Mr. Baxter - Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Stittsville, ON
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Sept 6
Learning Goal:

Understand how to properly use the computer.


Copyright Rules

Photoshop Tutorial
10 Photoshop Skills for Beginners
- Carefully read all instructions and attempt to complete the 10 tasks
-  Feel free to discuss how to do this with classmates.  These are skills that you will need to learn.
-  All of these tasks are being done based on the video tutorial.

Sept 7
Learning Goal: 

Begin Writing Weekly Journal.
Do you have ear buds for the video?  Do you have a USB?  You will need both these items.

- Start weekly journals the last 10 minutes of class to show an image of what you were working on
-  Include 3-5 brief points that describe your work.  Use the proper terminology of the programs, tools and filters that were used to create your days work.
-  Also include and troubles that you ran into.
-  This is an ongoing document that will be handed in each Friday at the end of class for evaluation.
-  It represents 20% of your total mark.


Sept 8
Learning Goal: 

Begin writing Weekly Journal.
Complete Photoshop Orientation and share in your TGJ folder


Sept 9
Learning Goal: 

Naming your Layers
Complete Photoshop Orientation and share in your TGJ folder
Hybrid Photo Edit

- See Mr. Baxter when you have handed in your Orientation Assignment and are ready for your Picture to be taken
Hand in Journal Week 1 to your TGJ folder

Sept 12
Learning Goal: 

Naming your Layers
Complete Photoshop Orientation and share in your TGJ folder
Hybrid Photo Edit

- See Mr. Baxter when you have handed in your Orientation Assignment and are ready for your Picture to be taken
​-  Begin your week 2 Journal

Sept 13
Learning Goal

Blending your images

- Carefully read the expectations of the Hybrid Photo Edit
- This assignment will be marked after the end of Sept 14 class.

Sept 14
Learning Goal

Hand assignments in on time
-Submit your Photo Hybrid assignment by the end of today's class
-  Title it Hybrid Photo-Lastname_first name

Photoshop Effects

Sept 16
Learning Goal
Use a new Filter effect
-  Continue with your Photoshop Effects assignment
-  Read instructions/expectation carefully to ensure that you miss nothing.
-  Submit your week 2 Journal by the end of class today.
-  Check any comments from week 1 Journal to ensure that you are not making the same errors again.
This should be an easy 9 or 10 out of 10 if you are following instructions.

Sept 19
Learning Goal

Presenting you work in parts
Bring it all together - Combine the parts found below to create a scene that has all the parts working together.
You will need
- 1 background
- at least 1 other image
- 1 shot of yourself 
- at least 2 effects.
- Can you make your file size exactly 2Mb?
- How can you use text to enhance your image?
All submitted work will be titled and placed into your TGJ 3M folder


Sept 29
Learning Goal

Planning Ahead
Website Template Expectations
Using Photoshop
- Create a template for a web page
- Use the same style, fonts and color patterns but with a different topic
- Remember to work in layers
- The homepage will include the url of the website you are using as a model
- Use a resolution 1440 x 900 pixels
-  Include appropriate text/uncopywritten images for your site


Sept 30
Learning Goal

Planning Ahead
Website Template Expectations
​Complete and Submit your Week 4 Journals to your TGJ folder


Oct 4
Learning Goal

Are you on Track??
Website Template Expectations

Hand in your Template once completed and proceed to the steps below.
The instructions are made for a specific web site design so you will have to interpret them according to your template.
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Slicing your Page using Fireworks
​Dreamweaver Part 1
Creating Buttons and Roll overs
Creating Other Pages
Linking Buttons to Other Pages


Oct 12
Learning Goal
Stay on Task

Submit you Webpage template with your name in the title to your class folder
Proceed with the links above to create your other pages, effects and links.
Remember to review the expectations to ensure that you are not missing any details.

Oct 17
Learning Goal

Time Management
- The website will be expected to be handed in by the end of this week.
- You will hand in your html/htm of your site and make sure that you have the manage files created properly so I will be able to see all of your images.
-  Check the list again to ensure that you have included all the details for the site
- The content of the pages will be checked so be sure that they are complete and informative.


Oct 26
Learning Goal

Play to learn - Experiment with Toon Boom

Toon Boom Orientation
Website folder must be handed in by Friday.
​Use the document as a template for the assignment.  Answer the questions and include the clips below the statements in the doc.

Oct 28
Learning Goa
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Hand in work
Submit weekly Journal into your folder
Hand in your website to Mr. Baxter (USB)
Continue with  
Toon Boom Orientation
-  Read instructions carefully and follow them.  There is work to be completed here.
Toon Boom Tutorial


Nov 1
Learning Goa
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Understand instructions and ask if there is any uncertainty
Hand in 
Toon Boom Orientation
Begin Walking Orientation

Toon Boom Tutorial
-  Last half of this tutorial will benifit with the walking cycle

Nov 4
Learning Goal

Read Instructions and reread instructions while you work
Week 9 Journals due today
Continue to work on the toon boom orientation and the walking cycle
Remember to name your layers
Hand completed work into your folder.

Nov 9
Learning Goal

Read and understand instructions before you begin the animation project.
Complete the ball and walking animation before beginning the major project in the animation unit.
Toon Boom Animation

Simple Lip Sync Tutorial

Nov 11
Learning Goal

Read Instructions and reread instructions while you work
Week 10 Journals due today


Nov 14
Learning Goal

Do the Animation Project in Chunks - The the project into smaller sections.
Work on the Project Step by step
Carefully read instructions and refer back to them from time to time.
Use a USB to save your work to prevent issues with opening your work.
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Nov 28
Learning Goal

Carefully read instructions for the Toon Boom project and proceed with Step 1 and 2.
Animations should be close to complete by the end of this week.
​Deformations Video Link
​Marks as of Nov 23  



Dec 2
Learning Goal

Create smooth choreographed movement for your animation
-Journal due by the end of class
- 2-3 comments on tools you are using and how you are using them.


Dec 9
Learning Goal

Have an ending time in mind for your animation
-Journal due by the end of class
- 2-3 comments on tools you are using and how you are using them.

Video Creation Expectations

Dec 12
Learning Goal

Time management. - Are you on pace to complete the animation and the video editting by Christmas?
​Video Creation Expectations
Photoshop/Elements tutorial

Jan 9
Learning Goal

Reboot - What needs to be started?  What needs to be completed.
The toon boom animation and the RST must be submitted no later than the end of the school day on Jan 23.
The animation must be handed in via USB.
​RST expectations
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