Grade 12 TGJ4M - Communication Technology
Course Outline
Unit 1:
Communications Technology Fundamentals Featuring Using a Camcorder
Thurs Feb 3 Lesson 1: Course Introduction
§ Course outline
§ Lab rules
§ Login onto a Mac
§ Down load personal profile, complete it and email back to your instructor
§ Activity: What is communications technology?
Fri Feb 4 Lesson 2: Publishing on the Web with
Wikis and Google Docs – Group
Research
§ YouTube videos introducing Wikis and Google Docs
§ Group research group topics to be published on class wiki.
Mon Feb 7 Lesson 2 Continued
Tues Feb 8 Lesson 3: Safe Schools Student Video
Productions
§ Guest speaker: our School Librarian
§ Group research
Wed Feb 9 Lesson 3 Continued
Thurs Feb 10 Lesson 4: Video Camera Equipment
Certification and Group
Research
§ Complete Video Camera Use Review
§ Equipment Certification
o using batteries, tapes, film mode and play mode
o setting up a tripod
o Setting video cameras to:
§ Back lighting compensation
§ white balance
§ different scene modes
§ Group research while equipment certification occurs
Fri Feb 11 Lesson 4 Continued
Mon Feb 14 Lesson 4 Continued
§ Group research while equipment
certification occurs
Tues Feb 15 Lesson 5 Camera Work
§ Complete review sheet on camera work
§ Continue with group research assignments.
Wed Feb 16 Lesson 6 Stages of Production
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Group Research continued
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Certification
Thurs Feb 17 Lesson 7 Script Writing in Celtx
Friday Feb 18 Lesson 8 Green Screen
Tues Feb 22 Lesson 9 Storyboards
- The purpose of a storyboard
- Using Celtx to create a storyboard
- Green Screen, Split Screen and
Picture in Picture Task
- Video Production - Commercial
- Commerical Rubric
Wed Feb 23 Lesson 10 Video Project 1 - Commercial
- Group presentations.
- Continue working on the commercial.