Aug 17th, 2008
Thing 5 & 6…. Flickr Mashups
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These were fun “things” to play around with and I really enjoyed them! I was familiar with Flickr but had only used it a few times so this gave me the excuse to further explore what it has to offer. But then when I went to check out some of the fun, and I do mean fun, Flickr mashups and tools that Michael suggested I got even more excited. The 17+ Things to Do with your Online Photos offered so many neat and creative ideas! Students would just go crazy playing around with their pictures and creating some of these very cool projects. ALA’s Read Mini Poster Generator(my attempt at right) would be a great incentive idea to get kids excited about reading. What third grader wouldn’t love to see their picture on a “READ” poster posted in the library because they read a certain amount of books or were a member of a book club. What about having these posters feature teachers holding their favorite books! What a powerful way to help showcase books and promote reading!

That is one cute pup!!!