Matt Stephens (dandt_matt)

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Ed Tech CC Assignment 1

Signs and Symbols

I experimented with Aviary - Raven Vector Editor to create a logo for my department.  I am familiar with Adobe Illustrator and found Raven relatively easy to use.  There is only a limited range of tools, however they are certainly to tools you would generally use most when creating vector images and for a free online image editor I found it excellent.

I spent about 30 mins experimenting with Raven and designing my logo.  It is very basic, due to my still being on school holidays and not into the work routine at the moment! I would have liked to follow a more refined design process and have enjoyed reading how others have developed their ideas and generated solutions.  Hopefully I will be able to take a more in depth approach in future tasks.

Looking at the Aviary Suite, it seems to be quite a find and I am looking forward to experimenting with it some more over the coming weeks.

Appreciate the comments and hope you can guess the department in which I work from the logo..!

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Ed Tech Creative Collective

Looking forward to collaborating and experimenting with a range of digital technologies over the next 12 weeks as part of the Ed Tech Creative Collective.

“Tell us something about yourself and what you hope to get from joining”. 


There is an "About Me" link somewhere towards the bottom of my blog which, by following it, will help to explain a little about myself. 


I am working in a 1 to 1 laptop school in Sydney, Australia and am looking to continue finding ways to engage my students in digital and social media.


I have seen and used a lot of Colin's work and am enthusiastic about being involved in the EdTechCC and look forward to the new experiences ahead.