Focus: Learning how to use TreeRing and beginning to build yearbook pages.
Review
Review the yearbook designs ideas. Discuss what is working well and what could be improved before beginning the actual yearbook.
TreeRing Tutorial:
- Log in to TreeRing
- Navigate the yearbook dashboard
- Locate the yearbook pages
- Understand the difference between a page and a spread
- Create a new page
- Add and arrange photos
- Add text and headings
- Explore backgrounds, layouts, and basic design tools
- Save and preview your work
Activity
Students will create a sample yearbook page to practice using TreeRing. The goal is not to make a finished yearbook page yet. This is a chance to experiment and learn where the tools are.
Their practice page should include:
- A page title
- At least 3 photos
- At least one text box
- A background or design element
- Photos arranged in an organized layout
Encourage students to experiment with moving, resizing, cropping, and arranging their elements.
Class Discussion:
What was easy to find in TreeRing? What was difficult? What tools do you think we will use the most while creating our yearbook?
Homework:
Login and work on your two page spread in TreeRing. Focus on learning the program and creating a clean, organized layout. Submit a screenshot of your spread.