Week 3: Digital
Images
Lesson Idea: Students are studying Core Democratic
Values and their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Students will use the
infographic I used about Core Democratic Values. Students will collect data to
make a decision about a public issue. After talking about the design
principles, students will create their own infographic to present their stance
on the public issue and use data and a core democratic value to support their
stance.
Students will design an
infographic to present their stance on a public issue.
Application: The lesson ties in with the readings
from week 1 because students will be using the design principles and applying
them to their Core Demographic Value infographic. I felt that many of the
principles tied in with digital images this week. I use a lot of similarity within
my infographic. I also tried to use the coherence principle and just focus on
the basics of each core democratic value.
Reflection: This week really made me think about all
of the images I use in my classroom. It would be very difficult if students
were not able to see. I think that since there is so much technology and media
available, we sometimes take it for granted.
I really enjoyed this week because I kept thinking about all
of the different ways gifs, memes, and infographics can be used in my
classroom! Some of the articles presented ideas that I have use before, and
that was a great feeling.
I grew because I was able to broaden my thinking about
images and media. I think when the more I create, the more I will try the
different design principles for visuals.
We have been talking about The War of 1812, the causes, major events, major people, and the result. I would have students respond to this picture taken from the battlefield at River Raisin.
This picture was taken from Ken Lund's Flikr.
These pictures were taken by me. In an effort to build a classroom community, we work on different service projects each month. April is Autism Awareness month so, my student researched facts about Autism. I would use the GIF to present facts to a new group of students and have them create their own GIFS after doing their own research.
Finally, I know one of the articles this week discussed using "Selfies" in the classroom. In order to build confidence before state testing, we used this freebie from Upper Elementary Adventures. Below is my bulletin board, my students loved this activity!
Students wrote about how they knew they were going to "rock the test!"
I love the selfies board! What a neat idea, I clicked on the link and downloaded it myself. A great way to prepare students for the test in a positive way. Thanks for sharing that. I also liked your take on the GIF of putting your students in photos. I would share that with them, because I'm sure the students would enjoy seeing themselves! I enjoyed looking at your infographic as well. I wonder if you put a picture for each democratic value if that would make it even more engaging?
ReplyDeleteLove the selfies board!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your selfie board!!! Testing makes a lot of students anxious and nervous. However, this activity helps them go into testing feeling confident about themselves. I think this is very powerful. I also really loved your GIFs. What a great way to teach students about Autism!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Sarah Lutsic