Reflect

Reflect on what you learned and make some notes for later writing. These prompts may help:

• I chose this badge because ...
  
• From my own experience ...
  
• It's important for students to know ...

Apply

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Produce an 11"x17" poster that could be used with a class in your discipline: advertise an event (real or imaginary - maybe an exhibit of student work), promote the course, or explain a concept. Use PhotoShop or other software* that allows you to work in layers.

1. SHOOT - take at least one original digital photo (using a smartphone is fine).
   Excessively blurry or dark images are not acceptable.
   

   Keep all raw materials until you receive confirmation of earning this badge.
    

2. FIND - locate one or more copyright-safe images to combine with your original. Any images you use (including originals) must have a Creative Commons (CC) license that allows derivative works.
   Recommended sources: Pexels | Pixabay | Flickr | FlatIcon
   Keep track of your image sources; you'll be citing them.
    
   
3. EDIT - create a new file that has a resolution of 1100 x 1700 pixels, landscape or portrait orientation. Add images and other elements in different layers. We don't expect professional quality, but neither will we accept sloppy work.
   The image must include an original photo, text, and a shape or line
   And must show these techniques
   • An adjustment layer (e.g., brightness) OR a filter
   • A text effect (e.g. drop shadow) OR a layer effect
      
4. DOCUMENT - to show how you assembled the image, save a screenshot of the editing software, including the layers panel.
   [how to take a screenshot / capture the screen on your device]
   
   
    
5. DESCRIBE - Write a short paragraph that explains what you did.
   Include credits (title, artist and URL) for the raw images you used.
6. EXPORT - save a JPG file.

* You may use The GIMP, Adobe Illustrator, or other image editing software, but it must allow you to do what's required in step 3: EDIT and step 4: DOCUMENT..

Reflect

In your ePortfolio, first rename the "(media badge)" page "Image Design", then write a reflection of at least 250 words.

These prompts may help:

• I chose ... for my poster because ...
  
• An aspect of making the poster that I really enjoyed was ... because ...
  
• I had never tried ... , and it ended up ...
  
• I have already used ... to ...
  
• To learn more about image editing, I expect to ...
  
• Another way I can imagine using image editing software is ...
• An image-based assignment I could incorporate in my teaching is ...
• Now that I know how to do this I will do ... differently

Share

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Rename your eportfolio's "Pedagogy" page "Image Design".

Check the Apply tab to be sure you have done what is required.

Be sure you are displaying this content on the page (not just a link to a file):

• The poster image
• The explanatory paragraph
• The editing screen capture image
• Your reflection (include the items highlighted on the previous Reflect tab)

Publish the page.

From your ePortfolio, submit this page for the Image Design Badge assignment. All of the evidence is on the page, so you don't need to upload files as well.