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Category: Smith, Media Arts

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  1. TODAY'S VIDEO OVERVIEW IS HERE!
  2. Objective:
    1. Students will critique their last Q3 projects to showcase their interests.
  3. Warm-Up:
    1. Warm-Up 2025-03-28: Quiz: Best Practices
      1. 6th Grade
      2. 7th & 8th Grade
    2. 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.
  4. Announcements:
    1. FILM FESTIVAL VOTING IS NOW OPEN!
      1. Everyone can vote for the People's Choice Awards!
      2. Previous years, people were allowed to vote once per day. This year, everyone is allowed to vote once per Gmail address.
        1. This includes friends and family!
    2. We are not recording in the hallway for this project.
      1. Students being disrespectful have ruined this privilege. Reflect on this and plan accordingly. "But I need to..." is an admission that you did not plan around this problem.
    3. What makes your project YOURS, and not just like everyone else's project?
      1. If you can't answer this, then you are likely making things that look like other people's work.
      2. If your work looks like everyone else's, you are easily replaceable.
      3. Templates
      4. Stock transitions
      5. Popular tools that "do the work" for you
      6. Other people have solved this problem.
    4. "Arcade Day" at the end of the month.

      1. March's Arcade Day is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2nd! THIS WILL ALSO BE A T-SHIRT PRINTING DAY!
    5. Students remain eligible unless a Notice of Concern has been earned that month for grades or behavior, though a student who missed out from low grades can earn back their Arcade Day privileges if they bring their grade back up.
      1. Check Synergy - if your avg is 70% or above, you're probably eligible.
    6. Ineligible students should be working on a project re-submission or their next project.
    7. Arcade Days do not change project deadlines! All work is still due!
  5. Thursday, March 27th: Amplify Awards Field Trip
    1. We had 6 entries nominated over 5 different categories.
      1. For comparison, Pullen (the closest school to what we do here) had 6 nominations over 4 different categories.
      2. Remember, award nominations go on movie posters and resumes for a reason.
    2. I'd argue Foulois student behavior was significantly better than several of the schools sitting near us.
    3. Overall, this was a great success!
  6. Darnall's Chance House Museum
    1. Historian visit April 1st, HAVE INFORMED QUESTIONS TO ASK!
      1. If you have "nothing to do," Start planning this.
      2. 7th & 8th grade will see the presenters in the morning. 6th will see them in the afternoon.
      3. TAKE NOTES!
    2. Field Trip May 1st, We will be taking 10 students TOTAL, the names have not been selected. Impress us.
  7. Grandparents' Day April 11th
    1. Every major will be showcasing something.
    2. We need a video to show off Media Arts.
    3. We have our "ad" that was made 1st Quarter, but for this we need something that is less "We are telling you what we do" and more "We are showing you what we do."
    4. This will need to include K-8, not just majors.
    5. If you have "nothing to do," Start planning this.
  8. Computer Buying Guide | Camera Buying Guide | Project Suggestions | "Portable" Software
  9. Q3 Project deadlines:
    1. Q3P4: Student Choice, Due 03/24
      1. Mar 18, Pre-Production
      2. Mar 20, Production
      3. Mar 24, Post-Production, All Majors Day
      4. Mar 26, "Put Out Fires" Day
      5. Mar 28, Critique Day!
        1. 6th Grade
        2. 7th & 8th Grade
    2. Apr 2 (Last Day of 3rd Quarter) (March Arcade Day)
  10. Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.
  11. Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.
  12. 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!
  13. 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. I have cancelled this week's Exit Ticket. I feel like we have enough on our plate right now and want everyone to do their best on Friday's Critique Day.