Thing #5

It seems as though my students and cheerleaders are experts when it comes to photo mash-ups. On my "teacher" facebook, I always see crazy pictures on my newsfeed that my kids have taken and manipulated using different apps. I, on the other hand, had never used a mash-up app or website so I wasn't prepared for how AMAZING they can be!

I went to Big Huge Labs and found tons of options for changing and creating photo mash-ups. The first one I created was their "Motivational Poster." Everyone has seen them. Most of the time, I think of them hanging on a wall in counselor's office. They're those posters that have pictures of a mountain or something and at the bottom have one word like "DETERMINATION" or "PERSEVERANCE." Below that word is a little saying, usually a cliche, like "Keep on keeping on." At Big Huge Labs you can make your own using a personal photo. Below is the one I made. I started Crossfit three months ago and every single time I go (about four times a week) this is what I end up looking like afterward.

I love it. I think I'm going to print it out, take it up to my gym and post it on the bulletin board. 

I also made a Mosaic at bighugelabs.com. I've already explained how close my brother and I are, so I decided to compile some pictures of the two of us. This was the result.

I absolutely loved working with this website and these pictures. Photo mash-ups will certainly be changing the decor in my classroom and condo from now on. I'm enthusiastic about seeing people I know in picture frames from now on rather than the random people that are in there now because I haven't bothered to take out the sample pictures that came in them.