1st Bimonthly Exam - Computing Guide

• Advantages and Myths of Digital Photography (book p. 9 & 10)

• Getting started with Digital Photography. (book p. 9)

• What can you do with Photoshop? (research)

• 25 Photoshop Terms Quiz (printed)

• Cyber bulling Quiz
Link: http://www.brainpop.com//technology/computersandinternet/cyberbullying/quiz/

• Digital Etiquette Quiz
Link: http://www.brainpop.com//technology/computersandinternet/digitaletiquette/quiz/

• Online Safety Quiz
Link: http://www.brainpop.com//technology/computersandinternet/onlinesafety/quiz/

New email!!!

Guys from the Computing class, starting this week we are going to use this mail:

computingtec@gmail.com

My mail will no longer be available !

Send your activities to the new one, and
REMEMBER to include your GRADE in the mail subject.

Starting with PHOTOSHOP CS4

Our certification challenge starts this week!!

Read and follow the instructions for the activities in your book. Pages 11 - 23.

This week objectives are:

1. Exploring the Photoshop workspace.
2. Customizing your workspace.
3. Opening a file in Photoshop. Click here to download it.
4. Creating a new Photoshop document.
5. Overview of the Tools palette. (Zoom and Hand tools)
6. How to rotate an image.
7. Using the Navigator palette.

Extra class work for this week:

• Read the chapter: How to understand color management, from the PS study guide.

Homework for next week:

• How to scan images into Adobe Photoshop.
  

Search in your photoalbums pictures to edit in PS.

1. One old picture.
2. One picture with imperfections. (dirt, dust, etc.)
3. Two pictures to create a photomontage.
4. One picture that needs color retouching.
   

Cyberbulling

What is cyberbullying, exactly?

"Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.

Resource and more information here

Cyberbulling activity. Follow the instructions.

1. Click on the picture to watch a video about a cyberbulling case.

click on the button to activate the subtitles.

2. Take the and send the results to te.priscilavc@gmail.com






3. Click on the image to read the true life case about Megan Meier and answer the following questions:

• What can you do to protect yourself from cyberbullies?
• What should you do if someone you don't know is sending you emails?
• What do you think are the rules you should follow when using social network sites?
• Why do some people think social networking sites like my space, facebook are bad?
• What is digital etiquette?

You can find information HERE, but DO NOT COPY PASTE. After you read the information write your answers or opinions in your own words. Send them to my mail.

Digital Citizenship Activities

Activity 1: Digital Etiquette
Click here to start the DIGITAL ETIQUETTE QUIZ
When it opens, click on Graded Quiz

Activity 2: Cyberbulling
Coming soon...

Digital Citizenship

Click here to open the activity of Digital Citizenship.

HOMEWORK

Computing Homework

Deadlines:

3C - Friday, September 3rd
3A, 3B, 3D - Monday, September 6th

Make a research about the History of Digital Photography including the following aspects:

* 1st photography
* 1st camera
* 1st camera made for general public
* 1st digital camera
* At least 5 important things about digital photography

Guidelines:

* 3 references minimum (pictures and information) (author’s name, link, etc.)
* Complete information (full name, ID, grade, subject, research name, subject, date, school logo)
* Must be printed and ready to hand in.
* DO NOT COPY PASTE, failure to this you'll have 0 (zero) in you HW.