- Design & Technology Academy
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Syllabus
6th Grade Technology Class
“Exploring Multimedia” with Mr. Hicks
Design and Technology Academy, Ed White M.S.
Our project-based curriculum offers students an introduction to several Adobe and open-source software packages, including Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After-Effects, Illustrator, Sketchup, Blender and MIT App Inventor. Extensions to each project are provided for students with time to explore advanced features.
1st Grading Period
Folder and file management
Cloud File Sync with OneDrive
"Favorite Things" Project
Advanced Google Image search settings
Document hyperlinks
Google Drive backups
Photoshop
Tools, Panels and Windows
Image enhancement
Simple text effects
Layers and Adjustment Layers
Adobe Premiere
Project and sequence setup
Importing assets
Timeline building
Keyframe animation
Transitions
Exporting
YouTube
Channel management
Uploading and sharing
2nd Grading Period
Illustrator
Vector v. Bitmap graphics
Paths, lines and shapes
"Sample Graphic" Project
Fills and Strokes
Solid and Gradient colors
“Emoji” project
Effects i.e. Pucker and Bloat
ELAR Root Word Monster animation
3rd Grading Period
Sketchup 3D Modeling and Animation
Desktop v. Online versions
Navigating in 3D Space
Keyboard shortcuts
"Simple House" project
Entering precise measurements
Push/Pull extrusion tool
Exporting 3D formats
Blender 3D Animation
“Simple House” animation project
“Sculpture” Project - modeling & animation
Frame-by-frame rendering
Adobe Premiere - Exporting frame renders
After Effects
“Animated Intro” project
Adobe Dynamic Linking
“Animated Backgrounds” project
CC Starfield Effect
Fractal Noise Effect
Greenscreen compositing project
4th Grading Period
MIT App Inventor
Kindle Fire and Samsung tablets
Design interface
Components, Media and Properties Panels
User Interface
Block Coding
Variables, logic and loops
Testing and debugging
Publishing apps