Thing #9

Online Image Generators

Online image generators allow you to create a custom looking image without all the hassel of creating it from screatch.  I always wondered how people made these!  I see memes all over facebook and pintrest and never could figure out how people made them.  Now, I know!  I used the Dummies Book Cover Maker to make this image.  I thought it might be silly enough to elicit a laugh out of my students without them rolling their eyes at my attempt at science teacher humor.  It was very easy to use, every section of text had a separate editing box and once I was finished, I just saved it to my computer to use wherever I might want.

The next picture I made was from Famous People Message Generators.  I went through their library and couldn't find a "famous" person base picture that I liked, so I chose this comic picture out of their library.  This image was also a cinch to make and again, editing boxes for each block of text were readily available.  Once I had the wording I liked, I just clicked "update image" and then saved it to my computer.  Super easy!  I thought little comic pictures like this might be a fun way to post classroom rules or exam tips, like I have here.  I think using these image generators creates a fun environment for students to walk into.  It makes the classroom feel more creative and hopefully gets them excited to learn.