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You Should Take More Photographs

Posted by Jon Nicholls on Sunday, February 8, 2009, In : creativity 

In my opinion, the best online self-publishing tool is Blurb. The option to send a link so that potential readers/buyers can see a 15 page preview of the book makes it more user friendly than the other options. I'm particularly fond of their 7x7 books, perfect for publishing photographs. In my quest to become a better photography teacher, I am constantly inspired by the work of Paul Scott at St. Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth. He is an avid user of Flickr and other web tools to promo...

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Once Upon a School

Posted by Jon Nicholls on Friday, February 6, 2009, In : creativity 
Check out this video of the writer Dave Eggers talking about how he found a way of connecting the talents of professional writers with the literacy needs of school children in San Francisco by creating a Pirate Supply Store!


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My Street Photography Scrapblog

Posted by Jon Nicholls on Friday, February 6, 2009, In : creativity 
I've been experimenting with a Web 2.0 tool called Scrapblog. It's free (unless you want access to premium content which you pay for with credits) and is very intuitive. In essence, you can create a multi-page visual journal by dragging and dropping various design elements (backgrounds, frames, stickers, photos etc.) onto your pages. You can use images from your Flickr account and editing your pages is really easy. It is possible to create a fairly sophisticated design from scratch in a few...
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About Me


Jon Nicholls I am the arts college manager and school of creativity co-ordinator at Thomas Tallis School in Kidbrooke, Greenwich, UK. I am interested in Web 2.0 tools and the impact they could have on creative learning and teaching. I teach photography and media, having originally trained as an English teacher.

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