Thing 9: Flickr...Say Cheese!

I have had a Flickr account for some time but have not utilized it as I should. Oh, yes...oh, time, where art thou?

For Writer's Notebook topics, I might use these photos...Unfortunately, at this time, I cannot determine how to post these pics here! Here are my links, though:

1. Snow Train Express Winter (photo by Mieke Photos): Discuss what the color red might symbolize in this picture.
2. Snow Cap (photo by Ivly): Discuss the pun intended and create one using the word cap or another word of choice.
3. King of the Mountain (photo by em'n'm): What is personified in this photo? To speak directly to this king would be an example of an apostrophe. Create an apostrophe with using the punctuation mark called the apostrophe!
4. What theme do you see being repeated in these three photos?

STREEEETCH:

• While roaming around, I created two groups: Classroom Redesign and BSD 21 Things.
• Please join and share photos related to these BSD projects...live action projects, created thanks to Lisa Huff and Debbie Miller!

Thing 8: Creative Commons...and Stretch!

What does Creative Commons mean to me?

1. A sense of accomplishment.
2. Credit where credit is due.
3. Validation.

But yet...I have yet to use it, for, honestly?

• Much of what I create is simply "borrowed" ideas.
• Or at the time, I did NOT have the time to think through the process. Yes, oh, time, where art thou?

Thanks to Thing 8...maybe, just maybe...yes! I now have a Creative Commons "plugin" on my class wiki (or what I refer to as my online filing cabinet: Mrs. Gillmore's Info Page). Please check it out...click on previous link...and scroll down...

Now to stretch even a little more...

I viewed two sites (all great ones for English teachers, in particular) and could find no Creative Commons link/button...hummm...

• Huff English
• The English Companion

Then I searched Creative Commons for "grammar" and found this site Guide to Grammar and Writing (to obtain this link I had to "copy shortcut" as there was no link to the site on the page...other than this: http://search.creativecommons.org/# ... or at least one that I could quickly find. Please share if you have the answer to this dilemma!).