GIMP

Here is a [|video] about GIMP, where to get it, and how to install it.

Learn about [|GIMP] and be sure to download it. Learn about its [|features] and look over its [|user manual]. Take a look at these [|commonly asked questions].

//__**Learning GIMP - Here is a set of links and documents that can be used by teachers and students to learn about GIMP.**__//

I created a ten page activity packet called [|rose1_all.doc]. It allows students to go over and learn about some of GIMP's most popular features. Feel free to download and use it. You will also need pictures to complete the activity. I have supplied them below. Right click to download them. Once again, you cannot beat free. The [|GIMP Site] offers the following tutorials for free. They range from [[|Beginner] | [|Intermediate] | [|Expert] | [|Photo Editing] | [|Web] | [|Script Authoring]]. Have fun learning more about GIMP!

[|Atomic Learning] offers great video clips for learning about software. Take a look at the [|Atomic Learning GIMP Clips]. Your school may already subscribe. If not, a teacher log in account can be created for under one hundred dollars a year.

I really liked this collection of [|25 Videos To Help You Get Started] showing great effects for using GIMP. It also provides some wonderful educational ideas.

//__**Activities for GIMP - Here is a partial collection of activities I have used with students involving GIMP.**__//


 * Editing Photos** - Download this [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://21centuryedtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/GIMP_edit.doc"]] [|GIMP_edit.doc]. Then Right click and download each picture. Students must use photo editing skills to make necessary fixes.


 * Picture Mock Up** - One of my favorite activities allows students to create a mock picture of a fictional event. First, they practice using this [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://21centuryedtech.wikispaces.com/file/view/lochness_word.doc"]] [|lochness_word.doc] and the pictures I have included below. Feel free to download these pictures of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Michigan. Students will also need their own Loch Ness monster which I let them choose from a bag of various dinosaurs I purchased at a dollar store. (I downloaded a picture I shot so you can try the activity without spending a buck. The last shot is my final creation.) Using a digital camera students take a picture of their future Loch Ness Monster. When they are done they create their own pictures and then each one writes a paragraph to describe the picture. Give it a try. They are now ready to create their own mock up! Please feel free to share some creative GIMP ideas so they can be posted here for others to use.