Digital Diagrams

An image of my Digital Diagram on the Four Seasons

This week we have we worked on and completed our Digital Diagrams assignment.  For this assignment we used the Inspiration software to create our own Digital Diagrams.  This is a great program that is really easy to use.  I was able to create my own diagram with little time and little trouble.  The program is very straightforward and simple to understand.

Not only is the program easy to understand, but so are the diagrams built on it.  The program includes multipe different personalization options for diagrams and a little creativity can go a long way.  After consulting TN state standards and finding a text book I chose to do my diagram on the four seasons.  This is part of the second grade science content in Tennessee.  This was a really good choice to use for this project.  With Seasons as the main point on the diagram it was easy to branch off into the four seasons and then to describe each season with a few important aspects of them.  I was able to make mine attractive by using a dark grey background behind bright colors that pop really well against the grey.  This makes the diagram really stand out, and also makes it easy to read.  For better understanding I added notes to a couple of the text bubbles.  I also added an image to represent each season and added arrows that show the order of the seasons.  

I really enjoyed this project.  I was able to create a professional looking diagram in a short amount of time.  It literally took me more time to think of a topic and gather my information than it did to make the diagram.  I can see how this tool could be really useful in my future classroom.  I think elementary students could definitely benefit from diagrams that will increase their understanding.  Since diagrams are usually simple they allow for a wonderful introduction to a topic, yet still leave it open to build on the basics.  I hope to get the chance to use this tool more in the future.