Whether you are celebrating Halloween this weekend in your community, or if your trick-or-treating plans are Tuesday on Halloween night, may your evening be filled with memories and merriment!
Image created using the Canva.com Magic Tools™ design elements.
Canva is one of my go-to design websites. It recently got even more fun with the addition of a lot of their "Magic" elements. They released their Magic Tools™ a few weeks ago. Just in time for a little magical wonderment for the Halloween season. Take a look at some of the AI generated awesomeness that it can do:
I ran across a post in the Facebook Canva Teachers Community and used a prompt created by teacher & "Canvassador" LaNedra Johnson that had darling pictures she created using the following prompt:
"Magic Media -> Text to Image -> Enter Prompt: Chibi (girl/boy), (color) hair, with glasses books, lap top, desk, professional, ultra realistic, Pixar style, 3d render, photo, anime, illustration"
So I tried my hand at it, as it certainly was an invitation to play. I tweaked the prompt somewhat and came up with the following:
I got 4 images upon my first prompt, and I could regenerate the images and tweak the text as many times as I liked.
Of course, thinking about the Halloween & Thanksgiving seasons ahead, I had to get creative with that too.
I think we're about to have a lot of fun in my Digital Design class we have for upper elementary.
(Note: At the start of the year, I did have the students and their parents fill out the Canva Consent form since they are under the age of 13.)
All photos created at canva.com, video from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVCRcNlY1yw
So it's time for some good news.
October is a month of color and seasonal fun. It provides lots of opportunities to get out there, enjoy the brisk weather, and have fun with your family and friends. Time to get plenty of Vitamin N: Nature!
Here's a Fall Into Fall Bingo Board. How many can you tackle this fall?
Ideas in part inspired by https://www.mdmountainside.com/blog/post/top-fall-activities-to-cross-off-the-list/; Bingo board created at Canva.com To print more easily, go to: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFvYeU0OTk/d5jTX-xx0fUWmi8muaijTQ/edit?utm_content=DAFvYeU0OTk&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
I happened on this website somewhere on social media and it's a complete treasure trove of classroom podcasts on a variety of subjects over at Jeff Glade Tech. Jeff Glade is a Digital Learning Consultant in Iowa who focuses on literacy instruction through a variety off mediums beyond just traditional texts. He has been compiling monthly curated lists of podcasts on a variety of subjects. Each list is in a google slide (typically 2 pages plus a third with explanation), and each podcast he mentions he lists the grade level range for which each podcast would be appropriate. Lots of supplemental resources for your classroom!!
This link takes you directly to the Hispanic Heritage Month Podcasts. Hispanic Heritage Month is rounding out here as it annually is September 15-October 15.
Other curated lists of Jeff Glade's include:
He's been compiling current lists since 2019, so you will find multiple clickable lists with the same titles for a true wealth. (They are dated in the bottom right-hand corner.)
He also has some practical ideas about to incorporate these into your lessons with some meaningful activity suggestions and tech integrations that you can easily put into practice in your classroom.
Image created at https://imgflip.com/i/81wa5n
In the post, he also includes a link so you can easily print out his Fabulous Features!
Up your Google Game with the following topics:
Image from https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/09/fabulous-features-of-google-docs.html
