Thing 8

Yes, exactly: that's a sculpture of a balloon animal taken (by me) in Venice. The juxtaposition of historical tradition with modern impermanence seemed to lend itself well to the bead art photo treatment. The tools I tried were easy to use and the applications were simply fun. I can easily see students enjoying using these sorts of aps to enhance projects although again, I think the possibility exists to get caught up with the image itself at the expense of the intended content. At the same time, I think that fun is an important part of learning and that children and adults alike remember more when they're enjoying the process.
In terms of uses for images...I think some of these would at the very least make my school webpage more interesting!