el/ed/tech

I saw this new plugin mentioned by Tim, so I decided to test it out from within my Wordpress account. The installation of the plugin went smooth and once I migrate everything over from Blogger to here I am looking forward to utilizing it! I really love the way it automatically places in the citation. At first I did not like how it only showed 5 pictures at a time, so within the options pane I found that you can increase the number of photos shown as well as change the selection to display the “most interesting” photos first.All the instructions for using the plugin can be found here.Wordpress + Flickr + Creative Commons = Awesome New Plugin for Bloggers

“Adding photos to your blog is one of the best ways to enhance your content and attract attention to your writings. The only problem is that finding quality photos to use can be difficult. Bloggers end up going with one of three options: stealing, buying, or using Creative Commons licensed photos. Now, that third option just got easier with the introduction of the Photo Dropper Wordpress plugin. This new plugin searches flickr for Creative Commons licensed photos for you to add to your Wordpress blog.There are millions of Creative Commons photos in flickr’s database, but finding the right one can take time. The new Photo Dropper plugin simplifies the process by adding a panel to the ‘Write Post’ screen that allows you to search flickr’s database for Creative Commons photos.After entering in your keyword and clicking ’search,’ the plugin will return photos from flickr matching your search terms. Underneath each photo are four links. Three links, ‘S’, ‘M’, and ‘L’, allow you to post that size photo into your blog. The fourth link will open the flickr page in a new window, so you can double-check the licensing requirements if necessary.The photo which is placed into your blog automatically has text appended underneath it that says ‘photo credit’ and links to the user who is licensing the photo. The small Creative Commons logo precedes the text as well.Photo Dropper also offers an option for commercial users. In the Options section, they can check the ‘commercial’ check box to exclude photos whose license contains a non-commercial limitation.You can download Photo Dropper for free from here.”(Via ReadWriteWeb.) Read the rest…

Alice Mercer just tagged me for the bookmarks meme. I shall share with you the last 6 entries on my bookmarking list (you can see these on my sidebar, unless you follow via an RSS reader). All of these come directly from my del.icio.us account.

Here they are!

ForgeFX- Eclipses and Moon Phases - A 3D simulation that allows the student to control and interact with solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and the different phases of the moon. This pairs nicely with my other favorite space simulation.

The Atrocious Apostrophe’s Flickr Collection - A hearty collection of images portraying poor grammar.

The “Quotation Mark” Abuse Flickr Collection - Related to the group mentioned above.

Grammar Bytes! - Comma splices and fused sentences!

Math Cats: Naming Large Numbers - How do you say/write 1,243,640,975,123,890,211? Just input any number and see how to write it. This site will go together perfectly with the Mega Penny Project.

Google Maps Transparencies- A nifty little mash-up of Map View and Satellite View. A site that I feel is much better than this one, which I demonstrate a lot to fellow teachers, would be Flash Earth.

Now I shall pass it on to these lucky contestants…

(To be determined very soon, I am a meme newbie so please forgive me.)

*Images Courtesy of Flickr and Spell with Flickr.