Wikis

This was a really helpful tool to learn about. I've always wondered how wikis work. It doesn't seem hard to use at all. I'm surprised! I'd like to try using this with teachers and students on class projects or maybe create a book review/comment wiki for students to share thoughts about books they've read. I wonder how well it will work with junior high students? Is there a way to keep them from erasing other people's comments? I can picture some messing around with this. But if there's a way to track who does what on the wiki, that could cut down on problems.

Read Poster

Read Poster
Originally uploaded by lauriecoddington

I created this motivational reading poster on Big Huge Labs.

Online Image Generators

I really like the Image Chef website. The templates they offer are great! I came up with a few signs that I might use on my library web site. This website makes it easy to be creative and liven things up.

READ

Good Books

More Flickr Fun

I had a great time learning about these tools. I created a mosaic of pictures and made a puzzle out of one photo. I also collected the letters to spell the word READ in photos. I think these tools are a great way to create signs/posters for the library. I could also envision posting photos of book covers (not sure about copyright, but if I take the photos myself it would probably be ok, right?) and having students post comments on the books they've read. I'm glad I took a closer look at all of the photos available through Flickr and the useful tools that are out there! I don't mind sharing photos as long as they're scenic and don't include shots of myself or my family.