You are creating a lesson using pictures altered with Photoshop. What other ways can Photoshop be used in your classroom? Is it a program you can see your students using as part of an assignment?
I believe Photoshop has numerous advantages and is a key tool that we have available to us as teachers and it can definitely be used in the classroom.
One way Photoshop can be used in my classroom is by adding pictures to enhance display charts that are hung around the room for various lessons. Another way it can be used is on bulletin boards either in the classroom or out in the hallway. A third way Photoshop can be used in my classroom is by making an end of the year slideshow for my students with all the pictures that are taken through the school year from different school events or classroom activities.
Photoshop is a program that I can see my students using as part of an assignment. I would use Photoshop as part of a writing lesson where the students will write a persuasive essay about what their favorite restaurant or movie is and adding a picture with alterations. Another way I could have my students use this program in the classroom would be to make a yearbook at the end of the year consisting of 5 photos of different events or activities that were done through the school year.
For grades 3-8 students could create a logo for a student generated buisness or item. After creating a buisness plan (for the upper grades) students could then create a buisness card.
Currently teaching health, Photoshop is a great way to show the results of health choices. Such as altering body size, whitening/ yellowing teeth, or changing skin tones. Students could use their altered photos in a powerpoint to show as results of both positive and negative health choices. Kimberly V.
I am a technology teacher, with a background in drafting and design. I am fairly new to Photoshop but, I am hooked. I have used it to make logos for my lacrosse team, and adding captions to other photos. I have used it in my Technology and Research class for pretty basic things. The main thing it to create signs for various activities/sports. The newest is for the digital sign we have at school. I have the students make the announcements to be posted, for various things, Yearbook, Graduation, Prom, etc. They really enjoy because they can see their work on a big display.
After spending time using Photoshop I think it would be useful within my classroom. I am a high school social studies teacher and there are various uses for Photoshop.
For example, using Photoshop to enhance images that might have been destroyed over years of being touched. Students often times find images online that do not have a great quality and Photoshop can help fix some of the wear and tear on the image.
Also, students can use Photoshop to create a collage of images from a time period. By being able to crop and edit pictures, they can create on picture representing an entire time period.
Once students are familiar with the program, I believe I will be able to use their ideas to create different assignments using Photoshop.
As a high school English teacher, I did not think I would have much use for Photoshop in my classroom; however, after playing around with it, I realized that it can be used in numerous ways.
During the first marking period, I had my students create a poster to advertise the brain surgery used in the novel, Flowers for Algernon. The students were required to use at least three advertising techniques (we discussed several techniques during class), and while the students created excellent posters, I think that Photoshop would have been a great tool to really enhance their advertisements. The students' goal was to attract the viewers' attention, and with the techniques that Photoshop has to offer, my students could have certainly enhanced the quality of their advertisements.
Another way I could utilize Photoshop in my Flowers for Algernon unit is by creating images to explain the concept of hallucinations. I could display a picture with Charlie Gordon on a date with Faye, and then I can create a layer that has the "hallucinated Charlie" staring at him. By adding and removing this layer to/from the original image, the students will be able to see the reality of the situation versus Charlie's perception of it.
Overall, I think this is an excellent tool, and once I become more familiar with it, I would love to incorporate it into my lesson plans.
I have never used photoshop and while my head is spinning, I am excited to learn more. Here's my idea. One lesson that is used in my school for a 6th grade "book report" is to create an alternate book cover for a book that the students read. I think it would be excellent to do this project in photoshop. Here are some ideas of what the students could do. They could use color exclusion to highlight symbolism or theme in the novel. They could recreate a relevant scene by merging several images. They could emphasize the importance of a character or setting, or even create a short animation. Tracy Freitag
I am a math teacher. I can see myself using photoshop to impose graphs of lines onto real life images so that students can see a visual representation of a real life situation that would correspond to that graph. For example, when discussing the slop of a vertical line, I could show them a picture of a cartoon character about to fall off a cliff and then impose the image of a vertical line graph to show the path he is about to take. This would definitely help them understand the way slope works since they can relate it to something they already understand. It will also help those students who learn much better through a visual approach.
