Projects


 * media type="file" key="iphotoassignment.mov" || To the first duplicate picture I changed the effect to antique. To the second duplicate picture I cropped it so that the fence was the main focus of the photo. I think that I could use these tools (as well as the other editing tools) in my classroom for a science project that the students are doing where they are investigating weather in various U.S. cities on the same day in January. We are creating a Powerpoint slideshow and each group is responsible for locating pictures on the internet that demonstrate what people would be doing in their city on any given day in January. For example, in Honolulu, Hi people might be swimming whereas in Chicago, IL they might be sledding or ice skating. Instead of just copying and pasting the images from Google images, my students can now find the pictures and use the editing tools before they insert them into the Powerpoint slides.

~Jill ||
 * media type="file" key="Japan.mov" || I made a folder entitled, Japan. I found three interesting photos and selected one and copied it three time. I made changes (editing tools) on two and kept the original. I 'll be using this technique to keep photos of Japan for my social studies and science units. I loved the links for "free" photos. They are great resources and I will be using these and others for introductory and follow up lessons in the future.

~Louise ||
 * media type="file" key="NewBooks-Girls.mov" || I'm planning on using what I learned for a PTO presentation.

I found an image to use from the New York Public Library digital archives. The text says "New Books for Girls" and I envision using the image for a recommended book list on the Upham Library website. My first edited image is cropped. My second edited image is cropped and I adjusted the Saturation and Brightness to alter the image's colors. I added information to the original about the source so I can get back to the archival image in the future.

~Rachel ||
 * media type="file" key="TrishaHW.mov" || The photo I chose was from Mexico. The kindergarten social studies curriculum unit is the study of Mexico. I plan on using the photos I downloaded to make a slideshow to show to my students. We will also make a “suitcase” that contains all the information that we will learn about Mexico. I plan on using some of the photos I find and print them out for students to paste on their suitcases to decorate it.

Edits:
 * In the first photo I cropped the photo, boosted the color, and added a vignette effect.
 * In the second photo I cropped the photo to zoom in on the ruin and enhanced the color.

~Trisha ||
 * media type="file" key="HouseWMS.mov" || I created an album of homeroom pictures of my students in House WMS. I edited the pictures in the following ways: cropped the pictures to bring focus on the student groups as opposed to the classroom walls; centered the group; using the ‘adjust’ setting, I adjusted the color in such a way as to make students of different complexions look more natural, making changes in contrast, highlights and temperature. I am curious how one could select one person and adjust the color/contrast. I plan to post these pictures in my office.

I would love to take more pictures of students, in small groups and individually and post them on my office walls. Students love to see themselves when they come in to meet with me or for lunch groups. They especially like to see themselves and classmates over their three years here at the middle school. Having learned these editing tools, I will be able to adorn my walls with nicely edited shots.

~Poppy ||
 * media type="file" key="lisa.mov" || I downloaded a picture of Tokyo, Japan. In second grade we study Japan so I thought this was a nice connection to what we are studying.

The first picture is the original.

The next picture I used the contrasting key to get a darker picture. I thought the picture was too bright for viewing the details of the city skyline well.

The third picture is a cropped version.

I then tried the sepia and the black and white versions for fun. I wouldn’t use these versions with my students since they are more artistic, and I want them to see what the city really looks like. Second graders are very literal, so I would like to keep it as realistic as possible.

~Lisa ||
 * media type="file" key="Giralda.mov" || For the first photo I worked on cropping it so that all extraneous imagery was removed to focus just on the tower itself. On the second edited image, I manipulated most of the controls under adjust, where I changed the brightness, contrast, temperature and saturation and the straighten command to add a different dimension and viewpoint of the original image. I use a lot of photos and images to foster writing, primarily in writing prompts and can foresee using iphoto and images like these as writing prompts for my students. The cropping feature will be important for my population of students as they can get distracted by extraneous information and I can envision using iphoto for the tools I use to teach them (graphic organizers, photos, illustrations, models) by cropping only what I want them to focus on.

~Jamie ||
 * media type="file" key="magen.mov" || The original photo is of a woman doing a Chinese ribbon dance. In the first edit, I used the antique effect. In the second edit, I cropped it and used the automatic enhance tool. In the third edit, I used the temperature effect to make the colors warm and in the fourth edit I used the temperature effect to make the colors cool. In the fifth edit, I cropped the picture, added the vintage feature to make the black circular effect and used the antique effect. I envision using these features primarily for cropping and editing photos for use in programs for concerts and for showing students examples of things to I can't show them authentically (such as Chinese instruments). The slide show feature is a really fast, simple way to show students visual examples. It seems to be a much simpler process than PowerPoint or iMovie for quick visuals.

~Magen || I teach PE so I can use these tools as visuals for my students and I also use pics to display our units on a bulletin board.
 * media type="file" key="RogerFederer.mov" || I edited 2 pics of Roger Federer. The first pic I cropped out most of his body and focused on the tennis raquet. I also changed the color to antique. The second pic I cropped out some of the background and enhanced the color.

~Kristen || I used 3 editing effects: cropped background, adding vignette effect and cropped the cat only and adjusted the tint & contrast.
 * media type="file" key="KobeJazz.mov" || I found the KobeJazz photo on wikimedia commons.

I could use these techniques in the classroom by showing the original image and then focusing on what I really want them to look at in the image.

~Donna ||
 * media type="file" key="ckerr.mov" || In my first photo I used the black and white effect. In the second photo I decided to take out the building on the right hand side so the focus would move to the lake and cloud. I also enhanced the color one notch to darken the green in the trees. I am going to use iphoto tonight to prepare a series of photos to use in class tomorrow when I introduce Romeo and Juliet.

~Christie ||