Elgin Public Schools
School Year 2011-2012
*Plans change and are revised due to student understanding, schedule changes, etc. 	
Teacher    Rita Heithoff 	Course:   Yearbook/Web
                  5th Period-11.47-12:37	
Week of  February 20th-24th 	Semester-Second
Week of Year-26	
3rd Quarter-Week: Eighth 		
LESSON PLAN
A. Objective of Lesson—Learning Goals--*	
To design pages for the school yearbook and webpage that includes all pertinent information to the event, sport, academic or activity so that all EHS students are included.	
B. Materials Needed for Class*	
All materials are provided. Computer in the computer lab and/or laptop, binder with handouts and cameras	
C. Instructional Plan and/or Procedures	
Yearbook-Take photos of all school events, sports, activities, academics and student life.  Check announcements, newsletter and the newspaper for events and scores. Continue on Double Page Spreads (DPS) in the yearbook.  Be sure to include students, sponsors/advisors, teachers and/or coaches, helpers and anyone important to the class, activity, sport or event. Be asking teachers, advisors and/or coaches for write-ups, scores etc.  Do not wait until the last minute for these!  Software is Pictavo (pic ta vo)   Theme is “schoolbook”.
Web Page
Every student needs to complete at least one article a month for the webpage.  Do not wait until the end of the month.  Submit throughout the month so Paula has various articles to feature on the front page. Articles may be on sports, activities, classes, events or anything interesting going on in school.	
D. Assignments	
Day of Week	Assignment	
Monday
	Continue on pages.  Continue using Pictavo software and creating pages.  Discuss what goes into creating an interesting DPS (double page spread)  Continue making a list of what you need on your pages.  Group photo, coaches, teacher, classes, write-ups, score boxes etc.  Keep in white binders.  May use Picnik and/or Glogster websites to alter photos.  	
Tuesday 	Pages-Focus on creating facebook designs for pages and using facebook terms for the different pages	
Wednesday	Be finishing up winter sports pages, basketball and wrestling.  Continue on activities pages and finish up divider pages	
Thursday	Be thinking about web page articles. Do not wait until the last minute to do these. 	
Friday
	PHOTO SORTING FRIDAY
Create sub folders for all pages.  Sort photos to various folders in yearbook folder.  Name pictures to be kept and delete the rest!  Pictures are named by main category, event, student and action  Ex-FB-CWO-George-tackle which translate to a picture of  George making a tackle  in the football game against Clearwater-Orchard
Work on Student Photo Folders-Do not fall behind on these!  
Add photos as events happen, don’t wait until the end of the year.	
E. Assessment
1-Pages are completed and are on time
2-Pages include all students and staff involved in the class, sports, activity, class or event
3-Student has taken photos, or arranged for someone,  to take for his/her pages
4-Student has completed at least one article per month for the webpage about some aspect of school life and has included photographs	
E. Resources/Internet Links/Web Sites	
All SOCS sites, Pictavo and other schools’ yearbooks	
F. Reading Activities Planned*	
May bring in other schools’ yearbooks to look at for ideas.  May look at other schools’ web pages for ideas	
20 Pages finished and submitted for approval,
60 Pages to Go!