Class 5 Notes

Class 5 Notes are in progress and are subject to change

Log On

Discourse

Examples

Minimize Discourse

Copy 5adobe from the Class folder to your Groups folder

Clean up Groups folders - check for loose documents
Set up personal Grades folder in Groups (backup for TLearn)
Download and use non-copyrighted photos from Internet - (FreeImages was:Stock Exchange, Dreamstime, Creative Commons
Edit photos in Word within the document and iPiccy online (cloud editing)
Advanced practice with photographs using MS Word Picture tools
Explore the Adobe tools and Canva

Create Grades spreadsheet

Copy MyGrades folder from class folder to your computer skills groups (shared folder). The Excel file in the folder is named GradesSpring.xlsx. Open the File

Be sure the highlighted cells are filled in

Open TLearn and Excel MyGrades worksheet

Fill in your grades on the Excel worksheet.

Insert cells for the next grade that you receive.

If the grade equivalent cells split, right click on the "extra" rows, go to delete, and select Shift Cells Up

Infographics and Visual Literacy (5 minutes)

5 Steps to Creating a Powerful Infographic
Take a quick look at Canva.com
Photos vs. drawings and illustrations - discuss

Online Image Editing Resources

Finding Images: (FreeImages was:Stock Exchange)

Using MS Word as a photo editor

Editing Images: iPiccy

Select one of the three photos in the InClass folder to upload to iPiccy. Edit it to make an effective infographic illustration - your choice - this is just practice.

Look at Adobe Illustrator as a graphic alternative to photographs -

Vector illustrations with Illustrator

Work as a collaborative duo to illustrate the concept of "Collaboration" - choose a non-copyright photo from Creative Commons and alter it with iPiccy - you have ten minutes.

Homework Assignment: Create an infographic using canva.com - then work with CodeAcademy

1. Select one of the three sets of statistics in the homework folder inside 5adobe. Take a screen shot of your infographic poster before you close it, save it in your homework folder, and upload it to your blog. Write a short critique on (a.) your experience with canva.com, and (b.) your results and how the poster represents your style and your message. Create a creative Commons license for your post/infographic

2. Log in to Code Academy and Select HTML & CSS. Complete the first section which has 14 very short parts. We will discuss the Code Academy schedule next week.