Digital Literacy Instructional Guide

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End of Unit Competency ●​ I can identify file formats for a variety of digital media types. ●​ I can identify the primary functions and features of digital media. ●​ I can narrate how to create a piece of digital media, such as an image or an audio file. Language Functions & Features: ■ Generalized nouns to introduce digital media, multimedia, graphics, audio, video, animation, presentations, and visual communication. ■ Sequencing language to explain the planning, creation, revision, and publication of digital media projects. ■ Cause-and-effect language to explain how design choices influence communication, audience engagement, accessibility, and effectiveness. ■ Comparative language to evaluate digital media products and justify design decisions based on audience, purpose, and communication goals. ■ Technical word choices to define digital media concepts, multimedia elements, copyright, attribution, accessibility, and design principles. ■ Reporting devices to present research, explain design choices, and support creative decisions using evidence and examples. ■ Adjectives and adverbs to describe visual appeal, organization, clarity, creativity, accessibility, effectiveness, and quality.

Performance Skill : Students will create a digital media project that demonstrates their ability to communicate using a variety of digital media appropriate to their goals.

Differentiation in Action Skill Building

●​ Model the digital design process using exemplars, storyboards, planning templates, and teacher demonstrations before students create independently. ●​ Provide structured checkpoints, peer feedback opportunities, and revision guides throughout the media creation process. ●​ Scaffold media projects with planning organizers, design checklists, and teacher conferencing to support successful project completion. ●​ Design a multimedia campaign or digital portfolio that combines multiple forms of digital media to communicate a message to a specific audience. ●​ Incorporate advanced design techniques, accessibility features, animation, audio, or interactive elements to enhance

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