Mariya Khan
Instructional Designer & Educator
Photoshop My Children's Book
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Objectives Met -
Objective #1: Apply foundational knowledge and skills to the collaborative design and use of content, pedagogy and instructional technologies.
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Objective #2: Create conditions for learning by applying theories (eg. learning
theories, curriculum theory and communications theories) to authentic scenarios involving diverse populations.
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Objective #6: Initiate, lead, facilitate and advocate for positive change and innovation in the educational technology workplace as new technologies, techniques, and theories of learning, design and change emerge.
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Description -
This Photoshop created, interactive children’s storybook, illustrates the struggles of having a rare vision disorder that does not allow individuals to see color (Objective 1 and 3). Since children have a difficult time understanding why they are different from others, this storybook provides children with strategies to cope with stressful situations or encounters with their peers (Objective 2). This engaging storybook also allows these students and their peers to understand their unique experience and assist them in the coping process.
Since this storybook is made in the Photoshop application, there are very little interactive qualities that allow the user to engage in manipulating the images. This project demonstrates that although Photoshop is viewed as an image editing application, there are many features involved in its use. This also means that Photoshop and other similar image editing applications are necessary for use as an essential twenty first century technology tool (Objective 6). Although Photoshop is viewed as an image editing application, this storybook proves that the user is able to create in Photoshop using a variety of tools to accommodate for a diverse set of learners. Several cropping tools and editing features are used while creating the book. This online storybook includes specific colors, shapes, textures, and images that create an experience specific for the reader (Objective 1).