Hello everyone! We've finished our first day of school and are starting off strong in media arts. I will be using this to keep updates on the work we will be completing to provide information to parents. All work directions can be accessed by our canvas course by students, however this is just to keep you in the know.
Today in Media Arts we covered class expectations, the syllabus, and started things off with a brief file management exercise. My goal is to get students to be able to find and organize their digital work because they will be creating their own digital portfolio for Media Arts per our new assessment policy in the county for Media Arts. This will replace our former ETA end of the year assessments that we've done a few years ago, so students that wish to continue in the media arts program will really benefit from learning this skill.
In the near future I will be sending them home with forms for parents to fill out that will give them permission to take the flash drives home as well as allow them to practice professional responsibility in taking good care of it. It will also serve as something they can use to create their portfolios and take notes in, which won't need the internet to maintain or access it.
All of the above has been explained to the class today, and we'll be further practicing this skill throughout the year. Also, I'm extending the due date of our first exit ticket to next class as due to technical hurdles we did run out of time, and I see that further clarity will be needed before everyone can answer the question.