Friday, April 25, 2014

4/28 Predators (Red Riding Hood)


Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and capture it in citelighter, then paraphrase it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Manipulate: trying to influence somebody to do something they might not otherwise do, for one’s own benefit.

Watch: Little Red Riding Hood
Read: Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Cap

Question of the Day: Consider how the fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” is a warning to children against dangerous adult strangers. (A full version of the story can be found here). Work individually or in pairs to answer the following questions on your Blog:

  • What are the benefits and drawbacks of telling “stranger danger” stories to kids?
  • How might the story of “Little Red Riding Hood” fuel, or encourage, stereotypes of online predators?
  • How does the story of  “Little Red Riding Hood” relate to the use of the Internet.
  • Research the history of “Little Red Riding Hood” online to discover how the story has changed over time and across different cultures.  Write a short summary of your findings.

Daily Objectives: 
  • Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80% on writing rubric.
  • Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
  • Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80% on writing rubric.
  • Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 80% or better.


Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Negative Space



Read:

Question of the Day: Pick a topic for your Website Web Site Ideas

Write a proposal to define your Web Site on your blog.
The very first step in designing a Web site is to define it. And to properly define a site there are three questions that must be answered.
  1. What is the purpose of the site?
  2. Who will be visiting the site?
  3. How will the site serve the client?
The answers to these questions will guide you as you construct the site.

Lipera, Roger. "Introduction." Introduction to Web Layout and Design from the Interactive Media Center - Home Page. n.p., n.d. Web. 15 April 2014.http://library.albany.edu/imc/webdesign/index.html.

  1. Use FlamingText.com or CoolText.com  to Genrate a Name logo.  Create your logo as a .PNG w/Transparency. Download your Name logo. CoolText Tutorial
  2. Create a Graphic logo  Examples: Logo 1   Logo 2   Logo 3  Logo 4
  3. Pixlr.com to combine you Logo name and Logo Graphic. Download your image. Pixlr.com Tutorial
  4. Create Buttons for your Navigation Bar.
Daily Objectives: 
  • Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80% on writing rubric.
  • After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
  • Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

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