The document provides guidance on creating a digital essay. It recommends including relevant words or quotes, transitions, a voiceover, sound/music, and images. Students are advised to use apps like Keynote, Educreations, Prezi, Explain Everything, Book Creator, or iMovie. The digital essay should be between 2 to 4 minutes long and is due at the beginning of week 9. Students can work with one other person and the mark will go on their report. They are also encouraged to publish the essay on their blog. The assessment schedule outlines criteria for achieved, merit, and excellence levels.

1. Create a Digital
Essay
Christine Wells

2. What is a digital essay?
Example: http://youtu.be/_9sKqU0yU4o

3. What should I include in my digital essay?
Relevant words
or quotes Transitions
A voiceover
Sound/music
Images
It will also be engaging and interesting.

4. Getting started

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6. Which apps/websites could I use?
• Keynote
• Educreations
• Prezi
• Explain Everything
• Book Creator
• iMovie

7. Q. How long should my
digital essay be?
FAQs
A. No longer than 4 minutes.
No shorter than 2 minutes.
Q. When is it due?
A. At the beginning of week
9.
Q. Can I work with someone
else?
A. Yes, but with only one
other person.
Q. Will the mark go on my
report?
A. Yes.
Q. Should I publish this on
my blog?
A. Yes.

8. Assessment Schedule
Achieved Merit Excellence
⭐️An attempt is made to
incorporate sound, images, a
voiceover, transitions and
relevant quotes or words.
⭐️The essay topic is answered
and a developing understanding
of the text is shown.
⭐️ Sound, images, a voiceover,
transitions and relevant quotes
or words are incorporated well to
convincingly portray ideas in the
text.
⭐️The essay topic is answered
and a convincing understanding
of the text is shown.
⭐️ Sound, images, a voiceover,
transitions and relevant quotes
or words are incorporated
effectively to portray ideas in the
text.
⭐️The essay topic is answered
and a perceptive understanding
of the text is shown.