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Adobe Photoshop/ Adobe Elements Katelyn Rosevear

Introduction Adobe Photoshop is a computer program designed to allow individuals to edit and manipulate graphics. It is often used to touch-up digital images or create images, which cannot be physically created. This is as example of an image, which had been composited and manipulated in Photoshop.



Adobe Photoshop Elements is a simpler format of Photoshop, which has been released for consumer use. Since Elements is easier to use, it is more attractive amateurs and hobbyists. This program contains many of the same features of Photoshop, but they are presented in a simpler way. Elements is available at a fraction of the price of the professional version. The price of Photoshop CS5 (the newest version), retails at $700, while Elements can be purchased for $100.

History The origins of Photoshop go back to the work of two brothers Thomas and John Knoll. The brothers began working on the program in 1987, and the first version of Photoshop was released in 1990. //Photoshop 1.0// ran solely on Macintosh OS, but today Photoshop has been formatted for use on both Windows and Macintosh operating systems and can be found in 27 different languages. Adobe Photoshop Elements was debuted in 1999.

GIMP

Introduction GIMP, which stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a graphics editor. It is most commonly used for editing and retouching digital photos and can be downloaded for free at []. There are downloads available Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems.

History GIMP was created by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis. The two began working on the program in 1995 as a part of a project and the University of California, Berkeley. GIMP was first released to the public in January of 1996. Originally GIMP was designed to run on UNIX systems; today it has formats for several operating systems.

Application

These programs can be implemented into the classroom, as a form of technology integration. Adobe provides numerous lesson plans, which incorporate Adobe software such as Elements. For example, as a part of a math lesson on geometric concepts, students learn geometric terms; students then take photos of real life objects representing different figures and compile the photos with the definitions in a Photo Book created with Photoshop Elements. Find more lesson ideas from Adobe here: [] Using digital images in the classroom, can lead to fun, engaging activities and lessons. Some examples included: displaying an image with a writing prompt related to the image, using edited or manipulated photos in a slide show, and having students use Photoshop Elements to create an animated map, showing the development of a country or region.

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