Graffiti Creator
This site allows you to create custom graffiti images with multiple font and design options. This website is a jumping off point for the 8th grade graffiti project
Click on the "ART" picture on the left for a detailed view, or click on this link
http://graffiticreator.net
Scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page and click on these links to select your font
Click here to use Graffiti Creator within the Site!
GIMP photo manipulation software
GIMP 2.6 is awesome, FREE software that you can download right from my website. GIMP is powerful software that is easy to learn and use. Students use GIMP in several of their digital projects.
To try GIMP! you can visit their website HERE or you can click on the links below to begin your download.
Click HERE to download for Mac
Click HERE to download for Windows
Photoshop
Photoshop is a premier photo editing and manipulation software package. It is like GIMP but much more powerful... and expensive. You can click download a trial and play with the software for 30 days.
Click HERE to download... Mac only
You can visit adobe.com to get a windows trial.
Core
Tagxedo
Tagxedo: "Word Cloud with Styles" Click to picture to view an interactive version
"Word Clouds," similar to wordle.com, can be shaped into pre made or user created images.
CLICK HERE to start your very own Tagxedo creation
CLICK HERE for 101 ways to use Tagxedo
Glogster
Glogster lets you create interactive flash documents. 8th Grade students will create a digital portfolio using this web-based program.
CLICK HERE to see an example of a digital portfolio of my work.
CLICK HERE to visit Glogster to start your creation!
CLICK HERE to use visit the web-quest tutorial for creating your digital portfolio