How to Use Instagram in the Classroom Connecting an idea with a visual is an important 21st Century skill. Instagram is a great platform for the classroom because of its ease of use and ability to be accessed by all. Here are 10 ways of using Instagram in the classroom. Don’t forget to include our…
Category: graphic design
Designing Effective Presentations
Every educator today needs to learn how to present effectively. But how much do they know about what makes an effective presentation? Garr Reynolds, author of the popular book Presentation Zen Design, notes: “For many of us, there is a hole in our education when it comes to visual communication… In the past, the tools…
The Noun Project
Thumbs Up designed by Nick Holroyd from the thenounproject.com I would like to highlight one of my favourite sites ever:The Noun Project. It is incredibly useful in the classroom, and is a delight to use. You can search for anything on The Noun Project and find a graphical representation of it. Designers upload their creations to the…
Design for Informational Writing
Recently, I worked with the Grade 4 team to help them present their informational writing. The students had all chosen a non-fiction topic to write about and done some research. They had then gone through the writing process and created a piece of writing. We wanted to help them to take their writing and display…
Grade 5 Exhibition – Printed Display Boards
This year at East we are lucky to have access to a large format printer. I say large, and I mean HUGE! It is about the size of a piano (see the door in the picture as a frame of reference!). The Grade 5 students were given the option of printing their display boards in…
A Question of Colour
The Grade 5 team was lucky enough to have Noah Katz (Digital Literacy Coach at Dover) speak to them about Visual Literacy last week. He spoke about the elements of Graphic Design, referring to the acronym:CRABContrastRepetitionAlignmentBalance Before Students had the opportunity to design a poster, then give it a makeover. We saw some really interesting…