Picnik is an easy to use online image editor. It allows you to edit images uploaded from your computer, from an online source or even directly from your webcam. It is integrated with several other online services, for example flickr. Photo editing is a lot of fun and can be used by families, businesses, schools etc.
Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. It's fast, easy, and fun. Here are some examples of what you can do with Picnik:
- Fix and manipulate your photos in just one click
- Use advanced controls to fine-tune your results
- Crop, resize, and rotate in real-time
- Tons of special effects, from artsy to fun
- Astoundingly fast, right in your browser
- Awesome fonts and top-quality type tool
- Basketfuls of shapes from hand-picked designers
- Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux
- No download required, nothing to install
In investigating the use of Picnik for educational purposes I discovered a web site that describes a way in which it can be used for a primary school lesson. An educator posting on a web page called Open Source described her use of Picnik with sixth grade students by having them upload images and drawings into the program and edit them to make such items as CD covers. This demonstrates a real life example of the integration of Picnik into a learning environment.
This information was retrieved from
John Johnston . OpenSourceCPD. (No year listed)
http://www.opensourcecpd.org.uk/index.php?n=CpdOpportunities.Picnik
Below is an example of a similiar photo manipulation tool called Photoshop. This application could just as easily be used for educational purposes. This kind of activity would also be useful for building relationships within the classroom as the students bring in their photos to enhance they can construct re-counts or reports of the photo through the strand of literacy and then share with their peers.
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