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SPRING 2016 FINAL - PART 1
CULMINATING SURVEY
 
- Complete the survey at the following link:

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SPRING 2016 FINAL - PART 2
Final Project
 
Create a collage in Photoshop that is 19 inches wide x height 17 inches (72dpi) that shows examples of artwork styles that we covered this school year, including: digital image manipulations, flat design, infographics, vector illustration, pixel art, digital sculpture, 8bit art (pixel art & voxel art).
 
Your poster must be completely filled - with no blank or white space.
 
The artwork in this collage can be examples of your own work, or assembled from images obtained on the Internet.
 
This project is due at the end of the finals session.

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Today is the last day to turn in any extra credit, or extended make up assignments.
Final Project & Surveys 
Odd Periods - Tuesday, June 7th
Even Periods - Wednesday,  June 8th 

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8bit Animated Art
Create 6 Animated GIFs and 6 Animated Voxels, for each of the categories listed below.  Submit via email.
 
6 Animated GIFs - with Piskel [Pixel Art Creator]
3 Animated Voxels - using Voxel Builder
 
The categories of your animations are as follows:
-Character animation cycles (3 actions, for example- walk,jump, slide, high five,
toe tap, dance)
-Vehicle (2 actions)
- Non-vehicle machine action (eg. a blender turning on, a fan spinning, etc.).
 
Turn in your designs via one email to [email protected] 

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8bit Art Project
Task: Design Pixel art & Voxel art using these online apps (Piskel-pixel art & Voxel Builder-voxel art), for each of the categories below.

Design one in pixel form, then a copy in voxel form.

(1) a character (human or animal),
(2) a hand tool,
(3) a sports item,
(4) a vehicle,
(5) a building, and
(6) an emoji for two of these emotions: 1. happiness, 2. confusion, 3. sadness, 4. anger, 5. disgust, 6. fear, 7. dread/reluctance

Save your pixel art as JPEG or PNG files, but screenshot AND export your Voxel art as OBJs.  Then email your work to Mr. Webb, [email protected] <<<Only work submitted to this address will be counted.
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
See pixel art by artist, eBoy.
And see voxel art by artist, Sir Carma.

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Monday Research and Writing Task - 8bit/pixel art & voxel art
TASKS - In a Microsoft Word document, record the following and submit via email (as usual) to [email protected] 
(a) What is 8bit/Pixel art? What is Voxel art?  How are 8bit and Pixel art the same as Voxel art?  How do the art styles differ?
 
(b)  Copy 40 pictures total:  Collect 20 pictures of 8bit art.  Also collect 20 pictures of Voxel art, separate the two categories of pictures.
 
(c) Find online links to two online apps that allow you to make Pixel Art, and find two more web apps for making Voxel Art.
 
Remember, for credit, submit your Word document to Mr. Webb by email. (TODAY - Since there is no more make up work for the rest of the semester.
 

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Make Up Week- any past assignment not submitted (0pts on School Loop), or earning incomplete credit, can be redone and submitted this week for credit.
 
Submit tasks via email to [email protected] 
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Extra Credit. (20pts)
Read the 10 year anniversary issue of Clutter Magazine
 
Reconstruct one of the vinyl toy models using SculptGL

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Online Digital Sculpting Task
 
Then follow along with the tutorial here>>>https://vimeo.com/71035111
(The video is also attached below for download)
 
TASK: Complete parts 1 & 2
1.) In Microsoft Word, type notes from the video, including: a.) navigation controls (how to rotate, grab, and zoom  your object), b.) list all of the available brushes - and write a short description of what that brush does, c.) describe the brush modifiers (symmetry, negative, and intensity)
 
2.) And sculpt one of the Hiroshi Yoshii character models, using the SculptGL online sculpting app.
 
 
 
*NOTE: You must use Chrome to use either site, since they rely on the WebGL plugin enabled.
 
Switch to the paint mode and color your model.
 
