Flickr is a picturesque paradise shared by millions of members and users. Explore the web 2.0 site that can be used across curriculum. Flickr has made it possible to view images instantly. Imagine the stars becoming a glow of flashing lights illuminating the sky from the comfort of your home or classroom.
Sign up for free and join million of members. Users can use the site to search for images without joining, however registering will give you the ability to use services, such as Flickr Stream, upload photos, tags, comment, set up a profile and create groups. Interaction begins on the home page. The program allows users to contribute photos to a group pool. You can participate with a group and comment on photos.
Members collaborate on various subjects. They view images in a real world application. Flickr allows collaboration of ideas and concepts with students and teachers in various learning communities. This knowledge sharing is essential in the classroom and beyond.
Tags, titles and comments are assigned and posted to individual images. Tags are used to organize and identify photos. This process will involve collaboration and interactions of ideas and conclusions.
Flickr provides a platform for formal and informal learning in the classroom and community. Photo sharing allows members to interact with each other. Groups organized games are available. Discussion threads are connected to the group.
Flickr is designed for social and educational purposes. It can be used for digital storytelling, field trips, sport activities, historical sites and much more. This is a great learning and teaching tool in language arts or reading classrooms. Students can create personal or group multimedia stories. Digital photos can be used to illustrate students essays, or poetry. All level of learners will share real world application and have the ability to create and evaluate their projects.
Photos on Flickr have a creative common license. Students know how to use their images. They learn how to copyright their own work and acquire an understanding about intellectual property. This will give students ownership in their creations.
Many school districts blocks Flickr because of the possibility that inappropriate images are posted on the site. The site isn't monitored for content. Anyone can post images. The program should be used within a controlled user group in a classroom setting. The teacher control the site's management.
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I have never used Flickr before this class, and I am interested to see the different ways that I can implement it. You gave me two great ideas in how I might use it. First, it could be used through digital storytelling, which I am learning more about. Also, it could be used during my unit on Poetry as the students are creating their portfolios. You were very thorough in this review...thanks for sharing.
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