Character Poster

On Tuesday, our Educational Technology teacher taught us about Character Posters. We used Microsoft Excel to upload our pictures, and then wrote three things: Our name, an adjective that described us, and the meaning of the word. For example, “Friendly: \ˈfren(d)-lē\ adjective 1: of, relating to, or befitting a friend: as a: showing kindly interest and goodwill”. The digital image needed to have a high resolution so that when printed out, it wouldn't look distorted. This was for the whole class to make: as soon as we finished our poster, we would print it out (on 4 pages), cut and laminate it so we could put it onto the classroom wall. I am not very skilled in the world of technology (that's why this class is so helpful), so I struggled with trying to make my poster “creative” using technology. I realized that I had a lot more trouble being creative with computer technology than with a pencil and paper, just because I don't have the “power”, per say, to change a little of this and a little of that without knowing more about technology. With this in mind, I had to work slowly and carefully so that I could change any mistakes that might appear while I was editing it.
This is an example of a Character Poster:

Having a Character Poster like this shows a little bit of your personality and creativity at the same time. I certainly had to think about my personality as I looked for a picture that would coordinate with my adjective. This Class taught me how to use a simple Microsoft Excel to be able to make a poster. In my future years, this would benefit my classroom in many ways: I could make rules on posters or have the children make their own simple poster to learn more about themselves. Since I am aiming to teach lower elementary, I would have them write their name so it wouldn't have to be too hard. This would teach children that not all technology is boring and hard, because making the character poster was fun! They would enjoy it and be able to learn a little bit more before they go into harder things as they grow older.