Niki Jacob

DPM1: Lesson 4: History of Print

Objectives: Summarize key milestones in print history; connect one milestone to a modern tool or practice.

Opening With: L4: Crandall Historical Printing Museum — How a Gutenberg Printing Press Works

Topics: Movable Type; Lithography; Phototypesetting; Desktop Publishing; Digital Press; Connections to modern practice

Activities: Timeline fill (5–7 milestones) with a short note connecting one milestone to a modern tool. Student Packet: Module 1 Vocabulary + Activities

Vocabulary: Movable Type, Lithography, Phototypesetting, Desktop Publishing, Digital Press

Assessment: Exit ticket naming one print innovation and a modern tool it connects to

Hoemwork: L4: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Printing press (overview):

L4: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Offset printing (overview)