EDLD+5366+Digital+Graphics+Reflection

During this class, I had the chance of interacting and exploring many different software interfaces and learning many different things from the weekly assignments. When I first started learning the principles of design, I thought I was going to have a hard time because I am not vey artistic or talented for design, but I really enjoyed learning ways to present my ideas in an organized manner according to simple principles that make things make more sense. In the subsequent weeks, I had a chance of designing a logo. I really enjoyed this part, because I had the opportunity of being creative. I have to admit that I was very pleased with my logo because it really met all the requirements I wanted to achieve. I guess the branding concept helped me understand how to reflect the way I am into a successful logo. Later, when creating the animation, I decided to use this logo as the central focus of the animation thanks t the versatility of it. I really enjoyed working in the animation, I hadn’t use animation in a long time, I use to use it or college in 2000. I decided to use Macromedia Flash because I am more familiar with the software, but I benefitted from using it because I relearned how to use it through the process. All in all, I can say that this class was extremely helpful, I feel confident about sharing the information I learned with my students and co-workers, whom would benefit from using more technology in their classrooms. I would like to help my co-workers to practice and understand that “Simple graphics software and word processors, as well as resources and tools found on the Internet, offer students a variety of ways to access content, work with information to develop understanding, and demonstrate what they know.” Wahl & Duffield (2005).It is important for teachers to provide more opportunities to their students and sharing with them what I learned in EDLD 5366 Digital Graphics could be really helpful to them, as it was to me.  Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners. Wahl, L. & Duffield, J. (2005). Using flexible technology to meet the needs of diverse learners. Retrieved from http://www.wested.org/online_pubs/kn-05-01.pdf