When finished, save your Word document and export an .STL file of your models then email both to Mr. Webb: [email protected]
In the subject heading, please include your name and class period

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Research and Writing: Light Field Camera Technology
Today, research the topic of light field cameras, including how they work and what they offer to consumers, then write a brief essay that imagines and addresses at least five situations that would take advantage (or benefit most from use) of this technology.  Also, include 2 pictures to support your essay.
 
For credit, please submit your work via email to: [email protected] 
 
RESOURCES
*Lytro Cinema - a video overview of the leading light field camera product.
https://vimeo.com/161949709
 
From MegaPixels to MegaRays (An article with supporting technical information)
https://www.eitdigital.eu/news-events/blog/article/from-megapixels-to-megarays/

Lytro - Wikipedia article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lytro
 
TEDx Talk - Future of photography: Ren Ng at TEDxSanJoseCA 2012 (Creator of the Lytro camera, giving a speech about the transformational potential the technology could have on cinema production)

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Your POV@CRENSHAW HIGH
 
This week, you will produce a Day In The Life video about yourself at Crenshaw High.  During the video, you will carry the camera at eye-level and show what the experience is like from your point of view. (More details to follow)
 
Today:
Write a minimum one page reflection which gives details what a typical day at Crenshaw High is like for you.  Who do you normally see, and talk to?  What is it like going from class-to-class?  What are the classes themselves like?
Give as many details as possible, and write things that you'd typically say to yourself - because it will potentially be narrative dialogue to use in the video.

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Research and Writing - Paper Art Miniatures (30pts)
In a Microsoft Word document, please complete the following.
-Read the article at the following link:  5 movie inspired paper art miniatures
 
1.) Give a detailed description of paper Art miniatures, based on those shown in the article.
 
2.)  Google search "paper art miniatures" and paste 20 images of artwork not shown in the article, onto your document.
 
3.) Write a short caption for each image that describes what the picture contains.
 
To earn credit on this assignment you must email your completed document to Mr. Webb: [email protected] by today.
*Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
 

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Design simple character models in the style of Mr. Hiroshi Yoshii
Task - Develop simple, colorful, and highly interesting characters from primitive geometry that is smooth sub-divided and poly-painted. Your final characters will be exported as OBJ files for display in a class-wide virtual art gallery.

I. Follow Mr. Webb's Demonstration
- Starting from primitive objects (Cube, Sphere, Cylinder)
- Extruding Faces & topology
- Subdivision Modes
- Polypainting
- Exporting the final model

II. Design at least one character for each of the following types:
- A biped (upright 2-legged walking character, like a human)
- A biped with inverted knees (like an ostrich or emu)
- A quadruped (4-legged character, a dog, horse, etc.)
 
*The principles that we will cover in the demonstration are practically useful across every 3D app.  But to complete this project's task we'll mostly rely on Clara.io (since you can use it from home), Autodesk Maya, and Adobe Photoshop Extended (which has great 3D object texturing tools) 
 
Attached is a sample bipedal character, modeled by Mr. Webb
 

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TASK - Research and Writing - CreativeCrash Maya Scenes
Sign up for a free account to download sample Maya Scenes to render, critique and observe.
 
-Download 5 scenes, set up Maya to render, Write critique, Send a copy of the link to the Maya scene with your written critique to [email protected]
 
-Render with Mental Ray
What your critique should include:
1.)Summary of the scene (describe in detail what is included with the scene - props, objects, photo-textures, etc.),
 
 
2. Description of some items viewed in the scene (how are those items meant to be used - are they directly animated or editable, or are they meant to be mere background details),
 
 
3. Inference of at least one method you could use to build a similar scene, including an estimate of the time required to construct the scene if you were to use pre-built models such as those from the Google Warehouse.
 

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Using Autodesk Maya and Clara.io, students will design virtual production locations, with lighting, props (furniture), and surface details/textures that are rendered in a realistic style with global illumination and ambient occlusion.
 
5 distinct locations need to be modeled, lot and rendered by Friday.

