My colleague, Jim Pedrech, has created a spreadsheet tool that allows teachers to quickly and professionally adapt or create seating plans. Regardless of the layout of your classroom, you're sure to appreciate his simple yet elegant solution.
Jim has agreed to license this work as a Creative Commons resource, meaning you can download, test and share the Seating Plan Spreadsheet, provided you let folks know where it came from.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Art 2.0: Digital Pixelation
Mashable shared this artistic use of Google Docs that may be worth considering if you teach technology, mathematics, or visual arts:
The theme of this piece certainly fits with all the snow we've had in southwestern Ontario in recent days, but with these instructions and free access to the spreadsheet template, a comparable project could be undertaken, with just about any subject matter. And while I love the collaborative nature of the project above, similar work could also be carried out by an individual student, perhaps using non-digital tools like paint and paper.
An artist might start by borrowing a rich creative commons licensed image from the Multicolr Search Lab then using photo-editing software like the free and very powerful Picnik, to manipulate the image. The 'pixelate' tool can be used in concert with other effects tools to help students create transferable images with specific numbers of pixels.
For those looking for innovative large scale pixelation, it might be worth revisiting the Jason Eppink's Pixelator project.
What do you think? Is there a place for using digital image manipulation in your classroom?
The theme of this piece certainly fits with all the snow we've had in southwestern Ontario in recent days, but with these instructions and free access to the spreadsheet template, a comparable project could be undertaken, with just about any subject matter. And while I love the collaborative nature of the project above, similar work could also be carried out by an individual student, perhaps using non-digital tools like paint and paper.
An artist might start by borrowing a rich creative commons licensed image from the Multicolr Search Lab then using photo-editing software like the free and very powerful Picnik, to manipulate the image. The 'pixelate' tool can be used in concert with other effects tools to help students create transferable images with specific numbers of pixels.
For those looking for innovative large scale pixelation, it might be worth revisiting the Jason Eppink's Pixelator project.
What do you think? Is there a place for using digital image manipulation in your classroom?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Google Docs, Great for Surveys!
Have you seen how simple it is to use Google to create an online survey?
Google Documents, the free online document creator has been available for a few years, and though still in 'beta', now boasts documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Even so, new treats continue to be added...
Whether or not you have a Gmail account, you may be very interested in this video tutorial that demonstrates how to harness the new survey tool to gather data that will automatically populate a Google spreadsheet.
If you're new to Google Documents, you'll appreciate the explanation below, courtesy of the folks at CommonCraft:
Google Documents, the free online document creator has been available for a few years, and though still in 'beta', now boasts documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Even so, new treats continue to be added...
Whether or not you have a Gmail account, you may be very interested in this video tutorial that demonstrates how to harness the new survey tool to gather data that will automatically populate a Google spreadsheet.
If you're new to Google Documents, you'll appreciate the explanation below, courtesy of the folks at CommonCraft:
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