Flickr.com

=[|Flickr]= Flickr is an online photo and video sharing system. Flickr allows you to upload photos, videos, create albums, connect to other users albums, and share photos.

__**Resources for**__ [|Flickr.com]
[|Library of Congress Flickr] Using Flickr Images in the Classroom: [|http://www.flickr.com/groups/yahoo-teachers-of-merit-2006/discuss/72157594198910732] Flickr article in Wikipedia: @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr Article about Using Flickr in the Classroom: [] Flickr & the Classroom: [] Article about Flickr in the K-12 classroom: @http://twt.nuvvo.com/lesson/1517-flickr-in-the-k-12-classroom Using Flickr for Instruction: http://web20-instruction.wikispaces.com/Using+Flickr+for+Instruction Slideshow about the Educational Uses of Flickr: [] [|Flickr in the classroom] (Abbey C.) Flickr on Twitter (@Flickr) (Gaston R.) [|www.twitter.com/flickr] Flickr App at the App Store (Gaston R.) []

**Strengths:**

 * Easy to upload
 * Customize albums
 * Make titles and descriptions
 * Organized so that you can see title and description
 * Great way to communicate
 * See how many people viewed each photo
 * See the date uploaded (no cheating for students!)
 * Authors can choose creative common rights on their pictures
 * Can search current photos through creative commons only
 * Easily searchable and tagging
 * Contains message board functionality
 * Can establish a group, manage its membership and set posting rules
 * Users may choose who views their photos (student privacy) (Abbey C.)
 * Easy to create an account. You can also create an account with your Yahoo ID.
 * Can serve as a backup for photographs on your school or home computer

**Weaknesses:**

 * Students may not have a computer or digital camera to access/upload photos
 * Photos may be viewable to all...unless password protected
 * Limited number of uploads available per month
 * With everyone having access, it would be hard to see who uploaded what
 * Blocked by some school districts due to the threat of inappropriate material
 * Students may be overwhelmed by the large amount of content and functionality available in Flickr
 * Payment required for larger photo uploads
 * Cannot have multiple accounts created beneath a larger (master) account (students may not be able to access/make changes without teacher's password) (abbey C.)
 * It requires teacher time to check students' photos before posting.
 * Video uploads are limited to 90 seconds and 150 MB.

**Opportunities:**

 * Class can make their own album; share with other classes
 * Flickr is an excellent source to document projects/trips/etc.
 * Communicate all over the world
 * View pictures from anywhere; link under resources provides access to many historical pictures
 * Discussion section allows for students to talk on site about pictures
 * Can integrate flickr photos into blog posts
 * Feedback can be given on photos, offering suggestions, etc.
 * Can collaborate and share within Flickr groups
 * Flickr can be used for virtual field trips (Abbey C.)

**Threats:**

 * Easy for others to view what content is being posted online
 * Students may have access to content that is inappropriate
 * Information in the student's profile may be available for others to view

__**Ideas for the Classroom**__

 * Album of recent projects or field trips
 * Have students bring in photos for student sharing
 * Take pictures of the weather to make a photo journal
 * Good way to document projects like plant growing; taking pictures each day will demonstrate the change and Flickr will let you compare each photo side by side.
 * Take 1 picture a day and have students use the strategy they are learning that day to write the photo description (imagery, complex sentences, etc.). By the end of the year, students can use the album for memories and be able to view their progress.
 * Take pictures and post. Then, have students critique others photos.
 * Have students utilize CC photos to create other works such as projects
 * Have students create their portfolios of photos using the photoset function in Flickr
 * Create groups for different topics and have the students contribute images to each group. Ask them to use the captions to describe the images they post.
 * Use Flickr slideshow feature as an alternative to PowerPoint or other presentation tools
 * Use Flickr mobile to upload images for a scavenger hunt or research project. Students in the classroom wait for content upload and research to add captions.
 * Have students pick a picture from a classroom album and use it as their foundation to write a creative story.
 * Can be used to "break the ice" in the beginning of the school year. Can have class make a slideshow about themselves as an introduction.

(Addition by Nicolette2012) I really like the ideas that you have for using Flickr in the classroom. I would like to add how I have used it in my classroom this past year.


 * I created a mini unit and posted it to my private classroom blog that teaches my students step by step (using a Jing videos) what Copyright and Fair Use Law means. Later in the unit the students learned (again, by example) how to follow an advanced search to find specific pictures on a given topic (we were studying the Florida Everglades) and then check the Creative Commons requirements. The students learned how to find and use pictures correctly and then posted them onto our blog as new posts (giving proper credit for the pictures used).


 * Flickr is a wonderful tool for students to use when learning about CC and properly searching for (and giving credit for) images used within their work.

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(Addition by Aaron M.)

Although I have yet to personally use Flickr in my classroom, I am strongly considering on using it in my classroom. As previously stated, Flickr can be used to demonstrate student work. During my teaching internship experience, I took several photos of my students who participated in the Egg Drop experiment. Though this event took place on the last day of my internship, I can see using a tool like Flickr to showcase the various Egg Drop experiments and share this with the students, parents, and others interested in the project. Flickr can also be used to recap previous field-trips from the current year or previous years, too. For example, if I were to conduct an annual field-trip to a local theme park for Physics Day, I can give a vicarious tour for the current students on what they can expect during their own trip. As to your suggestion on commenting on the photographs, I believe that is a strong way to tie in a student's writing and thinking skills in with the specific classroom project.

The class can also use Flickr to showcase photos from other sources, or situations that are outside of the classroom. For example, the MIT Physics Flickr page highlights many images that can be used to introduce a new concept in the classroom. As needed, students can look through the photostream and comment on individual photos.

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I have had a chance to use Flickr via borrowing pictures as well as posting pictures for others to use as well. One of the aspects that is most appealing through Flickr is Creative Commons. Many of the users on Flickr choose to share their pictures and postings in an agreement that their information will be cited based on the [|Creative Common License]they choose to have their content shared with. There are 6 different Creative Common Licenses; Attribution License, Attribution-NoDerivs License, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, Attribution-NonCommercial License, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License, and Attribution ShareAlike License. Each license requires useres who borrow the material to give the proper credit to the original author of the content being shared. This is a great site to have students share information as well as learn about copyright laws and the use of other peoples content. **(Gaston Rubio)**