Thing 4 - Photo Sharing

I LOVE taking pictures. A picture can remind us of why we were at that particular place, people in our lives with whom we should get in touch, the feelings experienced in that moment, and so much more. That being said, I am hoping to utilize photo sharing much more at school. I have found that most kids light up when they see pictures of their group of friends doing something. We do a program at my school where 8th grade girls mentor 6th grade girls. We recently posted pictures (printed) and posters they had made together on the bulletin board outside of our office. I couldn't believe the response we got from it. It made me think of how great it would be if we could have those pictures up on the web so that the kids could not only tell their parents about their day, they could show them! It seems that events become much more special when there is a picture afterward that captured the moments. I also thought how neat it would be to have graduated students be able to put pictures on the site to show where they are now and give helpful advice to the kids still in school. I have so many ideas when it comes to using photos online to promote learning and sharing at school, so reading about making slideshows, tagging places and people, etc. is very exciting!