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Week 14: Projects! Here are some animation, video editing & presentation tools

11/21/2014

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There are no Week 14 assignmentsother than working on your projects, so here are some resources for you to use

PowToon: http://www.powtoon.com/ (Free account required, online)
Wideo: http://wideo.co/ (Free account required, online)
Moovly: http://www.moovly.com/ (Free account required, online)
Creaza: http://www.creazaeducation.com/this-is-creaza/Cartoonist (Free account required, online)
Prezi: http://prezi.com/ (Free account required, online)
ToonDoo: http://www.toondoo.com/ (Free account required, online)
GoAnimate.com: http://goanimate.com/videomaker (Paid/free trial, online)
Animatron: http://www.animatron.com/ (Free trial version with limited features, free account required; highly complex tools)
Pivot Animator: http://pivotanimator.net/ (Free, Windows only, frame by frame stickman animation)

Video Games that students have used to animate:

Garry's Mod: www.garrysmod.com (Paid, Windows/Mac, $9.99)
Minecraft: https://minecraft.net/ (Paid, $26.95 but often goes on sale; Alpha version & demo available for free with limited features)

Free screen recording & video capture software: (Record anything on your screen or webcam as video)

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

Video editing software

FileLab Video Editor (Free, online/browser-based, requires a plugin to be installed)
YouTube Video Editor (Free, online/browser-based, requires a YouTube account, videos do NOT need to be publicly shared)
Pixorial (Free, online/browser-based, requires a free Basic account)
WeVideo (Free, online/browser-based, apparently connects with Google Drive? Let me know how this one works)
ShotClip (Has good reviews, haven't tried it)

Weavly.com (I can't actually access this one at school, so I can't say... District filter says it is "Block category: Questionable")

If you have other ideas, please share so I can add them to the list!

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Week 13: Nov. 17 - 21, 2014

11/19/2014

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Mon. Nov 17:
    > Práctica: Explain when to use preterite vs. imperfect, so that a Spanish 1 student can understand
    - Finish presentations from Friday, as needed per class period (Per 5 and 6 will finish Wednesday)
    > Notes: Preterite vs. Imperfect (Additional explanation, for reference: IDWATERS vs BOSCIE)
> Tarea #29: Más práctica p.55
Tues. Nov 18:
Group Activity: Preterite & Imperfect adventure story
    > Tarea #30: Más práctica p.56
Wed. Nov 19:
    Per. 3 & 4: Career Fair
    Per 5 & 6: Complete the last of the presentations from Friday and notes from Monday
Thurs. Nov 20:
    Go over instructions for group project (To be posted) & see sample projects
Fri. Nov 21:
Begin working on group project

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Week 12: Nov 10 - 14, 2014

11/9/2014

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Mon. Nov 10:
    > Práctica: ¿Qué pasaba en cada .GIF? Write what was happening in each image, using imperfect to tell a one-sentence story
    > Adventure Time - Fiesta en el palacio - Summarize the events of the episode (Per 3 saw a different episode)
Tues. Nov 11:
    No school - Veteran's Day
Wed. Nov 12:
    QUIZ - Imperfect
> Tarea #27: 1) Read the story "El misterio de las rosas arruinadas"
2) Summarize each section in English (Lines 2-7, 8-15, 16-22, 23-39, 40-53, 54-61) to show your understanding
3) Solve the mystery, and explain how you know (use evidence from the story)
Thurs. Nov 13:
> Notes: Argentina

Overview (used by some program called ISA, ignore that)
A quick guide to cultural differences in Buenos Aires
Gauchos - The traditional Argentine cowboy
Yerba mate, a popular Argentine cultural drink & social custom
Animals of Argentina & more animals
Foods of Argentina
The tango, Argentina's national dance & more tango, often performed in the streets
Argentina's unique version of spoken Spanish & accent differences
Che Guevara, one of Argentina's most famous political figures
Eva "Evita" Peron, wife of the president and "Spiritual Leader" of the nation
The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a 35 year protest of one of Argentina's darkest historical points
Iguazu Falls, one of the most famous national parks & tourist destinations
Glacier National Park in Patagonia, Argentina

    > Tarea #28: Based on what we discussed and learned in class today about Argentina, select a focus area to research in more depth.
            (For example: Tango, gauchos, food & cuisine, yerba mate, Buenos Aires or any of the major cities, Iguazu Falls, animals of Patagonia, Eva Perón, the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Che Guevara, etc.)
Once you have selected your topic, do some research (read some websites, watch a couple of videos) and summarize what you learned. Write your summary in English, 1-2 pages, and list sources (no special format required). At the end, choose the most important highlights of your English summary, and write 1-2 paragraphs in Spanish. You will share the Spanish portion in class on Friday.
Recap: Read this much |--------------------------------3 to 5 articles or videos----------------------------------------|
            Write this much |----------1 - 2 pages in English------|
            Then this much |---Spanish---|
Fri. Nov 14:
> NOTES: Take notes on the topics other people share about their research on Argentina

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Week 11: Nov. 3 - 7, 2014

11/4/2014

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Mon. Nov 3:
> Práctica: Imperfect notes
Songs to help learn the imperfect tense:

> Tarea #25: Más práctica p.47
Tues. Nov 4:
> Práctica: Imperfect with animated .GIFs #1
> Worksheets: IMP-1 "-AR verbs in the imperfect" and IMP-2 "-ER/-IR verbs in the imperfect"
> Notes: HABER in present, preterite, imperfect, future, and conditional
> Tarea #26: Más práctica p.48
Wed. Nov 5:
> Práctica: Grumpy old man complaints
> Worksheet: ¿Cómo era antes?
Thurs. Nov 6:
> Práctica: Use imperfect to talk about childhood
> Worksheet & activity: "Somebody that I used to know"
Video links: Original, Pentatonix cover, Matthias Harris cover
Fri. Nov 7:
> Práctica: Breakup quick write
> Mini film festival: Write summaries of each video clip using preterite and imperfect
Video clips: The Last Train, Kiwi!, Oktapodi, Vampire's Crown, Francis, The Color of Evil, Cuerdas

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Más Práctica pages 1-20

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