Photos by: Erik Kastner
Flickr and Flickr mash ups make being creative much more feasible. Some people are not good artists, but signs are easier to make with picture letters. Using the Spell with Flickr was so simple. The only issue I had was uploading the pictures to my blog. I had to upload each individual photograph to the desktop and then upload them to my blog. The inventor did not have a good page layout, but making the word was not difficult to understand. I plan on printing my creation in color and framing it to hang up in my room! This tool can also be useful in the class. Instead of using Times New Roman to label a station or put my name outside the classroom door, I can use Spell with Flickr. I could also have each student be assigned a vocabulary word, use this tool to represent it, and then define their word. Interactive lessons with student presentations allows for more engagement in the classroom. Sharing photographs online is interesting. There are so many effects a person can make to a picture to enhance certain parts of it. However, it can be dangerous. If a photograph that you did not originally take is used in a presentation, then you are liable to be sued for plagiarism. Always cite your pictures!
Autumn, I loved your idea to use spell with flikr to decorate your classroom. I think that teachers are always trying to make their classroom visually appealing and this is a great way to do it. Also thank you for stressing the fact that we always need to cite our sources.
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