Two magnificent photo apps I discovered recently have my head spinning with possibilities.
360 Panorama by Occipital...using your Iphone, Ipod Touch or Ipad, you can take 360 degree panoramic images of your surroundings. I would love it for that fact, but it goes beyond just taking a photo. 360 Panorama allows you to share the photo similarly to an interactive tour (as in real estate)...I can't really describe how cool this is:
Hiroshima Japan
Oakfield Elementary Library (pardon the shaky camera work!)
Possible uses in the classroom:
- Event photos to share with parents and the community
- Share your classroom
- Your very own...Where's Waldo (with students)
- 360 degree storytelling
Halftone...turns normal photos into classic newspaper/comic strip versions with captions, talk bubbles and action stamps. I might be showing my age at this point, but I love the look of old comic strips. Here's a sample (yes, this is my oldest):
Combine Halftone images (of school, students, events, family...) with a comic strip generator like Chogger and you have:
- Creative writing projects and visual stories
- Awesome means of focusing on Six Traits (particularly ideas and voice)
- Automatic engagement in the writing/storytelling process with emphasis on combining visual images AND text to tell a story...a task I view as much more challenging than just writing.
- An interesting way to make cards, announcements, etc...for parents! I can guarantee a Father's Day card made by one of my sons would go over big...
- As a librarian...great way to make personalized bookmarks or nameplates
Can you tell I am excited? I think I found my new family Christmas card...
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