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Share this image in 5 words
In this challenge #5, the ‘eyes’ of the blog will be considered. If a blog has eyes, what would it see? What does the blog post look like? What can the post or blogger see? When the topic of effective posts was studied, many participants spoke about the importance of adding an image.
An image in 5 words
A picture tells 1000 words. However, look at the image above, click on it to enlarge it and talk about it in just five words. Fill in the form below adding your five words (Adding your name/pseudonym is optional.) You can see the results by clicking on this link.
Images are an important element of blogging. Where possible, photos should be original. However, if they are not, creative commons comes into effect. Therefore it is important that all advanced participants read the Beginners Activity Challenge #5 where Sue Waters of Edublogs has given execellent advice, tips and hints when using images. There are also suggested sites for making your own images.
Challenge no. 5 for Kick Start Your Blog
- Tips for using images online or
- Share how you have used images effectively in your blog or
- A story in 5 or 10 images. (Avoid using text altogether ) or
- My town/home or school in 5 or 10 images.If you choose this you could try the photo gallery option of the blog. (tip: add all your photos but do not insert into post. When finished, insert gallery) or
- Your choice of topic on “Using images in blogs”
- Remember to tag the post with #ksyb and other relevant tags, add a comment back here, sharing the link to your blog post.
- Find at least 5 other participants’ blog posts and add a comment.
Quick tips:-
- Use original images or photos where possible
- If using online images, ensure you follow creative commons requirements (see Beginners’ Challenge)
- Remember images may need to be resized for online use
- Make sure the file extension is jpg or png not bmp. bmp is too large for online use.
- A good image size in blogs is 500 pixels wide by 375 pixels high. (although compare this with the advice given in the Begninners’ Challenge)
- Search for online image converters or if you use a PC, try downloading irfanview (a personal favourite). This free tool allows many editing functions.
Please Note:
- There has been a bit of an issue with the FlickR API the last few days
- If you have trouble using Compfight, FlickrCC or Wylio.com and they don’t return any search results we recommend you try again later.
- Meanwhile you can search directly using Creative Commons Flickr photos
Extension activity (optional)
Create an animated photo show. Think of a theme, try adding images to animoto, slide or other online image animators. Add music, transitions, text etc. Grab the resultant code and add to your blog post.
I’m being further annoyed by my website’s unwillingness to let me paste html directly into a post. As a result, my slide show is above my post for now, and will be in the sidebar later on. I also have posted a few other entries on the library wanderings page, if you would like to read them.
Here is the link to my post about photos: Book Frontiers—My School Library.
Hi Lydia I hope you come back and check here. I am unable to find a spot to add comments on your blog and unfortunately the link you have given does not work.
Have you tried adding a text widget to your sidebar and then copying the html code in there. Is that the part that will not work? You will also have to tweak the size of the animation so that it does not over flow onto the post area. Your image animation looks great in your post or page anyway, but I guess it will disappear with time.
I think that this is the correct link to get to your post/page. My School Library Would love to know if anyone else can comment on Lydia’s great work.
To anyone commenting on Lydia’s blog, you have to click on the title of the post, that brings up the post with the comment space below.
Kathryn
I am still having trouble with links, despite following some of the advice in earlier comments. So forgive me, but I’m including my whole url so at least I get some visitors for my post about images:
http://buchlady.wordpress.com
I got a bit carried away with this challenge – I love creating, finding and using images! You can find my post at “Worth a Thousand Words”
Thanks all for your fantastic challenge activities and participation.
Great post! Such great information. I subscribed to blog using Google Reader. Thanks for sharing!
I subscribed to your blog too. I think your post inspired me to do more with photograpghy. Thanks!
This one was a lot of fun. I really liked using the animoto. Granted, it took me forever to figure out the linking process for animoto. I thought I needed to use what they used. I just copied the web address from the top. Unless, I totally missed something. Please enjoy my short, short free video.