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TASK 1 - Read the article, "Artella Ushers in the Promise of Easy
and Affordable Global Creative Production Collaboration." If the article is inaccessible, you can read the Artella blog instead (http://blog.artella.com/)  
 
In a Microsoft Word document type responses to each of the following prompts:

-What is Artella? (What does it do, why was it created, who
invented it?)
-How does Artella help in film, video and animated productions?
-How much does it cost to use?
-Who are the intended users of Artella?
-How does Artella compare or contrast with Clara.io?
 
 Submit your completed document (proof read for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors before submitting) to [email protected] 

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Keyframing animation.
Using Clara.io, Maya, and Blender, students will practice basic keyframe animation techniques on 3D objects.
Applications include: Translation, Rotation, and Scaling; Combination Mechanics, and Using Scale and Rotation combinations with ease-in and ease-out methods to simulate acceleration due to gravitational forces.
Final scenes will be submitted by email to [email protected] 

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Collaborative project 1 - With at least one partner, build a pentagon-shaped courtyard around a 3D modeled house, surrounded by five walls 60cubes wide by 40 cubes high

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Rebus Exercise 
On paper, students will draw 3 pictographic sentences, in the form of a rebus.  Using only pictures, you will attempt to communicate the following:
1.) A command (e.g. Sit down, clap your hands, or say 'hello')
 
2.) A phrase from pop culture  (e.g. 'Turn Up for What!' Etc.)
 
3.) A line from a song.
 
Please write the English translation of each sentence on the BACK of your paper, and TURN IN AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY.

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TASK:  Create a short photo-based portfolio about
COURSES IN TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL.  
 
You will create your book using pictures from the internet, placed on pages in Photoshop and add text on each page.  You will include an author's page with your image (either from Photo Booth or another picture you may have online) and a few facts about yourself.  At the end, you will write a short commentary addressing why you think schools have kept this structure of class subjects for so long, and whether we could be doing something else.
Lastly, you will export your pages to put the finished book online so that it can be submitted to Mr. Webb's email, [email protected]
 
(This project is worth 100 points, continue reading below)
 
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Here you can see a small collection of College and Graduate-level Architecture student portfolios online. Although they are much longer than the work you will create, they mimic the structure of the portfolio that students are expected to produce for your senior interview - prior to graduation.


https://issuu.com/nmoulds/docs/portfolio2015

https://issuu.com/ellydafreire/docs/portfolio_a5-21-01-16

https://issuu.com/rhf.ruben/docs/portfolio_2016_ruben

https://issuu.com/sajoua/docs/portfolio_ettahri

https://issuu.com/veronikadzyba/docs/portfolio1

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Use the included two-page template spread for inside pages
1- Back (left side)-to-Front (right side) cover

2-Introduction (Photo of the author, 1 paragraph introducing yourself, and this book which is about course subjects in traditional schools.)

3-Math
4-Science
5-English
6-Social Sciences
7-Physical Ed
8-Career Technical Education/Electives

9-Author commentary 
-Explain briefly why you think school has been divided into these sets of classes - what has motivated educational policy makers to setup this structure? (1 or more paragraphs)

- Find and place 7 quotes about education, one for each subject listed above.
 
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DAY 1 - LOOK AT REFERENCE BOOKS, COLLECT PHOTOS FOR YOUR BOOK, WRITE RESPONSES TO WRITTEN PROMPTS, CREATE ISSUU ACCOUNTS

DAY 2 - ASSEMBLE ELEMENTS IN INDESIGN FOR THE FINISHED BOOK, EXPORT PDF, UPLOAD TO ISSUU - SUBMIT YOUR LINK TO MR. WEBB'S EMAIL, [email protected]
 
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FINAL BOOK RUBRIC 100PTS
BOOK FORMATTING (50PTS)
- Creative title on the cover - (states the
- Page numbers in the bottom left and right pages
- Sans Serif Font (the same font used throughout text)
- Internal pages: Cover (with appropriate titles and images), the Author's page, 

