Digital Design
Digital Design
Digital Design
School Name Lithonia High School Teacher Name Carmen Davis & T. White
Course Description: Using web design as the platform for product design and presentation, students will create
and learn digital media applications using elements of text, graphics, animation, sound, video and digital imaging
for various format. The digital media and interactive media projects developed and published showcase the
student skills and ability. Emphasis will be placed on effective use of tools for interactive multimedia production
including storyboarding, visual development, project management, digital citizenship, and web processes.
Students will create and design web sites that incorporate digital media elements to enhance content of web
site.
Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of
media. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the
impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career
ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to
demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student
organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills
standard for this course.
Digital Design is the second course in the Web and Digital Design pathway in the Information Technology
cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Digital Technology
and Fundamentals.
Curriculum Overview
The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Unit IT-DD-1 Demonstrate employability skills required by business and
industry.
Unit IT-DD-2 Research, explain, and summarize current state of the web, functions of the web,
and future trends emerging of the web.
Unit IT-DD-3 Identify logistical, ethical, and legal Issues related to digital media and apply
concepts to use of text, graphics, animation, sound, video, and digital images in digital products.
Unit IT-DD-4 Develop a plan to create, design, and market a web site with digital content to a
specific target market.
Unit - IT-DD-5 Explore and write using the various writing styles used on web sites and in digital
content to get the intended message across.
Unit - IT-DD-6 Identify and develop model digital products that reveal a professional layout and
look by applying design principles to produce professional quality digital products.
Unit- IT-DD-7 Create and edit images and graphics.
Unit -IT-DD-8 Plan, produce, edit, and publish digital audio.
Unit- IT-DD-9 Plan, edit, produce, and post a multimedia-rich video project.
Unit - IT-DD-10 Plan, produce, edit, and publish animations.
Unit - IT-DD-11 Explore how related student organizations are integral parts of career and
technology education courses through leadership development, school and community service
projects, entrepreneurship development, and competitive events.
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GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment
of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in
the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and
resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each students
opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent
the students academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and
parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
Notes:
*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in
elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or
CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL
Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.
~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World
Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
PARENTS AS PARTNERS Parents are encouraged to assist their child with their assignments.
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