Photo editing can be useful for teachers and students. Editing photos can be simple for beginners or more advanced. I used Photoshop to edit one photo in three different ways. You can see what I created below. My images were changed using some of the basic tools of Photoshop.
I also created an animated GIF, which you can view below.
Uses in the Classroom: Photo editing can be used in many ways. Let's say for example, students are leaning about communities around the world. Students could locate pictures of places found in communities and edit them to create their own community. Photoshop allows users to select certain portions of photos and manipulate them. Being able to create their own community through photo editing would enhance their learning. They would be responsible for understanding the necessary components of a community in order to make their own. Photo editing would allow students to reach the highest level of Bloom's Taxonomy. Students would be planning, devising, creating, and producing. Students could also use the same ideas to create an animated GIF. They could compile pictures of places in a community and create the animated GIF using those photos.
Issues to Consider: Just like any project where students would be using pictures, make sure they are copyright friendly. Also, teachers should check the photos before the project is created to ensure use of school appropriate pictures.
Copyright: The butterfly photo used was found on FLKR. It was taken by Rodney Campbell. The photos used in the animated GIF were taken by myself in Mexico.
