Thursday, January 27, 2011
The..... clarrotnet?
Check out this cool video I found on YouTube. Perhaps a future band project? :o)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Computers 8 Picnik intro
Hi Computers 8! Here is the order of business for today (and continuing):
1. Begin editing the "PUBLIC MARKET" sample picture from www.picnik.com that I showed you on the "Share Screen" feature. Remember, we are practicing our selective colour painting techniques, which means that we want to change the entire picture to black and white and then paint back on the red lettering by using the circle brush tool. If you try to paint back on the original red and it's not working, chances are you accidentally saved it mid-process and now the computer thinks that portions of your original are black and white. You may have to restart this project.
Please save your work as Last name, First initial, Public Market and submit to the hand-in folder (drop box).
For next class:
2. Choose a picture of a brightly coloured flower from Google image search. Daisies work well for this effect, as there are some great photos out there of high quality close-up images of vibrant daisies. If you would rather choose a different flower, that's ok too, but please choose an artistic photo rather than just a snapshot of a garden. Using selective colouring again, paint back on the most vibrant colours (likely the petals, and depending on the composition of the photo, maybe some green as well). In this instance, often less is more. Once you have finished the selective colouring, use the text adding feature to add the name of the flower pictured (i.e. Daisy, tulip, chrysanthemum, etc.). You may choose the font, colour, size, and positioning of the text, as long as the text is clearly visible. Be creative with your choices - choose a font that complements your photo. Also, remember that you can increase the saturation of colour on the original photo before you change it to black and white so that the vibrance of the colours is more intense against the black and white. Try playing with colour saturation and/or the "Boost," "Orton-ish," or "Lomo-ish" effects. You can also alter the percentage/fade of the effect by using the sliding bars if it's too strong (or not strong enough).
3. If you have any time left over, choose another photo from Google image search to edit using the same techniques (selective colour effect painting, and text addition).
****** MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAVING YOUR WORK!!!! You will hand in these photos to my drop box when you are finished, so please label them with your name as well. The easiest way to submit your work may be to save the file to your desktop and then drag and drop from there to my drop box. ******
4. Bring a favourite picture from home or from Google image search for next class. If you want a photo that you have on facebook, you must put it on a USB before class, as we will not be signing into our facebook accounts to retrieve pictures.
1. Begin editing the "PUBLIC MARKET" sample picture from www.picnik.com that I showed you on the "Share Screen" feature. Remember, we are practicing our selective colour painting techniques, which means that we want to change the entire picture to black and white and then paint back on the red lettering by using the circle brush tool. If you try to paint back on the original red and it's not working, chances are you accidentally saved it mid-process and now the computer thinks that portions of your original are black and white. You may have to restart this project.
Please save your work as Last name, First initial, Public Market and submit to the hand-in folder (drop box).
For next class:
2. Choose a picture of a brightly coloured flower from Google image search. Daisies work well for this effect, as there are some great photos out there of high quality close-up images of vibrant daisies. If you would rather choose a different flower, that's ok too, but please choose an artistic photo rather than just a snapshot of a garden. Using selective colouring again, paint back on the most vibrant colours (likely the petals, and depending on the composition of the photo, maybe some green as well). In this instance, often less is more. Once you have finished the selective colouring, use the text adding feature to add the name of the flower pictured (i.e. Daisy, tulip, chrysanthemum, etc.). You may choose the font, colour, size, and positioning of the text, as long as the text is clearly visible. Be creative with your choices - choose a font that complements your photo. Also, remember that you can increase the saturation of colour on the original photo before you change it to black and white so that the vibrance of the colours is more intense against the black and white. Try playing with colour saturation and/or the "Boost," "Orton-ish," or "Lomo-ish" effects. You can also alter the percentage/fade of the effect by using the sliding bars if it's too strong (or not strong enough).
3. If you have any time left over, choose another photo from Google image search to edit using the same techniques (selective colour effect painting, and text addition).
****** MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAVING YOUR WORK!!!! You will hand in these photos to my drop box when you are finished, so please label them with your name as well. The easiest way to submit your work may be to save the file to your desktop and then drag and drop from there to my drop box. ******
4. Bring a favourite picture from home or from Google image search for next class. If you want a photo that you have on facebook, you must put it on a USB before class, as we will not be signing into our facebook accounts to retrieve pictures.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Food for thought as you go boldly into midterms week...
Sending everyone plenty of good thoughts for this week's exams. Now is the time for your hard work to pay off!
As Sr. Mary would say, you are celebrating your learning!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Floating Colours lab report
Conclusions:
1. What happened to the food colouring when you added it to the oil? Did this step result in a mechanical mixture or a solution?
2. When you pushed the food colouring through the oil and into the water, did it create a mechanical mixture or a solution? How were the results different from when we mixed food colouring with a beaker of water (without the oil)?
3. What happened to your mixture when you added dish detergent? Why do you think this happened (hint: think of what happens when you wash dishes)?
Sections to include in your lab reports:
Name and date (in a header, right justified)
Title (centered, emphasized with any combination of bold, italics, and underlining)
Materials (bulleted list)
Procedure (numbered list)
Hypothesis
Observations (bulleted or numbered list)
Conclusions (questions listed above, answered in full and complete articulate sentences)
Monday, January 10, 2011
As promised...
... here is a video of Stefani Germanotta (aka Lady Gaga) before she was famous. We had a discussion today about her music today in Senior Band, and I said I would post a video on my blog if I could find the one I was looking for. So, here she is, apparently at 20 years old, and pre-Gaga stardom.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Computers/Science/IP updates
Science 7 - Writers' Workshop (correcting sentences taken from our "Mix It Up" lab reports)
Computers 7 - started January calendars using Microsoft Word 2008
IP 20/30 - Shutterfly albums due Jan. 13th
IP 10 - Rivier iMovie projects due Jan. 13th
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