Picturing America

Picturing America is a great site that I learned about from Free Technology 4 Teachers. This is a wonderful site to use w/ students to teach them about history and culture in a visual way. Also, another great feature to this site are the different categories/themes one can search for pictures such as: leadership, courage, and landscapes.



I highly recommend giving Picturing America a look by clicking here!!!

Sprixi

Sprixi is a new search engine for finding pictures. It mainly filters images w/ a Creative Commons license and uses Flickr's API. However, keep in mind that these images are not passing through a filter so does not abide by CIPA compliance.

There are some features that I like about Sprixi and that is the ability to generate an html code or even rate the pictures that you are searching.

Below is the results on searching the term, computer.



Give Sprixi a try by clicking here.

For another detailed review check out the award nominated, Websites of the Day by Larry Ferlazzo.

Pixound

Pixound is a application (thanks to Tim Holt of Vidsnacks) for mixing sound w/ pictures. After giving it a try, all I can say is, it is a lot of fun.

Also, it's easy to use which should be a plus for music/art teachers who want to incorporate this into their teachings. All a user has to do is download the app and then try out the free 9 (cost $99) day trial. From there a user can upload a photo, tweak the music settings (somewhat similar to Garageband), and then move the cursor around the screen to watch your music change.



Give Pixound a try by clicking here.