Monday June 24

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I am looking forward to seeing your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) final projects of the term!

You will begin by presenting your multimedia presentations to the class.  Once all presentations are complete, we will move onto your Photoshop component.

Once your ISU's are complete, I will hand back your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television rubrics.  On the back of your rubric, you will find your blog post marks.  These marks have been updated on Maplewood.

A final reminder, your FINAL EXAM is on Wednesday June 26 from 9:00-11:00 in room 202.  Please e-mail me if you have any questions.  Happy studying!

If you wish to come in on Thursday June 27 to see your exam, please set up an appointment with me today!

Finally, it has been a pleasure to teach all of you this term!  Good luck next year and all the best!

Enjoy the cupcakes :)

Friday June 21

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I hope you had a great time on yesterday's field trip at the farm.  Don't forget that your assignment is due today and is to be posted on your blog!  I will accept assignments posted tonight by 5pm.

Today you will be working on completing your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  Do not forget that you must submit and present a multimedia presentation and a Photoshop image on MONDAY MORNING!  Please be sure to refer to your project outline and the rubric that I will be handing out at the end of today's class to ensure you are on the right track.  You can e-mail me this weekend if you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the components.  Please do not e-mail me asking for an extension as Monday's deadline is absolute to ensure your success in the course.

Your TGJ4M: Communications Technology FINAL EXAM will be Wednesday June 26 from 9:00-11:00 in room 202!  You may come in on Thursday June 27 to view your exam, but you must set up an appointment in advance.  Please make sure you have your exam review sheet!

I have posted a few youtube videos to refresh your minds about Photoshop.  If you are looking for specific tutorials for Photoshop you can youtube them, ask me any questions in class or e-mail me.

I am looking forward to seeing your ISU/Final Presentations for this class on Monday!  There will be a sweet treat for Monday's class and it is no surprise what it will be.

Post a cat to your blog for a bonus mark on your ISU!

Thursday June 20

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Today is the day... our class field trip!  I hope you have all remembered to bring sunscreen, water, your lunch and clothes you don't mind getting dirty.

Again, here is the blog post assignment due at the beginning of tomorrow's class:
During your field trip to Everdale Farm, each of you will be observing the role food plays in your daily life.  As each of you have completed dozens of blog posts this term, you will reflect on the type of blog most commonly created outside of school.  You explored this at the beginning of the term and discovered that the majority of blogs were mother's blogging about food.  The majority of these blogs are also geared towards a healthy lifestyle and sustainability.
Your assignment is to post 400-500 works about the impact of what you have learned at the farm today and apply it to a healthy lifestyle.  Consider the following, what are the benefits of eating local food, knowing where your food comes from and sustainable farming?
From there you will find two blog sites that focus on food/health/sustainable living.  You will discuss why this blog appeals to you, who the blogger is and share two recipes/tips from the blog.

Wednesday June 19

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Please do not forget that TOMORROW is our class field trip.  I will be collecting the final permission forms and money today.  We will be leaving the school promptly at 8:45, therefore you must arrive to school before this time.  Remember that there is a mandatory assignment which must be submitted following the field trip.  Do not forget that you must bring a lunch tomorrow and it must be litter-less, meaning any garbage you bring must be carried out with you.  Be sure to bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses and old clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Today, you will be working on your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  Remember that your ISU is due on Monday and there are TWO components you must submit: a multimedia presentation and a Photoshop project.

I will also be handing out your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) rubric, your field trip assignment and your exam review at the end of today's class!

Tuesday June 18

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I hope you all arrive to class ON TIME today!

You will each complete your self-assessment and group-assessment and will present your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  I am looking forward to seeing your edited and completed Satirical News Broadcast for NASH news.

Please don't forget to bring your FIELD TRIP permission form and money by tomorrow, absolute latest!  Our field trip is THIS Thursday!  Do not forget to bring your lunch and make it as garbage-less as possible.

Tomorrow I will be handing out your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) rubric, your field trip assignment and your exam review.

Don't forget that your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) is due in one week!

For the remainder of the class you will be work on your photoshop component and your presentation!  I will be handing back the marked drafts that I received last week.

Now let's watch your Satirical News Broadcast!

Monday June 17

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather!

