching. If you use the school's name in the ad, don't post it in your blog. On your blog or not, you need to email me your work as well. Time constraint!! Due at the end of class! Work work work!

ID Staff: A day? Continue working on website.
B day? Come see me.

Designers: Look at feedback on design work. Keep sticky notes attached. Find one you like, consider the feedback provided. Open pages, create a new document (canvas, not word processing; profile, not landscape) and utilize the program to try and recreate the layout in this program. Pages is less complicated than our actual yearbook software, but they are comparable. This will be a nice start before jumping into the yearbook software.

Need some short video tutorials? Check out Apple's tutorials. Lynda also has some free video tutorials.

Don't forget to blog about what you did today!

Multimedia Sept. 29

So... If you haven't already, start working on your brochure. Brochures have a couple different purposes.

• Get Attention
• Impress and Inform the Viewer
• Increase Interest
• Sell Product

Those should be the goal for your brochure.

Here are some interesting examples. Choose two that you like for their design work (not the information/location/product), and explain what makes them stand out above other brochures. Could these design concepts or ideas be incorporated into your work?


After getting to see a few examples, continue working on your brochure.

What's due next?

Updated Work Log & Bibliography + Introduction and Brochure

My examples: Document and Brochure

Yearbook, sept 27th

Quite a few of you have adjustments you need to make on your blogs; posts or comments that have your full name, other students' or teachers' names, the school's name, the city's name, and/or pictures of yourself. This must change. Check your blog, remove as needed.

If someone can browse through your blog, comments on your blog, or your uploaded PDF file and find out your full name, our school's name, or a teacher's or student's name, then your blog is releasing personal information online, which is against district policy. So, if any of that is you... (check, don't just assume) then fix it.

0- Current Events

Directors and Editors, see me first.

1- Did you do this already?

2- YB Pages Signup!

Each student will be responsible that everything comes together on a page in the yearbook. You will be responsible for making sure that everything comes together for the page. Which Page would you like to be in charge of? I don't know, you tell me! Look over the different content in the yearbook, and make your top six choices (in blog). These can correspond with things you are interested in, or participate in (I would expect some of them to).

I know some of you didn't :/

Choose, or get stuck with whatever is left.

2- Current Events

Homecoming and a Pep Rally just passed. What can you do to help provide content in your area on these topics. Figure it out for you particular area and get started on that.

3- Job Specific

Photographers: Trade off. One student: research more information about photography compositions and techniques. Other student: Tour the building. Think about composition and your photographic knowledge up to this point. Us this knowledge to take interesting photos of the building, architecture, courtyards, etc. You are not visiting any classrooms at this time. Next class, students switch tasks.

Writers & captions: There were quite a number of interest forms regarding the calendar. Type up a follow up letter, informing them of the availability of calendars for purchase.

Marketers: Continue marketing goals.

Third Priority- Posters and Parent-ads ready for report card pick-up night.

Complication regarding T-shirts. See me, and we'll discuss it :(

Digital Artists: Keep working on your photoshop skills. Slowly getting more interesting, but also more complicated...

We should be able to start editing real photos soon. Don't forgot to post up your work. New tutorials:

Vintage Effect - Double Exposure - Vintage Design Work - Lomo Effect

ID Staff: A day? Continue working on website.
B day? Come see me.

Designers: Design a couple possible page layouts for homecoming and Pep Rallys on paper for the directors and editors to consider.

Don't forget to blog about what you did today!

Multimedia Sept 27th!

Quite a few of you have adjustments you need to make on your blogs; inappropriate comments, inappropriate avatars, blogs that have your full name, other students' or teachers' names, the school's name, the city's name, and/or pictures of yourself. This must change. Check your blog, remove as needed.

If someone can browse through your blog, comments on your blog, or your uploaded PDF file and find out your full name, our school's name, or a teacher's or student's name, then your blog is releasing personal information online, which is against district policy. So, if any of that is you... (check, don't just assume) then fix it.

1st Six Weeks Reflection

Think about this first six weeks. How well are you progressing through this class? What can you tell me about what you've learned and gained from this period of time in this class? How could these things benefit you in the future?

(hint, hint) Review (hint, hint)

Review the following concepts. If you don't remember them, maybe you should look them up.

• What is a blog? Is it a verb or a noun? What about commenting on blogs?
• What is an avatar? What does it mean and where does the term originate?
• What is digital citizenship/netiquette? What are some reasons it is important?
• What is Pages? What is its purpose?
• What is Royalty Free Imagery/stock photography? What is Public Domain? How are these beneficial?
• What is a citation? Why are they important? How can different internet websites make them easier?
• What is a PDF? Why are they useful?

