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Chapter 9: Publishing
LEARNING INTENTION
Describe how digital media content (text, audio, visuals) is published online, including blogs, digital newspapers and eBooks.
LEARNING OUTCOME
2.2 Demonstrate how digital media texts are published on the internet.
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
Digital media publishing is when you post anything to the internet that other people can view. This could take the form of a picture, video audio, text, or a game. All digital content sent privately or published using the internet is archived so it is important to be very careful what information you share on the internet. This chapter will demonstrate how text, audio and visuals are published online.
SAMPLE
MATERIALS
Digital devices with internet access eLearning platform: Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom Microsoft Word Wordpress.org Mentimeter.com Adobe Spark
ACTIVE LEARNING METHODOLOGIES
Think-pair-share Thinking hats Group brainstorming: Mentimeter.com Reflection journal
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Creating a magazine cover in Adobe Spark
OBJECTIVES
By the end of this chapter students will be able to:
Define
Digital publisher
Describe The impact that digital publishing can have on society The reasons people publish digitally Examples of when digital publishing is used for different reasons
Debate If digital publishing should replace print publishing
Explain Design Create How they are digital publishers Magazine cover - Adobe Spark Hashtags to raise awareness about social issues SAMPLE
ACTIVITY 1: ARE YOU A DIGITAL PUBLISHER? Students will take the quiz below to determine if they are a digital publisher.
ACTIVITY OVERVIEW
ACTIVITY 2: DIGITAL BRAINSTORM
Using mentimeter.com, students will brainstorm all examples of when they were a publisher on the internet.
Count how many applications and websites your class has published on. SAMPLE
ACTIVITY 3: HASHTAGS Students will create a hashtag that people can use to raise awareness about a social issue of your choice.
ACTIVITY 4: PRINT PUBLISHING VS DIGITAL PUBLISHING Students will examine two covers of Porter magazine, one analogue and one digital. SAMPLE
ACTIVITY 5: THINKING HATS In groups of six, students will discuss the following statement using the ‘Thinking Hat’ strategy.
“Only eBooks should be used in schools.”
After completing the thinking hat activity do a walking debate to see the opinions of your class.
TIPS
Pg. 29 of student workbook:
Students can revisit page 29 to remember how to use the Thinking Hat Methodology.
ACTIVITY 6: WHY POST DIGITALLY? Students will fill out the chart with examples of when you have seen audio, visual and text used online to inform, educate, entertain, market and advise other people.
PAUSE & REFLECT In your reflection journal describe:
Three things you learned in this section Two things you already knew One thing you would like to learn more about