I am a music teacher. In a band, choir, or orchestra setting I do not really see Photoshop being used in the classroom. However in a general music setting for middle school and high school students I can see Photoshop being a fun tool to use in the classroom. Mainly to be used in projects such as making a composer a facebook page or creating a program for an ensemble that is assigned to them. It would allow the students to be more creative, while furthering their knowledge of new programs and technology at the same time.
I'm a HS Math teacher. I've been using Photoshop for a few years now mostly with the basic tools and layers. Some of the ways I have used/plan to use Photoshop in class is altering diagrams from previous tests or diagrams found online with new measurements and data. You can make it look very professional without the manual cut&paste, white-out look.
A project I designed last year (but never got to implement due to loss of time from Sandy) had students going around town taking digital photos of structures with Geometric figures we've studied. They were going to draw on another layer with line and curve tools and show measurements. Then they were going to make a 3 photo triptych of the original image, the overlaid image and then removing the photo, showing just the geometric figures. I'm definitely going to try this again this year barring another catastrophic storm.
Tracy & Amanda, I was thinking about your posts and have seen students "cast" the movie of their books with modern actors... maybe making a movie poster or alternate cover for the book photoshopping their cast together (even if they've never been in a film together!), altering their appearances if necessary. [Yes, I get accused of wanting to be an English teacher from time to time.]
I am a 2nd Grade Teacher, so I would use Photoshop element for my students; the program is easier to navigate. I would introduce the basic Photoshop tools: opening a new pic/file, saving, cropping, adding text,paintbrush etc. Photoshop can be used in the classroom by creating: website, class displays, logos, books, collages, newsletters, and children can take personal artwork and transfer it to computer art.
It took me a while to come up with something simple enough but also educational for an elementary classroom. I'm with Tracy on this one, my head is spinning a bit, but here's my idea: After reading a story or a novel, have groups of students takes photos of themselves acting out their favorite scene. Then, have them use photoshop to make their photos into a comic strip. Mostly they'd be using it to add text to their pictures, but they could also add some fun effects!
As a instrumental music teacher i do not see to much use in photoshop. However after playing with it i have seen tons of ways i plan to use it for my personal life. I also as other have played around using it for logos as well as adding funny text to pictures. If i taught middle school general music i would use photoshop and let the students edit some of their pictures for projects just to take a simple project and put a much more difficult spin to it(for those students who would benefit from the additional challenge)
I am new to Photoshop but I could definitely see myself designing a project incorporating photoshop. As an undergrad I created a project using the iconic M in the McDonald's logo as quadratic functions. As a high school math teacher I could see my students having a lot of fun using photoshop to find/emphasize parabolas in various business logos.
Relating your lesson to "real life" is the key to hooking and keeping students interested. As teachers our job is so much more than just delivering the content. We must find creative ways to engage students and I could see photoshop being a good tool in doing so.
I'm a K-5 Health and Physical education teacher. Right now, I teach primarily Physical Education. I don't believe I would use photo shop too much in my classroom, however, I find it fascinating. I'm thinking for my lesson, I will use it as if I'm teaching a 5th grade Health lesson on "self esteem". My primary focus will be on how people you see in magazines are often not as "perfect" as you may think. I will take this opportunity to discuss how everyone has flaws even though it may not appear that way at first glance.
I am a Media Center Specialist and one of the things that I do is to help teachers incorporate technology into their classrooms effectively. This is my first time using Photoshop and am also a bit overwhelmed with the learning curve, but I do see some possibilities. The possibilities for teacher use seem endless.
Let me preface my ideas with the thought that not all information is communication. A graph of the pollution levels of a lake over time might communicate more with dead fish or plants in the appropriate spots on or next to the graph. I love the idea of creating a book jacket or movie poster for a book that has been read. Creating collages to inform and communicate, or adding text to images would be great in almost any area of study. I believe that all students should have an introductory course in Photoshop.
I would use photoshop during an evolution lesson. An activity I might have students do is alter pictures to depict what ancestors may have looked like based on the environment. Additionally, I would have students alter backgrounds of the pictures to represent a changing environment.
