K to 12 BASICEDUCATION CURRICULUM TECHNOLOGY LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY – PHOTO EDITING

GRADE 7/8 (Exploratory)

Course Description:
This is an exploratory and introductory course. It covers common competencies that a Grade7/Grade 8 Technology and Livelihood
Education (TLE) student ought to possess: 1) the basic concepts and underlying theories in Photo Editing; and 2) career opportunities that
require Photo Editing skills.
The preliminaries of this exploratory course include the following: 1) discussion on the relevance of the course; 2) explanation of key concepts
relative to the course; and 3) exploration of career opportunities

WEEK CONTENT CONTENT STANDARD PERFORMANCE LEARNING COMPETENCIES

STANDARD
PRE-ASSESSMENT
1 Week
LESSON 1: BASICS OF IMAGE EDITING
1 Week 1. Basics of Image The learner The learner LO 1. Understand the basic
Editing demonstrates independently principles, concepts of Image
2. Raster Image understanding of the demonstrates common Editing
3. Automatic Image basic concepts, skills and competencies and skills LO 2. Demonstrate basic skills
Enhancement underlying principles in in Photo Editing. in Image Editing.
4. Digital Photo Editing.
Compression
5. Key Terms and
Definitions
LESSON 2: OVERVIEW OF ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
2 Weeks 1. Overview of The learner The learner LO 1. Understand the basic
Adobe Photoshop demonstrates independently concepts of Adobe Photoshop
2. Compatibility understanding of the demonstrates common 1.1. Identify the elements of the
3. Elements of the basic concepts, skills and competencies and skills interface of the software.
Interface underlying principles in in Photo Editing. LO 2. Demonstrate the basic
 4. Creating Graphics Photo Editing. skills using Adobe Photoshop.
in Photoshop
5. Foreground and
Background
Colors
6. Stroke and Fill
LESSON 3: THE PHOTOSHOP TOOLBARS
2 Weeks 1. Selection Tools The learner The learner LO 1. Identify the different
2. Alteration Tools demonstrates independently tools use in Adobe Photoshop
3. Drawing and understanding of the demonstrates common
Selection Tools basic concepts, skills and competencies and skills LO 2. Demonstrate the skills of
4. Assisting Tools underlying principles in in Photo Editing. using the tools of Adobe
Photo Editing. Photoshop

LESSON 4: THE IMAGE MENU

1 Week 1. Mode The learner The learner LO 1. Understand the concepts
2. Adjustments demonstrates independently and underlying principles of
3. Image Size understanding of the demonstrates common image menu
4. Canvass Size basic concepts, skills and competencies and skills
5. Crop underlying principles in in Photo Editing. LO 2. Demonstrate the skills of
Photo Editing. using the image menu

LESSON 5: LAYER MANAGEMENT

1 Week 1. Layers Pane The learner The learner LO 1. Understand the concepts
2. Adding Layers demonstrates independently and underlying principles of
3. Selecting Layers understanding of the demonstrates common layer management
 4. Arranging Layers basic concepts, skills competencies and skills LO 2. Demonstrate the skills of
5. Duplicating Layers and underlying in Photo Editing. managing layers of Adobe
6. Renaming Layers principles in Photo Photoshop.
Editing.

LESSON 6: WORKING WITH TEXT

1 Week 1. Type Tool The learner The learner LO 1. Demonstrate the skills
2. Choosing a Font demonstrates independently working with text in Adobe
3. Changing the size understanding of the demonstrates common Photoshop
of the Font basic concepts, skills competencies and skills
Preview and underlying in Photo Editing.
4. Choosing a Font principles in Photo
Style Editing.
5. Setting the Font
Size
6. Choosing the text
Color
7. Adding Type to the
Document
LESSON 7: IMAGE EDITING
1 Week 1.Cropping The learner The learner LO 1. Demonstrate the skills of
2. Resizing an Image demonstrates independently editing image using Adobe
3. Adjusting Exposure understanding of the demonstrates common Photoshop software.
4. Cloning basic concepts, skills competencies and skills
and underlying in Photo Editing.
principles in Photo
Editing.