Cheryllynn Cardlin TDT1- Task 2 Graphics Purpose The purpose of the first set of graphics is to provide students in the

elementary classroom a visual reminder on how to solve math problems using algorithms learned in the classroom. The remaining graphics are images of grade level math content. The algorithm demonstrated is not a traditional method. The graphics show a student using an algorithm, solving a word problem, classification of triangles, and an example of a tessellation. The goal of instruction in the fifth grade classroom is for all students to be proficient with each standard as outlined in the Common Core State Standards documents. Audience The audience for this graphics collection is specifically for my fifth grade students who are enrolled in a small group fifth grade math class. However, any fifth grade student will find these graphics appropriate. There are eight fifth grade students in the class, six boys and two girls, with a mean age of 12. All students are identified as have a Learning Disability in the area of math. These students are considered proficient in using computers and accessing the Internet for information, especially when directed to go to a specific website. Each student in the fifth grade is provided a laptop with wireless Internet access during the school day as part of the Districts 1:1 device learning initiative. If needed, students have the ability to bring home their laptop with parent and administrative approval. Process Step 1: Take and Load the Photo There are many ways to take photos and put them on the computer. For this tutorial I used an iPhone. I used this device for its convince and ease of use. Each

Cheryllynn Cardlin TDT1- Task 2 Graphics person has a personal preference. For directions on how to load images from your personal device to your computer, please read the manufactures directions or perform an Internet search on how to perform this operation. This photo was taken during instruction. It was uploaded to my computer. When my device is connected to the computer, a program automatically pops up. Locate and click on the the image(s) you need and drag it to your desktop (or other preferred place.) I like to place the items on my desktop initially so I can find it easily.

These are some of the images I may use.

Photos saved to my desktop.

Step Two: Opening Image in Editing Software Now that the images are on the desktop, choose an image to work with. Hover over the image and right click. Below is a screenshot of my computer. Your options may look different but the options should be similar.

I am choosing the default program.

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Image in editing software.

Step 3: Resize the Image In order for the image to properly upload to the website, it needs to be a smaller size. I will be making this image approximately 640 x 480 (pixel size). If you are not sure what a button does in the program, hover over it. A bubble will appear with a name for the button. The name usually corresponds to the function.

Original image size.

Resized image size. Notice that it is not exact. That is okay.

This is the resized image in the program. Notice how small it is in comparison to the window.

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Step Four: Save the Image as A New Image Save this resized image as a new file. A rational for doing this is if you make a mistake along the way you can go back to the original image. In this program, you need to export the image with a new name rather than just save as.
Click File in the toolbar. Then select Export.

This is the window that pops-up. Save the image with a new name.
Keep the format as a JPEG. JPEG is a picture format.

Here is a screen shot of my desktop with the original and the resized version.

Step Five: Crop the Image

Cheryllynn Cardlin TDT1- Task 2 Graphics Many times when a picture is taken there are unnecessary items that surround the picture. This is something that can easily be fixed by cropping the image. Cropping is editing the visible frame of the picture. Using the resized photo, find the cropping feature in the editing software. Cropping in this particular program is a two-step process. The first step it to define the area that you want to keep in the photo. Use the rectangular selection tool. Once this tool is selected, the curser will turn into a plus symbol.

Click and drag the mouse to outline the area you would like to crop. The area will be surrounded by a moving dotted line.

Click on the will appear.

Tools tab in the toolbar. A drop down Look for the option to crop.

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The image will now show only what was inside the dotted line. The rest of image has been cropped out. For this image, it makes sense to crop around the whiteboard so the focus is on the math problem.

Step Six: Save This Image Save this as a new image. Do this in the same manner as before.

Step Seven: Enhance the Image The example of a quotient image I used was a great student using the partialalgorithm. However, the image

Cheryllynn Cardlin TDT1- Task 2 Graphics is a little dark. I can fix this by enhancing the image. To find the adjust color feature, go to Tools in the toolbar, and click on adjust color.

The new tool will pop up in a small window. There are many ways to adjust the color on a picture.

When this window first appears, the slide arrows are in the middle. As you can see, I adjusted the Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, and Sharpness for the final image. While in the adjusting process, I contemplated about making the image black and white as seen here by the Sepia arrow is all the way to the left,

Step Eight: Save Save this as a new image as you did with the others. Great work! Remember to save often and to rename the file each time you make a major change to the image.