Tuesday, 25 September 2012

#9m1 Tuesday 25/09/12


LO1 - To develop an understanding of the pros and cons of online graphics software compared to school software
LO2 - Be able to use appropriate software to create a banner for your blog

Task 1 - Esafety Prezi

  • If you haven't finished your esafety Prezi that you did last lesson then your first job is to complete it and then post it to your blog

Task 2 - Create a banner for your blog

  • In this lesson you will create a banner to go at the top of your blog
  • You have a choice of how you will do this
  • Choice 1 - Use specialist graphics software on the school computers such as Abobe Fireworks or Adobe Photoshop to create your banner
  • Choice 2 - Use online graphics software to create your banner. Here are some you could try (i liked PicMonkey myself) or try one of your own if you know one

Click here for BannerSnack

Click here for PicMonkey

Click here for Pixlr
Click here for Pizap

Task 3 - Add it to your blog

  • Go into the layout view of your blog and edit the header gadget
  • You can now upload  your saved image on to your blog

Task4 - Post to Your Blog

  • Add a post to your blog (minimum 30 words) about what you have done in today's lesson.
    • What software did you choose to use in today's lesson?
    • Why did you choose it?
    • What are the advantages of using online graphics software?
    • What are the disadvantages of using online graphics software?
    • Would you make the same choice next time?