You will have today's class to complete and finalize the editing on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  All four of you will present as a group your final satirical news broadcast at the start of tomorrow's class.  It is VERY important that you arrive to class on time.  If you are late for Tuesday's class you will be deducted one point for every 15 minutes you are late from your final mark for this project.  This means wake up, set multiple alarms and/or leave earlier to avoid traffic- NO EXCUSES!

Please don't forget to bring your FIELD TRIP permission form and money by tomorrow, absolute latest!  Our field trip is THIS Thursday!

Don't forget that your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) is due in one week!

Yes, it's true!  Expect cupcakes from me in one week to celebrate the end of term/start of your summer/graduation/ISU completion!

Friday June 14

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Don't forget that today is a shortened day and each class will only be one hour long.

Today's class is a work period to film or edit your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project or to work on your blog post, both of which are due on MONDAY!

Please don't forget to bring your FIELD TRIP permission form and money ASAP!

ConGRADulations to those of you graduating this afternoon!  Be prepared to be photographed :)

Have a great weekend and keep working on your filming and editing!

Thursday June 13

Good Morning TGJ4M!

You will have today's class to continue preparing and filming your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  Remember that if you will be filming outside of class, please use your class time to practise filming and plan where you will shoot.  This well help you be as prepared as possible to shoot over the weekend.  I will also be handing out your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project rubric.

You will each post a 200-250 response about your favourite satirical news broadcast anchor.  You will discuss why he/she is your favourite and how he/she uses humour.  You will also discuss if his/her use of humour/satire is ever considered distasteful or insulting and what you would consider distasteful or insulting in any satirical news broadcast.  You will also describe your favourite news story and how satire was used.  Feel free to add videos and pictures of your choice.  This is due on MONDAY MORNING.

This is your final reminder: please email me all Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) drafts that have not yet been sent.

Don't forget that tomorrow is a shortened day, therefore whatever filming and editing you do not complete must be completed over the weekend.  Remember that your project is "due" on MONDAY.  As a group, you will make sure your project is complete and edited to your groups liking and you will present your final SATIRICAL NEWS BROADCAST for channel NASH news first thing TUESDAY morning.

I hope you all have a great graduation lunch and ceremony tomorrow.  ConGRADulations!

Wednesday June 12

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I trust today's class will not anything like yesterday's class and you have all brought your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project attire, props, etc. and you will use your class time wisely to film.  You should be planning, writing your scripts or filming all class, as a group.

Please email me all Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) drafts that have not yet been sent.

Finally, remember that Friday is a shortened day, therefore you will have to do the majority of your filming today and on Thursday and will have to complete whatever filming and editing you do not complete this week over the weekend.  Remember that your project is due on MONDAY.  As a group you will make sure your project is complete and editing to your groups liking and you will present your final SATIRICAL NEWS BROADCAST for channel NASH news first thing Tuesday morning.

I will be handing out your field trip permission forms today.  Please be sure to hand back your completed permission form and money ASAP!

Tuesday June 11

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Last night I did not receive any of your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) drafts.  Please send them to me now.  

Today, you will be continuing to work on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  You will have the first 30 minutes of class to do whatever research you may need on your computer.  For the remainder of the class, you will be working WITHOUT your computers as a group to plan and storyboard your news broadcast.  Remember that Friday is a shortened day, therefore you will have to do the majority of your filming tomorrow and on Thursday and complete whatever filming and editing you do not complete this week over the weekend.  Remember that the project is due on MONDAY.

At the end of class, I will be returning your marks from your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects and your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Quiz.  Your marks will be updated on Maplewood at this time.  I will be meeting with each of you briefly in the hall once you have had the opportunity to review your marks.

Happy Tuesday!  Post a cat on your blog today to get a bonus mark on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  I couldn't just decide on one cat today.

Monday June 10

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Today you will be continuing to work on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project.  Sarah and Hakam are away on a field trip today for History.  Those of you in class today will begin working on your storyboard and continue planning your part of your group's satirical news broadcast.

Tomorrow, I will be returning your marks from your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects and your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Quiz.  You will also have the majority of tomorrow's class to work with your group members on your storyboard and planning.  Tomorrow's class will be essential to you and your group members success to get on track for next week's due date so please USE YOUR CLASS TIME WISELY!

Finally, do not forget that your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU) draft is due by 5pm today.  Please e-mail it to me.

Don't forget about the changes we made last week regarding the last few weeks of school:
- Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project is due on Monday June 17
- Class field trip is on Thursday June 20
- ISU is due on Monday June 24

Friday June 7

Good Morning TGJ4M!

