NETS
ISTE NETS*S Standards for Students The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy, and leadership for innovation. These standards, identified throughout the Visual Design curriculum, are integrated into the various activities students engage in during each project.
1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas and products and processes. b. create original works as a means of personal and group expression. c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works and solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit positive attitudes toward technology uses that support collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
Students: a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas and products and processes. b. create original works as a means of personal and group expression. c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works and solve problems.
3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
Students: a. plan strategies to guide inquiry. b. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. c. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. d. process data and report results.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. b. plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. c. collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.
5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit positive attitudes toward technology uses that support collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
Students: a. understand and use technology systems. b. select and use applications effectively and productively. c. troubleshoot systems and applications. d. transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
Adobe Certified Exam Standards
Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication using Adobe® Photoshop® exam objectives Setting project requirements
Identifying design elements used when preparing images
Understanding Adobe Photoshop
Manipulating images by using Adobe Photoshop
Publishing digital images by using Adobe Photoshop
- 1.1 Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing image(s).
- 1.2 Demonstrate knowledge of standard copyright rules for images and image use.
- 1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of project management tasks and responsibilities.
- 1.4 Communicate with others (such as peers and clients) about design plans.
Identifying design elements used when preparing images
- 2.1 Demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
- 2.2 Demonstrate knowledge of design principles, elements, and image composition.
- 2.3 Demonstrate knowledge of typography.
- 2.4 Demonstrate knowledge of color correction using Photoshop.
- 2.5 Demonstrate knowledge of image generating devices, their resulting image types, and how to access resulting images in Photoshop.
- 2.6 Understand key terminology of digital images.
Understanding Adobe Photoshop
- 3.1 Identify elements of the Photoshop user interface and demonstrate knowledge of their functions.
- 3.2 Demonstrate knowledge of layers and masks.
- 3.3 Demonstrate knowledge of importing, exporting, organizing, and saving.
- 3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of producing and reusing images.
- 3.5 Demonstrate an understanding of and select the appropriate features and options required to implement a color management workflow.
Manipulating images by using Adobe Photoshop
- 4.1 Demonstrate knowledge of working with selections.
- 4.2 Use Photoshop guides and rulers.
- 4.3 Transform images
- 4.4 Adjust or correct the tonal range, color, or distortions of an image.
- 4.5 Demonstrate knowledge of retouching and blending images.
- 4.6 Demonstrate knowledge of drawing and painting.
- 4.7 Demonstrate knowledge of type.
- 4.8 Demonstrate knowledge of filters.
Publishing digital images by using Adobe Photoshop
- 5.1 Demonstrate knowledge of preparing images for web, print, and video