iMovie - Filming Locations

Please make sure you tell me where you're going to be filming in class. You must do this before any filming is done.

Use this document.

iMovie Project

Alright, my young Spielbergs! The time has come for you to take the Director's chair and create a fully-functioning cinematic masterpiece using iMovie!

Length: 6 weeks (18 hours of class time)

Objectives:

- create a 10-15 minute video using iMovie and Garageband
- create a properly formatted script and storyboard

Some possible ideas for your movies:

- a sitcom (maybe with commercials)
- a documentary
- a horror movie
- a summary of a movie/book/TV show/comic book/videogame
- news reports
- an infomercial (extended commercial for one product)
- an instructional video ("How to...")

Some requirements (all documents will go in your Project Folder on Google Drive):

- formatted script
- Storyboards (at least 12 scenes)
- promotional materials (posters, etc)
- a trailer for your movie
- original audio (dialogue, music, sound effects)
- titles and transitions
- subtitles (not necessarily for the whole movie)
- different camera angles/techniques
- Green Screens

Example script (from The Godfather):



 

iMovie Preproduction

Today, we begin a new unit where we'll be using iMovie to create films that we'll share with the rest of the school. You're all pretty familiar with using the software, but perhaps you haven't thought quite so much about what actually goes into making a movie.

1. What sort of planning needs to happen before filming (pre-production)?


2. What do we need to remember while we're filming (production)?


3. What happens afterwards (post-production)?

Form groups of 3-5 people:

• each gender must be represented


• 3-5 people


• different partners from your presentations


• signup on this sheet


• create a Google Doc and share it with me and the whole group and me (filename: IT 9.1 - Movie Ideas - Group Member Names)


• in today's class, you will begin to brainstorm possible ideas for movie genres, plots, and concepts


• by Thursday, you will 'pitch' your idea to me to see if I approve (think of it like Hollywood writers trying to get their movie or TV show produced)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFuLi8D-qGk&feature=related

Cyberbu//y Questions

Please answer these as a COMMENT to this post:

1. During the first scene, Taylor’s mother says “What you do online isn’t exactly private.” What do you think she meant by that? How true do you think that statement is? Explain your answer.

2. Lindsay leaves a mean comment (Lardo and Dogface) on a picture. There is a chat room where people from the school talk trash. Why do you think it’s easier to say things through internet conversation rather than face-to-face conversation?

3. How do bullies get punished? Do you think cyberbullies should be punished like regular bullies? Why can’t cyberbullies be punished like regular bullies?

4.  Lindsay’s dad defended her cyberbullying by saying it was Lindsay’s right of freedom of speech. Do you think he handled the situation correctly? Why or why not?

5.  Why do you think Samantha finally admitted to Taylor that she was “James”?

6. The counselor says that bullying back “adds fuel to the fire”. What do you think that means? Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

7. Do you think schools should get more involved in helping to prevent cyberbullying? What has your SWA done about this issue? What else SHOULD we do?

Infographics

As an alternative to making a paper poster, you can experiment with some of these methods for creating Infographics:

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-of-the-best-tools-for-creating-infographics/

Make sure you can screen shot it or save it so you can submit it to me.

Fundamentals Presentations

With a partner or alone, you will come up with a presentation based on one of the following topics:

- Hardware
- Viruses
- Piracy
- Hacking
- Online safety

Sign up with your group HERE. (you can see examples from last semester as well)

You will need to make a presentation that is 10 minutes if you're working alone and  15-20 minutes if working with a partner.  You must also have some sort of activity that the rest of the class will participate in. They could answer questions on their own blogs, or they can comment on a post you've made on your own blog.

- both members of the group must be a part of the presentation
- you must have visuals to show on the projector
- include resources of different types (presentations, videos, websites, games, etc)
- you will also be responsible to make a poster based on your chosen topic

Format must be in EITHER Prezi or Google Presentation (no Keynote or PowerPoint for this one!).

 

Creating Tech Questions

Today, your task will be to become IT Teachers!

You job will be to find an article that is related to the topics we've discussed so far:

- Hardware
- Software
- Hacking
- Viruses
- Online Safety

After you've got your article, you need to create a list of 5-8 questions that relate to the article. Post these on your blog and then email the link to THREE other students in our class. Your grade will be affected by the quality of the questions you ask and the answers your classmates give!