Make sure you review them before the (hint, hint) last thirty minutes of class (hint, hint) .

Work on your Pages projects!

Yearbook, Sept. 24

1- Pep Rally Friday! Homecoming Saturday!

What can you do to help cover these events? We need photos with captions, content written, and layouts for these. There will be content for both of these in the yearbook. Homecoming will have its own page.

Both events are now in the past, how would you be able to help provide content for these?

2- YB Pages Signup!

Each student will be responsible that everything comes together on a page in the yearbook. You will be responsible for making sure that everything comes together for the page. Look over the different content in the yearbook, and make your top six choices (in blog). These can correspond with things you are interested in, or participate in (I would expect some of them to).

3- Independent Areas

Directors: Work with your staff.

Photographers: Check out 10 Tips to Improve your Composition. Practice taking photos. Maybe look into a few resources (magazine or online) for tips, pointers, etc. Keep in mind different compositional techniques when shooting (rule of thirds, close ups, leading lines, etc).

Writers & captions: Think and prep for written content regarding the pep rally and homecoming.

Marketers: Continue marketing goals.

First priority- write up a dialogue for WAIS TV announcements about students that ordered calendars being able to pick them up in my room. They will need their student ID.

Second Priority- Need to get T-shirts taken care of so we can order them asap. Need advertisers and their art (is the order form for their ads already complete? I can print it for you if needed).

Third Priority- Posters and Parent-ads ready for report card pick-up night.

Digital Artists: Keep working on your photoshop skills. As the yearbook is to incorporate styles of older photography, try some tutorials focusing on a vintage look.

New tutorials:

Vintage Antique Look - Vintage Photo Effect - Vintage Effect

ID Staff: A day? Continue working on website. Need a written and drawn out plan before creating the actual website.
B day? There are quite a number of submitted forms of interest regarding the calendar. Prepare a document to follow up on their interest of potential purchase.

Designers: Homecoming will have its own page, Pep Rallies are still undecided how they will be in the book. Consider possibilities for homecoming. Also, come talk to me and you can look through the student's sketches for potential ideas for layouts for the book. Come talk to me, and I will give you viewing access to the current and up-to-date ladder, allowing you to start planning accordingly.

Dont have anything to do? There are other things to do as well. Come talk to me.

4- As always, reflect in blog on today's work.

Multimedia, Sept. 24

1- Comment on your Peers

Look at what some of your fellow students have uploaded for their project already.

Choose the three you like best. Hotlink them in your blog and give a brief explanation of what you like about each one.

2- Self Grading

Using the rubric for the first part of the project, self-evaluate what you turned in.

Fro the rubric, I might have been a bit too ambitious on the citations. Instead of for each, lets pretend it says total.

List each category and how many points(0-4) you believe you earned based on the descriptions. (and post it in your blog)

3- Continue Working

Once these are both complete, you may continue working on your project. The next major part due is the brochure. (Don't forget your daily reflection at the end of class)

Yearbook Sept 22

Working in Your Area of Expertise
If you have any trouble with the following, please bring it to my attention so I can help you.

Directors: Research your area. You need to be the expert on the topic. OR work with the staff of your area.

Photographers: Practice using composition techniques. For each subject, take a shot using Rule of Thirds, Up Close, Framing, and Leading Lines.

Writers & captions: Start considering what in the yearbook may require written content. Start thinking about this content, and what it will contain. Look into clubs and what events may be in the yearbook. (borrowing a school calendar from mr. w may help)

Marketers: Continue marketing goals. Report card pickup is in a couple weeks. Having a few posters and a form for senior and 8th grade ads could be a good idea. Finish yearbook order form as well.

Digital Artists: Keep working on your photoshop skills. As the yearbook is to incorporate styles of older photography, try some tutorials focusing on a vintage look. We'll start with some relatively simple ones and move to more complex ones. Retro Vintage Tutorial - Vintage Tone - Retro Photo - Vintage Looking Image.

ID Staff: A day? Continue working on website. Need a written and drawn out plan before creating the actual website.
B day? There are quite a number of submitted forms of interest regarding the calendar. Prepare a document to follow up on their interest of potential purchase.

Designers: Speak with your instructor, and then begin working on layouts.

Your Daily Post
What did you do today? Was it beneficial as a member of yearbook? Why or why not? Anything else I should know about what you did today in class? These post-class reflections are part of how you will be graded, if you earned a good grade for your work today, fight for it (with a well thought out and polite post). What's next (upcoming events to cover? plans for next class? plans between now and next class?)?

Think you've finished early? Let me know. I'll find something you can work on.