Thing #6 Mashups and 3rd Party Sites

This activity was completely new for me. I had always thought of a mashup as a collection of video clips from several different sources edited to run as one piece. This activity showed how several websites and services can be integrated to provide a completely new service.

I especially liked some of the Flickr Toys from Big Huge Labs. Mosaic Maker and Palette Generator could be very helpful for students who have to design multimedia products, especially if the students are already using Flickr to store their photos.

For example, a student who is trying to design a color scheme for a project may upload a photo into Palette Generator and it will produce a color palette that looks great with the photo. I uploaded this photo that I took with a digital camera, and two of the colors Palette Generator suggested were blossom and chinook. I hope you enjoy playing with Flickr Toys, too!

Thing #5 Flickr

Wow! I didn't realize how many kind people there are who release their photos on Flickr through a Creative Commons license. I also liked the simple explanation of each type of Creative Commons license on Flickr's site.

Here is a photo under a Creative Commons license from Flickr by a person named Athena. I posted this photo because I question why this traditional classroom layout has endured for so long. With so many changes in technology and the world today, it seems that classroom design would need to change as well.