(In other words, don't just ask questions that can be answered with one word -- try to ask questions that will get your 'students' to talk about how their own life relates to what the article is about. See my last post for examples.)

Hacking, the Government, and YOU!

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Stuxnet

Take a look at the terrifying article and video above and answer the following as a comment to this post:

1. How safe is information on the internet? What can we do to protect ourselves?


2. Read this article for a History of Hackers.


3. What do you think hackers want? How has it changed throughout the years?


4. Should the government be allowed to 'hack' in order to keep people safe?


5. Have you had any experiences with your data or passwords being compromised online? Describe any stories you have.


6. Can you predict what hacking will be like in the future? Will it still only target computers and laptops? What other targets could there be?


7. Do some research on a 'Hacktivist' group called ANONYMOUS. What are their goals? How do they accomplish them? What are some (in)famous things they have caused?

 

Finally, find another article related to hacking or internet safety and post the link on your blog. Find a partner to read your article and summarize it as a comment on your post.

Computers and Copyright

(image taken from: http://harisbahalwan.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/hacking-21.jpg)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/1dataandcomputermisuserev1.shtml

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/2copyrightrev1.shtml

 

Read through both of the links, take the quizzes, and create a blog post answering the following questions:

1) If a hacker simply gains access to a computer system without trying to cause any damage, should they still be considered a criminal?

2) How strict should copyright laws be? Do you feel stealing a movie or a song is enough of a crime to go to jail? What sort of crime are 'worse'?

3) Have you ever experienced anything like being hacked? What sort of things can we do to protect ourselves?

Hardware Pop Quiz!

You must be logged into your jwaonline account to access the quiz.

Hardware Overview

Hey Grade 9s, take a look at the following links to remind yourself of what sort of hardware is inside your computer:

What's most important?

What's inside?



When you're done, answer the following question on your blog:

PART ONE

Make an analogy about computers. An analogy is a way to compare two very different things and show how they are actually similar in certain ways.

Here's an example: Your blood vessels and veins are like the highways of a country. Blood cells are the cars and the heart is the airport.

Think of examples for a computer. For this part, DO NOT use the human body (you'll do that in part two. Post your analogies as a comment below.

This link will help.

What's the CPU?

What's the RAM?

What's the Power Supply?

What's the difference between the different kinds of 'memory'?

PART TWO

Label the following diagram as if the human body is a computer. (You can find your own diagram if you like).



It won't be perfect, but see how many you can fill in.

Brains vs Computers

Computer vs Brain

Who wins??!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlUK69Wsk6g

Future of Robots

Do you think that Computers will ever 'Catch Up' to the human brain? Do you think they are better than us in some ways already? What do you think the dangers are if computers continue to develop? (Think about movies like I, Robot or Terminator or AI).

Post responses on your blogs. This could be in the form of a paragraph, or a short story that shows what it would be like if computers were advanced enough to interact with humans.

Vote for the SWA Blog Champion!

Grade 9s,

Don’t forget to check out the finalists and

Vote for the Wordsmith blog that you appreciate most.

OUR WORDSMITHS!

Check out these awesome blogs and vote for your favourite below!

Won Jun
Elena
Boris
Annisa
Christy

Hardware Pop Quiz!

You must be logged into your jwaonline account to access the quiz.

Evolution of computers

 

Create a post on your blog that shows how much computers have changed during your lifetime. Remember, you have watched the invention of iPhones, iPads, smartboards, fast wi-fi, etc. What other changes have you witnessed.

Finally, write a paragraph describing what you think the major changes in the next five years will be.

The Year of the Snake

Image by shoe the Linux Librarian

The Year of the Snake Great Challenge

Your task is to create a Snake, which celebrates The Year of the Snake.

You will be given three technology lessons to design and prepare the snake. You will then make your snake and present it to the school community on Friday afternoon during the Chinese New Year Celebrations. This will begin at 2.30 pm. The parade will be at 4.30 so you have 2 hours to finish the making of the snake.

