Blogging Prompt 10/20

An activity that promoted different kinds of literacy was designing a magazine cover. To create the magazine cover you would have to know how to use several different technologies: how to use a camera, how to create and manipulate material using photoshop, and how to upload images to communities. In a traditional way, you have to use phrases and captions to grab attention and write to appeal to your audience. One also learns visual interpretation and creative skills as a bit of a bonus in this activity. The magazine cover activity filled many of the standards in the National Technology Standards for Teachers, but the one standard I most enjoyed fillng was 1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity.