6th grade IB Technology

Week 1 - Intro the IB Technology (Year 1)/All About We slideshow
*Students will pair up and interview each other based on a list of given topics. Students will then create a Power Point slideshow about their 'new' friend and present it to the class. Students will assess themselves and each other on slideshow design/creation and presentation skills.
Area of Interaction: Health and Social Education
Guiding Question: How are we connected, yet still different?

Weeks 2/3 - Intro to Movie Maker: Picture Video
*Students will learn the skills and techniques of making a picture video using Movie Maker. Each student will choose a song or poem, then research images to go along with the lyrics, and use Movie Maker to add text, effects, and transitions while timing the images to the song/poem effectively.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: In what ways can technology bring music to life?

Weeks 4/5 - Movie Maker: Bringing Books to Life
*Students will choose a book they read from the Summer Reading List or a book currently being read in their Language Arts class. They will then choose their favorite part and write a script for that part. After casting the characters, planning, and setting the scene, they will videotape their 'movie' scene. Using Movie Maker, they will edit the video and add a title (created in Paint or Photoshop) and credits.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: In what ways can technology bring literature to life?

Week 6 - Intro to Photoshop/Digital Photography: Digital Picture Art
*Students will take a few digital photography of something in nature (i.e. a tree, flower, animal, etc.) and use the filters in Photoshop to turn that photography into works of art.
Area of Interaction: Environments
Guiding Question: How can our perception of our environment transform into a work of art?

Week 7 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Painted Faces
*Students will take a digital photograph of themselves. They will import this photo into Photoshop, add a background that describes them (i.e. if there favorite place is the beach, they will import a beach background) and then choose an image to 'paint' over their faces (i.e. if they came from another country, they can paint that country's flag across their face).
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: To what extent do our eyes decieve us?

Week 8 - Video and Reflection
*Students will watch a technology-related video and then write a reflection on it.
Area of Interaction: Approaches in Learning
Guiding Question: What are the effects of the changes in technology over the years?

Week 9 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Nine of Me
*Students will take a head/shoudler picture of themselves. They will then use the filters, cropping, and layers features in Photoshop to create nine versions of the photo with a different look to each.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How can images become altered?

Week 9 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Visual Dictionary
*Students will choose two words (from a list given by the teacher) to illustrate each using Photoshop.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How does technology impact communication and learning?