I have to share another fun mashup I explored. This one is called Captioner found on the Big Huge Labs site. This application allows you to 'stamp' thought bubbles and captions onto pictures. I think this would be a hilarious way for students to show mastery of the various types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thing #8
There are some amazing 3rd party applications out there that are truly addictive. I used Mosaic Maker to create a collage from my recent skydiving adventure. This is a mashup that I'm sure I'll be using frequently in my personal life. In fact I've already emailed it to my family and friends. :) In the classroom I can see using Mosaic Maker to have students demonstrate understanding of vocabulary words. First I would have students type the definition and upload a screen capture of it to flickr. Then they would search Flickr for pictures that convey their designated vocabulary word and place those pics into the set. Last they would use Mosaic Maker to transform the set into a collage. For example my skydiving mosaic could apply to vocabulary words such as: skydive, ecstatic, tandem, etc.
I have to share another fun mashup I explored. This one is called Captioner found on the Big Huge Labs site. This application allows you to 'stamp' thought bubbles and captions onto pictures. I think this would be a hilarious way for students to show mastery of the various types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative!
I have to share another fun mashup I explored. This one is called Captioner found on the Big Huge Labs site. This application allows you to 'stamp' thought bubbles and captions onto pictures. I think this would be a hilarious way for students to show mastery of the various types of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative!
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The student project with Flickr and making a collage is a GREAT idea! I am always trying to think of ways to make vocabulary instruction more exciting..ok, well, maybe exciting isn't the right word...but at least make it a little more interesting. This is a great way to get students involved and have them really work with the words and their meanings (literal and implied).
ReplyDeleteI love Big Huge Labs! I have found that creating posters with images can be a great vocabulary tool.
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