8.19.19— Set Up Blog

Good morning!

Don't forget: Your memory card and downloader are DUE THIS FRIDAY! We'll do our first photo challenge on Monday, so you MUST have your memory card and downloader to do the assignment.

For reference, here are our plans for the next few days:

• Today, August 19: Set up your photojournalism blog

• Tuesday, August 20-Thursday, August 22 : SignUpGenius on Tuesday, Seating Chart and Get-to-know-you (I'm sorry) on Weds and then learn about the camera, the basics of how to use it

• Friday, August 23: Memory cards and downloaders are due, finish learning about basics of camera. PHOTOCHALLENGE Monday. You'll use your personal memory card to take a picture illustrating one of the types of photo composition.  IF YOU DON'T BRING YOUR MEMORY CARD, YOU CAN'T DO THE  ASSIGNMENT!!
   
• Monday, August 26: Photochallenge

• Tuesday, August 27: You learn to download! Yay!! Cheers of excitement!!

• Wednesday, August 28: Put the example of type of composition on your blog and discuss the photo.

• Thursday, August 29: The class will vote on their favorite example from the other Photojournalism class. The winner gets a trip to the vending machine on me!
Then learn more composition.

• Friday, August 30: More photocomposition and discussion of photo assignments for the weekend.


NOW FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT! I know, you've been waiting ALL DAY for this!

Instead of keeping a paper portfolio in the classroom for your work, you will be setting up a blog (like this one) that you can access at any time and use for resumes, etc.  We will talk later about the expectations and requirements of this portfolio, but for now, you need to set one up!

1. Log on to Blogger and create a profile using your student email address

2. Give your blog a name...preferably your name, or some form of your name

3. Play around with themes. You can always change these things later.

4. Go to  HERE to send Sparks your URL ASAP. 

5. Play around with adding pictures, adding widgets, etc. Customize it and make it your own!

6. Setting up your blog today is FOR A GRADE! If you don't fill out the google form under item 4, you will not receive a grade. SO DO IT!