- create
a classwork folder in your folder on the student
server
- save
your powerpoint file as lastnamefirstinitialcopyright.ppt to
this folder.
- Use
the following guide to develop the myth assigned
to you.
A-1,
B-2, C-3, D-4, E-5, F-6, G-7, H-8, I-9, J-10,
K-1, L-2, M-3, N-4, O-5, P-6, Q-7, R-8, S-9, T-10,
U-1, V-2, W-3, X-4, Y-5, Z-6, ?-7, $-8
Grade: 10 pts
3pts--objectives met
3pts
--content clear and easy to read
3pts--used classtime effectively. Project is complete.
1pts--good design
Read and take
notes from the following article(s).
November
6
warm-up: complete
PowerPoint slide for your myth. When compete, then you should
copy it to the @dropoff box on the student server.
objective:
Review
general
copyright information for educates, students and websurfers
Activities:
- Class discussion on 10 Copyright Myths.
Present slide show -- take notes.
 --Plagiarism
prevention system for the growing problem of cut/paste plagiarism
Watch the Student
Introduction Video for Turnitin
Create a student
account. Use the HISD email if possible. (See me TODAY if your
account has never worked).
Class login:
1833264 1st period
2074233 2nd period
2074235 3rd period
2074237 4th period
2074239 6th period
Password is written on the board.
Record this information in your notebook. You will need it every
time you login.
Enroll in your class. You will submit your PowerPoint
presentation. Use the copy/paste feature. You should copy the
text from your slide, then paste it in the box provided. Submit
your work.
- Protecting
Your Work -- an Introduction to Copyrights
Handout given in class. Read carefully and answer the
questions on the back of the handout.
Due at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Follow-up
- homework: Complete handout: Introduction to Copyrights.
All make-up work must be turned in today before 4:00 p.m.
November
7-8
warm-up: Access
Turnitin and review your assignment from yesterday. Review
report for your assignment.
objective: Learn
specialized information for webmasters, musicians, moviemakers,
screenwriters,
programmers and photographers.
Assignment: Access
the following websites to answer the questions on your handout
When complete, please turn in to the black box in the front
of the room.
The Source
Information (email and grade check) should be accessible.
Please see me if you are still having difficulty.
Follow directions
to FTP using IE6. Review
first web site.
November
9
warm-up: Define
Boolean searches. Record information on handout given in class.
See Boolean Searching
on the Internet
Objective: Learn
to use keywords from a subject, and then be able to use those
words to create Boolean searches for efficient research on
tech Internet.
Activities: Student
Group Research Project
Students will work
with 1 or 2 other people to choose a topic for a Documentary
Film.
Choose your film from the Yahoo Film Documentary Directory
Internet research
will be done to acquire information. Provide at least 3 searches
on your topic. Use altavista.com
for the searches. The goal of using search tactics is to
reduce the number of sites the search engine provides and produce
more accurate articles with specific information.
Decide whether the
given scenarios are acceptable use or abuse. Circle your answer.
Turn into the black box when complete.
November
12
warm-up: Read
the directions for the scavenger hunt.
Objective:
Students work with Boolean and keyword
search strategies to learn copyright laws.
Activities:
Use
the linked resources to solve the scavenger hunt.
Review of Internet
Boolean operators and keywords
- Using the Boolean
operator AND with keywords will narrow the scope of your
search.
- Using the Boolean
operator + with keywords will narrow the scope of your search
- Also remember to
put any phrase in quotes if you want it to search for hate
phrase.
- For example:
- Copyright +
law
- "Library of
Congress" AND law
- "University
of Texas" AND law
Sources
Directions
- Read
each scenarios listed
- Answer the questions
in each scenario by researching copyright law through
the use of Boolean and keyword search strategies
- Site the URL and search
strategy used to answer the copyright issue questions.
- You will have to create
the last three scenarios yourself and answer them.
- Turn handout in
to the black box BEFORE you leave class.
November
13
warm-up: Discuss
Boolean logic and collect Scavenger Hunt from everyone
Objective: properly
cite references from the web using the "Citation Machine".
This site is linked from the Westside Library webpage.
Activities:
--access Citation
Machine
Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist
high school, college, and university students, their teachers,
and independent researchers in their effort to respect other
people's intellectual properties. To use Citation Machine,
simply...
- Click the citation
format you need and then the type of resource you wish
to cite,
- Complete the Web
form that appears with information from your source, and
- Click Make Citations
to generate standard bibliographic and in-text citations.
- Copy this code
to your html page
- Save and publish
Practice:
Properly cite the website created by Jim Pinto.
He lives in San Diego, CA. He has written a website that
lists the 10 forces cited by Thomas Friedman. Place the citation
on the tech.html page of your first website.
NOTE: Copyright/FTP
test moved to FRIDAY. Server was not functioning
first period on Monday.
November
14/15
warm-up: Complete
Acceptable/Abuse handout -- pg. 3 of the Internet
Search Tactics and copyright Law - Friday's
assignment....grade
in class
Objective:
Review for Copyright/ FTP Test
GRADES
taken for Copyright Unit
-
PowerPoint
slide -- November
5
- Turnitin.com
-- Copy/Paste
content of .ppt file. -- November 6
- Protecting
Your Work -- (Sally)
-- November 7/8
- Writing
Honestly -- Handout
-- 10 questions -- November 7/8
- Internet
Search Tactics and Copyright Law -- (groupwork--documentary)
November 9
- Scavenger
Hunt -- Monday,
November 12 (due Wed/Thurs November 14/15)
- Internet
Search Tactics and Copyright Law --
Student Activity Sheet -- Classwork Wed/Thurs November
14/15 (Acceptable or Abuse)
- Copyright/FTP
test -- Quizstar.com
-- Friday, November 16
STUDY
-- all
assignments listed above and review reading from the
following
Follow-Up/Assignment -- Study for Copyright/FTP test.
You MUST have your login and password prior to class tomorrow.
This information should remain in your notebook and brought
to class each day.
November
16 warm-up: Review
for Copyright and FTP test
Objective: complete
the Online Test: Copyright and FTP
After Test: Photoshop --
Optimizing
Images for the Web
Access
the Information from Photoshop.
- Open Photoshop,
- choose
HELP from the dropdown menu
- Select Contents
- Scroll down to
View Optimizing Images for the Web. Read and take
notes on each of the following sections
- About optimization
- Viewing
images during optimization
- Choosing a
file format for optimization
- Optimizing
images
- Using weighted
optimization
- Optimizing
colors in GIF and PNG-8 images
- Working with
hexadecimal values for color
- Making transparent
and matted images
- Previewing
and controlling dithering
- Setting optimization
preferences (ImageReady)
- Using a droplet
to automate optimization settings (ImageReady)
- Saving
optimized images
- Setting output
options
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