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Monday, November 10th

11/10/2025

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Periods 1
What are we learning today?
1. Review Google, Pen Tool, Logo Design
2. Slides: Rasters vs. Vectors
3. Logo Thumbnails
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Logo
     - Choose a name or image to base your logo on
     - Draw 4 thumbnails around that idea
     - Choose the best thumbnail and develop it into a rough
     - Color the rough with colored pencils
     - Scan the logo with Ps & end computer
     - Create an Ai file, place scan, lock layer
     - Create new layer and vector each piece on it
     - Color the image
     - Save the image an Ai file
     - Export the image as a PNG (File>Export)
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors


Period 3

What are we learning today?
1. Personifying due TODAY!
2. PPT: Rasters vs. Vectors Part 1
3. Review Pixels, Resolution, Pen Tool
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Printing Your Book in InDesign
2. Trimming Your Book
3. Binding Your Book 
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Tips Book
     - Brainstorm & research 5 tipis & techniques important to you
     - Write what you want to say about each tip
     - Consider how you want stage each photo 
     - Draw thumbnails for your layout
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a full size (8.5" x 5.5") rough
     - Create the rough on the A-Parent in InDesign
     - Release the page elements on each page by Ctrl Shift clicking on each individual item
     - Add text & photos for each tip
     - Print the pages
     - Cut prints down to size
     - Comb bind the pages
     - Turn in the book & exported Adobe PDF (Print) on Schoology​​
   Sequence Photo
     - Take a set of at least 6 action photos
     - Import the photos to the PC
     - Use Bridge to stack the photos
     - Correct the layer masks to make the correct image visible
     - Save the completed image and upload it to Schoology
5. Review/What's Next
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Friday, November 7th

11/7/2025

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Period 1
What are we learning today?
1. Slides: Image Transfer & Workflow
2. About Bridge
3. Proofing
​4. Next Week’s Photos
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
     - Make a legit selection of you from the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature on the cutout
     - Add the cutout to the picture from the web
     - Resize the merged, composite image
     - Save & Upload the merged photos to Schoology
  Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo from your camera roll to use for the project
     - Install Google Drive on your phone
     - Log into the app with your account (School or Personal)
     - In the camera roll, select the photo & upload it to Drive
     - Log into Drive on you school laptop using the same account as earlier
     - Find the photo and select it on you laptop
     - Download the photo to your laptop
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Image Transfer & Workflow, Bridge, Proofing


Period 3
What are we learning today?
1. Personifying due TODAY!
2. PPT: Rasters vs. Vectors Part 1
3. Review Pixels, Resolution, Pen Tool
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Rasters vs. Vectors


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. Work Day Today
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Tips Book
     - Brainstorm & research 5 tipis & techniques important to you
     - Write what you want to say about each tip
     - Consider how you want stage each photo 
     - Draw thumbnails for your layout
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a full size (8.5" x 5.5") rough
     - Create the rough on the A-Parent in InDesign
     - Release the page elements on each page by Ctrl Shift clicking on each individual item
     - Add text & photos for each tip
     - Print the pages
     - Cut prints down to size
     - Comb bind the pages
     - Turn in the book & exported Adobe PDF (Print) on Schoology​​
   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
     - Choose a High Contrast portrait of you
     - Choose 4 words that describe you
     - Follow the steps to make brushes of 4 words
     - Make midtones gray, shadows black
     - Spray in words
     - Add color if desired
     - Save and upload to Schoology
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Thursday, November 6th

11/6/2025

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Periods 1
What are we learning today?
1. Demo: Checking The Ill Dog
2. Demo: Starting the Practice Vector
3. Demo: Using the Pen Tool
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Correcting Color
2. Thousand Words Due Monday, Tips Book Printing Tuesday
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Tips Book
     - Brainstorm & research 5 tipis & techniques important to you
     - Write what you want to say about each tip
     - Consider how you want stage each photo 
     - Draw thumbnails for your layout
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a full size (8.5" x 5.5") rough
     - Create the rough on the A-Parent in InDesign
     - Release the page elements on each page by Ctrl Shift clicking on each individual item
     - Add text & photos for each tip
     - Print the pages
     - Cut prints down to size
     - Comb bind the pages
     - Turn in the book & exported Adobe PDF (Print) on Schoology​​
   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
     - Choose a High Contrast portrait of you
     - Choose 4 words that describe you
     - Follow the steps to make brushes of 4 words
     - Make midtones gray, shadows black
     - Spray in words
     - Add color if desired
     - Save and upload to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Quiz
2. Demo: Checking the Illustrator Dog
3. Pixels and Resolution
4. Demo: Starting the Practice Vector
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Wednesday, November 5th

