Week 3, Things 5 & 6

Had my first go with Flickr this weekend, and played with a bunch of the apps that are available. I can't wait to create a mock motivational poster (mainly because they remind me of the ones available online for The Office). The Experimental Colr Pickr reminds me of the hue search in AP Images, but it's so much easier to use. Beyond basic colors, I struggle to define the hue that I want in the AP database, but when I can see it on the color field, I know it immediately and using the color field gives you so many options in terms of shades. And the photos it finds are beautiful. Wish I had that kind of talent with a camera. I'm also going to give the Jigsaw Puzzle maker a try - it would be cool to do that with cover art from a book for displays in the library (note to self - must check copyright rules first...). I'm curious about why there's no PA School Libraries group on Flickr, especially since there are plenty of school librarians in this course.

I'm going to attempt a photo posting and the rest of the stuff for my assignments this week at home tonight (unless the rest of the Phillies game goes on as scheduled tonight). Too bad all of the fun stuff we get to try for this class is blocked from school. I should have called the blog 'Behind the Firewall'.