PTI405: Interactive Multimedia

Course Title: Interactive Multimedia
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
CODE: PTI405
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
PREPARATION: Keyboarding, Programming, Art or Drawing (Europe Only)

Major Concepts/Content: Interactive Multimedia is designed to acquaint students with a variety of multimedia applications. A variety of technology tools will be used to produce multimedia projects that include graphics, sound, video, programming, and other appropriate technology. The emphasis of this course is the production of individual and/or group projects.

Major Instructional Activities: Students will work individually and in groups and will become familiar with the various types of technology tools that will be used to produce a project. Interactive Multimedia tools will be used to create products. Students will use electronic learning services to access additional resources.

Major Evaluative Techniques: Assessment will be accomplished by

Documentation of ability to use each technology tool.
Checking work in progress to ensure that timelines and schedules are created and achieved.
Presentation and evaluation of finished projects.
Maintain a multimedia portfolio.

Essential Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to

Demonstrate understanding of the terminology used in the areas of multimedia.
Demonstrate the use of multimedia applications including, but not limited to hypermedia, digital audio and digital video.
Demonstrate understanding of how various technological applications can be combined to effectively communicate a message.
Describe how multimedia technology affects their daily life.
Demonstrate appropriate design and implementation of algorithmic programming structure.

CLUSTERS AND PATHWAYS
This course can be used to partially satisfy the requirements for an endorsement in the following pathways.

Last Revised: March 26th, 2009 at 2:23 pm.