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Digital Media Design

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Digital Media Design provides a creative, hands-on environment in which students collaborate to produce a variety of digital media projects. Students use various hardware, peripherals, software, and web-based tools to learn skills involving graphic design, digital photography, web design, and digital video production. Additionally, the standards are designed for students to engage in critical thinking skills and practice appropriate behavior in the use of technology.

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Discuss and demonstrate ways to value diversity. and SoftwareCompare and contrast types of multimedia design, including desktop publishing, graphic design, web page designUse a variety of hardware to digitize information in various formats, including digital camera, video camera, scannerUtilize a variety of software and equipment to create, modify, and enhance multimedia projectsPerform basic computer functions as they apply to the multimedia design industryDemonstrate appropriate use of digital photography equipment and techniquesUtilize photo editing software to edit and enhance digital photographsDemonstrate design techniques using graphic design softwareApply the design process to digital mediaIdentify and apply the principles of typographyUse precision software tools to manipulate imagesApply integration principles to import scanned, digitized graphics and text, tables, chartsDemonstrate the process of pre-production when creating videosIdentify and demonstrate effective use of a variety of shots, movements, and anglesApply proper transitions, edits, titles, effects, and media to create videos for various purposesCompare and contrast elements and purposes of websites, web pages, and web browsersDevelop interactive web pages and sites using a variety of component formats, including HTML, HTML editorsDetermine and apply the appropriate format for digital files for different needsManipulate digital image file sizingSummarize laws governing copyright, intellectual property, and software licensing as they relate to multimedia design
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