Communication

Uses technology and/or digital learning to:

  • Clarify the purpose or intention of a message in relation to audience, context or culture
  • Consider perspectives, emotions, and experiences when seeking shared understandings
  • Decode and interpret ideas or information shared through verbal or nonverbal formats
  • Express ideas or concepts using appropriate tone, language, conventions, or protocols
  • Demonstrate respect and responsibility when communicating with others


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Outcome 1: Choose the appropriate platforms and tools to communicate clearly and effectively for authentic purposes using the appropriate protocols.

Division 1

With teacher guidance, use a variety of tools to organize, represent and demonstrate learning.

Division 2

Working with a peer group, use a variety of tools to organize, represent and demonstrate learning.

Choose appropriate themes and slide layouts to suit the audience and purpose of the presentation.

Division 3

Self-select from a variety of tools to organize, represent and demonstrate learning.

Division 4

Self select from a variety of tools to create and deliver innovative and purposeful multimedia presentations.

Reflect on personal tool preferences and biases, identify influences that have contributed to the formation of preferences, and select strategies that may be used to expand interests/skill.

Outcome 2: Consider context and audience while presenting and publishing complex ideas clearly and effectively by using a variety of digital tools.

Division 1

With teacher guidance, consider content, purpose and audience when choosing appropriate tools to demonstrate learning.

Publish reflections and learning artifacts to a wider audience, under teacher guidance.

Division 2

Consider content, purpose and audience when choosing appropriate tools to demonstrate learning.

Edit and format documents and presentations to enhance meaning and emphasis (e.g. font, style, images, sound).

Identify how graphics, video and sound enhances communication.


Division 3

Identify features that define particular media texts; discuss differences in style and their effects on content and audience impression.

Evaluate the effectiveness of different types of media texts for presenting ideas and information.

Experiment with tools and media to create different effects in particular situations and for particular purposes and audiences.

Division 4

Select the most appropriate tool and media to create and manipulate effects in particular situations and for particular purposes and audiences.

Evaluate effectiveness of self-created media texts for presenting ideas and information.

Publish reflections and learning artifacts to a wide audience.

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