Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Psychology of Color using Zoomit

I would like to thank the Free Technology for Teachers blog for posting this graphic about the psychology of color from Louisville Paints as well as using a tool I did not know existed to make it easy to post in my own blog.  Both the infographic and the tool used to display the infographic can be used in multiple ways in the classroom.
First, the 3rd graders are beginning to discuss in art class some of the portrait work of VanGogh and Modigliani, introducing expressionism in art.  The psychology of color is great reference for students to understand that colors can evoke emotion.  This infographic will help encourage good color decisions and creative results.
Zoomit is a great image capture tool for large images with information (like an infographic) giving the user the ability to paste an image url into a box and Zoomit will place the image in a frame with tools to zoom in and out for your audience to explore the entire graphic without taking up an entire web page or blog.  Compact, easy to use (no signing in required) this app can make light work of a screenshot you may have marked up for step by step tutorials for the students or simply to explore larger images where details need observed.  It reminds me a little of Prezi in how you can travel through the image and discover new information and details.

Teacher's beware! When describing the color green, the publishers of the infographic used the s-e-x-word.  Prepare yourself if you decide to use this graphic in your class!

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