Pic Monkey is a free online photo editor that you can Add On to your Google Drive. While it is not Adobe Photoshop there are literally thousands of options on Pic Monkey and most teachers and students will find they can easily accomplish the editing they need on this site.
Pic Monkey You Tube Channel The Simians at Pic Monkey will lead you through everything you could possible want to do on Pic Monkey if you can figure it out with their intuative interface.
Top Ten Tutorials by Pic Monkey Users
How to Use PicMinkey in Print with Pictures on Scribd
Find Fair Use Photos
Using Google image Search:
1. Click on Search Tools in the tool bar
2. Click on Search by usage rights.
3. Select one of the options labeled for reuse......
Other Fair Use Image Search Sites
Picture for Class This site helps you locate Creative commons photos on Flickr via search terms and downloads them with th attribution already on it.
Creative Commons Attributer This handy tool was created by Alan Levine of the CogDogBlog. You add the Bookmarklet to your tool bar and it will code any usable FLickr Photo with the proper attribution and link backs.
Combine Pic Monkey and ThingLink to create Interactive Collages Richard Byrne of Free Technology for Teachers describes how to do this in the video below.
Integration Ideas:
Create Memes
Build Vocabulary knowledge
Create Story Starters and Writing Prompts
Tell a Story in Pictures (StoryBoard)
Represent Math Calculations, Shapes, Angles, etc...
Create Collages
Design Flyers, Banners, Magazine Covers, Brochures, and e-books.