Gimp First Impressions


To have a free photo software available for personal use is great and to have it also available for school use is excellent. The last decent photo editing software I used with students was Corel photo, which was a purchase suite for the school division. Corel at that time used the Photoshop processes and tools. Gimp looks comparable but without the price and expiry date that Corel must have had. I have also used an online photo editors with elementary art classes. We soon found this online freeware program are limited. One issue was pictures could not be saved and continued. So far Gimp looks to be a promising new photo editor option.


A real bonus for this program is that not only is it free but it is also free of copyright infringements. This is the two big questions administration and IT would want to know before downloading Gimp to their system. Another question to consider would be how it meets curriculum outcomes and does it provide students with employability skills.


Gimp is similar to other photo editors and would provide students with learning tasks to meet outcomes in visual arts or graphic arts courses. It is well designed, organized and has tools that are user friendly. The process and tools used would transfer to other editing programs that students may pursue.


The Lynda.com tutorial videos give a simple step by step instruction that is easy to follow and interesting to watch and listen to. Educators could learn from these tutorials to instruct students with the Gimp program. I believe by completing the Lynda.com Gimp course I'd feel confident to provide instruction and create lessons for my students.

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  1. T BirdOctober 22, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    Having this program be free means that every class can use this program where they see fit. We don't have to get approval for funding to get Gimp. With the amount of budget cuts divisions face free is beyond critical.

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