Thing #8

I have to say all the mash-ups using Flickr.com were somewhat entertaining, but in coming up with ideas to use the Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, the memory games, etc. in the classroom is a bit of a stretch. I could see using the mosiac tool for the school yearbook or possibly the Retriever for an art class project. What would actually be interesting is to introduce the tools to high school students and see what they might come up with. We are presently designing a "Digital Tools" class for students and incorporating several of the topics that were addressed in the "23Things" class. These types of tools would probably appeal to the students and their need for creativity. The "Spell" tool does increase visual appeal of the blogs or web pages. I'm wondering if one might be able to create their own "spell" function using some other sort of photo morphing. Although the tools are nice, students would much rather create their own.