Digital Tools

Course goals students will:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of technological systems (e.g. for print, graphics, audio, video).
2. Demonstrate use of software to access, organize, create, and communicate information.
3. Identify issues and problems in technology and related areas, and begin to develop strategies for solving these problems individually and in a group.
4. Apply basic principles of instructional design to produce resources for specified learning objectives.
5. Create a quality product for print and web environments demonstrating the ability to:
1. understand the attributes of a quality product and including message and screen design
2. design, develop and present a quality product for a specific audience
3. evaluate both the product and process
6. Critically understand communications in individual and complex formats and, in turn, communicates in appropriate formats to convey one's message
7. Functions as an effective contributor to a group and the larger class
8. Understand, observes, and is prepared to address intellectual freedom, intellectual property rights, privacy, and security of students and resources
9. Model and encourage instructional strategies that enhance higher level thinking skills for students