Be Funky with your Pictures

Be Funky is a super fun photo editing tool that lets users turn their photos into fun artsy creations.  After uploading a photo, you can add featured effects such as "grunge," "patriotic," or "old time photo."  Be Funky also has functional photo editing tools such as cropping, resizing, and changing the brightness.  Here's an example of a photo that I edited using the "pop art" effect.

Just imagine all of the fun things that you could do in the classroom!

Picture This!

There are some great websites that give students the opportunity to create visual representations of their work and a chance to gain some technology skills using Web 2.0 tools.  Below summarizes two of my favorites:

Make Beliefs Comix-  Described on its website as "an educational resource," Make Beliefs Comix give students the tools to create their own comic strips.  There is a wide variety of choices when it comes to the characters, backgrounds, objects, and scenes.  I like the ease of navigation and the ability to email a finished product to someone.  This site does not require an account, which also means that work cannot be saved and continued during another session.  The website also has teacher resources such as an article entitled "21 Ways to Use MakeBeliefsComix.com in the classroom."

Big Huge Labs- This fun photo website gives students the opportunity to make some fun creations with their own photos or images from copyright-free websites.  Project options include examples such as motivational posters, trading cards, magazine covers, movie posters, and a map maker.  Students can also add appropriate text to create a unique photo item.  I like their simple templates that still give users the opportunity for plenty of creativity.  This website offers some ideas for some unique projects.

As always, if you need help or a helping hand, let me know!