Reflection
This is such a huge area to try and get a handle on. Photo Shop in particular, if you have never used it, has a very large learning curve. I appreciate that you introduced us to it-- but I was very frustrated trying to do anything with it. It is important to introduce teachers to Macs, but in a few hours it just seemed like too much to try and then go to a program like Photo Shop. The online photo editors made much more sense, were simplified, and could be accessed without purchasing the program. I think accessibility is very important given the disparity of resources teachers and students face. I had some experience with Photo Shop, but only the most rudimentary. I am facing this dilemma with the CAD program I use for lighting design, WYSIWYG from CAST.
Years ago I invested into WYSIWYG as a choice for our CAD software, but a simple free student license doesn't exist. So I felt like I had to keep using it, but since it could only be accessed in the lab students just didn't use it. Yielding to student pressure I am going to offer Vectorworks. Although I have always supported any software they choose to work with. One thing I learned, and you have reinforced in this class, is to be agile with our technology knowledge and not get stuck on specific programs, but to be open to new ones. This is very important for staying current and relevant to the learners, who usually know more about the emerging software than we realize.