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Photo Indexing:  Making sure every face is labeled in the yearbook.  (3-4 people)

Student of the Month Page:  Get good photos of student of the month honorees, and getting their information on the page. (1 person)

Fall Fashion page:  Write story, get photo, write captions. (1 person)

Jazz Band State Champs:  Drop photos, write captions, get all info on page. (1 person)

Caption Writing Team:  You will get photos from a variety of spreads and write captions for them.  (4-5 people).

Graphic Design:  Work on the Headers we designed last week.  (2 people)

Staff Photographers:  Shoot a variety of things as requested by class and Mr. Bollman.  Students will also  manage these photos and upload them to Yearbook Avenue.  (2 people)

Final Sales Bulletin Board:  put up a display that states the key information about Yearbook Sales Ending.  (2 people)

Spring Worksheet

Your Name: Kenzi Tjarks

Grade: 11

What are the biggest movies of this school year?

Hunger Games and Breaking Dawn Part 1

Who are the hottest movie stars? 

Liam Hemsworth and Justin Bieber

What songs are viral this spring? 

Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen

Boyfriend by Justin Bieber

What catch phrases are kids saying?

"Legit!" 

What are you looking forward to most this spring?

Mayterm

What do you think of when you think of PROM?

Gorgeous dresses

What is your favorite part of prom? 

walk through and dancing

What is your least favorite part?

i don't have one

What was something cool you’ve done in a class lately?

my spanish family book

What funny thing happened that got everyone rolling on the floor?

When Brandon Van Wyk broke the light in P.E. and the glass fell on Rhiannon

Spring Worksheet

Answer these questions on a google doc and share with me.  

SPRING YEARBOOK WORKSHEET

Your Name:

Grade:

What are the biggest movies of this school year?

Who are the hottest movie stars? 

What songs are viral this spring? 

What catch phrases are kids saying?

What are you looking forward to most this spring?

What do you think of when you think of PROM?

What is your favorite part of prom? 

What is your least favorite part?

What was something cool you’ve done in a class lately?

What funny thing happened that got everyone rolling on the floor?

Graphic Workshop Today

Open your scanned .tif image of your name.  I will do a quick demo of how to edit it today.

All images must be uploaded to YBA by end of class.  Put them into the 'Graphics' folder.

March 21st

Hello Yearbookers,

FIRST THING TODAY:  Open your ACADEMIC QUESTIONS YOU WORKED ON LAST WEEK.

Today you will:
    a. print them off
    b. bring them to me
    c.  we will pick the best one
    d.  you will make a questionnaire worksheet to take around and ask students


ASSIGNMENT:  Bring questionnaires FINISHED on FRIDAY TO CLASS!!!

HOW TO HANDLE PHOTOS IN IPHOTO

I would think it would be pretty much common sense but here are some ideas:

1. Immediately find photos you "have to have" like pics of state champion wrestlers, homecoming queens, etc. Something you can't get anyplace else or retake without a huge amount of trouble. Put those in a special folder on your desktop to upload or to fix them in Photoshop and upload.
2. Next, separate the junk and trash it. Out of focus, way too dark, way too light. If it isn't a "have to have" and it doesn't look good, dump it.
3. Then have the people who are doing the page itself make decisions on what they want to use based on faces in the photos, who still needs coverage and photo quality. 
4. Lastly fix anything that needs fixing before uploading it. 

HOW TO HANDLE PHOTOS IN IPHOTO

I would think it would be pretty much common sense but here are some ideas:

1. Immediately find photos you "have to have" like pics of state champion wrestlers, homecoming queens, etc. Something you can't get anyplace else or retake without a huge amount of trouble. Put those in a special folder on your desktop to upload or to fix them in Photoshop and upload.
2. Next, separate the junk and trash it. Out of focus, way too dark, way too light. If it isn't a "have to have" and it doesn't look good, dump it.
3. Then have the people who are doing the page itself make decisions on what they want to use based on faces in the photos, who still needs coverage and photo quality. 
4. Lastly fix anything that needs fixing before uploading it. 

