Our 3 Favorite Free Online Image Editors For Education Learning how to use image editing software can be difficult and time consuming. And, teaching students how to use it can be even more challenging. Luckily, there are several free, online alternatives to bulky editors like Photoshop. These slimmed-down editors allow novice users to quickly become comfortable editing digital images, and are also excellent stepping stones for students who want to learn how to use more complex editors later on. Our Top Picks To help you and your students create your own amazing images, we’ve compiled a list of our 3 favorite online photo editors. It is free to use.It requires no registration.It provides educators and students with an intuitive, easy-to-learn photo editing tool. 1. Picadilo is a robust yet intuitive photo editor that gives your students the freedom to do almost anything they want with their images. They offer 100+ fonts, 40+ photo effects, 19 beauty retouch tools, and 140+ unique stickers you can use in your photo compositions. Pros: Cons: 2. 3.
8 ideas para usar el cómic en el aula y apps para crearlos en iPad y Android La semana pasada me afrontaba al reto de inventar, junto con mi hijo, una historia en donde él fuera el protagonista e ilustrar el relato con fotografías, enganchando la creación final en un álbum de papel. El proyecto presentaba la oportunidad de dejar volar la imaginación y por supuesto aprovechar algún recurso TIC. Nos decidimos a crear nuestro propio cómic en formato digital. Siempre asociamos el cómic como un medio de comunicación divertido y muy creativo y por tanto puede aprovecharse para que los alumnos de cualquier edad aprendan un tema a través de su explicación en viñetas. La elaboración de un cómic requiere no sólo del conocimiento de la historia que queremos transmitir, sino que además se han de trabajar otras interesantes destrezas: el razonamiento en forma de secuencia, la narrativa gráfica con concatenación de ilustraciones, el dominio de la informática, la comunicación escrita y el diseño artístico. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Comic Life ComicBook Strip Designer Halftone
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 10 Useful Web Tools for Creating Online Quizzes and Polls February, 2014 Following the visual I posted here a couple of weeks ago featuring the differences between formative and summative assessments, somebody shared with the link to this Listly list that comprises dozens of interesting web tools to create online assessments. I have already reviewed some of the tools mentioned in this list in separate posts here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning but I also found out new tools I did not know about. I am re-sharing the whole list created below and I invite you to spend some time sifting through its content. Enjoy Update : After posting the original Listly list, I received several emails informing me that the list does not appear to them so I decided to copy the list manually here. 1- Socrative | Student Response System Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational games and exercises via smartphones and tablets.
PicMark - Watermark Your Images Before Sharing ToonCamera - App per iOS Transform your world into a live cartoon. Selected by Apple for iTunes Rewind Hot Trends In Apps and as an App Store Essential. "An amazing piece of technology." - Terry White, www.bestappsite.com "Best toon app out there, and totally worth the price!" ToonCamera is an amazing video and photography app that turns your world into a live cartoon. Features: • Choose from multiple cartoon, pencil, stipple, and ink effects • Customize your effects with unique line art styles • Take photos and record videos with a real-time preview of the effects • Convert existing photos and videos from your albums • Save your creations and share them with friends through email, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Instagram, and YouTube • Create canvas prints, posters, and more See a video of ToonCamera:
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 13 Good Social Studies Resources February 11, 2014 It's been awhile now since my last post on resources for social studies teachers. I have been bookmarking some new websites and platforms that can be of some help to social studies teachers and today I sat down and went through all of these resources and compiled the list below. I invite you to have a look and share with your colleagues : 1- Google Cultural Institute Google Cutltural Institute allows you to discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives all around the world. You will also get to explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail, from hidden gems to masterpieces. 2- Ed Helper Social Studies resources EdHelper has this page packed full of resources and teaching materials on social studies for different grades and age groups. 3- Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers This is another page full of resources curated specifically by PBS Media for teachers and students of social studies. 5- Social Studies Teaching Resources