February 24, 2008 at 8:37 pm (Catch the Reading Bug)
Tags: Flickr, thing 7
The summer reading program drifted across my mind while I was looking at mashups and Flickr. What if we gave teens some suggestions about using mashups as one of the library activities they could try? Or even tweens since many of them are so adept….
It took me a few tries to understand that Spell with flickr required ONLY that one type into the box and then copy the code to the blog. How easy is that? I wonder if the trading card mashup would appeal to the 12-15 year olds. I know a bunch that use Facebook, so a Flickr app for that site might be popular. I bet there are a million bug or butterfly images on Flickr. Maybe I’ll look at those next time.
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February 23, 2008 at 2:43 am (Vermont library)
Tags: Baxter Memorial Library, Flickr, library, Rutland Jewish Center, thing 5
A Vermont library I never noticed– originally the Baxter Memorial Library, now operating as the Rutland Jewish Center. Beautiful faces carved into the stone, interesting arches, splendid juxtaposition of wood and stone.
I’m a little overwhelmed by Flickr. I realized that using keyword searches for Vermont or VT and library was taking me to different results. Sometimes the photos I found were just what the tags suggested– and then I found a photo of the Abbott Memorial Library in South Pomfret with the sole geographic tag “Appalachian Trail. ” Wouldn’t be the way I recalled the place!
I enjoyed exploring the Creative Commons and watching videos that explained copyright concepts new to me. I’d seen the label at WebJunction and also heard Mary Danko talk about searching for images she could use in a public presentation on parents and the internet. I like having the freedom to poke around without an immediate need– except to keep plugging away at 23 things.
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