Year 10 Computing is a full year course. It is an awesome opportunity to get your hands on some very cool software tools. We improve our graphics, audio, video design skills. We also learn basic publishing skills, plus programming and how to make web page using HTML. What do you do with all these skills? You create, collaborate, publish and share. That's right, you express yourself!
Course Outline
Express Yourself Graphics: Improve your graphic editing skills. Learn to use layers, brushes,filters, colour channels and simple animation techniques. Learn basic principles of graphic design and how to produce effective graphics
Express Yourself Audio: Use Acid ( like Garageband - for Windows) to produce your own loop based music. DJ live using a collection of samples. Export and publish your own sound files. Use Audacity to record, edit and publish your podcasts, radio adverts, movie soundtracks and music mixes.
Express Yourself Video: Now that you can create and edit graphics and also create and edit audio, here is an opportunity to combine the two in a basic introduction to movie production. You will learn to edit clips, add titles, soundtracks and narration, export and publish your movie. Movie is a very powerful medium to communicate a message, so let your voice be heard.
Express Yourself 3D: 3D technology is everywhere these days. It is an important skill to be able to navigate and work in 3D virtual space, many of the jobs in the future will require the ability to work in a 3D virtual environment. It is also a whole lot of fun. We use Sketch up and Minecraft to develop and explore these skills.