This week we learned a little about adding graphics/visuals into a classroom. I read about different apps to help you create the perfect image for your students. I began to download some of the apps. The first app I tried to download was Piktochart. That wasn’t an option in the app store so I downloaded info.graphics. I couldn’t get this app to work at all and I am not sure why.
The next app I downloaded was Canva. Right when I signed in, it give me a lot of backgrounds to choose from. It wasn’t hard to use although I think it would be much easier on a computer not a phone. You can change the background to one of your own pictures, change the color, font, and size. I think it is easy to use and fun! I instantly fell in love with this app and I am kind of excited to use this in the future for all sorts of things. One project I have already thought about is having my students use this app to make a flyer for an activity happening at the school. I could pair students up (depending on age group) and have them use their creativity to make their own flyer. So I decided to create my graphic/visual about my independent learning project with the app Canva. This is what I created and I love it so much!
The next graphic/visual I made was on pixton.com. This is a comic site where anyone can make a comic. This was super easy to use. Once you sign up it begins to take you through a tutorial. I learned what all the different buttons meant and how to use them. I think this is something my students could use if they were upper elementary. Just having students create their own comic would be a great project and I think my students would love this. So I created my own little comic strip. I didn’t make that many, I just messed around a little bit!
So once I was done with my actual homework, I went back to Canva and created my own little flyer. I was just playing around trying to find some new things to use and I created a pole vault camp flyer (it was just for fun). I love it and I think this app is something everyone should try out!
I also visited this site Take 5: Comic Book/Strip Creation Tools. It has a few different sites that you are able to make comic books/strips on. I found this site a helpful tool. I didn’t even know about any of these sites or apps, but I sure did have a lot of fun with them!
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