Cynthia Fillpot

About Me

Name: Cynthia Fillpot

Site: Mark Keppel High School

Technology I Recommend

Weebly, Edmoto, Socrative, LiveBinders, Sype, iPad w/iMovie, Schoology, Khan Academy, Quizlet, TED-Ed, Dropbox

A little about me:

I have my Masters in Industrial Psychology. I have been teaching for 23 years at Mark Keppel. Can't imagine teaching anywhere else. I love technology...all technology. Wish I was a digital native instead of a digital immigrant. Besides teaching, I enjoy running and spending time with my family.

Lesson

Animal Mashup

Technology used: Internet, Photoshop, Color Printer

Subject: Arts, Media and Entertainment

Common Core Standard(s):

California English Common Core Standards

RST.9-10.3 Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.

CTE.AME.A.A1.2.2.3 Proficient - Develop and refine skill in the manipulation of digital imagery (either still or video).

CTE.AME.FS.4.4 Understand digital applications appropriate to specific media and projects.

CTE.AME.A.A1.2.2.2 Proficient - Prepare a portfolio of original two-and three-dimensional works of art that reflects refined craftsmanship and technical skills.

CTE.AME.FS.4.2 Understand the use of technological resources to access, manipulate, and produce information, products, and services.

Anchor Standard 6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and

collaborate with others.

W.3.6. With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others. Writing Wings does not specifically require students to use computers or the Internet to create or publish writing, but leaves it to the teacher’s discretion to use the tools available at school. Through coaching, teachers are encouraged to expose students to a variety of ways to publish their writing using technology.

OBJECTIVE:

Use basic Photoshop editing tools to take two animals and make them look like they are one animal.

VOCABULARY:

Clone Stamp Tool

Eraser Tool

Transform Tool

Mask

Magic Wand

Saturate/Desaturate

Liquify

Warp

Gaussian Blur

Opacity

Mashup

HOOK:

When students walk in there will be a slideshow of animal mashups.

GUIDED PRACTICE

Guide students through a tutorial. Students are provided with two pictures that they will use to create a mashup. Teacher walks around to see if students need help or answer questions.

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE

Students find their own pictures of animals and create their own mashup. As the students are working on their final edit, teacher needs to walk around and help as needed, observing students and how they are working with Photoshop. In addition to creating the mashup, students need to name their animal and create a fact sheet based upon research about the two animals.

Technology Insight & Tips

Don't be afraid of technology. I've found that students love to share what they know . I've also learned that students need to be taught how to use technology more efficiently and effectively. Students tend to use technology the same way without thinking outside the box.