Thing 8: Mash up!

I had a lot of fun exploring all of these sites! I created a mosiac. There are so many ways that students can use these tools in the classroom. They can be used in a project to show a connection between common ideas. (Everything in my mosiac is about New York.) Or they could use these tools to give their projects a little something extra. They are a good way to encourage creativity using technology. Students now have a way to be artistic without the extra pressure of drawing. I know I always got stressed out when drawing was involved, because I knew it was not my strongest talent. It also encourages students to use real life images and examples! Personally, I am not a fan of uploading my images and making them public. However, it depends on the content. If I took some amazingly beautiful scenery photos, I would definitely not be opposed to uploading them. It all depends on the content and situation, I guess.

Photo Credits:  1. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/0belix/8063680973/">air</a>, 2. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenwalford/6280799021/">New York City</a>, 3. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kali-kold/5756890544/">New York New York</a>, 4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/4091796133/">New York Subway People</a>, 5. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcdead/3754311905/">New York - Brooklyn Bridge Sunset</a>, 6. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/i_travel_east/3451296269/">New York Memories...</a>, 7. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blmiers2/465662237/">Horse drawn carriage - Central Park - NYC - New York</a>, 8. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmawson/4240499261/">New York</a>