Digital Communications in the 21st Century M

Digital Communications for the 21st Century   
1st Nine Weeks2nd Nine Weeks3rd Nine Weeks4th Nine Weeks
Units: Design Cycle, Graphic Design, and Illustrations
(12 weeks)
Units: Digital Citizenship and Digital Graphics
(12 weeks)
Units: Animation (3 weeks)

Units: Audio and Video Production 

(9 weeks)

Design Cycle

• Creative Brief

• Research

• Brainstorming/Sketching

• Design

• Feedback

• Final Design and Presentation

Layout, Typography, and Color Theory 

 

Illustrator 

• Selection Tools

• Layers 

• Shape and Line Tools

• Shape Builder Tool

• Scissors/Knife

• Pen and Curvature Tools

• Type Tools

• Aligning

• Color Options

• Perspective Grid

• Liquify Tools

• Symbols

• Live Paint

• Artboard Tool

• Saving, Printing and Exporting

Complete Graphic Design/Illustration Unit

 

Review Fair Use, Copyright, and Creative Commons

 

Photoshop 

• Selection Tools

• Combining Images

• Layers

• Retouching/Healing Tools 

• Type Tools

• Cropping and Scaling

• Blend Modes

• Adjustment Layers

• Layer Masks 

• Feathering

• Saving, Printing and Exporting 

 

Adobe Illustrator Certification Practice and Testing

 

Fall CCA

Complete Digital Graphics Unit

 

Adobe Photoshop Certification Practice and Testing

 

Animate

• Review Drawing Tools

• Frame by Frame Animation

• Motion Tween Animation

• Shape Tween Animation

• Saving and Exporting

Audition

• Copy, Cut, and Paste Audio

• Recording Audio

• Mixing Audio

• Removing Background Noise

• Adjusting Volumes

• Saving, Printing and Exporting

 

Adobe Premiere 

• Storyboarding

• Importing Media

• Editing on Timeline

• Trimming Clips 

• Adjusting Volume Transitions 

• Adding and Editing Titles

• Saving and Exporting

 

Spring CCA

Required Project: InfographicRequired Project: Photo ColorizationRequired Project: Visual DocumentaryRequired Project: Choice Animation
Employability Skills   

Cycle 1: 

-Professionalism

-Ethics

127.15(1)(A)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(K)

127.15(1)(L)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 2: 

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(I)

Cycle 3:

-Self Management Skill

-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

127.15(1)(B)

127.15(1)(D)

127.15(1)(E)

127.15(1)(F)

127.15(1)(G)

127.15(1)(H)

127.15(1)(I)

127.15(1)(J)

127.15(1)(M)

Cycle 4:

Communication Skills

127.15(1)(C)

CHOICES 360 Activities L2   
Work Values Sorter OR Career Plan Builder OR 
Saved Careers Resume Builder