This week we did not have class, but we did have the opportunity to work on our Photoshop tutorial project and others as well. This blog will be focusing on the practice tutorial mainly. First I would like to say that it was great being able to practice on photoshop before actually having to do a real project with it. Also, having the instructions written out word for word is something that really helped me. Learning how to work with all of the different applications and layers of photoshop was fun and interesting, as well as a little difficult.
Photoshop is a program that takes a lot of practice and patience to use, especially for someone like me who is not good at anything technical. But, I believe that this program is very useful for teaching and education. While i would not recommend the program to every grade in school, if teachers know how to use it then it can be utilized to create an even better classroom. Teachers can create unique pieces in different things that the students are learning and help the students keep the information fresh in their mind with a good project. I also think that teaching the students in middle school or high school how to use it could be important. For kids that want to go into journalism, advertising, etc, photoshop is a great program to learn how to utilize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop
The link that i used for this post is a link to wikipedia talking about photoshop. I know that many times wikipedia isnt considered to be a credible site, but i think that mostly it has some relevant information that is easy to follow and learn about. The website gives information about the program and can help a new user learn about the program and grasp the knowledge that they need to use the program effectively.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Week 7 Visual Literacy
In class this week we discussed digital storytelling. This is the concept of combining narrative with digital content. This is an idea that is catching on really quick, and it is the new way to get a story across. Today, a digital story is a way of creating an emotional piece on the computer by combining images, sound, voice notes, etc...The days of creating a masterpiece on the computer are here. I personally find this concept interesting due to the fact that with programs like imovie or animoto it is not only quick but also easy. for someone who is technologically challenged, this is the perfect way to create a piece of work.
In education, things are changing rapidly. Technology is becoming more and more integrated into everyday life in the classroom. Programs on the computer like animoto and imovie can easily replace the old days where a student had to write a paper about something and turn it in. this gives a student a way to actually incorporate many different things into a project and become more creative. With these programs, students are expanding their horizons and raising the bar for future students to come.
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
The link above is to the University of Houston's website on digital storytelling. it talks about the educational importance of digital storytelling and goes into great depth about different software that you can use, examples, tools, how to use it, etc. One of the reasons that I used this site is because in the article that we read about digital storytelling talks about the college of education at the university and the great advances that it has made in using digital storytelling and telling the public about its importance.
In education, things are changing rapidly. Technology is becoming more and more integrated into everyday life in the classroom. Programs on the computer like animoto and imovie can easily replace the old days where a student had to write a paper about something and turn it in. this gives a student a way to actually incorporate many different things into a project and become more creative. With these programs, students are expanding their horizons and raising the bar for future students to come.
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/
The link above is to the University of Houston's website on digital storytelling. it talks about the educational importance of digital storytelling and goes into great depth about different software that you can use, examples, tools, how to use it, etc. One of the reasons that I used this site is because in the article that we read about digital storytelling talks about the college of education at the university and the great advances that it has made in using digital storytelling and telling the public about its importance.
Week 6 Media and Information Literacy
This week in class we discussed the concept of visual literacy. This is something that I think that everyone knows what it is but its not something that many people actually take the time to look at and realize the importance of it. the idea of visual literacy is that a picture can be read and information can be conveyed through this picture. the classic example of this would be Photoshop. It basically takes an image and allows a message to be conveyed through it. I believe that visual images are much more exciting and catch peoples attention more than words on a page do so this is an interesting concept.
In education, especially early childhood education, which is what i am interested in, visual clues are something that are essential in helping children to learn. Programs like photoshop can really help a teacher to help children learn by making something fun and interesting. like i stated previously, images are much more exciting than words, and preK and kindergarten children cannot read well anyways, so pictures and images are the ways that a teacher can help them to learn.
http://k-8visual.info/
The link above is to a website that talks about how visual literacy helps children from kindergarten to eighth grade learn. the website explains why and it even offers some free examples that you can download and use. i think that this website was a good choice because it is not only a good example, it is also a website that i would use once i actually became a teacher. it even has toolkit that you can use to help you get started. a website like this is certainly helpful in utilizing all of the tools that you can in order to help children learn the best way.
In education, especially early childhood education, which is what i am interested in, visual clues are something that are essential in helping children to learn. Programs like photoshop can really help a teacher to help children learn by making something fun and interesting. like i stated previously, images are much more exciting than words, and preK and kindergarten children cannot read well anyways, so pictures and images are the ways that a teacher can help them to learn.
http://k-8visual.info/
The link above is to a website that talks about how visual literacy helps children from kindergarten to eighth grade learn. the website explains why and it even offers some free examples that you can download and use. i think that this website was a good choice because it is not only a good example, it is also a website that i would use once i actually became a teacher. it even has toolkit that you can use to help you get started. a website like this is certainly helpful in utilizing all of the tools that you can in order to help children learn the best way.
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