A "Flickr" of Knowledge (Thing 4, part 2)

Photosharing and Tagging in the Classroom

Where to begin? That is the big question. Sometimes there is a lightning strike of clarity that seems to come with new technology and where and how it can fit into the classroom, but it didn't hit me immediately with Flickr and photosharing. It seemed like the sort of tool with classroom application, but I the vision was blurry. This is when the networking capabilities of Web 2.0 spark into existence.

What I found? Exciting ideas!


Writing Prompts

"Flicktion" (term to describe writing stories about photos)

Geo-tagging

Discussion of Intellectual Property Rights

Virtual Field Trips

Slideshows

Photo Mapping (Using "Notes" to label parts of a photograph)

Documenting School Events

Caution? Is it any safer than going to Google images? As I explore and share possible uses of Flickr, like anything else on the Internet, there are questions the notes of caution. Protecting students and creating a safe online environment is a top priority and from this there are problems with posting any images that identify or name students, monitoring for appropriate comments, and controlling privacy settings. The social and interactive aspects of Web 2.0 make the Flickr more responsive to keeping current, but it also makes it unpredictable.

Here are some of articles I am coming back to for more "Flickr" ing ...

http://www.jakesonline.org/Flickr_handout_ILTCE.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/my-friend-flickr
http://k12online.wm.edu/usingflickr/usingflickr.html
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=172302903