Exploring Photo Storage and Sharing

Setting up for the roll out of the digital room for 2010, I have been exploring some photo sharing sites and evaluating the educational purpose of them. It has been quite an adventure. I have had a clear idea of what it is that I wanted, with the main focus in mind that I wanted it to fit with the www of learning. Whenever, Whatever and Wherever. I have narrowed my options down to flickr and photobucket here is what I have found.

Flickr:

• Limited storage space
• Videos can only upload to 90 secs
• has a wide range of images that can be searched, excellent motivators for writing
• Easy to organise photos

Photo Bucket:

• Easy to upload
• stores up to 500 photo free with an hour of video
• easy to be creative, slide shows, editing, creating scrapbooks of photos
• links well with blogger for the purpose of e-portfolio

So my decision, PHOTO BUCKET.

It took me seconds to make the following slide show once I had uploaded my photos. The plan next year will be to have each student have their own photobucket account and upload photos there and create through this means. This provides students access to photos that they can then share to their e-portfolio.

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21st Century Literacy

Have a look. Are we addressing in our classes what it is to be literate in the 21st century? When watching this, it confirmed to me that our literacy programmes need to be wide and address a range of media, as our students are receiving information in a variety of forms these days. What are your thoughts?

Bullrush, Tackle Rugby

We hit the front page with the article on bullrush. It has created a lot of discussion. There is one comment that I don't agree with around students should be just learning for a decent career. If you haven't had the chance I have placed the link here: www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2756037/Students-let-off-steam-as-bullrush-ban-overturned#comments

We are all entitled to have a voice and comment on news articles, have a go.

Shift Happens

For those of you haven't seen this clip, have look. It really gets the mind ticking over. For me it has raisin many questions about the role of the teacher, the accessibility students now have to teachers, have our hours now increased to 24/7? Can we keep up? I know it is happening, how do we tackle it head on? I am interested to hear your thoughts, questions etc.

Kylie

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