I tried the Family Art Studio mashup. It is a site that allows you to create neat words, such as your name, your children's name, or any other word/sentence you can imagine. It allows you to change the letters, the font, the color, the background, and the border of your word.
I'm not really sure how this particular mashup can be used in the classroom aside from making a neat sign with your last name. Elementary teachers could make name tags for each of their students' desks, or you could create posters with quotes on them.
I think that Flickr could be used more effectively than the mashup that I explored. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? A teacher in any discipline can find an image to supplement their lesson on Flickr. If you are teaching about different types of trees, you could create a book with examples of different species. An English teacher could find examples of propaganda techniques. There are many possibilities for the use of Flickr in the classroom; however I think that some subjects could utilize it more fully than others.
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