Capturing the Human Spirit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12618167

Watch the video linked above.  Think about why these images are so amazing.  It's not just the subject matter, but the way they are shot.  Look at angles, lines, etc. 

Write a three sentence reaction to the video.  What does his work say about photography?  What can photography say about the world?  How does the video inspire you? 

TODAY!

Today we are going to work on the Elementary Yearbook.

Jobs-

Upload your elementary photos ASAP.

Draqw Little cartoons for the Table of Contents Page.

Block Letters for the following things...

Pre-School
Kindergarten
Pre-Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Staff

Draw these, ink them, and get them photo ready.

Other people can work on getting the YEARBOOK QUESTIONS on the pages.

Tuesday, Feb 28th

If you have NOT gone to the elementary this semester to shoot photos, you will grab a camera and go shoot photos TODAY!

If you have taken photos, open your Iphoto and pick your best PHOTOS of ELEMENTARY.

RENAME THEM name_elementarypic#.jpg (bollman_elementarypic1.jpg)

You will UPLOAD them to the ELEMENTARY YEARBOOK SITE.

Job #: 15847
Username: nmwarhawks
Passwork: nmwarhawks12

Other assignments will be given as completed.

Junior Prom Girls... BEHOND!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080415085252AAsOTf7

Tuesday... was there a ballgame or something last night?

Ann and Kaylee-  Meet and discuss how we will cover Playoffs and State.  We did a good job of this last year.   Will it be part of your UNDEAFET spread?  Make a plan.  Make it happen.

Cully- 5/6th grade wing
Mike- Kindergaten and Pre-school
Dylan- 1/2 and 3/4 wing


Ari, Brie, Alyssa, Kayla, Jaylin, Kenzi- Meeting in the middle TABLE.

DeLaney- plan a Prom Spread.

Brian- work on your Student News Project.

Monday, Feb 13th

Activity 1-  We have a lot of photos to process from Crystal Ball dance, junior high hoe down, co-ed dance, basketball etc.

We need to select the good ones, edit them and get them uploaded to Yearbook Avenue and placed on spreads.

Activity 2-

Divide and conquer!
Boys and Girls Basketball Scoreboards
Elementary Question typed up
Brie- We need your sweet handwriting skills for a project.

Winter Sports Week FRIDAY YO!

First off-  I will need the camera back with the photos uploaded off of it so I can take pictures at the game and coronation tonight.

Ann and Kaylee- I have a card reader for you to use.  Go get Angie Smith's SD card (or camera with an SD card) and find her photos from the game the other night.  You can take those off for us to use but DO NOT DELETE THEM OFF HER CARD!

Everyone else, be ready to go decorate the elementary cafeteria for the hoedown.

Wonderful Wednesday!

Find your name.   Do your job.  If finished do some indexing.  TOUCHDOWN!


Jaylin and Kenzi-  Shoot some Stop Light Photos.  Upload those images and the other dress up days to your computer.  Plan who will shoot the assembly and find a willing photographer for TOMORROW NIGHTS GAME.   I can't be there.  I have a prior commitment.  Ask Cully.

DeLaney and Carissa-  Start indexing photos.  DeLaney start at the top of the folders.  Carissa start at the bottom.  Make sure names are spelled right.  If anyone else gets done early, have them help you.

Brain- Continue working on the NM Student News.  Take Lindsay Foster and Andy Peifer up to the studio and shoot them.  Take good photos. They will be in the book   Work on a graphic for the header.

Ann and Kaylee-  Work on Undefeated spread.  You can add info about being conference champs.

Dylan and Cully- Finish the senior portrait work you have been doing.  Make a list of who doesn't have their photos in.  Post this in the hall by the senior lockers.  Make a list of who hasn't turned in their questions.  We will hand these kids new forms tomorrow.

Mike V- Keep slavin' away on that holidays page.  There is a photo in replay_it of a youth group doing Christmas charity work.

