Title: Digital Images
Course: 21 Things for Students > Section: Digital Images

Digital Images

Introduction

Your mission will consist of three quests. Quest 1: Incognito, Quest 2: ID Please, and Quest #3: Where in the World is the Secret Agent? Once you complete these quests, you will earn the Digital Agent Badge.

Briefing

Your first assignment in this mission is to work with a photo editing application and create a disguise for yourself so that you can complete the rest of your mission undercover, or as we call it, incognito. You will be given directions to use an online photo editing program called Fotoflexer , (please check with your SSI chief about the specific program to use at your location). Our agency has provided some alternatives in the Resources section. During your Quests, you will have a lot of fun with images and editing them. Digital imaging programs let you change the look of a photo, and carry out tasks such as: crop (cut some of it out), adjust the exposure (change the amount of light), correct color levels, sharpen pictures, resize them, apply various other effects, touch up photos, add text, borders and much more. Ready?

Quest 1: Incognito

Q1 Incognito

Instructions

Your challenge here is to have fun and create a digital image to put on your Agent ID in Quest #2. The Agency has provided two options. Option 1: Provides 3 sites for creating an Avatar image for your use as an alias.  None of these sites require software downloaded, an email, or login. Option 2: You will use your own photo and disguise yourself.

Option 1 Create your own Avatar

The following 3 sites do not require you to download any software, and they let you have fun creating an Alias. Check with your SSI Chief to determine your ability to access these sites. Hopefully they are not all blocked by Control Agents.

1. http://www.wimpyourself.com/ - Create one free  wimpyself (two examples are shown below) without creating an account, and download the finished one. wimpydirections.pdf

2. http://doppelme.com/ - Create one doppelme character (example below), and then right-click (or Command-click on a Mac) and save the completed avatar without creating an account. dopplemedirections.pdf

3. http://www.weeworld.com/  - Create a WeeMee character (example below) and right-click (or Command-click on the Mac) on the finished image without creating an account. weemedirections.pdf

Option 2 Edit a photo of yourself to create an alias

You may need some of the following agent equipment: a digital camera device that lets a fellow agent take a photo of you and a computing device (desktop, laptop, iPad, iPhone...) to save the photo for editing (check with your SSI chief to see what is available). The software editing program the agency recommends for this part is Fotoflexer. If this is not accessible from your location, check the additional resources listed at the bottom.

Steps

1. Have a classmate take a digital photo of you from the waist up using your digital camera device. Check the photo to make sure it is a good image of your face and head.

2.  Save the photo  with your first initial and last name to your secret file space.

3. Go to this online web site and upload your photo. We recommend Fotoflexer.com. This site does not require an email address or login for you to use it.

4. Open these agent FotoFlexer briefing directions for the editing steps. FotoFlexer Directions.pdf

Check this off your Tracking Document.

Additional Resources for Photo-editing

1. Use a Paint program on your computing device and draw on and edit your own photo.
2. Picmonkey.com Picmonkey directions.pdf

Quest 2: Agent ID

This is a video explaining this next Quest. If you are unable to view it, we have provided the audio separately.- Powered by GoAnimate.

 Q2 map

Introduction

Agents, now that you have your "incognito image" it is time to get your official Agent ID. We have provided three options. The first one is an Agent WebID which can be posted to your webpage or presence online. The next two options can be printed out: a blank ID Passport, or a wallet sized Agent ID. Your task is to put your digital incognito image (avatar or disguised photo of yourself) on one of these for when a future mission requires you to travel around the globe.

Special note about the Agent WebID: This ID will be a small image which you can post on a web page, ePortfolio, or online site approved by your SSI Chief.

Special note about the Agent Passport: When completed, the Passport can be printed out on regular printer paper, folded twice and trimmed. You can also save it and add additional badges into your Passport as you accomplish the different missions. We placed the Digital Agent Badge in it for you.

Special note about the Agent ID's: When completed, the ID can be printed out, border trimmed off, and folded. This size will fit in your wallet. Some locations will have special equipment which will put your ID into a plastic case (laminator machine) to help it last longer.

Steps

1. Download either the blank Agent Passport, the Agent ID, or Agent WebID file provided by the Agency below, and SaveAs to your secret filespace with your initials in the name of the file. (Check with your SSI Chief for further details as needed)

Agent Passport.jpg Agent ID.jpg Agent WebID.jpg

2. Be sure you have your Incognito picture from the last Quest ready to use.
3. Go to the FotoFlexer website .
4. Upload your Passport, Agent ID, or WebID image first.
5. Open these directions for the rest of the proceedure.

Agent ID Directions.pdf

 Check this off on your tracking document

Quest 3: Where in the World

We sent our agents to four famous locations in the world to bring back important information. Can you beat them? They have not returned yet and foul play is suspected. We hope you can help!

Q3 map

Introduction

The Agency has received important communications that three famous landmarks and one important city may be threatened in some way. We already sent four of our top agents to the sites, but they have not returned or reported in!  It is your job to locate these sites and our agents, have your Incognito photo taken with them so we know you were able to reach them, and discover the information we need about each location. Good luck!

Instructions

Click on one or more of the location links to view the full image and the message for help that we received. We have listed some information which we need to answers from the different locations as well. See if you can help gather this information using your skills with technology. There may be one or more clues in some of the messages. Time is of the essence!

Location 1
Location 2
Location 3
Location 4

Agents may find it helpful to visit the Google  World Wonders project online.

 Check this off on your tracking document

Digital Images Question

What are three ways you can transfer photos from your digital camera to your computer.

- Use of a memory card
- Use of a docking station
- Use of a USB cable
- All of the above

Digital Images Question

What is the General function of using applications like PicMonkey.com?

- Photo transferring tool
- Photo editing tool
- Photo movie-maker
- None of these

Digital Images Question

When you are being asked to crop an image this means:

- Eliminate distracting parts of the image
- Change the composition and size of the image
- Change the orientation (vertical and horizontal format)
- All of the above

Digital Images Question

The exposure tool allows you to ________________ to an image?

- lighten and darken an image
- emphasize highlights and shadows in the image
- increase or decrease contrast of the image
- all of the above

Digital Images Question

The tool we used to add graphics such as text and whimsical images to the main image was

- the crop tool
- the overlay tool
- the textures tool
- the effects tool

Digital Images Award

Congratulations you have completed the Digital Images Mission.

To receive your Badge or certificate for completion from your SSI Chief :

1.  Take this Digital Images Quiz .  The password for the quiz is digital21.  Do your best!

2.  Take a screenshot of your quiz results to show your SSI Chief.

3.  Please take this short survey to share your ideas on how to improve these activities and this 21things4students resource.

4.   Show your completed work for this mission to your SSI Chief to receive your Digital Images Badge.