Multi-Media 4 Kids: Cut, Crop, Resize and Clean an Image in Paint.net

Resources for a Jigsaw Classroom Project

In the course of the Jigsaw making project the students need to have reference material from which to learn the basics of digital preparation for their images. There is also Photoshop 4 Kids here at Blogger, but I wanted to list other software programs that class members may wish to acces to cut, crop, resize and clean an image.

Conducting a class poll provides teachers with an opportunity to boost inclusiveness of the class atmosphere. The project also provides students with yet another opportunity to learn a little more about coding. They will also learn about their own habitual working styles and can be encouraged to step out of their comfort zone.

Maths Through Art Jigsaw Puzzle

The trick to teaching with games and puzzles is to have the students recognise and understand their own way of working. This is their strength and will keep them within their own comfort zone. But as well!
Use the new found knowledge to get the students out of their comfort zone. If they are very good at completing puzzles alone, have them try to master working and collaborating in groups. What a great environment to teach about ways of working and coping with challenge.

At first this will seem like a laborious process but after a while you will see that a library is growing day by day. We call this emerging through a collaborative project. As the resources grow I will begin reference lists and this will make the process easier. For now......

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