{"id":4100,"date":"2023-11-03T05:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T09:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=4100"},"modified":"2023-11-06T08:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T13:45:38","slug":"technology-concepts-q2-11-03-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2023\/11\/03\/technology-concepts-q2-11-03-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Concepts, Q2, 11-03-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/135zLvT6cWzizFfD-97kn0Ca7pfOCk2MD\/view?usp=drive_link\">THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS TODAY'S EXPECTATIONS!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Today's to-do list includes the following items:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Warm-Up:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/728113\/discussion_topics\/2575576\">2023-11-03 Warm-Up: Why Are You Here?<\/a>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li>Grading Rubric:<br \/>\n<table style=\"width: 83.8279%; height: 58px;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 29px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 5.1692%; height: 29px;\">2 pts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 94.7478%; height: 29px;\">Take a moment to use your best grammar and spelling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 29px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 5.1692%; height: 29px;\">3 pts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 94.7478%; height: 29px;\">Answer the following questions:<br \/>\n\"Why did you pick your major?\"<br \/>\n\"What do you want to accomplish in Technology Concepts?\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>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 resubmission.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #2d3b45;\"><strong>Monthly Incentives<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li><strong>Monthly Media Arts Incentive:<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li>\"Arcade Day\" at the end of the month.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>November's Arcade Day is scheduled for 11\/29\/2023.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>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.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li>Check SchoolMax - if your avg is 70% or above, you're probably eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Syllabus<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/syllabus-grades-6-8\/\">You will be held accountable for your behavior and your work (or lack thereof).<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q2 Project 1<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>There will be four (4) projects due this Quarter, spaced roughly 2 weeks apart.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>[It was found that while three (3) projects gave more time, a low grade on one project wrecked the average for the Quarter.]<\/li>\n<li>[It was also found that while five (5) projects made certain that no one project could ruin an average, there was little time to get anything done.]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>While students in this class will usually get to <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">choose which projects they want to do<\/a>, there are some non-negotiable activities mandated by PGCPS.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone's Project 1 for this Quarter must be one of the \"Core\" projects in the top left section.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Ignore the Film Festival projects, but any other Core project on the list is fair game.<\/li>\n<li>Media Arts majors who are taking this course must hand in a NEW Core project, not one they handed in for Media Arts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Smith will introduce software and techniques over the next few days to help students do their best on this and other projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete Pre-Production By 11-07!<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>\"Those who fail to plan plan to fail.\"<\/li>\n<li>Planning out and prepping for the production phase makes everything else easier.<\/li>\n<li>For a beginning digital artist, every 1 minute of pre-production can easily save 5 minutes of post-production, if not more. Being lazy on this step requires more work later. Who wants to do more work?\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>(While more experience can always bring that ratio down, it <em>never<\/em> reaches 1:1.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete Production By 11-09!<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>This step should take the least amount of time. Most of your work for most projects should be pre- or post-production.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete And Hand In Post-Production By 11-14!<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>This is when you hand in your work, not when you start your post-production.<\/li>\n<li>Students who wait until the day a project is due tend to run into last minute problems that can't be fixed in a day.<\/li>\n<li>When in doubt, export what you have and hand it in. <em>An unfinished but viewable project will always earn more points than an unviewable or late project!<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.<\/em>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li><em>Projects <strong>are<\/strong> eligible for resubmission, but only once and with a limited window. These details are covered <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/syllabus-grades-6-8\/\">in the syllabus<\/a> and will be reviewed in more detail after Critique Day.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\"Put Out Fires\" Day is 11-16<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Ideally this is a day to begin work on Project 2. It is built in as a day to deal with emergencies that happened while working on Project 1.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you are beginning Project 1 today, you are going to have a rushed, incomplete project.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Critique Day: 11-20<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>The work that's handed in will be shown to the rest of the class, and students will be asked to critique the work of their peers.<\/li>\n<li>Every student will be expected to critique a minimum of ten (10) student-submitted projects, with additional critiques scored as extra credit.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Each critique can earn up to three (3) points.\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>One point for <em>meaningful positive feedback<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>One point for <em>actionable constructive feedback<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>One point for the feedback being <em>specific to the project<\/em> being critiqued. (\"Good job!\" is not specific feedback!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Critiques are a 30 point Assessment grade and are not eligible for resubmission or late submission.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q2 Project 2<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Due 12-08<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q2 Project 3<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Due 12-22<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q2 Project 4<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 6px 25px; color: #2d3b45; font-family: 'Lato Extended', Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; white-space: normal;\">\n<li>Due 01-12<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #2d3b45;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Exit Ticket<\/strong><\/span>\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li>Every Exit Ticket will ask the same two questions:\n<ol style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 25px;\">\n<li><em>What did you accomplish in Media Arts today?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What did you learn in Media Arts today?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Exit Tickets will usually be submitted through Canvas, but as today's an Asynchronous 1\/2 day, an Exit Ticket will not be assigned.<\/li>\n<li>Students are expected to have meaningful answers for both questions. An answer of \"I didn't learn anything\" might be honest, but it implies that off-task behavior took place.<\/li>\n<li>Proofreading answers is an important part of any written assignment, and grades will reflect a failure to do so.<\/li>\n<li><em>Exit Tickets are always 10 point Classwork grades and not eligible for late submission or resubmission. They are due during the last 10 minutes of class.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS VIDEO EXPLAINS TODAY'S EXPECTATIONS! Today's to-do list includes the following items: Warm-Up:\u00a0 2023-11-03 Warm-Up: Why Are You Here? Grading Rubric: 2 pts Take a moment to use your best grammar and spelling. 3 pts Answer the following questions: \"Why did you pick your major?\" \"What do you want to accomplish in Technology Concepts?\" Warm-Ups <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2023\/11\/03\/technology-concepts-q2-11-03-2023\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Technology Concepts, Q2, 11-03-2023\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-smithtech68","7":"category-techconcepts","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4100"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4144,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4100\/revisions\/4144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}