I like using Photoshop in my introduction to Marketing course. I love how Adobe integrated all of the features into CS6. One way that I use photoshop is for students to create their own marketing designs. They can create their own advertisements, logos, and designs to help with there approach to marketing.
Photoshop can be used in any class to have students present their knowledge about a topic. I have seen it used to have students create a scene out of a story or to illustrate a constellation in science class. I use it in many of my classed to teach technology and graphics. I find it expeciall useful in video editing to create altered images
I think Photoshop could be beneficial in many ways to the classroom, with consideration to the amount of time it takes to learn it and teach it to the kids. Seeing as it is a bit overwhelming at first, it would definitely require time for the students to get used to and play around with. Seeing as students are very tech-savvy, I think students would be apt to using this program, and would probably catch on relatively quick. I see Photoshop being used in science, when learning about different types of volcanoes and the destruction it can cause to surrounding areas. I also could see it being used in reading when learning about characters and envisioning. I could also see it being used in math when learning about geometry and tesselations.
Photoshop is a program that can be used for many simple and complex tasks therefore it can be very useful to both teachers and students as a tool. Being a music teacher, I would not find myself teaching a lesson that requires the use of photoshop however I have used it for several tasks when creating lessons and for use with extra curricular activities. For instance, I created a performing arts website for our high school. This website has photos, and videos of past performances. Students and parents can view clips and thumbnails of the videos and pictures and order copies of them. The website is primarily a fundraiser for the performing arts department. Money generated from the site gets used to purchase new instruments, equipment for the auditorium, choral folders, etc. I used photoshop to watermark the photos on the website as well as to create graphics on the website. Our high school offers both a Graphics Arts class and a Digital Image class. Both of these classes use photoshop quite extensively. The graphics class for instance uses it to create logos and posters for events around the school including some of the performing arts events like concerts, plays, and talent shows.
I believe Photoshop has numerous advantages and is a key tool that we have available to us as teachers and it can definitely be used in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteOne way Photoshop can be used in my classroom is by adding pictures to enhance display charts that are hung around the room for various lessons. Another way it can be used is on bulletin boards either in the classroom or out in the hallway. A third way Photoshop can be used in my classroom is by making an end of the year slideshow for my students with all the pictures that are taken through the school year from different school events or classroom activities.
Photoshop is a program that I can see my students using as part of an assignment. I would use Photoshop as part of a writing lesson where the students will write a persuasive essay about what their favorite restaurant or movie is and adding a picture with alterations. Another way I could have my students use this program in the classroom would be to make a yearbook at the end of the year consisting of 5 photos of different events or activities that were done through the school year.
Kyle Brooten
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ReplyDeletePhotoshop is a powerful tool for creativity.
For grades 3-8 students could create a logo for a student generated buisness or item. After creating a buisness plan (for the upper grades) students could then create a buisness card.
Currently teaching health, Photoshop is a great way to show the results of health choices. Such as altering body size, whitening/ yellowing teeth, or changing skin tones. Students could use their altered photos in a powerpoint to show as results of both positive and negative health choices.
Kimberly V.
that's a good idea for me
DeleteI am a technology teacher, with a background in drafting and design. I am fairly new to Photoshop but, I am hooked. I have used it to make logos for my lacrosse team, and adding captions to other photos. I have used it in my Technology and Research class for pretty basic things. The main thing it to create signs for various activities/sports. The newest is for the digital sign we have at school. I have the students make the announcements to be posted, for various things, Yearbook, Graduation, Prom, etc. They really enjoy because they can see their work on a big display.
ReplyDeleteAfter spending time using Photoshop I think it would be useful within my classroom. I am a high school social studies teacher and there are various uses for Photoshop.
ReplyDeleteFor example, using Photoshop to enhance images that might have been destroyed over years of being touched. Students often times find images online that do not have a great quality and Photoshop can help fix some of the wear and tear on the image.
Also, students can use Photoshop to create a collage of images from a time period. By being able to crop and edit pictures, they can create on picture representing an entire time period.
Once students are familiar with the program, I believe I will be able to use their ideas to create different assignments using Photoshop.
