Thing 7

I uploaded a number of photos that I have taken over the last two months. The pictures capture many different aspects of our library. We consider the library a vital node in the life of Divine Child High School and Flickr allows us to share some of this vitality with parents, students and alumni. We have the parents of each of our students sign a waiver at the beginning of each academic year allowing the school to use their photos in publications and online as a part of our public relations activities. I still worry about privacy concerns and chose not to identify the students by name and instead used the abbreviation DC to describe them. I also hesitated to identify myself, my wife and my mother. I did however identify our most generous donors. I can imagine using Flickr to recognize those members of the DC Family who deserve public praise for their ongoing support and their continuing kindness. I have not yet played with the editing features within Flickr and feel somewhat conflicted about modifying photos. It feels like cheating to edit red eyes and shadows and glare. I expect my photos to capture the flaws in my technique and the graceful imperfections within my world.

Thing 6

I chose to upload this Winslow Homer sketch of rugby pioneers for two reasons. First , I will be traveling to a workshop on American Art next week and I have grown fond of Winslow Homer's seascapes and was less familiar with his work for Harper's Weekly. The second reason I chose this particularly photo is because I imagine that this is the type of primary evidence my students will want to engage. Flickr provides students with access to primary sources and the ability to be an eyewitness to history. I could not believe this 1865 sketch was available through Common license so long as I provide attribution ( it was uploaded by Frederic Humbert as part of his rugby-pioneers.com photostream and also belongs to USA Rugby) A long long time ago in a galaxy far away I was once a rugby player and this is just how I remember it.