Ah! The last reflection for EDCI 336! How did we get here so fast? For my last blog, I wanted to talk about the main takeaways that I learned this semester in EDCI 336. Each week was definitely an adventure experimenting with a new EdTech tool. There are some tools that I’m very excited...
This week, we learned about sketchnoting and why it’s important. Sketchnoting is more than just doodling; it is a form of visual note-taking. It combines doodles and text to help students create their own form of unique notes that allows them to retain the information better. Sketchnoting looks at notes as more of a...
Conceptual photography presents an idea in a photograph. It is a method of photography where the image is staged to represent an idea or a concept. It is most commonly seen in advertising, but can also be presented for artistic purposes. Photoshop is commonly used to manipulate the photo to get the desired results....
Food photography is used to create visually appealing photos of food. It falls under commercial photography because it is used mainly in advertisements, magazines, packaging, and menus. Below are some tips on how to get yummy looking food photographs! Tip #1: Choose Your Angle Think of the size, shape, and height of the food...
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a technique that captures multiple images of the same scene while using different exposure values and then combining those images into one single image that shows the range of tones within the scene. This technique is most commonly used in landscape photography to capture all the details. To...
Double exposure in photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, merging two photographs into one. This technique creates a surreal feeling in the photograph and the two images can also work together to create a deeper meaning or symbolism. Traditionally, the double exposure technique was used in film...
Light painting is a photography technique that uses a moving light source (such as a flashlight, glow stick, smartphone) to alter the image while taking a long exposure photograph. A long exposure is key for this technique because it allows you to create a ‘painting’ with the light source. You want a long exposure...
Shutter speed is used for two things in photography: changing the brightness of the photo and creating dramatic effects. Shutter speed operates because of the camera shutter, which is a curtain in front of the camera sensor that opens up when you shoot. It opens up and collects light and closes immediately after. Shutter...
“Why shouldn’t people be able to teleport wherever they want?” – Palmer Luckey, Founder of Oculus VR Our Inquiry Question: How can we use VR in the classroom? Our inquiry question, “How can we use VR in the classroom?” came from our interest in using different technologies as a resource in our future classrooms....
This week we talked about examples on how to use games in education. Personally, I do not have a lot of experience in this topic because we did not use video games in school, but I was excited to learn about how I can incorporate this in my classroom in the future. We played...