Communication Modules
| Module Activities Index: | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 |
This material is adapted from a Hearlihy, Inc. catalog. It is being used on a short-term basis to illustrate concepts and activities students would learn and do in a modular technology laboratory. For additional information see the Reference page. .
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Module: Communication Technology 101
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Create and communicate a message to another student without using spoken or written words.
  2. Design and print a one-page flyer using DTP software.
  3. Design and deliver a 60-second radio spot using audio equipment.
  4. Design, develop, and present a multimedia presentation that utilizes graphics, text, music, sound effects, and video clips.
  5. Study camunication and future communication technologies.
  1. Conceptualize how a message should be designed and transmitted in order to be received correctly.
  2. Explore three steps for designing a message and the elements of good design.
  3. Design visual, audio, and audio-visual communication messages.
  4. Use sketching techniques to design a message.
  5. Understand the need for communication technology and its various methods and devices.
  6. Recognize how technology is changing the way we communicate with others.
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Module: Desktop Publishing 102
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn fundamentals of desktop publishing and components of a desktop publishing system.
  2. Learn page layout, grid setup, importing and manipulating graphics and text.
  3. Answer research questions and define technical terms.
  4. Learn about typography, type specifications, integrating text and graphics,
  5. Develop a newsletter by interacting with a video tutorial.
  6. Develop and complete an original publication.
  7. Learn about the history and development of publishing through study of text & video.
  1. Interact with page layout software to develop solutions to practical desktop publishing problems.
  2. Recognize how to import and manipulate graphics and text.
  3. Design and develop a document working from a given design brief and specifications.
  4. Describe two measuring systems used in desktop publishing.
  5. Experiment with horizontal and vertical layout.
  6. Discover the fundamentals of color printing.
  7. Compare traditional publishing processes with desktop publishing processes.
  8. Explain how computer technology has changed the publishing industry.
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Module: Audio/Video 103
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn principles of audio and video transmission through study of video and texts.
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms.
  3. Mix, play & record music & voice using microphone, tape and compact disk.
  4. Write radio program script.
  5. Fulfill role as sports and commercial announcer.
  6. Record 15-20 minute mock radio broadcast.
  7. Revise radio script for television broadcast.
  8. Deliver & record mock television news broadcast.
  9. Write, produce and tape a "talk show" video.
  10. Complete post-test to measure learning level.
  1. Learn basic script preparation.
  2. Produce & record radio and television programs.
  3. Operate and interact with audio/video equipment.
  4. Measure audio frequency in cycles per second.
  5. Learn basics of Morse code, color signals and stereophonic sound.
  6. Understand elements of sound, including electromagnetic waves, frequency, hertz.
  7. Study recording systems including magnetic tape & disks, phonograph records and optic disks.
  8. Learn about video systems, including broadcast, cable and closed-circuit television, videocassette recordings.
  9. Recognize radio communication systems.
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Module: Video Production 104
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn about the development of television broadcasting and video production.
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms.
  3. Learn about the operation of a television/video production studio.
  4. Learn about the 3 stages of video production and the types of program formats.
  5. Learn about script layouts and story boards, then design a script layout fro their own video program.
  6. Learn about editing techniques in post-production stage such as assemble and insert editing.
  7. Learn how a soundtrack is created during video post production.
  8. Learn about career opportunities in television broadcasting & video production.
  1. Design a storyboard for a video script.
  2. Create & design a unique documentary video program using a script and stock footage.
  3. Create and record a video soundtrack.
  4. Demonstrate how insert editing is used to record pictures on video.
  5. Timing with a stopwatch to the nearest hundreth of a second.
  6. Round two decimal places to the nearest second.
  7. Discover the importance of video communication.
  8. Explain how television signals are broadcasted.
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Module: Lasers & Fiber Optics 105
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn the principles of laser light and fiber optics through study of text and video.
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms.
  3. Conduct "Laser Light" activity
  4. Conduct "Laser Refraction" activity
  5. Conduct "Laser Surveying" activity
  6. Conduct "Laser Audio Transmission" activity
  7. Conduct "Laser Optical Effects" activity
  8. Conduct "Tyndall Laser" project
  9. Conduct "Morse Code Relay" exercise
  10. Conduct "Radio Light Transmission" project
  11. Conduct "Fiber Optics in Sensor Applications" activity
  12. Conduct "Fiber Optics Attenuation" activity
  1. Transmit and translate message in Morse Code
  2. Design simple laser light show
  3. Create Universal Product Code (UPC) Symbol
  4. Explore the problems associated with line-of-sight laser communication.
  5. Measure refraction of light through water using mirrors
  6. Measure wave length and frequency
  7. Identify properties and characteristics of light.
  8. Understand principles and applications of laser light and fiber optics.
  9. Understand Snell's Law (refraction and light)& Tyndall's Law (internal reflection)
  10. Differentiate between white light and laser light using a prism.
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Module: Computer-Aided Drafting 106
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn the history and principles of CAD through study of text, video and computer software.
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms.
  3. Learn basics of operating CAD software
  4. Create a single-view drawing
  5. Create a multi-view drawing
  6. Practice drawing lines, circles and arcs using computer and CAD software
  7. Create organization chart
  8. Add text and title block to drawing
  9. Change drawing size and plot commands
  10. Use dimensioning and dimension modifiers
  11. Create a 3-view drawing
  1. Learn to use CAD workstation
  2. Develop CAD drawing skills
  3. Use CAD software to create a wide variety of documents
  4. Learn coordinate and grid systems
  5. Draw circles, arcs, vertical and horizontal lines and geometric figures.
  6. Understand lineal and radial measurements
  7. Read and draw dimensions
  8. Understand CAD fundamentals, operations and commands.
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Module: Drafting 107
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn the principles of drafting through study of text and video
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms
  3. Perform lettering exercises
  4. Perform measuring exercises
  5. Perform sketching exercises
  6. Create 3-view sketch
  7. Create sketch using orthographic projection
  8. Perform isometric pictorial exercises
  9. Operate computer software highlighting career opportunities in drafting
  1. Use drafting and technical communications instead of words
  2. Create orthographic drawings
  3. Create isometric drawings
  4. Learn basic lettering and sketching skills
  5. Use common drafting tools
  6. Read measurements
  7. Draw measured lines with architect's scale
  8. En large and scale using grid sheet
  9. Identify and draw geometric shapes
  10. Dimension a drawing using numbers and fractions
  11. Express ideas with drawings
  12. Introduced to principles of Computer Aided Drafting
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Module: Computer Fundamentals 108
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Learn principles of computer operations through study of video, texts and computer software
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms
  3. Operate computer software designed to develop typing skills
  4. Operate computer software designed to increase math skills
  5. Operate computer software designed to increase language skills
  6. Operate computer software designed to increase geographic knowledge
  1. Follow computer instructions to enhance typing, math, language, social studies and science skills
  2. Learn about binary number system and programming languages
  3. Identify and work with multiples, factors, primes, equality and inequality
  4. Understand history and use of computers in modern society
  5. Learn how scientific data is gathered and stored (tape, floppy disk, laser disk)
  6. Identify the components of a computer system and how they function.
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Entered October 19, 1997