Photo-Editing is FUN!

We have used Photoshop Elements to manipulate pictures. The pictures have been transformed using various tools to paint, colorize, distort and even clone images. Most of us do not have this program at home. However, thanks to Web 2.0, there are many new websites that allow us to interact with them. We tried three of them: Photoshop Express, Pixlr and Picnik.

All are free to use. (However, they do charge for an upgraded version, which allows you to save pictures that you have manipulated with some of the advanced functions.)

Write a comment describing how easy or difficult it was to use these websites. Also include some of the features that you used and how your pictures changed with them. Was there one website you particulalry likes and why? How do they compare with the version of PhotoShop we have in school?

Your comment should be at least a paragraph using grade 8 grammar, organization and content.

first names only please!

Welcome to our Computer Class!

The Grade Eight Computer Elective focuses on graphics design and publishing. Our emphasis is on creating and transforming graphics, text and other components that appear on web pages and printed material. Students will create original graphic images with several different programs including computer-imaging software. Digital cameras, scanners, and the Internet are also used in the students’ projects.
Your first task with our class blog is to write a comment to say hello.
-Click the Comments link below this posting.
-Type a hello message in the comment box.
-Select Name/URL in the Choose an identity area.
-Type only your first name
-Click the Publish button.
Please use your first name only in your comments on this blog.