11/5/2025

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Periods 1
Good morning photographers. By now you know that I'm out today. I have a mild concussion and five stitches. I'll explain tomorrow when I return. Today I would like you to watch the two videos below. We're going to design your own logo to represent you as a photographer so please watch them. I'm trusting you to do the right thing and watch them without me making you complete a note sheet or answering follow up questions on them! Once you've watched both of the videos, you can use the remaining time to complete your Ill Dog. Take your time, zoom in and line it up as best as you can. The better the match, the better the grade! Remember, there's a handout and a video that will help you to better understand how to make the dog. Tomorrow we'll move on to the next assignment so use the time that you have. Have a great day!

What are we learning today?
1. Slides: Logo Design
2. Slides: Why Photographers Watermark
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
   Practice Vector
     - Launch Ai
     - Place the logo
     - Create a new layer, lock the first
     - Change the fill to none, stroke to bright color
     - Zoom in (Ctrl +) on the inner ear
     - Draw the three lines to make the shape
     - Select and color the inner ear
     - Draw the white silhouette of the head
     - Color it and send it to the back
     - Draw the blue oval with cutout
     - Color the shape
     - Draw the final white outer oval & color it
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 4
Good morning! By now you know that I'm out today. I have a mild concussion and five stitches. I'll explain tomorrow when I return. Today I would like you to take the quiz that we've been preparing for and then use the remaining time to build the design for your word in Illustrator. Take advantage of the time you have because we're going to move onto our next assignment tomorrow. Have a great day!

What are we learning today?
1. Quiz (Search Due Today)
2. Review Personifying a Word & Layout Sequence
3. Making Thumbnails & Rough for Word
4. Demo: Building the Illustrator File
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Typeface Search
     - Obtain and label four sheets of paper
         - 5 Roman, 5 Square (page 1)
         - 10 Sans Serif (page 2)
         - 10 Script (page 3)
         - 1 Text, 9 Novelty (page 4)
     - Cut out examples and glue them into the correct section
     - Print cover page
     - Staple all pages together
     - Turn in Search to bin
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None


Period 5

Good afternoon photographers. By now you know that I'm out today. I have a mild concussion and five stitches. I'll explain tomorrow when I return. Today I would like you to simply use the time to work on your book, Thousand Words or Creative Edges. I'll be back tomorrow and we'll talk about adjusting color. Have a great day!

What are we learning today?
1. Work Day
2. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
     - Choose a High Contrast portrait of you
     - Choose 4 words that describe you
     - Follow the steps to make brushes of 4 words
     - Make midtones gray, shadows black
     - Spray in words
     - Add color if desired
     - Save and upload to Schoology
   Creative Edges
     - Open a photo that you would like top frame with a worn edge
     - Follow the steps to make a selection and turn it into a frame
     - Upload the final results to Schoology
   Tips Book
     - Brainstorm & research 8 tips & techniques important to you
     - Write what you want to say about each tip
     - Consider how you want stage each photo 
     - Draw thumbnails for your layout
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a full size (8.5" x 5.5") rough
     - Create the rough on the A-Parent in InDesign
     - Release the page elements on each page by Ctrl Shift clicking on each individual item
     - Add text & photos for each tip
     - Print the pages
     - Cut prints down to size
     - Comb bind the pages
     - Turn in the book & exported Adobe PDF (Print) on Schoology​
3. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Tuesday, November 4th

11/4/2025

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Periods 1
What are we learning today?
1. Slides: Image Properties
2. Review File Types, Resizing, Rescaling, Resolutions
3. Demo: Starting the Ill Dog
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
  Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo from your camera roll to use for the project
     - Install Google Drive on your phone
     - Log into the app with your account (School or Personal)
     - In the camera roll, select the photo & upload it to Drive
     - Log into Drive on you school laptop using the same account as earlier
     - Find the photo and select it on you laptop
     - Download the photo to your laptop
    Illustrator Dog
     - Find & download the file
     - Create new layer, lock the first
     - Follow steps on handout to create the dog
     - Be as precise as possible in shape, size & color
     - Save the images as an Ai file
     - Upload the final image to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Image Properties


