Creating a Graphic
Chris Ware
September 2, 2009
For my graphic source I wanted to create my own so I created a picture mosaic. I would use this activity in my English classes as a writing activity. I truly believe my students would enjoy this activity. My students could bring in digital pictures or sign out our classroom camera so they would have digital images to use with one of the mobile computer labs.
I used Microsoft Publisher for the first time to create this. I wasn’t sure which I could do it in, but other than paint or my Interwrite software, I wasn’t sure I had anything else I could create in. It took a little bit of time, but once I figured out how to layer objects and bring them forward or send to back, it went much smoother. Without those functions, I think it would be harder for my students to create a mosaic. I could really see my students getting into this.
An idea I had was to place three text boxes in the mosaic which describe your family. These three words would then be the main ideas for the three paragraphs which tell about the family. My students can than share their essay, while also displaying the mosaic in the room. This would also be a good item for students to display at our spring heritage fair.
I wasn’t sure of the best way to save it, so I tried saving it as a JPEG, File Interchange Format. I only did this because I’m used to seeing the JPEG name on files. Otherwise I don’t know much more to it. What I did like was when I open it; it looks like a finished product. Nothing can be moved around, and none of the editing lines show. I would have like to add some kind of design behind it, but I really didn’t like the objects available with publisher, and I was nowhere near a signal to use the Internet. There was the option to alter the designs provided in Publisher, but it only changes the color.
My file size is 243KB. I discovered this because I right clicked on the file and it allowed me to open a properties box. When I open it, it opens in Windows Photo Gallery.
Chris Ware
September 2, 2009
For my graphic source I wanted to create my own so I created a picture mosaic. I would use this activity in my English classes as a writing activity. I truly believe my students would enjoy this activity. My students could bring in digital pictures or sign out our classroom camera so they would have digital images to use with one of the mobile computer labs.
I used Microsoft Publisher for the first time to create this. I wasn’t sure which I could do it in, but other than paint or my Interwrite software, I wasn’t sure I had anything else I could create in. It took a little bit of time, but once I figured out how to layer objects and bring them forward or send to back, it went much smoother. Without those functions, I think it would be harder for my students to create a mosaic. I could really see my students getting into this.
An idea I had was to place three text boxes in the mosaic which describe your family. These three words would then be the main ideas for the three paragraphs which tell about the family. My students can than share their essay, while also displaying the mosaic in the room. This would also be a good item for students to display at our spring heritage fair.
I wasn’t sure of the best way to save it, so I tried saving it as a JPEG, File Interchange Format. I only did this because I’m used to seeing the JPEG name on files. Otherwise I don’t know much more to it. What I did like was when I open it; it looks like a finished product. Nothing can be moved around, and none of the editing lines show. I would have like to add some kind of design behind it, but I really didn’t like the objects available with publisher, and I was nowhere near a signal to use the Internet. There was the option to alter the designs provided in Publisher, but it only changes the color.
My file size is 243KB. I discovered this because I right clicked on the file and it allowed me to open a properties box. When I open it, it opens in Windows Photo Gallery.
Oh Crap!
ReplyDeleteI really just amazed myself by getting it to show up correctly this time!