Digital Images

In the Classroom
Learning Objective: Students will contrast the difference in pre-1920's life to the life in the 1920's by creating a infographic using easel.ly to demonstrate differences.

Lesson outline: Technology will be used as a demonstration of what students will do to contrast life in the different eras. Students will use information from notes, textbooks, and internet in order to create a infographic. Students would chose one aspect of the era--Women, Jobs, Economy, etc. Pictures would be used to help students see the difference between women in different eras.

Application
 1. One way the principles align with digital image project is through spacial contiguity. Taking an image and writing on it to label parts, or highlight what the teacher wants to have students notice is helpful in student learning. Having writing on an image focuses students' attention to what they should see versus having them guess what it is that they should see. Having it right by the image also helps students make the connection which allows them to remember it. Another way the principle aligns is through signaling. On the infographics, the use of conversation bubbles, arrows, or other signals helps students by showing students where new and/or important information is. It also uses segmenting. By breaking the information down. Students are getting information in small pieces versus paragraphs.
 2. The principles that are used in above examples would be signaling, and spacial contiguity.

Reflection
 1. One way my thinking about technology has changed this week is the use of images with writing on it. I like the idea of adding caption or labeling the image in order to grab the students attention. Another thing is the use of infographics. These make great pieces of information to use with notes or to have students do independent learning. They can be made to fit the needs of different classrooms. With the infographics, I also would like to see students create them. It gives the students a nice template to demonstrate a variety of knowledge. They are simple enough that it gets to the information, but also allows students to be creative and demonstrate learning in a different way. I found that because images that I was looking at tended to be public domain. However, always being able to verify that was not always easy. Many sites did not list where they got the image. I finally focused mostly at Library of Congress to find images.

 2.The technology that stood out in my mind was pixlr. I was happy to find a photo alteration site that I can use. There were pictures that I had wanted to alter to get items to stand out more, but did not want to pay for photoshop. Now I get to do it for free. I also really enjoyed easel.ly. The templates were create for a variety of topics. Definitely technology that I will be implementing into my curriculum. I did not find making a Gif useful. For me, there are better ways of showcasing images that would be more useful and easier to use in the classroom. Glad to know how to make one, but not sure that I would ever make another one.

 3. The biggest way that I grew this week is in just learning new technology and how to use it in a classroom. I am also continually growing in search skills as I have to get creative to find items that fit under the Creative Commons.

Works cited
 Bain News Service. (2016, January 20). Alice Joyce wearing antique gold emb. in rubies. Retrieved from Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2006014337/

ClipArtHut. (2016, January 20). Dancer Flapper Silhouette. Retrieved from http://www.cliparthut.com/dancing-flapper-silhouette-clipart-QdLjPP.html

French, H. E. (n.d.). Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds, has issued an order that bathing suits at the Wash[ington] bathing beach must not be over six inches above the knee ... Retrieved January 20, 2016, from Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/item/90708909/

Maison duPetitSantThomasParisHiver1909-1910page2.png. (2007, January 23). Retrieved January 20, 2016, from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maison_duPetitSantThomasParisHiver1909-1910page2.png

Meyer, A. d. (2012, March 28). Two Women on Beach Wearing large black hats. Retrieved January 20, 2016, from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATwo_Women_on_Beach_wearing_large_black_hats_1900s.jpg