Graphic Design Reflection

 

This course opened the doors for many new learning opportunities. The first week we learned about the C-R-A-P of design. I had never heard of this, The Non-Designers Hand book was a great tool for the non designer. In the text you learned the basic elements of design.  This tool was essential in designing my teaching tool. I used Glogster to create my poster. Glogster was so much fun! This is a great tool to use in the classroom with students. It has great animation, fun designs, and is a perfect avenue to create a product and bring learning alive.

Next  we created a  logo using what we learned about design. I have never thought much about  a personal logo or even how much as consumers we respond to commercial logos. I had my friends and family give me three adjectives that described me, like Alcantra suggested. I was not surprised by the responses. Taking these adjectives and creating a logo was HARD!!! Gimp was very hard and not user friendly. I ended up using word but then was unable to upload the logo in all the places I wanted to. This is an area that I will need to spend some time on or higher it out. J However, I am starting the first week of school with the concept. I am going to teach about nouns and adjectives. I am going to have the students write adjectives about them self and then have them create their own logo- name tag. Student will us art supplies not computers, at least not a first.

Animation was next. This was super fun! I learned so much about how to create animation, programs and apps that are available for animation. I used an andriod app on my tablet called animation touch. It was so user friendly. I created a sticker figure animation that moved then had my son watch it and then make up his own story about what the figure was doing. This is great way to teach younger children how to organize their thoughts, and verbally sequence a story. The app was so easy to use I could use it with my special ed. students. Also the app had a build in feature to share via google docs, facebook, flicker and many other ways. Animation is very engaging to students, but I never though about allowing students to create their own animation and share them! GREAT GREAT TOOL!!

 

Last project we tied all the we learned into one website. In the first course of Lamar we where to create our own website. I did mine through Google. Google has set it up so that it is so user friendly. I then set up a school web site for our PBIS information. So this last project was something that I was familiar with. I love the collaboration through Google docs.  We established our group and assigned rolls. Everyone completed their part of the website with such high standards. I was very proud of our work. I was in charge of the Sp.Ed. page. I loved finding links that meet the criteria. The only thing about a Google site is that I am not sure how you can change background color of each page. It’s a little harder to incorporate the elements of CRAP.  I choose to import the site logos and hyperlink the logo instead of just putting the hyper link. I think this helped with the elements of CRAP. I really enjoyed this project. I think this website is an effective tool and will share it with others. Click on picture to check it out!

 

 

 

 

"Where is reflection in the learning process?"   This was a great article on how we are creating a generation of non thinkers. With the high stakes testing we expect students to regurgitate facts and answer multiple choice questions. Creating an environment of reflection in the classroom doesn't have to be hard. The article gives examples of think-pair share, reflective  journals and exit tickets. I love exit tickets. I have used them in the past but forget about them. It's because I have not set up a true reflective environment. This is a goal for the upcoming year. After each lesson have a time of reflection. I naturally do this in my head as a teacher but never write it out. I love that this class MAKES us reflect through our blog. Reflection makes what we  have learned stick. I have got to set up my classroom in such a way. A way that allow students time to reflect on what they learned, didn’t learn, and what they need more help on. One thing that I want to build into class time is the thermometer gauge. Where students indicate on the gauge where they are with the lesson. This will be a simple and quick way to allow students to reflect on the learning. Giving them an opportunity to stop and determine if what they just heard and did many any sense.

 

References:

 

Alcantara, L. [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.lealea.net/blog/comments/the-art-    of-self-branding-part-one/

Gerstein, J. (n.d.). Retrieved from      http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/where-is-reflection-in-the-  learning-process/

 

Willliams, R. (2008). The non-designer\'s design book. (3rd ed.). Berkeley: Peachpit Press

            https://luonline.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/pid-921384-dt-content-                 rid183491_1/courses/EDLD_5366_ENA_2013_60_AP2/Assets/The%20Non-Designer%20Design%20Book.pdf

Lisbon Hebrew Bible

Describe your first impression of these ancient works in respect to design

History is something that I don't seek out and study. When I do see something from history I am always amazed. Lisbon Hebrew Bible is amazing. The craft of this Bible is fascinating. The contrast in  colors,  in details of the patterns, and the size of the patterns. Its such a work of art that was completely done with out the use of any technology. The time that one took to construct this important piece of art is beyond comprehension.  

Identify examples of each of the four principles of design

1. contrast
1. The words of the Bible are very different from the boarder and art work of the bible.
2. with in the art work there is wonderful contrast of color
2. Repetition
1. the art work and color scheme is repeated through out the book
2. the thin gold line that boarders and separated the words of the Bible form the art is repeated through out.
3. Alignment
1. Thick gold boxes highlight the importance of content and are placed in the corner of the book or in the middle of the book.
2. Art work borders the text and a thin gold line separates the scared script from the art work.
4. Proximity
1. The art work was ornate and contained, separated from the words. organized and not cluttered.

 

 

What techniques did the authors/artists employ to help us  understand the importance of those manuscripts/books?

 

Alignment. Every thing was placed purposefully with great detail and craftsmanship.