As a high school English teacher, I did not think I would have much use for Photoshop in my classroom; however, after playing around with it, I realized that it can be used in numerous ways.
ReplyDeleteDuring the first marking period, I had my students create a poster to advertise the brain surgery used in the novel, Flowers for Algernon. The students were required to use at least three advertising techniques (we discussed several techniques during class), and while the students created excellent posters, I think that Photoshop would have been a great tool to really enhance their advertisements. The students' goal was to attract the viewers' attention, and with the techniques that Photoshop has to offer, my students could have certainly enhanced the quality of their advertisements.
Another way I could utilize Photoshop in my Flowers for Algernon unit is by creating images to explain the concept of hallucinations. I could display a picture with Charlie Gordon on a date with Faye, and then I can create a layer that has the "hallucinated Charlie" staring at him. By adding and removing this layer to/from the original image, the students will be able to see the reality of the situation versus Charlie's perception of it.
Overall, I think this is an excellent tool, and once I become more familiar with it, I would love to incorporate it into my lesson plans.
-Amanda Lentino
I have never used photoshop and while my head is spinning, I am excited to learn more. Here's my idea. One lesson that is used in my school for a 6th grade "book report" is to create an alternate book cover for a book that the students read. I think it would be excellent to do this project in photoshop. Here are some ideas of what the students could do. They could use color exclusion to highlight symbolism or theme in the novel. They could recreate a relevant scene by merging several images. They could emphasize the importance of a character or setting, or even create a short animation.
ReplyDeleteTracy Freitag
I am a math teacher. I can see myself using photoshop to impose graphs of lines onto real life images so that students can see a visual representation of a real life situation that would correspond to that graph. For example, when discussing the slop of a vertical line, I could show them a picture of a cartoon character about to fall off a cliff and then impose the image of a vertical line graph to show the path he is about to take. This would definitely help them understand the way slope works since they can relate it to something they already understand. It will also help those students who learn much better through a visual approach.
ReplyDeleteI am a music teacher. In a band, choir, or orchestra setting I do not really see Photoshop being used in the classroom. However in a general music setting for middle school and high school students I can see Photoshop being a fun tool to use in the classroom. Mainly to be used in projects such as making a composer a facebook page or creating a program for an ensemble that is assigned to them. It would allow the students to be more creative, while furthering their knowledge of new programs and technology at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI'm a HS Math teacher. I've been using Photoshop for a few years now mostly with the basic tools and layers. Some of the ways I have used/plan to use Photoshop in class is altering diagrams from previous tests or diagrams found online with new measurements and data. You can make it look very professional without the manual cut&paste, white-out look.
ReplyDeleteA project I designed last year (but never got to implement due to loss of time from Sandy) had students going around town taking digital photos of structures with Geometric figures we've studied. They were going to draw on another layer with line and curve tools and show measurements. Then they were going to make a 3 photo triptych of the original image, the overlaid image and then removing the photo, showing just the geometric figures. I'm definitely going to try this again this year barring another catastrophic storm.
Tracy & Amanda, I was thinking about your posts and have seen students "cast" the movie of their books with modern actors... maybe making a movie poster or alternate cover for the book photoshopping their cast together (even if they've never been in a film together!), altering their appearances if necessary. [Yes, I get accused of wanting to be an English teacher from time to time.]
Thanks Joe! That's a really great idea!
DeleteI am a 2nd Grade Teacher, so I would use Photoshop element for my students; the program is easier to navigate. I would introduce the basic Photoshop tools: opening a new pic/file, saving, cropping, adding text,paintbrush etc.
ReplyDeletePhotoshop can be used in the classroom by creating: website, class displays, logos, books, collages, newsletters, and children can take personal artwork and transfer it to computer art.
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DeleteIt took me a while to come up with something simple enough but also educational for an elementary classroom. I'm with Tracy on this one, my head is spinning a bit, but here's my idea: After reading a story or a novel, have groups of students takes photos of themselves acting out their favorite scene. Then, have them use photoshop to make their photos into a comic strip. Mostly they'd be using it to add text to their pictures, but they could also add some fun effects!
