Media Arts Lab Procedures

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• Log on to assigned computer
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Welcome to Painting and Drawing

Syllabus and Rules
Portfolios: Elements of Art

Computer Lab
Principles of Art Packet

Project 1
Illuminated Letters

Welcome to Media Arts

1. What is Media Arts? (One minute movie)

2. Classroom Expectations. Read and sign.

3. Work in groups to create Media Arts posters. Share.

DVD Cover Designs

Directions for DVD Portfolios

It is nearing the end of the semester, and time for you to create a portfolio so you can take your work with you. Portfolio means a collection of creative work.

Ms. Fowler will burn a DVD of everything that is in your folder (with your last name), in your class folder. Make sure all of your projects are copied there!

Design a Cover for your DVD

You can choose to use either Photoshop or Illustrator. You can design everything on the computer, or scan a drawing in first.

1.     Sketch your design on paper

2.     Create a new file that is 5 inches wide by 4.75 inches tall. If you are working in Photoshop, make the resolution 300 dpi.

a.     You must include:

·       Your full name

·       Your grade

·       "Portfolio"

3. Your design should show your personality. You could include pictures of your artwork. Try different fonts and if you use images from the internet, they must be copyright free (try morguefile.com).

4. Hand in your design to the "HAND IN FINAL WORK HERE" folder. Ms. Fowler will print your design in color for your DVD case.

7th Digital Arts, Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship

Cyberbullying and Digital Citizenship

1. What is Cyberbullying? A Video Introduction

2. Go to MTV's A Thin Line and answer the questions on your worksheets

3. Watch "Lets Fight it Together." Answer the questions on your worksheet.

4. Look at this example "friendbook" profile and answer the questions on your worksheet.

5. Take the Cyberbullying Quiz

6. Explore some of the resources below

Links to Resources:

NSTeens (Great videos on digital citizenship issues and "real stories")

Digizen (UK)

A Thin Line (an MTV/Facebook collaboration)

WiredKids

Cyberbullying Research Center

STOP Cyberbullying for Tweens

THINKUKNOW (divided by age)

NetSmartz Real Stories (video)

6th Media Arts, A Lesson on Copyright

Go to this link to answer the questions on your worksheet.

8th Media Arts, Be a Media Critic

Go to Artopia to complete the packet.

Watch the One Minute Movie

Click on Be a Media Critic
Photography
1. Click on "photography." Choose 1 photograph and write about what you see on your worksheet.
2. Click on "do more", the "write about it." Write about how 2 different elements or principles of design are used.
3. Write your opinion of the photo in complete sentences.

Radio Production
4. Listen to one radio production and write about what you hear
5. Write about how the producer expresses the message
6. Write about your opinion of the production

Film Production
7. Choose a film and make a list of what you see
8. Click on "more" under your film clip, the click on "do more," then "write about it." How are two elements or principles used? (use the "word back if you need too)
9. What is your opinion and how did it make you feel?

Vintage Television

10. Choose a TV clip and make a list of what you see

11. Click on "more" under your film clip, the click on "do more," then "write about it." How are two elements or principles used? (use the "word back if you need too)

12. What is your opinion and how did it make you feel?

Electronic Arts- Keep it Real Website
13. make a list of what you see and hear

14. How are two elements or principles used? 

15. What is your opinion and how did it make you feel?

How to Be a Critical Viewer

8th Media Arts, GarageBand

1. Complete the Research and Planning worksheet

• Vocabulary

2. Choose a found video to compose music for. It must be 1:30 minutes or longer.

3. Read directions and watch a demo video

4. GarageBand Manual

Example Video 

7th Digital Arts: Beautiful Barcode designs

1. What is a barcode? Definition

2. Link to the article and examples here Barcode article

3. Japanese barcode design firm
    More examples HERE

4. If you need a symbol to incorporate into your barcode, try downloading from The Noun Project

Follow the directions on your worksheet to design your "Beautiful Barcode"