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stop sign Have you checked PowerShool? This is your responsibility! Make sure that the grade you are recieving is the grade you are expecting. If not, then it is probably a good idea to talk to your teacher about why that is. Easy hed 796x398 Technology is not an easy button to be exploited. It is created by humans to aid in a variety of tasks. It must be learned, harnessed and mastered. 

DUE DATES MATTER!

Late Assignments: Assignments submitted past the due date are subject to the following:

  • 10% loss of points (of the overall possible total) per day that the assignment is late.
  • 0% is awarded if an assignment is submitted past the five day mark. The only way an assignment will be graded past this period is if a FULL SIZED Milky Way Midnight , Twix (any kind), or Snickers (Almond), candy bar is surrendered to the teacher. It will cost one candy bar per late assignment. 
    • This exchange will buy you time. It will not buy you guaranteed success on a project. All rubrics and grading standards still apply
  • All late assignments must be followed up with an email to the teacher

Adobe Illustrator - Path Finder (9 pts)

Due Date: September 8

  1. Rationale
  2. Instructions
  3. Rubric
  4. Standards

This section will instruct you on how to use the Pathfinder inside of Adobe Illustrator

Pathfinder is an Adobe Illustrator tool that allows you to combine two or more objects together in various forms. Sometimes, you want to combine them in a way where multiple objects form a new, singular object. At other times, you may use Pathfinder to perform cookie-cutter style shapes. This exercise will demonstrate the various ways in which Pathfinder functions.

Create a new folder in your Communications 1/Multimedia folder and title it Adobe Illustrator - Pathfinder

Your folder should appear as so: 

pathfinder

Download these next few files by clicking your right mouse button and then selecting: save target as (Internet Explorer) or save as (Goole Chrome). Be sure to select the Adobe Illustrator - Pathfinder folder as the location where you want to save them.

Open the Adobe Illustrator application (located in your start menu). You will use Adobe Illustator to open each of the .PDF documents (below) and perform the actions required on each document. When you are done, be sure to click on Save to save your document.

 Criteria No  Yes
 Were all shapes created in the appropriate manner to appear exactly as the shapes in the instructions? 0 3
 Were all shapes colored appropriately using Illustrator's eye-dropper tool? 0 3
 Was PathFinder applied in an appropriate manner to create the complex shapes as illustrated in the instructions? 0 3
 Total 0 9

STEL 2 Core Concepts of Technology and Engineering

2R: Compare how different technologies involve different sets of processes.

STEL 7 Design in Technology and Engineering Education

70: Apply tools, techniques, and materials in a safe manner as part of the design process

STEL 8: Applying, Maintaining, and Assessing Technological Products and Systems

8D: Follow directions to complete a technological task.

8J: Use devices to control technological systems

Mr. Christopher Garner (AS, BS, MS)
STEM Education and Leadership
Technology Education
Graphic Communications & Design
Email: christopher.garner@mcusd709.org

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