Summary
This collection has all the resources you need to successfully implement the Digital Media Career Exploration to Bridge Participation Gaps Action Plan.Resources
Career Cafe enables students to make real-world connections between their interests and professional career goals. Whether in a small or large setting, Career Cafes enable students to network with professionals in industries they might not otherwise have access to. As a facilitator of a Career Cafe,... Read more »
Created by: Will Markham
Date Updated: March 20th, 2025
- Students
- Any time of year
- Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class
- Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)
- Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, College-Going Culture
- College & Career Interest
- Choosing a Career, Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings
In this after-school club resource, students learn how to use digital media to create essential projects for business or non-profit clients. This club not only teaches students what types of projects are expected from graphic designers, social media managers, and communications specialists, but also... Read more »
Created by: James Doyle
Date Updated: August 26th, 2025
- Any time of year
In this activity, students consider how their actions impact the first impressions formed by others. Students reflect on their personal strengths and explore different types of communication—written, verbal, and nonverbal. Students practice making strong first impressions and addressing written communication... Read more »
Created by: Laura Young
Date Updated: December 16th, 2025
- Students
- Any time of year
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Career Preparation Skills, Infer
- Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals
- Extracurricular Activities
This educator resource introduces students to photojournalism, photography basics, and digital cameras. Students examine famous examples of photojournalism and discuss how photography can be used to tell stories. Students then learn about digital camera settings and practice taking photos with a camera... Read more »
Created by: Robert Lane
Date Updated: July 15th, 2025
- Teachers
- Any time of year
- Action Plans
- Career Exploration
In this educator resource, students learn how to tell visual stories through camera work and video editing. Students plan, film, and produce a short video using a variety of shot types and composition techniques. Students then share their edited videos with their peers, provide feedback to each other,... Read more »
Created by: Jeremy Davis
Date Updated: September 16th, 2025
- All Staff or Teachers
- Any time of year
- Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class
- Action Plans
- College & Career Interest
- Communication
In this activity, students will increase their media literacy skills through exploring student-created news websites and analyzing the differences between hard and soft news reporting. Additionally, students will learn how to identify clickbait-style headlines and demonstrate their understanding by... Read more »
Created by: Jeremy Davis
Date Updated: December 11th, 2025
- Students
- 1st Nine Weeks, 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks, Any time of year
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Collaborate, Compare & Contrast, Critical Thinking, Identify, Recognize, Requires Multiple Meetings to Complete
In this resource, students explore the elements of a quality news broadcast and work in teams to create and film their own school news segments. They learn about production roles, plan their stories, and choose editing software to produce their final newscasts. Finally, students evaluate their own and... Read more »
Created by: Jeremy Davis
Date Updated: September 22nd, 2025
- All Staff or Teachers, Mentor Teacher/Instructional Coaches, New Teachers, Teachers
- Any time of year
- Whole Class
- Action Plans
- College & Career Interest, Rigorous Curriculum
- Career Exploration, Communication, Informative Writing
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