We will begin today's class off today with the FINAL Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects.  I expect that for the final two units there will be NO more late submission and you will ALL use your class time wisely.

We will then move onto the Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography quiz.  You will have an hour to complete the quiz.  Once you have completed the quiz, you should begin to work on your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  Remember, the first draft is due on MONDAY!  If you will not be in class on Monday due to the History field trip, please e-mail it to me by 5pm on Monday.

Be ready to share your ideas about your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project on Monday.  You will begin to work on your storyboard as a class on Monday.  If I feel that you are not working together I will eliminate the use of computers in class, so please use your class time wisely.

Have a great weekend and remember to complete the first draft of your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).

Thursday June 6

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Today we will watch your FINAL Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects: Part 1- Photography stop-motion films and then move onto your Part 2- Films with your partner.  You will begin by completing your self-assessment and your group-assessment.   Please be honest when filling out the assessments, I have been observing your use of class time.  Once you have submitted your assessments to me, you will hand in your written component or e-mail it to me.  DO NOT FORGET ABOUT YOUR PENALTY/COMPROMISE WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS YESTERDAY!

Remember that TOMORROW we will have a brief quiz to test your knowledge of Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography material.  Please refer to the study packages I handed out in class the other day.

For the remainder of today's class you will work on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project and your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  Remember, the first draft of your written component is due on MONDAY!  Your final ISU is due on Friday June 21.

Wednesday June 5

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Today we will watch the the remainder of your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects: Part 1- Photography stop-motion films and then move onto your Part 2- Films with your partner.  You will begin by completing your self-assessment and your group-assessment.   Please be honest when filling out the assessments, I have been observing your use of class time.  Once you have submitted your assessments to me, you will hand in your written component or e-mail it to me at this time.  Those of you who have STILL not completed any of the three components, tomorrow is your LAST day to submit and present work or you will receive a mark of zero.

Remember that on Friday we will have a brief quiz to test your knowledge of Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography material.  I will be handing out an outline today and each of your handouts today.

For the remainder of today's class you will work on your Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project and your Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  Remember, the first draft of your written component is due on Monday June 10.  Your final ISU is due on Friday June 21.

Tuesday June 4

Good Morning TGJ4M!

Since yesterday did not go as planned due to the lack of completion of all components and/or students who did not attend class, we will be discussing a fair penalty as a class.  Last project you all assured me there would be no more late submissions and last week each of you assured me that the projects would be completed on-time and that I "would not have to worry".

Let's kick off your Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects!

You will begin by completing your self-assessment and your group-assessment.  Please be honest when filling out the assessments, I have been observing your use of class time.  Once you have submitted your assessments to me, you will hand in your written component or e-mail it to me at this time.

We will begin by watching each of your Part 1- Photography stop-motion films and then move onto your Part 2- Films with your partner.  We will complete the Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects with a class discussion.  Each of you will also email me your Photography and Film components.

Once your presentations are complete, I will hand out your Independent Study Unit- Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  We will go over the outline as a class and you will have the opportunity to ask me any questions.  The first draft of your written component is due on Monday June 10.  Your final ISU is due on Friday June 21.

Finally, I will go over you Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project and you will have the opportunity to ask me any questions and begin brainstorming.

On Friday we will have a brief quiz to test your knowledge of Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography material.  

Now, let's watch YOUR movies!

Monday June 3

Good Morning TGJ4M!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and Happy June!

We will begin today's class with your self-assessment and group-assessments.  You will fill them out and begin your presentations.  We will begin by watching each of your Part 1- Photography stop-motion films and then move onto your Part 2- Films with your partner.  We will complete the Unit 2: Flash to the Rescue... Film and Photography Major Projects with a class discussion.  Each of you will also email me your Photography and Film components.

Do not forget that your written component is due at the beginning of tomorrow's class.  

Once your presentations are complete, I will hand out your Independent Study Unit- Unit 4: New Generation... Video Games and the Internet (ISU).  We will go over the outline as a class and you will have the opportunity to ask me any questions.  The first draft of your written component is due on Monday June 10.  Your final ISU is due on Friday June 21.

At the beginning tomorrow's class I will collect the written components and we will complete the final presentations.  Finally, I will go over you Unit 3: Prime Time... Radio and Television Major Project and you will have the opportunity to ask me any questions and begin brainstorming.