Essential Question:
- What is Digital Communication?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Classroom Rules and Procedures
- Participation Grade Policy  
- What is Digital Communication?
- Why study Digital Communication?

Projects & Activities:
- Activity: Seating Chart      MS Word     PDF
- Activity: Logging into the school computers.
- Guided Practice: Finding course software
- Guided Practice: Finding your folder
- Guided Practice: Finding our class online classroom

Essential Question:
- How can Adobe Photoshop be used to create custom raster / bitmap graphics?

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Day One
- Guided Practice: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Day Two
- Guided Practice: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Day Three

Essential Question:
- How can a custom logo design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Logo Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Custom Logo Design

Essential Question:
- How can a google logo effectively communicate a message or theme?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Google Logo Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Custom Google Logo

Essential Question:
- How can a billboard design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Methods of Persuasion
- Billboard Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Advertising Billboard

Downloads:
- Billboard Design Template

Essential Question:
- How can a t-shirt design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- T-Shirt Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a T-Shirt

Downloads:
- T-Shirt Design Template

Essential Question:
- How can a vehicle wrap effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Vehicle Wrap Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Vehicle Wrap

Downloads:
- Vehicle Wrap Template

Essential Question:
- How can a business card effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Business Card Design and Development Presentation

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: Sample Business Card One
- Guided Practice Activity: Sample Business Card Two
- Project: Design four business cards with the same information, but with different designs.
- Project: Business Card Proof Sheet

Essential Question:
- How can a advertising flyer effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Advertising Design
- Methods of Persuasion

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: Sample Flyer Design
- Project: Design a advertising flyer that utilizes at least one of the methods of persuasion.

Essential Question:
- How can a magazine effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Magazine Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Magazine
     * Magazine Page One “Cover”
     * Magazine Page Two “Article”
     * Magazine Page Three “Product Review”
     * Magazine Page Four Advertisement / Coupon
     * Magazine Page Five “Restaurant Menu”
     * Magazine Page Six “Survey Results”
     * Magazine Page Seven “Photo Collage”
     * Magazine Page Eight “Full Page Ad”

Essential Question:
- How can a candy box design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Candy Box Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: Candy Box Template
- Project: Design and Develop a Candy Box

Downloads:
- Candy Box Design Template

Essential Question:
- How can a DVD case design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- DVD Case Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: DVD Case Template
- Project: Design and Develop a DVD Case

Downloads:
- DVD Case Design Template

Essential Question:
- How can a CD jewel case design effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- CD Jewel Case Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: CD Jewel Case Template
- Project: Design and Develop a CD Jewel Case
     * CD Jewel Case Book Front and Back
     * CD Jewel Case Book Inside
     * CD Jewel Case Back

Downloads:
- CD Case Design Template

Essential Question:
- How can frozen foods packaging effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Frozen Foods Packaging Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: Frozen Foods Packaging Template
- Project: Design and Develop a Frozen Foods Package

Downloads:
- Frozen Foods Package Template

Essential Question:
- How can bottle labels effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Bottle Label Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Guided Practice Activity: Bottle Label Template
- Project: Design and Develop a Bottle Label

Downloads:
- Bottle Label Template

Essential Question:
- How can cereal box effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Cereal Box Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Cereal Box
     * Cereal Box Front Design
     * Cereal Box Back Design
     * Cereal Box Left Side
     * Cereal Box Right Side
     * Cereal Box Top

     * Cereal Box Complete Layout Presentation

Downloads:
- Cereal Box Template

Essential Question:
- How can a key frame animation effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- What is 2D Animation?

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Key Frame Animation

Essential Question:
- How can a animated advertisement effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Purpose of Animated Advertisements

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Animated Advertisement

Essential Question:
- How can a animation effectively communicate a story?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Scenes and Storyline

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Story Line Animation

Essential Question:
- How can a flash website effectively communicate a message?

Lessons & Discussions:
- Flash Website Layout and Design

Projects & Activities:
- Project: Design and Develop a Interactive Flash Website with six pages
- Project: Design and Develop a Splash Page