I played around with making mosaics http://bighugelabs.com/mosaic.php and I decided it would be fun to put a photo mosaic of musical instruments on my blog, so here it is! The tools and steps were fairly easy after I had a little help from my son! (The one thing I couldn't figure out is how to move my image around to fit it on the page better. )
The first step was to search on Flickr for Creative Commons photos. Next, I saved them on my computer. After that, I chose the colors and layout that I wanted on my mosaic and then uploaded the photos. Then I added the word mosaic to play around a little more. This was much easier than the photo mosaic! www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
This is a cool way to create an image and can be used in various ways in my classroom such as making programs for concerts, enhancing communication concerning upcoming events and activities, and making choir handbooks. I can even see us using these tools to make CD covers and folder covers. The possibilities are endless! It does take a lot of time, though, and I think a lot of our time of course, still needs to be spent on actually singing! (learning and rehearsing our music - a novel concept! Ha!). Perhaps, with some guidance, students could be instructed on how to do these projects and then could work on them on their own time, rather than during the class period. I think they would view it more as "fun" than "work" and the end result would be awesome! They are never afraid to explore and constantly are discovering new ideas that are "out of the box".
I'm sure as I continue to forge ahead in this class, I will begin thinking of more uses for these new tools (or at least "new to me" tools) and also become more comfortable in using them. Is it taking anyone else a long time to figure some of this stuff out, or is it just me??
Photo Credits:
1. Kokiriko Japanese Music Instrument, 2. Sounds of Music: instrument 1, 3. Music Box, 4. Instruments, 5. 283.TriolaMelodica, 6. Sounds of Music: instrument 2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lensman82/207338945/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tstadler/2790643037/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/350876014/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/trackybirthday/3126207022/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evymoon_quatrain_quotidien/51353001/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tstadler/2790651445/
I can tell this was a fun "Thing" for you. It is one of my favorites. You will find many uses, and much time spent here just playing around.
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