Big Huge Labs: Motivational Posters
We've all seen the motivational posters. You know the ones, where you have a pretty picture, with a black border. Underneath is a word, and an inspirational quote to go with it. They are a little too sappy for me, so I prefer the de-motivational posters found at despair.com. While the poster on the left may not be good for the classroom, they make me smile, especially on those annoying days.
Anyway, before I bore you completely, I'm going to give you something useful. Over the next few time periods, I'm going to post a few blog entries on bighugelabs.com. This site is an amalgamation of lots of different tools for using graphics. For example, they have a motivational poster generator. Upload your image, your title and text, and watch your poster come to life. It's easy to use, and free. Once you are done, you can download your image and print it out.
Practical uses:
- Find a picture to illustrate and summarize an important quote or poem.
- Have students create a tagline for an important figure.
- Create a poster to remember a key concept.
My favorite, however:
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