Maybe I didn't play with this whole "mashup" thing enough but I had some trouble finding something I really liked. I settled on the Mosaic Make from Big Huge Labs.com. I like mosaics and I enjoy photos so it seemed like the perfect fit. This particular website is actually pretty cool. I was able to select the Mosaic format and colors of the borders. It is possible to use pictures from your computer, Facebook profile, etc. Although I didn't use photos I had taken personally, the website linked with Flikr and picked out photos that I had added to my "favorites". It was also very easy to post this to my blog. The website basically did it for me. All I had to do was click.
I can see how mashups could be very useful in the classroom. As I was tootling around the different options, I was thinking how cool it would be to make posters for concerts, fliers inviting people to join choir, or incorporate photos into PowerPoint lessons. It would also be useful to make classroom collages to build peer relationships and a sense of community within the class. There are so many options with Flikr and its applications to make photo related things, I could see using it for gifts, the classroom, or my own home decor. What a wonderful resource to organize all your photos! Again, I think that I will just have to play around a bit more with all of these fancy new tools.
Peace!
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