Advanced Digital Media / 2026–27
Advanced
Digital Media
What changes
Advanced puts you in charge of one project.
Intro
Shorter projects with more teacher direction.
Advanced
One individual capstone with greater student responsibility.
Mr. Oxford sets the goals, milestones, safety boundaries, and required evidence. You choose the topic, format, style, tools, and creative route.
The year at a glance
The year moves through four phases.
- Q1Choose and prove the idea
- Q2Build a working version
- Q3Produce and revise
- Q4Finish and present
Think It → Plan It → Make It → Fix It → Show It → Assess It
How your grade works
Your grade has two equal parts.
50%
Projects
- Q1Approved and tested capstone plan
- Q2Complete working version
- Q3Substantial production milestone, documented revision, and realistic finish plan
- Q4Finished capstone and final presentation
50%
Daily Class Work
10 or 0
Earn the 10 by arriving prepared, working on the current goal, following classroom and safety rules, and saving or showing progress before leaving.
What stays fixed
Classroom Expectations
- Be On Time and Be Ready.
- Be in your assigned seat when class begins.
- Put Phones and AirPods Away.
- Keep them away for the entire class.
- Wait for Permission to Log In.
- Do not touch a computer until Mr. Oxford gives permission.
- Use Computers for Classwork.
- Stay on the assigned task.
- No Gum or Food.
- Leave both outside the classroom.
- Water Stays Sealed.
- Keep it on the floor.
- Use the Passing Period.
- Bathroom breaks are for emergencies.
- Bring Everything You Need.
- No in-and-outs during class.
What we start now
This week starts on paper.
- Today
- Begin the Mandala.
- Next
- Look for patterns in your interests, skills, and ideas.
- Later this week
- We may begin brainstorming possible capstone projects.
- Computers
- We do not need them for this work.
Today's work
Begin your Mandala.
- Use paper, pencil, and color if it is available.
- Fill the page with words, symbols, colors, images, and patterns connected to you.
- It is not graded for artistic skill.
- You decide what to share. Private information is never required.