Update Thursday April 2

School Year

Yesterday the governor made the announcement that we will not be back in the classroom this year. We will continue to work online until the very end. This course ends on Wednesday, June 3. So far, our administration is not making any changes. We will have our Spring Break the week of April 13–17. I won't assign any work that week. But you could certainly use that time to catch up if you are behind. There is more information at www.metroed.net.

Due Dates

This week's assignments are due at 7:30 am on Monday, April 6. If you turn them in after 7:30 am on Monday, I will count them as late. However, you may have noticed that there is not any penalty for late work. I just need to get you started on another week's work on Monday, so it's hard if I'm also grading a lot of late homework.

Adobe Illustrator

Tech support has supposedly made sure that if you registered for Adobe using a metroed.net email account, your Adobe is good until the end of the school year. Make sure to let me know if you continue to have a problem.

Desktop

I will try to get to you all the work that was on your classroom desktop. If the file is small, I will send a zip file in email. If your file is large, I will provide a download link.

The Future and Priorities

• Email. You need to get a metroed.net email address as soon as possible. Send me an email from your metroed.net email address. This is an assignment. If you have a problem with metroed.net, here are instructions for resetting your password: http://mobileapps1920.svctestudents.org/materials/Password_Recovery.pdf
• Adobe Illustrator. You can use the metroed.net email address to download Adobe Illustrator. Some of you already have Adobe Illustrator using a different paid or other school account. You don't need to switch accounts, but you can keep using your existing account.
• Google Hangouts. We will hold meetings using Google Hangouts. For this activity. you'll need either a metroed.net email address or a gmail.com email address. (metroed.net is actually gmail in disguise.) We will take attendance at these meetings and it will affect your grade.
• AM Class: Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00–9:30 am, starting Tuesday April 7
• PM Class: Monday and Wednesday, 12:30–2:00 pm, starting Monday, April 6
• At the hangout, we will discuss any problems you're having, just chat, and maybe do a quick project together.
• Canvas. We will be using Canvas as an asynchronous chat platform. That means you can post what and when you want, and someone can answer your question later when they are logged in. Canvas will serve three purposes:
• It will let you ask questions of me and others.
• It will let you answer questions that others asked. This is important for you to learn.
• It will provide a way where you can check in every day and I can make sure you are keeping up with the class. (Sort of a way of taking attendance every day.)

Upcoming Assignments

• You will draw icons using Adobe Illustrator, so make sure you get the metroed.net email address first, then download Adobe Illustrator.
• Make your resume into an HTML web page. I will post a video that shows you how to do this.
• Update your portfolio by inserting your resume. I will send a zip file with your portfolio so you can modify it. 
• Draw sketches of your final app.
• Plan out your final app.
• Finish your final app.