Before you export your collage:
- Check that you have covered the whole blank document.
- Check that you have at least 18 images, and that 10 of them are cut out.
- Considering moving or overlapping differently to improve the look/composition of your collage.
- Consider adding drop shadows, stroke borders, or changing the adjustments on single layers (hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, etc.).
You’ve done your best and are ready to export?
Go to File >Export> Export As…
Change the format (located on top right) to JPG and click Export. Select where you want to save it.
Best Year Collage Instructions and some Step-by-Step Videos
Padlet Post Instructions
Padlet Gallery Wall Link-Click Here
Post your finished collage on Padlet and include your first name + last name initial+ class period.
Feel free to “like” all the collages you think are great!
Blog Post Instructions:
1.Title post “My Best Year Collage”
2. Add Media and upload your collage. Change Attachment Display Settings: Link to>Media File and Size >Large.
(Press Enter after your collage on your post.)
3. Copy and paste everything on your “Out with the Old, In with the New” Word document to your post.
4. Publish, then go to your published post on your blog to copy the URL and attach that link in Teams. (DO NOT copy from the dashboard editing window or give me links to drafts! Thanks!)
Here’s my example:
OUT WITH THE OLD 2024
2 FAVORITE MEMORIES:
-Visiting Oaxaca for the first time
-Riding ATV’s in Costa Rica-so fun!
3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR:
-Science (plus the scientists helping clear up misinformation & disinformation)
-My “village” (family & friends that help me as a parent)
-Financial privilege to travel
1 HARD LESSON I LEARNED:
-People will believe anything regardless of the facts and willingly choose to side with bigotry.
1 THING I DID THIS YEAR I’M PROUD OF:
-Getting my first tattoos (I’ve been wanting one since high school and held out until I was 44 to finally do it!)
IN WITH THE NEW 2025
3 PLACES I WANT TO GO:
-Spain
-Portugal
-Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
2 WAYS I CAN HELP OTHERS:
-Volunteer locally
-Donate to causes/organizations that help people suffering from poverty, discrimination, genocide, or from denial of reproductive healthcare.
1 THING I WANT TO GET BETTER AT:
-Finish reading more books!
2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO:
-Cruel World Festival
-Summer vacation
3 NEW THINGS I WANT TO TRY:
-Being more assertive/using my voice to speak up
-Skateboarding on a pump track
-Horse riding lessons
