Week+9

HP: My avatar from Bitstrips.An 'improved' version.

Photoshop elements:
**I have been using this software for quite a few years. As I mentioned in Week 6, I have images on the web. Also, every image which is not credited elsewhere, is one which was taken by a member of my family, usually me if it is candid and my husband if it is posed. We regularly 'improve' the images. While there are quick and easy ways to improve an image, the more dificult ones are best 'fixed' with //Photoshop// or //Photoshop elements//. Here are some of my images on Flickr. (I'm sure that they're mine because I did them at work!)** Colt Press on Flickr



Here's the link to those neat word pictures.

Interactive white boards (IWB):
There are some really neat features. There are some features which truly make them different from other white baords or screens. The pictures and live images which are shown need not be static. You can move them, re-size them, reveal them slow ... and show movies. What fun! If you have a video camera, you could film and show the students themselves. The person at the IWB can reveal a picture slowly as the hook for the lesson. Students can participate and feel truly involved. If a teacher will be absent, they can save what they wish to share. Then the supply teacher can show it. If a child is absent they can see the images/sessions later, assuming that it is saved. If the teacher uses a web page, material can be uploaded for consultation at home.