Cab Calloway School of the Arts Middle School Digital Communication Arts – Digital Portfolio

1. Introduction to Digital Communication Arts
   1. Please, click here to explore how communication arts is the creation of digital art.
2. Creating the Digital Portfolio
   1. Preview
      1. Please, click here to review exemplary portfolio examples.
      2. Please, click here to review a portfolio template.
   2. Assessment Criteria
      1. The middle school communication arts digital portfolio must consist of FIVE (5) digital art pieces.
      2. The pieces MUST be created digitally.
         1. The applicant may use computer technology at their local library to create the digital portfolio.
         2. If the applicant does not have access to the Internet and/or a computer, then they may create a physical portfolio and drop it off at the Cab Calloway School of the Arts main office front desk.  The applicant may provide written answers to the introductory video interview questions on paper, and place it within their physical portfolio.
            1. The applicant is solely responsible for retrieving their physical portfolio after it is reviewed.
      3. Please, click on the below criteria to review the required digital art pieces:
         1. ONE (1) digitally recorded one-to-three-minutes (1-3 min.) long introductory video
         2. ONE (1) original and unaltered digital photograph
         3. ONE (1) digital graphic design poster
         4. ONE (1) digital photomontage
         5. ONE (1) series of FIVE (5) altered OR unaltered digital photographs that tell a visual story
      4. If the applicant is interested in accessing free software to complete the portfolio, they may click here and here.
3.  Delivering the Digital Portfolio to Dr. Goldsborough
   1.  Please, click here to view how to deliver the portfolio.
4. Important Information
   1. Please, click here to review the middle school digital communication arts assessment rubric.
   2. Please, click and watch the videos below to familiarize yourself with the assessment process and the overall middle school digital communication arts program.