8-29-25

Today’s minimum day schedule:

 

  1. please go to the Scratch home page (scratch.mit.edu)
      >create a new account
      >if you have an existing Scratch account, please feel free to keep using it
  2. go to your school email account to confirm your new Scratch account
  3. Scratch skills:
    -adding a background
    -uploading a custom sprite
    -adding text to a Sprite
  4. Scratch “About Me” assignment
  5. Click here to access Canvas for all assignments and grades

 

8-28-25

Welcome!

Will Smith Concert Return – with an AI audience? Look at 54 seconds…

 

Getting Started:

First half of class,
>we will continue working with Clone Stamp Tool.
>You will demonstrate your ability to use this tool by removing someone from a group photo.

Second half of class
>we will begin to work with the Magnetic Lasso and masking tools.

1. click here to learn how to sign into school Google Drive.  
-this is not the same as using Google Drive in the browser
-YOU HAVE to save to Google Drive or your work will be deleted. Trust me.

2. follow these REALLY IMPORTANT instructions for logging into school Photoshop

First Half of Class

Let’s keep working with these two files in Photoshop:

field

group

Your Assignment:
After we have worked on these tools together, follow the link below for your assignment.  This is where you choose your OWN GROUP image and remove a person.

Editing a group photo.

Second Half of Class

1. Today we will explore essential tools in Photoshop: Select subject, Magnetic Lasso,  Quick Masking and Layer Masking.

Let’s get started by downloading these two images: Ironman and Lincoln

2. On your own: Photoshop Time Travel

8-26-2025

  1. Real OR AI?

2. Class Expectations

3. click here to learn how to sign into school Google Drive.  
-this is not the same as using Google Drive in the browser
-YOU HAVE to save to Google Drive or your work will be deleted. Trust me.

4. follow these REALLY IMPORTANT instructions for logging into school Photoshop

Photoshop
Today’s Photoshop skills relate to removing objects from an image. We will use the Content Aware tool and the Clone Stamp tool.

To get started, download these three images and open them up in Photoshop. To download the image use your mouse and right-click. Choose “Save image” and save to your Google Drive.

The images are linked below.
horse

field

group

After we have worked on these tools together, follow the link below for your assignment.  This is where you choose your OWN GROUP image and remove a person.

Editing a group photo.

8-25-25

Period 5: Computer Programming

  1. class review and expectations.
  2. class survey – click here
  3. Tech Scavenger hunt – click here
  4. please go to the Scratch home page (scratch.mit.edu)
      >create a new account
      >if you have an existing Scratch account, please feel free to keep using it

Period 4: Computer Graphics

Part 1:

  1. class review and expectations.
  2. Crossword Puzzle recap
  3. class survey – click here
  4. setup Google Drive
  5. follow these REALLY IMPORTANT instructions for logging into school Photoshop

Part 2:
Today’s Photoshop skills relate to removing objects from an image. We will use the Content Aware tool and the Clone Stamp tool.

To get started, download these four images and open them up in Photoshop. The images are linked below.
horse

field

hound

group

After we have worked on these tools together, follow the link below for your assignment:

Editing a group photo.

 

 

 

8-20-25

Welcome to Principles of Tech. I’m so glad that you are here.

By now you are realizing that I am not with you this week. I’m dropping my daughter off for her first year of college.  You are in the capable hands of your guest teacher. 

Your guest teacher will guide you through the day.

During class today, please do the following:

1. Deliver courtesy and respect to your guest teacher.

2. Please keep the computers off. You will be able to login in the next class.

3. Place your phones in the phone stand at the front of the room. Feel free to charge them.

4. keep all food and drink in your bags. Do not eat or drink. This includes water. Why? Computers and food/liquids don’t mix plus keeping the room clean.