I had a great time making infographics. I love the genre because it is simple yet effective. I had a great time, but it was more challenging that I had expected. When it came time to apply what I had learned to a student project, my love affair hit a rough patch. How was I…
How do you get fourth grade students to understand the perils of sea voyages back in the early days of exploration? These students who hop on airplanes and cross oceans sometimes three or four times a year without a second thought. How do you pull them back in time? I chose the image for this…
The moment I heard that we could choose to make an infographic as our final project I was hooked. I’ve had Column Five’s Infographic app for my iPhone for months and compulsively check out the latest addition every day. As I found out, infographic artist have an incredible knack for making the complicated look simple.…
A literacy coordinator, an ESL teacher, and a learning support specialist walk into a bar. Just joking, we actually walked into a presentation. (I’m the ESL specialist in case you’re wondering.) A few weeks ago, two colleagues and I gave a workshop to parents of children in grades 3-5. Since many of our students speak more…
I admit: the minute I saw examples of photos manipulated with the TiltShiftMaker application I wanted to experiment with it. Was it a love of miniatures? Well the nerd in me loves the miniature replicas you see in museums. I lived in Victoria, BC for a while and it was pretty touristy. Not only did it…
I really enjoyed the digital story telling where folks invite us along their morning trek to work. I was up for the challenge, but darn it, wouldn’t you know it, the next day our fall break started. Plan B. My route to a cup of coffee. I love Vietnamese coffee. I know they add artificial flavor in…
As Jeff pointed out during our live meet-up, it’s that time of year again. If you work in an international school and are contemplating a move, the next few months will probably be the most stressful. Kudos to Brent who shared with us his infographic resume which he produced with - Gliffy. Someone (sorry, can’t remember who) offered re.vu as another option.…
This summer I decided to play around with the look and layout of my blog since I finally had a little extra time but also not much to write about. I ended up going with Magazine Basic 2.7.3 template partly because for aesthetics reasons, and partly for readability. I liked the clean look and the…