-Mrs. Berry
P.S. Here is the link to my blog Scene It?: http://berryart.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/scene-it/
Hi Christy, I am working on limited interent access for a few more days, so will have to look at your animoto when I get home. However, did you find that part where they offered code to embed into your blog post. Grab the code, click on the html code and paste the code in there.
I chose to do “My School in 10 Images.” It was very difficult choosing which images to use, especially since I didn’t want to use any images of students because I don’t remember what our policy states. I am definitely looking that up tomorrow. It also made me realize that I need to take more pictures at school. I am taking my camera to school tomorrow so I can take pictures to use in the animated slide extension activity.
Enjoy!
http://readingandthinkingoutloud.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-school-in-10-images.html
I have a question for somebody. I see the cool maps on several sites. How do I get one to work with wordpress.com?
-Mrs. Berry
Chrisy
Are you talking about those clustr maps in the side bar? If so if you click on someones it should take you there, you can pick up the code and put it as a widget in your side bar. I know wordpress is a bit finicky about flash but I think it might take one of these.
Hi Mrs Berry, I’m assuming you mean the visitor tracking widgets? If so, unless they include an option inside your dashboard you won’t be able to on WordPress.com because they don’t allow the use of embed code.
Those using blogs on platforms like Edublogs.org and Blogger are able to add because users to add the embed code to text widgets.
I use wordpress for my blog. I looked for the widget and couldn’t find it. I wanted a little map of the world. Bummer. Thank you for the information.
Kickstart Activity #5
Here is my post on images.
Images
Link didn’t work, just trying again.
Images
And hopefully a try that works!
Post on Images
Ok, today your site does not like me (or I am not doing something right). So here is my response:
Awww. I really like your video. It’s very sweet. I didn’t know you could make the pieces come together. I will need to check out how to do that. It’s my new online toy for the week.
-Mrs. Berry
That one worked.
Hi everyone,
I’ve had a blast with this activity. I used Animoto and it was so easy and quick to use. I recommend that educators use the Education version so you are not limited to 30 seconds. As you can see mine is one minute and I didn’t pay a thing.
There’s so much to learn about Creative Commons, this was something that I didn’t quite have a grasp of. Anyway here’s my post
http://groovylibrarian.edublogs.org/2011/01/24/using-images-teacher-challenge-5/
I too used Animoto…really fun. Patriotic is the link in my post. http://jamclaney.edublogs.org/2011/01/28/37/
Let me know if my link works.
I initially struggled with what to say but once I got started, I was away.
I have a feeling this post on images is unlike any of the others on images.
now I’m off to go visiting what others have done.
cheerio,
Malyn
Please check on my new blog. I have moved to a personal mission from the teacher blog. I hope my angle is clear. http://mylovehatewithpackinglunches.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-new-blogmission.html
Thanks for all the info about Creative Commons, I think it would be really useful distributing to all staff and student at my school. I really enjoy using different applications for uploading photos – there are so many out there, it is helpful to look at different ways others are using images on their blogs. Here is my post on one way I use images with my students: http://vanessajenkins.edublogs.org/2011/01/24/using-photos-with-students/
Here is my post about the city I live in and my school! I hope you can get a peek into my world.
city of heart & seoul
That was fun! I always try to add photos to my blog, but many times I forget to take the pictures! This will reinforce the importance of taking photos for what I’m writing about.
Here’s the direct link:
http://techcsrn.edublogs.org/
I read some really great posts and some of you have some illustrated your blog posts very very well. This is not something usually do, however after seeing some examples I may in the future.
Hey everyone!
I Heart Story Books…do you?
Number 5 Challenge up and awaaaay!
Here’s my post on images. It focuses on programs you can use to create your own images.
Let me try that again, with the link to my blog instead of this post! Moral – watch what’s on your clipboard
Here’s my post on images focusing on image creation.
It is not easy understanding how to effectively credit others for their photos. My school is constantly trying to help kids learn the importance of citing their sources. I did learn some things with this one. I used a Creative Commons photo; I hope I cited it adequately. I also learned some new tricks with using a gallery! Great fun, and I think an effective way to use photos. Thanks, everyone.
http://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2011/01/24/a-few-of-my-favorite-things/
I thought this post was really helpful. I wrote about it on my blog and am excited to try some stuff out with my fifth grade students.
