7th Grade Digital Media

Digital media offers students the opportunity to use many multimedia, digital manipulation, and presentation software programs. These are listed below with a description of the assigned activities we may be working on using each of the programs. These will be individual and collaborative activities.

Photoshop

Garageband

iMovie

PowerPoint
•Digital manipulation of images •Create original songs using loops; edit audio track levels •Stopmotion video using Photobooth images •Create presentation including automation, images, video and annimated text

Students have 3 various methods in class to backup their data. However, any student that would like to bring a thumb or pocket drive to school and backup their work may do so.

Grid below indicates assignments and due dates.

November 9

Day
Assignment

Monday

View rough draft After Effect Movies
Tuesday No School
Wednesday

http://tinyurl.com/5v766s

Take a picture of yourself in PhotoBooth. Use this picture to complete the tutorial above.

Thursday

Begin research for green screen project. Finish final draft of AE assignment

Friday

Continue research and working with partners for green screen project. Finish final draft of AE assignment

November 17

Day
Assignment

Monday

Find news story. Type up story for videotaping. Use large print for easier reading while being video taped. Begin Splash screen, find images/videos for background during story. Individual video segments must be 30 seconds long and have a splash screen preceding the story.
Tuesday

Story write up due today.

Finish splash, finding video or photo for background, practice reading story preparing for videotaping tomorrow.

Wednesday

Begin videotaping stories.

Thursday

Video

Friday

Video

November 24

Day
Assignment

Monday

Finalize video taping with group.

 

Tuesday

Finalize videotaping with group. Begin completing individually: split video, remove green background, add background image, and create splash screen with music.

Wednesday

Continue

Thursday

Thanksgiving Break

Friday

Thanksgiving Break

December 1

Day
Assignment

Monday

Continue working on video.
Tuesday

Continue working on video.

Wednesday

DUE TODAY!!!!!

Thursday

View videos. Create portfolio.

Friday

Portfolio