Polaroid Pictures

I used Photoshop once again to create more pictures! (Have I mentioned how much I like Photoshop?!) This time I used templates of Polaroid pictures. The smaller ones can either be left in strips or they can be cut out into individual pictures. It's fun to experiment with different templates and pictures to see what new things can be created.

Form in PowerPoint

There are many different ways to create forms and worksheets. I made this worksheet in PowerPoint by changing a slide's size to 8.5 x 11. Forms can also be created on Word, Google Drive, or Photoshop.

VCSU's Education Program

 This was my first semester of classes at VCSU, and it went very well! This semester I was enrolled in four education classes: Introduction to Education, Educational Technology, Math for Elementary Teachers, and Educating Exceptional Students. They are all beneficial classes that I learned a lot from. As I mentioned before, I am also doing a 40 hour practicum as part of my Intro class. There are some things that I've learned in my classes this semester that were connected to my practicum. In Intro we learned about lesson planning and implementing, and in my practicum I was able to observe how my cooperating teacher planned and implemented her lessons. Also, in my classroom many different forms of technology were used such as the Smart Board and use of computers. A lot of the lessons we were going over in math were being taught in my classroom as well. Finally, there were some students in my classroom with exceptionalities such as learning disabilities, English language learners, and giftedness which I learned about in my Educating Exceptional Students class. One thing that I really need to work on to become a more effective teacher is not waiting until the last minute to get things done. I am a horrible procrastinator! Hopefully next semester I will get better at completing assignments early.

Germ Cover

 

This is a time of year where there are lots of illnesses going around. We need to make sure to wash our hands often, and remind our students to do the same. In class we were given hand sanitizer, but it looked very boring. So I created a germ cover on Photoshop, cut it out, and pasted it to the pen-shaped hand sanitizer. I now carry it with me in my backpack so I always have it in class!

Instagram Images

Using Photoshop, I created these Instagram photo strips. These alone are a cute project, but we didn't stop there...We cut each photo out individually, mod podged them to little tiles, and glued magnets on the back. This is a great gift idea!

Blurring Faces

We were introduced to Gimp, which is basically a free version of Photoshop. With Gimp we learned how to blur out faces. This could be used if you want to post a class picture on your blog, but a parent doesn't want their child's picture to be posted on the internet. To do this, you will use the ellipse select tool to select the face and then blur it with the Gaussian blur filter.

Cupcake

Using Photoshop, we edited a picture of a cupcake by learning a few simple tools. First, we got rid of the background with the magic wand tool and saved it as a PNG file so that it could be posted to other places without the rectangle behind it. Then we changed the color of the top and bottom of the cupcake and added sprinkles with the brush tool. This simple activity was good Photoshop practice.