Thing 17

This list is truly amazing. I had no idea there were so many fun and interesting sites on the web. Guess I need to search and play more often, however I am familiar with a few of these winners.

I enjoy facebook for a variety of reasons. I like being able to stay in touch with friends and family that don't live close by. Its fun to see their pictures and just get a small glimpse as to what is going on in their lives. I also use it to keep in touch with our babysitters. I find it much easier to facebook a high schooler or college student then tracking them down by phone.

My sister-in-law using Picasa. I love that I can view and print her pictures. I have thought about joining this site to edit and share my own prints, but I am most familiar with Shutterfly and Snapfish. After exploring Picasa, maybe I will have to branch out.

Another site I explored was lulu.com. I think this would be a great classroom too. How proud the students would be to see their work published. It would give them ownership of their learning. Since there is a cost involved I could see myself using this site to create a classbook. Each student would write, edit and publish one page for the book. In the end I would publish and incorporate it into our classroom libraries. I would definitely send a letter home to parents for those interested in purchasing a copy. On a personal level I love the photobooks and calendars. I have made many of these on Shutterfly. I might have to try a new site this year.