01-04+to+01-07-2011

=Click Here for the class information page.= =Welcome to 2011! =

The New Wiki Set Up--

 * From now on, you will look here for assignments for the week.
 * You don't have to click a link or search for the date, current assignments will show up here.
 * Each week, the previous week will move to the menu at the left. So if you miss a day or more of class, you can catch up by clicking the link at the left.
 * There may be additional work for Intermediate and Advanced classes. In those situations, I will explain my expectations, or direct your attention to additional notes.

Intermediate and Advanced Classes, click [|here].

Friday January 7, 2011

 * 1) Finish and discuss Vocabulary 9.
 * 2) Discuss digital cameras and learn features.

Thursday January 6, 2011

 * Class discussion of photography and vocabulary.
 * What are some reasons we take pictures?
 * Does photography have a social purpose?
 * Can photographs be used to help change the way we live?
 * We will spend time as a group looking at and discussing photographs by some famous photographers.
 * <span style="color: #0c5f5f; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Duane Michels],[| Ansel Adams], [|Lewis Hine], and [|Joe Rosenthal] all took pictures for a living. Click on their names to see some examples of there work.

Wednesday January 5, 2011

 * 1) Finish discussion from yesterday.
 * 2) Create a new document in MS word, and save as Vocabulary 9
 * 3) Copy the vocabulary from the board.
 * 4) Be ready to discuss the words before we begin researching them.

<span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tuesday January 4, 2011

 * <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We will start with a class discussion about photography. Be ready to discuss the following questions after a few moments of research and discussion:
 * 1) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you know the difference between digital and analog photography?
 * 2) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In music, composition is when we arrange instruments to play melody and rhythm. What does composition mean in photography or film making?
 * 3) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is a pixel?
 * 4) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is resolution?
 * 5) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do more pixels make higher or lower resolution?
 * 6) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do more pixels require more storage space?
 * 7) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">If more pixels require more storage space. does that mean high resolution images make larger files on the computer?
 * 8) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are megapixels?
 * 9) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you have a camera on your cell phone? If so, how many megapixels is it?
 * 10) <span style="color: #b400ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Have you ever heard of the rule of thirds? If so, what does it mean? If not, can you look it up now?