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Media Arts Majors, 09-05-2025 – Tenacity Goal Setting

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TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!

  • Objective:
    1. Students will create short audio recordings to gain familiarity with Tenacity's audio editing capabilities.
  • Warm-Up: 2025-09-05: Podcast Hopes
    1. This work should be completed in Canvas. (Use this link, it takes you right to the assignment!)
    2. Think about 3 hopes you have for this school year. Write them into a script following the format below:
      1. "You're listening to the [podcast name] mini podcast, episode 1. I'm your host, [student name]. In this episode, we're talking about 3 of my hopes for this school year."
      2. [List your 3 hopes, pontificate as desired.]
      3. "That's all for this episode of [podcast name]. Be sure to subscribe for new episodes. Until next time, this has been [student name]."
    3. I've made a sample recording of my own hopes for this year.
    4. Grading Rubric:
      4 Pts Warm-up response has minimal spelling/grammar/punctuation errors.
      3 Points Warm-up response follows the format of the sample script provided.
      3 Points Warm-up response lists 3 hopes the student has for this school year.
    5. Use the "Portable" Software document to install Tenacity.
    6. If you have time and have not completed your Inkscape Logo or Kdenlive GIF, do that.
    7. Warm-Ups are usually a 5 point Independent Work grade if a written response is expected, or a 5 point Assessment grade if the Warm-Up is a quiz. They are due at the start of class and not eligible for late submission or re-submission.
  • Announcements:
    1. September's Arcade Day are scheduled for 09/30.
      1. You will need to have a 70% OR HIGHER in this class to be eligible.
      2. This does not change any deadlines.
      3. This will also be a T-Shirt Printing Day.
    2. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software | PGCPS Amplify Awards & PGCPS Film Festival | PGCPS Digital Photography Club
  • Q1 Project Deadlines:
    1. One Day Lessons
      1. 8/27, Introduction
      2. 8/29,Inkscape Logo
      3. 9/03, Kdenlive GIF
      4. 9/05, Tenacity Goals
          1. Rubric:
            1. 25%: Submitted audio file is an mp3.
            2. 25%: Submitted audio file is formatted as a podcast episode where the student shares 3 hopes they have for this school year.
            3. 25%: Submitted audio is free of long pauses and "verbal filler" like "um," "uh," and so on.
              1. (Hint: If you are reading from a script, you usually don't have verbal filler.)
            4. 25%: Submitted file does not violate any copyrights.
          2. The work for this project is involved enough for it to be better to watch this video tutorial than have Mr. Smith type it up here.
          3. This assignment is due IN CLASS. If it is not finished by the time we start work on the exit ticket, save/export what you have and hand it in anyway!
            1. Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.
            2. Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.
    2. Q1P1: Digital Citizenship, Due 09/15
      1. Pick one of the following 3 projects:
        1. Digital Citizenship 1: Netiquette
        2. Digital Citizenship 2: Fact Checking
        3. Digital Citizenship 3: Copyright and Creative Commons
      2. 9/09, Pre-Production
      3. 9/11, Production
      4. 9/15, Post-Production
      5. 9/17, "Put Out Fires" Day
      6. 9/19, Critique Day!
      7. 10/01, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    3. Q1P2: Student Choice, Due 09/30
      1. 9/24, Pre-Production
      2. 9/26, Production
      3. 9/30, Post-Production (Arcade Day)
      4. 10/03, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 10/07, Critique Day!
      6. 10/18, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    4. Q1P3: Student Choice, Due 10/15
      1. 10/09, Pre-Production
      2. 10/13, Production
      3. 10/15, Post-Production
      4. 10/20, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 10/22, Critique Day!
      6. Remember, the last project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the grading window.
  • Q2 Project Deadlines:
    1. Q2P1: Festival Entry 1: Pre-Production, Due 11/07
      1. 10/24, Script Writing
      2. 10/28, Script Critiques
      3. 10/30, Script Revisions (Arcade Day)
      4. 10/31: END OF Q1
      5. 11/03, Script Critiques
      6. 11/05, Q2 P1 Storyboarding
      7. 11/07, Script & Storyboard Critiques
      8. 11/12, "Put Out Fires" Day
      9. 11/14, Critique Day!
      10. 11/27, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
    2. Q2P2: Festival Entry 2: Production , Due 11/24
      1. 11/18, Pre-Production
      2. 11/20, Production
      3. 11/24, Post-Production (Arcade Day)
      4. 12/01, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. 12/03, Critique Day!
      6. 12/14, Re-Submits Due!
        1. Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!
  • Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
  • Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
  • Projects are eligible for re-submission, but only once. They must be resubmitted using the same form as before, and no later than 10 days after feedback has been shared with them in Canvas. The 4th project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the end of the Quarter!
  • Deadlines for future projects are not adjusted. Students are encouraged to not put off starting Project 4 because they've decided to work on redoing Project 3 from scratch.
  1. Exit Ticket
    1. Exit Ticket: Q1 Week 2
    2. 4 pts Proofread your work.
      3 pts What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?
      3 pts What did you learn in Media Arts this week?
  1. Exit Tickets are always 10 point Classwork grades and not eligible for late submission or re-submission. They are due during the last 10 minutes of the last class of the week.