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Learning Digital MediaStudent Edition (Print) with Digital eText ©2017, Emergent Learning

Students analyze and assess current and emerging technologies, while designing and creating multimedia projects Learning Digital Media helps students explore web and digital career paths while learning basic layout principles, typography, digital photography, creating animations, and graphics skills and applications. Critical employability and 21st

Century Skills connections and activities are integrated throughout to prepare today’s students for the workplace. Supports preparation for the Adobe Certified Associate certification in Flash and Dreamweaver.

The Getting Started section provides an overview of the Web and Digital Communications career pathway, including available careers, business and industry employers, and the education and skill requirements necessary for careers in this pathway, as well as employment trends and emerging technologies.

Coverage of the professional applications for today’s workplace• Illustrator for graphic design and illustration

• Photoshop for commercial photography and printing

• Flash for animation

• Premiere Pro for audio/video production

• Dreamweaver for Web site design

• Supports the Adobe Creative Cloud versions of the above applications, providing students access to the most up-to-date tools and features for all Adobe applications.

Program Resources• Student Edition (print)

• Student Edition eText

• Teacher’s Edition (print)

• Teacher’s Edition eText and Digital Teacher Resources. The Digital Teacher Resources include PowerPoint slides, and Test Bank with TestGen®.

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Chapters are structured to make the learning process simple and enjoyable• List of the topics to be covered in the lessons keeps students

focused on essential content.

• Try It! exercises allow students to practice what they learn about each feature.

• Numbered steps make it easy for students to complete each part of the project.

• Frequent illustrations show students how to select settings, as well as show them results they can use to check their progress.

• Exercises include numerous notes that provide helpful tips or alternate methods of performing tasks and definitions of important terms.

• Feature boxes include more in-depth information on digital media topics, tools, shortcuts, and professional methodology.

• Comprehension Checks at the end of each lesson ask students to pause and check their mastery of lesson content and skills before moving on.

• Review Projects introduce students to a variety of subjects related digital media and communication such as career preparation and employability skills. Students are encouraged to explore further through research, writing, and designing.

Review, practice, and apply with chapter-ending activities• Review questions remind students of the important skills and

features they have learned and to assess their knowledge of the chapter’s key points.

• Multiple Choice questions provide students another chance to test their understanding of chapter content.

• A Portfolio Builder provides step-by-step instructions on how to complete a project that requires students to apply the skills and features they learned in the chapter.

• A Critical Thinking project challenges students to complete a project on their own or with minimal instruction.

Teaching support exclusively designed for Texas• Streamline course set-up, class prep, and instruction with a

Digital eText.

— One-click navigation to TEKS aligned content. Use the Digital eText, Student and Teacher Editions, to

quickly jump from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards (TEKS) directly to the content in

the eText that fulfills that standard.

— 24/7 access to Digital eTexts of the Teacher and Student editions, as well as accompanying Test Bank and PowerPoint files.

— Compatible with Thin Common Cartridge to facilitate single sign-on integration and rostering.

• The Teacher’s Wraparound Edition includes exclusive material such as additional activities, discussion topics, suggestions for ways to customize lessons for tiered learning, teaching tips and answer keys alongside the full-page view of the student edition text.

Table of ContentsGetting Started

1. Introduction to Digital Design & Illustration

2. Creating and Enhancing Illustrations

3. Understanding Digital Photography

4. Printing & Imaging with Photoshop

5. Working with Animation

6. Exploring Audio/Video Production

7. Designing Web Pages with Adobe Dreamweaver CC

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