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Everyday at the beginning of class we will have an activity of some sort. This is done during the first 10 minutes of class. This is the beginning of their creative process for class. Students should come to class prepared and ready to be engaged. *NO TALKING DURING THIS TIME*

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ENGAGE-Weekly Bell Ringer Assignments-5 min

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ENGAGE-Weekly Bell Ringer Assignments-5 min

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Each week you will be given your bell ringer assignments for the week. These short and quick assignments will help stimulate their creative process for class. They are to be completed during the first 5 minutes of class each day and are due by the end of each week.  Students, make sure that you come to class prepared and ready to be engaged. *NO TALKING DURING THIS TIME*

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Everyday we will have a daily classroom reflection. This is done during the first 5-10 minutes of class. This is the beginning of their creative process for class.

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Today we are discussing classroom rules and procedures. We will talk about how to come into class, how to act during class, and how to leave class. We also will discuss the components of daily classroom instruction.

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Click on the following link to read, discuss with your child, and sign the BYOD policy.

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Denton Magnet School of Technology is a BYOD school. This allows for students to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), such as laptops, iOS Devices, Android Devices, tablets, netbooks and cell phones with browsing capabilities for educational purposes ONLY. Please note that the district/school is not liable…

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This is the a very important time during class. Students are gaining knowledge and skills that they will need to enhance their creativity and bring their designs and ideas to life. Although this time is not long, it should not be taken lightly. Students should be focused with an open mind. *NO TALKING DURING THIS TIME*

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This is the time during class where students will take what they are learning and apply it to an assignment or project. Students are engaged and are working either individually or collaboratively. Students must be working efficiently and at a steady pace.

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This is another very important component of the class. This is when students' learning, knowledge, and skills are assessed. Students are assessed through quizzes and major projects. Quizzes are given on a weekly basis and are worth 30%. Major projects are given out every two weeks and are worth 60%.

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Homework is only given when students are not finished with in-class assignments. However, students are always welcome practice on their skills at home and play around with the software and programs. This also stimulates creativity.

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Everyday we will have a daily classroom reflection. This is done during the first 10 minutes of class. This is the beginning of their creative process for class.

Go to www.writeabout.com and click register. USe the code: TB9222 to join my class.

Scroll down and pick a writing prompt to answer.

*Don't forget you only have 10 minutes to complete this activity.*

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Everyday we will have a daily classroom reflection. This is done during the first 10 minutes of class. This is the beginning of their creative process for class.

NO FIRST 10 TODAY!

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Everyday we will have a daily classroom reflection. This is done during the first 10 minutes of class. This is the beginning of their creative process for class.

Here is today's first 10:
Complete the ICE BREAKER activity on Nearpod (http://www.nearpod.com)  using the code:

2nd period-OJCIV

4th period-WMFHA

7th period- DYJOV

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*DUE- Friday, 8/10*

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Here is a list of websites, programs, and apps that we will use consistently throughout the school year. Many of them have apps that go along with the website and/or program. I strongly recommend that you download the app so that you can work outside of the classroom. 

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Here is a list of websites, programs, and apps that we will use consistently throughout the school year. Many of them have apps that go along with the website and/or program. I strongly recommend that you download the app so that you can work outside of the classroom. 

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This program also helps you and parents stay connected to the class and school via announcements. Weekly padlets that give you a glance at the assignments and tasks for the class each week will be sent out via remind. DOWNLOAD THE APP!
Connect with the class using the following code:
@dmstgabkr1

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Padlets are sent out weekly and posted to our Edmodo class page. We will go over the padlet each week in class on Monday morning so that we all have an understanding of what to expect for the week. Any updates or changes will be sent out via remind and posted on the padlet as well as our Edmodo page.

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Canva is one of the several programs that we will be using to design graphics for the many assignments and projects this year.
It is a web-based program, but there is also an app that you can download to use on your smartphone and/or tablet. You will sign in using your school Microsoft Office 365 account.

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The Adobe Spark is another tool that we will use in Graphic Arts. Go ahead and create a free account if you can. I will get you connected to a school account later on.

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DUE FRIDAY!! Photo Story Activity
Grab your phone or tablet. Now without thinking about it for very long (say 20 seconds) find something in the area that you’re in that will make a good photo story and take about 10 photos (try not to take too many more or you’ll be sifting through tons of photos to find that perfect one.) The key here is to do it quickly; otherwise you’ll get caught up in the details, which might hinder your creative “looseness”. Don’t worry about your subject being silly or odd. That’s the beauty of this exercise…you can take anything and make it into a mini-story.

If you have a photo collage app or another photo organizing software, choose only 3-5 photos out of the 10 and arrange them to tell your story. You can also use Ms Word, Publisher,  or PPT. Add any elements that you find will enhance your story, but if you can try to refrain from writing sentences or multiple words. You want the photos to tell the story. If you don’t have Photoshop, you can also print out your photos and add elements using markers, pens, crayons, buttons or anything else you have around the house.

Here's an example:

For this photo story, someone looked around at their desk and didn’t think they could make a story with anything. Then they saw some of the little figurines they had and took a few photos. They brought their images into Photoshop. Quickly arranged them into the order they wanted them to be, and then added some doodles and elements that their created right in Photoshop. This is what they came up with…pretty simple…but it got their right brain working.

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RUBRIC

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We are finishing up our Photo Story.  All Photo Stories must be submitted by Monday!