Over the past three weeks using and creating different digital makes in digital spaces has impacted my digital literacy by challenging me to try new things and step outside of my comfort zone. With this challenge, the use and effectiveness of these tools were brewing in the back of my mind. This week using the Educational App Evaluation Rubric as proposed by Tony Vincent has shown me that there are many different components of how effective an app can be in the classroom. Collecting different resources and compiling them was interesting in seeing just how ineffective some apps truly are. Depending on the task needing to be done certain resources prevail over others as can be seen in my compilation of resources here.
In the past, I have used Canva for work-related purposes but this was my first time using Canva to make a school-related poster. I made a poster for my Digital Resouces List as featured below and I found that creating a poster is a very niche thing to do but is still useful for when it is needed.
My previous use of Canva allowed me to navigate the app more effectively as I had used it before to make a logo and a Facebook cover page for a recent club started at Lakehead Orillia.
The use of Canva as a creative make overall is very effective for making posters and other visual texts but does not have an effective platform for text-based literacies.
Lauren, you’ve made some connections from your work with the organization at the university to your course work and creative makes. Your work with Canva models some of the digital fluencies in crafting a graphic image, downloading as a jpeg or png image file, and uploading to embed into your blog post.
ReplyDeleteWhich specific analysis skills from the Hinrichsen & Coombs article would you say were required for this graphic production? I enjoyed reading through the analysis you’ve made for the apps listed on the resources page. Are there similar features in the Tony Vincent app evaluation tool to the elements identified by Hinrichsen & Coombs? Helen
Lauren, I love your representation and description of your experience using Canva. I love using Canva for all things digital image making. You images are engaging and draw the eye, they are also clear and concise rather than being cluttered with text. Canva is a great way to break up text as well, much like you presented in this blog post. Great job exploring new digital tools, and now you have a new tool to add to your "teacher toolbelt." Thanks for posting!
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