Does your school or county currently own the Tech 4 Learning software? If not I highly recommend it. Although I have not used Image Blender much, I have dappled with Frames, and use Pixie extensively. In Frames I had students create book reviews of picture books to encourage younger students to read. Pixie has been used for a variety of purposes including: oral and written digital story telling, math flash cards, internet safety posters, diversity quilts, mini content specific books, and vocabulary flash cards to name a few. It is also very helpful when creating a word wall for the students as their image library is quite extensive. Pics 4 learning, a free image search by Tech 4 Learning, has been helpful when teaching students about the importance of using royalty free images for their projects. There is definitely no "is it worth it?" question when it comes to this software. They have lesson ideas and tips on Recipes 4 Learning. My school does not have a subscription to this. Have you used this site? Would you recommend looking into a subscription?
Its unfortunate that there isn't much for secondary schools. I really appreciate their mission and what they seek to accomplish, and it appears as though they have some really great stuff for the elementary level. Maybe somebody there will be more for the secondary level outside of science.
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