Thing #7

Flicker is a wonderful site. I have been hooked on it for a while now. Like a typical web search I go into the site looking for one specific image. Four hours later I've jumped through dozens of different groups and topics through chains of interesting photos!


I began this journey looking for math students. I found this little girl and was captured by the look of lost frustration on her sweet face. I thought of how awful it feels to be totally lost in a topic and once again this year; I am determined to make my material as clear as possible. After a while of looking at her the orange paint really caught my attention. My thoughts began to wander and I was caught up in the changing of the seasons.


The colors and contrasts of this photo captured my vision and I just stared at it for a while. I like the contrast and the colors. The lines are both hard and soft in the photo. It just feels magical to me. This led me to thoughts of my favorite spot on earth which is Bandon, Oregon. So I am ending this pictoral journey through my head with the boardwalk by the dock. Like our riverside park theirs bayside park is lined with windsocks and pinwheels. They were the hit of our last trip for my four year old daughter and to be honest almost all of my thoughts begin and end with her.


I hope you have enjoyed this trip. Quite often my thoughts wander randomly but this site has provided me with photos for every thought and topic. It really is amazing.

Thing #6

I chose Facebook as my favorite award winning site from Web 2.0. The web site is www.facebook.com. I actually did not have a facebook account prior to this class. I don't Tweet and I'm not trusting of MySpace. I really like how easy Facebook was to set up. It is meant to be a social networking site. It was not designed to be a teaching tool but it could be a useful in the classroom. It is easy to find friends and make lists to organize communication into groups. The only possible negative to using the site is that it is very easy for children to see materials that are for adults. There could be issues with material content. With the right blocks in place this could be a useful way for parents to stay connected.