Monday, June 14, 2010

Week 38 - Last Week of School

Welcome to Week 38 - The Last Week of School!

This week we are out at 1:18pm every day, so this week will go by very quickly!

8th Graders will be out most of the week due to their special activities:
  • Monday - Pizza Party
  • Tuesday - Softball Game
  • Wednesday - Promotion
  • Thursday - Knott's Berry Farm Field Trip
  • Friday - Promotion Certificate Pick Up
6th & 7th graders will still able to work on their keyboarding lessons to raise their semester grade. They will also still able to complete any graphic art project they would like to complete before the semester ends.

This week you will be able to work on a variety of digital media projects:
  • Create a podcast
  • Use digital video-editing software to create an autobiographical movie
  • Use digital photography software and your built-in iSight camera to create a self-portrait using the "green screen" technique to add a fun background to your photo
  • View other student-created digital media projects
  • Print Self-Portrait and Grid Art graphic art projects
  • Print final Keyboarding grade report

When Music & Technology Meet


OK Go "This Too Shall Pass" - Rube Goldberg Version

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Marching Band Version from OK Go on Vimeo.



OK Go - Here It Goes Again from OK Go on Vimeo.

When Inspired Students Meet Inspired Teaching

Wait a minute, something strange is going on here...


Shorewood High School's Lip-Sync Dub Challenge Response Video


Shorecrest High School's Lip-Sync Dub Original Challenge Video

Read about the "Real-life high school musical smackdown!" on msnbc.com!

Monday, June 07, 2010

Week 37

Welcome to Week 37 of Keyboarding!

This is the last week of regular schedule. Next week we are out at 1:18pm every day!

You are still able to work on your keyboarding lessons to raise your semester grade. You are also still able to work on any graphic art project you would like to complete before the semester ends.

This week you will be able to work on a variety of digital media projects:
  • Create a podcast
  • Use digital video-editing software to create an autobiographical movie
  • Use digital photography software and your built-in iSight camera to create a self-portrait using the "green screen" technique to add a fun background to your photo
Ms. Kline's Week 37 Key Vocabulary:

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Week 36

Welcome to Week 36 of Keyboarding!

We're down to the home stretch...summer here we come!

Only two or three students need to complete their lessons, and everyone else is using this last week of keyboarding to raise their average speed on all lessons to 25 WPM, 30 WPM, 40 WPM, and 50 WPM, with two students reaching towards 60 WPM. Wow!!

Everyone should have turned in their Learning How to Draw With a Grid graphic art project. Remember to bring in a flash drive to take home a copy of your artwork after you have saved your file as a .jpg.

This week you will:
  • Conclude all Keyboarding Online lessons 1-33
  • Check that you have turned in your self-portrait to Ms. Kline's drop box
Ms. Kline's Week 36 Key Vocabulary: