Infographics

Google Drawing Challenge

by Katherine Ramsey

• What did you create, and why? 

         I created a poster in Google Drawing that shows the key words to look for in word problems. The poster has four sections and each one gives several examples of words that mean each of the four main operations. Under addition, it shows all together, sum, and, both, total, and in all. I envision us adding to this list as the year progresses. I plan on sharing the file with students so they can add to it as well.

• What went well for you?

        It was fairly easy to create the poster after watching the video. I appreciated knowing how to set the page size before adding anything to the project. The hints that were offered in the video were really helpful. Entering information into the poster, resizing things, copying and pasting all went well for me.

• What was challenging?

        There wasn't anything challenging about this one for me. The video really helped to lay things out for me.

• What did you enjoy? 

         I enjoyed coming up with a creative way to display information for students. This will be much better than me just writing the words on a piece of poster paper.

• What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families? 

         I will use Google Drawing for a few different things this year. I know that I will use the poster I created throughout the year. I could have students use Google Drawing to prove their mastery of concepts throughout the year. It would be nice to have them create a poster in Drawing to illustrate their knowledge of fractions or budgeting. I don't see a way to use this to communicate with families.