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WHAT THE HECK IS GRAPHIC DESIGN ANYWAY?

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS…LEARNING HOW TO CONVEY INFORMATION IN PICTURES.

FOR EXAMPLE…

GRAPHIC DESIGN IS…LEARNING HOW TO OPERATE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP AND

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR, THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOMANIPULATION.

PHOTOSHOP?I’VE HEARD OF

THAT.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

(THE FOLLOWING PICTURES ARE PROFESSIONALLY DONE… DON’T TRY

THIS AT HOME!)

FINE, BUT WHAT CAN I DO WITH

PHOTOSHOP?

ARTWORK…

GRAPHICS…

PHOTOMANIPULATIONS…

TYPOGRAPHY…

So I Know PhotoShop, Then What?

WE WILL BE LEARNING A LITTLE

HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN….

Everything from…

to…

WHAT ABOUT WRITING?

WE DON’T HAVE TO WRITE THIS YEAR, DO WE?

YEAH, WE WILL ACTUALLY BE WRITING ALMOST EVERY DAY, BUT

THE WRITING WILL BE VIEWING AND CRITIQUING GRAPHIC ART AND

GRAPHIC DESIGN, SO IT SHOULDN’T BE TOO BAD…

Next= rules and regulations

Soooo…

What is Mr. B. like anyway?

Identifying Characteristics of Mr. B.

Generally easy to get along with.

Honest. Good listener. Doesn’t play

favorites. Supportive. Randomly

explosive at times.

Picture taken by my 5 year old son, Spencer.

The Rules of The Tech Lab

Food and Drink

School Policy this year: Students can have water, but only from enclosed containers.

Don’t like it? Talk to the boss, I am just following rules.

Something that really irritates me… If someone eats in

the room and then throws the wrappers on the floor, behind their computer, under their chair.

See: Random explosions.

Music Machines that create music are allowed in the Tech Lab, but only when WORKING on a project.

DO NOT listen to music while Mr. B. is lecturing.

Special words about Music in the Tech Lab.

DO NOT play streaming music from your computer!

Funny Movies! Nope, sorry! Hogs

bandwidth. Wastes time. See:

Random Explosions.

Hats and other headcoverings. School policy forbids

the wearing of a hat on campus this year.

If a student has a hat on in the classroom, it will be confiscated.

Do it twice and the world may end.

Cell Phones I will tolerate Cell Phones

in the Tech Lab for music listening purposes.

NO TEXTING, NO FACEBOOKING!

If I ask for your phone, give it to me or face possible suspension.

Taken Cell Phones will be given to Mr. Yaussi and you will need to serve detention to retrieve it.

What About Day Planners?

Day Planners are a BIG THING this year. Teachers are expected to use them in EVERY class.

Don’t like it, talk to the boss!

Games

Access to computer games in The Tech Lab is strictly prohibited.

Most online games are blocked anyway.

No Solitaire!

Email I do not want people

checking their email during class.

If you need to check email, do it from your phone during passing period or here after school.

My Computer

DO NOT touch my teacher’s computer without permission!

This is a violation of the code of conduct and you can be expelled!

Respecting The Tech Lab

Keep your feet off the desks and chairs.

Please don’t mess with my windchimes, my spider, my iPhone or other stuff without permission.

IT’S FREEZING IN HERE!

Yeah, I know, get used to it.

Try wearing a sweater…

Starting the Class At the start of most

class periods, I will have a slide up with my instructions for getting started for the day. This will usually have a time limit and will likely involve your Day Planner.

If the class takes longer to get prepared than the time limit, I will keep everyone after class to compensate.

Late Work

Work turned in late or missed because of an unexcused absence will receive

a score of 0. If you need help or

more time on an assignment, SEE ME before it is due!

Turning in Assignments

All Work will be submitted via the Network DROPBOX Folder

Improperly copied or misnamed files will not receive any credit.

What should I call my files? Files are always called the same thing:

lastname_assignmentname.doc

Am I going to grade everything? Heck No! Not when we

are doing AutoCAD. I will select random

assignments to grade once in a while.

I will be giving “participation grades” every other week.

Grading the other units…

Most of the other units, Fireworks, Flash, etc. will be project based work.

This stuff will all be graded. You will do most of it.

Grading in the Tech Lab

Worked Hard, Did Well

Everything else

Didn't turn anything in

0

50

100

Percentage Grade

Are there tests? There will be 2-3

quizzes in AutoCAD to cover the material.

There are comprehensive finals in Technology at the end of each semester.

How does Mr. B. teach?

I don’t. I do not lecture AT ALL in the Technology Lab.

Years of experience has taught me that this is the right thing to do.

So how are we gonna learn?

Escaping the Tech Lab

Sounds awful? You can transfer out of the class…

But you probably need this class to graduate…

However, you can get out once in awhile…

Passes There will be no Passes

given to any students during the first 60 minutes of the class.

After the first 60 minutes of class, students can ask to use a hall pass. IF THEY HAVE THEIR PLANNER!

If you haven’t asked before, I will probably let you go.

If you have, I probably won’t.

Passes- continued Students who refrain

from using their Hall Passes for an entire semester will receive consideration at the end of the semester when considering borderline grades.

Students leaving the class on a pass for more than 5 minutes will not be allowed to leave the room for the rest of the semester.

PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO

GET IN TROUBLE IN THE TECH

LAB!

Annoying thing number one Talk when Mr. B.

is talking, especially if he is giving a lecture.

This will quickly lead to Random Explosions.

Annoying Thing Number Two Throwing out some

lousy work in 3 minutes then saying….

“I’m done! I’m done! I’m done!” and thinking you can goof off the rest of the week.

REALLY BAD THING #1

Accessing inappropriate material on the Internet is forbidden. This includes:Any images of clothing (or

lack thereof) that violate the school dress code.

Any sites related to violence, guns, alcohol or drugs, unless specifically connected to a school assignment.

A QUICK TEST:Which is school appropriate?

AND JUST TO BE FAIR TO THE LADIES

IN THE ROOM…

REALLY BAD THING #2

Using the computer to intimidate or harass others.

This can include use of your personal computer at home.

REALLY BAD THING #3

Damaging or vandalizing any of the school’s computers or technological equipment.

DOING A REALLY BAD THING?

Expect some discipline…

Discipline in the Tech

Lab consists of

FIVE Steps:

Step ONE

The Corner Computer.

Step TWO

You get to go sit in the hallway (new school policy)

Step THREE Long, boring

writing assignments that must be completed instead of the regular class assignments.

Step FOUR

Meeting with your parents, Mr. Yaussi, etc…

All Along the Way…

Infinite Campus now has a Discipline Tab, that your parents can see…

What about

etc.?

The “G” Word and its friends and relatives

Visitors

I hate having your friends in as visitors during class.

See: Random Explosions.

“The Chair” In honor of Destin

Towse. Given, on occasion, to

the person that has been working hardest for the last week.

That person gets to keep the chair for the rest of the week.

If it isn’t yours, don’t sit in it!

Using The Tech Lab No students will be

allowed to access The Tech Lab before school, I am not a morning person.

Tech Lab can be accessed during Mr. B’s planning periods with permission.

The Tech Lab will be available after school for Open Computer Use.

Logging onto the School’s Network

Username=Firstname.Lastname

Password= M/DD/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY (date must be

two numbers) Temporary login for new

students=User= techlab, pwd=

huskies

Now that you have logged in….

Go find the class website:

Highlandtechnology.org All class assignments

will be listed each day on the class website.

NOW, LET’S GET TO WORK!