Thing #6

Thing #6 was as bad in terms of "sucking up time" as was Thing #5. Mashups look great. I really like the idea of the kids creating their own Magazine cover and doing a voice layover for it to either bring in text from a particular work or as a MC explaining how the cover relates to a particular work. However, it is going to be much more labor intensive than mosaics and I will have to go back to it when I have more time to figure out all the steps!

Thing # 5-Flickr

This step ended up being a time trap for me. Once on the site I was not content to just check out the site and figure out how to set up mosaics--no I had to set up a personal account, a family photo album, and send out invitations to family members. I can see where this site could be beneficial for the students. Setting up tone or plot mosaics for a particular story would be fun for them while providing a way to incorporate exercises for 'differentiation.' Be careful about spending too much time on this step!