Adjusting Digital Images
This lesson guides students through:
- Managing digital image files on their personal computers.
- Deciding what needs to be done to change or improve images they have for use in Treehouse building.
- Adjusting images (correct size, rotate, brightness level, cropping) in preparation to upload images to the Tree of Life website (editing step #3 Upload/Edit images).
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Lesson Information
- ToL Learner Level
- Beginner; Intermediate
- Student Grade Level
- Grades 4 and up.
- Objective
- Students will:
- Navigate drives and folders on their computers to save and locate digital image files
- Open their images in Microsoft Paint or another digital editng software program and use the tools of the program to adjust their images. They will adjust their images by:
- rotating (if necessary)
- cropping
- resizing
- adjusting levels (time permitting or if necessary)
- Save images as a JPEG files on their personal computers
- Gather information about the organism(s) featured in their Treehouse from these sites.
- Add information, their thoughts and analysis of information they have found to their Treehouse.
- Time Frame
- Students will need at least 45 minutes.
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- Curricular Areas
- Science, Technology, Media Arts
- State Education Standards: Not yet available
- National Education Standards: Not yet available
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