Project 2 // Graphics and Design

This unit teaches students how to design, create and manipulate graphical products. The primary purpose of this unit is to teach students how to create appropriate digital content for a given project. Students look at how to design graphical products using templates and a wide range of applications which allow the creation of vectored and bitmap images. Students are taught how to use and adapt templates to ensure that the content is designed in a consistent way. Students look at the design of certain types of products and try to identify elements within the design of different publications. Students have the opportunity to design and create a wide range of digital content, including avatars, logos, cartoon strips, corrected photos and manipulated images. Students are taught the primary characteristics of the different types of images so that they are able to choose the application and file types that are the most appropriate for their intended end use. This unit incorporates a collective memory exercise whereby students are shown different elements of an image. Students evaluate images from each other and from external sources to provide feedback with regards to the good and bad characteristics of the image with feedback comments for development / improvement. Assessment for this unit is to create an image according to a design specification whereby students must individually select the most appropriate application and tools to design and implement a solution. All will: Plan, design and develop a range of computer graphics, exporting vector images into a usable format for use in other applications. They will be able to create or use templates from a range of applications. They will demonstrate an awareness of their audience when selecting images for use in publications and how their choice will influence the view of publication by users. They will demonstrate some awareness of the fitness for purpose of their choices and will select appropriate tools for the implementation of their designs most of the time. Some will: Plan, design and develop a wide range of computer graphics, exporting vector images into appropriate formats for use in a wide range of other applications. They will be able to create or adapt templates from a wide range of applications to suit the purpose of the publication. They will demonstrate a good awareness of their audience when selecting images for use in publications and will justify their choices with reference to how the image can be used to influence the views of their audience. They will demonstrate an awareness of the fitness for purpose of their choices and will consistently select the most appropriate tools and applications for the implementation and development of their designs. They will use feedback to help develop their work and will evaluate their work according to simple criteria.

Few will: Demonstrate an acute awareness of their intended audience and always select the most appropriate applications and tools to plan, implement and refine their work. They will give constructive feedback for the development of work and will always produce solutions which are fit for purpose and audience. They will be able to describe and justify the choices they made with reference to both feedback and the views of their audience.

Unit Title: Graphics and Design Subject: ICT Topic: Graphics and Design Essential Questions Duration: 7 Lessons Grade: 6 and 7 Content
Review a range of publications and identify their good and bad points Create or adapt a template so that it is fit for purpose and audience Formulate a list of rules for what makes an effective logo 2a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. 3a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. 5a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. Internet Plan and design a logo appropriate for use using the design rules they have identified Plan an avatar by producing a hand drawn sketch Create an avatar using online design tools Poster Design Solution Publisher Evaluation Worksheet Review and Feedback Paint.net

Standards

Resources
Business Letter Example of a good/bad PowerPoint slide DrawPlus and PagePlus

1a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. 1b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

Skills
Critical Thinking Organizing and Investigating Searching and Selecting Research and Information Fluency Using Data and Information Sources Analyzing and Automating Processes

Assessments
Students demonstrate an awareness of their audience and produce a Poster or Flyer for a childrens charity. The design should incorporate skills/techniques that have been learnt in this unit Students can use a variety of software packages effectively to produce the solution to a given problem Evaluate the design considering whether it is fit for purpose and audience. Student can describe the design in relation to the layout and amount of text and graphics.

Activities
1. Produce original images in Paint.net 2. Review publications (business letter, flyer, brochure, and poster) and describe in relation to the amount of text and graphics 3. Students will create at least two different products using built-in templates (Microsoft Publisher) that are fit for purpose and audience 4. Students will plan and design a vector logo design using Draw Plus 5. Students evaluate the logo of another student. 6. Students use to research, design and produce an avatar using Draw Plus 7. Students design a poster for a charity using the skills they have learnt

Modifications
Visualization Provide adequate waiting time Reading text aloud Small Group Discussion Interactive Quiz Games Key Word Wall Using recording equipment to listen to their spoken voice Kinesthetic Learning Exchanging and Sharing Information