Web+2.0+Sites

[|Flickr Toys: The Ultimate in Creativity]
Did you ever find a website that is so useful that you run and use it almost immediately? The kind of site that you just have to share with everyone you meet? Well, for me, I found a site just like that called [|**fd’s Flickr Toys**]. In fact, the day after I found out about this site and produced a movie poster in about 5 minutes, I ran to the playground to tell a sixth grade teacher. She had a brainstorm and by later that afternoon, the sixth graders were showing me explorer trading cards they had produced! Talk about a tipping point! In case you are unaware of the power of [|**Flickr**] (yes, there is no “e”), this site, part of the Yahoo family, is a picture hosting and sharing (and printing as a money making venture!) portal. When users have a [|**Flickr**] site and go to use the Flickr Toys, pictures are imported automatically. Even if you upload from your own computer, or flash drive, it isn’t a burden at all. So, what is [|**fd’s Flickr Toys**] all about? Creativity! Students and Teachers can use the web-based tools to produce movie posters, trading cards, magazine covers, cd covers, calendars and more! The interface on the website is intuitive, making creation a joy, rather than a chore. Ideas can be saved and/or edited, ensuring that the teacher can check over spelling and content before over-zealous students print. The site is does have ads and does take some oversight, especially when it comes to printing, but this is far outweighed by the creative process. Just to get your juices flowing, here is a quick list of other ideas I have already seen: -CD cover book summaries, -Virginia famous people trading cards -Virginia history calendars -Book summary magazine covers -Geometry terms glossary trading cards -Science experiment results as a movie poster -Classroom pictures calendars -Classroom job ID badges There is so much more you can do with this site! Combine [|**fd’s Flickr Toys**] and all of those wonderful images from [|//**unitedstreaming**//] and just go! Check out the new [|**Flickr Quickstart Blog Post**] by Wesley Fryer. It gives lots of great information if you are new to [|**Flickr.**] Oh, and remember to share those wonderful ideas with me! Aron Sterling School Based Technology Specialist Earth, Ocean and Weather Resource Teacher Springfield Estates Elementary School Posted on May 9, 2007 in [|Web 2.0 Resources] by Heather Hurley