Purpose

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Design Process

The purpose of this collection of graphics is to better assist and guide a group of High School Special Education students towards the understanding of the structure of an atom. The original graphic is an image that was taken in class of the set of a lab activity created by Beakers and Ink. This graphic is visually depicting the set up for the activity that the students will be participating in. 


The collection of graphics are intended for a High School Chemistry class for students at Plainfield North High School in Plainfield, Illinois. There are two small group Chemistry classes that consist of 8-13 students all of which have Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s) and different learning needs. In the 4th period class there are a total of 8 students, 3 girls and 5 boys and in the 5th period class there is a total of 13 students, 2 girls and 11 boys. The students who are enrolled in this class have different accommodations to meet their educational needs and as their teacher I differentiate my instruction to make sure all students are able to comprehend the material being taught. The content that this collection of graphics addresses is the structure of an atom.


Below is the list of graphics that were used along with the steps that were taken to edit, resize and adapt images. 

Graphic 1: Original Photo
  1. Take a photo using your phone camera
  2. After taking the photo you will then send it in an attachment in an email.
  3. Once it has been sent via email, you need to access that email and save the image to your desktop.
  4. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website. 

Graphic 2: Resized Photo
  1. Access the Original photo located on your desktop and double click on the graphic. 
  2. Since I am using a Dell this opens a program called Photos where I will be resizing the graphic.
  3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Resize.
  4. Resize the image to 640 x 480 and save the image to the desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website. ​

Graphic 3: Cropped Photo
  1. Access the Original photo located on your desktop and double click on the graphic. 
  2. Since I am using a Dell this opens a program called Photos where I will be cropping the graphic.
  3. Click on the paint/pen in the top right corner and select Edit.
  4. Use the square icon to crop the image and save a copy to the desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.

Graphic 4: Adapted Photo
  1. Access the Original photo located on your desktop and double click on the graphic. 
  2. Since I am using a Dell this opens a program called Photos where I will be adapting the graphic.
  3. Click on the paint/pen in the top right corner and select Edit.
  4. Use the paint brush icon to adapt the image and save a copy to the desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.

Graphic 5: Scanned Image
  1. Pick a document that you would like to scan.
  2. I utilized an iPhone app called tiny scan to take a digital scan of my document. 
  3. After scanning, select the email button and make sure it is set to jpeg instead of png.
  4. Access the scanned document from your email and save it to your desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.
Atoms and Elements Doodle Note . (n.d.). Teacher Pay Teachers; The Morehouse Magic.

Graphic 6: Adapted Scanned Image
  1. Access the original scanned document on your desktop and double click on the graphic.
  2. Since I am using a Dell this opens a program called Photos where I will be resizing the graphic.
  3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Resize.
  4. Resize the image to 409 x 550 and save the image to the desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.
Atoms and Elements Doodle Note . (n.d.). Teacher Pay Teachers; The Morehouse Magic.

Graphic 7: Original Drawing
  1. To draw my graphic I used the program called Paint on my Dell laptop.
  2. Once the Paint program opens, you will utilize the tools at the top to create your drawing.
  3. In this image I used the text tool, brush tool and different colors.
  4. Once you are finished creating your image click the Save As button and save the graphic to your desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.

Graphic 8: Adapted Drawing
  1. Access the original drawing on your desktop and double click on the graphic.
  2. Since I am using a Dell this opens a program called Photos where I will be resizing the graphic.
  3. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Resize.
  4. Resize the image to 64 0 x 381 and save the image to the desktop.
  5. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.

Graphic 9: Outside Image
  1. Take the time to identify which outside image you would like to utilize.
  2. Once you have located your outside image, use your mouse and right click on the image.
  3. Select the button that says Save Image As and save it to your desktop.
  4. After being saved to the desktop, then upload it to the Weebly website.
Build an Atom. (n.d.). Phet Interactive Simulations.