Graphics Assignment

I created this graphic using Mr. Picassohead. I used the resize, rotate, and color tools as well as the drag and drop features to portray the emotion of furious. As a K-2 special ed teacher, I could see using this graphics program to teach or reinforce social skills lessons on emotion recognition and identification. I like this particular program because it is accessible for my students. I explored ArtPad as well. ArtPad would not be accessible to my students unless we used it on the SMARTBoard or a touch screen due to the fine motor challenges that they possess. The playback feature would be a nice option for teaching drawing skills; however, it would need to be more of a demonstration mechanism than an option for allowing students to access technology.

Activities incorporating graphic design and visuals is usually a highly effective instructional strategy with my students as it taps into the visual-spatial intelligence, eliminates or reduces language demands, and is a highly motivating process for them.