EXPAND #5, Chapter 2 Part Duex

For my final posting in the EXPAND portion of the course, I decided it would be helpful to review some more websites from the mobile technology portion of the text book. As I have mentioned earlier cell phones are becoming a more and more part of who we are and how we function on a daily basis. So the way I see the more exposure to websites that promote cell phone use in a positive atmosphere the better. Right? I thought you would agree. The website that I chose to review was www.shutterfly.com. At first glance I knew exactly what the purpose of this website was for. Shuttefly serves a source for users to have an outlet to have their pictures printed. In addition, Shutterfly allows for individuals store and share their images online. I see it as online digital hard drive with the ability to print. With pictures becoming more and more popular today, it is nice to have an outlet that allows for them to be reproduced. The website is very easy to use and offers some great printing options. I personally like the picture book option, but then again there are so many different options to choose from. My favorite feature might have to be that when an album is shared with other users or viewers, they themselves have the option to print pictures. Therefore it saves the hassle of having to have pictures printed and mailed to someone. I just love technology and the services that are available. The website in general is easy to use and very simple to follow. All the different sites within the site are broken down by tab and allow for easy navigation. I would even say its so easy to use that a first grader could upload pictures, share, and even order prints. :)

As far as the connection to the text goes, I think the it relates in the degree that cell phones have cameras and those cameras take pictures. Shutterfly provides an outlet for those cell phone captured pictures to be printed and shared with others in other medias besides a text message or a Facebook mobile upload. It is a great resource and kids will have a ton of fun using it.  Just a word of caution though, make sure kids are not taking in appropriate pictures!