30 Days of webtools #19: Picasa, Photopeach and other photo sharing sites

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nowadays there are so many different and amazing things you can do with your photographs online. You can store them, create gorgous slideshows, among other things. In this post I am going to outline sites for the following:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Sites for uploading photos to the Internet for storage </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) A search engine for royalty free photos </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) A talking photo site </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) A site for making large classroom posters </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Sites for creating lovely slideshows</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a look at this Slideshare for ideas:</span><br /><br /><br />  <iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/13961829" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><b> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/have-fun-with-your-photos-using-some-of-these-photosharing-sites" target="_blank" title="Have fun with your photos using some of these photosharing sites ">Have fun with your photos using some of these photosharing sites </a> </b> from <b><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></b> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Classroom uses for photos </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">(ideas taken from the Photopeach website)</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Library: Introduce new upcoming books with the image of the covers by a librarian; promote library actions; create book trailers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For second language class / ESL class: Vocabulary with pictures / vocabulary quiz; Storytelling / story creation; Work with grammar content</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assistive technology class: Support reading and writing for students with disabilities</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Technology class: Show students and staff how to use computer applications</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kindergarten: Mothers day and Fathers day slideshow to share with the parents; travels of "Billy Shakesbear"</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tutorial for students / Introduction of the curriculum content</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">End of year slideshow</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an assessment tool</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“20 things about me”</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slideshow about the rights for the children</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">International exchange between schools</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teachers’ training</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For presentations at conference</span></li></ul><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Further reading</span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><a href="http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images">http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images</a></div></div>

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