This is so fun!

Spell with Flickr. This is so fun! Krystle, thank you so much for the great lead.

January 19, 2009

Flickr...what a great site. I created a trading card. A teacher librarian could do lots of fun things with this feature. I can imagine using it as a publicity tool, a reward system, a way to advertise books, a new end-product for an assignment... I'm sure the list goes on and on.

You can see my first trading card at the link below. I took the photo last week and turned it into a computer poetry assignment.

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/viewpostcard.php?id=111452-71524

January 12, 2009

What an interesting exercise to think about the new things you learn each week. Typically, I might say I didn't learn anything at all this week. But, since I've resolved to learn something new EVERY SINGLE WEEK, I've had to be reflective. I surprised myself by learning...

1) a new word - exigent - if something is exigent, it needs to be taken care of immediately.
2) the important details in buying a man's suit - the best fabric is wool, the length of the sleeves and cuffs are dictated by how formal the occasion (more shirt sleeve is seen in a more formal suit), and a permanent crease in the pants is created by running a line of silicone on the crease line inside the pants.
3) how to get back to this site to create a new posting.

We can't help learning. It's part of being human.

January 5, 2009

I'm not big on resolutions, but, since I really want to learn all about blogs, I've resolved to learn one new thing every week and post it here. My niece, Jessica, won a hula-hoop contest a few years ago. I decided I'd learn to hoop too. Here is a picture of me with four hoops going all at once. I figured out the trick in the first week of 2009.