2+-+Photo+Editing


 * Module 2: Using Photo Editing in the Classroom**

__**Objectives**__ In this module, you will:
 * Research educational uses of photo editing and concept of visual literacy
 * Reflect and respond to real life uses of photo editing/visual literacy
 * Practice editing photos

__**Introduction**__ Many of us use or have used a camera. It’s what we do with our pictures after that that varies. Learning how to edit pictures often gets tossed to the wayside. Not to mention the hundreds of digital images that never get printed. Editing doesn’t have to be chore. It can be easy and fun and make your pictures worth printing.

__**Class Reading Assignment**__ Read the articles Media Literacy is Vital in the Age of Images and Martin Scorses: Teaching Visual Literacy to learn more about the purpose and value of Visual Literacy. Read the article Photography is Critical to Learningabout the value of photography in education. Respond and reflect on the course blog to this prompt: //Develop at least two new ways in which you can utilize this information regarding the value of digital literacy to encourage your students to interact with the content that you already teach. Explain how students would be interacting with images/film in a new way and what they would ideally learn from working with images in this way.// Role of Visual Literacy in Your Classroom blog response

Learn about better photo composition: The principles here will help you (and your students) to take better pictures, and they are also useful while editing photos for improving poorly composed photos that have already been taken.
 * __Module 2 Action Assignment__**
 * Guidelines for Better Photographic Composition

Practice your photo editing skills: Practice with your own images, or if you do not have an image with you, download one or take one with a digital camera. When you are finished editing, post at least one of your images on the Manipulating Digital Images blog post.
 * Picasa
 * [|Gimp]
 * [|Lunapic]
 * [|Picnic] free photo editor and resizer, was demoed in EDT 650
 * [|Photobucket] free host takes your cell phone number and sends you text. If you want to try it, just reply to a text stop, to stop the texts.
 * Fotoflexer: [] Free, no account necessary, allows you to create borders, insert faces into famous pictures, etc..

__**Links and Resources**__ There are many different Web 2.0 photo manipulation sites. Check out these resources to begin your exploration of them. Keep in mind that these resources are often faster, more suitable, more manageable, and more cost effective than more traditional photo editing programs/software. These online options are commonly a better option for photo manipulation needs in the classroom.

[|28 Online Photo Editing Websites to Have Fun With]