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Table of Contents

§  Best Practices Across the Curriculum………………………………………5 §  Business Marketing………………………………………………………...6 §  Art & Design………………………………………………………………...9 §  Social Studies……………………………………………………………….14 §  Science………………………………………………………………………..18 §  Language Arts………………………………………………………………22

§  A Quick How-To Guide (photo editing basics).………………………27 §  The Toolbox…………………………………………………………………31 §  Opening New Document………………………………………………32 §  Scaling Image……………………………………………………………….33 §  Cropping Image…………………………………………………………...34 §  Photo Editing……………………………………………………………….36 §  Transform…………………………………………………………………….45 §  Filters…………………………………………………………………………..47

§  Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………..49 §  References………………………………………………………………………..…..50

§  Introduction…………………………………………………………………………4

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Introduction Technology is transforming society into a more visual culture, as

information is now delivered in a multi-media and interactive format on the Internet and various gadgets. Today’s students live in an ‘instant information’ age, where they process and interpret visuals, audio and video simultaneously in order to learn about the world. This shift has created a need for different methods of teaching to meet the needs of these learners. Rather than fostering only linguistic literacy, teachers must activate and explicitly teach students to increase their visual literacy, helping them to interpret and create knowledge in multi-media formats. The earlier students begin understanding our world of graphics, the more proficient they will be in demonstrating knowledge in this way as they get older.

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a photo manipulation and editing tool that is similar to Adobe Photoshop. Both programs deal with raster images, which is a data structure that represents pixels or points of color. GIMP is the lesser known of the two, but the major difference between them is that GIMP is FREE to use! This makes it very attractive to educators. GIMP still has incorporated the same tools and functions as its sister program Photoshop. AREIM

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Business Marketing §  Grade Level: 6-12

§  Students can use graphics programs in a Business Marketing capacity. Marketing and advertisements use many visuals in selling products to customers. Much of these visuals are conceptual in nature and in this field a “picture is worth a thousand words.” There are many career opportunities in the business marketing field. Individuals who are knowledgeable in graphics programs and design concepts are very marketable.

§  A simple project such as designing cereal boxes and milk cartons lends way to consumerism as well as connecting with design projects (Fitzgerale & Tsosie, 2004). A project such as this also takes into account mathematics because it takes precision to measure out surface area and complete a fully assembled sample promotional product. A teacher can take into consideration environmental issues for the production of projects. Students are able to go through a process of creating a product. It can start with sketching out ideas, discussing logos, marketing target audience, collecting data, and assembling the product.

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§  Guerilla Marketing www.christinezapata.com/?page_id=441

§  After School Matters | Chicago Brochure Design www.otherwiseinc.com/client.aspx?cl=29&wi=14&rc=3

§  AIGA Member Gallery portfolios.aiga.org/

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§  Grade Level: 6-12

§  Though it has been argued that computers do not belong in the art room, research has found that the experience of using a computer in conjunction with art relates as much to the right side of the brain as it does to the left. “It allows for the artist-user to function both analytically and intuitively--on both the left and right sides of the brain--with a high degree of visual and perceptual literacy, intuitive and creative insight, and aesthetic awareness” (McWhinnie, 1989).

§  Computer graphics combined with the fine arts create digital arts. Students can integrate GIMP and manipulate photos for photography. Graphics programs can also be used in combination with painting and drawing. To see an artist that uses both traditional art and digital art methods visit painter/illustrator, Sam Webber’s website: sampaints.com.

Art & Design

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What’s unique about graphics programs is that they supplement any project and can be used to develop cross curricular projects. Art and Design teachers can integrate writing into their classroom. Teachers can use comics and graphic novels to engage students. “Designing a comic book provides an opportunity for students to be creative in the presentation of their writing” (Morrison, Bryan, & Chilcoat, 2002). This digital art project can be used in a Language Arts setting as well as a Social Studies setting. “Creating a comic book can prevent historical content from being boring and meaningless as it often is in a typical classroom” (Chilcoat & Ligon, 1994).

Social Studies teachers can have students illustrate historical events, make posters, or even retell an event with a different ending. See Social Studies section for more ideas.

