I have PicCollage installed on my phone to quickly create collages and share with parents via Seesaw. PicCollage is a great way to collect photos from a fun end of the year event, like a trip to the zoo, music performance, field day or end of the year party. They could also add text explaining their summer activities, or upload to Seesaw and add their voice to explain.Įnd of the Year Photo Collages to Share with Parents They each chose a pair of sunglasses to add to their collages, then used the same web search trick (using png) to search fun things they plan to do this summer. This allows students to find images with a transparent background, and helps them to build some super creative collages! Adding the “png” is a fun trick I learned from fellow PicCollage Ambassador Erintegration. Students then used the web search tool to search “sunglasses png”. They could use the text formatting tools to change the font and color. I then had each student use the text tool to type “My Summer Looks Bright!” on the top of their collage. We started by taking a selfie and trimming it using the clip tool (double tap the image and use a finger to trim away the background). They could also be printed and given to students as an end of the year keepsake.įor this activity, I adapted this fun writing project from the blog into a digital collage. The finished projects turned out fantastic, and we shared them on Seesaw. They were seriously SO ENGAGED while typing on their friends’ collages. We did this until every student had written a describing word on each friend’s collage.ĭoing them this way helped manage these young learners and allowed me to provide them the support they needed. When given the “go” signal, everyone passed an iPad to their left, added a kind adjective about their friend (Just one word! The anchor chart was a huge help!) using the text tool, and then when I said “Pass!” they passed again. We played Scoot by scooting the iPads instead of ourselves. I let students add whatever background they liked, and choose TWO stickers to decorate their collage with.Īfter the collages were created, students joined me at carpet and sat in a circle with their iPads on the floor in front of them. Once done, they clicked the checkmark to insert the photo into their collages, and then used the + sign to access the background and stickers. Students began by taking a selfie, then use the clip tool by double tapping the image and used their finger to trim the background off of their selfie photos. We then used the app PicCollage Kids to begin our digital selfie projects. After reading the story, we created an anchor chart of adjectives we can use to describe one another. We began this activity by reading the story One Word Pearl by Nicole Groeneweg, which is a wonderful introduction to generating describing words about their friends. I modified it just a bit for the young learners I work with, and here’s what I did! This idea from Erin at Erintegration is so awesome and makes a terrific end of the year keepsake for students. PicCollage Kids is such a versatile, creative and fun app for students, that it’s a perfect tool to celebrate the end of the year! This post will share three of my favorite ways to use it with K-2nd grade students.

Selfie collage ideas