ReplyDeleteAs a instrumental music teacher i do not see to much use in photoshop. However after playing with it i have seen tons of ways i plan to use it for my personal life. I also as other have played around using it for logos as well as adding funny text to pictures. If i taught middle school general music i would use photoshop and let the students edit some of their pictures for projects just to take a simple project and put a much more difficult spin to it(for those students who would benefit from the additional challenge)
ReplyDeleteI am new to Photoshop but I could definitely see myself designing a project incorporating photoshop. As an undergrad I created a project using the iconic M in the McDonald's logo as quadratic functions. As a high school math teacher I could see my students having a lot of fun using photoshop to find/emphasize parabolas in various business logos.
ReplyDeleteRelating your lesson to "real life" is the key to hooking and keeping students interested. As teachers our job is so much more than just delivering the content. We must find creative ways to engage students and I could see photoshop being a good tool in doing so.
Leyla Yildirim
I'm a K-5 Health and Physical education teacher. Right now, I teach primarily Physical Education. I don't believe I would use photo shop too much in my classroom, however, I find it fascinating. I'm thinking for my lesson, I will use it as if I'm teaching a 5th grade Health lesson on "self esteem". My primary focus will be on how people you see in magazines are often not as "perfect" as you may think. I will take this opportunity to discuss how everyone has flaws even though it may not appear that way at first glance.
ReplyDeleteI am a Media Center Specialist and one of the things that I do is to help teachers incorporate technology into their classrooms effectively. This is my first time using Photoshop and am also a bit overwhelmed with the learning curve, but I do see some possibilities. The possibilities for teacher use seem endless.
ReplyDeleteLet me preface my ideas with the thought that not all information is communication. A graph of the pollution levels of a lake over time might communicate more with dead fish or plants in the appropriate spots on or next to the graph. I love the idea of creating a book jacket or movie poster for a book that has been read. Creating collages to inform and communicate, or adding text to images would be great in almost any area of study. I believe that all students should have an introductory course in Photoshop.
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ReplyDeleteI would use photoshop during an evolution lesson. An activity I might have students do is alter pictures to depict what ancestors may have looked like based on the environment. Additionally, I would have students alter backgrounds of the pictures to represent a changing environment.
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ReplyDeleteI like using Photoshop in my introduction to Marketing course. I love how Adobe integrated all of the features into CS6. One way that I use photoshop is for students to create their own marketing designs. They can create their own advertisements, logos, and designs to help with there approach to marketing.
ReplyDeletePhotoshop can be used in any class to have students present their knowledge about a topic. I have seen it used to have students create a scene out of a story or to illustrate a constellation in science class. I use it in many of my classed to teach technology and graphics. I find it expeciall useful in video editing to create altered images
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I think Photoshop could be beneficial in many ways to the classroom, with consideration to the amount of time it takes to learn it and teach it to the kids. Seeing as it is a bit overwhelming at first, it would definitely require time for the students to get used to and play around with. Seeing as students are very tech-savvy, I think students would be apt to using this program, and would probably catch on relatively quick.
ReplyDeleteI see Photoshop being used in science, when learning about different types of volcanoes and the destruction it can cause to surrounding areas. I also could see it being used in reading when learning about characters and envisioning. I could also see it being used in math when learning about geometry and tesselations.
Erin Mitschke
Photoshop is a program that can be used for many simple and complex tasks therefore it can be very useful to both teachers and students as a tool. Being a music teacher, I would not find myself teaching a lesson that requires the use of photoshop however I have used it for several tasks when creating lessons and for use with extra curricular activities. For instance, I created a performing arts website for our high school. This website has photos, and videos of past performances. Students and parents can view clips and thumbnails of the videos and pictures and order copies of them. The website is primarily a fundraiser for the performing arts department. Money generated from the site gets used to purchase new instruments, equipment for the auditorium, choral folders, etc. I used photoshop to watermark the photos on the website as well as to create graphics on the website. Our high school offers both a Graphics Arts class and a Digital Image class. Both of these classes use photoshop quite extensively. The graphics class for instance uses it to create logos and posters for events around the school including some of the performing arts events like concerts, plays, and talent shows.
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