picasa.google.com
Picasa, a google software application, "lets you organize, edit, and upload your photos." It is a free download, and works with the photos on your computer. It will scan the folders on the computer and thumbnail link to their original location. It then lets you edit a copy with many editing tools and filters. You can share your photos through gmail and google+. The biggest strength is that it integrates seamlessly into the rest of Google's applications.
This software would be very useful to students with google accounts, and it appears that there is no age limit on creating a Google account. It does ask for birthdate, but according to Google, this is to, "provide you with things like age-appropriate settings. We won’t display it without your permission." Many secondary students already use Google Drive to be able to work on word-processing documents and assignments from home and school without removable storage, Picasa combines a slideshow and photo editing aspect to this ability within the student's same Google account.
Students without a google account would be able to use Picasa to edit and create slideshows using pictures on the local computer and storing on the local computer, they just would not be able to share. Picasa does need to be downloaded to the computer, school systems that limit the ability to download applications would need to clarify use with their IT department.
Slideshows are easy to create in the movie creator, I did so in less than five minutes using photos already on my computer & was easily able to upload to youtube. Students could use Picasa to easily create digital stories, there is a feature to add an audio track. Goggle's "Welcome to Picasa" help section is easily navigated.
http://picasa.google.com/
This software would be very useful to students with google accounts, and it appears that there is no age limit on creating a Google account. It does ask for birthdate, but according to Google, this is to, "provide you with things like age-appropriate settings. We won’t display it without your permission." Many secondary students already use Google Drive to be able to work on word-processing documents and assignments from home and school without removable storage, Picasa combines a slideshow and photo editing aspect to this ability within the student's same Google account.
Students without a google account would be able to use Picasa to edit and create slideshows using pictures on the local computer and storing on the local computer, they just would not be able to share. Picasa does need to be downloaded to the computer, school systems that limit the ability to download applications would need to clarify use with their IT department.
Slideshows are easy to create in the movie creator, I did so in less than five minutes using photos already on my computer & was easily able to upload to youtube. Students could use Picasa to easily create digital stories, there is a feature to add an audio track. Goggle's "Welcome to Picasa" help section is easily navigated.
http://picasa.google.com/
