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Class 8

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement ________________________________________________________________ 2

Internet Search Techniques and e-Safety ______________________________________________ 7

Key Learning Points: _______________________________________________________________________ 7
Search Engine: ____________________________________________________________________________ 7

How a Search Engine Works: ________________________________________________________________ 7
Internet Searching Strategies: _______________________________________________________________ 8

Ethical Citation: ___________________________________________________________________________ 9
What is Digital Citizenship? _________________________________________________________________ 9

What is Digital Resilience? __________________________________________________________________ 9
Cyber Bullying: ___________________________________________________________________________ 9

Fake News: _____________________________________________________________________________ 10
Pop-Up Blocking: _________________________________________________________________________ 10

Live Streaming: __________________________________________________________________________ 10
Password Protection: _____________________________________________________________________ 11

Privacy Protection: _______________________________________________________________________ 11

Advanced Imaging _______________________________________________________________ 13

Introduction: ____________________________________________________________________________ 13
What are Raster Graphics?_________________________________________________________________ 13

Introduction of Adobe Photoshop interface: ___________________________________________________ 13
Understanding of resolution, colour depth and colour mode. _____________________________________ 15

Selection Tools: __________________________________________________________________________ 17
Understanding Layers and How They Work: ___________________________________________________ 18

Image Adjustments and Enhancements: ______________________________________________________ 19
Apply a gradient fill: ______________________________________________________________________ 20

Border, Shadow, Bevel & Emboss: ___________________________________________________________ 21
Scale & Rotate: __________________________________________________________________________ 22

Layer Opacity and Blending: ________________________________________________________________ 22
Hue and Saturation: ______________________________________________________________________ 23

Perspective Crop Tool: ____________________________________________________________________ 24
Use of Retouch Tools: _____________________________________________________________________ 24

Saving images for web and print media. ______________________________________________________ 25

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