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How much fun.........Flickr Mashups were very exciting to experiment with such variety. I could see using Spell with Flickr to assist with supporting students with word knowledge and spelling reinforcement. It could also be used for students and my own creative projects. I have some younger students who are having difficulty with color identification that I could see some potential with utilization of Flickr Color Pickr.





All the types of Mashups options I believe will provide a forum for language rich development. All the pictures that are available can lead to rich shared conversations either in person or via blog entries. I will have to learn how to play Sudoku so that I can use Flickr. I created some wonderful mosaics, in particular one regarding sign language that was beautiful and had such interesting photos. I wanted to save the mosaic, but was concerned about copy right laws. I still am confused about how we use all these options and then have to be careful about what photos are copyright protected from my saving to my computer for my use with students. I enjoyed the Flickr memory games which could be used with my students as rewards for completion of activities as well as reinforcing concepts covered. This is all predicated upon having decent computer options in my therapy spaces in the buildings I service.



So many option exist with image generators. The possibilities are endless. I see possibly incorporating these sites into use with my speech students to utilize in their special classes on the one or two days a week when they have computer time. There seem to be fees or subscription requirements for some of the options in Image Generator, so the Big Huge Lab might work better. Time and usage will tell.......

The one question I have in all of this use of Flickr is copy right infringement. When using some of the mashups it seems very hard to make sure that you are using authorized photos. It seems with image generators, it may be better to create your own photos to utilize. The only downside is all the richness of Flickrs photos that exist.

Using photos to expand world knowledge for students could be difficult when it comes to copyright restrictions. Does anyone have input regarding use of all the Flickr photos in your classroom or for therapy activities. Are you able to use any photos as long as they are for educational use? When I used the filters for photos that had no copyright, the options were very limited. Appreciate any input.

Have a great Thanksgiving, Gregory Jacoby