Grade+7+(incl.+Tech+class)

Information and Technology Class 2010-11
** Curriculum overview for the year **


 * Unit 1: Digital citizenship/Setting up a Ning page using links, embedding and uploading **
 * Unit 1.5: Comparing information on same topic by different authors including info graphics **
 * Unit 2: Making textual information visual: creating charts, diagrams, and pictograms **
 * Unit 2.5 Short research project about social networks following CCSS/Inquiry process **
 * Unit 3: Making Common Craft videos with a message about protecting privacy and reputation online **


 * Unit 4: Creating a monthly budget using Excel for a young person with an entry-level position**
 * Unit 4.5: Review: Citing online sources and evaluating websites **
 * Unit 5: Create a 5x5 movie on iMovie **

OTHER IDEAS:

Media literacy studies: making and retouching images [|**Media Literacy project**] **:** Survey Core questions Lesson one: What is Media? Lesson two: Advertising techniques (Only do part of the lesson based on values in ads and techniques used. Use worksheet from teacher vision.) Lesson three: Media Investigation : Who are the people in your TV neighborhood? Lesson four: Headlines are biased Follow-up: Create a digital advertisement using Adobe Elements after discussing/analyzing [|retouching] techniques and abuse in advertisements. Day #1: Look at articles/examples of retouching. Do you think that retouched images should be labeled retouched? Day #2: Demo tools of Adobe Photoshop elements & find/take an image to retouch/alter Day #3: Show before and after photos. What values did you communicate with your "retouched" image? Alternate assignment: Play [|admongo] Thanks to NAMLE for their curriculum. Cannot wait til their book is available again!


 * Other ideas:**

Unit 1: Booktalks: Urban fiction Unit 2: Book talks: Historical fiction Unit 3: Reading database articles and taking notes Unit 4: Booktalks: Literary nonfiction about history Unit 5: Booktalks: Books with different narrators or different character points of view Unit 6: Booktalks: Different forms of poetry Unit 7: Booktalks: Plays Unit 8: Booktalks: Memoirs