And mashing with Big Huge Labs (images from my trip to South Africa in 2007)...
And generating with http://www.bodyswitcher.com/ (in honor of my love for Jimmy Fallon and his bit, Head Swap)...
And now I am tired!!! That's a lot of work!! But, it was a lot of fun too. I really enjoyed Big Huge Labs, and I must say, it's because the site itself looked better. What a snob I am.
But, I had a hard time navigating ImageGenerator.org and the links it took me to because of the layouts--a lot of ads, not really obvious directions, a lot of code I am not familiar with, etc. So, while it just seems snobby of me to like the more aesthetic of the sites, I think it might also indicate that students who aren't as familiar with the Internet might have similar difficulty. At least, that is how I justify myself! ;)
I could see this being a BLAST for students of all sorts. My students, specifically, each have their own special interests and they would be totally wigged out to see their faces on characters of their favorite movies, tv shows, etc. HAH!! The idea of it makes me want to do it with them tomorrow--err, Monday.
It is quite time consuming, though. So, if allowing students to work on these types of assignments in class, set aside a lot of time! Also, the students need to have images either on the computer they are using, or uploaded to Flickr (...when using Big Huge Labs--which was another plus for that site--you can access your flickr images for their toys, games, utilities!!). So keep in mind, there is some work to be done pre-playing around and it might suck large quantities of your class time.
But, it's worth it. Totally.
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