Art & Design

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Ideas §  Making an Atlas:

www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Map-Book-Using-Google-Maps/

§  Drawing in GIMP: www.designyourownweb.com/gimp/drawing-tools-gimp.htm

§  Video Tutorial: Drawing in GIMP: www.designyourownweb.com/gimp/drawing-gimp/drawing-gimp.html

§  Tutorial: Drawings to edited image in Photoshopwww.graphicmania.net/digitize-scanned-paper-drawing-photoshop-tutorial/

§  How to Edit/ Color a Manga Scan in GIMP www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjURkN316vE

§  How to Edit an Image in GIMP www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o1jV1Ju1us AREIM

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Art & Design Examples

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Social Studies §  Grade level: K-5

§  Create a photo timeline to visually represent historical events (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Create a Civil Rights Collage (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Have students bring in photos representing their cultures to add to a class map

§  State report projects. Example: technoteacher.org/inst4010/Project1.pdf

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Social Studies §  Grade level: 6-8

§  Find photos online of powerful current events and create a newspaper

§  Create a historical Collage to represent a time period or historical event

§  Chart Lewis and Clark's trip on a map (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Create an Atlas of a city. Example: k12opensourceclassroom.org/?tag=gimp AREIM

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§  The K-12 Open Source Classroom

k12opensourceclassroom.org/?tag=gimp

§  Techno teacher

technoteacher.org/inst4010/Project1.pdf

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Social Studies Examples

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Science §  Grade level: K-5

§  Document the life cycle of a plant (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Combine multiple photos to create a new animal and its habitat (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Document an environmental issue to publish on a website. Example from a 2nd grade class on trees and shrubs: www.psd267.wednet.edu/~kfranz/science/waterhabitat/treesandshrubs.htm

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Science §  Grade level: 6-12

§  Draw an atom (Forsythe, 2009)

§  Document a scientific experiment for each stage of the scientific process (Forsythe, 2009).

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§  Pond Trees and Shrubs www-ccs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/lab/digital photo editing

§  Digital Photo Editing www-ccs.stjohns.k12.fl.us/lab/digital%20photo%20editing%00

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Language Arts §  Grade level: K-5

§  Create a persuasive poster to convince a reader on an environmental or current issue

§  Visualize a poem (Forsythe, 2009).

§  Create an ‘All About Me’ poster

§  Digital storytelling: Have students tell a story through images and pictures. See this link for more details and a how-to video: digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

§  Parts of Speech: Collection of pictures representing verbs and nouns technoteacher.org/inst4010/mandysproject.pdf AREIM

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Language Arts §  Grade level: 6-12

§  Create a book cover or magazine cover

§  Incorporate pictures for a school newspaper

§  Digital storytelling of historical events

§  More Resources for photo editing in the classroom: Click on the link to see student examples of state reports, math connections and parts of speech presentations www.technoteacher.org/?p=906 AREIM

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§  Digital Storytelling digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

§  Verbs and Nouns

technoteacher.org/inst4010/mandysproject.pdf

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Language Arts Examples

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A Quick How-To Guide GIMP Basics

Download your free version of GIMP •  Windows:

http://www.gimp.org/windows/

•  Mac http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/

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The Toolbox

Most everything you need is in the toolbox. The toolbox houses all of the tools that you need for photoediting. When you click on the tool you will then get more options. The example to the left shows more options for the Ellipse Select Tool. The best way to get to know the tools is to EXPERIMENT!

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The Toolbox

Most everything you need is in the toolbox. The toolbox houses all of the tools that you need for photoediting. When you click on the tool you will then get more options. The example to the left shows more options for the Ellipse Select Tool. The best way to get to know the tools is to EXPERIMENT!

Most everything you need is in the toolbox. The toolbox houses all of the tools that you need for photoediting.

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The Toolbox

Most everything you need is in the toolbox. The toolbox houses all of the tools that you need for photoediting. When you click on the tool you will then get more options. The example to the left shows more options for the Ellipse Select Tool. The best way to get to know the tools is to EXPERIMENT!

When you click on the tool you will then get more options. The example to the left shows more options for the Ellipse Select Tool. The best way to get to know the tools is to EXPERIMENT!

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The Toolbox A Closer Look

Click on the icons to get a description of the tool

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Opening a New Document

In order to open a new document you have to do the following:

•  File > New

Then a window will open and you can designate what size in pixels or inches if you prefer.

•  Press OK when finished

In order to open a new document you have to do the following:

•  File > New Then a window will open and you can designate what size in pixels or inches if you prefer.

•  Press OK when finished

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Scaling your Image Begin by scaling down your image. Depending on what you are using the image for will decide what size the image will be.

