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This document describes a high school program that produces daily announcements videos. Students are divided into production teams like producers, directors, and on-air talent. They film the daily program using equipment like cameras and microphones. The story process involves students researching events, brainstorming topics, and developing news packages with roles assigned like director and reporter. The completed packages are filmed and edited by the students to be shared as the daily announcements video. Additional resources for the program can be found on the teacher's blog.
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Step for Planning a Website Design, Development & Build
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Picture tinted in four colors(Basic)To reproduce the background on this slide, do the following:On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert.Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, in the Shape Width box, enter 5”.On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Left.Click Align Top. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Repeat this process to create a total of four pictures. Select one of the duplicate pictures. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Right.Click Align Top.Select another one of the duplicate pictures. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Left.Click Align Bottom. Select the final duplicate picture. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Right.Click Align Bottom. Select the top left picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Recolor, and then under Color Modes click Sepia (second option from the left). Select the top right picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Recolor, and then under Dark Variations click Accent color 3 Dark (fourth option from the left).Select the bottom left picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Recolor, and then under Dark Variations click Accent color 5 Dark (sixth option from the left).Select the bottom right picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Adjust group, click Recolor, and then under Dark Variations click Accent color 6 Dark (seventh option from the left).
Picture triptych(Intermediate)Tip: For best results with the effects on this slide, use pictures with a “portrait” (vertical) orientation. To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following:On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 3.5” and the Width box is set to 2.35”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Center.On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 25% (fourth row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and then in the Line Style pane, in the Width box, enter 8 pt.Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Diagonal Upper Right (first row, second option from the left).Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the 3-D Format pane:Under Bevel, click the button next to Top, and then under Bevel click Relaxed Inset (first row, second option from the left). Next to Top, in the Width box, enter 8 pt, and in the Height box, enter 6 pt. Under Depth, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 25% (fourth row, second option from the left). In the Depth box, enter 12 pt. Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Standard click Warm Matte (second option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate picture to the right on the slide. Right-click the duplicate picture, and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and click Insert.Select the first picture. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate picture to the left on the slide. Right-click the duplicate picture, and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and click Insert.Select the picture on the left side of the slide. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Heroic Extreme Right (third row, third option from the left).Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 3.8” and the Width box is set to 2.53”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Select the picture on the right side of the slide. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Heroic Extreme Left (third row, second option from the left).Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 4.17” and the Width box is set to 2.78”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following:Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:In the Type list, select Linear.Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). In the Angle box, enter 90⁰.Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until four stops appear in the drop-down list.Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 0%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (sixth row, second option from the left).Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 24%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).Select Stop 3 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 35%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).Select Stop 4 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 90%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (sixth row, second option from the left).
Transition effect for picture triptych, slide 1: split out(Intermediate)Tip: For best results with the effects on this slide, use pictures with a “portrait” (vertical) orientation. To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following:On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 3.5” and the Width box is set to 2.35”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following:Click Align to Slide.Click Align Center.On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane. In the Line Color pane, select Solid line, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 25% (fourth row, second option from the left). Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and then in the Line Style pane, in the Width box, enter 8 pt.Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click Shadow in the left pane. In the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Diagonal Upper Right (first row, second option from the left).Also in the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, and then do the following in the 3-D Format tab:Under Bevel, click the button next to Top, and then under Bevel click Relaxed Inset (first row, second option from the left). Next to Top, in the Width box, enter 8 pt, and in the Height box, enter 6 pt. Under Depth, click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 25% (fourth row, second option from the left). In the Depth box, enter 12 pt. Under Surface, click the button next to Material, and then under Standard click Warm Matte (second option from the left). On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate picture to the right on the slide. Right-click the duplicate picture, and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and click Insert.Select the first picture. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate. Drag the duplicate picture to the left on the slide. Right-click the duplicate picture, and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and click Insert.Select the picture on the left side of the slide. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Heroic Extreme Right (third row, third option from the left).Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 3.8” and the Width box is set to 2.53”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Select the picture on the right side of the slide. On the Home tab, in the bottom right corner of the Drawing group, click the Format Picture dialog box launcher. In the Format Picture dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Heroic Extreme Left (third row, second option from the left).Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 4.17” and the Width box is set to 2.78”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. To reproduce the transition and background effects on this slide, do the following:On the Animations tab, in the Transition to this Slide group, click More, and then under Wipes, click Split Vertical Out.Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:In the Type list, select Linear.Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). In the Angle box, enter 90⁰.Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until four stops appear in the drop-down list.Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 0%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (sixth row, second option from the left).Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 24%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).Select Stop 3 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 35%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click White, Background 1, Darker 50% (sixth row, first option from the left).Select Stop 4 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 90%.Click the button next to Color, and then under Theme Colors click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (sixth row, second option from the left).
Falling pictures(Intermediate)To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following:On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank.On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.93” and the Width box is set to 4.41”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the Picture Styles group, click More, and then click Beveled Matte, White (first row, second option from the left). Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, under Size and rotate, in the Rotation box, enter 5°.Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Picture Styles group, click the FormatPicture dialog box launcher. In the FormatPicture dialog box, in the left pane, click Shadow. In the Shadow pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Outer click Offset Diagonal Bottom Left (first row, third option from the left). In the Distance box, enter 20 pt. Drag the picture into the top right corner of the slide.Select the picture. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate.Drag the second (duplicate) picture to the left middle of the slide.Select the second picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, under Size and rotation, in the Rotation box, enter 0°.Right-click the second picture and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the second picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.93” and the Width box is set to 4.41”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Picture Styles group, click the FormatPicture dialog box launcher. In the FormatPicture dialog box, in the left pane, click 3-D Rotation. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, under Perspective click Perspective Relaxed (second row, third option from the left), and then do the following: In the X box, enter 0°.In the Y box, enter 320°.In the Z box, enter 10°.In the Perspective box, enter 80°. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then click Send to Back. Select the second picture. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow under Paste, and then click Duplicate.Drag the third picture to the bottom right corner of the slide, under the first picture.Right-click the third picture and click Change Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture, and then click Insert. Select the third picture. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Size and Position dialog box, on the Size tab, resize or crop the picture as needed so that under Size and rotate, the Height box is set to 2.93” and the Width box is set to 4.41”. Resize the picture under Size and rotate by entering values into the Height and Width boxes. Crop the picture under Crop from by entering values into the Left, Right, Top, and Bottom boxes. Under Picture Tools, on the Format tab, in the bottom right corner of the Picture Styles group, click the FormatShape dialog box launcher. In the FormatPicture dialog box, in the left pane, click 3-D Rotation. In the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, under Perspective click Perspective Relaxed (second row, third option from the left), and then do the following: In the X box, enter 0°.In the Y box, enter 300°.In the Z box, enter 0°.In the Perspective box, enter 60°. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then click Send to Back. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following:Right-click the slide background area, and then click Format Background. In the Format Background dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, select Gradient fill in the Fill pane, and then do the following:In the Type list, select Linear.Click the button next to Direction, and then click Linear Down (first row, second option from the left). Under Gradient stops, click Add or Remove until two stops appear in the drop-down list.Also under Gradient stops, customize the gradient stops that you added as follows:Select Stop 1 from the list, and then do the following:In the Stop position box, enter 70%.Click the button next to Color, and then click Black, Text 1, Lighter 5% (sixth row, second option from the left). Select Stop 2 from the list, and then do the following: In the Stop position box, enter 100%.Click the button next to Color, click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 87, Green: 78, Blue: 51.