Drawing

Well, I think what I confirmed most out of this assignment is that I am not an artist!! Thank you for not making us share our work!  However, if you had the creativity, Google Drawings could be a lot of fun. I was especially amazed at the artist that was able to re-create Goofy in the YouTube video.  I explored with many of the shapes, colors and line options.  I attempted to draw a map!

Google drawings has the ability to produce a wide range of visual documents, such as flow charts, custom graphs, posters and graphic designs.  These documents can be published using a unique URL. Google drawings has the ability to share real-time creations, which according to our reading, Microsoft cannot compete with. One website suggested that Adobe Illustrator would take hours of tutorials before being able to create a document.  However, that is not the case with Google Drawings.  Google Drawings is easy enough you can begin to work on it immediately. And, it is Free!!  When creating your document, Google Drawings offers tools to help make your work percise, such as spacing and alignment guides.

For students, Google Drawings can help organize ideas when working on a presentation or when beginning the writing process.  The sharing feature allows the document to be viewed, edited or commented on by the people it has been shared with. This can be beneficial in a collaborative project.  Another website suggested that you could create drawings to enhance a lesson and then export the drawings into Google Presentations. It should be noted that once the project is published, it is no longer open to the edit options.  A teacher might want to use this option when providing a visual aid to share with the class.

As was demonstrated in the lesson plan we were asked to review, Google Drawings can be beneficial for exploring math concepts.  Students can manipulate shapes by rotating and flipping them.  They can use shapes to create designs and then label the shapes they used.  This activity can help not only explore how to manipulate shapes but also help increase exposure to mathematic vocabulary.

I can envision many uses for Google Drawings in the classroom.  Even as a young elementary student, I have seen story organizers come home in my son's homework.  Google Drawings is just one more tool to help to enhance the learning experience in this digital kids age.