In the same post in which you placed your creation, briefly describe your experience completing Thing 8. Which of these tools intrigues you and why? Was it easy, frustrating, time-consuming, fun? Share some of your ideas for using the images you can create.
Whoa, I spent way too much time playing around with this “thing”! It was so much fun and I had no idea all this existed on the web for free! Thanks for the great recommendations.
I enjoyed creating different visualizations of my name in Spelling with Flickr. It was easy to create but inconsistent when posting. I found I could easily post it to another blog I manage but it took a number of attempts to have it work in Bloglines. Then I noticed that sometimes it shows up and at other times all I get is the html code. If I could get it to work consistently, it would make an eye-catching and creative banner for a teacher’s or classroom’s homepage.
Another tool I had fun using was the Motivation Poster. When my college age daughter comes home on break I pay her to clean the house for a little spending money. One day I walked into the house after a particularly challenging day in the classroom and she had cleaned the family room then made a family of elephants out of towels. We laughed so hard and it was just what I needed to return the next day with a positive attitude. It might be interesting to see ELA students use this tool to create posters for metaphors and similes. Another idea would be to create posters that give advice to main characters about solving the story’s problem.
Now, I better go bookmark those sites!
Love those ideas for the motivational posters - hadn't thought about those very creative uses.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your poster! What if students used the spelling with Flickr to write a short poem, or a writing prompt. I think the posters would also be good for that.
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