Chapter 7 has some really valuable information. I was struggling with why people would post pictures to their blog (other than for vanity or to make it pretty.) It seems it has some great educational purposes. Two things that are really valuable to know about Flickr. 1. It is free. 2. You can restrict users, inviting only your students. Teachers can annotate pictures with their own with their own curriculum information- making completely individual projects with Web 2.0 tools!
Using Flickr and incorporating Google Maps or Google Earth could be applicable in almost all curriculum areas. Using the virtual storage space provided, students could compile their own personal albums for projects - accessible anywhere.
I wanted to get on and try a few things. I was unsuccessful w/ the login process. I am having trouble w/ satellite Internet today - storms. I will try later or tomorrow and continue the blog then. I am sure I am going to have to spend some time learning all this new technology.
Major storms today!
ReplyDeleteFlickr is a huge database and so far I have used it mostly to view photos. One example - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/sets/
I found this chapter really informational. Flickr is a site that I really want to check out. I do a lot of photo sharing in my room now, but mostly through parent newsletters. I hope the storms hold off for fireworks tonight. They could have waited until the 4th!
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