Discussion+10.18

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Stephanie Hicklin:hi Christine:hello Stephanie Hicklin:hey mandy mandy burdette:hi everyone! Christine:hi Stephanie Hicklin:how are y'all? Christine:is it friday yet? mandy burdette:hahah i feel the same Stephanie Hicklin:oh my gosh...i feel you Christine:suspended a kid and had an intruder on campus today...not a good sign for the week Stephanie Hicklin:my husband insisted that we ALL go to the grocery store tonight...never ever again! Stephanie Hicklin:i'm still stressed mandy burdette:grocery store is easier and quicker when you're alone! Christine:plus you don't spend as much Stephanie Hicklin:yes! he is worse than the kids wanting everything he sees Stephanie Hicklin:definitely! Stephanie Hicklin:he realized it too after the 10th tantrum, haha Christine:lol...him or the kids Stephanie Hicklin:the 2 year old Christine:ewww terrible twos Stephanie Hicklin:so...i learned something today about powerpoint that i never knew! mandy burdette:what? Stephanie Hicklin:did y'all know that you can ungroup clipart and take away things that you don't like or merge clipart? mandy burdette:no i had no idea! that is cool Christine:hmmm had never thought about that..didn't know Stephanie Hicklin:i know...i think it might really help us too. I'm going to upload two pics that i did it to mandy burdette:ok Stephanie Hicklin:actually, just watch this Melanie:Hi! Sorry I'm late. Just gettin home from hospital. My grandmother had a heart attack but is doing well mandy burdette:im sorry!! i hope she is ok Stephanie Hicklin:oh no, i am so sorry Christine:sorry to hear that Stephanie Hicklin:ok, sorry...were y'all able to see that? Christine:i did Stephanie Hicklin:isn't that neat? mandy burdette:yea i like that Melanie:I saw that. That is cool Christine:it is...what is your os Christine:wondering if you can do it on all versions Stephanie Hicklin:windows 7 Christine:cool Stephanie Hicklin:well, i saw it on a tutorial and it didn't mention anything about os Stephanie Hicklin:i have wanted to show somebody that all day, lol mandy burdette:i saw the picture of the school house at the top....is that an updated front cover? Stephanie Hicklin:i was just playing around mandy burdette:well it looked really good Christine:the characters are cute Stephanie Hicklin:ok, haha. i didn't have much time to play after i learned how to do it Stephanie Hicklin:thanks, it was really hard finding the same characters with different expressions Stephanie Hicklin:I saw your comment Mandy about the formatting of the ppt storyboard. do y'all think we could just make each slide a storyboard section? Stephanie Hicklin:or frame? Christine:that would work mandy burdette:that would work....when we out it permanently on the wikispace it says it has to be a word doc or pdf mandy burdette:put* not out Stephanie Hicklin:ok, we can just save the ppt presentation as a handout and convert it to a pdf Stephanie Hicklin:that should flow nicely Melanie:That workds Melanie:works mandy burdette:sure Christine:easy enough Stephanie Hicklin:ok, i like ppt better when working with graphics, it just seems to be easier to move stuff around Stephanie Hicklin:than Word... Melanie:i agree mandy burdette:i have a few suggestions for a couple of slides....i tried to make some changes but i was scared to mess it up!! Stephanie Hicklin:ok, good! I need suggestions :) Stephanie Hicklin:you won't mess it up, though. I have the original saved, so I can always fix something if it gets changed accidentally mandy burdette:can we add the school house and the grass to slides 1 and 2...and have ms smiley at the door on slide 2? Stephanie Hicklin:do you want me to pull it up so we can all see it and take notes on the changes? Christine:yes please mandy burdette:sounds grear Stephanie Hicklin:ok mandy burdette:great Stephanie Hicklin:ok it is saving as a pdf, then i will upload Stephanie Hicklin:nevermind, it supports ppt Stephanie Hicklin:ok, i'm taking notes in the notes section mandy burdette:did you see what i said for slides 1 and 2? Stephanie Hicklin:yes, i'll put that down. can y'all see my notes section? mandy burdette:no Christine:nope Melanie:I don't Stephanie Hicklin:I don't think we can have the normal "discussion" section and share the screen. mandy burdette:its ok Stephanie Hicklin:I can try, but i might lose the presentation mandy burdette:i also thought for slide 4 and 5 we could add the rug that's in the other slides just to fill in background space Stephanie Hicklin:ok, that's good Christine:maybe find a shelf with blocks for 4 Christine:perhaps 5 too Stephanie Hicklin:or maybe a road map rug? mandy burdette:yea! Stephanie Hicklin:-should i try to find a better Stephen? Christine:he is ok Stephanie Hicklin:ok Christine:little dorky but ok..lol Melanie:Would you like for me to look for a background that has pre school furniture? Like bookcases and calendars you know things like for a play area? Stephanie Hicklin:sure! Stephanie Hicklin:maybe we will have more luck if we all look. the problem i run into is finding it for free mandy burdette:slide 13- since we took out the flash cards can we delete the envelope and maybe have Carlos closer to mom with ms smiley waving goodbye? Stephanie Hicklin:now that i know