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  • Home
    • Forms & Information
  • 6th Digital Tools
    • Word Project
    • Travel the World
  • 7/8 Video
    • Period 2 Podcasts
    • Period 5 Podcasts
    • Period 6 Podcasts
    • Different Types of Videos
    • Brainstorm/Script/Storyboard
  • ELL
  • Digital Media 2018-19
    • Photoshop Projects Q2
    • Animated GIFs - Q2
    • Animated GIFs Q3
    • Digital Media Q4
    • Videos 2018-19
  • Truitt Travels
    • England/France 2020
  • Resources
    • Adobe Premiere Pro 2015
    • Wacom Tablets
    • PhotoShop
    • Girls Film Festival
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6th Digital Tools

Digital Tools 6 - In this course students are introduced to various Digital Media tools, workflows and components to communicate ideas using: Photoshop, Google Suite, Photography, Internet Research and Presentation Skills.  This course emphasizes learning fundamental tools and collaboration that are foundations for digital media communication.

Class Expectations (AVID Expectations):
Ask questions
Engage fully
Integrate new information
Open your mind to diverse views
Utilize what you learn 

Turning in Work:
●       The majority of assignments will be turned in online using Schoology.
●       Students are responsible to turn in completed assignments on time.
●       All written work (pre-production) is expected to be submitted by the due date.
●       Due to the nature of media presentations, a lot of work is completed independently or in small groups, sometimes a project takes a little longer to complete beyond the due date. Please work to complete assignments in a timely manner.
●       There may be assessments over basic terminology and/or use of equipment and programs used.

Attendance:
●       In the event of an absence, it is the student responsibility to check to see what was covered and make up the work.
●       Students are expected to be in their own seats at the start of class time.
●       Students will be marked TARDY if they arrive late.

Evaluation:
●       Digital Video is a hands-on class and students will be graded on completion of projects and assessments.
●       Grades will be posted in Skyward.
●       If you have a missing assignment a zero (0) and check mark will be posted in Skyward to indicate missing assignment.
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Course Components:
·         An introduction to using Adobe Photoshop.  Use of Google Suite - Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Sheets, and Google MyMaps.
·         Use of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
·         Students will use Adobe Photoshop to create an introduction to themselves for class.
·         Students will work with a partner to complete a Travel the World project researching travel information.  A map project using Google MyMaps will be completed.
·         Students will complete an online Timeline or other digital project incorporating research and use of Google Suite components.
·         Students will complete a Colors photography project if time allows.
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"Teacher's can change lives with just the right mix of chalk and challenge."
~Joyce Meyer
Eileen Truitt ~ Technology Teacher
Phone: 425-831-4175
E-mail: truittl@svsd410.org
​Twitter: @TFMSTech