7th Grade Technology

Week 1- Intro to IB Technology (Year 2)/Intro to Photoshop
*Students will learn the basic skills of photoshop and do some work with patterns, collages and text features. This will help them develop the skills they will need for their projects for the rest of the 9 weeks.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: To what extent does technology create understanding?

Week 2 - Photoshop: Visual Puns
*Students will use imaging effects in Photoshop to combine pictures describing puns.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: How can learning incorporate technology and art?

Week 3 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Impressionist Artwork
*Students will learn about the art genre of Impressionism which incorporates light, surface, color and fast-fleeting moments. They will take pictures around the school campus and turn them into Impressionist pieces of art.
Area of Interaction: Environments
Guiding Question: What is the interdependent relationship between us and our environment?

Week 4 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Funny Ads
*Students will search the internet for their favorite snack food, sports team, logo, etc. They will then try to match the font with a font on the computer and alter the name of the product.
Area of Interaction: Humain Ingenuity
Guiding Question: To what extent can you create change?

Weeks 5/6 - Photoshop/Digital Photography: Advertising Photography
*Students will research the background of a given company (i.e. Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola, etc.). They will then create a new print advertisement for their chosen company, and present their campaign to 'representatives' of the company.
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
Guiding Question: To what extent does design affect the product?

Week 7 - Current Event Essay
*Students will research a technology-related current event, after a class discussion, and write an essay about the issue.
Area of Interaction: Approaches to Learning
Guiding Question: What are the effects of the changes in technology around the world?

Weeks 8/9 - Digital Storytelling: Foregin Film
*Students will be grouped together and work to create a foreign film using Movie Maker or Photo Story 3.
Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity
Guiding Question: In what ways does technology impact communication and entertainment?