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Week 1/Copyright Issues



The topic of Copyright should always play a part in the world of a graphic designer. As an instructor of the digital arts, it is my duty to spread knowledge of copyright law but unfortunately this subject is not thoroughly discussed with our students.

My school is a non-traditional art school where students do not have portfolio reviews upon entrance. Students have little to no knowledge of the art field so many times class projects end up with images from Google search. Copyright is briefly discussed during their first course within the GDA program and students are encouraged to explore resources such as the American Institute of Graphics Arts for ethical standards. During the remaining 11 courses the topic is rarely stressed or discussed again.

Until viewing the videos, I didn't realize  how vague my knowledge was of copyright laws. The term “Fair Use” has a new meaning to me.  I feel it is my duty to broaden the 5-second presentation my department utilizes in the classroom about this subject matter. The video regards Shepard Fairey’s poster (Obama campaign) will be a great example for my students and will play a part in my presentation. Designers must take responsibility in maintaining ethical standards within their practice. After gaining new knowledge on copyrights, I realized there are benefits and consequences for everything we do as a designer on both an economic and a social level.
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lets paint...

As a chapter (ETC class) of my journey in search of colors for my digital palette come to a closing I sit here and reflect on my experience. My canvas is half covered with so many amazing colors. I have enjoyed painting the classroom together with you. This was a very positive and educational experience, I can say that I have learned a lot from this course. It opened my eyes to so many great colors (Web 2.0 tools) that I was able to search, explore and learn from. The best part for me was that I was able to experience many of these colors and achieve my overall goal, to motivate and engage my students. I have grown through this journey. Web 2.0 tools made learning fun for me and my students. Let's continue to paint the classroom together. Now to begin my next chapter in search of more colors.  
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BP9: RISE Comment and Link on RILS

My comment on Mavvy's R.I.L.S. project.

I would like to present to you some of my classmates R.I.L.S. plans (Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenarios) that I found inspiring and would like to include in my digital palette. 
The first RILS presentation I would like to discuss is Mavvy Torress: Engage students through Schoology and GoAnimate project. I love the idea of digitizing lesson plans for students who have to make up work due to absences or other reasons. These tools would be a benefit to my department because Schoology will help my students who miss time, for whatever reason, to make up lessons and any assignments in a timely fashion. Students will also have fun making up the work with the use of GoAnimate. To learn more about Mavvy’s RILS project check out her presentation - R.I.L.S.: Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenarios project.
 
My comment on Angelo's R.I.L.S. project.
The second RILS presentation I would like to discuss is Angelo Pardo: The Role of Systems and Social Media in Personal Improvement project. I am excited about this plan because I fall in the categories of being that busy bee at work, sitting behind the desk for majority of the day and getting home too late that I have no time to work out. Angelo RILS project can help by showing us how to work out from work or home with the little time we have due to our hectic schedules. Learn more about this innovate idea and begin living a healthier life. Join Angelo’s plan and lets meet our fitness goals together. R.I.L.S: The Role of Systems and Social Media in Personal Improvement plan.

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PE-3: GarageBand: Thats a Wrap...


Another cool element in GarageBand is Magic GarageBand mode. It’s a way to jump start your writing and recording process. You can choose different genres, audition and assign band members, and play along with professional recorded audio loops. There are 9 different genres to choose from and you can preview them as well; some genres include Blues, Reggae, and Latin. Magic Garage Band does not write music for you but it can help you when you are new to song writing or music in general like myself.
Besides trimming, looping, and arranging music on the timeline, you can also record real instruments as well as mix and automate your music. Garage Band is not only for making music but you can also take music lessons plus create ringtones and podcasts. This is a great tool to add to my digital palette. I have completed my song with the guidance of Todd Howard through Lynda.com. In the beginning I was somewhat intimidated but as I progressed through the lessons I felt more comfortable with Garage Band. I do realize that I am still in the beginner stage of becoming the famous music producer of my dreams. I look forward to learning more about this program. This is a good start and it was a good experience. I really had fun learning Garage Band. I even added vocals to my song.  I present to you my first song, Ecstasy.



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PE-2: GarageBand: The Journey


Being that the only knowledge I have of music is listening to songs on my IPOD, I think I bit off more than I can chew with this program.  I was a bit lost while listening to Todd Howard  present the ins and outs of Garage Band and discuss C minor and tempos. However, as I continued to learn about tempos, creating tracks and keys, I became more excited.
When I looked at the interface I was bit confused. I asked myself, "where is the tool bar?", but the cool thing about Garage Band is that its' main cursor has many of its' tools built in. When you want to trim or loop a region in your time line, Garage Band makes it easy by offering a contact sensitive cursor instead of traditional toolbar.
So now that I know how to manipulate my loops I can move on to arranging them into the timeline to build my first song. I can also bring in loops from Itunes, my desktop, or use Garage Bands library. One can also organize loops into categories, which I recommend. One can get overwhelmed due to all the choices Garage Band offers. Distractions can happen and the goal to making a good song is gone, which kind of happened to me. I guess I got too excited but I'm focused again.  I placed my loops on my tracks and changed tempos, panned volumes, and trimmed here and there.What I came up with was not that bad. Take a listen of my beginning stage of my song from what I have learned so far. I think it's a good start and am pretty excited about it.

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PE-1: GarageBand: The Beginning


So as I continue on my path of the digital world in search of colors for my digital palette, I have come across a program called GarageBand. GarageBand is a software application by Apple that allows you to make music or podcast. I have always had an interest in music production and here is my chance. I will be training myself on this application through Lynda.com and see if I can make my dreams come true of becoming a famous music producer, well maybe not a famous music producer, but the beginning stages of one. Stay tuned as I will blog about my experience with GarageBand and hopefully present to you my first musical production.
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BP8 RILS Reflection

My experience with my R.I.L.S. presentation was both positive and fun.  At first I was going to present Animoto.com to my 1st course students but failed to realize that the timing of this project and the students schedule towards projects were not synched and I wanted at least 4 of their best pieces thus far to be part of my Reflections project. So I decided to present Animoto.com to my 2nd course class which worked out well. They were able to gather work from both of their first and second class to see how they have grown. The class had fun using Animoto.com and it increased the motivation and engagement in the classroom.

The Google+ page worked very well in the class. Both my first and second course students have become part of this community of designers that I am building in and outside of the classroom. It felt good when I read their positive posts pertaining to their experience in the classroom and how they look forward for the next day. My students continue to comment and post inspirational links for each other. I even get a post of when they are running late, which I think is adorable.  It’s exciting to see how much they have embraced the Google+ page. 
I believe that web 2.0 tools is the key to a better learning environment. I presented the two web 2.0 tools, Animoto and Google+ for a week and the outcomes were immense. My student’s engagement and motivation increased due to these tools. If you want to increase the motivation and engagement in your class, I suggest these tools to use. I look forward to presenting more web 2.0 tools to my students so I can continue to push their drive to be successful and passionate designers. I am excited to add more of these colors to my digital palette, until the next color.

Please view my R.I.L.S., Reflection of a Digital Design Student on 
Full Sail's University, EducatorStudio.com
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