Jolene's+Photo+Editing+Wiki

=Photo Editing – by Jolene Roeske= Digital images bombard us wherever we turn--on websites, TV Commercials, billboards, magazines, etc. Digital images are entering classrooms, as well.

This page will show how to use digital images to enhance your teaching, not distract from your teaching, by editing them to look good and aid in students’ learning!

**Scenario: ** Have you ever seen a teacher who has inserted photos of her students into a PowerPoint presentation, yet all of the students have “red eyes” because the teacher didn’t edit the picture to remove the red eyes caused by the flash on the camera?

**How can photo editing be used educationally to enhance learning? **  · Images can be added to presentations in a classroom to make the presentations come alive. · Words can be written on photos to be used in presentations. One example for ELL students or a kindergarten classroom is a PowerPoint entitled “Noticing our World” where everyday objects have words written over them (Techno Teacher, 2009). · Students’ attention can be focused to the portion of the picture needed for instruction since the teacher has cropped the photo to include only the portion of the photo needed for the learning experience. · Pictures that normally would not be usable due to over-exposure or under-exposure can be touched up with photo editing tools. · Distracting backgrounds can be removed from pictures so that students can focus on the presentation and relevant information. · Add funny effects to pictures in your classroom—speech bubbles, a dinosaur in the background, etc. (Jackson, 2006). · Students can doodle on pictures before they use them in multi-media presentations—draw a mustache or add a clown’s nose. · Shapes or "cool" fonts can be added to pictures.

**3 Popular software applications for photo editing ** (downloaded to your computer for a fee or free): · [|Adobe PhotoShop (PC or Mac)] · [|Adobe PhotoShop Elements (PC or Mac)] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|iPhoto (Mac)]

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">But, today there are many **FREE** online photo editing sites which are very user-friendly. Just download your photo to their site and make your desired edits in minutes. Or, take a picture from your webcam & edit.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">7 popular photo editing online sites: ** · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Splashup] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Picnik] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Adobe Photoshop Express] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Snipshop] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|FlauntR] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Google’s Picasa] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|FotoFlexer]

**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Additional articles on how to use Photo Editing in your classroom: ** · <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Digital Storytelling: A Meaningful Technology-Integrated Approach for Engaged Student Learning] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Paint Bucket Polygons] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|Picnik for Educators] · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">[|28 Photo Editing Websites to have Fun With]

References <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%;">10 Free Online Photo Editing Websites. [Web log post] Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%;">Edwards, M. T. & Harper, S.R. (2010). Paint Bucket Polygons. //Teaching Children Mathematics//, 16(7), 420-428. Retrieved from ERIC database. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Examples of Ways to Use Photo Editing in Your Classroom. (2009, Dec 3). [Web log post]. Techno Teacher Blog. Retrieved from [] <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Fontes, K. (2008). Scanner as a Fine Art. //SchoolArts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers//, 107(9), 38-39. Retrieved from ERIC database. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Free Photo Editing Applications for the Classroom. 2009, Sept. 6. [Web log post]. Lessons Learned. Retrieved from [] editing-applications-for-the-classroom.html <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Graveris, D. (2009, April 25). 28 Online Photo Editing Websites to Have Fun With. [Web log post]. Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Jackson, L. (2006). //Sites to See: Photo Editing Software//. Retrieved from [] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%;">Picnik for Educators //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%;">. (2011). Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Sadik, A. (2008). Digital Storytelling: A Meaningful Technology-Integrated Approach for Engaged Student Learning. // Educational Technology Research and Development, // 56(4) 487-506. Retrieved from ERIC database.