| It is the actual developing and building of anything that takes the most time and I find this part the most frustrating at first. Technology is changing constantly. However, each artifact used in a web page, each part of a course or piece of a digital video takes time to construct. One of the most important classes for understanding the building process was Computer Art Tools. Each experience at learning a new technology has been extremely time consuming. In creating this portfolio I am amazed as I include artifacts from my first classes as I recall how little I understood when I began. The Projects that I worked on for this class helped me learn about the various graphic editing tools which are common to all editing programs. I also learned a great deal about the size of images and how to work with digital images. | 
This is one image that I practiced on. It was a logo created by my son for my business card! |
| Russell Web Page | Once a tool is learned it opens new possibilities for teaching and learning. I have found that web pages are powerful ways to communicate. I began building web pages with elementary students. |
| Soon I began to use webpages for classes I was taking and teaching | Tech Leadership |
| Million Dolllar Adventure
Reading Quest (In Process) |
Through work with the eMINTS program I was introduced to the concept of WebQuests. I have created a few WebQuests. I hope that teachers in the eMINTS program and other teachers also will be able to use these quests and give me some feedback about their actual success. |
| There are also practical uses for web pages and opportunities for learning other tools. When the eMINTS project was just in planning I designed a webpage for schools who wanted to look at what classrooms with all of the equipment looked like. I got an opportunity to work with software that creates a 360 degree picture for a Web Site. | Furniture Page |
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