Pixlr

A collage created on Pixlr

I LOVED getting to explore the web 2.0 tool, Pixlr.  Pixlr is a photo editing and sharing tool that it truly so much fun to play around with.  For this project, I spent time investigating Pixlr express, which is a simplified version of the original tool.  I also found many parallels between Pixlr express and the popular app, Instagram.  

With Pixlr, one is able to edit images.  Images can be cropped and resized.  The color, contrast, vibrance, and saturation of an image can be changed.  With Pixlr, teeth can be whitened and imperfect skin can be corrected.  An image can be sharpened or blurred.  

Pixlr express allows one to add effects to photos.  These effects can really change the tone of the photos and oftentimes these effects make photos more interesting and appealing to the eye.  For example the effect I used in the above collage is a vintage effect titled "Carl."

Pixlr also allows the user to add image overlays, add text, and add stickers.

I hope to incorporate Pixlr into my future elementary classroom.  I can see myself making a collage similar to above example of a class field trip or a class project.  I might also take pictures of each child in my class and label these images with their names.  I could display these photos around the classroom.  I could also have students label images that correspond with relevant learning material.  The possibilities are endless.  Pixlr is such a user-friendly, fun web 2.0 tool that I will certainly be taking advantage of.  Especially because it is free!