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For my poetry blog post, I decided to do mine on the season of Autumn, by creating it with the digital tool Canva. I was able to choose a template that would go well with my poem. After I chose my background photo and typed my poem, I was able to upload it to ThingLink and create my 5 tags. At first, it was a little difficult to decide how I was going to first write out my poem and I had to think for a moment of what I like about Autumn. For my designs, I decided to write my poem in an orange color to represent Fall. I would say what went well was how I considered the element of pattern because it fit with the background photo I chose for my poem. What I also think went well was, how I found an article that talks about the traditions of Autumn, fun activities that students would enjoy and learning how leaves change color overtime. Another element I considered, was color because I thought having the words of my poem in orange, helped align it with the background photo to represent the season of fall. I think what I would do differently is by including more details in my background photo. For my next composition, I would like to do one where I would have the students engage in reading about the season of fall and do a class activity, where they would get to create a wreath using construction paper and leaves that have fallen to the ground and share what they have learned about the season of fall.

For my infographic, I decided to do mine on the topic of  “The first public schools to open in Columbus and Franklinton in 1826.” I felt this topic would be a interesting thing to teach students about what it was like at the start of history when schools were beginning to be built. At the start of this process, I felt it was a little challenging with research since, it directed me to websites about different schools that have been torn down or maps. I overcame that by adding in, when was this school built and put in the year as well and it gave me the information I needed. I think research was the hardest because it only gave me the same info I saw. I had to branch out and do one at a time and then move on to the next one. During that process, I was able to find information about the schools I was researching. It was becoming easier to look at articles that included what I needed and what I could include for my infographic. For my design on the infographic, I looked at some templates for ideas and I eventually found one that I was able to work with. It was a little tricky with moving things around and what stickers I could use based on what I wrote. For the topic title, I tried to find some stickers to represent the schools and I added in some symbols to represent education. For my last slide, I thought it was a good idea to add in symbols of people collaborating to represent teachers gathering for meetings. I wanted to add in symbols and pictures to have them represent what I would be presenting to the students in a classroom. I tailored my infographic to students in a classroom because I feel like this design template would be a fun way for students to learn about how schools were built. I tailored this to students in a classroom because I think it would be an engaging presentation to have the students learn about how the school system was first introduced. I also thought it would be interesting for the students to learn about how the legislatures had Ohio, become the first state of having a school built for students.