Kelly
http://livelovelaughandblog.blogspot.com
This challenge touched on the reason that my blog the ‘Classroom Blog Board’ exists. I have posted on ‘Using images and prompts to develop thinking skills.’Using images and prompts to develop thinking skills.
I think the use of images is critical to educators in this era where the use of technology has increased the percentage of visual thinkers amongst our student cohorts.
Chose to discuss some options for web apps using and using images on blogs – having FUN with your images
post can be seen here
http://cheesyuk.blogspot.com/2011/01/having-fun-with-images-in-blogs.html
Hi all, today’s task ties in beautifully with a digital story telling project I am doing at the moment which required me to tell a story in 5 images, without text. I gave it some thought, and decided to stick to the KISS principle – keep it simple stupid – and voila – here is my 5 image story. It is a post on a page on my blog. The page is called Digital Story telling. This link may not always take you straight to the post – you may have to scroll. One of the disadvantages of posting on a page.
http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/digital-story-telling/
PS I am really enjoying this challenge Anne. Thanks
Hi Marg, thanks for the thanks, but I am a very small cog in the wheel. The big thanks should go to @suewaters @tasteach (Sue Wyatt),Ronnie Burt and edublogs.I am enjoying it too. There are so many wonderful global bloggers and it is great to be able to network with them.
I agree with Marg — Anne you are doing an excellent job with the ideas in the Advanced bloggers tasks. Full credit to you Anne, for highlighting that we should include these tasks and for being willing to be part of this.
And thanks to all the participants. I’m totally amazed at all the great work that everyone is doing and how everyone is connecting with each other!
Hiya Sue! Thanks for that comment. Sometimes I wished I hadn’t been on twitter when I saw you and @tasteach tweeting away about the blog challenge and asked about having the advanced bloggers’ challenge. I was rather apprehensive about doing this as I am not an expert but I do love blogging. However, we are all learning together. Some of the network are teaching the others and sharing with us some amazing resources and blog posts. The conversations are flowing.
Here’s the link to my latest post on A Relief Teacher’s Journey-
“Imagery” – Challenge #5
I hope you like my old PhotoStory presentations (taken off YouTube)!
Some how I seem to have had the jump on this challenge as I published a post on using Creative Commons Images last Friday. So you can check that out here. To keep up with the challenge I have posted about 2 websites which use flickr photos – you can check them out here. Now I am off to leave some comments on other’s blogs. And do some reading on my google reader!
Mel
I chose the challenge to tell a story in 10 images (except I had 11). I think it is an appropriate story as Australians celebrate Australia Day tomorrow.Telling a story in 10 images
I am a horribly visual person and love using images on my blog. One avenue that I have been exploring heavily is the use of political cartoons.
I also like to embed them into my posts to help bring an emotion or help make a point (example).
Hi!
I decided to use describe my hometown using 5 photos and as few words as possible. Please come check out my post, Where I’m From~Ashland, Maine.
Of course, I’ve been living in Americus, GA but I took some photos on my trip home to Maine this summer.
Andrea Nichols
This challenge was too much fun for just one post. Here is the link to Here’s Looking at You where I included a photo gallery from my classroom. In my second post I used an image with a Creative Commons license from Flicker in one of my themed posts this week for No Name Calling Week. It won’t publish until 6 am on Wed. I’m excited to share with my students how to use images appropriately.
As part of the extension activity this week, I have created an Animoto to accompany my blog post. Enjoy
http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/2011/01/26/animoto/
This accompanies my 5 image digital story which you will have to scroll down to find, at:
http://margm.globalteacher.org.au/digital-story-telling/ Look for the heading “A story in 5- 10 images”
This was activity was so much fun. As well as playing with images, I learned a lot more about locating images in Creative Commons, as I had found searching for appropriate images quite a task before. I understand the licensing better too thanks to the great summary on the Teacher Challenge blog. I have posted my blog titled You too can paint the world a beautiful picture
Actually that was the whole blog. Here is the address for the specific post
You too can paint the world a beautiful picture
I have done this post and used an Animoto to tell a story about me and my sister’s kids. I was also interested in the Creative Commons discussion on the Beginner Challenge, but all the pictures I am using are my own shots so I don’t have any copyright issues. Here is my post http://lauriefowler.blogspot.com/2011/01/pictures-really-are-worth-1000-words.html I welcome your comments.
