Thing # 9

http://www.imagechef.com/ic/final_widget.jsp

http://www.headerbar.com/templates/

For this posting, I chose two image generators that focused on my home state and my blog name. For the first image, I used one of the generators called "Image Chef". This particular image maker allows the user tocreate a personalized license plate. I chose to create a license plate from the State where I was born, Maryland. The name “Bocephus” is the name of our family’s dog. "Bo" is a Treeing Walker Coon Hound and he was adopted from an animal shelter in Kentucky. This particular image generator was very simple to use and required no software to download to your computer. To use it, you simply open the desired license plate image you want and type in your desired name. Then import it directly to where you want by following the directions listed. The second image generator I chose is a header bar creator. This program allows you to import new headers into your particular blog by simply selecting the style you want and saving it to your blog. I found this program just easy to use as the license plate maker. In the classroom I may use image generators such as these to spruce up some projects my students may work on either individually, or in collaboration with others. Importing images into class projects using image makers found on the internet are a fun way to make history lessons come alive. If used correctly, projects and lessons plans developed using animations usually captures attention, and sparks positive thought processes.