Thing #8

     One thing I am really looking forward to is getting to decorate my classroom when I become a teacher. I love going to observe classrooms where the teacher has really taken her time to make the classroom a fun and inviting place. With the different Flickr mashups I was able to create a puzzle from a picture I drew on photoshop and a sign for my "class." I could easily see me incorporating the puzzle idea into different images that went along with my image for that day. The bad thing about it, however, was that it would cost me $40 to order the actual puzzle. I am pretty sure I will not be able to afford many of these off of a teacher salary, but it would still be fun to have a couple. With the letter mashup I could easily make name fun nameplates for my students or labels for things around my classroom.
    I feel it is okay to share images online and that it allows other people to get great ideas or use images that they would not have had access to any other way. However, being a beginning photography I know the issues people face when others simply take their images without paying. It is similar to taking songs without paying. Also with nearly anyone able to somehow take an image off of a web page, it is important to watch what you put on your own site if you create one when your a teacher. I would hate for anything to happen to one of my students because of a photo I posted of them online. With common sense and some parent permission, I think sharing photos online is a great way to keep up with the people around you.