Syllabus

The Media Arts program is designed based upon the goals identified in the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards. The curriculum enables students to develop their creative abilities for making art (studio), interpreting and evaluating visual images (art criticism), and raising questions about the nature of art (aesthetics). Media Arts is a course that is a technology class that will cover a wide variety of processes, techniques and information. The media arts class will provide your student the opportunity to express his or her creativity as well as participate in divergent thinking and creative problem solving while learning a skill which will enable them to enter the high school’s media arts classes as well as preparing them for a career in the field.

The overall goal of this course is to develop verbal, visual, and technical skills essential for planning, executing, critically analyzing, and evaluating works of art as well as expanding the student’s problem solving abilities which includes working within required and self-imposed limitations.

1. To introduce students to aesthetic concepts based on the elements and principles of design.

2. To offer instructional guidelines in various technology using a variety of media.

3. To expose students to media design programs, techniques, methods, digital citizenship, and media literacy.

4. To familiarize students with works of digital and contemporary artists

5. To make critical comparisons and analysis of historical and student works.

Live Interaction: Every class period there will be a minimum of 33 minutes of instruction on Zoom.

Daily Procedures:

1. Students are REQUIRED to login to Clever everyday and join our Zoom meeting link.

a. We will use zoom to take attendance.

2. Take a Daily Selfie

3. Go over the current lesson / Project (LIVE INTERACTION)

4. Work on assigned project

5. Complete Daily Assignment Exit Ticket on Google Form

** Due to the nature of Distance Learning please be ready for change to the class procedures.**

Student work will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Design Components: Specific objectives relative to each project will be stated at the beginning of each assignment or unit of study

• Media Applications: use of media, techniques, materials; technical execution/craftsmanship

• Communication and Composition: Aesthetic and conceptual quality of finished work.

• All work can be turned in up until the end of each grading period.

****Assignment deadlines are end of 1st quarter and end of 1st Semester.****

Daily Exit tickets are worth 2 points per day.

Most Assignments will be worth 10-25 points depending on the amount of time it takes to complete.

• Check your student email account, Google Classroom, and Clever daily. I recommend that you check your emails at the beginning and end of your school day, and visit Google Classroom during independent work time.

• Understand that learning is a process that requires patience with yourself and others.

  • Be open to spend the time it takes to learn and allow yourself that time.

  • Try to stay organized and get your work done in a timely manner.

• While in ZOOM (live interaction),

  • Be on time and be prepared.

    • Find a quiet place (if possible), free of distractions.

    • Have all of your supplies ready, your device charged and ready, and mentally prepare yourself to learn!

    • Bring any questions you have from the work you did and be ready to share them with the class.

    • Mute yourself until it is your turn to speak.

  • Be presentable.

    • Follow the school dress code.

    • Check your background. Make sure there is nothing there that could embarrass you.

  • Use the hand raise button to ask questions.

    • Listen carefully to the instructor and to your peers.

  • Turn off notifications on your device(s).

Always use your school email account when communicating and working on assignments.

On Sunday nights I will email the weekly agenda to you so you will have it when you check your email Monday mornings. I will also post it in Google Classroom. If you need clarification about anything, please contact me immediately.

Please feel free to email me at ngarrett@mvusd.net. I will respond to your email within 24 hours. Students can also message me in Google Classroom. Please allow up to 48 hours for me to reply. I typically reply between 7:30 am to 4 pm.

• Office Hours will be held from:

  • 1:00PM to 2:00PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

12:00PM - 1:00PM on Wednesday

Students need to email me to let me know if they need assistance during these office hour times.

• I will be checking emails and answering questions during these times as well.

There are many things out of our control, but our behavior, including how we handle things and how we react, is something we can control.

You are responsible for your learning. I expect you to be at every live session and do all of the assigned work. The live sessions will be recorded and available to you if you would like to watch them.

People are creatures of habit; make it a habit to attend the live sessions with a good attitude, prepared, and ready to learn!

I look forward to being your teacher this year and guiding you through this amazing adventure!