When I first started brainstorming my logo, I began by drawing. I quickly turned to seek digital assistance. In class we discussed several potential resources for creating digital logos. The resource that I ended up using was LogoJoy. I found the website to be very user friendly. The site works by building a profile around your personal taste. You select your preferences out of various options such as color schemes and fonts. Then, uses simply enter their company name and tag line. The site then generates several options for users to select from. Each option is individually accessible to edit further. I enjoyed using this resource. It made creating my logo very simple and offered lots of variety.
The first logo I drafted on LogoJoy featured a star. When selecting an initial design, I wanted something that represented the notion of collaboration and coming together. I felt that stars might be a good symbol as it is five different points coming together to form an iconic symbol. Also, there are infinite stars in the sky just as there are infinite perspectives and ideas to be shared. For my second attempt, I focused on collaboration in the natural world. Bees are some of the most well accomplished collaborators. They work together with a common goal. Alone they are weak but together they achieve so much. So I created a logo of a honeycomb with a single bee. I am very partial to this particular draft. I have the logo in Purple. My research would suggest that green would be a more appropriate color for education but I personally associate purple with education as it is has been my school colors for years. My final draft steps away from the natural and looks towards man’s creation. Simple puzzle pieces, using black and white positive and negative space. This seemed like and obvious yet necessary option to consider. Puzzle pieces are appropriate for my capstone project as they need to come together in order to complete the big picture. Unfortunately, I feel like puzzle pieces have been over utilized in branding. While the visual aspect of my logos have changed, I have consistently held on to tag line “better together”. I think students can truly benefit by collaborating and sharing ideas beyond their own classrooms. Humans coming together with common goals has always been the best way to achieve some of our greatest accomplishments.
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As far as I am aware, the school where I teach does not have an official Mission Statement geared specifically towards Educational Technology. We do however have a Vision Statement which we reflect upon frequently when designing our projects and lessons.
American Canyon Middle School Vision Statement: “Inspiring and preparing students today for the possibilities of tomorrow by instilling the 4 "C"s (Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration & Creativity) in a respectful, safe, collaborative community by utilizing clear expectations and focusing on strengthening relationships.” Furthermore, my site’s vision statement is in alignment with the Napa Valley Unified School District’s vision, which reads: “Our mission is to transform lives by instilling 21st Century skills and to inspire lifelong learning.” When I examine these vision statements from the perspective of to technology, I concentrate on the“possibilities of tomorrow”. Undoubtedly, this includes advancements in technology, which our students will need to become proficient in. ACMS is a “bring your own device” school and we have even gone so far as to loan out Chromebooks to any and all students in need of a device. Currently, every single student that I teach can and should have a device on them at all times. This allows us to begin instilling certain 21st century skills early in their academic careers. With regard to my own capstone project, I have been focusing on leveraging Technology to enhance Collaboration as well as Critical Thinking which aligns directly with 2 of the 4 C’s of my school’s Vision Statement.. |
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