When you get to the scaling panel you will have options to choose from. Pick the dimensions you would like your image. Remember 200 ppi (pixels per inch) x 300 ppi is a relatively good size, but you may want to go smaller.

Go to Image > Scale Image. If you are using your images for the Internet 200 pixels x 300 pixels or smaller is a decent size gauge.

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Cropping Your Image

Once you have sized down your image you may want to crop out some unnecessary parts of your image

First, select the Rectangle Select Tool

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Cropping Your Image

Next you want to crop your image so the unnecessary area is left out. Then go to Image > Crop to Selection. See image above.

Click on the image above to see an example of cropping an image.

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Hue/Saturation

In order to adjust Hue/Saturation you will go to Color > Hue/Saturation.

Hue/Saturation Adjusting Hue and Saturation can be an interesting way to saturate (enhance colors) or desaturate (dull colors)

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Hue/Saturation

In the Hue/Saturation Panel you can adjust colors in the photo. Experiment to get the affect you want. It will preview for you if you have the preview option checked.

Click on the image to see an adjusted saturated photo.

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Colorize

In order to colorize an image you need to go to Color > Colorize.

Colorizing still deals with hue, saturation and lightness of the image, but now it's the entire image that will be adjusted. So instead of having options to adjust just the reds or blues in an image you are now making the image monochromatic.

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Colorize

Once you choose colorize the colorize panel will pop up and then you can adjust your settings. If you make sure preview is checked it will show what the image looks like before you push OK to make the changes.

Click on the image above to see an example of colorizing.

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Brightness & Contrast

In order to colorize an image you need to go to Colors > Brightness-Contrast

This is what you will probably use the most. Sometimes our camera settings are not set correctly or the flash "washes" out a photo. If that is the case the easiest fix is to adjust the Brightness and Contrast of an image.

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Brightness/Contrast

Once you click on the Brightness and Contrast option the Brightness and Contrast panel appears. Then you can adjust the settings. Once you have the settings you want press OK

Click on the image above to see an example of an adjustes image using Brightness/Contrast.

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Desaturate

In order to colorize an image you need to go to Colors > Desaturate

The last basic image adjustment function I'm going to show you is how to Desaturate your photos or remove color. Some people prefer black and white photos.

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Desaturate

Once you click on the Desaturate option the Desaturate panel appears and you can choose options. Be sure to keep the preview option checked if you want to see a preview. Once you have your options selected click OK.

Click on the image above to see an example of Desaturation or color removal.

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Transform

GIMP’s Transform options allow the user to flip or rotate an image. Go to Image > Transform and you will see the different options.

If you want more additional Transforming options see the Transforming tool in the tool panel.

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Transform

Flip Horizontally Flip Vertically

Rotate 90 Degree CW Rotate 90 Degree CCW Rotate 180 Degrees

Click on the images below to see an example of the Transforming Options in GIMP

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Filters

GIMP’s Filter Options allow the user to give added effects to their images. Go to Filters > “Choose a filter”

If you want more additional Filter Options click on a filter option and you will get suboptions for additional filters. The example to the right are the suboptions for the Blur filter

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Filters

Filter >Noise> Hurl

Filter > Enhance > Despeckle Filter > Distorts > Curve Bend

Filter >Light&Shadow > Lens Flare Filter >Edge Detect> Neon

Filter > Blur > Motion Blur

Note: There are more filter options than the ones listed.

Click on the images below to see an example of the Filter Options in GIMP

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Filters

Filter > Map > Illusion

Filter > Combine >Filmstrip Filter > Artistic > Cartoon

Filter >Decor> Coffee Stain Filter > Render > Difference Clouds

Filter > Generic > Convolution Matrix

Click on the images below to see an example of the Filter Options in GIMP

Note: There are more filter options than the ones listed.

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Conclusion

GIMP is a program that has countless uses throughout the curriculum. It can be used by anyone from young novice students to advanced graphics students. True, it takes time to learn, but the benefits are well worth it.

And don’t forget the best part about GIMP is that it’s

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popular culture approach to teaching historical, political, and social issues of the sixties and seventies. Michigan Social Studies Journal , 7 (1), 35-40.

Fitzgerale, M., & Tsosie, T. (2004). Cereal box design. Tech Directions ,

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McWhinnie, H. J. (1989). The computer & the right side of the brain.

College Park. Morrison, T. G., Bryan, G., & Chilcoat, G. W. (2002). Using student-

generated comic books in the classroom. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Lteracy , 45 (8), 758-767.

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