Technology Lessons
Each student will have an opportunity to participate in each module. Students will work each module for 3 weeks
and then will switch to the next one on the list. Some of the
modules are on the computer (computer technology) and some are not (industrial technology).
Module 1
1-4
Photography
Go to the the Digital Photography 101 web site and do the lessons from the web site. Follow the laminated directions that are on the shelf.
Photography/
Pasta Town
Take a series of 5-10 picture that tell a story and put the pictures in Powerpoint. Do your pictures tell a story without using words?
Take pictures using the props at the display table. Arrange the pictures and take the best shot you can. Then download the pictures and edit them. Remember the rule of thirds and point of view when taking the pictures. Add a mat to your picture and practice using the print settings.
If and when the students are finished with the photography lessons, they can work on making an entire town made from pasta. There are buildings, a train, flower pots, street signs and a variety of other things made of pasta. The students can then arrange the pasta town and take pictures of it.
Module 2
5-8
Human Interest Story
Write a human interest story. Narrative with a beginning, middle and an end. Questions must be written out and approved by Mrs. Wilcox after you locate a person with a story to tell. No classmates or siblings please. The Human Interest story is one that has a special element to it. It is about people, so select a parent, neighbor, or friend. Find out if they have any stories (a relative who emigrated from another country for example) to tell. Write out questions that answer: who, what, when, where, why? Then write additional questions as you get this basic information. Please double-space your work. Be sure to turn in your questions and answers, as well as the final story. You may include two pictures. (40 pts)
Students write a script for a 10-minute radio program. On this script you must include two news stories, one weather report, one sports report and one commercial. Students then record this script on the computer using Audacity Audio Recorder. (25 pts)
Module 3
9-12
Electricity and Circuits
OR
Sketchup
Electricity and Circuits - Students are introduced to the basic concept of an electrical circuit. Simple ciricuts are constructed, and the concept of the flow of electricity is introduced. Students investigate different materials to determine if they are conductors or insulators. Directions are in the binder. Students will make a series or parallel circuit for their project.
Sketchup - Design a model of a home using Sketchup. The home must be complete with windows, doors, streets, grasss, etc. on all four sides of the house. Print out hour house when you are finished. Begin by going to the top view and use the square tools to begin with the basic outline and then use push/pull tools to make it 3d .I have directions if you need them on the shelf.
Module 4
13-16
Newspaper Layout/Design
Create a one-page newspaper layout in Microsoft Powerpoint using information from the Features Desk page in the website link to Writesite. Pick links from that page which will then take you to information about that title. Your page should include two photographs and three articles. Use headlines for the articles just like a newspaper would. You may use different fonts and font sizes for the articles. The photographs should enhance the articles, not distract from them. Do not leave any "dead" or "white" space on the page. This is the area left over where you didn't have an article or photo to fill it. You may use two cliparts. Be creative. You may also look at some "real" newspaper websites like the Los Angeles Time, or the New York Post. (45 pts)
Module 5
17-21
Woodworking
Each semester, we work on a group project. This semester we are working on a model of our school. In the past we have made models of houses, buildings and other structures. They start out by building the frame and then add the exterior of the building.
Module 6
22-25
Newspaper Reporters
Students will write articles for the school newspaper. To do this, they will need to periodically interview teachers and students, and fulfill other newspaper duties. You may have to do outside work as in taking your article home to edit it on paper or write a headline after Mrs. Wilcox has reviewed it. Please follow the directions to format the page correctly. If you are assigned an article, you must get it done as quickly as possible, then make the changes as soon as you get it back. If you found to be doing other things on the computer, you will be given a zero for your article. Getting the newspaper out is the main priority for this module. All work should pertain to that. (35 pts per article)