{"id":9447,"date":"2026-01-06T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:30:00","slug":"media-arts-majors-01-06-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/06\/media-arts-majors-01-06-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Arts Majors, 01-06-2026 &#8211; Darnall&#8217;s Chance Historian Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8131\" src=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CanvasClass25_MAM.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NO VIDEO OVERVIEW FOR TODAY, the presentation for today was planned by our visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>Students will learn about Darnall's chance and ask meaningful questions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warm-Up: 2026-01-06: <\/strong>Confer with your <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/17Nl41t1q8TPtVIg7yeIdiPyPIVfUg4XnCx3yw1jFZHk\/edit?usp=sharing\">team leads<\/a> so you can work on a shared document to collect information about Darnall's Chance.\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/17Nl41t1q8TPtVIg7yeIdiPyPIVfUg4XnCx3yw1jFZHk\/edit?usp=sharing\">TEAM LEADS<\/a>: Create a Google Doc for your team if you haven't already done so.<\/li>\n<li>Give <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">permission to VIEW<\/span> to your entire team.<\/li>\n<li>You MAY assign a scribe to take notes. THEY should have editing permission. (And should know they're the scribe,)<\/li>\n<li>If you don't have a scribe, the duty falls to you.<\/li>\n<li>Provide Mr. Smith with editing rights (<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">aaron.smith@pgcps<\/span>, not any of the other Aaron Smiths, please) so he can verify this has been done.<\/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 re-submission.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Announcements<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">January's Arcade Day is scheduled for Thursday, January 29th.<\/span><\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>You will need to have a 70% OR HIGHER in this class to be eligible.<\/li>\n<li>This does not change any deadlines.<\/li>\n<li>This will also be a T-Shirt Printing Day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/04\/nx-s1-5616423\/npr-student-podcast-challenge-launch-2026\"><strong>NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026<\/strong><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>The 2026 edition of the Student Podcast Challenge will <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">open on Jan. 5<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">close on June 5<\/span>. But if you'd like to be considered for their special America 250 prize, the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">deadline is May 1<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Darnall's Chance House Museum<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>The Historians will be visiting us on<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> January 6th<\/span>.\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/17Nl41t1q8TPtVIg7yeIdiPyPIVfUg4XnCx3yw1jFZHk\/edit?usp=sharing\">You will be working on this project as a group.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Criteria for this project are being moved to the link above to minimize scrolling in these daily announcements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2024\/09\/30\/mr-smiths-highly-opinionated-computer-buying-guide-fall-2024-edition\/\">Computer Buying Guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2024\/11\/10\/mr-smiths-highly-opinionated-camera-buying-guide-fall-2024-edition\/\">Camera Buying Guide<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf4y2aLNRAQTuWhPzv1p_vyPH5uIvROdf2ljht-dw30EgXq2Q\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Project Suggestions<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1EvF79wxrWEadLdYhRnYTkqwSUVcqlIf5pizwSWfJ5HY\/edit?usp=sharing\">\"Portable\" Software<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/new.express.adobe.com\/webpage\/ZNmOvucIalGFe\">PGCPS Amplify Awards &amp; PGCPS Film Festival<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1YKjIhrzbUiwH5lfogB1IUtOvdor-_T-snu_69EURpoM\/edit?usp=drive_link\">Shot List Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>PGCPS Digital Photography Club<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>January Theme: <em>New Perspectives<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A new year is the perfect time to see the world differently. January\u2019s theme challenges photographers to shift perspective\u2014shoot from above, below, through, or around a subject. By changing where the camera is placed, students can transform everyday scenes into unexpected, dynamic images. This theme encourages curiosity, risk-taking, and creative problem-solving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ideas to try this month<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoot from a <strong>worm\u2019s-eye view<\/strong> (low to the ground) or <strong>bird\u2019s-eye view<\/strong> (looking down).<\/li>\n<li>Frame your subject <strong>through<\/strong> objects like doors, windows, hands, or leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Tilt the camera or experiment with <strong>leading lines<\/strong> to guide the viewer\u2019s eye.<\/li>\n<li>Try <strong>macro or extreme close-ups<\/strong> to reveal details we usually overlook.<\/li>\n<li>Photograph a familiar place in an unfamiliar way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try This Mini-Challenge<\/strong><br \/>\nPhotograph <strong>one object three ways<\/strong>: from above, from below, and straight on. Compare how the story changes with each perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Resources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shotkit.com\/camera-shots-angles\/\">22 Camera shots &amp; Angels<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/perspective-photography-dont-just-stand-move-feet\/\">Perspective in Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z594dYewO6E\">How to Capture a Unique Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: garamond, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;\">Students may submit\u00a0<strong>1\u20132 photos<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/PGCPSDPC\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/PGCPS<wbr \/>DPC<\/a>\u00a0highlighting\u00a0<span class=\"gmail_default\">perspective<\/span> by the end of the month; standout work will be featured on Instagram @pgcpsmediaarts and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/selenaward\/digital-photography-club-g3tu837m8oahjv3v\">Gallery<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Q2 Project Deadlines:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Q2P4: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 01\/14<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">01\/06, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG9AUYv_MA\/zZt6f3nl32wEIJpM9RtbLg\/view?utm_content=DAG9AUYv_MA&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;utlId=h78ce1e5bab#4\">Darnall's Chance Historian Visit<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>01\/08, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>01\/12, Production<\/li>\n<li>01\/14, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>01\/16, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>01\/19 - <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MLK Jr Day<\/span><\/li>\n<li>01\/21, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">As the last project of the Quarter, there will be NO opportunity to re-submit work for a higher grade.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>01\/23 Darnall's Chance Group Planning Day (Last day of Q2)\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>If this is your first time having a conversation about Darnall's Chance, you are likely behind schedule.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P1: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 02\/02<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>01\/27, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>01\/29, Production (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Arcade Day<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>02\/02, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>02\/04, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>02\/06, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>02\/19, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P2: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 02\/17<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>02\/10, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>02\/12, Production (Arcade Day)<\/li>\n<li>02\/17, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>02\/19, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>02\/23, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>03\/05, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P3: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 03\/03<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>02\/25, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>02\/27, Production (Arcade Day)<\/li>\n<li>03\/03, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>03\/05, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>03\/09, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<li>03\/20, Re-Submits Due!\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Remember, if the first deadline was missed, you CAN'T re-submit!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q3P4: <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/Lessons_6-8\/index.html\">Student Choice<\/a>, Due 03\/17<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>03\/11, Pre-Production<\/li>\n<li>03\/13, Production (Arcade Day)<\/li>\n<li>03\/17, Post-Production\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdp4meKjCmakxIngm4eLmDmJAA-9oPYv3uKmedwK4CRxg5X9A\/viewform?usp=header\">Use THIS LINK to hand the work in.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1-UpShYpcRIpG5K7XsYQXfT3k5XiUeR0cpYR-MKxSg_E\/edit?usp=sharing\">Use THIS LINK to make sure you handed the work in correctly.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>03\/19, \"Put Out Fires\" Day<\/li>\n<li>03\/24, Critique Day!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Projects are 100 point Classwork grades, and are not eligible for late submission.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Feedback from the critiques is provided in the Canvas assignment for that project.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Projects <strong>are<\/strong> 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. <strong>The 4th project of each Quarter is not eligible for re-submission due to its proximity to the end of the Quarter!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>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.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exit Ticket<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pgcps.instructure.com\/courses\/932265\/discussion_topics\/4371571\"><strong>Exit Ticket: Q2 Week 8<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<table border=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 10%;\">4 pts<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 90%;\">Proofread your work.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 pts<\/td>\n<td>What did you accomplish in Media Arts this week?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3 pts<\/td>\n<td>What did you learn in Media Arts this week?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><em>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.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NO VIDEO OVERVIEW FOR TODAY, the presentation for today was planned by our visitors. Objective: Students will learn about Darnall's chance and ask meaningful questions. Warm-Up: 2026-01-06: Confer with your team leads so you can work on a shared document to collect information about Darnall's Chance. TEAM LEADS: Create a Google Doc for your team <a href=\"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/2026\/01\/06\/media-arts-majors-01-06-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Media Arts Majors, 01-06-2026 &#8211; Darnall&#8217;s Chance Historian Visit\"<\/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":[30,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-smith","7":"category-masmith","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447","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=9447"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9458,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9447\/revisions\/9458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fouloistech.info\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}