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.

Blogs vs Wikis

These are two new Web 2.0 publishing tools. It is easy to post text, pictures and videos. Even businesses are exploring the use of blogs and wikis for a variety of purposes; from customer service and advertising to employee work spaces. Now that you have experienced both blogs and wikis, describe some of their features.
What websites do you use that are a type of blog or a wiki? If it were possible, how would you use a blog or wiki that you created in school? What subject area would you find it most useful? Why?

I Learned Something New with PhotoShop Elements!

Choose an assignment or activity that you worked on during the class using Adobe PhotoShop Elements. Reflect on the activity or feature that you used. Explain what you liked about it or what you learned as well as what the assignment was. Your comment should be at least one paragraph to sufficiently express your thoughts. Check your response for grade 8 grammar, organization and content.

Only first names please!

Let's Blog! from 2010

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.

Computer Class for Marking Period 1

During this marking period, we have learned many new skills. We have created tessellations, used Photo Shop Elements to create news-breaking stories and animations. Audacity and Movie Maker were two programs we used to create movies. We cutomized our class wiki pages.

Pick one activity or program and describe what you learned or liked about using those tools. Post your comment below.

First names only PLEASE!

BLOGS vs WIKIS

These are two new Web 2.0 publishing tools. It is easy to post text, pictures and videos. Evenbusinesses are exploring the use of blogs and wikis for a variety of purposes; from customer service and advertising to employee work spaces.
Now that you have experienced both blogs and wikis, describe some of their features. What websites do you use that are a type of blog or a wiki? If it were possible, how would you use a blog or wiki that you created in school? What subject area would you find it most useful? Why?