Week+4

Originality and Artistry in Technology September 10-September 14

**Assignment 1 (September 10):** Create a new blog post on your individual Wordpress account. Title your post Who Am I. In 7-10 lines, write about who you are. Your writing can be anything that you believe describes you as a person. You may write in sentences or you may write your ideas in the form of a list.

**Assignment 2 (September 10):** Create a GarageBand soundtrack to be used in a future class project. Your soundtrack should include at least 6 different instruments and be at least 60 seconds in length. Those are your only requirements. Be creative! --> When your GarageBand is finished, you need to send it to your iTunes in order to access it in iMovie.

__How to place a GarageBand track in iMovie:__

1. Save your GarageBand with an appropriate title related to the assignment 2. Go to share and select send song to iTunes 3. In the next screen, simply select share 4. When your mixdown is complete, your song will appear in your iTunes library

**Assignment 3 (September 11):** Complete a blog posting titled "York Fair". You may talk about the York Fair in any SCHOOL APPROPRIATE capacity. Your posting must be 7-10 lines.

**Assignment 4 (September 11):** Finish your GarageBand soundtrack and create the mixdown.

**Assignment 5 (September 12):** Read through the questions for the autobiographical sketch. Complete three interviews with three different classmates. You may ask any questions you wish to have answered about the other person. Make sure you switch packets with your partner so your answers to the questions are in your own packet.

**Assignment 6 (September 12):** Begin to script your autobiographical sketch. Keep in mind the FCAs: 1. 10 facts (20 points), 2. Write in first person (10 points), 3. Write at least 40 lines (40 points).

**Assignment 7 (September 13):** Download the word document titled "Are you 21st Century Literate". Read the directions thoroughly and complete. When you have finished, rename your document your username.21stcentury.doc and place in my hand-in folder for your period. This is due by the end of the period today. You may ask clarifying questions to others, but you need to complete the document on your own. If you finish early, you should go to your Google Reader or one of the other approved finished early sites.



**Assignment 8 (September 14):** Complete a Focused Friday Free Write. Make sure your posting is 7-10 lines, APPROPRIATE for school, and serves a purpose.

**Assignment 9 (September 14):** Respond to 3 other classmates blog postings from this week only. Make sure that through your response, it is evident that you have read their posting.

**Assignment 10 (September 14):** SSR Google Reader.