It's a Disease...and I Have Caught It

This morphing, mashing, image generating thing...

I have let myself go and I can't keep myself straight anymore!

Kid-friendly avatar, image generator Build Your Wild Self from the NY Zoos & Aquarium, I think! T-O-O - MUCH - FUN!!!!

You HAVE to go play with this one!

(Yes, I could have morphed into frogs' legs, but the tennis shoes are part of my "retirement" look of the future...and besides someone might wanna snack if I had 'em. You never hear of anyone eating frog arms!)

P.S. it allows for printing, emailing...but no "code" so I just took a screen shot, dropped it into PPT, cut away all the "junk" and saved it as a png (jpg would work too!)..and yes, I know some of you have some sort of fancy-shmancy program that will do that too! Whatever works for you!

Thing #10 Playing Around with Image Generators

I have been playing around so much with these things that I have neglected the necessary post! In looking thru all the other blogs that have gotten this far, I see so many clever ideas that can be incorporated for various things in a library or classroom. And i have palyed and played and sprinkled a few throughout the blog.


The idea that I will zero in on is signage...this previous post in my other blog will give you a better idea WHY signage is a hot button issue for me.


In so many libraries (including the ones I used to manage!), lots and lots of signs are needed to assist patrons in finding their way around and in finding just the right book or resource. All of these image generators can make solving that problem F-U-N. You can select a theme or style or color scheme to tie everything together...whatever meshes with your personality. (huuummm..is THAT a mashup of sorts?)


The sign above is from Image Chef in the Sign-Banner section. The one over on the sidebar is Image Chef's License Plate generator. Image Chef animated below, too!

I have and will use others throughout the blog...and will try to remember to tell you where they came from.

Later,

FG

Comic Relief

Too many cute & funny examples floating around the 23 Things Players' blogs. I had to "experience" one as well!

Yes...for all those inquiring minds (and I know there are 1 or 2 out there), I TRIED to find a frog cartoon, but there were SOOOOOOOO many choices and it was/is late!

"Banking" it at the edge... of the pond!
Froggy

A "Tree" of the Pad!

The Lily Pad Playground looks like this if you go here.

And here is all the background and some other examples!

and it is also another activity for Flickr... websitesasgraphs is the search term.

Thing #6 Mashing Stuff

I am still struggling with all the aspects of Flickr...it is a much more complex site than I realized and you can do so much with it...I just wish I understood it all better, but I know, in time, it will come and I will have a light bulb moment or two.

I do like the texture & color feature of Flickr that allows you to select a color and various photos representing it will pop up. I picked a really deep green and you can see the results. I can see how this would help an art teacher demonstrate color and textures with regard to paint and color, but also it would be a fun way to teach color vocabulary to youngsters (or ESL students) as well.

I have been using a mash up called Animoto for some time now, but I do like the trading card program that was included for us to play with! I can see all kinds of uses in school for this little program and for lots of ages...I think I might have to make some fun "business" cards for myself. Here is a sample card I created to learn the program.

I have had fun...maybe too much today...I gotta leave this for awhile and get back to my New Year's resolution of getting my little casa clean and straight again...I can almost see my dining room table!

Until later, Froggy Wart

Thing #3 Enough Experimenting Already

In the 4 Cs article, it said experimenting is a key component to having fun with this social networking tool called blogging (don't you just love how the name evolved!)...but I think 3 templates and scads of color and font changes over the last few days IS enough experimenting...and of course, as usual, I went back to the tried and true (and comfortable like old shoes) template...just couldn't break out of my mold too much (side effects of living in a soggy bog?)

But don't you love the picture in the banner!!
Well, I guess you'd love it if you can see it...here... I will include a picture of the picture because it probably won't show in district...and if it does, won't that be a pleasant surprise!

As far as the Avatar is concerned, it's like playing virtual paper dolls isn't it...of course, there are probably only about three of us out there that even remember paper dolls. But anyway, it is is fun and frustrating all at the same time...making choices and then not having ENOUGH choices or the ability to add all the extras that would REALLY explain who I am on the inside! But everything that is there, is a piece of me.

I do wish my Avatar would move like it does on the website...have tried to read up on why it does not, but can't find anything...anybody have any ideas?

I guess I am an information artisan...making it my "own!"

ok, bring on the comments!...remember, comments are a key feature!!!

See ya later,
Froggy Wart