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=== Creating image resources ===

 

==== Using your camera ====

A simple and easy way to create an image OER is to take a photo of the object you want an image of, using your camera or a mobile phone. Of course this will apply only where the topic is such that you have objects you can take a photo of. Sometimes an image can also be a digitization of hand-drawn images or paintings. Digitized representations of student drawings or paintings can be a useful collection of image OER. These photographs can be edited for further re-purposing as OER. Usually images are stored in .jpeg or .png formats.  

 

 

=== Creating image resources using your camera ===

A simple and easy way to create an image OER is to take a photo of the object you want an image of, using your camera. Of course this will apply only where the topic is such that you have objects you can take a photo of. Objects in nature, creations of human beings etc. in your neighbourhood can be photographed to create image OER.

 

You can also create digital images of drawings or paintings you or your students may have done. If some of your students can draw well, you can request them to allow their drawings to be photographed and released as OER.

 

You can copy these images from your mobile phone to your computer for further editing or use in your OER. Usually images are stored in .jpeg or .png formats.

Note – Taking a photo of a copyrighted material (such as a photo), is a violation of the copyright law, with exception given for ‘fair use’. For more information on what you can photograph and cannot, read the [http://wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2006/02/article_0010.html WIPO advisory]. Wherever possible, you could take permission of the copyright holder to use an photo of the material.

Note – Taking a photo of a copyrighted material (such as a photo), is a violation of the copyright law, with exception given for ‘fair use’. For more information on what you can photograph and cannot, read the [http://wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2006/02/article_0010.html WIPO advisory]. Wherever possible, you could take permission of the copyright holder to use an photo of the material.

=== Creating image resources using a drawing software (''Tux Paint'') ===

==== Using a drawing software (''Tux Paint'') ====

You can also use a drawing software application to draw an image.

You can also use a drawing software application to draw an image. Open Tux Paint on your computer, through <u>Applications → Education →  Tux Paint</u>

 

Open Tux Paint on your computer, through <u>Applications → Education →  Tux Paint</u>

The screen contains two tool bars on either side of the drawing canvas. The left side tool bar contains drawing and editing controls. The right side tool bar provides the various options for the specific tool that you select on the left side tool bar. For e.g., when the "Paint brush" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the various brushes available on the right tool bar. When the "Rubber Stamp" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the different stamps you can use, on the right tool bar. At the bottom, you can see a palette of colours. Below this, at the bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin, provides tips and other information while you draw.

The screen contains two tool bars on either side of the drawing canvas. The left side tool bar contains drawing and editing controls. The right side tool bar provides the various options for the specific tool that you select on the left side tool bar. For e.g., when the "Paint brush" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the various brushes available on the right tool bar. When the "Rubber Stamp" tool is selected on the left tool bar, it shows the different stamps you can use, on the right tool bar. At the bottom, you can see a palette of colours. Below this, at the bottom of the screen, Tux, the Linux Penguin, provides tips and other information while you draw.