Discover Digital Media Forms and Create Amazing Messages

You will discover the exciting world of digital media and learn how pictures, videos, and sounds share messages with you every day. Digital media includes all the content you see and hear on tablets, phones, and computers. You will explore how these different forms work together to help you communicate with family and friends.

You will learn about three main types of digital media that you use every day. Pictures are still images that you can see on your screen, like photos of your family or drawings you make. Videos are moving pictures that change and show action, like when you watch your favorite shows or see family members moving on video calls.

Sounds are everything you hear through your digital devices, including music, voices, and sound effects. You will discover how these three forms can work together to create complete messages, like when you make a video message that includes your voice and moving pictures.

You will use many different digital tools to create and enjoy media content. Your tablet and phone are special devices that can show you pictures, play videos, and let you hear sounds. The screen is like a window where all your digital media appears for you to see.

You will learn important actions like clicking to choose what you want to see or hear. When you want to send pictures or videos to family members, you will use sharing to send your content to others. Playing means making videos or sounds start so you can watch or listen to them, just like when you use digital tools for writing tasks.

You will discover how to make your own digital content to share with others. You can create digital art by drawing on your tablet screen with your finger or a special pen. You can also make text messages by typing words on your device to send to family and friends.

You will learn about video calls that let you see and talk to people far away at the same time. The internet helps connect your device to others so you can share your pictures and videos instantly. You will explore how publishing writing with digital tools helps you share your creative work with others.

Pictures: Still images that you can see on your screen, like photos or drawings that don't move.

Videos: Moving pictures that change and show action, like movies or shows you watch on your device.

Sounds: Everything you hear with your ears through your digital devices, including music and voices.

Messages: The ideas that people share with you through pictures, videos, and sounds on your devices.

Screen: The window on your device where everything appears for you to see.

Click: When you press something on your device to choose it or make it work.

Sharing: Sending your pictures, videos, or messages to friends and family through your device.

Playing: Making videos or sounds start so you can watch or listen to them.

You will practice creating different types of digital media to share your ideas. You can draw pictures on your tablet and send them to family members who live far away. You will learn to make video messages where people can see and hear you talking.

You will explore how to combine pictures, words, and sounds to tell complete stories, just like when you create digital storybooks that use pictures to help tell stories. You will also practice using visuals to clarify your ideas when sharing with others.

Before you start creating digital media, you will build on your knowledge of exploring different media types. You will also learn about being safe online and understand computer and internet basics to use digital tools safely and effectively.

You will connect this topic to many other important skills. You will learn about digital media text forms and techniques to understand how words work with pictures and videos. You will explore how visual elements connect with text and illustrations to make your messages clearer.

You will also discover authors' main purposes and why authors write to understand how digital media creators share their ideas. You will learn about online safety and navigating digital spaces and digital citizenship and online rights to use technology responsibly.

This topic prepares you for digital writing tools and sharing, publishing and presenting your work, and media message awareness as you continue learning about digital communication.