Digital Images in the Classroom

by Olga LaPlante

Digital Images:

1) Sharing - Flickr, (wee planets, tutorial for creating wee planets), Picasa, other services
2) iPhoto and tutorials:

Apple iPhoto Software
http://www.learningelectric.com/iphoto6/
iPhoto 08 video tutorials
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/photos/iphoto08.html
iPhoto 09 video tutorials
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#iphoto

3) Editing images further:

ArtRage

ArtRage is an application that allows you to create digital images that resemble oil paintings, pastel, metallic and other effects. There is the free version and the full version that you may choose from. The picture below was created using this application.

To dowload, go here, http://www.ambientdesign.com/artragedown.html

MacOSaiX

Given a range of relevant
statistical data sets, teachers will use some free and easy to use
tools to create mosaics that visually represent the importance of the
data found. Participants will share the mosaics and the math behind
each in an Internet forum/dropbox created for this event. Review demo of how MacOSaiX (Mosaic for Mac) works. Final product depicts 615 hours of volunteering finishing every second, one hour is represented by one image in the mosaic.
Here is the link to the download.
http://homepage.mac.com/knarf/MacOSaiX/Download.html

Jigsaw Planet

http://www.jigsawplanet.com/ is a handy website that will create a jigsaw game from any photograph you upload to it. Once uploaded the jigsaw can be shared with others via a unique URL. You could link direct to it from your IWB flipchart.

Could be useful for lesson starter or plenary activities. Have fun! (from the WhiteBoard Blog)

Ideas and more information about images and their use

Powerful images to give your lessons punch

http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2009/06/powerful-images-to-give-lessons-punch/

4) Where to find pictures: CreativeCommons, Google images, Stock Exchange, FlickrCC, etc.
5) Using images:

ComicLife

http://learninginmaineresources.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life