Day 16 [3/11/10]

Today in class we made a magazine cover starring us- recieving the award as the teacher of the year. This magazine cover was made by microsoft poewr point. We started by taking a picture of ourselves, using it as the cover, then writing little tid bits around the picture to prove that we were the best for this award. This obviously isn't a real magazine cover, but it is a fun way to better unnerstand how media works. It is a great way to utilize the materials that need to be used for the process of magazine covers. Until I did it myself, I was not sure how to do anything like that. I enjoyed this activity and am sure that elementary students would appreciate it as well. IT is honestly a great way to better understand the different emotions, expressions, and interpretations that are put into the work of the media; especially in magazine covers.