SmugMug - Professionally Market & Sell Digital Pictures

Several individuals I know use SmugMug http://www.smugmug.com/ to host their digital photos.  This web site will allow you to sell your pictures online for a fee.  People can browse through your albums and select the prints they want to add to their carts for purchase.  They offer professional printing services and the photos are sent to the buyers address.  They can purchase them securely with a credit card and the profits are added to the sellers account.

The site also allows users to share photos on many different social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and others which will assist photographers in building their customer/fan base.  Sites like SmugMug are cool tools that professional and amateur photographers alike can use to build their portfolios and careers.

Here is the link to a local photographer, Lefrak Photography, who captured images from our high school graduation last weekend and shared the images with all for free.  Thank you!
http://lefrak.smugmug.com/Events/Truckee-HS-Graduation-2011/17513535_bL4QZ9#1332983994_wk4WpRT

Wolverine Pride: Introducing the Chromebook

Wolverine Pride: Introducing the Chromebook

Designing an ePortfolio Assignment

From a blog post I wrote for the Wolverine Pride Blog - http://truckeepride.blogspot.com/2011/05/designing-eportfolio-assignment.html 

Students in my Web 2.0 Class develop ePortfolios to demonstrate and reflect on not only their learning in my class, but in life. They will each leave my class with a tool that they can continue to update so that they can not only reflect on their learning and successes but share them with others. Think college admissions, perspective employers, or future class or work projects.

Here is a resource article from the Learning Objects Community to help teachers think about how they can use ePortfolios in their work with students.

Designing an ePortfolio Assignment

Tahoe Truckee Youth Music Program Recital

We have awesome kids and programs in our community schools. Thanks to all the high school student musicians who volunteer their time to teach kids who might otherwise never have the opportunity to receive music lessons.

Zion National Park: Need to know facts

Blogs and smartphone and iPad Apps have changed the way many get their information. Here is a blog I was notified about from the Zite App for iPad. www.zite.com

Love this place! My family visited last Thanksgiving and we hope to return again soon.

Zion National Park: Need to know facts

Cyber Safety Means Talking about Life Online

A Scary Reality

Take Action!

Do you care about something and think that there is a need for action on its behalf?
From http://www.causes.com/ to http://www.facebook.com/ groups, social media is changing the way people advocate for change and share their voice. Below is a campaign to support public schools that was started by grassroots efforts to organize people nationwide to take action on behalf of education. What is your cause? Social media has provided powerful tools to anyone with Internet access to start a conversation. So, what are you waiting for?


Save Our Schools National March and Call to Action: July 28 - 31, 2011
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Corrected-Newsletter-from-www-SaveOurSchoolsMarch-org.html?soid=1104247304263&aid=CAQLMrk4RXk