Image Editing

Assignment Title:  Image Editing

Uses in the Classroom: Image Editing in Photoshop or other image editing programs can be helpful in the classroom when creating communication tools for parents, images for your classroom website or just for everyday use. Creating animated GIF's can add to learning as well, especially if you are trying to focus attention on a particular item or point that you are trying to make.

In Kindergarten students are learning to differentiate between make-believe and reality. The students could be presented with several different images that have been altered in one way or another. After viewing the images, the students could analyze the images in groups to discuss whether it is real or make-believe. Students could also share their assigned image with the class and share their findings in a presentation form with their classmates.

I do not feel that it would be appropriate for the students to actually edit images in Kindergarten due to copyright issues and the one on one attention that a teacher would have to give to each individual student.


Issues to Consider:  Not all students at a Kindergarten level will be able to understand that images can be manipulated, edited and changed. Also changing and editing images can confuse younger students as well. Without proper guidance and discussions being held about what happened to the original image and copyright issues, students may take the work of others and use it with or without permission.

Copyright:  Original flower graphic can be found by clicking here. The image was taken by Balaji B. on June 12th, 2007.