Thing # 9 - Image Generators

I must say, that I enjoyed creating different images on the photo generators. The one that I chose to use was http://www.imagechef.com/. This site was very clear cut and easy to navigate. The site is free and allows you to quickly and easily set up an account to create your own images. Once you register, you then must verify your account via a link that is sent to your email. After you are verified, you are allowed to create and even save your newly created images into your profile, which is really nice for later use. There are many pre-made templates that have options for you to load your own picture into them, along with a text box that allows you to create your own witty or inspirational saying.

The first image that I created included a picture of my younger nephew Noah. I thought the election pin was cute like him, so decided to have him run for a cute baby award! I am a little bias, I know, but he is still cute! The picture below the election pin includes a picture of my oldest nephew Kaleb. He is such a handsome little boy and I thought that the yearbook page was neat. It has different little saying about other people like "Class Clown" or "Perfect Attendance", so I thought it fitting to write "Heart Breaker" to his. Too cute. The last image that I created includes a picture of my keys...on a "MISSING, Have you seen me?" milk carton. I thought this idea was fitting and witty, as I find that I am constantly misplacing my keys! I was able to take the picture of my keys with the camera on my phone, which I then sent to my email. Afer receiving it in my email, I saved the picture to my computer and uploaded them into my blog. All of the image generators that I used have links at the bottom of this blog that you can assess for your own uses.

I think image generators are a creative way to make all sorts of pictures that can portray something witty for a fun class assignment or activity, to a congratulatory award for a child in the classroom. I can definitely see myself creating inspirational messages and uploading some personal photos to them, in order to print, frame, hang in my home. To use images created in a library would be fun. You could make witty suggestions to "bee polite" and "speak softly" with a bee or something. Either way, image generators and a great way to be creative and should be a great tool for me to use in my future classroom, as well as home.

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Election+Campaign+Button+Photo

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Yearbook

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/make.jsp?tid=Milk+Carton