Middle School Teacher Survey & PSSA Survey

Click the link:
http://goo.gl/forms/3MSt0TZTfIhxk7Uz1

And then click here for PSSA Survey

Also, if you haven't completed the school district survey please do so at: http://www.philasd.org/studentsurvey/ 

YouTube Channel Project

For the several classes we will be working on  creating youtube channels w/ your google accounts

STEP ONE: Log in to your gmail account

STEP TWO: Go to youtube.com

STEP THREE: Click "My Channel" on the left side bar

STEP FOUR: Edit Channel Icon (Profile Image)

STEP FIVE: Add Channel Art (Remember you can use pixlr.com to edit images)

STEP SIX: Add Channel Description

STEP SEVEN: Go to the "Creator Studio" and make a video playlist.  The playlist should be at least 10 videos connected with a theme. Whether it's a music video mixtape, or sports highlights, or whatever else you'd like.

Intro to Web Design

Today we will begin making a website using Weebly.com!

STEP ONE: Go to www.gmail.com and login to your Google account
STEP TWO: Click here to go to weebly.com
Sign up for a free account using your google account, and then follow the prompts to begin creating your website.

STEP THREE: At the end of class make sure to log out of your weebly & gmail accounts.

We will work on your websites for the next few classes.

Intro to Game Design

STEP ONE: Click here to go to sploder.com & register an account

STEP TWO: Click "Make a Game"

STEP THREE: Choose the type of game you'd like to create

STEP FOUR: Follow directions for creating your own game

Comic Strips

Today we will be making comic strips using Bitstrips!

STEP ONE: Go to https://www.bitstrips.com/create/comic/

STEP TWO: Use the bitstrips tools to create a comic strip

STEP THREE: Save the comic either by taking a screenshot (Press the "Print Screen" button), pasting the image in Microsoft Paint, cropping the image to just your comic, and saving the file to your computer.

Typing Club

Today we will continue to develop our typing skills with TypingClub

STEP ONE: Go to www.typingclub.com

STEP TWO: Complete as many exercises as you can

Typing Practice

Today we will be working on our typing abilities!

STEP ONE: Go to www.typegun.com

STEP TWO: Play a few of their typing games

Animated Gifs

Today we will be using giphy.com to make your own animated gifs!

STEP ONE: Go to http://giphy.com/create/gifmaker

STEP TWO: Find a video on youtube.com w/ a clip you want to make a gif out of, and paste the url into the text box on giphy

STEP THREE: Adjust the "start time" and "duration" of the clip to create the gif you want from the video

STEP FOUR: Add a caption to your gif

STEP FIVE: Click “Create Gif”

STEP SIX: Right click on your gif and save it to your computer

MAKING MEMES

STEP ONE: Click here to begin creating your own memes

STEP TWO: Upload at least one meme to the Upper Lab drive

A meme is an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation. 

Also: a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.

Graphic Design - Photo Editing

Today we will be experimenting with Graphic Design using the online photo editing tool PIXLR

STEP ONE: Go to -  https://pixlr.com/editor/

STEP TWO: Find a photo or photos that you would like to work with. (It can be anything so long as it is appropriate for school)

You can upload an image from your computer, or add an image from the internet, or start with a blank canvas.

STEP THREE: Experiment with the tools in Pixlr. (If you're stuck for ideas try applying filters to your photo)

STEP FOUR: Save at least one of your edited photos to the 7th grade "Student Work Upload" folder on the Upper Lab Drive