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Mind Map/Concept Map

Assignment Title: Diversity in the classroom

Uses in the Classroom: 

Students will research key concepts for their business communication plan and assemble the plan in groups of three using their mind map.  Students will also explain their mind map through teh creation of a screencast video.

Issues to Consider: Time to find copyright appropriate images, creating the videos for explanations, learning curve for mapping software of choice (Popplet closed right after I finished my intense map and I had to start from scratch!).

Copyright: 

Burnette, Jane. "Strategies for Teaching CulturallyDiverse Students" TeacherVision.com. N.p., 

     1999. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.

“Diversity” Def. 1. Merriam Webster Online, Merriam Webster, n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.

Strategies for Diverse Learners. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Nebraska Department of Education. Web. 23 Feb. 

      2015.

Strategies for Workingwith Diverse Learners: A Research Review, N.p.:n.p., n.d. Montgomery 

      County Public Schools. Web. 23 Feb. 2015.

Tucker, Catlin. "BYOD: The Benefits of EmbracingDiversity." Web log post. Catlin Tucker, Honors       English Teacher. N.p., 4 Sept. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2015.

• Diversity In Harmony_NY12 by Dasic Fernandez
• Dictionary by Greenblie
• Who are Our Learners? by Robyn Jay
• Connected by Steve Warburton
• System Network by Gerd Altmann

Photo Editing

Assignment Title: Getting the Look I Want
Uses in the Classroom: Using copyright friendly photographs, students will modify photos to create web graphics for their web portfolios and websites. Students can use to reflect the project they are assigned to visually represent what they are trying to say.  For example, in the animated GIF above I chose to reflect my favorite comics as a kid.  I have gone to see every blockbuster move that has come out in theatres.  A connection that I can make with my students and also a good segue into using copyright friendly pictures reflect a point in an appropriate way.  Specifically in my Web Development class, students create three web graphics for a customer in the mid-term project.  One is where they are provided with a landscape image of grass and trees.  They have to find images to manipulate and use the tools in GIMP to create an advertising graphic image to be posted on the website. 
Issues to Consider: Time and equipment. Searching for copyright friendly pictures  may take a bit of time as well as positioning in the animated gif.    
Copyright: All photographs were taken from www.flickr.com

Collage photo:

•  Flower by George

Animated GIF photos:

• Lego Ghost Busters by David Pickett
• Village Lego by Black Zack
• Lego Xmen by Rob Young
• Lego Scooby Doo Gang by David Pickett
• Lego Smiley Faced Avengers by Do-Hyun Kim
• Lego Mini Figure: Four Troopers by bfishadow

Infographics

easel.ly

Assignment Title: Skills Employers Seek Infographic
Uses in the Classroom: Students will appraise their patterns of time management using habit 3 Putting First Things First and create an infographic reflecting their time in groups of one. This would be an excellent activity when teaching life skills to students where they can visualize their use of time. I teach a seminar class where we focus on career planning using the text "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens". This activity would show my students how they use their time to adjust for success. 
Issues to Consider: Play with different infographic sites to find the most user friendly.  Also ensure saving, embedding, or linking activity is/is not linked to registration and/or login.
Copyright: All images in the infographic are provided by easel.ly. Data for the infographic was provided by the article LinkedIn Study Reveals the Skills Employers (Really) Want

Instructional Video

Assignment Title: Marketing 101:Marketing Concepts

Uses in the Classroom: 

Students will identify marketing concepts and illustrate their use by creating a poster examining a target market characteristics and using magazine, assemble a person using products they would use in groups of three.

Issues to Consider: Time to find copyright appropriate images and creating the videos for lessons.

Copyright: Haiku Deck was used to create the presentation.  Per their FAQ page all images used for background carry a Creative Commons License.

Citations in order of appearance:

• Time Square at Dusk (New York City) by Trey Ratcliff
• Thought by Robert Couse-Baker
• Profit by 401(k) 2012
• Souq-Zoco Marrakech (Morroco) by Marc
• Target Market by Poster Boy
• Rush Hour- Tsukiji-2 by Matteo X
• Nova at Front and Market by Jarrett Stewart
• Teenagers by Pierre Metivier
• Corporate Demographics by Simon Greig
• IMG_0401 by David Harris
• Demographics and Traffic by Andresmh
• Amsterdam, Holland 080 Houseboat by Claudio.Ar
• The Global Learning observation to benefit the Environment (GLOBE) visits NASA Goddard by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Digital Storytelling

Assignment Title: What Happened?
Uses in the Classroom: Using copyright friendly music and photographs students will create digital stories about their products they have chosen to market.  Students will also develop scripts for vocal narrations of their digital stories.
Issues to Consider: Time and equipment. Searching for copyright friendly pictures and music may take a bit of time as well as positioning music in movies.  
Copyright: 
All photographs used from www.pixabay.com

• Cambridge by David Mark
• Green Chip by Public Domain Pictures
• Notebook by Sandid
• Silhouette by Gerd Altmann
• Thumb Down by Gerd Altmann
• Glasses by 30754
• Thinking Woman by Skeeze

All music used from www.ccmixter.com

• Urbana-Metronica by jlbrock44
• Purple Nurple by Alex Beroza
• Foolish Game by Snowflake by Levihica
• Silence Await by cdk
• H20 Instrumental by Airtone
• The Broken by Admiralbob77