Gliggy/Mind Mapping

Assignment Title: Gliffy

Jackie Robinson

Uses in the Classroom: You can use concept maps for a variety of assignments and lessons. It allows the student to be more visual and become more involved in the learning process. Concept Maps help student to visually see the connections and how processes/concepts are interrelated.
Issues to Consider: Program availability
Copyright: Jackie Robinson. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 12:09, Feb 20, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-robinson-9460813

Photoshop Activities

Assignment Title: Photoshop Activities
Uses in the Office: I would use Photoshop in our Principles of Marketing course.  Students are taught the basic knowledge of marketing and what it takes to make a product standout amongst its competitors.  For this lesson I would have students pick a particular product that has a brand image that they feel could be enhanced to help it sell.  Using Photoshop students would use their knowledge of marketing to enhance the current product’s look or logo to help it standout.  Students would present the new image (perhaps acting out a board meeting) and describe why they choose to enhance the product/image and what this would do for the company and product.  This lesson will get student’s involved in understanding why company’s use specific designs to make their company standout or what should be done differently to get more recognition.
Issues to Consider: Make sure to review Copyright Laws, and how to cite work correctly.  

Infographic

Assignment Title: Infographic
Uses in the Office: I plan on using my infographic for an upcoming meeting with my department.  We are reviewing the degree audit process and this infographic would be a great summary and tool for staff to use when referring to the process and what steps are involved.  We currently do not have anything that refers this process so this would get a great starting point and after the meeting, I could add and/or change the process based on our discussions at the meeting.
Issues to Consider: If the print out cannot be printed in color than I may need to revised some of the color schemes for readability and the size of the graphic.
Copyright: Graphics that were used are from Piktochart Copyright 2012

Online Instructional Video

Assignment Title: Online Instructional Video

Parts of a Flower
Uses in the Classroom: I would use this instructional video for preschool/kindergarten during their plant unit.  Once the video was shown in class “Sunny Sunflower” could stop by for a visit so the whole class could discuss the parts of a plant and what makes a plant grow.
Issues to Consider: The video is uploaded to YouTube which may be blocked by some school’s firewall. 
Copyright: Peter and Ellen Allard, “Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It!” Vol. 2, Plant A Seed, Copyright 1993.