Thing #7: Talking/experimenting/borrowing technology

Reading Lists turned into Trading Cards. Kids might be more inclined to use Cards instead of booklists to get reading ideas.

Obviously, something is very wrong with the way I did it, but I think 3 hours on this is enough for now.

Still more Thing #7. Exlporing (and getting ideas from ) other people's blogs.

I had seen that someone else had one of these books and wondered where he/she got it from. Now I know: ImageChef. http://www.imagechef.com/ic/final_widget.jsp.

And Trading Cards from : TradingCard Maker http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php

Thing #7, more of, I think: Exploring Technology

Below is another one of the 23 Things: exploring other blogs on web 2.0

http://pantherlibraryproject.blogspot.com/

Well, I clearly didn't borrow this very well. Someone gave me a comment and I went to read his blog and saw this wonderful YouTube. But did something wrong in the borrowing it.

Thing #7: My VoiceThread booktalks (under construction: just begun)

Thing #3 (continued) I think: Playing with Flickr!

Relax! (today is public holiday)
Originally uploaded by мѕс (@ flickr-break )

I'll add this (on the right) to my growing collection. I could climb in there quite easily. It's called: "Relax! (today is a public holiday)" . It arrived here because I clicked on it and and then clicked on Blog This, but I notice that it made it here without a proper citation. I thought clicking on Blog This meant that it would bring the citation information over with it. Hmmm. Now I guess I have to go back and find this one as well, but at least I know the title, that should speed up the search.

Sure enough, using the title helped enormously. The photographer is msc(@flickr-break). Strange: I can see that information quite clearly under the photo when I'm in edit mode, but not when I look at my blog that goes live.

Meanwhile, I've contacted two photographers through Flickr! email, so that's something else I've learned during this practice session.

For some reason my header came back on properly. I wonder how that happened?

Ha, I found and cited my last photo! And of all things it was called: Untitled.

I've learned my lesson, the lesson I teach my students and my colleagues: cite your sources immediately so you don't have to go back and find them again!

Meanwhile, I've read The Seems: Glitch in Sleep, Edward's Eyes and I'm in the middle of Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party.

Thing #3: Playing with Flickr!

Nags Head Nirvana
Originally uploaded by BOBXNC

Ha,Finally, I found another photo! Nags Head Nirvana by BOBXNC.

But I don't really like the photos showing up here in the middle of my Blog. I liked them better just on the side. I guess there's no way to move them once they're in the middle?

Excuse me for a bit while I go read in this hammock which is just calling to me......

Thing #3: Playing with Flickr!

Idyll for a Hot Summer Day
Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven

Finally, I found another of the photos I'd selected: Idyll for a Hot Summer Day. Originally uploaded by MontanaRaven.