How to make any photo look its best
Whatever tool you use to edit your photos (we’re using Luminance here), the majority of the options you’ll need will be exactly the same and should work in the same basic way. On top of those, you’ll usually find one-click gimmick options, and a few that may come in handy for specific images, but those are usually better tried a few times and then never touched again. The ones to focus on are the less exciting options, especially brightness and color saturation. Follow these six steps in order and even a picture that seems ruined can come alive under your fingers.
$9.99
Kinda pricey, but consider that you buy this once and you never have to buy lesson plan books again. The ipad has been out for 2 years now and this is the first Lesson Plan App that even comes close to being in the “I could really use that.” So if your are lookinf or a Lesson Plan A, this might just be the one.
There are a lot of great technology tools out there for teachers that can make it easier to connect with other educators, get ideas for classroom activities, and find inspiration. One of the newest and best of these online tools is Pinterest, which has quickly become a favorite among educators. Using online “pinboards” teachers can save everything from photos to blog posts in one easily accessible and usable place.
Educators who are curious about Pinterest should sign up for an invitation today (it’s still invite only, but it doesn’t take long to get an invitation) and start creating their own amazing collections of pins. Not sure where to start? Check out some of these great ideas on how teachers can use Pinterest.
Read the full story: http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/02/05/37-ways-teachers-should-use-pinterest/
Every semester I do my level best to get students using a social bookmarking tool. Until now it has mostly been Delicious, but last semester some of my students showed me Pinterest. So I decided to give it a try. I actually gave them a choice, Delicious or Pinterest. It seems to be about 1/2 and 1/2.
But, I am kinda getting into Pinterest. The one thing that bugs me is the site you “pin” must have an image. Sometimes that is problem. I am not sure I love it for my primary bookmarking, but I have to admit it is really inspirational. It is a little addicting. There is an iPad app, but I think I like using the web better than the app.
If you haven’t tried it yet, give it a try and of course read the article mentioned above.
OK, so I will admit ii, I could care less about the Super Bowl!!
But for those of you that are interested, Mac|Life Magazine has a good list of apps for the occasion.
“The Super Bowl — still our annual sports fixation after all these years — is this Sunday, and the match-up between the New England Patriots and New York Giants should be a real barn burner. Like many of you, we anticipate spending the day staring at the TV, ingesting questionable foods and liquids, and waiting for the commercial that’ll outdo them all, but a handful of apps on both iPhone and iPad can help improve your Super Bowl experience. Between apps tied into the event, NFL-licensed touch screen games, and a couple other curiosities, we’ve picked out eight apps to check out in anticipation of Sunday’s showdown.”
$5.49
Big-screen moviemaking comes to the touchscreen with Avid® Studio for iPad. We’ve distilled the world’s leading film-editing technology into an easy-to-use app that enables you to edit video, audio, and photos at the speed of your creativity.
Swiftly arrange your clips in the Storyboard, make precision edits using the Timeline, and add high-quality transitions, effects, and a soundtrack. Then share your movie directly to YouTube, Facebook, and more—or export your project to Avid Studio for the PC and continue editing with even more advanced tools.
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/avid-studio/id491113378?mt=8
After looking at it and I do think it looks pretty darn good, but I will still use iMovie.
