Sometimes a classroom presentation requires that students display a photo collage or Slide show. Many people are familiar with Flickr, http://www.flickr.com/tour/, but today I'm going to focus on two photo related programs that I use and am familiar with: Google's Picasa (a free download) and Apple's iPhoto (included with all Mac purchases).
Google's Picasa
I discovered Picasa when I first began to use Google services. With Picasa you can design and print photo collages, create video slide shows, add photo text or view your favorite photos on your computer desktop. You can also use Picasa for creative photo collages and slide shows to enhance your classroom presentations. Picasa is free to download, and Picasa Web Albums provides free online storage for your photos. In fact, all the photo slide shows on this Blog have been created with Picasa Web Albums. For more information follow this link: http://picasa.google.com/mac/features.html
For a video introduction to Picasa click on the following link:
To view a online Webinar on Picasa click on this link:
Apple's iPhoto
For students who own a Mac, Apple includes iPhoto, part of the iLife software, with the purchase of each new Mac. iPhoto will also allow you to create great looking slide shows and collages. Although it lacks the online storage of Flickr or Picasa, unless you have a Mobile Me subscription which Apple has recently discontinued, you can email or post your photos to other online sites like Facebook.
For several video tutorials on using Apple's iPhoto software, click on the following link:
By using the above software, students will be able to create a variety of great looking slide shows and collages that will capture and hold the attention of their teachers and classmates.