Chapter 6 notes

Chapter Six – Graphic Tools

Types of Graphics
Bit-mapped (.bmp)
- low quality
-8-32 colours
-yucky
-not easy to edit
-ex) Paint programs

Vector Graphics
-high quality
-lots of colours
-ex) some clipart (can make larger without bad pixels)
-ex) Adobe Illustrator, C.A.D. Programs
-ex) drawing programs like Corel Draw

Aside: Clipart
-Creativity with kids? None. We should let them create their own art then scan or take a picture

and import the image.

-copyright of images
-Creative Commons

File Formats
.bmp - 8-32 colours, low quality
.gif – 256 colours, medium quality, greater for websites
.jpeg - (also .jpg or .jpe) millions of colors, high quality, many pixels, photo quality

Digital Camera
-what’s a good number of megapixels? 4-6, which is about $200
-batteries or not? No, unless a phys ed. teacher and away from electricity for extended periods

of time

-Who is taking the pictures? The kids should! They all know how and enjoy it. It’s a powerful

literacy tool

Design of Instructional Materials
-The graphics should support the important parts

line drawing
-used to make lesson plan templates
-use thick bold lines
-keep front normal and use bold for important points