We used Photoshop in class this week, and I sent my dog to Washington! I'm clearly obsessed with her because I've been using her for all of my photo manipulation projects. I used two pictures to create the final product - the original of my dog from my previous post, and a picture of the Capitol Building that I took during a trip to D.C. in 2009. This was quite a complicated program to use, but after we get used to it, I don't think it will be that hard. Time consuming, but it turned out to be really fun. And I had always wanted to learn how to use Photoshop - check that off my bucket list!
When I think of how this program could be used with my future special ed. students, I immediately think of fine motor skills. Using this program takes a lot of concentration and precision to use, especially when cutting an image out of one photo to use in another or blending colors together. This may be difficult for students with special needs who struggle with these motor skills, but a program like this could definitely strengthen these skills.
Ellie looks great in Washington - I too have been using my dogs for my projects, they just make such great subjects! You bring up an interesting point about the potential for using Photoshop to strengthen motor skills, I hadn't thought of that.
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