Students select a technology resource to use to best communicate their main idea to others.
Students learn about Information Infographics and resources. Students advantages and disadvantages of the media.
Students advantages and disadvantages of the different interactive media resources.
Students learn about podcasts, listen to examples, search and access them with or with-out iTunes. Students advantages and disadvantages of the media.
Students learn to judge qualities of an audio recording, and view tutorials about using Audacity to record, edit, and export an audio recording. Students advantages and disadvantages of the media.
Students advantages and disadvantages of different screencasting resources. They also learn about tips for creating good screencasts, see examples, and locate some for portable devices.
Students advantages and disadvantages of different slideshow/presentation resources.
Students learan about features of different video creation resources as well as tips on creating a short video for creating their artifact.
Students review copyright and Fair Use guidelines, and create a remix of the media they have created, adding a Creative Commons license.
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 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.