Laurie
Here is, finally, my post. I decided to share with you some of the Flickr activities we did last week in my Digital Storytelling workshop. I put an Animoto video in because I love Animoto.
Oops, I forgot to share the link: http://lunas994.blogspot.com/2011/01/picture-tells-how-many-words-again.html
Well better late than never. Some simple tips for sharing images
“Teacher challenge” is a good word for this online professional development project. This activity was very challenging but meaningful and rewarding.
Here’s my post on copyright, creative commons, and using images in posts: Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad ©?
Well, my comment is waiting moderation, but it doesn’t look like the link to my post came through, so here is the URL: http://wcslibrary.edublogs.org/?s=who%27s+afraid+of+the+big+bad&x=0&y=0
Hi, here’s my new hometown in 5 pictures and I don’t think I had to add words …
Hello Mrs. W,
In one week our class tried to complete one of the Edublog Teacher Image Challenges. As a class, we each came up with a top ten list of images around the school that best represented our school. We agreed that the images should not include people in it, so that it won’t be dominated by a certain few or have others feel left out. We also agreed that no explanations would be necessary, the images would stand on their own.
Once the lists were created, we compiled a list in a GoogleDoc spreadsheet and discovered which ideas were the most popular. From there the students were sent out with cameras to take photos of our selected ideas. The images were gathered, the best were selected and the top twelve were uploaded to our blog. All the images were taken by students with the school or their own cameras.
While this was all being completed, we were also checking out images that were free to use and we discussed “creative commons”. It was a past paced but educational week for the crew. Please check it out at…
http://bcarmi.edublogs.org/2011/01/27/photos
Thanks
Brian Carmichael
Wow! Putting the Challenge to good use. What a great way to excite and teach your kids and yourself, and what a great post.
Shawn
Hi everyone,
In my post I decided to kill three tasks with one post and that post is a photo essay!
I have to say this has been the most informative and fun challenge so far. I really enjoyed learning about and using Creative Commons and the tools.
Unfortunately, WordPress(.com, not .org) does not like active content, so I am having a little trouble embedding my GeoGebra files as part of this essay. I’ll have to see if it balks at animated GIFs.
Anyway, the post is up and running even though the really cool stuff is yet to come.
Enjoy, Shawn
I really like the term photo essay! I have trouble with wordpress and active content, too. I am so pleased that my class blog is with an edublogs campus and I can embed media and active content.
Hi Anne,
I was actually able to embed active content once on WordPress, in my first post, using VodPod. I have not tried it since, though it will come in handy for Teacher Challenge 6.
I seem to have fallen behind a bit, so this post combines this activity (images) with the next (multimedia):
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2011/01/28/images-and-multimedia-the-teacher-challenge/
Kevin
I love using images in blogs. Here aresome ideas…a great activity. Thanks!
I am running behind this week. Things have been out of the ordinary both at home and work and I have gotten behind in everything. (How’s that for a Southernism? Gotten?)
Anyway, that’s my excuse and I am sticking with it.
Surrounded by Books
Anyway, I now know how to use the photo gallery. I need to explore it more, but I do have a start.
I had fun posting images of my artwork. I am getting really inspired to do a lot more with this!
Here is a link to the gallery. Although, I can’t get my links to work.
Some Pictures of My Art
Hi Mrs. Sarno,
I noticed from my MailWasher preview that you do not have an opening anchor tag for your link.
What I read was: “Some Pictures of my Art“.
Add before “Some …”.
Good luck with your link,
Shawn
Okay, that last comment was rendered rather than explicit. Let’s try this:
Hi Mrs. Sarno,
I noticed from my MailWasher preview that you do not have an opening anchor tag for your link.