Reflection of conference

Over all I really enjoyed this class. It was hands on! I used so many different media tools. I have attended meeting about technology in which they tell us about it. In this class that was not the case, we had readings that where directly  related to the course and we jumped right in and started a project. The learning that occurred was extraordinary. The way the professor set up the class is a good example of how we as classroom teacher should set it up. The teacher is to lay out the objectives and point students in the right direction. Then allow students to take the lead and do all the work.

How will you use this learning in the future with other teachers? With your students?

With teachers?

• using video to show an intro into PBIS
• using video to explain updates to our district technology structures

With students!

• teach students how to do this.so much is learned. the story process is first created then students put it together in an 21 century way. how writing and technology goes together, even if your main objective is not teaching writing. Giving students an objective and allowing them to dig deep into curriculum and then create a product that teaches the objective.
• Highest level of Blooms
• Just doesn't get better than this!

I was not able to attend any of the web conferences. I never knew when they where. However, I love the fact that they are recorded. I can skim through the script and get the needed info. When I went back to watch two of the recordings I was surprised answering the door and phone during the conference was interesting to me.
Although the assignment 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.4,2.5, ect..... was different and excessive with all the different documents that could have been put into one or even two documents, the assignments where very detailed and self explanatory so the conference where just confirmation to a few questions.

Lights, Camera, Action!

LOVE this project!

I say this a lot, but really I am enjoying this project. 

What I am learning

1. How to be much more efficient in web 2.0, GOOGLE DOCS,DRIVE
1. sharing docs
2. real time collaboration
3. setting up chrome,  and the facebook part of Google
2. How much goes behind a 90 sec. clip

• Film production involves several major stages:
• Development — The first stage in which the ideas for the film are created, rights to books/plays are bought etc., and the screenplay is written. Financing for the project has to be sought and greenlit.
• Pre-production—Preparations are made for the shoot, in which cast and film crew are hired, locations are selected, and sets are built.
• Production—The raw elements for the film are recorded during the film shoot.
• Post-Production—The images, sound, and visual effects of the recorded film are edited.
• Distribution—The finished film is distributed and screened in cinemas and/or released on DVD.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking

  3. This whole process is amazing and student's learning of a content area would be great, if we taught them how to produce short content based clips. During the process of video production you go through the whole writing process, plus; collaboration,  team work, brainstorming, problem solving, research, and most importantly student would have the opportunity to make the learning and content their own! MAKING connection!! And internalize the content. 

Success is in the planing

http://www.create.cett.msstate.edu/create/howto/Storyboard_Handout.pdf

Great handout on how you teach students to become producers. 

Photo Story!

LOVE it! LOVE LOVED this project.
Photo story is an amazingly easy way to take photos and turn them into magic. The program was free and soooo easy to use. I love all the option you have for making your pictures come to life. I recently helped create a sensory trail. The trail is for children with special needs. This is a new adventure for our little town. In fact we are 1 of 4 location in the state that offers such a thing. I will be using photo story  to help advertise. 
Social study and history TEKS across the grade levels look at time lines. Photo story would be a great way to allow students to create time lines, and construct learning of periods of history in a engaging way.

Reflection in Action

These quotes from School Leader Internship helped me understand the importance of reflection;

" Reflection as a meaning maker: The goal of reflection is to learn what to take away from one's experiences" (p.107). "Reflection as a rigorous way of thinking: This process involves a certain amount of curiosity, which opens up the possibility of new learning" (p.107). Reflection as part of a community of learners: Reflection is not practiced in isolation; it occurs in a community of learners. Otherwise, one risks repeating the same mistakes and missing the meanings of one's experiences, instead of learning from them" (p.107). Without reflection you just wallow in your sorrow. I think it take discipline and confidence to look at what you do, find the good, and find solutions to the not so good. You implement the steps you need to take to make improvement and then you reflect on how those steps worked and how and why they didn’t work. This is a never ending cycle, that is essential for constant improvement.

Plan of Action

Action Planning Template
Goal: How can we incorporate NEO2 or other technology into faculty meetings, so that every teacher can utilize the technology and become increasingly familiar with it and become more inclined to incorporate it into daily lessons?
Action Steps(s):	Person(s) Responsible:	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
Back to school staff development day. Use clickers to answer research questions.	principal and myself	Present of staff development day, May 2013 insure that all technology is installed onto computers in Café, and LRC	clickers, projector, software on laptop	digital pictures of teachers using the technology or teacher work printed out.
Faculty meeting use neo2 and the to know tool bar for clickers. run a power point with response questions and let teachers respond through clickers	principal presents the information and I incorporate a technology piece in conjunction to.	September Fac. Meeting.30 min.	NEO2 for each teachers, to know tools installed or LRC computer, NEO@ receiver	3 question exit ticket survey. 1. I learned something new. 2. this was stressful. 3 I will incorporate  NEO2 into my lessons.
Faculty meeting -Neo2- Teachers will write responses to writing prompts Valentine themed poems already programmed into the NEO2s and print writings from LRC printer. Scan QR code and research St. Valentine write four facts about your findings.	Me	February Faculty meeting	NEO2, Software on LRC computers, QR codes	Exit questions