Ari and Brie- Work on your spread.  VALENTINES DAY!

Kayla and Alyssa-  Glue inserts into the invitations.  Hopefully they will get done.

Divide and Attack

Enter more elementary question and answers into a GOOGLE DOC and share with Mr. B.
Work on Senior Portrait Page
Touch base with Tye regarding decorations
Work On Spreads
Ad page finished
Basketball Rosters

Jobs To Do- Divide and Conquer

Mahaska Drug Ad (full page)
Scan Senior Photos
Elementary Fall and Winter Photo Pages
Elementary Class Question and Answer
Jr High Hoedown Song List
Jr High Hoedown Decoration Planning
Jr High Hoedown Worker Sign Up

Story and Spread- NM Student News

Tell your photographers to GET CLOSER!—

Dear Yearbookers, 

One of the best parts of YearTech Online is that from my office computer I can go and look at the progress of yearbooks that are being created online by those schools using the program. They are looking GREAT! And this tip is for everyone. I just thought of it while reviewing those pages.

But one think I did notice that you need to work on (this pretty much goes for everybody) is that you need to tell your photographers to get a lot closer.

I am seeing way too many photos taken from across a classroom or a gymnasium with people the size of ants. Please stress to your photographers that the best pictures have lots of faces and very little extraneous background. Years from now no one will care how shiny the gym floor was but they will care about the look of determination on the faces of your basketball players.

Bob Kerdus

Jostens Yearbook Rep

Jan 25th

Today, I MUST MUST MUST have Zach D. confirm a final number of Elementary Books.

Next, work on your ads.

If those are done, work on your spreads.

We are going to start some job sign up lists too in the next few days.  More info coming soon.

Next Week

Friday ACT:  Finish the work on your spreads.  The more info you can get on, the better.

Starting Next Week:

Monday:  Advertising Lesson

Tuesday- Friday: Divide and Conquer

We will be working on sports pages, making content mods, Academic Pages, and a variety of other projects that will go directly into the book.

Assignment Jan 19th

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xIJlBx-i7k

WATCH THIS!




Write a one sentence reaction.

Layout BEGINS

Yesterday, you and a partner got a new spread idea that will go into the yearbook.

Open a practice page.  Name it your topic.  Work together to block out where your main photo will go.  Include a footer for a questionnaire.   Block in where any content mods or info graphs will go.  Add text where the blurb and captions fit.

Save this at the end of class.

TGIF

Today we will do three things.

1-  I will demo how to make an infographic.


2-  You will have 30 minutes of work time on your layout spreads.


3-  You will get a homework sheet to complete outside of class.  It will be due on MONDAY at the start of class.

Thursday, Jan 5th

ACT 1:  We will start with a quick worksheet.  It will review and reinforce the vocabulary and layout ideas that we are working with in class.

Then, once finished, work on your Practice Spread.  Add at least 7 photos with captions.  Leave space for an infograph.  I will talk about them tomorrow.


END OF CLASS:  Homework PROJECT!

Layout and Design Projects

ACT 1:  Design 1 Worksheet.  Use a textbook.  Work in a group of two.  Complete the worksheet then turn it in to Mr. Bollman.



SUSTAINED PROJECT:   PRACTICE PAGE PROJECT
Layout and Design Projects
You will design a full spread on a topic of your choosing from the following categories:
     A band or musical group
     A pro or college sports team or athlete
     A  video game

You will build your page in the ways taught in class.  Use a dominant photo.  Headline and Secondary Headline and fill the page with other photos.  You will write an opening blurb, captions and create an info-graphic of real information to make a finished spread that we will print and hang on a bulletin board.

You may use photos from the internet and place them into the PRACTICE FOLDER.

DUE on WEDNESDAY.

By the end of class TODAY:  Have topic chosen.  Create PRACTICE PAGE.  FIND and UPLOAD a dominant photo.  Place it on the page.  Create a headline and secondary headline.  Save the project.