Thing #6

Mashups!

So far I think that Thing #6 has been the one I have had the most fun with! I consider myself a "technology native" (as opposed to a "technology immigrant
") and feel like I have seen alot of what is on the web. But Mashups are new to me and I had a blast playing with all that was out there. For my classroom I thought some of the sites would be great for making motivational posters and visual aids. But I must admit that I was most amused by the Color Fields Colr Pickr site - what an amazing way to see photographs!

Thing #5

Flickr

Being a long time Yahoo.com user, Flickr is a website I have run across before. However, since I just returned from a trip to Colorado I figured it would be a good time to try out all of the features of Flickr with my new photos. So I uploaded my pics and tagged them all. It was interesting to look at other photos that shared the same tags as some of mine. I also set up a group so that all of the other couples that went to Colorado with us can share their pictures in a central location -- I love that feature. Now I just have to hope that they will all do it! In any case, Flickr is a great way to organize/share photos - but I think my favorite thing about it is being able to search through all of the AMAZING photographs that are on it! There are some amazing undiscovered photographers out there!