Project Management

Every type of business follows a basic workflow to manage projects, this includes creative ones. Many of you are not optimizing your time and are spending double, triple even quadruple the amount of time that it should take to complete a project.

I would like each of you to utilize refer to this Project Management plan, Pay attention to steps 4, 5, and 6 because you will be expected to do this before you begin your projects.

Those of you who have Incompletes, or need to finish projects, you should plan on coming to tutorials in the mornings. I get here between 7:30-7:40. If I’m not in the room when you arrive, go pick up your breakfast and come right back.

No tutorials on Wednesday of this week because of a faculty meeting. NEVER tutorials on Fridays because I have cafeteria duty!

Do not log in, sit at the center tables.

After my CS class this weekend, I’ve decided to re-shuffle things around again. I’ve locked Unit 5 where you’re building your app.

We’re going to work on our Explore Performance Task so pick up the 2 handouts from the table when you walk in. You’ll need something to write with.

OPEN your Canvas ePortfolio to your video page. If you have not updated with your latest challenges, please do so.

I’m going to walk around to see this page. Do not close it. You can work on something else with this open in the background.

Download Adobe Dimension CC from the Creative Cloud. Take some time to explore the tools and what it does. The next challenge will utilize this software as well as Illustrator.

Have you updated your Canvas with each of the Microsoft Word assignments that you’ve completed?

Newest posts are at the top. Be sure to include the following for each post, in this order:

1. Name of Challenge
2. Questions answered
3. Screenshot of completed work

In this six weeks!

Hand in your Spirals!!!

Remember that your Unit 4 Exam Retake needs to be turned in Thursday because I won’t see you Friday!

Code.org Unit 5 Lesson 5 should be completed Monday! Please be creative and thorough in your creation of this app!!! Make sure that you are adding the codes and vocabulary to your spiral AND answering all of the check for understanding questions before moving on to the next lesson.

Unit 5 Assessment 1 on Tuesday

Tuesday after the Assessment, we’ll start our AP Performance Task Preparation which should help you immensely with the writing portion of the exam!

In this grading period. Please use your time wisely and come in for tutorials in the AM if you are behind.

So look…
The new cameras need a little more love and care than what you are currently showing them!!! Friday a camera was put up with no lens cap because someone else picked it up off the table thinking it was theirs. I found the extra cap in a different bag. When you use one of these cameras, please do the following to ensure that our equipment stays in tip-top shape.

1. Check your bag for the lenses, body, caps/covers, battery and charger before you take it.
2. If you are shooting in class, take the bag to your chair so that you know which bag is yours.
3. When shooting, put the caps and covers in your bag so that you don’t misplace them or that someone else doesn’t pick yours up by mistake.
4. If you are checking out the camera and don’t need one of the lenses – give it to me for safe keeping.
5. Always put the caps and covers back on the body and lens, and wrap in the plastic when you’ve finished filming.
6. Do not leave your camera or camera bag laying around, do not put someone else in charge of it.
7. Check your bag to make sure everything is in there before turning it in.