My objective for this UPA (Unit Performance Assessment) was to create a visually appealing poster that communicates a clear message to Pomperaug High School students about how to properly communicate with others on the internet. Our class each got individual, very broad topics such as protecting personal information, networking with friends, and cyberbullying. My topic was networking with friends. I listed some of the tips under networking with friends that we came up with as a class, and thought of different posters I could create using each topic. I thought that "reread your text or email before sending it, because something you find funny, might sound sarcastic and mean to your friend" could be a very interesting design.
I chose to use LucidPress, an extension of Google Drive, because it is cloud accessible from home. My first choice of program to use was Photoshop Elements as it has many more interesting features, but I did not have it at my home. I checked out other possible free poster creation softwares online, but found that LucidPress had all of the features that I needed, and also provided a clean looking, final product.
For this project, I learned how to create a QR code to a video on my topic. Before, I would have put a link on my poster that the user would have to type in, and probably not even bother to save time. This way, it was a quick and easy way to have viewers of the poster watch the video for more information. To create this QR code, I typed "QR code generator" into Google, and many online QR code generating softwares came up. I chose one that looked easy to use, and copy and pasted the video's URL into the text box. It gave me a working URL to the link I provided which I saved as a .jpg file and put into my poster. I think it looks very professionally done with text strategically formed around it. I am very happy with the final product.
I chose to use LucidPress, an extension of Google Drive, because it is cloud accessible from home. My first choice of program to use was Photoshop Elements as it has many more interesting features, but I did not have it at my home. I checked out other possible free poster creation softwares online, but found that LucidPress had all of the features that I needed, and also provided a clean looking, final product.
For this project, I learned how to create a QR code to a video on my topic. Before, I would have put a link on my poster that the user would have to type in, and probably not even bother to save time. This way, it was a quick and easy way to have viewers of the poster watch the video for more information. To create this QR code, I typed "QR code generator" into Google, and many online QR code generating softwares came up. I chose one that looked easy to use, and copy and pasted the video's URL into the text box. It gave me a working URL to the link I provided which I saved as a .jpg file and put into my poster. I think it looks very professionally done with text strategically formed around it. I am very happy with the final product.
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