Meet the Crew for this Episode!
- Tim Kitchen - Adobe (www.timkitchen.net, https://twitter.com/timkitchen)
- Jerry Wong - Adobe (https://twitter.com/JerryWong007)
- Erin Raethke - AEL from TAFE Queensland (www.erinraethke.com/blog, https://twitter.com/ErinRaethke)
- Craig Daalmeijer-Power - AEL from TAFE NSW (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daalmeijer-power/)
- Michelle Dennis - AEL from Haileybury College (https://twitter.com/michelledennis)
Watch the recording here:
Put your hand up - learning opportunities in 2022!
Rob took us through Tim's Newsletter, now available on timkitchen.net
Find out more about the new resources for Creative Cloud Express!
Find out more about TeachMeets:
Australasian Adobe Education Community Facebook Group, please join via www.facebook.com/groups/ausael
Join the community and register for future events!
Join the Challenge for 2022!
- Challenge 1 is to use an Adobe app that is new to you
- Challenge 2 is recruit a new Adobe Creative Educator
- And Challenge 3 is to run and share some Adobe related professional learning events with your education community.
Craig Daalmeijer-Power
TAFE NSW
Craig took us through how he uses layers in Photoshop to create simple and clean layers that can be imported into Adobe Aero... making a multi-dimensional Christmas card that utilises the AR ability of Aero!
Craig didn't stop there. He then took a selfie of himself from a previous Holiday Card, and put himself into the card with the bunny as an additional layer!
Craig then exported his PS file to Aero using the Photoshop menu.
Check out the Adobe and their Education Exchange - Free PD for all!
If you are interested in becoming an AEL, the first step is to do the Adobe Creative Educator program and get your ACE Level 1 & 2 badges via https://adobe.ly/ACE
If you would like to be guided through level 1, we are running the next Be a Creative Educator course on Tue 22nd March, 4 PM to 6.30 PM (AEDT).
Look up https://adobe.ly/creativeeducator for more information and share this site with your colleagues and wider education networks.
Michelle Dennis
Haileybury College - Victoria and Pangea
Michelle is passionate about students being educated properly about the truth and deception that is the reality of social media.
The reality is that many students have not one, but multiple social media platform profiles. There are so many platforms, and it is incredibly important that they are aware that what they see is curated, and does not reflect reality.
'Candid' images are no longer candid. Filters and warp tools change everything that is presented, even if it appears to be done 'in the moment'.
Social media accounts have pit-crews!
Michelle argues that students need to be aware of the fact that brands (and yes, that includes individuals and not just companies) are carefully planned and curated. There is a danger if young people think that someone is perfectly groomed or fabulously witty all the time... this can make them feel inadequate against an unobtainable reality.
Construct your messages carefully - this is a new age life skill!
Michelle guides her students through the practical techniques of managing and building social media accounts, showing them in real time how information can be curated... or straight-up manipulated!
Workshops available in the first half of 2022
Student Creativity Challenge
Adobe is running a series of Adobe Creativity Challenges for NSW & Victorian students in Years 5 to 9. Adobe Creativity Challenges are all about students working with a team to design & share a digital solution based on a brief from an organisation or a global problem.
Victorian and NSW students in Years 9 to 12 as well as any teacher from anywhere are invited to register for a special 2.5 day Adobe Premiere Pro workshop during the Easter Holidays. This is a free and online intensive workshop that will also involve prizes for some lucky students. Look up https://adobe.ly/video-workshop22 to find out more about the Adobe Holiday Video Challenge workshop which is being run by Dr Tim Kitchen from Adobe and will be held from April 11 to 14 during the Easter Holidays.
Find out more via https://adobe.ly/challenges-Yr5to9.
Credits:
Created with images by Greyerbaby - "sparkler fireworks celebrate" • niekverlaan - "volunteer voluntary accompany" • onderortel - "sandwich fast food cheese" • geralt - "finger feedback report back" • geralt - "people google polaroid"