There are some really smart people out there. Sometimes it's easy to lose faith in people when you constantly come across idiots. Exploring these Flickr mashup sites was very enlightening. I really enjoyed exploring all of the different things that were possible with Flickr. Sites like Flickr that allow users to upload and share with whoever they want can really speed up the process of finding exactly what you are looking for. I particularly enjoyed the color match website Colr Pickr. This could be useful in helping teach about reflection and refraction of light. Or for younger kids, it could be used to learn about the entire spectrum and how there are many different colors with all kinds of crazy names. Students could then find a color they want to create a project on and use Flickr to find examples of where this color could be found in nature, and perhaps discuss the reasons why that object is the color it is. For example, why is grass green? Why are eggplants purple? The ways this site could be used in class are just about as limitless as the number of colors that are available to pick from!
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