June 3rd 2009
Trouble with importing video?!?
Watched 3 Next Vista videos: How to Take a Good Picture - Part 1, 2 & 3
Commented on 5 HHH videos during class.

VideoTWOoutline

Best’s Video Outline: Based on early-in-the-year lessons which I have to keep repeating/reminding/re-teaching all-year!

Working Title - Size Matters (opening title – scroll like STAR WARS)
…depending on pixels & purpose… (subtitle)
…except in the STAR WARS Universe……where the little guy [Yoda] can beat the BIG guy [Darth Vader]!
Stills (spin around) of my Galactic Heroes by Hasbro, Yoda & Darth
Music- the classic or some version of it?
Purpose (vo-Before you start, you have to know your purpose…)
Examples (images-Web, poster, flyer, photo album, handheld, etc.)
Output (vo-What will your final output be?)
Print? 8 ½” x 11” a standard sheet of paper or a 24” X 36” poster?
Internet? 72 ppi-ready & fast-loading?
OK, I’m getting ahead of myself…
'Let’s discuss a few concepts…'
What is a pixel & why should you care?
Pixels – TV commercial for Optimum HD-TV? {every color is a person in a different color suit…get ready, rainbow…}
Resolution = ppi (pixels per inch) - Let me try to demonstrate…
-low res image (80 x 100)…grabbed from the Internet (or clip art)...screen capture?
Web = 72ppi –vs.- print
-high res image…
How can PhotoShop help?
New document size…Scaling – Scale Tool
Raster & Vector Graphics
Part II – The Sequel – Vector Graphics (Adobe Illustrator, etc.) – How does size matter here (or not)?

Flip for TEAM

From 10-23-8 TEAM Notes

10-23-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

Castle Learning by Billy
Deadlines
Create classes
Give student-specific assignments
Database of questions w/hints & reasons
Date & time completed

Paperless Classroom by Christine
Vision (software)
Takes the cake over Sychron-eyes!
Google Translate – very powerful!

Perri Nation - Conference at West Hampton Beach
Shifting the paradigm…
Teachers are no longer the gate keepers of the knowledge
Constructing knowledge
Inquiry-based
Teachers as facilitators!
…Guides on the side!
Professional development is huge – collegial sharing is the best way to educate each other especially by contact area!
Philosophy on education is important!
Willingness to take risks!

Audacity (Garage Band for Macs) by Perri
Sound recorder
Great for podcasts…
Narrate your blogs…
Stereo – 2 tracks
http://www.soundzabound.com/ royalty free music
edit, then import as one item
MovieMaker = free video editing software included with Microsoft
Voice recording in monoral (single track)
Formats – MP3 (compression to play on the web), .wav, etc. depending on the output!
?site to get permissions? P.Liss
LAME - extract…find the LAME encoder…unzipped folder…ONLY ONCE!
Audacity – Tech Notes from Dr. Byrne
If mic is not recognized…
Project is a bunch of stuff before export; the raw & dirty work
Podcast – Published as a certain format to the podcast server in the sky (the renderer)…i-tunes…RSS feeds…same as rendering a movie project…export-out…time consuming…synthesize pieces…VOD (vodcast) = high end
Expand timeline to edit, easier to see…clunk a pencil (or other as an actual audio marker) or add an electronic marker
Project - Finish the sentence, “My best example of design is…because…”

From 9-24-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

9-24-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

Mini-Presentation: Photo Story 3 for Windows

Freeze-up like MovieMaker?
Quicker than Power Point (esp. for images)
Add voice over easy! Music too!
Quality of images?
Have students create/deliver content…
Multi-sensory
Mulit-media
Capacity for repetition
Resolution issues
Windows Media Player
Not for Mac (Flip for Mac may allow)
.mov format
Quick learning curve
Collaborative group product/project

10-15-8 (initial thoughts for mine)
Mini-Presentation: Aver Media Camera
Another popular brand is Elmo
Sharing artifacts esp. delicate or small (things)
-Art/Illustrated Books [anti-glare sheet]
-Drawing/Writing techniques
-Microscope attachment (1 slide, zoom)
-Note taking by teacher, student or other
-etc.
My students love it so far this year:)

Function of Story (Dr. B)
Classic “Hero’s” Journey
1-Departure
2-Change
3-Return

Information Age to Conceptual Age
Right Brain-Left Brain
Students’ future success relies on going through this process!
What do we count on as work?
Relationship to TEAM?!?
Become different educators [or become extinct]!
Roger C. Schank- Humans are set-up to understand stories (not logic)!
How to teach sequential stuff with ‘story’ in mind?!?
Nature = Best Designer
Be choosey! Choose things because they delight you! Let your family & friends be 1st!
Story & Design
Goal: Work with your whole mind!
Systems
Metaphor for change
Peter Senge
The Brain that Changes Itself
Brain is ever-changing!
[4-25-9 Hmm! All about the brain this year - my son...]
Use it or loose it! Practice…
Chess = logic (not holistic)
?form follows function?
Abundance changes things!
Wood bowls – Dr. Burn’s weakness - Aha! wait until I get my new wood lathe up & running:)
The problem is seeing! [not shared]
My wood plane – Garrett-Wade, gift, works great (functionality), aesthetics, feels good!

From 9-10-8 Plus

9-10-8 Excerpts from TEAM Notes

Daniel Pink’s A Whole New Mind ~ Dr. B.

Why become a travel agent? Or run a Blockbuster?
The vision for the future?!?

Orange cover – Challenging color?!? Design question

Outsourcing to ie: Asia…programming?!?

Train students to be problem solvers!
Train students to accept change – who moved the cheese book (from way back)!

DDP dilemma w/drafting by hand not computer?!?

Target (bulk discount store) hires big time designers to change perception of ‘cheapness’

Design & Story [mini-saga]

In abundance we need other reasons…
Choice – How do they choose?
$
Brand/name recognition
Convenience
Personal preference…nothing to do with the product!
Value added?

Automation…
Time
Labor
How automated can education become [or not]?

Uniqueness, one-of-a-kind
Hand-made
My personal dilemma with the stools…see Delicious link, "Furniture Adventures"
Right brain –vs.- Left brain
Creativity & value added

Story = right brain
Teach them to see what’s out there
Fix the mass produced stuff
Material changes (ie: solid wood to plywood, etc.)
Adding style, pinache, design, etc.
Bikes-laid back…accessories…design…VALUE ADDED!
Elektra bikes example (website)!

Capacities of design…Senses…Design & Story (Fall)!

From 9-3-8

9-3-8 Excerpt from TEAM Notes (1st class)

Think expansively! (Dr. S.)

I like it!

The Trouble with My Google Account

FAYE RULES!

Works with Internet Explorer, but not FireFox?!?

Was the other way around?!?

Go green!

Why Wall-e?
An animated film that packs a really green message!

The Pencil.

Hopefully this works! Here is my design audacity project.

Watch Wall-e!

Recycling

Watch Wall-e! I can loan out my copy:)