What to say in your interview?

Click on this link for directions

Beginning the Interviews

Agenda:

• Finish Hero Ideas
• Review StoryCorps Ideas
• Group Pairings
• Ice Breaker - Hero Discussion
• Writing a Biography for the Interview

Biography Example

StoryCorps Podcasting

Today, we are going to learn more about each other.  We are going to take the information we learn and create a podcast.  A podcast is a radio show that is broadcast on the Internet.  We will be modeling our project from a popular podcast on NPR called StoryCorps.

Agenda:

• Podcast Introduction -

1. What is a Podcast?
2. Why do they exist?
3. Have you heard a podcast before?

• Listen to StoryCorps Interviews

StoryCorps NPR Website

• Answer Questions about Interviews (Google Docs)
• Watch StoryCorps Animations
• Discuss Questions as Class
• Introduce StoryCorps Project – Conduct an Interview
• Team up with Partner – Assigned
• Ice Breaker - Find a Photo
• Brainstorm Questions for StoryCorps

1. StoryCorps Great Questions
2. Conversation Starters
3. 101 Conversations
4. 100 for Families

• Begin Writing Questions for StoryCorps (Google Document) – Must include conversation starters – 3 minutes of talking

Links:

• StoryCorps Archive

Project Rubric

Valentine's Day

http://www.123greetings.com/
http://www.care2.com/ecards/
10 Sites for Free ECards
Create your own

Learning Scratch

Friday Agenda -

First, we are going to take 2 - 3 minute typing tests

Next, we are going to learn a little about Scratch

• First, visit the website
• Create a log in and password
• Discussion on Scratch
• Watching Examples
• How-To
• Check it Out!

Tuesday.......... Creating our own animations

Creating Simple Animations

Instructions
Online GIF Maker

Taking Time Out....... An Hour of Code

Hour of Code Website

1. Watch Introduction Video
2. Try out the Content on the Website
3. Find Something Cool? Let Mr. Miles Know!

Google Earth Trip

Agenda For Friday

- Take 2 Three Minute Typing Tests on TypingTest.com

• Record your results in the spreadsheet we made earlier this week

- Finish Postcard and Google Earth Project

- Introduction to Google Earth

- Download this File -> Google Earth Trip

• Follow the directions
• Take a trip around the world on Google Earth

Directions to use the Snipping Tool - The Snipping Tool can be used to make 'Screen Shots' on a PC

• Click on the Start (windows) button at the bottom, left hand corner of your screen
• Click All Programs
• Choose Accessories
• Choose Snipping Tool
• Follow the directions to use the Snipping Tool

Postcard and Google Earth Checklist

CHECK THIS CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU TURN IN YOUR PROJECT!

Postcard

• Touristy Photo
• Background Photo
• Name of Place
• 2 Facts
• Importance of Place
• Location of Place
• Saved as .jpg
• Dropped in Google Drive
• DO NOT PRINT!

Google Earth

• Placemark with Postcard information listed
• Add image overlay of postcard
• Add folder
• Drag files in folder
• Save as .KMZ file
• Drag into Google Drive

Monday Agenda:

• Review Photo Booth Project

• Introduce Sochi Olympics PhotoShop Mini-Project

• Work on Sochi Project
• Print in Color

• Answer Discussion Questions - DOWNLOAD HERE