EdTechTopia

Well, it’s over. Another Summer has come and gone in the blink of an eye. Hopefully, you were able to capture some of your favorite moments on video or in pictures so you can archive your memories and maybe even use them for inspiration this school year.

I thought it would be a nice way to get the school year started by talking about online tools to help you edit and share your photos. So, over the next few weeks I will be blogging about these free tools- how they work, their benefits and limitations, and some ideas about how you and your students can use them to enhance learning.

Maybe you already use some of the tools we’ll be discussing and have some tips/ideas about their use. Or, you might have a question about one of the applications…PLEASE share any and all of your thoughts by commenting on these posts so we can all learn even more

With the popularity of sites like Flickr, MySpace and Facebook, several websites have recently cropped up that offer online image editing services- and they’re FREE! These programs don’t require money or downloading software, however, they do have some limitations. In the next few posts, we’ll  take a look at some of these web-based photo editing tools, then we’ll explore sites that allow you to store/share those photos. Once we’ve gotten comfortable with these concepts, we’ll move on to some fun tools that will allow you and your students to share your photos in creative ways.

So, here’s a basic outline of what you can do with your photos online:

• store
• edit
• share (a.k.a. Digital Storytelling. This is where the real magic happens!)

I hope you find something in this first series of technology tips that you are inspired to use with your students. And, don’t forget to share your own ideas with us too!