Thing #8

Flickr and Flickr mashups can be highly beneficial in my room. For ways on how Flickr can be used in my classroom look at My Thing #6. I found 2 Flickr Mashups that I know would be great in my room.







First, Bubblr is a tool that uses images from Flickr to create comic strips.  I made one of a "Journey to France" shown above.  It's really easy to use.  All you have to do is search for images from Flickr using the search box at the top of the page.  Click on the image you like.  Then select one of three bubble styles to type in.  I can see this definitely being used on different regions that we study in World Geography.

1. Father Evens Likes my Ladies, 2. Veterans at Their Memorial, 3. Eclipse, 4. Mother and Child, 5. Harpist Angel, 6. No, 7. After the Storm, 8. By the Cross, 9. Paris, 10. Untitled, 11. Untitled, 12. Fort Chapus, 13. Untitled, 14. Napoli 271, 15. Napoli 285, 16. Napoli 284, 17. Napoli 286, 18. Napoli 281, 19. Napoli 277, 20. Napoli 280, 21. Napoli 272, 22. Napoli 274, 23. Napoli 278, 24. Napoli 282, 25. Napoli 279


Second, Mosaic Maker, would also be beneficial in my World Geography classroom.  Students often do research projects for me that include writing.  This would be a nice tool to let them add images to their written work.  Additionally, I like that Mosaic Maker does the hard work of crediting the photographers of the original pictures for you.  The only thing I didn't like about this tool is that you have to be very specific with your searches to get what you want because otherwise you can get pictures that are pointless.


Like I mentioned in Thing #6, you have to be careful when posting pictures online because of security measures.  Also, the filters at school would make searching for pictures either difficult or allow them to view pictures that are not appropriate.  Within reason, however, I feel that both of these tools could be very beneficial.