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Copyright
2. Kahoot (Quiz Tomorrow, Search Due too)
3. Review Making Thumbnails & Rough for Word
4. Demo: Starting the Ill Dog
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Typeface Search
     - Obtain and label four sheets of paper
         - 5 Roman, 5 Square (page 1)
         - 10 Sans Serif (page 2)
         - 10 Script (page 3)
         - 1 Text, 9 Novelty (page 4)
     - Cut out examples and glue them into the correct section
     - Print cover page
     - Staple all pages together
     - Turn in Search to bin
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Copyright


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Adjusting Tone With Curves
2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
3. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Tips Book
     - Brainstorm & research 5 tips & techniques important to you
     - Write what you want to say about each tip
     - Consider how you want stage each photo 
     - Draw thumbnails for your layout
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a full size (8.5" x 5.5") rough
     - Create the rough on the A-Parent in InDesign
     - Release the page elements on each page by Ctrl Shift clicking on each individual item
     - Add text & photos for each tip
     - Print the pages
     - Cut prints down to size
     - Comb bind the pages
     - Turn in the book & exported Adobe PDF (Print) on Schoology​
   Creative Edges
     - Open a photo that you would like top frame with a worn edge
     - Follow the steps to make a selection and turn it into a frame
     - Upload the final results to Schoology
4. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: None
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Monday, November 3rd

11/3/2025

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Periods 1
What are we learning today?
1. Copyright
2. File Types, WB, Selection Tools
3. Demo: Resizing
4. Next Up... Color for Emphasis
5. Importing Photos from a Phone
6. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Merging Project
     - Find a photo
     - Choose a partner
     - Show your partner your photo, determine shooting
     - Take photos
     - Upload the photo(s) to the computer
     - Find a photo of a prop
         - Not a one color background
         - Higher res is better
     - Make a practice selection of prop
     - Make a legit selection of you from the photo your partner took
     - Turn the selection into a cutout
     - Adjust the color temperature on the cutout
     - Add the cutout to the picture from the web
     - Resize the merged, composite image
     - Save & Upload the merged photos to Schoology
  Color for Emphasis
     - Find a photo from your camera roll to use for the project
     - Install Google Drive on your phone
     - Log into the app with your account (School or Personal)
     - In the camera roll, select the photo & upload it to Drive
     - Log into Drive on you school laptop using the same account as earlier
     - Find the photo and select it on you laptop
     - Download the photo to your laptop
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Color for Emphasis, Copyright


Period 4

What are we learning today?
1. Kahoot!
2. Next Assignment... Personifying a Word
3. PPT: Layout Sequence
4. Thumbnails for Personifying
5. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   Typeface Search
     - Obtain and label four sheets of paper
         - 5 Roman, 5 Square (page 1)
         - 10 Sans Serif (page 2)
         - 10 Script (page 3)
         - 1 Text, 9 Novelty (page 4)
     - Cut out examples and glue them into the correct section
     - Print cover page
     - Staple all pages together
     - Turn in Search to bin
   Personifying a Word
     - Choose a word from the list
     - Brainstorm ways that you exemplifying the words meaning
     - Draw four thumbnails of different ideas for your word
     - Develop the best thumbnail into a rough
     - Create your word with type & a simple graphic
     - Save the file a a PDF
     - Upload the PDF to Schoology
6. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Layout Sequence


Period 5

What are we learning today?
1. PPT: Adjusting Tone with levels
2. Demo: InDesign Setup Part 2
3. Creative Edges
4. Objectives to Accomplish Today:
   A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
     - Choose a High Contrast portrait of you
     - Choose 4 words that describe you
     - Follow the steps to make brushes of 4 words
     - Make midtones gray, shadows black
     - Spray in words
     - Add color if desired
     - Save and upload to Schoology
   Creative Edges
     - Open a photo that you would like top frame with a worn edge
     - Follow the steps to make a selection and turn it into a frame
     - Upload the final results to Schoology
5. Review/What’s Next

Handouts: Adjusting color With Tone
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