One of the first things I do when I get a new tool is check out all that Google search has to offer about how other educators are using it. This year, I really wanted to use Pic Collage with my students. I found this post on the Pic Collage page and figured this was as good a place as any to start.
I know that Pic Collage can be a fun way to incorporate technology into many different aspects of your curriculum, so I figured I would start out my tech lessons with teaching the students how to use this simple app. I went ahead and walked them through how to add a background, take pictures, add text, and doodle within the app.
At the end, I had the students save it to their library, but I also had them Air Drop it to my iPad. I then collected all of the students portfolios, and I am going to put them together in a slideshow for our elementary team. I think it will be super fun to see all of the facts about our kids (and all their silly selfies!).
Of course, I had to have a handout or visual aid for my students to use. You can download the one I used from my TpT store here.
Here are some fun ways you could use Pic Collage in your classroom:
I know that Pic Collage can be a fun way to incorporate technology into many different aspects of your curriculum, so I figured I would start out my tech lessons with teaching the students how to use this simple app. I went ahead and walked them through how to add a background, take pictures, add text, and doodle within the app.
At the end, I had the students save it to their library, but I also had them Air Drop it to my iPad. I then collected all of the students portfolios, and I am going to put them together in a slideshow for our elementary team. I think it will be super fun to see all of the facts about our kids (and all their silly selfies!).
Of course, I had to have a handout or visual aid for my students to use. You can download the one I used from my TpT store here.
Here are some fun ways you could use Pic Collage in your classroom:
- Share information about a famous person or a state of your choice just like they made their About Me but with information about this other person or place
- Have students compile pictures from an event at school or a field trip to share about their adventures to share with their families
- Go on a nature walk and have students add pictures and text to share their findings
- Have students interview a classmate, teachers, parent, or friend about how they feel about a particular topic and share the information they collect in a creative way
**If you don't know about my iPad mobile lab adventure, you can read my post about my new job this year here and how it ties into this blog series on iPads.
How do you use Pic Collage in your classroom? Have you?
Let me know. I would love to hear :)
-Hilary
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