Sunday, February 3, 2008

Royal Treatment

In order to create this image, I began by searching on line for free clip art of Italy.  When I found a picture of  this fountain, I thought it would create a clear background for my assignment.   Keeping with the Italian theme, I searched for pictures of Renaissance era costumes on pics4learning.com and found the burgundy dress I am wearing in the picture.  I was able to use the smart scissors function to cut and paste a picture of myself  into the dress, as well as place the gold crown on my head for the royal treatment.   While designing this assignment, I took into  consideration many of the social studies standards from the National Educational Technology Standards, including Content Standard 3: Historical Themes.   By combining an architectural object and a costume, students will be able to gain insight into the values and culture of Renaissance Italy.