The Curriculum Through ICT Program

Ideas Bank

The Essential Card Set

THE TASK

Students collaborated to design, manufacture and market a set of greeting cards.

Firstly, the enterprise opportunities associated with creating and selling a greeting card set were explored. The target group for the product was identified and their needs and tastes were considered. This enabled the class to identify factors that would influence the topic (eg. birthday) and styles of cards to be made.

The students then worked to express their ideas and feelings about the specific topic of each greeting card into art works appropriate for the purpose. They used the visual arts elements and design principles to realise their ideas, using traditional and ICT arts processes to create the images and appropriate texts.

The completed Essential Card Sets included birthday, thank-you, farewell and good luck cards. Finally, they were packaged and sold to the school community.

ICT ENRICHMENT

There was flexibility for students to use both ICT and non-ICT methods, discussing the advantages of each and justifying their choices.
Production processes were simple and cheap; in particular colour image runs were cheaper using the colour printer than by outsourcing colour photocopying.
Use of a word processor gave a clean, professional look to the text, enhancing the product and boosting sales.

ASSESSMENT

Evidence to support achievement of the learning outcomes was collected mainly during the processes of design and manufacture.
Visual diaries were useful to monitor development of the Arts outcomes.
Students peer assessed drafts and finished products, evaluating them in context of Arts Ideas and Information.

LEARNING AREA OUTCOMES

The Arts
Arts Ideas
Arts Skills and Processes

Technology & Enterprise
Information
Enterprise