Images
- Sierra FLEMING
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min read
Kapfer, L. (2017). The Books in The Forest [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://unsplash.com/photos/hmCMUZKLxa4 CC0
Edited from the following image: Kapfer, L. (2017). The Books in The Forest [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://unsplash.com/photos/hmCMUZKLxa4 CC0
I used Unsplash.com to find a free use image. My favorite things are books, so naturally, that's the photo I chose. I'm also ready for fall weather, so this photo was a natural winner. When it came time to edit, I looked at first at tuxpi.com but ultimately thought that the edits were too simplistic or artificial for what I was hoping to create. I also tried pixlr.com, but, on the opposite end of the spectrum, found it too difficult to learn the controls. I finally settled on bighugelabs.com. I saw the playing card editor and immediately thought of the uses for my middle school classroom. Many of my students love Pokemon and other types of battle cards, so I thought it was be cool to create a reading-centered "action" card. I could see this being useful for new learning new vocabulary terms, or for creating escape rooms and literary based games (figurative language, for example). I teach word roots and affixes, so I imagine myself creating cards for prefixes and suffixes and having students "play" one of the cards in order to change a base/root word. Students could even create their own cards. This could be a very fun and inventive tool.
Hello Sierra,
I like the picture you chose and the idea of book travel that you added to it. This is a great idea to incorporate editing images into the classroom as a supplement to a game the students would enjoy. You are correct, a very fun and inventive tool.
I really liked the picture that you selected. Making it into a playing card feature and can see how it will be used in the classroom. I had a difficult time with Pixlr, too, but managed to figure something out. I modified a picture using it but I know I didn't come close to using all of its features. I think I only figured out two of the features.
I love the image that you choose. Pixlr is a great tool, but it does require you to learn the tools first. I love the idea of having playing cards for the roots and affixes.
Love the image. I was stuck on just what I wanted to use and for whatever reason Halloween was on my mind at that moment. BigHugeLabs does seem promising for some things, although I wonder with the playing cards/trading cards if I would have access to a printer to actually be able to use it in that format.
Sierra,
I agree your photo selection is a winner! I also picked a book theme for my photo this week, with the thought I may use this elsewhere in the ePortfolio later. I love your playing card idea, and after seeing it I also think the cards could be made with relevant lesson content but then used with the mechanics from a game like Unstable Unicorns. It is a relatively easy game designed for 8+yrs, and takes about 30-60min to play (so doable in a resource block). I could also see that idea expanded to where students create or select images and make the cards as lessons leading up to the play class potentially.