Grades for Marking Period 1 will be locked in by 9am Tuesday, September 29th.
- Due to a new class section being created recently and the many students who have missed school days due to illness, I will be giving many "Incomplete" grades. Report cards will show an "I". All Incomplete grades must be taken care of before Tuesday, October 6th.
- Safety Tests are still being graded (as of Sunday). I told students they could not fail the test, but instead would receive additional tasks to address any deficiencies. Because grading is taking longer than expected, any student who needs to improve his/her safety test grade will also receive an Incomplete on the report card. We will have until Oct. 6th to address it.
Note: Students in Period 3 and 4, when my new period 5 section was added, the grades for these two classes somehow got deleted. I made a printout of grades beforehand, so all will be restored soon.
This week in... (subject to change; I have jury duty on Monday 9/28)
Introduction to Information Technology
- Substitute Teacher on Monday - Photoshop DVD Cover Assignment.
- Begin forming companies this week.
Introduction to Graphic Communication Careers
- More sketching practice if I'm still on jury duty after Monday.
- Time to start on AutoCAD if I'm in class.
Week of September 21
This week will end the first six weeks marking period. Be sure to check in with teachers this week to make sure everything is caught up; especially since so many folks have been out sick recently.
This week in...
Introduction to Information Technology
- Safety Presentations have been completed and students are taking the test.
- Photoshop lessons started to prepare students for several projects this year including Company logo design, Edison Lecture Series poster design contest and RRISD Course Catalog cover design.
Introduction to Graphic Communication Careers
- Safety presentations and safety test were finished last week.
- Students are learning and practicing to sketch 2D multiviews of 3D objects.
Week of September 1 - September 18th
Parent Night is Monday, September 14th
If there is anything in particular you would like me to include in the short presentation about the class that night, please send me an email next week (9/8 - 9/11)
Introduction to Information Technology: What we did this week... &
Introduction to Graphic Communication Careers: What we did this week...
This week in IIT and IGCC, the students are preparing presentations on computer lab safety topics:
- Electrical Shock Prevention
- Electrical Fires and Fire Safety Information
- Electro-Static Discharge Protection
- Tool Safety
- Artificial Respiration
- Electrical Equipment Risks and Safety: Monitors, Batteries, Power Supplies and Printers
- Fluorescent Light Safety (classroom lighting, LCD monitor backlighting, compact fluorescent light bulbs)
Week of August 25th - August 28th
Introduction to Information Technology: What we did this week...
Day One: We covered class policies, course content and classroom expectations.
Day Two: We watched "Modern Marvels: Digi-Tech" and learned about digital language, compression (MP3 and MPEG-4), analog to digital conversion, CCDs (digital cameras), megapixels and resolution, and saw lots of ways that digital technology has moved away from the desktop and into our pockets.
Introduction to Graphic Communication Careers: What we did this week...
Day One: We covered class policies, course content and classroom expectations.
Day Two: We looked at drafting careers and samples of the drawings we will learn how to create this year. We followed up with a quick introduction to multiview drawings and did an activity with dice to practice breaking a 3D object into its views.