My glorious yearbook wall by Nadia Ponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall Made with love for my yearbook class en-us 2019-09-10 15:54:16 UTC 2023-06-11 13:04:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Assignment 9/10/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/382246874 Welcome!
  • Yay we have laptops!
  • I need to see what your computer and design skills are like.

Step 1:
Log in to Google.
Open Google Slides.

Step 2:
Create a 3 slide presentation about yourself.

*consider the colors, fonts and pictures--your slides should look APPEALING and PROFESSIONAL

Information to include
  • Slide 1: Your name
    • the emoji that best encapsulates your personality (website linked below)
    • Your birthday
  • Slide 2: Your favorite subject in school
    • why you enjoy the subject
    • 2 images
  • Slide 3: Miscellany
    • this slide can be about  something you are passionate about (a sport, book, hobby)
    • must include 2 pictures and an explanation 

Step 3.
Share your slides with me.
nponce@sccsbrooklyn.og

]]> 2019-09-10 15:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/382246874 Assignment 9/11/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/382626507 Step 1.
Complete yesterday's task

Step 2.
Create a new Google Slide Project

Step 3.
Go to File > Page Set Up> click the arrow and choose Custom

Set the size to 8.5 X 11

Step 4.
Create a mock/practice yearbook page to introduce "readers" to one aspect of SCCS. (circles, uniforms, sports, academics, etc.)

You must have
  • 5-7 pictures
  • Title
  • 3-4 sentence explanation
]]> 2019-09-11 11:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/382626507 Mock Spread Example (9/11/19) nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383030319 2019-09-12 00:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383030319 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383035041 2019-09-12 01:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383035041 Color Palette nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383856962 2019-09-13 16:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383856962 9/13/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383859954 Mock Spread

Open the attached spread.
Go to File > make a copy

Retitled the document as YOUR NAME

--Choose your background color
 
--Decide how you'll arrange the images. You may crop images or make them bigger. 

Title the page.]]> 2019-09-13 16:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/383859954 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/384412091 2019-09-16 00:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/384412091 9/16/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/384412370 Objective: Students will be able to brainstorm and plan spread coverage and layout.

Assignment:
1. Work in groups of 2 or 3.
2. Decide what topic you would like to cover in the yearbook.
(basketball (boys/girls), friend groups, baby photos, teachers, advisory, trends, track, selfies,  spirit week)
3. Complete the brainstorming handout as a group.
4. If time get a laptop to begin laying out your ideas using googleslides.]]> 2019-09-16 00:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/384412370 9.17.19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/385404523 1. Complete any  brainstorming or planning sheets.

2. For students who have graphic design/art ideas please start drafting  these ideas.

3. OR complete the attached design worksheets.]]> 2019-09-17 16:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/385404523 9.18.19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/385679627 Design a flyer for...

a. for seniors to submit baby photos
b. for seniors to submit photo of them with their friends
c. a protest flyer for the climate strike

**Keep the background white (makes printing easier)
**Fill the page, there should not be a ton of white space
**Don't forget what you've learned about typography.]]> 2019-09-18 01:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/385679627 Cover Contest nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288550 Yearbook Cover Contest

Staffers! Do you want your artwork on the front, back cover, or signature page of SCCS’s Yearbook? W All you have to do is follow the rules listed below, and turn in your entry to Ms. Ponce by the due date and we’ll vote as a class.

  1. The artwork has to be the original work of the yearbook student.

 2. All artwork must be on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper. 

3. Only one (1) entry per student or student team (pairs)

4.  Your art you must include the school name and school year: “Spring Creek Community School” and “2020”. 

5. Do NOT use any copyrighted images or trademarks in your artwork. 

6. When creating your artwork, be careful that your artwork does NOT have eraser marks, smudges, unwanted pencil marks, and so forth, since the scanner will copy the artwork as is. If you are coloring the background, white areas should NOT be visible. 

7. Use any medium to create your artwork, but it must be scannable. Photographs are welcome, but the student must be the photographer. Make it colorful! 

8. Please write your first and last name lightly with pencil on the back of your artwork before submitting. 10. Artwork must be turned into your teacher by Thursday, October 3, 2019

]]> 2019-09-23 15:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288550 9/26/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288649 1. Make sure you can log into Pictavo.com. Let me know if you can't log in so I can reset your password.

2. Check your spread assignment in the link below. 
  • if you don't have an assignment or don't like your assignment SEE ME.

3. Complete the spread planner.

4. Use Pictavo to begin determining colors, accents and art needed for your spread (s).

**I am working on cameras **


]]> 2019-09-23 15:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288649 9/23/19 nponce https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288659 1. Make sure you can log into Pictavo.com

Options:
A.  Continue exploring/ learning Pictavo, Discover the backgrounds, templates, snippets, and other art you like.

B. Participate in the Cover Contest (see below)

C. Silently and independently complete work for other classes.

What I'll be doing...
a. resetting passwords
b. coming around groups to discuss page preferences
c. overseeing cover and memorial design pages.]]> 2019-09-23 15:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nponce/yearbookwall/wish/388288659