What I read was: “Some Pictures of my Art</a>” (that should read “less-than slash a greater-than”, just in case the code does not render).
Add <a href="YOUR URL" target="_blank"> before “Some …”.
Here:
< = less-than (),
/ = slash (/),
" = quote (“),
= = equal-to (=), and
_ = underscore (_).
This should read: “less-than a href equal-to quote YOUR URL quote target equal-to quote underscore blank quote greater-than”.
Once again, good luck.
I will give this another try (almost verbatim) since it did not seem to work when I replied to my pending comment. Read my first comment before this one.
Okay, that was rendered rather than taken literally (learning so many things!). Let’s try it again:
Hi Mrs. Sarno,
I noticed from my MailWasher preview that you do not have an opening anchor tag for your link.
What I read was: “Some Pictures of my Art</a>” (that should read “less-than slash a greater-than”, just in case the code does not render).
Add <a href="YOUR URL" target="_blank"> before “Some …”.
Here:
< = less-than (),
/ = slash (/),
" = quote (“),
= = equal-to (=), and
_ = underscore (_).
This should read: “less-than a href equal-to quote YOUR URL quote target equal-to quote underscore blank quote greater-than”.
Once again, good luck.
Aah. The HTML entity codes rendered. That certainly makes communication in comments much easier.
I hope my explanation helped, Mrs. Sarno.
I really enjoyed this challenge! I attributed the photos in the name section when uploading photos, so it shows up when your mouse hovers over the photo:
http://eduquests.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/i-love-california/
I had already created this blog post about the camera obscura in my classroom when I read about challenge #5. Since it uses my own photos to help explain the story, and since it is the crazy end of the semester, I am going to count it as my entry this week: http://rjessen.edublogs.org/2011/01/23/let-there-be-light-again/.
I enjoyed this challenge! I created a story with 10 images and reflected on how this process could help teacher’s differentiate for their students in my blog entry http://diwithtech.blogspot.com/2011/01/eyes-of-blog-images.html
Here’s my post for activity 5 of the challenge, images.
Just finished this one and I could not get my animoto video to embed! Does anyone have any advice for me? I went to wordpress help and they mentioned using vodpod, but that did not work for me. I’m going to try again tomorrow. Good night all!
Try VodPod.
From WordPress:
How to embed a comic in a WordPress blog
1.Go to http://vodpod.com/wordpress
2.Drag the “Post to WordPress” icon into your Bookmarks toolbar
3.Go to http://www.pixton.com/ca/comic/mg385g4f
4.Click the Embed button
5.Copy the Flash widget embed code
6.Click the “Post to WordPress” bookmark
7.In the popup window, where it says “enter an <embed> tag”, paste the code you just copied
8.Enter your WordPress username and password (subject to VodPod’s privacy policy; WordPress has an official partnership with them)
9.Edit the Title appropriately; edit body and tags if you like
10.Click “Publish”
Behind: me
Ahead: report cards
In between: this challenge
I plan on doing a search for #ksyb soon; there’s a ton of resources popping up throughout this blog challenge and I can’t keep up with all of you!
Here’s a few blogs I’ve check out that are filled with good ideas and image ideas. (Note: I don’t know if the links will work; a message just told me to take out the http:// )
lunas994
cheezynz rss
Natasa faces behind name
Music and Avatars
And here’s mine:
Image Imagination
I couldn’t get the url trick to work, so I blogged about the blogs in my comment here:
http://whatelse.edublogs.org/2011/01/31/blogs-to-read/
thanks…
Hi Sheri,
Edublogs seems to have removed your href URL and target attributes from your hyperlink anchors. Essentially, you were left with <a>SURROUNDED TEXT<&slash;a>.
What were you using that asked you to skip the http portion of the URL? Why don’t you just manually code a link?
To do this, refer to my January 30th response(s) to Mrs. Sarno who had the same problem. You even cut and paste, though it takes about ten seconds to type the code out.
Good luck,
Shawn