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Digital Media Arts: Introduction to Visual Arts and Digital Media WebsiteDigital Media Arts: Introduction to Visual Arts and Digital Media Website
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Education Development Center
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9th - 10th
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Digital Media Arts: Introduction to Visual Arts and Digital Media

Curated by ACT

Digital media curriculum for teaching high school students how to communicate through media. Students learn the fundamentals of art and design and the technical skills to prepare them for careers in the arts, media, and entertainment industries.

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Concepts

digital storytelling, storyboarding, visual literacy

Additional Tags

arts careers, arts curriculum, careers in art, communicating through media, computer animation, digital arts, digital curriculum, digital media, digital technologies, game design, visual arts, visual communication, digital media and technologies

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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