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  • Connections Public Charter School
  • Hilo, HI
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Most of my students love playing video games, so this year I would like to give them the opportunity to learn how to create them! I will be teaching an Introduction to Media Production class to a range of 7th-9th graders where students will master the basics of graphics, animation, and video game production. We will start with some basic drawing techniques which is why we are in dire need of the drawing tablets that can be used with our chromebooks. Later we will enhance our drawings using some free websites and use them to make animations and video games.6 I expect an enrollment of about 15-20 students so we will work in groups with half drawing digitally while the rest do their first drafts on paper or begin editing them using free online applications. Using the drawing tablets will greatly expand their ability to be creative and learn real world skills that could help them in careers in technology, graphic arts, and video game production. The noise canceling headphones with mic will be crucial for recording voice overs for their animations and games. This will help expose our students to more STEAM opportunities and show them possibilities beyond the rural type jobs that they are more familiar with.

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Most of my students love playing video games, so this year I would like to give them the opportunity to learn how to create them! I will be teaching an Introduction to Media Production class to a range of 7th-9th graders where students will master the basics of graphics, animation, and video game production. We will start with some basic drawing techniques which is why we are in dire need of the drawing tablets that can be used with our chromebooks. Later we will enhance our drawings using some free websites and use them to make animations and video games.6 I expect an enrollment of about 15-20 students so we will work in groups with half drawing digitally while the rest do their first drafts on paper or begin editing them using free online applications. Using the drawing tablets will greatly expand their ability to be creative and learn real world skills that could help them in careers in technology, graphic arts, and video game production. The noise canceling headphones with mic will be crucial for recording voice overs for their animations and games. This will help expose our students to more STEAM opportunities and show them possibilities beyond the rural type jobs that they are more familiar with.

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