These days’ images can be taken in many forms and file sizes. This results in the need for a software program which can reduce the file size and make alterations to images. For this course I experimented with Picnik to solve such problems. 
Picnik was relatively easy to use and it didn’t take me long before I got the hang of how to add effects to photos. In my opinion it is just takes a lot of time and mucking around with all the effects before deciding what features and effects best suit particular photos.
What is Picnik?
Picnik is a photo editing site that allows you to chop, change and add effects to photos however it is not able to store them. Therefore it needs to be used in conjunction with pages such as facebook, myspace, picasa web albums, flickr, yahoo image search or you could also upload photos from a computers database to be edited. Many of Picnik's basic photo editing tools are free to use, however Picnik Premium includes additional photo editing features and is offered for a monthly, 6-month, or annual subscription cost.
Theory and classroom uses for Picnik
Picnik could be used in the classroom for anything that requires an image, in particular if the image has defects or similar and requires editing. Such projects could include brochures, business cards, posters or reports. Students using this program will have the opportunity to demonstrate and showcase their creative ability with ICTs. This relates directly to the second principle of the engagement theory framework – the Create Principle ( Kearsley & Shneiderman, 1999). Picnik is definitely one program you could have a lot of fun with and I encourage you all to explore this site for yourself.
References
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999), Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning, viewed 3rd September 2009<http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
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