iPhoto+in+the+Classroom

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[| iPhoto '09 Tutorials]

Getting Pictures

 * Digital Cameras
 * Scanning Images- save as .jpg
 * Photo Booth- green screen
 * Import pics from the web- be careful about copyright

**Importing Photos**

 * Putting your camera in "playback mode"
 * Deleting photos from camera after importing
 * Pro: photos aren't left on shared cameras (good to teach kids)
 * Con: there isn't a back-up
 * crtl-click-down to add to iphoto library- //make sure the picture is in its full size first!//

**Organizing Photos**

 * Hiding mediocre photos
 * Flagging to create an album from multiple events
 * Splitting and merging events
 * Create albums!
 * Smart album- automatically creates albums based on your set criteria
 * Use Keywords to find photos- view→keywords
 * Adjust dates for scanned photos or incorrect dates/times
 * Faces- tag people in photos for easy organization
 * Places- GPS automatically in some newer cameras or camera phones; can add your own locations to sort photos

Editing Photos

 * crop- use constraints
 * retouch- blend surrounding colors
 * effects- B&W, sepia tone, vignettes, etc.
 * can revert to original- photo→revert to original

Making Creations from Events, Albums, or Flagged Photos

 * Slideshow- theme, music, settings
 * cannot save, HOWEVER... once you have the settings how you like it, you can file→export as Quicktime movie
 * Book- themes, backgrounds, layout
 * use autoflow to automatically place pictures
 * layout- add a map page
 * export as a slideshow, buy a book, or print yourself
 * Calendar- theme, import dates from iCal, add text and/or pics to date blocks
 * Card- theme, layout

Exporting Photos
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 * File→ Export- Choose file type, size, and location to send
 * Can send directly to Shutterfly, Flickr, MobileMe, or Facebook as well
 * Export as a slideshow for quick sharing

Creating Web Pages

 * iWeb- choose Photo Page or Blog
 * publish page to the Media Server (Must be open!)
 * SIte Publishing Settings→Publish to local folder
 * Folder Location→find your Site folder on your media server
 * Click Publish Site→View site now (this is in a LOCAL folder- not out on the open web)
 * your url will be.... media.cysd.k12.pa.us/~(first initial, last name)/name of site/name of page.html
 * you need to delete "Site/"
 * any % need to be changed to _
 * viewers can suscribe (RSS) and automatically know when your page is edited

iPhoto in the Classroom

 * [|Apple Learning Interchange]
 * More Ideas []
 * Preserving yearlong memories
 * Webpage with weekly/ special event photos
 * slideshow for Open House/ Back to School Night
 * Story Books
 * Historical Books- Use the map feature
 * Calendar for classroom special events
 * Cards- write to someone about what you learned or read about; write a postcard to a book character or pretending that you are the book character
 * Slideshows showing examples of math or science concepts