Thing #8

I really had fun exploring all about mashups but ran into a little trouble. I tried the mosaic maker but had trouble linking my picture to my blog. I tried clockr (I don't have adobe 8 yet), flickr picker but I couldn't understand what it's purpose was exactly. The above was spell with flickr and was by far the easiest to use and my favorite. Personally, this is my first time using flickr but I'm finding it is very useful for storing and sharing my favorite pictures. The site is easy to navigate and is fairly easy to connect with facebook and such. I like the spell with flickr because I could create my kids names and personalize their space. This could be useful inside the classroom as well. A teacher could create a name and label different parts of the classroom by hanging them on the wall. Flickr photos and mosaics could be useful in a classroom by labeling different parts of the classroom. The teacher could take pictures of materials in the manipulatives math area and create a mosaic to hang above that area. I don't have much of a concern with posting pictures online. When it comes to my kids I feel a little hesitate because of the crazies on the Internet, but I feel it would be OK after changing my privacy settings.