The rules

1. You can use boxes, bamboo, paint, material, humans, and anything else you think you need to create the snake


2. You must know the type of snake and try and include features of the snake.


3. Your snake should be able to be moved and also should be able to move as we will have a year of the snake parade at the end of the day.


4. All members of your homeroom must be involved in the making of the snake and at least ten members of your class must be part of the parade of the snake.


5. Use this Google Doc to start adding information: SNAKES


6. In your table groups, post some information about the significance of the Year of the Snake. Who are some famous people who fall under this Sign? What attributes do people born in these years typically have? Give some background information on the Chinese Zodiac.

Home/School of the Future

Home/School of the Future

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DJr8QwgLEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoCCO3GKqWY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdL8Kjzn_Zo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KfHatr8r8Y

Since I'll be gone for the next few classes, I'm setting up a 3-part assignment for you to complete over the next week.

1. You will design and create a model of a home or school as it will exist in 2063. You must label at least 15 new technologies that will be in common use at that time. Your model can be a blueprint, a Google Sketchup project, or a 3D Shoebox Model (for the Shoebox only, you can work in pairs).


2. You will write up a description of your 15 new technologies. Write out what the function is and give some background on how/why it was invented (ie. cars that don't pollute [how?] or toilets that clean themselves).


3. You will write a one-page narrative (~500 words) that will describe a day in the life of a typical Grade 9 student in 2063. Start at the time they wake up (6am) until they go to bed (10pm). This is a school day, so give some descriptions of both the house and the school (Check out this post from Nahyeon (G12) for some inspiration (but hers is for 2021 - yours is for 2063 so will be even crazier). Example here.)

All three parts of the assignment will be due on Wednesday, January 23. Post all writing on your blogs, and take screenshots or pictures of anything you can (if you're doing the Shoebox, please post on both blogs).

Is Facebook Dangerous?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/unfriend_VhP9QLXispf2RzznaNHPNK 

Take a look at this interesting post about how Facebook can be a tool that actually SEPARATES us from our friends (rather than connects us). Please write a response post on your blog, talking about your experiences (good and bad) with social networking.

When you're done, find two other blogs to comment on.

 

More Tutorials

Grade 9s

You folks did such a great job making tutorials that I'm going to ask you to do one more (for a total of 3 per person).


- these topics are listed, but many of you came up with topics I didn't think of. Keep doing that!
- if you’re done, comment on two other students’ tutorials
- go back through all your posts and make sure they are ALL categorized and tagged
- Create a new banner for Grade 9
http://www.picmonkey.com/
- dimensions: 969 x 213

Welcome Back to IT!

Photo by Mark Strozier

Hello folks, I hope you all had a restful and relaxing Winter vacation. Time to explore the exciting world of IT! From robots to satellites to movie animation, we'll be covering a lot of territory.

So, please save and open up this document.

The first step is to bookmark my blog. You'll notice that your grade level is listed at the top of the page. That's where you can find all the work that we'll be doing this semester. Remember that we'll be using the Design Cycle for each project, so if you have any questions about it, you can look for the link on the righthand-side of this page.

The next step is to make sure that you have access to your own blog. You'll need to remember the password from last term, and I'll need you to give me each of your ID numbers, so I can set up the links on my page.

Finally, we'll need to make sure you have access to your Gmail account, since that's where we'll be keeping all of your work throughout the course.

I know it's a lot of stuff to get organized so soon, but the faster we do it, the easier it'll make the rest of the year.

Here's a link to the document we used to create our blog last year. Please access it if there's something on your blog that's just 'not right'.

Of course, you can always come to me to help you figure it out, as well.

https://docs.google.com/a/jwaonline.com/document/d/1pEFGKNf17e431LBRy-LJwPY7sjm8yCV6YWjxXAplTPs/edit#

 



 

Your first IT homework will be to create 2 Tutorials and post them on your blog. Include at least three screenshots and one external hyperlink. Look here for an example. Here's another one, too.

Choose two of the following topics and post them to your blog:

• How to log in


• Create Pages


• Create Posts


• Create Tags


• Create Categories


• Create Menus


• Hyperlinks to other pages/documents


• Insert Images (more than one way)


• Creating Drop down menus


• Create a Banner Image for their Blog


• Embedding video


• Or you can come up with your own (related to using computers/blogs at SWA)