Thing 11: Online Creations

I looked through all of the links (some were no longer working like Thumbstacks and Zoho Show) and found several that were interesting. The Picture Trail and Big Huge Lab options to add graphics to your photos don't have practical applications to my artistic production or teaching, but are useful and enjoyable for snapshot style photo albums. I was really excited to set up my eFolio Minnesota portfolio but when I went to sign up from this page I kept getting an error message. I was impressed with some of the sample portfolios on this site and it seemed like a beneficial networking tool and a good repository for all of the job application materials one usually has to scramble to find from a variety of sources when a job opportunity presents itself.

I also liked the Slideshare site - it seemed like a cross between Google Docs and a Wiki. I could foresee using such a site as a storage place for presentations given in class so students could access the day's lesson from home. However, eCompanion has a document sharing capability that already serves that purpose for me. The site reminded of a wiki because of all the open information presented in presentation format. A search for "photography lecture" provided 38 pages of photography presentations - technical lectures, art historical presentations, opinion pieces, etc. Looks like no more prepping for me . . . which means I can do way more of this in the office before class . . .