This assignment is meant to give students experience using Photoshop's selection tools. Many of the edits we do in this class involve accurate selections so it's vital that students understand how to select items accurately.
Students can download a start file here. Next, open the file in Photoshop by using the "File"--"Open" command in the Menu bar of Photoshop.
Next, open a new document that's 8 inches wide by 11 inches tall (72 pixels per inch) and save it onto your computer with a descriptive title like your name and tato or melon. Select objects from the start file and place them into the new file, arranging them to look like the finished melon head.
Students are to use pieces from the start file to accurately duplicate the finished Potato/Melon head face. Then they should use the given pieces in creative ways to make a body for Mr. Mellonhead. (See examples below)
Evaluation:
2 points -- Accurate head
4 points -- Accurate selections
4 points -- Finished body
10 points total
Mr. Potatohead (or Melonhead)
Selection exercise
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International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards
1a. Students articulate and set personal learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes. 1b. Students understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose and use/troubleshoot current technologies. 1c. Student are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies.
2a. Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices. 2b. Students demonstrate an understanding of and respect for the rights and obligations of copyright and sharing intellectual property.
Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.
4a. Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving problems. 4b. Students select and use digital tools to plan and manage a design process that considers design constraints and calculated risks. 4c. Students develop, test and refine prototypes as part of a cyclical design process.
*All standards listed above are from the SRR Industrial Technology Standards document based on the ISTE standards.5a. Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication. 5b. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
