PhotoStory 3

Year 10 - Way to go. You really worked hard today and showed great enthusiasm for the project.

Here are some links that you may need to finish your projects at home.

Download for PhotoStory 3 - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

Remember to Save your PhotoStory for Playback on your computer. This is very important because it transforms your product into a movie file. This is the file you will upload to Photobucket.

To insert your photostory on your blog you first need an "image host". I have sucessfully used Photobucket in the past. 1)You need to open an account (very easy to do) here: www.photobucket.com . 2) You need to upload the VIDEO file (choose the video from your documents on your computer). 3) When the file is uploaded there will be an "embed" code (like with YouTube). Copy the code and paste it into your new blog post (in the Edit Html tab).

If this sounds a little too daunting/difficult, I will be more than happy to help you through the steps.

December 12

Year 10 - It's that time of year again . . .

We have 2 different class projects going on: Publisher and PhotoStory 3.

The Publisher group will be exploring Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 and creating a holiday newsletter. The newsletter can contain photos, original articles, cartoons, holiday stories, holiday poem(s) or song lyrics, the history/origins of the holiday, or anything that you would like to share with your subscribers. You will save your Publisher file as a JPEG and upload it to your blog. (Just like we did with the Excel files - which by the way look spectacular).

The PhotoStory 3 group will create a digital story (in 2 class periods or less - hahaha) focusing on a holiday. It's really easy to do. First, select a holiday that you would like to feature. Then, decide what you would like to say about that holiday because you have the option of narrating your story. (You can illustrate song lyrics and poems if you like.) Open the program PhotoStory 3 and follow the easy steps to create your story.

When you finish, save your story 2 ways: 1, for playback on your computer AND 2, save the project (so you can edit the project in the future).

This is going to be so much fun.

Let's go!

Remember: Room 12 Rules

No Games,
No You Tube,
No Facebook (Hi5 or other social networking sites),
No Music,
No unauthorized websites

No hitting!

December 10

Well done Year 10! It was great seeing your final products added to your blogs.


This morning we have a problem to work out - and that is copyright infringements.


We need to do an investigation on copyrights.

1) What is a copyright?

2) What is the purpose of a copyright?

3) Can images have a copyright? Explain your answer.

4) Are there any images that do not have a copyright? Explain.

5) Search for 2 websites where that have free use images. Write the URL and we will compile a list for class use.

6) What is the easiest way to avoid problems with copyright infringements?

Let's take a look at this information posted on the Smithsonian's site: http://smithsonianimages.si.edu/siphoto/siphoto.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=content&contentpath=copyright.html

Let's" discuss our findings so we can proceed in an informed way;-)


Record your findings on your blog.

Our next mini-lesson will be to utilize Publisher2007 and create a Holiday newsletter. Choose a holiday that you would like to share with your cyberaudience and let's go . . .

Let's start at this link - http://www.microsoft.com/education/publisher2000tutorial.mspx

December 5

Year 10 - Here we go!!!!

Today we are going to take a look at Excel 2007. We are going to create a chart using Excel 2007.

After completing this course you will be able to:
1. Create a chart using the new Excel 2007 commands.
2. Make changes to a chart after you create it.
3. Understand basic chart terminology.

Click on the following link to get started: http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC101757361033

To reduce the level of noise we will use headsets to listen to the tutorial. Work through the entire tutorial including the quizzes. You will be prompted (guided) to put a graph on PowerPoint. This is a good thing to know how to do. I would like you to Save your PowerPoint graph as a JPEG file (an image). Please upload it onto your blog.

Remember to visit your process journal/blog at the end of the period to record your activity. Then SHOW ME YOUR BLOG WHICH INCLUDES YOUR FINISHED WORK BEFORE YOU LEAVE CLASS TODAY!

Good luck! Please raise your hand if you have any questions or concerns.

December 3

Welcome Year 10

This is the first class of the new term!

Today we will create blogs and take care of former business.

Let's have a great term!