IMAGE VALUE (20PTS)
- Image distortion, Squashing or stretching (-10)
- Blurry or indiscernible images (-10)

COPY (WRITTEN TEXT) (30PTS) - each page requires at least 1 sentence caption, and paragraph text where noted in instructions above.
- Spelling Errors (-15)
- Punctuation Errors (-10)
- Grammar Errors (-5)

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(Worth 40pts)
Read the cover story in the digital copy of WIRED magazine from June 2015. Click this link to visit the magazine>>https://issuu.com/asdfaoi/docs/wired_usa_2015-06
(Article begins on page 70)
 
 
Use a Microsoft Word document to do the following:
1.) Write a brief summary (one or more paragraphs) of the cover article, mentioning the author, title, and general framework of the topic.
 
2.) In another paragraph or two, take a position on whether the advent of computer technology - particulary visual effects performed by computer simulation - has helped or hurt movies?  Discuss any consequential ideas you may consider.

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1.  Watch the animated videos here
a.) https://vimeo.com/37445157 <The Story of Animation
b.) https://vimeo.com/26877221 <Gulp. Stop Motion Animation
c.) https://vimeo.com/61741062 <Laika Studios Tour
- Compose a list of 30 scenarios that you would potentially like to make an animated film about.  The list should be short sentences that explain the basic premise, for example: i.) A guy learns to use telekinesis to win all his one-on-one basketball games; or ii.) A computer becomes self-aware and tries to give everyone it meets relationship advice.  
What your list should include is a set of starting points, from which a story could be written.
Email to [email protected] for credit.
 
2.  (30pts) Follow along with and complete the Video Copilot tutorial for animating a metallic title in Adobe After Effects.  
Replace the title used in the video clip with your name (or a nickname).  Export the animation clip and email to [email protected] for credit.
 
 

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1. Online Research>video editing tools.
(30pts)
Task: Search for 10 different online video editing resources, meaning Apps that allow anyone to import video, edit it, and export the video to a usable format (such as .mp4, .mov, .avi, etc.).
 
For each of the resource you find, please list the following:
- The title of the app or service
- Web address url where it can be accessed
- The cost to use the app or service
- Whether the website where the app is distributed offers tutorials to help new users learn to use it.
 
Separate your list into two groups: a.) Free resources, b) Paid Resources - for those in which you must pay to use, or have free access to download and apply.
Please write your list and findings in a Microsoft Word document that you submit via email to [email protected] 
 
2. (20pts) Use the Panzoid ClipMaker (http://panzoid.com/tools/clipmaker) to design a 3D intro for your video projects, with your name or personal logo that you designed in Monday/Tuesday's task.
Export your intro clip and email to Mr. Webb for credit.

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Professional Titles for video.
(Revised assignment - due to broken links)
 
Complete this portion only.
Create an identity logo for your own video production services.  Watch the tutorial at the following link:  
 
 
-Design an identity, or video production service logo/trademark that you will attach to all subsequent projects.  Your logo should have some reference to Crenshaw High School - including school colors, or the mascot, etc.
Save copies of your final design into your Google Drive for future use.
 
For Credit, submit an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file and a JPEG (.jpg) image of your logo by the end of this week.
 
 

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Read the Cartoon Brew article titled, "CalArts Animation Student: "If I Don't Draw Black Characters, Who Will?"" 

Then complete the writing prompt on the attached Google Form.
Submit today.
 
Click this link to access the page where you will write your reflection>>>http://goo.gl/forms/0Nw6WwRfgT
 
If English is not your first language...
Para esta tarea, si el Inglés no es su lengua materna, y que preferiría escribir su reflejo en otro idioma, como el español, es posible que decida hacerlo.

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Design a flyer or poster advertising the VAPA event on Friday, Feb. 26th. The event will look at the contributions of women of African decent in the visual and performing arts, and it will display visual art, music and dance performances. The event will also feature video clips of interviews that reveal how these women have contributed to each of these fields in American History.
Some notable women to be highlighted during the event include: Misty Copeland, Debbie Allen, Nina Simone, Sheila E., Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Anita Baker, Mirian Anderson, Kara Walker,Artis Lane, and Michelle Obama.

