I spent some time yesterday and today playing around with Picasa. It is still a work in progress for me. I was able to easily upload my photos. I like the ideas of all my photos being in one place and not on the hard drive of my computer. I always wondered what would happen if I got a new computer or if my computer crashed. I wouldn't want to loose all of my pictures. Now, I don't need to worry about that. I can create simple videos of my pictures. This part is still a work in progress for me.

As for the classroom applications of Piscasa-
1. Students can up load photos and create posters and videos to accompany a unit. My students love to add graphics to their projects and this would be a great site for them to use.
2. I can take pictures of activities and projects my students complete and be able to upload them to this site for all to view.

I am still struggling with the video aspect of this program, but I think it will get easier the more I play with it. As with most Google applications, I can see the use of it in the classroom.