how to take away some of the stuff that doesn't fit, it may be easier Christine:true...i will look too Stephanie Hicklin:ok, that's good mandy burdette:i think all the others look great! Stephanie Hicklin:me too...i am really happy at how far we have come so fast mandy burdette::) Stephanie Hicklin:i saw that you put up the ppts on the wiki. thanks! Christine:teamwork Stephanie Hicklin:that's right :) Melanie:I found a group of toys? Where can I put it so you can see? mandy burdette:I created a bookbuilder account for the team earlier..... Melanie:That's great! Stephanie Hicklin:have any of you gotten your grade for the ppt assignment? Christine:cool Stephanie Hicklin:ok, thank you! mandy burdette:the log in is: fouramigos and the pswd: edet722 Christine:not yet as of lunch time mandy burdette:i havent gotten my grade yet Stephanie Hicklin:me either Melanie:she said she was still grading mandy burdette:i chose one coach to be our "translator"...its the puppy and his name is Pedro! Stephanie Hicklin:do y'all see any frames that you think should be split into a two page spread? Christine:perfect Stephanie Hicklin:perfect Melanie:Where can I display this image to see if you want to use it? Stephanie Hicklin:thanks for getting the script translated Christine? Christine:no problem Stephanie Hicklin:can you email it real quick and I can upload it? mandy burdette:i think the slides look good as is....if there are too many words on bookbuilder we can change it then Stephanie Hicklin:ok, that sounds good Stephanie Hicklin:It will probably look better when I put one frame per slide mandy burdette:yea it will look more like the actual book Stephanie Hicklin:Do y'all want me to make those revisions and send it out to you tonight, for another look, then save it as a pdf and submit? Christine:please Stephanie Hicklin:or wait until tomorrow? Stephanie Hicklin:because, even if we submit it tonight and change our minds on a graphic later, that will be fine, right? mandy burdette:yea its just a rough draft Stephanie Hicklin:ok, so is that all we needed to do tonight? mandy burdette:I added the final report page to the wikispace so we can start writing it...its a lot so i didnt wanna wait til the last minute Christine:wow not sure how some of the images that showed up in my searched qualify as preschool furniture mandy burdette:lol Stephanie Hicklin:haha, yeah, i know what you mean Stephanie Hicklin:scary Melanie:I hear ya! Christine:*changing search terms* Melanie:Stephanie, I sent one image and I have one other to send Stephanie Hicklin:ok, i'll go look Melanie:That's really big isn't it? Melanie:Could we resize it? Stephanie Hicklin:yeah, but I'm sure i could shrink it down in ppt Stephanie Hicklin:do we have permission to use it? Melanie:i'll check Stephanie Hicklin:my son just saw it and freaked out over "thomas!" Stephanie Hicklin:ok, so what else tonight? Christine:only thing due was the storyboard right? mandy burdette:lol Stephanie Hicklin:i think so Stephanie Hicklin:have y'all looked for examples of visual literacy? Melanie:I do not see any copyright on either image. Is there a specific place I should look? Melanie:I have been looking as I go along. Nothing has stood out yet Stephanie Hicklin:usually it will say. i'm confused about what we can and can't use. the link that she gave us for that was no good mandy burdette:the links that you guys sent out...if you think we used them to help us write the book....add them to the reference page on the wikispace Christine:ok Stephanie Hicklin:at work, we have to be so careful, that's why i worry so much, but that may be a little different than our uses Stephanie Hicklin:ok mandy burdette:for educational uses its ok as long as you site the source i believe Stephanie Hicklin:ok Stephanie Hicklin:i couldn't believe how expensive the good clip art is on sites like shutterstock and iphoto mandy burdette:i did the design page over the weekend so we can all start on the develop page on the wikispace, the final report, and creating our book for this week Christine:sounds like a plan Stephanie Hicklin:yes sounds good. Stephanie Hicklin:ok, so y'all look for the updated storyboard from me sometime tonight. i'll wait for feedback, revise again and submit Stephanie Hicklin:if i haven't heard from everyone by say 5pm tomorrow, I'll just go ahead and submit. is that good? Christine:ok...sorting through clipart..if I find something I will send it Stephanie Hicklin:ok, that helps, thanks Melanie:Sounds good. Stephanie, I have one more image to send. Is there anything else specific that I can do for this week? mandy burdette:everyone just help with develop pg., final report, and bookbuilder and we should be on track Stephanie Hicklin:i don't know. what do we need to do with the translations? are we going to include it somewhere in text form too? mandy burdette:i will email dr. wissick and ask if it's needed for the storyboard and ill let you know Christine:either way...they are there if we need them Stephanie Hicklin:ok, that sounds good. Stephanie Hicklin:so, is that all for tonight? Christine:i think so Stephanie Hicklin:Ok, goodnight everyone. Be watching for the storyboard soon. mandy burdette:can you email the chat & ill post it on the wikispace Stephanie Hicklin:sure Melanie:Good night