Your design must contain:
-The date (Friday, Feb. 26, 2016), time (Advisory Period), and location of the event (MPR).
-The sponsoring organization - Crenshaw Visual and Performing Arts Magnet
-The title, "Women of African Decent in the Visual and Performing Arts of American History" (not in quotes)
-Photos of each of the women highlighted in the show. 
-Use creative shapes and forms to add interest an appeal to your design.
-ONLY USE EARTH TONES FROM THE ACCOMPANYING COLOR PALETTE.
 
Your final image must be in vector, NOT BITMAP form.
 
For credit, please email an Adobe Illustrator document (.ai) as well as a final JPEG image of your work to [email protected] 

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SHOW ME HOW TO...
In a Microsoft Word document, write the following:
1. List 10 skills, or thing you know how to do well enough that you could show someone else to do that thing.
 
2. List at least 10, but as many different forms of entertainment for you (that is, any Television Shows, events, performances, etc. that you enjoy watching) as you can.
 
3.  Pick one of the items in your first list, and write step-by-step instructions for how you will teach someone else to perform the skill.
 
*In our next class, each student will be given a camera and space within our room to create the tutorial you will described today.
 
FOR CREDIT - EMAIL YOUR DOCUMENT TO [email protected] 

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Make a FLAT DESIGN AVATAR of yourself.
(1) Use Photo Booth to take a front-facing photo of yourself.
(2) Import your photo to Adobe Illustrator, and draw your facial features, etc. using simple shapes (ellipses, rectangles, etc.)
 
See the vector portrait example below.
 
Save your work as both an Adobe Illustrator file (.ai) and export a JPEG (.jpg) image.
Email to [email protected] for credit.

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ART TASK
Using Adobe Illustrator's shape tools (such as the Rectangle Tool [M], and the Ellipse Tool [L]) create a Flat Design image that includes a.) two people, b.) one vehicle, c.) and an environment setting, using only the colors in the enclosed swatch picture (flat-design-3.jpg; see attached).

Instructions to obtain the swatch picture's colors.
Step one. Open the Swatch picture in Illustrator (File>Open).

Step two. Press V for the Select Tool (aka. Black Arrow tool) and click on the     swatch picture. Then hold Command-C to copy the picture.

Step three.Hold Command-V to paste the swatch picture onto the document where you will be drawing the different Flat Design objects.

Step four. Press I to activate the Eye Dropper tool. With this tool you can click on any color in an image and sample it for use as your Fill or Stroke color.
 
Please save your document as an Adobe Illustrator file (.ai), AND export it as a JPEG image (.jpg).  Then, email your research work (Microsoft Word doc) along with the art task (.ai & .jpg) files to Mr. Webb:  [email protected]

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GRAPHIC DESIGN - FLAT DESIGN
RESEARCH AND WRITING
In a Microsoft Word Document, complete the prompts listed below
1.  What is Flat Design?
2. What features make Flat Design identifiable?
3. Describe the origins of Flat Design.
4. List two examples of companies that rely heavily on Flat Design, then copy and paste an image endorsed by each company in advertisement.

IMAGE EXAMPLES
-Copy and paste collections of 5 advertisements that use Flat Design
-Find and copy 2 images of people or human-like characters, that are shown in a Flat Design style
-Attach 3 more images that depict man-made objects drawn in Flat Design style.
 
Email your Microsoft Word doc to Mr. Webb:  [email protected]

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STUDENTS READ AND COMPLETE THE GETTING STARTED WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR GUIDE'S LIME LOGO TUTORIAL

http://issuu.com/alexvouklis/docs/the_easy_getting_started_guide_to_adobe_illustrato

(2) Mr. Webb will first demonstrate drawing Adobe Illustrator's shapes, and continue up through to a simplistic character drawing, and applying fill and stroke colors.

