TF Digital Tech Literacy: Yearbook Creation Project 2015 (400 points)

Introduction

Digital Literacy Class: We are going to learn about so many incredible ways to be creative, collaborative, and to communicate. We will focus on computer skills and applications. Some topics you already know about, and you will know better, and other topics and applications will be new to you! Either way, we will work together to find the ones you are able to use best. This class consists of Project-Based-Learning. You will be given plenty of time to learn the skills and applications that you will use for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the material we will cover. - Mr. S

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Yearbook Creation Project 2015 (400 points)

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Students will use their ability to find, manipulate, edit, and post items to help create a school-wide yearbook. Students will use creativity and other lessons from digital photography, editing and writing to construct a personal entry for the class yearbook. Students will have work published both online and in print.

STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE!

Students will go online to access the TEMPLATE document from the class website. Students must successfully download and open the Template in Mac Pages. Students will identify computers in the room that do not have the software installed to create the project. Students will then access and select photographs and other online content to include in their project. Students will create a ⅓ page layout about themselves, for entry into the school yearbook project.

Today you will be creating your own 1/3 page for the Crossroads
Yearbook. Your page section will be copied and listed alphabetically in
our yearbook. The yearbooks will be printed in color and an electronic color copy will be emailed to everyone and
linked to my website for download. You can then print and bind additional copies if you like.

Here is a video tutorial I recorded to help you: (Click Link and Watch It)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWMmQzWkV3VHV3V2s/edit?usp=sharing

Here are some tutorials for you to learn how to use MacWorks Pages:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYT3ULODKtE

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Pages09_UserGuide.pdf

http://www.lynda.com/iWork-tutorials/pages-09-essential-training/47996-2.html

When you think you have mastered the software a bit, please click the
link below to download the template. You will be using any one of the
three outlined spaces to create your page. Do not resize the background
blocks, but you can change the background color and edge trim.
Ultimately, the yearbook staff will be editing, proofreading, and
pasting your section into the final draft of the yearbook.

YEARBOOK PAGES TEMPLATE: (CLICK LINK BELOW AND DOWNLOAD)

YEARBOOK TEMPLATE (MAC PAGES TEMPLATE FILE)

Anyone who does not submit this project will have the picture from their
SCHOOL DISTRICT ID used in the yearbook. Enjoy creating this project!

Good Luck,

- Mr. S

Please see the example below for what the yearbook pages will look like:

No comments:

Overall Academic Class Standards

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Student Self-Assessments refer to training students to evaluate themselves, and their work, for the purpose of improving outcomes. To become capable evaluators of their work, students must have:

- a clear target (goal)

- the opportunity to help create definitions of the quality of work.

- the opportunity to correct, or self-adjust, their work before turning it in.

Students are also prompted to reflect and evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. These skills will allow for planning, improvement, goal-setting, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on integration of previous learning across the school curriculum.

ISTE 2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others:

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information:

a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developing ideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and support learning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

PA CEW Standards Met

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

PA 13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.

TF Digital Tech Literacy

Introduction

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Yearbook Creation Project 2015 (400 points)

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