Desktop+Publishing

Desktop publishing is used today by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to produce a variety of publications. The use of desktop publishing can improve the effectiveness of the printed communications produced, is faster and less expensive than commercial printing, and helps to express imagination on paper in new ways. A proficiency in desktop publishing can provide students a definite advantage in the job market.
 * Desktop Publishing **
 * Rationale Statement**:


 * Suggested Grade Level:** 9-12

· Career opportunities · Desktop publishing hardware and software · Variety of desktop publications · Legal and ethical issues · Design process · Principles of typography · Desktop publishing software skills · Integration of text and graphic in desktop publications · Desktop publishing design and layout · Preparation of documents for publication
 * Topics Covered**:


 * Bloom’s Taxonomy Level || Standards and Examples ||
 * **Indicator #1:Explore opportunities in the desktop publishing** ||
 * Comprehension || **DP 1.1 Summarize career opportunities in the area of desktop publishing**

//For example://
 * Research opportunities for employment in desktop publishing
 * Interview a professional working in the area of desktop publishing
 * Research the requirements, skills, wages, education, and geographic opportunities in the area of desktop publishing ||
 * **Indicator #2: Examine desktop publishing concepts** ||
 * Evaluation || **DP 2.1 Select hardware and software for creating desktop publications**

//For example://
 * Demonstrate appropriate care and maintenance of desktop publishing hardware
 * Evaluate the appropriateness and usability of a specific desktop publishing hardware for a given situation
 * Compare and contrast the difference in page layout, graphic and word processing software ||
 * Analysis || **DP 2.2Analyze desktop publishing documents**

//For example:// · Identify various items that can be designed and published using publishing software · Develop a collection of examples of a variety of professionally designed desktop publications. · Compare and contrast different desktop publishing publications ||
 * Comprehension || **DP 2.3 Explore legal and ethical issues related to desktop publishing**

//For example://
 * Complete a web quest on legal issues related to desktop publishing
 * Research instructions and forms for registration of desktop publishing product with Copyright office
 * Obtain formal permission for use of an art form, design, or photograph in a desktop publishing publication
 * Explore release forms necessary for photographing people/places ||
 * Application || **DP 2.4Apply the design process in the creation of a desktop publication**

//For example://
 * Create a chart that describes each step in the design process
 * Draw a thumbnail sketch of a planned publication
 * Evaluate a desktop publication for target audience and purpose of publication
 * Use the design process to plan a desktop publication ||
 * Analysis || **DP 2.5 Analyze the principles of typography used in desktop publications**

//For example:// · Create a chart itemizing type fonts, styles, sizes and their appropriate uses · Compare and contrast the typography from at least two print sources for composition techniques, typestyle, and type of justification · Prepare a layout using typography specifications ||
 * **Indicator #3:Apply desktop publishing software skills** ||
 * Application || **DP 3.1Apply techniques for setting up, formatting and editing documents**

//For example://
 * Change the document set up for a given publication
 * Use formatting tools to change font, placement of images, and column layout of publication
 * Create a desktop publication that includes the use of lists, tables, and symbols ||
 * Application || **DP 3.2Demonstrate techniques for creating master pages, templates and style sheets**

//For example://
 * Use a template from the desktop publishing software to create a publication
 * Create a template for a desktop publication, such as a newsletter, letterhead, business card.
 * Create master pages that can be used to create a school newsletter.
 * Create a style sheet (formatting rules) for a specific desktop publication ||
 * **Indicator #4: Assemble desktop publication content** ||
 * Synthesize || **DP 4.1Compose text and/or word processing files for desktop publications**

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 * Import and manipulate data in a desktop publication
 * Create a desktop publication that incorporates text files and/or word processing files ||
 * Evaluation || **DP 4.2Select graphics for desktop publications**
 * Compare the use of vector graphics vs. raster graphics in desktop publications
 * Create a logo for a desktop publication
 * Use image editing software to create and modify images for desktop publications ||
 * **Indicator #5: Analyze desktop publication design and layout** ||
 * Evaluation || **DP 5.1Evaluate readability and attractiveness of desktop publications**

//For example:// <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Analyze a publication for readability and attractiveness (use of white space, column width and spacing, grids/guides, margins, and graphic/text placement) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Design a layout for a specific publication that incorporated use of white space, appropriate column width and spacing, use of grids and guides, appropriate margins, and effective placement of graphic and text ||
 * Evaluation || **DP 5.2 Evaluate application of concepts related to space and dimension in desktop publications**

//For example:// <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Create a layout that successfully applies elements of line, shape, texture, and value to create form and space. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Revise the appearance of a current document by incorporating graphic boxes, lines, illustrations, color, and/or images ||
 * **Indicator #6 Manage publication process for desktop publishing documents** ||
 * Analysis || **DP 6.1Analyze document for final publication**

//For example://
 * Identify proofreader’s marks in a given document
 * Use proofreader’s marks to evaluate a peer’s publication ||
 * Synthesis || **DP 6.2Prepare publication for commercial printing**

//For example:// <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Develop a list of considerations for preparing publications for commercial printing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Prepare a specific publication for commercial printing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Print a specific publication for delivery to client ||
 * Evaluation || **DP 6.3 Evaluate binding options for desktop publication**

//For example:// <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Research available binding options for intended use of publication and personal budget <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Select a binding option for a specific publication ||