Students worked with Google SketchUp on creating a new logo for the ISC that would reflect internationalism, smarts and youthfulness. The best 3 are on display here from Adrianna, Aidan and Isaac.

[Project length = 1 class period]

Our 9th graders wrap their brains around the 3D modeling program Google SketchUp. Their first assignment was to recreate the Sony Ericsson cellphone W920. I animated the best submission here from Daniel.

[Project length = 1 class period]

 

 Sony Wricsson w920 by Daniel: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Once properly mastered, Excel can let you use its organization tool to create fantastic timelines. This project was completed by our students in Grade 10. The best work was submitted by Cristina who intertwined her timeline with those of 2 other students. Very imaginative to say the least.

[Project length = 2 class periods]

Some extra-credit works which were submitted to me recently:

hatem                          dimitri                            haiel

The 6th grade students are mastering the formatting of font in Microsoft Word. Nothing is left behind in this activity which kept us busy with margins, font styles, sizes, colors and the highlighter.

One of the best works by Milouise:

[Project length = 2 class periods]

This is the remix made with Audacity of a song which individual samples were provided to 9th grade students. This project was submitted for extra-credit by Dimitri.

[Project length: extra-credit]
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 ISC Song Remix by Dimitri [0:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A short assignment similar to the Easter eggs assignment. Students discover layers, brushes and colors in Photoshop by coloring a black & white model.

This is a collage of all the works which were submitted:

[Project length: 1 class period]

In this assignment, students were to complete a stop-motion animation of a character they had to design based on Southpark’s style (graphic not language…).

Jose submitted this great animation.
[Project length: 3 class periods]

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 Jose Southpark Animation: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this assignment, 9th graders scripted and recorded an interview with the Audacity program. Music, sound effects and voice transformations were added to give the interview its scary (and sometime comical) edge.

[Project length: 3 class periods]

Please read our post on Audacity to learn how to install the export to mp3 files.

 

 ISC Interview with the vampire by Shaun [1:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 ISC Interview with the vampire by Jaydev [2:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

These are the environmental magazine covers that Grade 10 produced.

A collage of all the covers made:

4 individual covers:

With this graded assignment, the students were able to apprehend the advertising world and the balance between form and content. Criteria emphasized the creation of eye-catching title and headlines (content) and the design of the cover (form).

[Project length: 3 class periods]