Google Picasa

G'day everyone

I was in charge of reviewing Google Picasa for our meeting. I was skeptical at first with it since I am not interested in editing photos or uploading them all onto a program like this. However, I have found that it is very easy to use and pretty cool. I watched a tutorial on how to use it for a start listed here

http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/edustar_win/picasa to get an idea for it. It goes through everything you can do pretty well. The thing I like most is that it includes, photo editing, collages, PowerPoint and movie maker all in one and stores all of your photos. So if you wanted to make a slideshow on sport, just put all your sport photos into a folder, and from there you can select to make a slideshow. The same goes with collages and movies. To add photos you just create a folder and drag the photos you want across. Mine automatically transferred although I’m not sure if I did that or it’s just the way the program runs. You do have to install it onto a computer through internet explorer and I am assuming all other browsers as well. Here is a collage I made quickly before writing this review.

Not the best collage on the world but pretty easy to do. I am going to try and use it more and make a video on the Preps investigations. Stay tuned

I think students would enjoy this for their inquiry when creating images given that they can be as creative as they like. There are all sorts of collages they could make for a poster or front page, as well as adding text in their somewhere.
*The only trouble is that it will try to install other programs onto your computer. I think it would be an easy fix but it is a pain

If you are interested in Picasa give me a shout and I’ll do my best to run you through it.