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Cooper Will be Missed.

I realize I never mentioned to past students who may have known my dog Cooper. Cooper passed away on April 18th of this year. He will be missed, but his memory will live on!

Web Hunt Week 8 May 22 Monday

Today you will be exploring the following web links, recording your answers on your blogger. Due by the end of the period. Monday 5-22


Let's research some companies that you may have contact with in your everyday life.We are starting with some old companies.

1. Let's start with Dickies. They produce some fine quality clothing. What year did they begin and what was their main product in that year?

2. The Hoodie or Hood has been around for centuries, but by 1990 it evolved into a symbol for? Hoodie

3. Levi's  We see them, some of us wear them. What happened in May 20, 1873 for the company? What did they patent?  Levi's

4. LA County Fair Grounds. When did the Fair open? LA County Fair History

5. Who was George Chaffey? And what happened in 1882?  Early Upland.

6. The Great Flood of 1969!  1969 Give a brief description of the rains that hit this area in 1969.

7. Since we are on the subject of presidents..... Donald Trump
What year was President Donald Trump born?
What did he do before becoming president? 

8. What is your favorite song and or artist right now? Provide a link to the song.


9. What is Los Angeles tallest sky scraper - building?
When was the construction of the building finished?

10. What year was the city of Upland incorporated? Upland

11. Provide a comment to this post. Simply say I did the work! (Bonus points)

Technical Dificulties

Last night my computer crashed and so I am a bit behind on the 3D Gimp instructions.....

As an alternative assignment.... I would like you to try some of the games. Originally my alternative plan was for you to try bridge builder but I cannot figure out how to get the game out of the zoom mode. Bonus for the person that can create a 3D image!!!!!

See how many level you can get through in a class period.

BridgeBuilder Link (appears to be having technical difficulties as well - screen zoomed in - need someone to figure out how to un-zoom)

Mobile Bridge Builder  Hoodamath

2048 a game of squares

Extra Credit Ideas

Extra Credit ideas.

• Collage

The Student will complete a technology collage about some area of technology that interests them. 11" x 17" size suggested (any type paper or cardboard acceptable) or develop a Google document and cut and paste pictures if you wish. Yes this can be done online on your Google Drive account

• Written Report

Write a one page, typed or hand written report about some form of technology.          

The student can choose an article about any form of technology that interests them. They may research the article in magazines and on the Internet.

• Technical Articles (10)

Review 10 articles about new technologies and write about them. Emphasise how they will change how people interact in society.  The articles can be from the newspaper, magazines or the Internet. This can also be done on your Google Drive Account.


Sites that can be used for information:

WIRED
Discover Magazine
Popular Science
Gizmodo
Ted Talks

Week 7 May15-19 Gimp 3D Drawing

Opening Assignments:

Flight info for a flight from LAX to Paris France on July 4 to July 11, 2017 RoundTrip.
Provide a screen shot of the information you collect.

Week Project

Create a 3D image using GIMP. We will call it Gimp 3D.  I would like for you  to watch a video through once before trying to make a 3D drawing.  Here is the link  Gimp 3D

To see a sampling of 3D out of bound Gimp photos take a look here.  (click here)3D out of bounds

Project due on Friday.  This is a try on your own experiment Project.


Student sample:

This student found an image and then cropped his head into the photo before making the 3D image.