This week was an introduction to the use of Web 2.0 Tools in the classroom. Web 2.0 tools are of valuable educational use, as well as free for all. They allow for students and teachers, even parents, to use the web beneficially for a tremendously better classroom environment when used appropiately. To name some of the tools, they can include Wordle, Pixlr, Google Docs, or Animoto. Some tools promote editing of images while other tools encourage creation of virtual storybooks on the web.
Once the class divided up into groups, my group was assigned to get acquainted with Pixlr and learn how to work with digital images using this tool. I think Pixlr is very interesting in the ways you can edit a photo without having to have Adobe Photoshop or other programs that you have to download onto the computer. I think Pixlr is an extremely flexible web tool in terms of how much you want to edit a digital image. Instagram, which is a photo editor app on iPhone and Android, is what Pixlr reminds me of in the way that both allow you to add filters to images in one step and not having to add a bunch of layers like one would in Adobe Photoshop. As an art teacher, I think Pixlr undoubtedly could be a part of my classroom activity that students engage in and learn how to create art in digital form.
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