(3) Students further customize their character with colored skin, hair, facial features and clothing, and adding an object that connotes the occupation of the designed character. (Please see the stock photo example that is attached)
 
*To earn credit on this assignment, please email BOTH an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file AND an exported JPEG image to Mr. Webb - [email protected]

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1. Play the Beziér game - http://bezier.method.ac/ - to learn about drawing vector shapes with curves.  
Upon completion of the game take a screenshot of the congratulations window to submit to Mr. Webb for credit.  (SUBMIT YOUR SCREENSHOT TO [email protected]

2. Go to the METHOD DRAW web app - http://editor.method.ac/ - and freehand draw any 4 figures that were shown in the game, using the pen tool. Next add color.  Please FILL each shape with a different color (other than white), and change the STROKE (outline color) of each shape as well.
Send a .png of your finished vector drawing. (ALSO SUBMIT TO [email protected])
 
3. Do a Google search for 'company logos," and attempt to redraw an actual logo using Beziér curves
Send a .png of your finished vector drawing. (AGAIN, SUBMIT YOUR VECTOR ART TO [email protected])

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Spring 2016 Student Registration.
Please fill out the form at the following link.  It is to ensure that Mr. Webb can identify your work, sent via email, and identify your blog, etc.
 

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Research & Writing Video-based Social Networks
There are many video-based social networking apps and sites on the world wide web.  Some of the most familiar include Snapchat, YouTube, Vimeo, and Veoh.  
 
Your task for today is to research at least ten different video-social networking companies and the apps or websites they produce, along with the following information:
- What is the app or website called?
 
- Briefly describe how users can operate the app? (Is there any editing function for video clips, How are videos sent/who can view, etc.?)

-Who created the app, what year, for what reason, how (what software/web tools were used)?

- How is the app or site accessible and do end-users of the app have to pay for it  (if so, how much)?
 
(Search sites such as Forbes.com to discover the following)
What is the estimated ($) dollar value of the company operating the app?

How does the company that operates the app network earn money?
 
PLEASE TYPE YOUR FINDINGS INTO A MICROSOFT WORD DOCUMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING HEADING:
Your first & last name,
Class Period
Date,
Title "video based social media" <Please add correct capitalization.
 
 

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(40 point assignment)

What would Dr. King say about...?

INSTRUCTIONS:  Inspire people to act on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday as a day of service toward others.
Design 3 posters depicting Dr King in modern sites of tragedy and hardship, and make an implicit remark that if we truly honor his dreams of a more equitable society then we would do more to stop the painful circumstances.

Choose any TWO of the topics below, and devise ONE original concept of your own.
(1)-Gun violence
(2)-Corporate Wealth disparity
(3)-Hate targeting our President
(4)-Donald Trump's "Wall" between the US and Mexico to halt illegal immigration

Digital image must include all of the following:
-An image of Dr. King
-A Background picture of the unfortunate circumstance that he probably would not approve of

-Creative and persuasive text that calls people to serve on King Day.

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Introductory assignment:
Spring 2016 Goals - Students design a small paper booklet with words and pictures, by hand, which detail three or more specific goals for the semester, their course of action to meet those goals, and positive byproducts which may come about as a result of their successes.

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Introductory assignment
HOUR OF CODE.  Instructions:  Go to the following links below and complete all of the Hour Of Code instructional blocks.  Once finished, screen grab your certificate of completion (Press COMMAND+SHIFT+3) and submit it to Mr. Webb via email at: [email protected] 
 
 
(2 - Worth 15pts) Ti84 coding lessons https://education.ti.com/en/us/solutions/ti-codes
 
(3 - Extra Credit - 15pts) Javascript on phones

http://code.org/api/hour/begin/codecademy

 

***PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NOT EARN CREDIT FOR SIMPLY "DOING" THE LESSONS, YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AFTER FINISHING ALL REQUIRED TASKS.