Image editing and manipulation tools are a great motivator for students in the classroom. The ability to touch up photos, are even to have some fun and change pictures will certainly capture the attention of any student. Imagine the ability to morph a photo of yourself into a picture with Martin Luther King Jr. for a history report on Dr. King, or to change a photo to show the effects of smoking for a health presentation. This ability has endless applications for students across several subject matter.
One such program, for image editing and manipulating applications is a program called Photobie. Photobie is a free app that allows users to edit photos, paint, and create scrapbooks. It has several design photo templates and has the ability to capture screens and edit screenshots. It features a selection of palettes, toolbars, and menus, and also has upgraded extras, including the ability to create animated GIFS and add 3-D effects. I found this program to be pretty easy to figure out, and with most features easy to use. I still need to use it more to do more advanced things, like creating GIFS. The Photobie website does feature a wide assortment of documentation, including video tutorials.
Another image editing tool is Paintstar. Paintstar features a simple toolbar that is accessible when open, with any upload image. Like Photobie, you have a full suite of painting tools that are fairly easy to use. It also contains more advanced features, including several transformation tools, image morphing, and a listing of over 100 filters and special effects. The program supports 30 file formats and is also supportive of screen capture shots, as well as uploaded pictures from scanners and digital cameras.
While both Photobie and Paintstar are fairly easy to use and are both free applications, I found Photobie to have more features for image editing, and I preferred the user interface of it over Paintstar.
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