Desktop Publishing I
Lesson/ Teaching materials
Introduction to Mac
 Right Click
 Widgets
 File maintenance
 Saving files—jumpdrives
 Making folders
 Hot keys—macmost
shortcuts
Setup notebooksPhotobooth
Word 2008
Unit 1-Intro To Digital Media/print
media
 Setup Evernotes
o Desktop Publisher
o Digital Media
o Graphic Designer
o Multimedia
o Photographer
o Videographer
o Website Developer
Unit 1-Copyright
Notebook Project introduction
Unit 1-DC II
Activities
Framework
Special Strategies
Wallwisher “What do
you need to know
about macs?”
Table of Content
Cover for notebooks
Using Wordles
Using Edmodo
Collecting DTP examples—
How Do you use this stuff
Career Worksheets
Unit 1—
Intro to
Digital
Media—
3 hrs
Powerpoint
Copyright Visuals
Scenarios
Glogs
Wordle on Copyright
Bellringer
Talk a mile a minute
1.3
Store It Posters
Storage Media Handout
DC II: 1.2,
1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Discuss software and
hardware necessary for Digital
Media
Show Cloud Computing
examples—HANDOUT
Bluetooth Handout—discuss
different methods in
transferring media.
Show Finder (MACS)
Bluetooth Exchange
Finding your jumpdrive
Burning CDs/DVDs
Use Glogs
Wordles
Hardware Table
Software
Comparison
Cloud Computing
Unit 3- Layout and Deisgn
Introduce InDesign softwarecapture screen
Unit 2 Communication of Color
Unit 4 Typography
Look at terms—
Font—Downloading fonts
Unit 5 Publications
1st poster
Toolbox
Rhyme and Riddles
Photo Buddy Card
Movie Mania
(Lacy has glog on typography,
Layout and Design Powerpoint
,
Worksheet on target audience)
Drawing Tools
Book Activity
Emergency exits
Exer 28 Haunted House Inv
Postcard with spot of color
Halloween Flier
Layout/Design Worksheet
Folds Handout w/ Quiz
Kuler
Create Color Wheel
Editable color wheels
Color Matters ppt
Business card-cardstock
Letterhead, Bookmarks
Trading cards with QR codes
Scrapper Wrappers
3.1, 3.2, 3.3,
3.4
Look at terms—Flash
Cards on ipods
Issuu.com
Glogs
Ipad—Use Sling
Notes to get capture 2
pictures of different
bindings/folds
Accordian fold,
Gatefold, half fold,
perfect binding,
saddle stitch, spiral
binding, -send to
teacher in email
2.1
2.2
Photo Cards
Add Pantone
swatches in InDesign
5.5.1,4.1,4.2,
4.3,4.4, 4.5,
4.6
use response system
with ipods
QR Codes-with ipods
Use ScreenChomp app
to draw parts of a
character
Brochure on Digital Comm,
Cards, Child’s Gameboard
Newspaper Elements,
Newsletter with templates
Brochure on self
Newspaper Part HANDOUT
Smilebox—digital project
5.1, 5.2,5.3,
5.4,5.5
Digital Camera Care Tips
Megapixel/Resolution ppt—
Ann Ware
Go online find example of a
point and shoot camera and an
SLR camera—look @
differences and label parts
DC II: 2.1,
2.2, 2.3, 2.4
DCII: 4.2
screencast using
screenchomp
newspaper parts
Digital Communications II
Unit 2—Photography
Label parts of camera: LCD,
Mode, Preview mode, USB
Megapixel
comparison
http://images.bestbu
y.com/BestBuy_US/i
mages/media/flash/
d/digtalimaging/de
mo2_v5.swf?h=504
Aperature, shutter
speed, ISO
cables, zoom
http://www.kamera
simulator.se/eng/?p
age_id=2
Aperature/Shutter speed
handouts with simulators
Shutter
speed/Aperature
http://www.photonh
ead.com/simcam/sh
utteraperture.php
Framing Digital Images ppt.
Photosimulation
Digital Scav Hunt
Digital Camera Assessment
Store and organize photos on
iPhoto
Unit 3—Editing Photos
Evernote and handwritten—
notes on vector vs bitmap
Categorize file formats
Analyze formats
DC II: 3.2,
3.3, 3.4, 3.5
Evernote
START PHOTOSHOP
Magazine cover
Comic Books
Photosimulation finish
Patriotic Photoshop
Media Title Slides
Introduce Illustrator
Have students find techniques
using simulators and tutorials.
Vector Graphics
explanation
http://www.thelogof
actory.com/logo-fileformats/
Stamps
Postcards
Fairy Tale Devices
Unit 5—Advanced Publications
Back to InDesign and integrate
Illustrator and Photoshop
Combine styles and
masterpages and complete
Scrapbooks
DC II: 4.1,
4.2, 4.3, 4.4,
4.5
Zip files
Styles
Masterpages
Recipe Books—export as pdf
Child’s Story Book
TOC & Indexing
ROCK ON
Add brushes to
Unspoken game
Unit 5—Career/College Capstone
Review Resumes and complete
with templates
Discuss digital portfolios and
look at examples online
unspoken game
5.1, 5.2, 5.3
www.alphaomega
digital.com
Examples of
digital portfolio
for careers in
digital media