Digital Communications I


Digital Communications Competencies
Weekly Calendar

Literacy Requirements
Dreamweaver

Summer Reading
The Gospel According to Larry
Feed
Book Club Forms & 3 scenes due -
Aug 25
Book Club Meeting 1 -
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Book Club Meeting 2 -
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All revisions due -
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1st Quarter Literacy Requirement
Choose a technical book by
Sept 7



Dreamweaver - Chapter 1
Getting Started with Dreamweaver
Read for Homework
Complete Chapter 1 Exercises
Complete Chapter 1 Skills Review & Projects

Dreamweaver - Chapter 2
Developing a Web Page
Read Chapter
Complete Chapter 2 Exercises
Complete Chapter 2 Skills Review & Projects

Graphic Design
Shadowing Week Project (May 09)

Introduction to Graphic Design
Introduction Activity -

Chapter 1 - What is Graphic Design?
Study Guide -

Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Graphic Design

Chapter 3 - Overview of Graphic Design

Graphic Design Chapter 4
Typography

Chapter 5 - Layout

Graphic Design Chapter 6

Career Shadowing Week :
Shadowing Week Assignment
Shadowing Week Permission Form
Shadowing Week Time Verification

Daily Learning Logs typed -
Interview Notes typed -
Written Career Assesment Rubric -
Oral Presentation Rubric -

Shadowing Week Exam Rubric

Mock phone conversation for setting up Shadowing
Suggested activities for Employers
Employers Evaluation Form


Junior Community Service Project
Introduction to Photoshop

Junior Community Service
Proposal Rough Draft:extra credit
Sevice Verification Sheets - Dec ??
Community Service Learning Logs - Dec ??
Timeline of Due Dates for Research Paper
Begin Research Paper -
Jan.??
Rough Draft of Research Paper- Feb. ??
Final Draft Research Paper Ru
bric - Mar ??
Oral Presentations - Mar ??
Reflective Essay- Mar ??

Final Project Rubric

Photoshop Rubric - Chapter 1
Getting Started with Photoshop CS2
Completion of all exercises & projects -
Complete Chapter 1 Online Quiz -
Photoshop Rubric - Chapter 2
Working with Layers
Completion of all exercises & projects -
Complete Chapter 2 Online Quiz -

Junior Projects
AAST Assignments & Projects

Fall Colors Project -
Grading Rubric

DC Logo Design Project
Begin Nov - Due Nov
for the yearbook

19th Annual High School Poster Contest
12 Thumbnail sketches due Nov
3 Rough Drafts due Nov
Final Comp due Nov
Printing poster entries Dec

Weekly Learning Logs

Reading Log 2007-2008
Update Weekly all year!

Technical Reading Log
Complete 200 pages 1st Quarter

Competency Notebook Requirements

College Research Project
College Database

Introduction to InDesign
Design Projects
Introduction to InDesign
Chapter 1 Rubric -
Exploring the InDesign Workspace
Chapter 1 Online Quiz -

InDesign Chapter 2 Rubric -
Working with Text
Chapter 2 Online Quiz -

Theme Collage Project - Sept 4
Project Requirements
Project Rubric

Introduction to Illustrator
Summer 2008 Assignments

Illustrator - Chapter 1
Getting to Know Illustrator - Study Guide
Chapter 1 Online Quiz -

Illustrator Rubric- Chapter 2
Creating Text & Gradients- Study Guide

Completion of all exercises & projects -

Complete Online Quiz -

See the New Student Information Page!

HTML
Shadowing Day
HTML - Web Design
Learn It Online
Introduction Project 1 -
Project 1 Questions due
Review with Learn It Online -
Project 1 Chapter Activities Rubric-
Project 2 - Creating & Editing a Web Page
Read, discuss, do exercises-
Review with Learn It Online -
Project 2 Chapter Activities Rubric -
Project 3 - Creating Web Pages with Links, Images, & Formatted Text
Read, discuss, do exercises -
Review with Learn It Online -
Project 3 Chapter Activities Rubric -
HTML - Project 4
Creating Tables in a Web Site

Reading & completing Project Exercises -
Completing End of Project Activities

Design a 5 - 8 page website
Introduction
Due Date April 10
Month day, year
Shadowing Day Phone Conversation Example
Shadowing Day Trip Permission Form - by
Junior Shadowing Day Packet
Competency notes, Interview notes, evaluation -

Analysis of Workplace -
Revisions to Written Analysis - due by
Oral Presentation & Multimedia Component -
AAST Core Competencies
AAST Employability/Lifeskills Competencies

Shadowing Presentation Make-Up Day -
Shadowing thank you letters -


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