Images

This week's information about the use of images, namely photographs, was very interesting.  Much of the information presented will be simple to incorporate personally and professionally to create products that look more professional.

The first image that I chose to use is an oak tree sapling.  It effectively represents my feelings as I am learning technology skills and information that I can use later to become a more proficient teacher.  Growth is not always easy!

Creator Unknown (2013) Pixabay.com. Retrieved from http://pixabay.com/p-55325/ CC0
 Newell, S. (2015). Growth [photo poster]. http://bighugelabs.com/. CC By-NC

As noted above, Big Huge Labs was used to create a motivational poster. 
In the classroom, students could use this to create a page displaying their understanding of a concept they had learned.  For example, students could take pictures of various playground activities and label them as the type of motion that is being shown.   

Next, I used a photo frame that was on Image Chef.  This site allowed me to add, crop, and tint a photo and personalize the headline to "The Daily News".

Creator Unknown (2014) Pixabay.com. Retrieved from http://pixabay.com/en/children-nature-development-516342/ CC0
 Newell, S. (2015). Daily News [photo poster]. http://imagechef.com/t/5er2/Daily-News. CC By-NC

Students could use Image Chef to create a poster with a picture and headline showing something their group had created.

Since we are all juggling many roles and responsibilities, I decided to include a photograph of a juggler.  This is definitely not a photo of highest quality but it was fun to use as I experimented with Tuxpi. I cropped the photo, then used Tuxpi to experiment with editing the edges, border, color, and tone. A swirl effect for the edges and color change was used to create the final product.

Royan, J. (2013) Two Clown Musicians and a Pretty Juggler [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMunich

 Newell, S. (2015). Tuxpi Photo Editor[photo]. CC By-NC

Students would enjoy using this to enhance their presentations. 

Foldplay could be used by students to create books which contain their stories or various other concepts such as patterns, fractions, parts of a plant, famous Americans, etc...

Puzzles created in Foldplay could be used for first-day introductions or team building activities.

I'm looking forward to utilizing some of these great tools to enhance my teaching and provide opportunities for students to create products to showcase their knowledge and understanding.