Students research digital story examples and think about the story they want to tell. They will also begin to think about the media they might want to use to tell their story.
Plan and create a PSA with a cartoon.
Plan and create a PSA using Infographics
Students explore the elements of a digital story and the story planning process using a 5 step process: Find, Craft, Feedback & Revision, Gather Media, Finalize & Produce.
Students review criteria for a digital story, brainstorm ideas, get feedback, share their final choice with others.
Students write their story script, get feedback and suggestions, revise it, and prepare to add media elements.
Students review legal issues, gather or create media elements for their story. Media requirements and tips for saving are included.
Students create their digital story, save and share it. Tips for audio recording and a variety of video examples and options are provided.
Students work with a partner or small group to plan a cartoon or infographic and create a PSA message to motivate others.
Students view and critique several Public Service Announcement (PSA) examples, and explore the techniques for persuasion and the call to action message.
Students investigate e-commerce, online shopping, online fraud, and ratings to help build awareness.
Students locate, search, compare and consider the pros and cons of different computing tablet products.
Students investigate the West Terrace Virtual Mall Stores (by Consumer FTC) to learn about misleading advertising and how to spot it.
Students learn about four common scams and how to protect themselves as they visit the East Terrace Virtual Mall by Consumer FTC.
Students learn about pop-up advertising to catch you for a scam, malware, or other nefarious activity. Students create their own using free photos and photo editing tools.
Introduction to Thing 1 Basics, an introduction and basic skills for technology proficiency for middle school students.
Learn to navigate the 21things4students web site using menus, drop-down menus, file downloads and content blocks on the page. Learn about the student check-lists, Roadmap, and Index.
Learn to take a screenshot with a computing device.
Learn to use different computing device keyboard shortcuts.
Learn to use various browser shortcuts and manipulate the sceen size.