Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

Unit 6

Digital Media Creation

26-27 Pacing

Key Language Usage

A/B Day Schedule: 10 days (approx. 5 weeks)

Narrate Inform Explain

Semester Schedule: 9 days (approx. 2 weeks)

Unit at a Glance Big Idea: Digital media provides opportunities to communicate ideas creatively and effectively. Students will apply digital literacy skills to design, create, revise, and share original digital media while considering audience, purpose, accessibility, and ethical use of digital content. Essential Questions: ●​ How can digital media effectively communicate a message? ●​ How do audience and purpose influence media design? ●​ What makes digital media engaging, accessible, and effective? ●​ How can I responsibly create and use digital content while respecting intellectual property? ●​ How can I use digital media to solve problems and share ideas creatively? Key Standard(s) Strand 6 : (Digital Media Creation) Students will communicate using a variety of platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals. Standard 1: Compare file formats for a variety of digital media types. ●​ Audio

○​ .mp3 ○​ .wav ○​ .jpeg ○​ .gif ○​ .heic ○​ .png

●​ Image

●​ Video

○​ .mp4 ○​ .mov ○​ .avi Standard 2 : Identify the primary functions and features of digital media. ●​ Audio ○​ Record ○​ Trim ○​ Volume level ●​ Image ○​ Crop ○​ Brightness/Contrast ●​ Video ○​ Record ○​ Trim ○​ Volume level