Going Beyond with iPhoto iPhoto 6.0 for Intermediate Users Created by The Office of Media and Educational Technology Updated 07/2008

Agenda Advanced Editing How to create: –A Photo Book –A Slideshow –A Calendar Classroom Uses

Objectives Maryland Technology Standards for School Administrators –Standard 2.0 Teaching and Learning Maryland Teacher Technology Standards –Standard 5 Integrating Technology into Curriculum and Instruction Maryland Technology Standards –Standard 3.0 Technology for Learning and Collaboration

Advanced Editing Red-Eye Click the Red-Eye tool. With caps lock on, press control, number 9, then press tab. Cursor turns into eye shape. Use the bracket keys to adjust the size and shape. Adjust the size to match the pupil you are trying to fix.

Advanced Editing Retouch Click the Retouch tool. With caps lock on, press control, and number 9, then press tab. The cursor turns into a special size. Use the bracket keys to adjust size and shape.

Advanced Editing Setting and Exposure Levels Look at the histogram: Drag the exposure slide so the midtones look acceptable. Levels slider adjusts the dark and light areas. Right adjusts light areas; left adjusts the dark areas. Drag the sliders inward until they reach the peaks.

Advanced Editing Brightness and Contrast can be used to make even more adjustments Color Adjustments Tint-adjusts overall cast of picture Temperature-blue and orange Saturation-increases and decreases color

Advanced Editing Straightening an Image Drag the Straighten slider and adjust along gridlines Enlarge and crop the photo Sharpening an Image Drag the panel to the right to sharpen the image. Moving the panel too far to the right can create a halo. Going to the left can soften the image.

Photo Book Open iPhoto To create an album select the + button at the bottom of the Source Panel Choose Album and name the album. Select Create. Click and drag the pictures for the iPhoto book into the appropriate album. This creates an alias of the photo. Photos deleted from an album are not deleted from the Photo Library.

Steps to take to create a new album

Photo Book Alternate way to create book With the new album and images in the album, click and view the content in the album. Arrange the order of the images. Click on Book button at the bottom tool bar. Click on the Book button Inside the album

Photo Book Decide on the book type and theme Select a theme Click>Choose Theme 2-cick here 1-book size View themes

Photo Book Create the album by dragging the images from the top tool bar to the appropriate page. The tool bar at the bottom allows the user to change the page design, page type, and layout. HINT-The theme of book can be changed later. Some captions may be lost.

Make changes here Drag picts. from here

Book Hints: To change the font style and the font size Click>Settings. The introduction page describes the purpose of the book. Page Design allows users to change the layout of pictures and add captions. Different themes have a variety of page designs. Not all have caption options.

Book For classroom use, instead of buying a copy of the book, students can save and print a copy of the book to share with class. To save and print: –File>Print>PDF>Save PDF –Select location to save –Find the new PDF document and print

Click PDF Save As PDF Do Not Click

Book Options after saving: Share with a projector Print Place in teacher’s Hand-In Folder

Slideshow Create an album or use an existing album with the desired pictures. View the images in the album and click + button, or the slideshow icon at bottom.

Slideshow Click Here Or click here

Slideshow To change the order of the slides, click and drag among them in the top area of the screen. Use the buttons at the bottom to create slideshow options. Use transitions and music for each slide. To preview Click>Preview To play Click>Play

Slideshow Settings Adjust order

Slideshow Ways to use Share Slideshow: Students can narrate a description of the pictures in the show in front of the class. The slideshow can also be transferred to iDVD and burned onto a disc for teaching purposes. Open iDVD first. Click>Share>Send to iDVD Transfer to iMovie for further editing and addition of multiple music selections

Calendar Create an album or use an existing album View the images in the album and click the + button at the bottom of the Source Pane, or click the icon calendar at the bottom of the page. Select a design from the theme list. Choose the month and year for the beginning of the calendar.

Calendar View themes Choose settings

Calendar Similar to the iBook, users can: Adjust settings Configure page layouts Create captions on images Add information about the dates by double clicking on the box for date.

Settings Drag and drop Double click on dates to add information

Calendar For classroom use, instead of buying a copy of the calendar, students can save and print a copy to share with the class. To save and print: –File>Print>PDF>Save PDF –Select location to save –Find the new PDF document and print

For More Information For more details go to the documentary repository in the Media and Technology Information Folder Contact your Office of Media and Technology Representative