On Friday, January 31st, students announced the opening of Diamond Digital, a student-led production studio. The creative team is comprised of 5th & 6th grade students in the Digital Storytelling & Creative Computing electives.
The 40-person team works collaboratively to advertise their services on their website. Taylor B., 6th grade, wrote the skit for their debut at Rise & Shine on Friday. Cael N., 5th grade, spent four hours outside of school to create the banner.
The team learned multiple ways to advertise and promote their work. They created product examples to show on the website. Some made hand-drawn ads posted in the school hallways (shown above).
A few students designed some digital graphics that will be appear on the TV in the main office.
Axton, 6th grade, and a few others worked on business logo ideas. Axton's idea was picked by the team.
A group of students worked very hard on designing flyers. They were serious about handwriting 600 copies!
Another group of dedicated students working on digital graphics.
Several students also wrote online posts to introduce the new studio and learned how to write for different social media platforms. Be sure to check it out on Class Dojo, Facebook, Twitter, and our school's website!
FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
The students in Diamond Digital are managing their first fundraiser by selling personalized 3D printed keychains & Valentine's Day video grams. The fundraiser supports the K6 Computer Lab at the Arkansas Arts Academy.
Keychains include:
- a metal key ring.
- your choice of color from our wide selection.
- your choice of text. (8 character limit)
Video Grams include:
- a personalized message from the sender.
- video shot in high-definition (1920x1080).
- edited music and motion graphics.
- a digital copy to keep forever.
Cost: $3.00 each or $5.00 for both.
About Intro to Creative Computing
This one year course is an introduction to fundamental computer science concepts and various topics emphasizing the use of coding and 3D designing for content understanding.
About Intro to Digital Storytelling
This one year course is an introduction to creating stories using digital media (images, text, motion, music or voice narration).