Adobe Photoshop Elements in the Classroom

Photoshop Elements Online Resources

http://edexchange.adobe.com/join/ncce - This is a great resource for education related lessons, technical tutorials and more!
http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop-express/ - This is the hotest new site for learning about Adobe Photoshop Elements.
http://www.adobe.com/education/ – This site is Adobe’s education support page, with links to class activities, online tutorials, and other handy things. Some of the free tutorials require free registration to use.
http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/ - This site has great lessons, training and much more.
http://www.mountsihighschool.com/directory/_dockeryj/conferences/index.html- This is my staff development site for Adobe products. I will continue to post workshops like this one.

Storytelling

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom with Adobe Photoshop Elements
Teach your students how to create exciting and engaging digital stories! This 30-hour, hands-on course will explore how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements as a storytelling medium. We will start by learning basic digital photography techniques, focusing on quick and easy ways to incorporate this lifelong skill into the classroom. Then you will learn how to create slideshows that include music and narration using Adobe Photoshop Elements Organizer. Participants will take at least one field trip to take photos and utilize class time to experiment and create classroom projects. Finally, we will spend time exploring ways to use the powerful photo editor in Adobe Photoshop Elements as a communication tool.
The Art of Digital Storytelling
http://www.digitales.us/
Digital Storytelling Finds Its Place in the Classroom
http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm

Copyright

Teaching Copyright
http://www.teachingcopyright.org/
Image Piracy
http://www.stockphotography.com/faq/ImagePiracy/Overview.html
Copyright For Video Producers
http://www.videouniversity.com/articles/copyright-for-video-producers

Grant Programs

Best Buy Teach Awards
http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm
Adobe Youth Voices
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/philanthropy/youthvoices/

Contest

The International Student Media Festival (ISMF)
http://www.ismf.net/ns/
The Northwest High School Film Festival
http://www.nwhsff.org
National Film Festival for Talented Youth
http://nffty.org/

Publications

Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques: Great online video tutorials and monthly magazine.
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/

Learn Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8 by Video
http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321685776

Copyright Free Image Sites

Pics4Learning
The Library of Congress's American Memory Project
Kid's Image Search Tools
Online Image Libraries

Books

Adobe Photoshop Elements Classroom in a Book
The Photoshop Elements 5 Restoration & Retouching Book
Manny - Get to know your manual! Make friends. Take him out to lunch.

Additional Online Training
Photoshop Elements User Group
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/
Total Training Online: High quality training
http://www.totaltraining.com/online/howitworks.asp
Lynda Training Online: Huge library
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/index.asp
Atomic Learning Online: Designed for schools, well established company
http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/home
Introduction and Intermedia Photoshop Elements Workshop (version 5)
http://www.mountsihighschool.com/directory/_dockeryj/photoshop_elements/intermediate/index.html

Workshops
Adobe and the Puget Sound ESD T3: The Adobe Train the Teacher Program offers technology training to K-12 educators in the Silicon Valley, California and Puget Sound, Washington areas. http://www.psesd.org/

Handouts