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TECH LAB JOURNALS

JOURNAL GUIDELINES
Title
Will be provided by the teacher
Usually a question

1. Topic sentence: What did you do?
2. Definition: What is it or what are they?
3. Supporting Details: give specific examples
(at least 2)
4. Closure: What did you think? How do you
feel?
FROM LAST WEEK
TITLE
How to utilize the flaps on an airplane to
change direction?

1. TOPIC SENTENCE
This week I learned how the elevons
and rudder work on a glider.

2. DEFINITION (WHAT ARE THEY?)
The elevons enable the airplanes to go up
and down.

The rudder enables the airplanes to go left
and right.

3. SUPPORTING DETAILS (AT LEAST 2)
When you move the rudder to the right,
the airplane will turn right, and vice versa.

When you move the elevons up, the
airplane will fly upward, and vice versa.

If you move the right elevon up and left
elevon down, then the airplane will spiral
to the left.

4. CLOSURE (WHAT DID YOU THINK? HOW DO
YOU FEEL?)
Not shown last time; will skip for now.
THIS WEEK
TITLE
How to create a movie trailer in iMovie?

On the upper-right hand corner:
Week 3
8/29/14

1. TOPIC SENTENCE
1. What did you do?
Ex.: We use the iPad to create a movie trailer in
class.

2. DEFINITION (WHAT IS IT?)
1. Define what a movie trailer is.
Ex.: A movie trailer is a preview to a future movie
with a few highlights.

3. SUPPORTING DETAILS (AT LEAST 2)
1. Give specific examples of what you did
together
Ex.:
To make a movie trailer, first you have to pick a
theme.
Then you talk to your group to decide on what
the story is all about.
You took the iPad out and shot video footage
and took pictures.

4. CLOSURE (WHAT DID YOU THINK? HOW DO
YOU FEEL?)
1. What do you think about your
experience, easy or hard?
2. How do you feel about making your
very own movie?
Ex.: I learned it is really easy to make a movie in
iMovie, and I really enjoyed this experience.
JOURNAL GUIDELINES
Title: How to create a movie trailer in
iMovie?

1. Topic sentence: What did you do?
2. Definition: What is it?
3. Supporting Details: give specific
examples (at least 2)
4. Closure: What do you think? How do you
feel?