Taking digital photos is an easy yet powerful way to capture school experiences. Sharing the photos can help "strengthen and expand the home-school connection so that learning is supported and improved" (Lowell School Improvement Plan, Goal 4). But who hasn't taken a bunch of pictures of a lesson or event and then wondered about the best way to make them available to others?
There are now some great and free online tools for organizing, editing, and sharing photos and videos. I've explored Flickr and VUVOX, but I have settled on Picasa as my tool of choice. It's super easy to use and the resulting slideshows are handy. Below you'll see a slideshow of an exciting event that occurred at the Lowell School on May 6, 2008. The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visited the school and took staff members for rides. Susan Schultz, Lowell Inclusion Specialist and Photographer Extraordinaire, took the pictures in the slideshow.
For an example of how one of my colleagues is using Picasa to record and share his students' learning experiences, please check out Mr. Gould's class web site. While you're checking out Mr. Gould's web site, be sure to listen to his class's podcasts (a topic for a future post!).
1 comment:
Thanks for your posting. I thought I'd share some info about VUVOX. They have a new tool called 'Collage' which also connects to picasa web albums. I use it on my own family site (www.chloehoward.com)
You can sign-up for the free service here: http://www.vuvox.com/collage
thought I'd pass this along! I'm also a huge Picasa fan/user.
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