Picnik

While learning about web 2.0 tools, I specifically worked with picnik which is a tool for editing photos. I was successful in editing photos with the free applications yet there were certain applications that required a paid membership. This was frustrating in that I could not fully edit photos. On the other hand, it was nice that so many applications were free.

I could use this in a classroom to create a picture book to share with parents at open houses, illustrate short stories and essays with creative images, or make postcards to send to relatives, pen pals, etc.

Next time, I will have multiple pictures loaded to my desktop and will have a specific purpose in mind. I will not just be playing with the pictures, but I will have a specific project in mind. This will allow me to test the potential of picnik for future classroom projects.